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No, he faked the throw to shorten up Wright's lead. You know, the same thing that pitchers always do when they fake a throw. It's not about getting jollies over watching another guy jump. It's about getting that lead cut down by a step or two.

Wright said he hadn't run the bases since 2003 or 2004, when he was finishing up high school or first in college. “My first at-bat was last year at Miami and I went 0-for-1," Wright said. "Dodgers (on Friday) was my second time ever having an at-bat.” Wright took a very big lead, and wasn't expecting a throw to the bag from Blanton. “That's why I more like dove, jump backed to the bag vs. slide, because it caught me off guard," Wright said. "I didn't think my lead was that big and I panicked, I just jumped back. My initial reaction was 'don't get picked off.' That's the last thing I wanted to do. If the ball's hit hard — I wasn't going to try to score like other hitters would on a single, I wanted to make sure I had a good enough secondary where if it's a double, I could score. But that's what I did, I jumped back to the bag, and I just happened to land on my arm the wrong way. One of those things at first, I was thinking the worst, I was thinking labrum because of the way I felt, but I'm glad that it's not.” Wright essentially said he was no better than a station-to-station runner, that in fact to be that on a double he needed something extra. That's not too dissimilar from Ortiz running the bases. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox/clubhouse_insider/2016/08/steven_wright_hurt_shoulder_pinch_running_replaced_by_clay

Also: DEAR NATIONAL LEAGUE, STOP HAVING PITCHERS HIT. IT SUCKS AND ISN'T FUN TO WATCH EVER!

I don't really understand putting the blame on Blanton. He's trying to win. Unwritten rules are dumb.

Barnes had pitched 1 2/3 the day before. Why not have him go in there if you want to use a pitcher? Robbie Ross? How great would it have been to see those glorious locks run the bases?

It's baffling to me. I'd rather have a gimpy Ortiz than Wright running the bases. Wright pinch-ran in the sixth inning Sunday for, of all people, David Ortiz. The Red Sox were down 6-5 with two outs and three runs already home in the inning. Ortiz wasn't immediately removed after the walk, coming out once he reached second base on an RBI-single from the next batter, Mookie Betts. 1. If Ortiz was left in the game, he would have had one more AB that game. 2. If you are going to pinch run, why not do it right after the walk? Why leave him in to run from 1st to 2nd? Was he less likely to be injured then? It just seems like another case where the game starts to manage Farrell rather than the other way around.

At least Robert Andino isn't around anymore.

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He's a professional athlete that doesn't run the bases very often and is not overly athletic. Maybe run a younger guy out there, or a guy with NL experience or a more athletic guy like Buchholz? The choice to put Wright in a running situation is just bizarre.

Some of those Mariners teams were really, really good. No? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Seattle_Mariners_seasons From 95-03, they won 3 pennants, had 1 wild card appearance and 5 years above 90 wins (which included 116 wins in 2001). Maybe if his postseason numbers were a little better? http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=martied01&t=b&year=0&post=1

I'm never f***ing silly...

My lasting memory of him will be him throwing bp to his friends and family after game 6 of the WS. Solid dude. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/10/dempster-bp-world-series-fenway

Average? Sure.

To me, following protocol means not doing anything above and beyond which would be considered reasonable from a developmental perspective. For Moncada, he has a ton of issues to deal with outside of just playing baseball that he was not prepared for. The Sox needed to be slower with him and make sure he was succeeding before putting more on his plate. Moncada has monster numbers at AA and since he was transitioning to AA without issue, it was perfectly reasonable to give him a shot at 3b. If he wasn't hitting the way he is, I'd question moving him to 3b as it would seem to not follow protocol.

But there's this mud puddle over here and I'd be certainly willing to put my jacket on the ground for you if need be!

That 2011 rotation was in such disarray that the media was clamoring for Bruce Chen to be brought in to pitch a one game playoff if they won game 162. Bruce Chen. I'm not sure his name has been said on WEEI since that date.

He's not a plus defender in CF. No way.

To me, he was "capable" but not "ready."

I'm just saying that he's not entirely ready right now. Maybe his few miscues just resonate too much with me?

And now that he has succeeded at AA, he's being given reps at 3b. Seems perfectly reasonable to me. I think the Sox are being smart in how they are handling Moncada considering that investment they paid to acquire him and the fact that he could be a generational talent if developed properly.

1 year for playoff appearance 2 years for ALCS championship 3 years for WS championship I'm ok with that.

Is that a real thing though? It's not like Sandy was wandering around in the back playing Pokemon.

I'd rather a one game playoff and have Farrell back next year than have them miss the playoffs and get a new manager next year.

No he wasn't. He's still a work in progress there.

Around here, the concern was that he left starters in for too long (i.e. 7 run rule). I never complained about Tito as it was painfully obvious that he new more about baseball than all of us combined.