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Well, at least he doesn't wear love beads around his neck when he's pitching. Did you see that pic of Buchholz in the Globe tonite pitching with those big beads rattling around his neck? How a guy can pitch with those things rattling around without behind distracted is beyond me.
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I would say the most alarming thing I've seen about Bard this spring is the incredible amount of media scrutiny and pre-judgement about him. The same goes for Iglesias. If it weren't for those bloated salaries, I might feel a bit sorry for them. The other thing I've noticed is Bobby V talks too much to the media--about his players. He won't get their trust that way. Tito was better with the media. He fed them a lot of BS.
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He should be suspended for taking beer out of the clubhouse.
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Yeah, and a third of the Globe readers still want to see him bat 6th. This guy is a total misfit in Boston.
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Tito was an intuitive manager, and not a very smart one. He did not play percentages. Part of the problem is he had one ear listening to the Front Office, and I'm not convinced those young guys were interpreting the saber data properly. I don't think any of them have technical degrees. It's easy to misinterpret data when you didn't major in math. Tito was a failure in Philly with a lesser team. He then went to Oakland and became a bench coach for Billy Beane. He was hired in Boston to be the same FO guy. Bringing V in to replace him indicates a power shift to me--to the manager. I believe that was intentional.
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The difference is Atlanta is out of the NY-Boston tabloid media sphere.
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Kinder never spoke to McCarthy again for that blunder. McCarthy by the time he managed the Red Sox was an over the hill drunk who also cost them the '48 playoff game against Cleveland, starting Galehouse over, I believe, Parnell. He was the Grady Little of his era in Boston.
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Interesting the Globe's Abraham chose a slightly different emphasis in his Iglesias story today. The same story as yesterday. Yesterday is was "Iglesias ready" in the lead. Today he's "pretty close". Same article. Same quotes. Sounds like the Globe braintrust is straddling the fence between the manager and the FO. The Red Sox have a problem with the media because they have too many guys who talk too much.
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Saw him pitch many times at Fenway. He was the best Red Sox starter in the late 40s , early 50s. The ONLY decent Red Sox starter--in those days. He was a lefty with a good sinker. Kept the ball low and was tough to hit in Fenway. He and Kinder (Ellie in the bullpen after 1950) were the only decent Red Sox pitchers in those days. Yawkey never paid much attention to pitching in those days. Those teams had the best hitting lineups in baseball, but it was Parnell against Raschi, Reynolds and Lopat of the Yankees. And the Yankees won out every time. It's all about pitching with the Red Sox vs the Yankees. Always has been. The Yankees know it, too. Maybe the Red Sox know it also by now. RIP, Mel. Happy memories.
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When MLB channel wasn't talking about Tebo and the Jets , they had a saber guy on who was talking about how defense is vastly underestimated in its effect on pitching, mainly because it hasn't been quantified as well yet. But he said that's happening now, and they are finding defense is more important than originally thought--in terms of runs allowed, how much the bullpen is used, etc. It strikes me that one of the Red Sox main problems is their neglect of defense. The lack of range, for example, last year on the left side of the infield. The outfield defense--Crawford wasn't great at Fenway in LF. And RF defense was average. And their defense against stolen bases was nada. So how much of this had an effect on their pitching, in terms of runs allowed and bullpen use? I doubt the front office or Tito ever bothered to ask.
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A lot of this stuff is created in the media. Bard has a bad outing and he shouldn't start. Halladay has a bad outing, and all of a sudden he has lost his fastball. He was livid. They don't give these guys any room to experiment in ST. Everything gets taken seriously, under a microscope. The media is responsible mainly for those multi million dollar salaries, so they get their pound of flesh. So I'm watching MLB channel tonite, and all they want to talk about is Tebo and the Jets! Baseball channel talking football. All these sports networks are NY-based, and it sure does show. And the Jets are the biggest media sluts in sports. It's all about that big fat NY advertising market. Fortunately, the Red Sox get good exposure on MLB, as well.
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Rangewise, with Youks-Aviles, it could be a disaster. They can't afford to keep Iggy in AAA--they need his glove.
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Well, that's OK, too. Melancon isn't raising any eyebrows as a setup guy. And Bailey is 50/50 to pitch a full season. They may end up signing Oswalt yet.
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Iglesias ready, says Valentine: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2012/03/valentine_igles.html The front office differs? How many of those guys ever played baseball? Clashes with the FO are going to be inevitable on this team. Epstein had too much power, and that was probably one reason why Valentine was brought in. He'll get what he wants. I don't think Henry was satisfied with the status quo. They need Iggy to plug the left side of the infield. That might improve the pitching more than upgrading their 4th and 5th starters. Plus the kid looks stronger and has some pop as a line-drive hitter.
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I'm delighted my intuition was correct--that Merloni had the same feeling. Closers often get bombed when they are put into non-save situations. It's a 50% mental game. Managers should know better.
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yeah. Perez took a nap waiting for the pitch, and then hit it into the screen. It wouldn't have surprised a Little Leaguer.
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Padilla looked OK today, but that slow pitch of his doesn't always fool hitters. Reminds me of Bill Lee's pitch that cost the Red Sox the 75 Series. You have time to adjust to those pitches if they are slow enough. Happened today. I remember Williams timing one of Rip Sewell's slow ones (the "eephus") and hitting it into the Sox bullpen.
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Agree absolutely. What you see in the media are those big market NY apologists who can't stand anybody else succeeding. Look at the vilification they gave James for not joining the Knicks--and now Howard for not going to the Nets. Howard got a ton of pressure from his agent to go to NY. Why? Because it's more money for the agent. Three cheers for Curt. He was a champion--even though he stole about $8 mil from them his last year. He deserved it anyways.
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Agree entirely on both points, as I've stated in posts. Frankly, I'm surprised at Bobby's lapses in judgement on both. I hope it's not a bad omen.
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Could be he told them he wanted to start, not close. And they needed a 4th starter. Maybe that's why they traded for Bailey.
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Reading the full quote of that "scout", the full thought was Bard should have replaced Pap as closer and not moved to starter. I would buy that as well, though they got Bailey and Melancon for cheap. Bailey is not a sure bet to pitch a full season, so maybe you might see Bard as closer eventually. I think he has a better chance of succeeding as closer than as starter.
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Bloody sock invented? Yeah, they also invented the stitches in his ankle, too. Can I sell you the Brooklyn bridge? I recall some dumb announcer blurting that out during a network game a few years ago. One of those big market pro-Yankee types that are common in those NY-based networks. The Al Michaels crowd. Pretty outrageous thing to say during a network game. I believe he got suspended for it. Schilling has a big mouth, but he sure could pitch when it counted.
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Heyman probably invented this story. He's a Yankee guy.