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  1. cp176
    I like this!
  2. cp176
    I think that we should just give them all A+ grades. It is what people do these days. We don't want to dampen a spirit or hurt someone's pride.
  3. cp176
    JBJ made some good solid contact yesterday. Liked seeing him go to the opposite field. If he starts to hit just a little, we all will be able to breathe easy.
  4. cp176
    So we disagree and that is ok - the addition of the human element always makes things entertaining for me whether they are proven right or wrong - the constant use of replay and the obvious attempt to sterilize the game does not interest me at all. My "fan card" is running out I think. As we use replay more and more and with the possibility of using robots to even call balls and strikes for us, I see a trend toward no umpires whatsoever. Not for me I guess. I'm glad that they still print real books for me to read. It will give me something to do on these otherwise baseball days.
  5. cp176
    Have to add here though that as much as I like what Smart has to give, if he thinks that he is going to get 14plus million from the Celtics - he is living in a dream world.
  6. cp176
    ty All gave something, some gave everything! It is important to remember.
  7. cp176
    First of all let me say that I really am against replay for the most part in this great old past time but if you are going to use instant replay with an emphasis on getting it right so to speak I can't imagine anybody except people like me who would be against using robots to call your balls and strikes. Maybe it would help us since then we might be able to find a catcher who could hit due to the fact that framing pitches wouldn't seem to have much importance anymore. I love the game but have to admit that it is getting tiresome with an over emphasis with a need to prove everything to be right. They still on occasion don't seem to get it right. I get frustrated when it looks like umps make mistakes but it also makes me appreciate the parts of this game that are imperfect. The human element with all of its faults has always made the game much more entertaining to me.
  8. cp176
    I'll admit that my memory is a little shaky but I am pretty sure that I read somewhere that Hanley's recent shoulder surgeries were going to allow him to play like he did 7 or 8 years ago. Some would make the arguement that a healed Hanley just didn't have enough time to strut his stuff. Not me! Oh well though I also don't think that 2 months of playing regularly is a particular small sample size either. I'm pretty much in the minority here don't you think. I don't even like the expression sample size. My point I guess that I was trying to make is that you can't change the individual sample size rules just to suit the way you want to look at things.
  9. cp176
    and away we go
  10. cp176
    I have to let the dust settle I think while I gather my thoughts. Hope Danny does too. What I take away from this is that Jason Tatum is on the verge and will become a great player in this league. I like Smart. I get the fact that he does not shoot the ball well but he does so many other things that very few others will do that he is very valuable. If the Celtics choose not to pay him, someone else will. It said a lot last night about both Rozier and Brown that when the game was really on the line, both of them were not on the floor together very much. Brown disappeared and Rozier showed us why we need to have Irving out there as much as possible. Nonetheless it was a great year for a young team. One of the differences that I saw last night between Brown and Smart was that when James went to the hoop, Brown waved at him and ducked while Smart took two charges. I prefer that type of player whether he shoots well or not.
  11. cp176
    Won't someone who loves Hanley please just humor me and tell me how the "sample size" was just too small at this point in the season to dump him. My God - it's only the first of June. lol
  12. cp176
    I agree - but I also would say that personally I would be ok without press conferences in general to explain these types of things to me.
  13. cp176
    I'm just one of those dopes who doesn't really want to know everything about everything which is what happens these days. Many people think that our massive access to information where everybody gets to express an opinion about anything even if it does not involve them at all in anyway is a good thing and will lead to better times. The "news" and reporting the news in general has become nothing more than an extended arm of the entertainment industry. For the record, if you and I were in a room and having a debate, I might disagree with you over some things and we would have fun discussing those things. I bet that we both have about the same amounts of spirit when it comes to the things that really matter. I will never disagree with any point that you make on this forum board even if I do not agree with what you say or think. I wish that we lived a little closer together - I bet that we could solve a lot of the problems the world faces today. lol
  14. cp176
    Maybe Cora can do that out of the public eye and claim it was a DD move. That might get some traction here. lol
  15. cp176
    This is another non-story for me. I'm with Bellhorn on this one. I could not care any less about whose idea it might have been to jettison Ramirez. But what the hell I have never been particularly enamored with him. No hit = No Hanley. I believe what I have been led to believe and it works for me. I suppose for those who do not like Dombrowski and want to believe that he is not being truthful, it gives them something to criticize him for. I think that the good news is that he doesn't care what any of us think. Doesn't affect what he wants to do which is win. For those who have commented about the public being deceived today with resect to the news, I wish that we saw and heard a lot less of it than we do. It's this information age I guess and we aren't going backward.
  16. cp176
    Good one! I see that also.
  17. cp176
    what what what did I read - who is the enigma now? I'm kidding with you. Sometimes you have to say it the way it feels. I don't make a habit of it myself but to me it's called passion and I feel badly for those who do not have it. We have two pretty reliable catchers. Neither can hit but not a big deal when you are talking catchers as we all know.
  18. cp176
    I get the fact that people are upset that Pomeranz hasn't gotten the job done. So am I but there is no way you give up on this kid just yet. How long before it gets to be Porcello's turn to get raked over the coals here?
  19. cp176
    Aren't you worried about the cliff? lol
  20. cp176
    I'll bet that it was a really tough one to make for Alex Cora. I think that he was very sincere with wanting to truly see what Hanley had to offer. Hitting him third was no joke and hopefully showed that he had some confidence in him. Making this decision early will hopefully prove to be the best one for all parties.
  21. cp176
    I just think that with respect to Hanley, it was becoming more and more apparent that he was going to have to be benched and not just rested. Moreland deserves to be out there we all probably see that. I don't think Hanley would have faired very well in a greatly diminished role. Just my opinion - nothing really against Hanley.
  22. cp176
    We are going to have to wait and see I guess. I still can't get over the fact that ownership doesn't have much to say about another 20+ million walking out the door. I didn't expect it to happen but I did think that if he didn't hit and was forced to sit that problems very well might occur. He was a good teammate while here it seems but I'm not buying the the thought that he might have been above causing problems for Cora.
  23. cp176
    I like it - unbiased and realistic thoughts. It is going to be interesting to see what Price can give us moving forward. Has the potential to be a bad signing for sure I guess but it might depend on who you ask and what their personal views are with respect to the amounts of money some of these guys sign for and what we can realistically expect form them. I am glad that we have Price for now though. What strikes me as somewhat odd is that in this forum there is a great deal made of the $ and the years involved with some of these contracts and what John Henry ultimately chooses to do. It just seems to me that if he was as concerned about how he spends his money as people want him to be, letting another 2o plus million walk out the door might concern him more. It doesn't seem that way at all. He is either so very wealthy that it just doesn't bother him very much or he must just have complete faith in the people he has put in place to make these suggestions and follow through on them.
  24. cp176
    I'm from that different time and culture too I guess. I'm not opposed to the idea of Hanley being gone I guess but primarily because he just wasn't getting the job done. The last thing I think that this team needed was another non hitter in the lineup. Particularly batting third, a spot where you have to have an rbi producer. With respect to your reference about the way these guys sometimes look, I don't know. I guess personally I am for a cleaner cut kind of look but I also remember when I wore my hair to my shoulders and no one thought that I would ever get a job. I see things from a different perspective now and I am kind of glad that I grew out of that phase of my life. It was fun though.
  25. cp176
    Can you even believe it - JD in the 3 hole - seriously - Cora just doesn't get it ! lol Power RBI guy in the 3 hole = perfect,
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