Dojji
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It's become a heck of a lot harder, and I think they'd have to fight an emotional battle with City Hall if they tried, not something a corporation which needs to retain the good will of the customer base really wants to be doing. That's originally WHY I thought there'd still be games played at a "semi-retired" Fenway, to defray the expense of keeping the building standing. Realistically though IIRC there's a couple clauses that can be used to proclaim a building a historical landmark earlier. Something about extraordinary contributions to the character of the city or some such. If I'm right, and they go to demolish Fenway, you can count on a group of fans filing an appeal on those grounds. Heck, even if I'm wrong someone will TRY it.
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Papelbon and Sox to Exchange Arbitration Figures
Dojji replied to a700hitter's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I disagree with you, Plump, on the basis that even Papelbon's "declining numbers over the last 3 years" are still at the elite level in year 4. You can't just compare Papelbon to previous version of Papelbon, you have to compare him to the rest of the league's closers, and when you do that, he suddenly becomes worth a big contract. JMHO. -
Sox Withdrew Offer to Bay in July Because of MRI
Dojji replied to Imperial59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Considering how important having a good "foundation" is to swing mechanics. I'm not sure you can count on the bat if the knees go too far. And I think it might have been using the upper body to compensate for the loss of strength in his knee that caused Big Papi's wrist injury. -
If you also point out that the situation calls for it a lot less frequently than most managers call for it, I'll agree. Unless there's a runner at first and second with no one out and a weak hitter up though, bunting tends to produce less runs than not bunting.
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Why not? Give me one good reason why they couldn't do it that way.
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NO bunting. I'm glad we have a team full of people who can go first to third, but if anyone on this team bunts, that's one bunt too many. The only exceptions are Ellsbury and MAYBE Pedroia, who have the speed to beat it out. There's plenty of room to have an OBP/SB/first-to-third oriented lineup with average power in the middle and score a lot of runs doing it.. Heck, that's what the Angels have done for years now.
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We would quickly learn to love a new park as long as it was well built. I've expressed this before -- when they eventually built a new stadium (and they will at some point) I kind of hope that they "semi-retire" Fenway. Special "Fenway Games" sprinkling the schedule and all that. Maybe even hold the playoffs at the Fens for the first few years. That way you get all the history, if you're willing to pay extra, while those of us with hips wider than a bicycle seat can enjoy a came in relative comfort.
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What exactly is it about having a top-quality reliever who is not the closer, I wonder, that makes fans immediately clamor to get rid of the closer? No matter how talented that closer is? Don't people know that there are 7 spots in the bullpen and the more of them are filled with closer caliber relievers the better?
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*issue resolved*
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.. and actually, even that's up to interpretation, since his ERA. K/9 and H/9 were all EXACTLY career average. It pretty much comes down to how concerned you are over walks for a relief pitcher. Frankly, the guy was due for a little slippage. NO ONE goes through a season walking less than 10 batters a year consistently.
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The union is actually starting to take action against teams receiving RS money who aren't spending it on roster. They filed something or other against the Marlins this offseason to that effect. I wouldn't be surprised if a few signings were anounced in the near future just to mollify the MLBPA. Adgon is a good candidate.
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And very likely two someones. I'm a little rusty on the technicalities of murder law, but if you are in a position of authority over a man, you tell that man "go kill so and so," and so and so is killed by that man, you just committed murder.
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Even if he plans on playing in college he may STILL go in the first round, if some team thinks they can convince him otherwise. Worst case scenario for them is the same pick next year, so not a lotta downside there. It's embarrassing to have your #1 say forget you but in the end all you lose is a year of playing time on a single prospect. So if you can land a Harper in the first round and think you can throw money and fame at him until he says yes, little reason not to go for it.
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He has declined a little each year, which makes sense for a guy his age, but he's been effective throughout his Sox tenure. So the 1 year at a time concept works well for him.
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Good price for a reliever of that quality.
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He's got a new scouting director now making it even harder.
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I haven't heard much about him -- I tend not to pay much attention to prospects until after we draft them. What's he got for stuff? Righty or lefty, etc?"
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Refer to previous post. What you mean is that he has the ability to be a dominant, very effective closer type. That's about all we can legitimately ask of him, expecting more than that is probably unreasonable. The thing is that Papelbon is several orders of magnitude north of "dominant." He and Mariano Rivera share a level of effectiveness no one else touches very often, let alone does so consistently. He not only has the talent, he has the polish and the finish that happens maybe a couple times in a generation if that generation is very fortunate. Holding any youngster to the standard of a guy like Papelbon is so exuberant even I know to steer clear.
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I don't think you realize just how fortunate we are to have Papelbon. There's a lot of room for Bard to be very, very, very talented, and a brilliantly effective MLB closer, without sniffing Papelbon's level of talent or performance -- he's that rare a find. How many relievers in this league do you think would talk to the media about their disappointing season if they'd put up an ERA in the 2.8-3.1 range? That's optimistic for Bard, although it's fair to expect him to get there, and it's about the level you need to operate in to really be a decent closer. For Papelbon, though, if he put up those numbers we'd be panicking about his underperformance.
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Not as long as Pap's still on the roster. Bard is extremely talented, but he's not as good as even no-splitter Paps.
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Unfortunately, I'm forced to agree with Jacko. Daisuke is not to be counted upon. It's not the current injuries so much as the fact that Daisuke WILL not trust the team, or let it protect its investments properly. I just think that if he doesn't trust the team, there's NFW the team can rely on him.
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Considering that a couple years ago we thought this guy was gonna be a head case, it's a good read.
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That's totally disrespectful of the kind of investment that the Sox made in him. I guess it's Asian pride, but if you're hurt you're hurt.
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Which is why SLG can't stand up on its own as an overall measure of player's hitting ability. Which is cool, because it really doesn't try to.
