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  1. User Name
    Eric Hinske and Gabe Kapler were essentially platoon players.
  2. User Name
    Indeed. I think all of them settlle down (K%, HR/FB and GB%) to something more along the lines of what you could expect from this pitching staff.
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    There's a Private Message system on the panel below the site logo, as well as in your settings tab.
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    A big part of the reason why the Red Sox haven't been very good at preventing runs so far (recent hot streak notwithstanding) is their inability to induce contact on the ground. They're 21st in GB% and 18th in HR/FB. That's a pretty bad combination.
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    The problem is that I don't take reactionary stuff seriously. However, MVP apparently really wants Farrell to GTFO, so there's one person.
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    Buchholz better not f*** this up.
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    I have already signed you up for next year's league. No ifs or buts about it.
  8. User Name
    Very similar to the start the 2013 squad got, strikeouts wise.
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    It was a general reply more in tune to your defense of maxbia, certainly not implying you were doing such a thing, sorry it came off like that. One thing that even Farrell criticizers freely admit (me included) is that the team is playing hard for him. And with a team full of young players and a couple guys with a reputation for not giving 100% all the time (I love Hanley, but that reputation has always preceded him), that is extremely important.
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    Here's my question: Who on this board has flat-out said they want Farrell fired? mvp's usually f***ing around with this stuff, like the "trade Pedroia" schtick, but that's what he does. Other than that , people criticize Farrell's in-game management and that's that. As for the rest of the post, I think you're A) Creating a strawman argument by assigning position to others on the board they have not presented, and Exaggerating quite a bit. The crux of the argument is that Farrell , in the eyes of many, has made some head-scratching decisions. That's it. You're more than free to disagree, but let's stick to what's actually being said, keep it in context, and keep it civil.
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    That doesn't mean we can't criticize Farrell in a forum created for baseball discussion, especially if the criticism is respectful. I disagree because I think the Toronto game where Koji had dead arm falls squarely on his shoulders. Ditto for two games where he let Young take extremely important AB's against RHP late in the game with viable replacements in the bench. I think his lineup management and PH decisions have been largely better, but resting both Papi and Hanley a couple days ago literally created a bald spot for me after all the scratching. However, as I have stated before. the other aspects of managing are also extremely important, and Farrell manages them well, but is it not fair to wonder out loud whether we have the best option managing right now?
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    Well since he did personally call me a whiner yesterday unprovoked, I'll take exception to the statement. And let's be honest: Farrell is just not a very good in-game tactician. He's great at the other aspects of being a manager (leading the players, handling the media, corporate branding) but asides from that magical '13 postseason, his game management has been lacking. It is what it is. Suggesting that perhaps Lovullo is a better manager than Farrell because of his stint last year and his standing within the industry is not an affront/demonization of Farrell. It's just a matter of competence.
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    But not even Nostradamus could have expected this level of quality from Wright/Porcello (and this is coming from a guy who likes them both).
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    Stop, all this nourishment is going to make me put some of the weight I've lost back on.
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    Did Farrell like, donate to a fund you used to buy your house? Also, the hyperbole? No one here has classified Farrell as unmitigated evil or whatever other ridiculous thing you're saying. People here have said (and rightly so) that he makes head-scratching pitching change and pinch-hit decisions, that is it, full stop.
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    Not Sandoval enough to float anymore.
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    I like Faangraphs, but that's funny.
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    Your tears nourish me.
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    I am not lying. You did join the Hanley bandwagon later, as in this year. I've been defending the guy since the end of last season. Admit it, you had your sliver of Hanley doubt.
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    JBay, this is like the third time you've given that excuse. Don't make me go over there.
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    .....yet Vasquez got injured, Hanigan got injured, and Swihart had to be rushed to the Majors. How were they going to trade him then?
  22. User Name
    You guys do know Swihart literally has less development time than what it took guys like Posey to make it to the Majors? Right?
  23. User Name
    People, we run the TalkSox league every year, and there's even a thread for it in the "Contests and Prizes" section of the forums. All members welcome! (20 bucks dues though)
  24. User Name
    Hindsight is 20/20. Easy to say that after he got rushed to the Majors for half a season because of a roster emergency.
  25. User Name
    Why the f*** aren't you playing in our league? Don't make me go over there. Ted, sign his ass up for next year!
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