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  1. cp176
    My goodness, what has happened to you? lol For the record, of course i agree with you. double lol
  2. cp176
    pontificsting ad nausem - really? Yes I think that Natick to NC is for sure over the top but no denying that he is a Boston fan. I get that. Reading between the lines tells me that he is about team which I absolutely understand. Like what he says or not, he does speak in a language that the majority of fans do understand. I understand that he gets under your skin. I'm pretty sure that you aren't alone but I think simply assuming that he is some kind of boob might be a mistake.
  3. cp176
    I wonder why people judge trades that way? There are some obvious trades and "getaways" that have happened but I have always just kind of looked at trades and acquisitions as part of the gig moving forward. Have to say that I hate getting caught up in the GM speculations that are so debated here. It is easy to do but trying to read things in to what a GM is thinking and trying to assess what they think of how to build a team is just an opportunity for people to try to convince others of things that they really can only guess at. Oh by the way, Ben does get beaten up on here but he is in very good company with the rest of the guys. I guess the big question that I always had about him was was he ready for a job of this magnitude. He had his chance and he is now gone. But what do I know about it? really not much I guess - I was a fan of Duquettes and feel that in the world of "hindsight" he has always been under appreciated.
  4. cp176
    lol - good post - you kept within the theme of the numbskull never going to happen trade theme.
  5. cp176
    What makes you think that JBJ and a no name would get that trade done? Scooter should be an All Star.
  6. cp176
    I agree with you here for sure notin. You have to get to the post season before you can win the post season. Normal people don't place a tremendous amount of value on simple post season stats I hope. Think that I would take a big dose of Chris Sale anytime. I could care less about just his post season stats.
  7. cp176
    It probably is a very sensitive subject with some here notin but I do think that this team does have some concern for the types of players that they bring in. I've been really pleased overall with the guys that they have brought in from a character perspective. I know that some people might bring up Price's name to contradict what I have said. I'm not one of those guys. By all accounts, he is a good teammate and he wants to win.
  8. cp176
    We lived through it SS. Anybody who says that that was a bad trade is one of the following two - 1. full of ******** (quite likely) or 2. Trying to impress people by pretending they know something that others didn't know (which happens all the time)
  9. cp176
    Only the psychic reader here in town could have predicted Jeff Bagwell to have the career that he had. In hindsight, like so many others, it looks like a bad trade. At the time, it looked like a good strong move.
  10. cp176
    Looking back at things, I'm sure you would get agreement from some here. I would say that not in my wildest dreams, as badly has he has looked on occasion, I would never thought that JBJ would have looked as bad at the plate as he does right now. I also think that Puig might be the type of player management really wants to stay away from.
  11. cp176
    I agree with you. I also thought that that was a strange lineup to yard out there. Glad I didn't have a ticket for that one.
  12. cp176
    That is your opinion. It is a good one. I tend to think that if JD feels that playing in the outfield from time to time keeps him actively involved in the game which he thinks makes him a better hitter, IMO that is the way it should be done. They run the risk of being injured everytime they take the field.
  13. cp176
    I've been watching JD play all season just like the rest of you. Calling him a stickman in the outfield along with the other terms used to describe him out there is ridiculous. Just admitting that he ain't that bad would be good for starters. No one needs to justify the early season criticism of him by doing that now that we have gotten into the season. the picture painted by past years statistics are just proving to be wrong. Simple as that. Oh by the way I'm betting that he could give a s*** about what any of his critics here think of his fielding abilities. He is doing the job.
  14. cp176
    Ok - i've thought about this a lot. I think the world of Mookie like all of us do. The but here is that he isn't really a particularly big guy for what he gets out of his game. I think that he like Pedroia stretches his body to an extreme overtime he plays the game. It is great for sure but it might not spell longevity. he can't help us much unless he is able to play. Not sure I'd look ultra long term.
  15. cp176
    I absolutely agree. Having him at third and hitting where he hits, is a plus for us going forward not a problem. Just gives some folks something to talk about.
  16. cp176
    I know exactly what you meant. My comment was meant for the saber metric folks here who will try to give him just a little credit for doing a good job by calling it "serviceable".
  17. cp176
    One thing that has kind of gone under the radar is that lately he has been fielding his position pretty well. He has made 11 errors to date I think. When was his last one? He is our third baseman. I think that he will be just fine.
  18. cp176
    For sure - maybe the extra work he put in while in Houston really did help. I hope he keeps it up.
  19. cp176
    seviceable - What exactly does that mean? No one is saying that he is a gold glover out there but in my world serviceable isn't much of a compliment. He is better than that and it is ok if people can say that maybe the "metrics" were misleading. It isn't always about what you have done in the past, it is about what you are dong right now. He will sit again when Mookie returns and that is ok. As for the statistics/sabermetrics point of view: JD is currently batting third - Cora uses the hit and run - Our guys aren't opposed to stealing bases. Does Cora just not get it or what? The approach to the game has changed and saber metrics have contributed to some of those changes. I believe in their use but I also think that some traditional approaches to the game are just as valuable.
  20. cp176
    The constant comments telling us how lousy he is out there have stopped flooding in. He has done a very good job.
  21. cp176
    me - I do
  22. cp176
    There have been a couple here who have mentioned Barnes throwing at Machado's head. You have no idea what spot Barnes was trying to hit. I wouldn't be so quick to assume something like this. I felt at the time the wrong guy was being asked to throw at someone anyway. I would have liked to have seen someone with a little more experience doing that job if in fact the intention was to hit him at all. Don't ask a youngster to do a big boy's job.
  23. cp176
    Ok Max - How many posters here are actually crying over Swihart not being our starting catcher? 1 maybe 2 you think. You really are starting to make this sound as though anyone who supports Swihart must think that he should be a starter for this team. I don't get the sense that that is the case at all. Some of us would just like to see this kid get a little more of a chance than he already has.
  24. cp176
    We are not going to find out what Swihart has until he gets regular at bats. Every third, fourth, or fifth day isn't going to get it done. I feel really bad for the kid. if the goal is to trade him, he is going to have to play to show people that he can in fact play. Hanging on to him just for security purposes kind of sucks for him. I wish that they would release or trade this kid if they are not going to play him. If he was given or had been given the same opportunities that Ramirez was given this spring, we might all have been surprised by what he could do. Just hanging on to him looks kind of sad to me.
  25. cp176
    Hanley was released for a number of reasons. Some being more important than others. I don't think the owners of this franchise owe any fan any explanation for what they did in this case. When the local store stops selling products that I like, I pretty much have to go to another store to get what I need. They don't ask for my input. Cora and DD gave an explanation because that seems to be what everybody has to do these days.
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