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  1. a700hitter
    Resting Victorino and batting XB second helped wreck the only productive part of the line up. The top of the order was dragged down to suck like the bottom of the order. You could see this coming as soon as the lineup was posted.
  2. a700hitter
    He needs to start driving some balls out of the park soon or he will be getting his ticket punched for Pawtucket. If he can't provide a power threat, then he isn't of much use.
  3. a700hitter
    Hitting in front of Ortiz, XB will see nothing but fastballs with a 3-2 count, and that is what he saw in his last AB-- one fastball after another. A lot of them got a good part of the plate. He had many opprtunities to drive a pitch in that AB.
  4. a700hitter
    With Gomes and Carp in the OF today, the team D is substandard.
  5. a700hitter
    No Victorino and Bogey is hitting second. Carp gets some PT.
  6. a700hitter
    Ortiz is in a zone. Unbelievable. He is like a man playing against children.
  7. a700hitter
    Ortiz is locked in. I can't imagine that opposing pitchers will keep pitching to him, but then again, the Cardinals didn't stop pitching to him until game 6 of the World Series.
  8. a700hitter
    I don't know what OBP vs. BA average has to do with old guard vs. new guard. It's not like OBP is a new metric. My dad (if he were alive today he would be 95) taught me about OBP and how BA doesn't tell you the whole story.
  9. a700hitter
    BTW Jacko, for punking out on making the game thread for yesterday's game in clear violation of accepted TalkSox norms, I am placing a curse on your Yankees. The injuries that they have experienced up to this point will seem like nothing compared with what will come. Be prepared to see Jeter in a cast while going through his farewell tour.
  10. a700hitter
    This may be the biggest challenge for the sport. MLB is making trips to Japan, Australia etc and participating in the WBC to build global popularity of the sport but they are neglecting to address its waning popularity among younger generations in the USA. Their priorities seem to be off a bit since the games are played here and broadcasts are in US time zones.
  11. a700hitter
    Bradley brings the glove that the other two don't have. Middlebrooks has the power potential that the other 2 don't have, but he is not showing it thus far in the season. He's a legit 30 HR type guy -- a Mark Reynolds type with better defense. Bogaerts is the best rounded talent of the 3, but he is showing nothing special on either side of the ball thus far. Unfortunately, we need more time for these guys to figure it out or not. It's also unfortunate that 3 guys are learning on the job at the same time. It is a lineup killer.
  12. a700hitter
    It's up for grabs.
  13. a700hitter
    Wasted a really nice comeback. I am surprised that the lefty owned Miller tonight. He looked pretty dominant.
  14. a700hitter
    Damn!! Froze him on the inside 3-2 pitch after 7 pitches outside. Have to giv the pitcher a tip of the cap going inside 3-2 after not going there in the AB.
  15. a700hitter
    Great AB by Gomes. Bases loaded 10 pitch walk to tie the game.
  16. a700hitter
    Thank goodness that he doesn't play the field or we would have to pay him $30 million/year.
  17. a700hitter
    Ortiz with his 4th hit and 4th RBI!! One run down. Let's go Naps!!!
  18. a700hitter
    Let' pull out this game against their pen!!
  19. a700hitter
    If only Ortiz could teach our other guys how to hit. My goodness, is he a special hitter.
  20. a700hitter
    Peavy is on a 7 run rule start tonight.
  21. a700hitter
    I have noticed that they score a ton of runs.
  22. a700hitter
    Bogey hit that with authority.
  23. a700hitter
    Ortiz with the first inning bomb for a 1-0 lead.
  24. a700hitter
    Peavy vs. Nolasco If we lose tonight, I blame Jacko for screwing with the mojo.
  25. a700hitter
    The way the game has progressed I don't think there is any going back. That wouldn't be realistic. I am just looking at the current day development of pitchers with a critical eye. Baseball as a whole looks at pitchers as huge capital investments that need to be protected and coddled. Pitcher's salaries were so much lower relative to society 30 or 40 years ago that they were more disposable. However, I have to wonder whether the coddling approach maximizes the value of the assets. As I mentioned in my prior post, players in the 60's and 70's came up to the bigs at a younger age. They generally had 6-8 good seasons in them. A few had substantially more. About the time those pitchers started to flame out would be when they would be eligible for free agency today. Essentially, the team they came up with used them up before they would have hit free agency in today's market. Today these pitchers are coddled until they get to free agency and get the huge bucks and then they blow out their arms anyway while making the big bucks, so what has been gained by the owners?
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