Spudboy

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! But you BDC guy love arguing relentlessly about s***.

Boggs was easily the best 3rd baseman for the Sox in my lifetime. There is no room for discussion. I think the beard looks awful but that is his choice. He did well in the booth.

Yes. That was my point, too. His bat and his speed are too valuable to be sitting even if he is not a standout at any position defensively. He needs to play as many games as possible.

I was a big fan of Earl Weaver.

Not all subs play every game.

You have stated that there have been many bonehead plays and blunders that have cost the Sox runs either offensively or defensively and that it is next to imposible to recall each event. I agree. But I do have another example. I have seen Hanley ( and I am not ragging on him or his dreds ) smack a hard hit ball to the outfield several times when he decided to "stretch" a single to a double but was gunned down at second. The Sox have some speed but they do not have a single player ( I don't know about R. Davis ) that has what I call "game changing speed". Guys like Lou Brock, Ricky Henderson, or even a young Jacoby Ellsbury. When those guys attempt to stretch a single it is not really a bonehead play because they can actually make that play work because of their speed. But when the current version of Hanley does it and fails, it's a f***ing dumb play with a limited chance for success. Like your self, and anyone who watches all the plays, I have seen way more of this type of stupid play on this year's team than in the past. Quantifying the effects of such plays may be difficult. Never the less these plays did happen and it is possible and likely that they prevented runs from scoring.

Boom.

Is one game a valid sample size? While I don't recall in which games I saw blunders that probably caused a loss of runs scored or enabled opponents to score more runs, they did, in fact happen. Not in just one game, but many games. That is the point. The Sox make a bunch of dumb ass plays.

Absolutely. Contrary to the silly idea that baseball is such a random sport, cause and effect determines what happens. Change the outcome of one play and the proceeding events may have been very different. One has to be a f***ing dope not to understand that idea.

I agree.

Where is Holt?

Boom.

I agree that he should not be paid bigly for 7-10 years. That would be bad business. I agree that his skill set is largely dependent his speed. If he showed signs of being the player he was last year he would be in a better position to bargain now. I like Marcus but f*** him if he turns down any reasonable offer now. Dope.

Lol. I was thinking this way too.

This X 2.

Excellent post. I think the entire matter is an embarrassment to the Sox and to baseball. There are real problems in the world to be concerned about so this issue is just a minor distraction. However, if the Sox have violated an MLB rule then there should be proportional discipline handed down. As a fan I am disappointed in how ESPN in particular is running with this crap . This morning I have watched several videos on ESPN condemning the Sox. This is the same network that spearheaded the smear campaign of Tom Brady and the Pats with the deflategate nonsense. Now they are quick to jump on this to exacerbate and fuel the notion that Boston teams are just a bunch of cheaters. Why does ESPN not give equal time to the issue of Yes Network cameras doing essentially the same thing? Kind of disgusting to me as a sports fan that ESPN will not be objective just so they can increase their revenue or whatever. Also, while I have not figured out exactly how my idea would work, I believe that having wireless communication between the dugout, catcher, and pitcher would probably eliminate sign stealing and as a side benefit, speed up the game since there would be far less catcher pitcher conferences at the mound. Overall, I think this matter is just stupid. Play ball you ass holes.

Exactly. And if that play had happened in a close game with the Sox down and struggling to score runs most everyone would be bitching about it being yet another example of dumb ass base running by the Sox. But as usual someone on Talksox has to stroke their ego by belittling another person for just making an observation and stating their opinion.

Not at all. I don't recall having called anyone a **** on Talksox. However if the OB fits insert it buddy. Meanwhile I am enjoying all the sanctimonious invective.

I agree but we both know it won't happen.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!1!!1!1 Post of the year.

Well we all can't be f***ing geniuses like you stud. We are just too busy being dimwitted sexist racists. Jerk.

Sometimes these guys just say anything. What a f***ing dufus. Stick to the sliderule geek.

Good stuff anyways.

True. However this year the Pats are carrying only two QBs so they would have no back-up starting Jimmy G. So no.

That's a dumb idea. Devers is still very young and while he does need work at 3rd defensively, there is nothing that is not easily correctable. Moving him to first would perpetuate a problem and add to it. If he gets too big then you move him. If there is nothing but schlock available on the market for 1st, just resign Moreland.