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  1. a700hitter
    I shake my head when peoiple who never saw the Big Red Machine post that they were just offense. That team could do it on both sides of the ball. They had Geronimo, Concepcion, Morgan and Bench. The best up the middle D of its day.
  2. a700hitter
    By the current age of Betts and Bogaerts, Rice was challenging Lynn for the league MVP. Lynn, the MVP and Rookie of the Year was 1 year older than Betts and XB are now. Lynn made it to the majors at age 22. Rice was 21-- same as Betts. XB made it at 20.
  3. a700hitter
    Tiant was signed as a Free Agent after having been released by the Twins and the Braves.
  4. a700hitter
    But he will argue that Porcello is a number 1/2 justifying his $82 million. Yes, Porcello is a #2 -- the kind that you scape off your shoe.
  5. a700hitter
    Just ask the Boston Red Sox of the 1950's and 1970's who could thump with the best teams in history, but couldn't pitch or play D.
  6. a700hitter
    But it is not silly for you to make that decision here, basing your opinion on a 1 month offensive slump?
  7. a700hitter
    N I honestly don't know what point you are trying to make. Did the offense slump in May? Yes. I am not going to argue against the obvious. If they hadn't slumped, maybe they would be closer in the standings. I would agree with saying maybe to that. We can't say for sure because any conclusion would have to ignore the dynamics of the game. Okay. So what point are you making if I concede these points? That this is really a good team? Because it is not and the atrocious pitching would have doomed them anyway. So please tell me the point that you are trying to make so that I can agree or disagree and we can both move on. I am sure that you are quite certain that you are making an important point, but it is escaping me.
  8. a700hitter
    Over the course of the season, the 4.25 ERA (if they had performed to career norms) would have knocked us out of contention early. You study the stats. You know that. Sorry, but you are cherry picking, and I disgree with your premise. If the offense had been better in May, in the end this still would have been a last place team, because of the pitching. It's all opinion. Neither of us has proved anything, but I am pretty sure that it will be the pitching that will be getting upgraded on this team (either this year or next year) not the offense. That will show what the FO thinks is the problem.
  9. a700hitter
    I see a bright future for you in motivational speaking.
  10. a700hitter
    They need to fire Ben and change the directive.
  11. a700hitter
    I am usually the one saying it, while being told by people like you that it is "just April" . Every game counts, but to blame one aspect of the team in one month for its failure is cherry picking squared. The Mets June offense has been worse than our May offense, but it's pitching stepped up and won many close games. Sorry, but the offense is not the weak leak of the 2015 team. It is the pitching. It stinks. It is dead last. No offense can support that for a whole season.
  12. a700hitter
    The difference is that Betances always posted big strike out numbers at every level. Unbelievable strike out numbers. That hasn't been Matt Barnes. He is Craig Hansen.
  13. a700hitter
    last year, Ben gave away 80 percent of the starting rotation. I'd like to say traded, but I am still trying to figure out what we got in return. If he would do that, he will certainly trade away a 40 year old reliever.
  14. a700hitter
    It is time for the Red Sox to give Matt Barnes the Craig Hansen award and ship him out of town.
  15. a700hitter
    I yep, I don't expect they will be going after Greinke in the off season because he is 32. He may be the best pitcher in baseball for my money. The guy is total precision. He is starting to remind me of Maddux. I realize that the directive came from above about free agents over 30. Nevertheless, Bwn still screwed the pooch in a major way, and the owners and Luchinno will not fire themselves.
  16. a700hitter
    Agreed, unless they decide to be buyers, which is unlikely, because Ben has his head too far up his ass to know how to get this team back on track. This season is salvageable. And without "sacrificing the future", but this guy is clueless.
  17. a700hitter
    If Ben doesn't right this ship with some moves now to improve th team to at least 3rd place in this pathetic division, his head will be on display on a stick on Yawkey way, before the playoffs begin.
  18. a700hitter
    That left us with a staff with1 good starter (ER) who is likely on an innings limit. The staff is a disaster, and a forseeable one.
  19. a700hitter
    You can't take yes for an answer? I am agreeing with you. It is a pointless argument. If you want to think that our staff was properly constructed, go right ahead. It's not worth arguing about.
  20. a700hitter
    I believe that last place or first place is earned over the course of an entire 162 game season.
  21. a700hitter
    I like the research you do and the stats you show us. It adds to my enjoyment of this site. We are both huge fans of this team, but these arguments really do make me view your posts as something coming from a homer. Our pitching is putrid. If it performed up to career standards, it still would have been inferior. We earned last place over almost 90 games. It isn't the fault of the hitters in a single month. You are the one viewing the hitting and pitching in a vacuum.
  22. a700hitter
    I agree with Ben's assessment of our pitching as stated in my signature. They did their job. Porcello has earned his money. Miley should be on the Wheaties Box. You are right. There is no debate. Ben has positioned our pitching well for the future too.
  23. a700hitter
    There is no debate. It is clearly not Ben's fault. He put together an epic team. Stupid May offense!!
  24. a700hitter
    People think that Miley got upset about the balk and let it ruin his outing. I read on another site that he got upset when he was in the dugout while the Sox were batting. Someone got peanut butter on his chocolate.
  25. a700hitter
    Without his bad games which were the fault of the fired pitching coach and bad hops resulting from faulty grounds crew work and freakish atmospheric conditions propelling pop ups into the stands for HRs, Miley has had a great season. The guy is awesome if you remove the outlier bad games. Without those games, his 4.80 ERA comes down to a little over 4. Very solid.
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