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  1. Palodios
    Felix isn't getting it done tonite. At this rate, he'll be sent off to Kansas by the end of the week.
  2. Palodios
    Hey-- I just want an opinion from a Yankee fan on the Bob Sheppard funeral. I'm having a hard time believing that the entire team would be no-shows.
  3. Palodios
    Why is Patterson playing center? Are both Cameron and McDonald unavailable? Everyone keeps complaining about the outfield, but the problem is that they're playing garbage when they have better options.
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    I personally like to see Hermida shipped off. He has some value, especially because of his numbers with RISP this year. His stats are very interesting-- look at his OPS in certain roles: Bases empty .569 Runners on .723 RISP .869 RISP with 2 outs .937 Bases loaded 1.667
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    Of the guys available in free agents that could play SS, and 2B, Scutaro was the safest bet, and the only of those other guys who turned out better was Al-gon, but no one could have predicted his season. I only brought up the SS comment because I found it interesting-- they said he played SS in college, but that's a pretty big award.
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    Tito is manager of the year. There were issues at the beginning of the year because there were so many new players, which is reasonable, and there are issues now because so many players are being replaced by third stringers. When you have players in who hit .200, sometimes you need to have them bunt-- you'll almost never see guys like Youk/Beltre/Drew bunting. However, anything negative said about Farrel is probably true. He's shown time and time again that if a pitcher has a technical problem, he can't diagnose it for his life.
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    McDonald can play center, and hits left handed hitters better. Nava hits right handed hitters better, so does Hermida. If they plan on using one in platoon, Hermida replaces Nava's skill set a bit better. But Hermida was hitting .217, whereas the other guys are hitting .273 and .305 respectively. Its pretty clear to me that Hermida is the odd man out.
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    Give Jacko credit though, he may be a hardass on Sox players, but when its something like this, he's not going to be a dick about it. Its still incredibly early to believe that Westmoreland is going to play professional baseball, but its not too early to hope he'll end up being able to live a normal life.
  9. Palodios
    This article points out something interesting. Pedroia was the defensive player of the year at shortstop in the NCAA. If he was that good in college at SS, it makes you wonder if maybe they should have made him a SS this offseason.
  10. Palodios
    I've only seen Hanley play once and that was spring training. So yeah, after the way he and Ortiz treated eachother, I felt skeptical about some of the criticism on him.
  11. Palodios
    I've never heard Lester talk like that about anyone. This changes my opinion of Hanley immensely, especially after Ortiz was talking about him like he was a son to him.
  12. Palodios
    The reason AI never won a ring was because of his playing style and personality. He scored a lot of points because he took a lot of shots, and he will not be content watching other players have major roles while he's on the bench, it simply isn't in him. I believe he's a player that simply never deserved a ring. On another note-- how does everyone think Big Z will fit into this team? I really think that he's a great pickup for them.
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    I don't think its taboo thinking at all. But I've decided that I'm not counting on the Sox making the playoffs-- not because I don't think I can, but because I'll enjoy the season so much more if I don't. I keep saying it, but this has been the most exciting season in a long time (okay, 2004 was pretty big). With all the new guys coming up, and so much displacement, its hard not to like how they're hanging in there. Even if they don't make the playoffs, its the kind of season that makes a fan happy to be a fan because of what the team fought through.
  15. Palodios
    I think he may be criticizing my approach to looking at Lester. But I thought I defended it well enough-- Lester always sucks in April, and he's more likely to keep his hot streak going because he's been incredibly consistent and dominant since then.
  16. Palodios
    Considering that Tampa/New York have a pretty good chance of going to the WS, I'm kind of glad the NL has an advantage.
  17. Palodios
    Home run derby ruins hitter's swings... my ass.
  18. Palodios
    And the game is in the hands of two big Red Sox bats.
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    I see no reason why CC is better than Felix Hernandez, Cliff Lee, Buchholz, and a few others including Pettite. He's 9th in ERA, and 9th in WHIP, 10th in Ks. IP will only get him so far. Edit: Yaz beat me to it.
  21. Palodios
    You know how badly Ortiz wants in this game.
  22. Palodios
    I'm starting to wonder if anyone is going to score in this game. I'm also wondering if Girardi is going to ever put any Sox into the game.
  23. Palodios
    Wins and IP are negligible because Lester has one fewer start than Sabathia and it would even out if they had an equal number of starts. You also have to consider that Lester has issues in April. He didn't get his first QS until April 28. 41% of his earned runs this season came from his first three starts. His ERA for his next 14 starts is 1.903, and his WHIP is under 1. I'm not saying that CY Young voters should disregard those starts, but since April is usually his only hitch, I think its fair to predict that his numbers will be significantly better when October comes. Its also going to be a lot easier for him to get wins if the Sox offense ever gets healthy. Sabathia's IP is impressive, but in a season like this, its not going to get it done without an ERA under 3, period.
  24. Palodios
    That's what I hate the most about the All-Star game. The fans were booing EVERYONE. The only players outside of LA that got cheers were Vladimir Guerrero, who spent his career there, and Ichiro, who is just the friggen man.
  25. Palodios
    I don't know a whole lot about how developing prospects work, but I went back and looked at the AAA stats of Ellsbury, Youk, Pedroia etc and it seems like all their stats end up being similar to what they are in the MLB. Not to say that its an instant thing, but from the players I've looked at there is a clear trend. If a player is good enough, they'll adjust to the competition and eventually play the same way they did in AAA and other minor leagues. Nava has developed enough skill wise, and physically. He was killing the ball in AA, but the only real factor anyone could have against him right now is that he didn't have a ton of time in AAA. He's a switch hitter, he's surrounded by a tough lineup and he is getting his chance to prove himself. If we set an over-under on .780 OPS, I'd pick the over.
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