Bellhorn04
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I think Saltalamacchia may have a role too. I don't think it's a coincidence guys keep getting lit up with Salty behind the plate.
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After today it's clear to me that the bullpen is easily the biggest problem with this team. It's a disaster of epic proportions.
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The way this bullpen is going, it might end up being one of the worst in baseball history. Seriously. There is no way you can manage around that. They bring in Bailey and Melancon and both are instant toast. It's just a disastrous situation.
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Valentine came into a tenuous and difficult situation, no doubt. I think he could have gotten the players behind him though. But after we won the first 3 games of the home stand he decides to make the remark about Youkilis, leading to Pedroia giving him a verbal beatdown. Then he makes a questionable decision leaving Bard in the game. Since then the team has looked like total crap again and you get the fans chanting that they want Tito back.
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B is the obvious choice, but my hopes that Valentine can accomplish something with this team are fading fast. He may have already failed.
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A battle of the bullpens would not bode well for the Red Sox, considering that their bullpen has been the worst in the league.
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Sox dee-fence: Current outfield - stinks Current bullpen - stinks Current rotation - iffy Left side of infield - iffy Saltalamacchia - abominable -
And in those 40 games they've allowed 252 runs. That's 6.3 runs a game, which would be 1,021 over 162 games. To put that in perspective, the most runs any Red Sox team has ever allowed in a season is 922. So this really is a defensive meltdown of historic proportions.
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LOL maybe they told him he could come if he agreed to re-enact the 'fly ball off the noggin home run' play later.
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I don't mean that there's a special place in JH's heart for the Red Sox. My thinking is that there is a significant buzz in being the owner of the Sox. Once you sell the team you no longer get to watch games from the owner's box as you yuk it up with Tom Werner. And JH doesn't have to worry very much about the value of this asset going down.
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Henry owned the Marlins for 3 years. He's been Red Sox owner for 10 years. He could have sold the team for a big profit several years ago. If anything, there's evidence that the Red Sox are different for him.
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You're trying to make the facts fit your theory. If not splurging in a particular year is indicative of an intention to sell, then the Steinbrenners must be doing the same because they didn't add any big contracts this year either. Like the Red Sox they maintained their total payroll at roughly the same as it was for 2011.
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Huh? I don't see where you're getting that from at all. Last year they entered into two of the longest and most expensive contracts in team history. This year they didn't have any payroll room left to make any big deals.
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I would have thought that for many of the pre 67 fans, finally winning it all would have dispelled a lot of the negativity.
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4/17 vs. Rangers
Bellhorn04 replied to Youk Of The Nation's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Yep, in the first 11 games of the season, one team or the other has reached double figures 6 times. And Valentine has already invoked the 7-run rule 3 times. -
4/17 vs. Rangers
Bellhorn04 replied to Youk Of The Nation's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
This team never does anything half-ass, do they? Tonight they have 3 players have the worst game of their careers in the same game...Lester, Youkilis and Melancon. -
I don't necessarily disagree. However, the problem is that the value of the manager is an unmeasurable intangible. You can't conclusively prove that a manager affected the outcome of a single game, even if they made what everyone agrees was a brilliant or boneheaded move on a key play. Because you're left with the unknown quantity of what would have happened if the other move was made.
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He may well be a lame duck. To me, after seeing what happened with Tito, and now what's happening with Valentine, it shows what a crazy hard job it is managing the Sox. You will get a decent paycheque, but you will be subjected to an incredible amount of scrutiny, second-guessing, name-calling and abuse.
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Couldn't agree more.
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Yankee Fans Say Valentine Won't Last in Boston
Bellhorn04 replied to Jwmann2's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
One question that comes to mind is who the hell would they get to replace him? Manager of the Red Sox is neither an easy job these days nor a particularly inviting one, considering what's been going on with the team on the field and off. -
Most of the attention goes to the recent failures with big-dollar free agency signings. But what doesn't get as much attention is the team's recent failures in bringing MLB-ready talent up from their system. I guess this is stating the obvious, but if you have good young pitchers like the Rays, you don't have to pay huge dollars signing guys like Matsuzaka and Lackey.
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Personally I will forever be grateful for the 2004 and 2007 championships. I've been with this team since the late 60's and gone through the same intense suffering as other Red Sox fans of my age group. My loyalty to the people who were part of the championship teams has cast me as a pollyanna in some people's eyes. All that said, I do not have a good feeling about the current team. It's just incredible that they are 8-25 in their last 33 games over 2 years. I've never seen a stretch like it. And they've got a potentially brutal home stand coming up. I do understand some of the negative thoughts out there right now. I know this team will rebound at some point but right now I have no feel for when that might happen.
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Sucktacular would be more like it.
