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  1. cp176
    One of the few times we really agree. I'm not sure that that is a good thing for you. I don't see things quite the same as some others here. Kinsler should have made that play although it wasn't just a chippie. Someone mentioned that LA will be real pumped for this next one. I think that the Sox will match any intensity that they have. Pretty sure they know what is at stake here. i'm pretty sure that they know what kinsler has meant to this team too.
  2. cp176
    Old adage that good pitching beats good hitting is correct sort of. this wasn't just good pitching it was great and that is what it takes to beat this Sox team - great pitching.
  3. cp176
    Whoops I made an error there. Yup it either ends in LA or we go back 3-2. I'm still going with the better team. Sox in 5. In addition to the bases, what else is it about this pageant show that you don't like? There are lots of the things that I don't personally care for but the actual product on the field is pretty damn good. That game last night was historic.
  4. cp176
    Man you really don't like those plastic bases do you. lol
  5. cp176
    I agree with you. Sox are a great team not a perfect team.
  6. cp176
    Sox are are up 2-1 right? This is a great baseball team. When your top 4 go 0-28, it puts a lot of pressure on everybody. They'll be back out there in a couple of hours. 3-1 going back to Boston.
  7. cp176
    still just a guess
  8. cp176
    unanswerable - classic comeback I guess is would they be doing any worse?
  9. cp176
    Does anybody out there really think that Cora isn't super focused on winning this game tonight? He has his reasons for playing who where but it kind of seems to me as though in each of these playoff games he is willing to do anything to win now - worry about tomorrow when it arrives. Think we would all be well served just to have faith in whoever he puts out there right now. His track record has been pretty good.
  10. cp176
    Another great post as far as I am concerned. This team separates itself for me with respect to the others in that they carry no observable baggage. I love stories like this. It is great to have super talent but talent alone doesn't always get it done. Quality people of good character can often hold their own if not better against superior talent. It is a great team in all respects.
  11. cp176
    don't be so hard on yourself lol
  12. cp176
    Pretty close I'd say!
  13. cp176
    i regret responding to your comment a little because I do think that you know enough about baseball to know that if we had not had Buckner playing for us on his broken down wheels it is likely we would not have been playing for a title in '86. I realize what a heartbreak it was for fans but I can't even imagine how deeply that one play must have affected him. Billy Buck was one hell of a baseball player who had a career that we can only hope that young Mr. Devers can come close to matching.
  14. cp176
    I brought this up for a different reason though. I hope by now everyone has seen this article. There are lots of things far more important in life than the games we play and certainly the things we tend to argue over here. We don't hear enough about the good that some of these people do. What I admire most about Mookie is that he did not want or expect any recognition for his genuine act of kindness. Regardless of his skill on the field, this truly sets him apart from others. You want a role model, there he is. He looks like a gentleman, he acts like a gentleman, he cares about real things. Being possibly the best player in the game today is somewhat fitting because he certainly is among the better people. You win with people who act and do things like Mookie Betts. 2 to go for the face of this franchise.
  15. cp176
    Hey not to change the subject but to change the subject, I must have missed all of the posts on here talking about what Mookie and his cousin did following the game the other night. Feeding the homeless and just hoping no one would find out about it. This is just one of the reasons this kid deserves the keys to the city. I love him as we all do but this makes him extra special. I would sign him for whatever it takes and for the number of years that it takes. These are the types of people not just players that you can't afford to lose. Understand though I'm one of those guys who thinks JH can afford to sign him as well as most of his friends.
  16. cp176
    I don't know how bad the guy is beat up but it would be out of character if Cora sat him to rest him. He has been pulling out all of the stops to win every game in these playoffs. Sitting one of the best hitters in the game thinking that you can afford to because of the 2-0 just doesn't seem like something they would do.
  17. cp176
    I think that I must have missed something. I think that I watched every inning of both games. I saw JD hobbling around for a little while but it didn't seem to slow him down. I didn't think that it looked bad. Maybe we'll find something out tomorrow. 2 games left in the season - I think he goes if he can. His bat means too much for him to sit. Maybe I'll be surprised.
  18. cp176
    Hope that Rafael Devers can someday become the player Billy Buck was. It is sad that people still don't think of what he did for us and every team he played for as opposed to this one moment in time. With respect to Devers it is also a little sad that the concern over his fielding is even being discussed when he has looked so good out there. He'll make his mistakes but this discussion is happening because a few of us were talking about how good he has looked. Go figure!
  19. cp176
    just 2 more to go !!!
  20. cp176
    Another damn good idea! A spending minimum.
  21. cp176
    Although I think the idea of letting JD get a few days off to rest the ankle isn't a bad idea, I doubt it happens if he is able to move just a little bit. The bigger question for me I guess is who plays second base? There is no doubt that JBJ is one of the best center fielders in the game but Mookie is damn close behind him. Martinez has played a solid right field for us (please don't waste your time trying to make me believe otherwise). Kinsler is a good second baseman who is comfortable playing beside Bogaerts and he is starting to hit. Mookie, no matter how talented he is, has not played that position in some time and throwing him out there thinking that it is an easy position to play is not right. It might happen I guess but I think that overall with Mookie in Center and Kinsler at second we are a stronger team up the middle then we would be if we played Mookie at second. Once again, it will be interesting to see if it happens and it probably will work out fine if it does.
  22. cp176
    +++
  23. cp176
    That might actually be a good idea. That would make as much sense as any of the other suggestions floating around.
  24. cp176
    With respect to the bullpen and its' leap to stardom, it hasn't hurt one bit that E-Rod, Eovaldi, Porcello, and anybody else who can pitch has been moved out there. It would sure give me a confidence boost knowing that if I screwed up, I had these guys backing me up.
  25. cp176
    Of course those reasons are valid to those who endorse them all. I am an outlier - I think that if wants him, he'll go after him and every one of those reasons will seem very secondary.
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