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  1. Bellhorn04
    I don't think there's any inconsistency. dustcover was talking about moving Mookie to 2B for the whole second half of the season - all the time. What we're talking about now is 3 World Series games in a National League park. These are special circumstances. The other thing is that both JBJ and Benintendi have been playing at a very high level. JBJ of course was MVP of the ALCS. You kind of hate to sit one of them down for 2 or 3 games. By the same token, if someone said the Red Sox should have Kimbrel pitching 2-inning saves all season, you'd say they were crazy. But in a playoff game it's something Cora is obviously willing to do. Same as using Porcello and Sale in relief. Special circumstances.
  2. Bellhorn04
    It's a risky move-mainly because of the injury factor. In the playoffs you might make a risky move that you wouldn't ordinarily make. It may not even be a good move now. A lot of people think it isn't. Above all it's something to jibber-jabber about.
  3. Bellhorn04
    That's a legitimate reason for concern.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Seems like a very reasonable position.
  5. Bellhorn04
    If you're picking Russell you're definitely relying on the rings argument.
  6. Bellhorn04
    If each of our opinions is as good as anyone else's, does that entitle each of us to make stuff up without a shred of evidence to base it on? A poster from another board, Joe Brady, used to say this: We're not entitled to our own opinions - we're entitled to our own informed opinions. I think he had it right.
  7. Bellhorn04
    It's only an idea now because we can't use a DH in LA so JDM has to play RF. It's just a matter of trying to keep JBJ's and Beni's bats in the lineup over Kinsler's. It's being reported that the Red Sox are at least considering the idea, so they don't think it's entirely crazy.
  8. Bellhorn04
    You're right, he is a bloody wanker.
  9. Bellhorn04
    ftfy
  10. Bellhorn04
    Nah. We're just talking about 3 World Series games here, maximum. By the same token J D Martinez, would not be playing right field for 3 games straight if it wasn't for these special circumstances.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Greatest big man! Seriously, you pretty much have to have 2 categories for basketball players.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Because he was so tall.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Agree 100%. We're talking about a real pattern of behavior here.
  14. Bellhorn04
    You're still fishing!
  15. Bellhorn04
    And maybe that would have been for his family too. MLB is a game, but it's a hard job too. And let's not forget the guy had offseason shoulder surgery. Maybe there were some lingering effects. Maybe rest was the best thing for it. There are a lot of possibilities we don't know about.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Why not give him the benefit of the doubt - maybe he decided to put his family ahead of baseball - would that be such a bad thing?
  17. Bellhorn04
    To me one of the most interesting things was when Theo hired Manny to work with Cubs minor league hitters-I can't remember the exact job description. I thought it was pretty cool in the 'let bygones be bygones' dept.
  18. Bellhorn04
    100% right Youk. For some reason I couldn't resist posting that line.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Smoltz was a great pitcher and he seems like a good guy. But his commentating style features some lingo that drives me a bit nuts. Before Game 6 of the NLCS he was giving his keys to victory, and he said for the Dodgers it was important that they 'control the scoreboard'. Control the scoreboard! Now there's some strategy, people. I can't believe no one else thought of it before.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Vegas had the Astros as slight favorites against the Red Sox. Deservedly so, I think, based on their superior run differential.
  21. Bellhorn04
    The worst record any of Tito's teams had was 86-76, in 2006. And that was a season in which the team was thoroughly decimated by injuries in the second half. No serious fan expects their team to win it all every year. The reason Ben got roasted was not just for trading away a top rotation, but for finishing last in consecutive seasons.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Don't sell him short. He's still pretty freakin' good.
  23. Bellhorn04
    Terry Bradshaw had a pretty good line about how to decide debates about who's the best: 'Let's all drop our championship rings on the table and see who makes the most noise...'
  24. Bellhorn04
    Maybe they could have handled it better. But I don't think there was any particularly good way to do it. They were in a position where it would have been dumb to tell the truth that it was because of the option.
  25. Bellhorn04
    I was a little sad on a personal note, he was a very likable guy. I was also a little concerned it might backfire. But in the big picture I think they handled it about as well as they could. That option was a millstone around everyone's neck-including Hanley's, as it turned out.
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