Bellhorn04

If the purpose of the thread was to get us interested in the book, you chose an odd way to go about it.

4 games in Tampa is a test alright. Kind of like 4 days in the Gulag is a test.

The animals should have guns too. Then it would be sport.

Drowning is a clear-cut failure, though.

The best hitters in baseball don't fail 7 out of 10 times anyway. Ted Williams had an OBP of .482, so he only failed about half the time.

That's what guys who can't play usually say.

In a lot of soccer games nobody scores at all!

I agree, I just think we're all old enough and worldly enough here to have realized this a long time ago.

Just another reminder that baseball is hard.

The title isn't clickbait and you have no financial incentive. But the content is exactly like clickbait.

Personally I think Cora is very good at figuring out when to play guys and when to sit them. Casas is definitely a big part of the 2023 team.

Unless you're talking about the widely acclaimed trade for JBJ last year.

No word yet. Very ominous. I just hope he's back this season. Anything better than that would be a bonus.

Sure seems that way.

We all know this. And I've read Ball Four and North Dallas Forty and others, so I know what goes on behind the scenes of a pro sports team can be ugly. But the book is about the Astros' cheating scheme, and Cora getting drunk and cussing others out on a particular occasion has nothing to do with that. That's why this is strange.

It was really important that we know Cora called two guys a "c***".

He's not dead, but he's starting the season on the 60 day IL, so that's a bit of an issue.

I don't see anyone denying the accuracy of the accounts of Cora's drunken behavior. But they do feel like the kind of sensationalism intended to do nothing but sell books. The real question is why you chose to highlight these negative accounts for us? What's the purpose?

I don't think it's pretending that Bloom didn't sign a SS.

Alex Cora leads Red Sox effort to fly supplies to Puerto Rico Jan 31, 2018 ESPN New Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora and a contingent from the team flew to Puerto Rico on Tuesday to deliver 10 tons of supplies to help with the Hurricane Maria recovery effort. Cora, who is from Puerto Rico, was joined by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello, team president Sam Kennedy and assistant general manager Eddie Romero on the trip to bring medical supplies, water filtration systems, food and other equipment. "While many areas have recovered from the initial devastation of the storm, there is still a great need on the island for relief," Cora said. "I am thankful to the Red Sox, who did not hesitate when I suggested a relief trip this offseason, and I am grateful to JetBlue for transporting all the supplies and for the many organizations who made donations. "To the fans who contributed this past season, and to Seth, Henry, and Herb, your generosity is above and beyond what I could have hoped for. Embracing this mission and helping the people I care so much about has made me feel welcome and supported by this city and organization in ways I could not have imagined." The group was met at the airport in San Juan by Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez and pitcher Chris Sale, and the group then traveled to Caguas, Cora's hometown. They delivered more relief supplies and baseball equipment to area children and presented Caguas Mayor William Miranda Marin with a $200,000 donation to help restore power to the city.

Taylor also presently has a .527 OPS with 0 runs and 0 RBI. You can imagine what Sox fans would have to say about that.

As I said before, Bloom tends to have a bit too much of a "try anything" attitude. And now we have a SS who's on pace for 100 errors.

So Cora had a drinking problem when he was the Astros. Does he still have it? Would the Red Sox have re-hired him if he'd exhibited this kind of behavior with the Sox? No chance. We haven't heard a single thing about Cora behaving badly during his time with the Sox. And what did Chris Sale say when he was talking about the decision by Cora for Sale to take in Opening Day rather than pitch? "That's why everybody loves him." There's my rebuttal.

Yassir. Confuses some of us every year.

It makes you realize just how much "conditions" can affect the flight of a baseball.