Spitball
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I wonder what it might take to get Ryan Ludwick. The Padres do not need him this season but might like another prospect from the Sox. I'd really like to see Ludwick and Heath Bell in Sox uniforms.
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Darnell McDonald is not the answer...
Spitball replied to pianobear69's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Lackey versus the Rays (Price) was a night game, but the date was the last week in March. I know because we were on spring break. We stayed at a Clarion. It was about eight miles from The City of Palms Park, but it had an excellent tiki bar. -
Darnell McDonald is not the answer...
Spitball replied to pianobear69's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Darnell McDonald is not the answer...
Spitball replied to pianobear69's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I went to Fort Myers for spring training in March. At the minor league complex, I was very impressed with Lin's work on his hitting. You could see that he was working on staying back and using his hands to drive the ball with solid contact. He was driving the ball consistenty better than any of the outfielders. I can see him developing Crawford like power. -
With that said, losing to any team sucks. I do expect the winning will far outweigh the losing when all the teams on the schedule have been played.
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Teams like these will beat the very good teams like Boston now and again. They will take three and four game series. It happens. They might even have an entire productive season now and again. But year in and year out over 162 games, I like the Sox chances. Really, I am glad it is that way. It is one of the things that makes baseball great, but also helps those who consider themselves Red Sox fans. The game has to stay competitive. Really, I consider it a totally MFY attitude to feel their zabillion dollar team is in some way anointed the right to defeat the Pirates/Royals/Reds of the world.
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That was a very impressive group. Two HOFers and numerous Gold Gloves earned through their careers. If Lynn had stayed in Boston and stayed healthy, I believe he would have been a HOFer also.
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I certainly wasn't dissing Yastrzemski but defending my mention of Beniquez. I left Yaz off my list because he simply slipped my mind. Palodios, I see your logic on Beltran and believe I might agree. If a team is willing to take him and pay the remainder of his contract, he will cost marginal lower level prospects. If a team takes him in trade and the Mets have to pay a decent amount of his salary, he will cost very good prospects.
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Juan Beniquez was an excellent outfielder. He won a Gold Glove in 1977 and hung on as a defensive specialist after his bat slowed.
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I don't agree with your logic that Reyes and Beltran will not cost a wealth of prospects. There will be teams competing for these guys and major league baseball has shown in the past that it will step in to preserve the best interest of the game and not let stars simply be sold off. MLB must approve all trades. That said, I am not advocating the acquisition of Ramirez. I wouldn't mind him as a Red Sox if he were to be placed in right field and nowhere near shortstop. And, I don't buy the "natural outfielder" argument. Some of the greatest defensive outfielders were trained as infielders. Mickey Mantle, Juan Beniquez, Tommy Harper, Eric Davis, Robin Yount, and many others became excellent outfielders after being developed as infielders.
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I would have no problem with the Sox getting Ramirez...but not to play shortstop. Buster Olney is reporting that people with the Marlins feel he has grown too big to play shortstop. Big or just right, he never has been a good shortstop, but I would think he would make an intriguing right fielder. He has a good arm, and would combine with Ellsbury and Crawford to make one of the fastest outfields of all-time. With Ramirez in right, the Sox could put Iglesias at shortstop next year and afford whatever offense he can produce.
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http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/6/21/2233641/wily-mo-pena-arizona-diamondbacks-news Not only that, but he homered last night. He also struckout twice. Good luck, Wily Mo.
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Ah, geeze, I don't know about Ramirez. He isn't having a great year, but he will surely turn that around...right? I'd say he definitely would, but what if his speed has already started to disappear? He is 12-6 in stolen bases and that isn't very Ramirez-like. Also, there is always the defense aspect of his game at shortstop. And the attitude. I think I like Reyes better.
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Yeah, but the bases were not loaded when the knuckleball pitcher began warming up. The pitcher is warmed up but the circumstances have changed. Those things happen. Ideally, you don't want a knuckleballer in there with a runner on third, but there are lots of factors dictating a decision.
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Growing up in New England, we just didn't have much football to follow. There really wasn't a major college team and the Patriots were very bad. I do watch and root for the Razorbacks, but I don't live and die with them. The next time they play the Bulldogs, I'll have new interest in the game.
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With the lack of catching talent around baseball, I'm impressed Epstein took the chance on Saltalamacchia. As happy as I was with Victor Martinez, I am happy with the direction the Sox decided to go with the the young, inexpensive, and potentially productive Saltalamacchia. :thumbsup:
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Ha! I bet you are joking because I can't see the Yankees doing that to Jeter. He would be an upgrade but not for team chemistry.
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In 1974 the streaking fad was very popular. People were taking off their clothes and running through croaded events everywhere. It was early in the '74 season at fenway Park and Reggie Cleveland was in a pitching duel with Joe Coleman of the Tigers (I think it may have actually been Memorial day). We were in the bleachers that day and you could actually smell pot somewhere. Suddenly, a guy is streaking naked up and down the stairs. Then, another guy is streaking. Next, there is a roar. A really pretty girl is starting to pull her shirt up. Everyone is egging her on. Some of us are wishing and praying so hard, we are afraid to breath. Then, she changes her mind and sits down. Dang, I love baseball and the Sox won 1-0 that day, but dang...she came so close.
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I guess I don't understand your response. If the Mets trade Reyes for prospects, it will be about the dollars. They will save millions of dollars and build for their future. There is absolutely zero chance they will sell him for cash.
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