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Everything posted by a700hitter

  1. a700hitter
    It's just silly to lay it all at Lucchino's doorstep. People are desperate to find a fallguy so they can absolve the rest. The fish rots from the head.
  2. a700hitter
    I like that he speaks out. I find rehearsed Politically Correct answers to be interminably boring. I have no interest in reading or hearing interviews where the player repeats old cliches and essentially says nothing about what they really think. Papi is always authentic.
  3. a700hitter
    Yes, I am counting the days to Fort Myers.
  4. a700hitter
    I'm away on business, In the middle of the second martini, things become clear. Our staff is a collection of medicrity and "ifs". It is a long shot that this turns out well. That slim chance rests in the narrow shoulders of Buch. Without a big year from him, third place at best.
  5. a700hitter
    I don't have a source, but a friend of mine said that heard that Moncado is MLB ready. Has anyone read or heard this?
  6. a700hitter
    Speier makes it sound like the Red Sox made the purchase at some sort of "going out of business" sale.
  7. a700hitter
    I can't disagree with this. I hope that XB improves enough so that the bottom 3 is substantially better than Caditillo, Vasquez, Marrerro.
  8. a700hitter
    I don't want to put words in your mouth, but quite possiby they will remain in Pawtucket after a couple of years of dealing with every crooked politician and pain in the ass special interest group.
  9. a700hitter
    I was enjuoying this development until this. ^
  10. a700hitter
    You don't think he that could at least be as good of a lineup black hole as XB was last year?
  11. a700hitter
    We do have Marrerro waiting in the wings at SS. He is a plus fielding SS.
  12. a700hitter
    With the $30 million penalty, the bonus turns out to be $60 million. I don't know if - would call that a steal fo a 19 year old. Even if he is the real deal, that is pretty sizeable.
  13. a700hitter
    Interesting. I wonder where he will start off in our system, and how many years he is away from the majors.
  14. a700hitter
    Weren't we debating what FO's should do? Not what fans think.
  15. a700hitter
    They have done it so successfully that it has become conventional wisdom in many ways.
  16. a700hitter
    I think we would all sign up for that.
  17. a700hitter
    I think my Dad had a fair bit of knowledge regarding metallurgy. For several years he worked for a business that did electroplating.
  18. a700hitter
    And when I see real scientists debating the issue, I will listen. My daughter is a scientist too and so is my niece. Unfortunately, science is not as pure as it should be. Outcomes are not always the result of pure methods because scientists have to eat too. Sometimes the person or entity cutting the check has an agenda. Until now, I have not seen real scientists debating the topic with hard evidence. All of the the dire projections are based on models, and the reliability of models can be debated in the scientific community. All of the public discussion that I see and hear comes from politicians or people with business interests. They don't persuade me as they are professional manipulators and propagandists. That doesn't make me a denier. Not trusting politicians just means that I am not a fool. What year did Al Gore start predicting that the oceans would be dead in 10 years? That was 20+ years ago. It reminds me of the old comedians joke about a doctor giving his patient 6 months to live. The patient didn't have the money to pay the doctor's bill so the doctor gave him another 6 months.
  19. a700hitter
    I like hearing and reading different points of view. It makes me think and helps me learn. You keep the discussion civil and respectful, so it is fun to discuss these matters with you.
  20. a700hitter
    Smart people with character are at the core of any successful business. All the other tools are on the periphery. The tools are available to everyone, except in those rare instances where the tools are developed in-house and are protected as intellectual property. What defines good people talent differs from industry to industry as different skill sets are appropriate for different industries and professions.
  21. a700hitter
    I found your post to be amusing. And maybe I read your intentions incorrectly, but I am pretty sure those were your intentions. You didn't insult anyone or take sides. There is no need to apologize. The balance of world peace is not at stake here on this discussion thread.
  22. a700hitter
    I just like to challenge conventional thinking. When you challenge commonly accepted notions, people get upset when they realize that many times commonly accepted wisdom is based on a foundation of quicksand. People also get upset when they are told that the commonly accepted wisdom is not a magic bullett. There is also a desire to believe that every bit of new conventional wisdom invalidates everything that went before it. I don't argue just to argue, but I also do not accept a contrary position just because some tells me that conventional wisdom says otherwise.
  23. a700hitter
    As big a business as MLB is, my business dwarfs it. Second, you should find a better source to support your arguments.
  24. a700hitter
    But you are not a scientist and neither is Al Gore.
  25. a700hitter
    The ones who listen are the smart ones. I am sure that there are others who don't listen who later realize that you actually know something, and then there are those who are convinced that you know nothing and who will continue learning from their mistakes instead of preventing those mistakes by learning from your experience. I call them slow learners.
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