Bellhorn04

I hope you'll settle for 4. Miley went 5.1 IP.

I'm surprised by the bonehead plays by Gregorius so far this year.

Well, David Ortiz is a great hitter, but he has lots of bad games and cold streaks as most great hitters do. So if great hitting can vary, so can clutch hitting.

The Yankees wish they had a couple of guys like that this weekend.

So true. Nobody ever budges an inch off their initial stance.

Kimmi, I would have been disappointed if you didn't mention that. I'm making a rule for myself on this thread. The only pictures of women I put up will be of LPGA golfers.

Masters weekend, baby. 21-year old Texan Jordan Spieth takes a 5-stroke lead into the third round. This kid has been playing incredible golf. I think he will get it done, but you never know in this game. Some other stories of this Masters: Rory McIlroy came to Augusta looking to win his third major championship in a row and to complete the 'career Grand Slam' of the four major titles. But he sits 12 strokes back of Spieth. Bubba Watson came in looking to become the fourth man to win back-to-back Masters titles (Nicklaus, Faldo, Tiger) and his third green jacket in four years. He also sits 12 strokes back of Spieth. Tiger Woods returned from a self-imposed hiatus during which there was much speculation he might be done. He has played quite well all things considered. But, you guessed it, 12 strokes back. Ben Crenshaw, another Texan and one of the most mystical figures in golf history, played in his last Masters 20 years after winning his second green jacket in storybook fashion. Monday night there will be a show on the Golf Channel about that 1995 Masters, and I expect it will be fantastic. Dustin Johnson had an incredible 3 eagles in yesterday's round and sits 7 strokes back. Johnson is yet another Texan who can hit the ball obscene distances. He is married to Wayne Gretzky's daughter Paulina. He has certain issues which culminated in a 6-month vacation from the tour recently, widely rumored, but not confirmed by the Tour in accordance with their policy, to have been for cocaine use.

I agree. Message boards are a great medium of communication IMO. You can drop in or drop out whenever you want.

W > L every time if nobody gets injured.

I find that debating something like clutch can be fun for a little while but it reaches a point where you have to say 'OK we're done here.' American political debates usually escalate rapidly into ideological ranting and insults.

lmao

You nailed it pretty well.

I tip my hat to anyone who watched that to the end. Bogaerts was 4 for 4 plus a walk in the extra innings. How crazy is that?

The last part is true, but the Red Sox as a team were getting blown away by Detroit pitching until then. I've thought about that at-bat. One might be able to argue that Benoit choked there because the last thing he should have done was give Ortiz a pitch he could jerk like that.

I respect your powers, your wit, and above all, the possibility that you might be clean out of your mind.

They have an extra outfielder, temporarily. I'm 100% certain they saw this coming and are following the plan they put in place. The fact they don't tell us exactly what the plan is does get a little frustrating sometimes.

I doubt that the prospect of Castillo being in AAA for a few weeks is keeping JH up at nights. Pretty sure he's been involved in some of the discussions on the roster situation.

You're dodging the question. I'm saying yes, 2.7 WAR is worth $20 million a year, like it or not. How much do you say it's worth?

Based on what? Look at the guys the Sox signed before the 2013 season: Napoli, Victorino, Drew, Gomes, Dempster. Were any of those undervalued assets? Look at this year's free agent signings: Sandoval, Hanley, Masterson. Any of those undervalued?

Question back at you: what do you think will be the market value in annual salary next year, 2016, for a pitcher of Porcello's age who is projected to put up a 2.7 WAR for the next 4 years? Put your numbers out there and we can really get somewhere on this.

Your point can be summarized in two words: Porcello sucks.

Right off the top, Anibal Sanchez. Look at his career numbers before he got the 80 million from Detroit before the 2013 season. Homer Bailey got a 6 year, 105 million extension from Cincy before 2014. What started all the big money for #2 pitchers was when the Yankees gave Burnett 5 years ands 82.5 million. That was before 2009, so 6 years ago. The inflation has been insane. This is obvious. Who in their right minds two years ago thought Jon Lester would be making almost 26 million a year? And he has usually been considered a #2.

Kershaw makes 30 million a year average. Porcello makes 20 million a year average. 30 million is 150% of 20 million. Kershaw is elite. Porcello is not. 30 million is elite now. 20 million is not. You have to adapt your mind to the ever-changing economics of baseball.

Kershaw is guaranteed 215 million. Porcello is guaranteed 83 million, about 40% of that. The difference is massive. Kershaw has nothing to do with this.

Yes, Harang was worth $20 million last year, and IF that was his 6th season and IF he was 26 he probably would have gotten a pretty nice deal in the offseason.