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  1. TheKilo
    lol are you serious?
  2. TheKilo
    Really? That could be the deathknell to the Yanks if it is serious. Credit to Clay - he bounced back after a rough 3rd very nicely.
  3. TheKilo
    Manny won't sign for $20 million if his options aren't picked up. The market won't be there. Teixeira will cost more than Manny.
  4. TheKilo
    I am not saying Ellsbury is the reason we are losing baseball games. I think putting him in the lineup right now hinders our chances to win baseball games (I still think they are very good, but they could be better). I want to put the best team on the field every night, and right now Ellsbury would not be among them because I feel Crisp is a better option. Yes, Ellsbury's 2007 in a nutshell was better than Crisp's, but Crisp had a ~140 AB stretch that was just as good as Ellsbury's too.
  5. TheKilo
    I'm not saying "Ellsbury is losing us games", I'm asking "At what point does Ellsbury's performance hinder our chances at winning baseball games?" Ellsbury is not as good as Crisp defensively. He isn't as good offensively this season, and he hasn't been doing any baserunning at all. The difference in our opinions lie in that you feel Ellsbury will break out of his slump whereas I have seen nothing that convinces me of that. Playing Crisp is an upgrade over Ellsbury right now. I don't think there's any doubt about that.
  6. TheKilo
    As for his baserunning being exceptional...he hasn't stolen a base since July 1. That's awful.
  7. TheKilo
    I love that lineup. I love that Alex Cora isn't in it most of all.
  8. TheKilo
    At what point do you send him down, then? We've gotta be awfully close to that point, right?
  9. TheKilo
    Who's hitting 2nd? Pedroia?
  10. TheKilo
    No one's "giving up" on him - but I can't take away anything positive from his last two months, either. For a significant stretch of that time, he was leading off and hurting the ballclub with his inability to get on base. I would give Crisp more playing time if they insist on keeping him with the Red Sox, however something needs to be said of the fact it's been two months and it looks like he hasn't progressed or made any adjustments at all.
  11. TheKilo
    While I don't disagree with this post, I question the LD%. To my recollection, a lot of his "line drives" have been very soft line drives and not squared up - how does one classify an at bat resulting in a line drive?
  12. TheKilo
    He hasn't for two months. He won't be banished to AAA forever, but I think two weeks down there to get his head right wouldn't hurt.
  13. TheKilo
    I don't find the Pedroia struggles accurate though. Pedroia had a ~.205 BABIP last April and was at least exhibiting some plate discipline.
  14. TheKilo
    So you think his career will be fueled by completely unsustainable BABIP rates? I'm not trying to be difficult, I just can't see any reason for this optimism right now. He doesn't walk and he doesn't hit for power. His BABIP last month was .288 (league average is ~.290). I can't buy the "bad luck" argument for him anymore. I'd send him down and call up Van Every to play CF.
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  16. TheKilo
    That's terrible baseball - the difference is I can admit it. Records last 6 games: Yankees 3-3 Red Sox 3-3
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  18. TheKilo
    Losing 2/3 to the Orioles and splitting against the Angels at home isn't my definition of good baseball.
  19. TheKilo
    While I don't disagree with your overall point, a couple of things really stand out to me: 1. Last year's Red Sox team underperformed with respect to their pythag record as well. I'm beginning to wonder if JHB's criticisms of Tito are warranted and that this team simply underperforms with him at the helm. 2. The bullpen is not as good as last season - this could be a huge factor as to why they struggle in one run games. Expanding their current WP% to the rest of the schedule: 25 home games (current home WP% of 71.4%) = 17.8 wins 25 road games (current road WP% of 42.8%) = 10.7 wins I would venture a guess and say the Red Sox win 28 of the final 50 games....bringing their win total to 92.
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  21. TheKilo
    Psst...it's stopped being funny. KTHXBAI
  22. TheKilo
    I smell a career year and hopefully a regression soon. edit - Oh and this is a great example of SSS too.
  23. TheKilo
    You'd have more credibility if you didn't insist on using strawmen for your arguments.
  24. TheKilo
    Another interesting note - at +103, the Sox have the best run differential in the AL.
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