Elktonnick
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Now the umpires have a union and mlb can not fire Angel Hernandez
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I am not defending Cronin. My only point he was not fired as some one alleged.
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Read Cronin's bio
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Fair enough. But Cora is the most overrated manager in baseball.
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Cora destroys bullpens. He doesn't manage them. The lack of stellar infielders is just an excuse the Cora lovers use to cover for his incompetence.
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I heard Buck Showalter give a long dissertation on how relievers are burned by repeated warmups. So it is not blatant nonsense and have talked to enough baseball pitching coaches who share that opinion. I do not know your baseball coaching creds but I trust the Showalters and the coaches both high school and above that I have spoken to over the years more than a Canadian from Nova Scotia. But if you have any advice about curling I am all ears.
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Cora has burnt out bullpens throughout his career. Starters aren't properly stretched out in st. This has been Cora's MO for years. Then he uses relievers for the minimum using three or four per game. What really burns out relievers though is warming up guys then not using them. BTW speaking of defense who was the idiot who insisted on using his buddy Kike at shortstop when everyone except him knew he stunk.
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Yup! Cora burns out pitchers at an alarming rate.
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I go along with Dr Marshall's thinking. Increased injuries since the intro of the cutter and slider.
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Joe Cronin left the Red Sox GM's job to become President of the American League. I can find no evidence that Yawkey ever fired him. If you can cite some please educate me.
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The late Dr Mike Marshall predicted this. MLB largely banished him. If I were coaching pitching today I would ban the cutter. Stress the change up instead and fast ball control.
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The Malzone example is evidence the the number of errors is not the sole crierion for whether a player is a good defensive player. I believe the year Malzone won the gold glove he led the league in errors but more importantly in putouts and assists.
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Frank Malzone won the gold glove when they awarded only one per position. He was the best defensive 3rd baseman in the the late 50s.
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7 out 10 on a West coast trip, great starting pitching, everything is clicking. Enjoy the ride and hope it lasts.
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Betts overall, Evans best arm, but Jackie Jensen was very good as well. Betts Jensen one and two. Unfortunately Jensen has a pathological fear of flying so he prematurely retired.
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Check the forum history I think you will find there were those who called JBJ the best in MLB just as I recall some unnamed soul called Cora the best manager in Red Sox history after one year.
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Yes JBJ was never the best defensive centerfielder of his day despite winning a gold glove in 2018. Jimmy Piersall was.
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Well I saw all three play. Piersall was the best defender. Lynn the best hitter and JBJ the most over rated.
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Piersall was known to be an extremely hard worker. He kept book on every hitter back before all the analytics were used. He would get a tremendous jump on balls in play. Casey Stengal wasn't the only one who called him the best defensive centerfielder of his day. BTW look at Fred Lynn's putouts during his time. They exceed JBJs as well.
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Having seen both Piersall and JBJ play, my nod goes to Piersall as the better defender. In 55, 56 and 57, Piersall made 425, 457 and 395 putouts. In 16,17 and 18 JBJ made 378, 306 and 308. That is quite a difference.
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Great start by Red Sox. The As may be hapless but they are a major league club. Let us enjoy it while it lasts!
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Much better than anticipated. Starters all pitched very well.
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Which comes first, LeBron retires then they buy a team or they buy a team and LeBron retires. Either way they want an NBA team.
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FSG will not sell out anytime soon. Their goal is a sports conglomerate. Henry wants an NBA and NFL franchise to complete their crown.
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Predict the 2024 AL East standings
Elktonnick replied to Randy Red Sox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
A 5-5 split would be terrific. Even in their best years Sox teams have not done well out West. I would be very content to see them open in Boston with a .500 record.