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  1. cp176
    I really hope that you are right but I personally don't really believe that. My guess is that there was more to this than Hanley just not hitting. The Sox cut him loose and if people want to think that the only reason was the impending option, that is all good. If he signs soon with someone maybe it proves that point. On the other hand if he is not signed soon by someone, there really might be a little more to this story than his biggest supporters want to hear. Whatever, the Sox have cut him loose and it doesn't look like they are losing sleep over that decision.
  2. cp176
    Ok so what is going on. If Hanley had the kind of value that some think that he has, why has he not signed some where with someone? if you could get him for next to nothing, why would you not take a chance with him. Unless of course there might be actual reasons that we don't know about as to why he has not already been signed.
  3. cp176
    This my friend is an excellent post. "Go Up For Glory" was one of my best reads as a kid and a die hard Celtics fan. Russell prevailed and thrived in an extremely difficult environment. This is why I absolutely hate mixing athletics with politics in general. I was a fan of the RedSox as I am today beginning in the fifties. In all honesty I did not know who the owner was. I did not care nor do I particularly care today. I really don't give a s*** about what color you are or anyone happens to be or my God forgive me what your sexual preferences might be. We all have our own story to tell. if we are lucky we make it. Everytime the Yawkey name is used in reference to racism tends to vilify the family and the family foundation. I think that that is absolute ******** and the height of hypocrisy.
  4. cp176
    I would put Holt there and leave him there. He is a better second baseman than Nunez. Nunez still plays just as much but at a few different positions. it isn't Pedroia's bat out there that will be missed the most.
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    replay

    cp176 replied to cp176's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk

    Correct!
  6. cp176
    Oh my - you are talking my language. One of my favorite players was Pete Runnels. Jackie Jensen! Without googling his stats people here (most not all) have no idea how good he was. Reggie Smith - Mike Andrews - George Scott.
  7. cp176
    Holt to second and Nunez everywhere else for me.
  8. cp176

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    cp176 replied to cp176's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk

    I'm with you Max on this one. My world is imperfect and I don't need to see perfection on the diamond to make life better. A beautiful game becoming less beautiful as far as I'm concerned.
  9. cp176
    great statement -
  10. cp176
    I don't understand this. You didn't think that Wright looked like a baserunning phenom walking off the mound last night.
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    I agree and I don't think that we are going back anytime soon but I think that by using reply to the extent that it is being used is taking something out of the game that I know I have always enjoyed.
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    Count me in as not a fan of instant replay as it is currently used. I realize that there has been importance placed on "getting it right" but I think that it is being overdone. I get it being used on the obvious but on the quick hitting bang bang plays, I like the concept of the human umpire element being used. Still a great game but I liked it better without the replay interruptions. Not to mention the fact that I always liked those pleasant little interactions between umpires and managers.
  13. cp176
    I just can't believe that he hasn't been signed by someone by now. LOL
  14. cp176
    good to see him back and throwing well
  15. cp176
    there probably would even be a few here who would think that they could compete with him intellectually as well.
  16. cp176
    but - do two negatives make a positive?
  17. cp176
    or me!!!
  18. cp176
    Plus the fact what in the hell are you doing arguing with him anyway?
  19. cp176
    It is not my money that is pretty much how I can make it through the day without worrying about needless little s*** like this. You have to get to the big dance before you can win it. Having Sale and a healthy Price at the top of our rotation gives us a good chance to get there. That works for me and probably the majority of people who have ever been involved with the game at any level.
  20. cp176
    Mookie Betts is one of the great players that we have seen in a Red Sox uniform. To this point he has proven to be fairly durable as well. Going forward though what are we going to get? I would not rush to sign him up to a 10 year 290 to 300 million dollar contract. He is 5"9" and might weigh 175. He plays the game easily as hard as Pedroia in every way. He runs, he dives, and he literally rips that ball with that body. he never takes a play off. Bigger players expend less energy and less effort to get the job done. It is a simple fact of life. it is little wonder that he rips his abs evertime that he swings. he is a great player and personally if I was John Henry I would have no trouble signing him for whatever simply because to our owner the money really doesn't matter all that much. But for all of you folks that are truly concerned over the way Mr. Henry spends his loot, you might want to stutter just a bit before signing him up long term. Currently he is as good as there is. How about 5 years from now?
  21. cp176
    My goodness, what has happened to you? lol For the record, of course i agree with you. double lol
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. cp176
    lol - good post - you kept within the theme of the numbskull never going to happen trade theme.
  25. cp176
    What makes you think that JBJ and a no name would get that trade done? Scooter should be an All Star.
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