cp176
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I'm very defensive and sensitive too. I do not think that we are talking two separate issues here though. The "Quite a few People" to whom you refer are the people I am referring to. Some on occasion tend to be a little nasty when discussing DD's moves. I have nothing to gain at all about naming anyone's name. Now I know what the obvious come back to this statement is - well what about all of the negative crap said about DD's predecessor? - I'm not one of those people. Don't rain on my parade here too much Hitch. I post here just for something to do. I get my morning laughs here from all of the ******** that gets slung around. When I start getting called out for slinging a little of my own, I likely will find something else to do. very defensive aren't I.
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Here we go again. it is just my perception I guess Hitch. You've caught me again I guess. I will gladly retract my statement. I have not read one time on here obviously about "desperate Dave" selling off the farm to win now. Nor do I have any reason to believe that he is at all concerned with the state of our current farm system. he just keeps giving away all of our prospects.
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For insurance purposes alone, I go with no fault. it is just so hard for me to try to wrap my brain around how E-Rod is continually getting injured.
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and you are probably right - If you haven't been crying over any of DD's work, then obviously I wasn't referring to you. The statement is definitely true just not in reference to you I guess. Have you not noticed a general tone from various posters constantly questioning and often criticizing Dombrowski for just about any move that he has made?
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I think that what we have done here is wonderful. When kids are concerned, someone needs to step up to help them. I still kind of long for the 3 sport athlete and a day when summer was for baseball and not an extra season for everything else.
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i mentioned the two tomies earlier. I think that we tend not to resign our rentals who aren't worth resigning. Maybe he will be worth it and maybe he won't be but the people crying over losing prospect Beeks are people who just want to cry over anything DD does. If the organization really felt that Beeks was worth keeping sometime down the line, he would still be in Boston.
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he sounds pretty happy to be in boston. My guess is that with any kind of success he gets resigned easily although that really isn't much of a concern.
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Dombrowski very likely is at the top of the food chain when it come to all of the wheeling and dealing. I think that they we are in fairly capable hands.
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This is an absolute fact and i am glad that you are the one who mentioned it. We all want to see our own guys developed into becoming stars but in this case with Evoldi once again, we are likely trading a young man who might or might not help us someday in a limited capacity because he just ain't as good as his minor league stats say he is, for someone who has a legit power arm and is still a young man. 2 tommy Johns is a concern but I think worth the risk. No question - beat some other teams to the punch - very good signing. I don't think that DD is done just yet either.
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I'm thinking that E-Rod is what he appears to be. He gets injured and tends to stay that way. As for whose responsible for the injury, that f***ing imbecile (sorry) has I am sure been taught how to create the correct goddam angle to receive a throw when going to first. His position sucked. He ran through the runner. that is on him. I love his arm for sure - 1or 2 kind of arm. It is his brain I think that might come in to question.
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As an aside to this, that really is where most high schools had there very best athletes playing - pitcher , then whatever else. Swihart's head must be swimming. this young man has played all over the place. He continues to be just an outstanding athlete - better athlete but not catcher than both Vazquez and Leon. I think this guy still could be a damn good catcher. Give him a chance and leave him alone. No outfield - no third base - no first base - no second base - CATCHER. Let's see what happens.
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My thoughts exactly. Unless Beeks is going to grow an arm to add power then he will need to be a Scott Maddox kind of guy. they just aren't that easy to come by nor are they easy to develop. Just another good move.
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One more thing - it amazes me how many people here are already planning for October baseball in late July. My guess is that Chris Sale and the rest of the guys aren't. One day at a time - one game at a time. Sale is thinking about tonight's game as well as his next start. I bet he isn't looking ahead.
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I agree with everything in your post. I've been very impressed with Cora this season. I haven't always agreed with his decisions but I think that he is good right now and has a chance to be very good. I'm sure that he communicates with all of his players. He knows that he is working with one of the very best in Sale. I bet he listens to him but I also bet that he speaks his mind as well.
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Pound me with those facts Slasher - you know I don't listen to them! lol I hope Pomeranz comes out and pitches well just to piss off all of the guys who love to hate him too. Wake me up when Espinoza pitches in a ml game. double lol - you know I don't mean any of that stuff.
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I think that Cora gets it with respect to when and how much rest Sale should get. Sitting him down for any length of time could possibly work against him just as well. You rest him but not in any excessive manner.
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7/23 @ Baltimore
cp176 replied to Youk Of The Nation's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I thought that that that was an excellent play. Great throw to second. These are the types of guys that DD likes. Great signing - true pro. -
We'll see how it all works out for sure. Maybe he shouldn't start his season until June.
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For years now people have been waiting for all kinds of things to happen to Chris Sale. First it was his somewhat unorthodox delivery and of course it has always been about his size. What he does though is continue to pitch year after year many many innings , manny manny stirikeouts with basically the same velocity that he had as a rookie. he is unusual I guess to say the least. i'm all for doing exactly what Cora wants to do with him but I am in no way convinced that he will be better for the rest he is going to get. Worth a try I guess as long as the team continues to play well. Maybe he tires late in the season - I wonder what he says about it.
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Chavis has proven nothing at this point in time. If people think that he might provide a little power, I think that the logical question would be, what might have helped him with that power? He is young but that question is likely to follow him around for some time. If DD gets a chance to trade him for something of value, I bet he is gone in one of those very rapid minutes we sometimes talk about.
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Me either and I still don't. I'm the eternal hopetomist though. I still think that Thornburg could help us. Once again though, I would say that it is important to actually see these guys play a little before making a personal decision simply based on statistical information in my case. To me Dubon just looked like a future good one. But I kind of liked Shaw as well.
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Of all the ones traded, Dubon was the one I least liked seeing go. After seeing him play, I was very impressed.
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In your case, it probably is obvious but in others not so much. it is a frustrating point for me. I freely admit that I think Dombrowski is a far better GM than Cherington was when he was here. That is pretty obvious too I guess. I just don't and never will give them the kind of credit that some people (many more than just one ) give either of these guys for the way the product performs on the field. Im glad that we seem to have competent leadership at the top but I am far more interested in what actually happens on the field.
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It kind of reminds me of what one of the very best coaches I ever have worked with used to tell me - said coach also had a stellar playing career in high school as well as college. Rest is necessary and good for sure but - "what I had I gave because what I saved I lost". I think that Cora has done a great job managing pitcher's innings so far. Limiting pitch counts and maybe skipping a few starts to provide a little rest to get through the rest of the way makes sense but just not to an extreme. I'm really not sure that it makes any difference at all. I don't tend to look ahead much, day to day for me. If Sale says he feels great, good enough for me.
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And even in some cases where they aren't anymore! lol