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  1. Imperial59
    Right, that is exactly what I was referring to. It seems like common sense that damaging your brain can lead to long-term negative effects, yet until recently sports players have been run out there concussion after concussion with only minor precautions.
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    I'm sure he was evaluated by medical professionals with the team. Typically a player isn't sent to the hospital unless they're showing severe symptoms or aren't showing any improvement. If he was unconscious for more than a few seconds, he probably would have gone to the hospital.
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    He certainly has some potential. He's well above average defensively at most aspect of the game, including THROWING RUNNERS OUT (which none of our major league catchers can do). And last year he hit .301/.410/.477 in Portland before struggling in his first AAA stint.
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    The latest is that he had a concussion but he's fine. He wasn't even taken to a hospital but he's going to be monitored by training staff tonight as a precaution. It's the first story on the front of BostonBruins.com.
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    What does government run health care have to do with this? That one went over my head.
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    I wasn't making fun of Jacko, I was making fun of the medical community that until recently is just coming to the realization that concussions can have long-term negative effects.
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    I really wish I could have seen Yaz play. He was my Dad's favorite player and he was responsible for a rebirth of the franchise when no on gave a damn about the Red Sox. My current favorite player is Youkilis though. I followed him in the minors, I saw his first major league game (in which he hit a home run) and I've always appreciated how he was good at every aspect of the game. Back when it wasn't fashionable to tout range stats, I was pointing out how Youkilis was an elite first baseman according to UZR. He's also always done very well in baserunning stats (Bill James keeps them) and he's always been good at hitting with runners in scoring position. He's a hard nosed player who does everything right. Plus, his facial hair is entertaining.
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    Think Shutter Island. No, I'm just kidding. I'm a habilitation counselor for people with mental illness. It's actually quite fun and the guys I work with are quite pleasant 95% of the time. Yesterday, in a house near where I work though, the counselors had to mental hygiene someone and when the police came the client lifted one of them into the air and threw him to the ground, knocking him unconscious, then he broke another officer's leg when they tried to restrain him. They definitely keep you on your toes. One day, a guy could be the jokester of the house, the next day if you ask him "why did the chicken cross the road?" he might think that you just said you were going to kill his mother.
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    Tonight's lineup and pitchers. Ellsbury LF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Youkilis 1B Beltre 3B Scutaro SS Hermida RF Reddick CF Brown C Josh Beckett followed by Jonathan Papelbon, Hideki Okajima, Daniel Bard, Ramon Ramirez, Brian Shouse, Scott Atchison and Joe Nelson. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2010/03/exhibition_game.html I have to work but it's not on TV and I don't get WEEI anyways.
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    This stuff happens a lot the first few weeks of spring training. It's mostly just the body telling you it's not used to playing baseball. That's why they have the players only take a few at bats and the pitchers only pitch an inning the first time through.
  16. Imperial59
    If nothing else, Lowrie could make a tremendous bench player. He can play second, third and short and he absolutely mashes lefties to the tune of a .313/.391/.495 batting line over his major league career.
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    I don't know if you were asking someone specifically, or asking just generally. To me, an elite player is a top 3 player at their position. I'd say examples would include Hanley, Tulu and Rollins. Beyond that, you're dealing with shortstops who have only been in the top 5 in WAR once in the last 3 years.
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    Yeah, it's pretty debatable whether Jeter's an elite shortstop or not. He's only been in the top of in WAR among shortstops one of the last three years. Usually his defense brings his value down. I have a hard time believing that he's going to play the best defense of his career at age 35+, he'll probably revert tot he below average UZR numbers that he's had every year that they've tracked the stat, with the exception of last year.
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    Typical Jacko assessment of a Red Sox player. He was hurt and now he won't ever be the same or amount to anything. He hit .282/.378/.442 in the minors and he's hit .313/.391/.495 in the majors from the right side of the plate where his wrist didn't bother him. If he could post an .800 OPS in the majors, with his defense he could be a top 5 shortstop. I don't think he'll ever be elite. But if a shortstop can play good defense and hit for an .800 OPS, they're one of the better shortstops in baseball.
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    Yeah, I can't wait for the Sox development guys to get their hands on him and teach him some pitch selection and patience.
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    It's just a hit in ST and he obviously has a lot of seasoning to do as someone who just turned 20. But I don't think his bat is as weak as it was made out to be when we signed him. He's obviously no Hanley but hit just fine in Cuba in a league that's supposedly on par with AA.
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    Navarro just ended the game with a tremendous barehanded play to gun down the runner at first after the ball redirected off the foot of the pitcher. Not bad for a newly converted 3B.
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    I just included his full offensive line as you were typing that. A .322/.356/.430 batting line is plenty respectable for an 18 year old gold glove caliber shortstop playing at the level of AA competition. Shortstops generally don't hit for much power or get on base much. The average MLB shortstop with at least 300 AB last year had an OPS around .700.
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    I think the questions surrounding his bat are overblown. He can hit, he just can't hit for much power (which isn't a bid deal for a SS). The guy hit .322 in the highest level of the Cuban leagues at age 18 last year. EDIT: His full line was .322/.356/.430 and the level of play in that league is supposedly on par with AA.
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    Iglesias just ripped a 3-run double with 2 outs. 5-0 Sox I think his swing would work quite well in Fenway. He's like a Cuban Pedroia.
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