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Lol. Okay big guy. You get the final word. Be happy.

That sucks. I hope that you can find some way of being comfortable today. It's raining significantly in North Attleboro.

I don't hate Hanley. I actually enjoy watching him do stupid s*** and joke around. It's funny and fun. But. The guy is nowhere near the productive player that he was earlier in his career. He was paid big money by the Sox for what he had been, not what he was almost certain to do in Boston. He was an expensive mistake. Not as bad an investment as Fatboy, certainly. But a bad one never the less. I liked the way Hanley adapted and played 1st last year. And he was a decent offensive player, just not what his paycheck would lead you to expect. Going forward I don't see a resurgence in his game. Maybe getting rid of him is not a financially viable idea but if his presence deters or prevents the Sox from getting a better player than he is a f***ing liability. To say otherwise is nuts.

You responded predictably. One can make all types of rationalizations but the fact remains the Sox were pretty f***ing sloppy sometimes. Far more that I would expect from a team with a $190. mil. payroll. Winning 93 games is nice but is a number that ultimately is irrelevant when being swept in the playoffs.

Okay I understand, I think. I can't remember which specific games but two players have made boner plays that I can easily see in my mind's eye. Beni for all his obvious talent, has had a habit of either throwing to the wrong spot and sometimes missing the cut-off man, and also just making wild and off target throws. This has happened many times but few people even seem to notice it. For example. On the first double by Gattis the other night, Beni threw the ball to second and it sailed way too high enabling Gattis to slide in uncontested. Gattis is not exactly a burner so maybe a good throw comes close to getting him or in fact nails him. I distinctly remember Beni doing something similar with the ball missing second base completely and being caught by our catcher in foul territory 2/3 of the way up the line to 1st. Weather it was just poor execution or a brain fart it was a bonehead play. I'm not picking on Beni here. But those things did happen and they did happen with greater frequency than they should have. Que the statheads with "Beni lead the OF in assists" ********. Next, we have everyone's favorite smiling sloth, Hanley. How many times did he ignore or fail to see Butter's sign and blew past 3rd to get nailed? At least once. Maybe more. These are just examples of bone head plays that I distinctly recall. There were many more. Excusing the poor base running as just a natural artifact of Farrell's newfound aggression on the base paths is just a cop out. There were clearly many bonehead plays this year. More that I can recall having seen from the Sox teams of recent years.

Kluber will win the Cy Young Award.

The starting time is kind of odd. 2:38. I have no idea why. The game can be seen on Fox Sports 1.

Everyone digs long balls. The first thing you usually see when you tune into a nightly highlight show is clips of players going yard. You don't often see clips of players taking a walk or grounding out to second base. Why?

Nonsense. 162 games is a lot of baseball to remember exactly when and who made what play. That's a dumb thing to say.

I'm friends with him on Facebook. He's actually a fairly normal person other than being a Yankee fan. It was funny watching both he and Jacko going nuts the other night about Girardi. The two of them were such enemies on Talksox but they are in lock step over the non-challenge. The classic Talksox dispute was the one where Gom and Dipre ( lol ) went at it about high inside fastballs. Nothing has come close to that.

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Then why bother doing it? As Bill Parcells said "If they want you to win then at least they should let you do the shopping" or something close to that. The Sox need to do some shopping for some new meat.

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Lol.

So I got my fat ass up from the sofa to post these ideas. "Oh we don't need home runs. We have run prevention!!!!!!!!" Ah blow me. Not only do chics love the long ball, everyone besides statheads loves home runs. Lester had a great outing. He escaped a "bags juiced" situation only to see a victory turn to s*** by two swings of the bat that yielded 6 runs. I saw a stadium full of people screaming with joy over each shot. It's the most exciting play in the game. Yeah, I like seeing good pitching and good defense. But I won't pay $200. to go to see a game of it. No, a serious contender should have 1-2 guys that bring the thunder. If you lack the ability to go long in today's game you are writing a ticket for your team to loserville. I love the Smurfs in the outfield but if we can't get instant offense from each one of them my team blows goats. I don't blame DD for the dearth of swat on the Sox. I blame Boy Blunder since he was the stupid s*** who left the Sox without the financial flexibility to go get 2-3 big bats with his stupid acquisitions of has been and never was talent. Anyone thinking that the current lineup could or would produce sufficient offense miscalculated. I do find it ironic that these same people continue to say "pitching and defense wins in the playoffs". They should now feel waves of shame as they stare blankly into their databases. Give me a team that can hit with good pitching any day.

f*** cheap. This team needs swat and that won't come cheap.

Swinging at first pitches could be a start. Adding at least one big bat would be another priority.

Jesus.

Well if Farrel were to be fired who replaces him? I still like Eric Wedge but that's just my personal bias since I knew him and I saw how well he worked with young players. As I see it this team has far more pressing needs than just an average manager being replaced.

You make too much sense. Please stop. You will bruise egos.

Love JBJ but he will never hit as well as AM. Up slope my ass.

Boom. Worth looking at.

Stanton. JBJ, ERod, two minor league pieces. Not sure how the numbers work but I would start there. Go big or go home. Your boy Bennie f***ed this team.

JBJ for a power hitting RF and move Betts to CF. Be creative.

No. They are easy talking points for talk radio and little else. Whereas a team that plays sloppy baseball can be a reflection of poor coaching and management.