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  1. Bellhorn04
    It can never be done?
  2. Bellhorn04
    Well, I guess we won't get our preview tonight. General Farrell will stick to protocol (again) and make him sweat for a day or so. Dumbest psychological move he could make! Where does he get these golden rules, anyway? A day to settle in. Seemed to work OK with Benintendi.
  3. Bellhorn04
    That calls for a fact check! Rays vs. Toronto 7-6 NYY 6-6 Sox 7-9 Balt 3-9
  4. Bellhorn04
    I'm not sure how deliberately giving inaccurate medical info to the fans gets them anywhere.
  5. Bellhorn04
    I wouldn't trade our last 15 years for anybody's.
  6. Bellhorn04
    I have to agree. 9 years out of 10 in last place just doesn't work. This year has been fun, even though our chances of winning it all probably aren't great. I hasten to add that my attitude is different now because we've won it 3 times. Back before 2004 I probably would have taken the 9 last place finishes for a ring.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Bullpens are huge, there's no question about it, and a really good one minimizes the number of mistakes a manager can possibly make.
  8. Bellhorn04
    I'm of the belief that being a major league manager is a very demanding job, even moreso in Boston. In fact being manager of the Red Sox might entail the most verbal and psychological abuse of any managing job in sports. All you have to do is look at what Francona (or Francoma) went through, despite winning 2 titles in 8 years.
  9. Bellhorn04
    The comment by Herzog about bullpens making all the difference is one of those colorful statements that's got a lot of truth in it, but no, it's not the whole truth.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Mildly traumatized by the mental image this post inspires.
  11. Bellhorn04
    I can't agree. Managers do make blunders sometimes, because they're human, and their judgment can get clouded, especially in high pressure situations. Red Sox fans saw it in 2003 with Grady. Then in 2004 Sox fans benefited from a horrible error by Torre in Game 5 when, needing 6 outs to wrap up the series, he brought in Tom Gordon (who he had burned out from overuse) instead of Rivera-because he didn't want Rivera to throw a ton of pitches for the second game in a row. After Gordon gave up a home run and put 2 more runners on with no outs, Torre brings in Rivera after all and Rivera shows that he was quite capable of getting those 6 outs. 2 consecutive years, 2 blunders that may have cost their team the ALCS.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Wins/losses for starting pitchers are half useless. For relievers they're 100% useless.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Nutty game...take the W and run like hell.
  14. Bellhorn04
    It's too early in the thread for riddles of the Sphinx. Maybe we'll score some today.
  15. Bellhorn04
    I just want to say I love the word crackerjack.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Yep.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Margot was a pretty highly rated prospect. I'm not really knocking DD. Just saying he was obviously given a win now mandate by JH.
  18. Bellhorn04
    The greatest hitting coach in the history of the world can't prevent all his hitters from having any bad months.
  19. Bellhorn04
    DD was given the mandate to win now directly from the man who hired him. Henry did not enjoy finishing last 2 years in a row and did not like the prospect of missing the playoffs for the final 3 years of David Ortiz's career.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Couldn't be much better.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Major league pitching and random variances happened to him. They can both be real pricks.
  22. Bellhorn04
    You don't consider going from 3 runs up to tied losing the lead? In some sports you have the term co-leader, but that's when there are more than 2 competitors involved. I have never heard the term co-leader used in a baseball game. There's leading, tied or behind.
  23. Bellhorn04
    A pretty strong case can be made that the decision did in fact cost the Red Sox the game.
  24. Bellhorn04
    All the things you mentioned play their part.
  25. Bellhorn04
    If the budget is limitless, roster issues are only peripheral concerns. If a guy isn't performing, regardless of paycheque, you jettison him. See Panda, Castillo and Craig examples.
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