Bellhorn04
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I have no idea what definition of meaningful you're using then. It's not the one in the dictionary. It must be your own personal interpretation of what you think it should be.
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And I was agreeing with you. (Stupid f'king internet LOL)
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Right. That's basically the only point I've been trying to make about spring games. For some guys they have meaning.
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Well, see, you're all full of piss and vinegar because you haven't posted for a long time. I'm here every day and I get a little jaded, I guess.
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This thread should have been deleted on the grounds of being too dumb.
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I suspect they will sign an extension with Gregorius.
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What would a Betts extension be?
Bellhorn04 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I have used that 2003 argument myself, actually. But it was pointed out to me that our bullpen was actually great in the 2003 postseason. Grady just screwed up. -
What would a Betts extension be?
Bellhorn04 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
But it's the life of a professional ballplayer to be uprooted. They get drafted. They get traded. Free agency is their one chance to have any control over their destiny. -
How can that be when the performances are meaningless?
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Drunken Irish Bastards is practically a compliment. Drunken Irish Bastard Poets would be even better.
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What would a Betts extension be?
Bellhorn04 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The chances of him signing an extension are still there, though it might not be at a much of a discount. Mookie is in great shape as you say, but there is still a risk of large financial loss at his end. -
I think it's less about the numbers in the spring games than about how he's throwing the ball-velocity, spin rate and all that. I think Thornburg and some others are genuinely trying to do well in these games and therefore there is meaning in them.
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What would a Betts extension be?
Bellhorn04 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Every player is concerned with money whether they have agents or not. David Robertson chose to go without an agent. I don't think it was because he wasn't concerned with money. Find me one professional athlete who is completely unconcerned with money. It's just a laughable notion. -
I think it's an overstatement to say they're meaningless. I suspect the team is doing some evaluation of the guys trying out for bullpen spots. Otherwise they would keep them all and let them all have tryouts in regular season games. Do you not think there's a chance Thornburg could be released before the real games start?
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Dave really decided to test this idea that if you throw enough stuff at the wall, something has to stick...
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As far as the whole meaningful/meaningless thing goes... If all the guys we were hoping might make up for the loss of Kimbrel and Kelly look like s*** every time out, would that be meaningful or meaningless?
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I don't know if anyone finds it derogatory, but I think Ellsbury probably has a point. Someone might find it offensive. To be perfectly fair and correct shouldn't we get rid of any team names that refer to a particular group of people in any way?
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Some fans are still doing the Tomahawk Chop. Pretty hard to imagine anything much more offensive than that.
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Welcome back!
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Four sure.
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I just re-read the series of posts and it seems to me it's pretty easy to have some confusion about the whole 'meaning' thing.
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It's not meaningless as far as all the players are concerned. It's meaningless as far as the W-L record is concerned.
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The only thing that matters much in these spring games is the guys trying out for bullpen spots. In that regard Thornburg has really had some brutal outings and I think he needs to turn it around if he hopes to stick.
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Exactly. Cora is giving the starting pitchers even more rest than he normally would, because of our 'deep playoff run'.
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I think the objective has to be to win the division. It's said that the playoffs are a crapshoot. But getting into the Wild Card game means you have to win a coin toss before you even get into the crapshoot. It cuts your chances in half.
