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Everything posted by cp176

  1. cp176
    playoff baseball starts for me tonight.
  2. cp176
    Sadly i agree
  3. cp176
    Sadly i agree
  4. cp176
    never said that it would be easy just that it can be done.
  5. cp176
    Now that is what I call insightful.
  6. cp176
    makes a lot more sense to me than making it sound as though you know what you are talking about. Being aware of what you don't know is damn insightful.
  7. cp176
    What budget right? Of course there is one, but no one (repeat no one) knows how much John Henry is willing to spend at any time. I get a kick out of how we all want to try to spend his money for him. Is it possible that he stays within a budgetary limit? - yes I suppose it is. Is it possible that he blows right through the budget that you folks have set for him?-yes I suppose it is. All that being said, I would maybe go as high as 5 years for whatever to sign Mookie. Anymore and he ain't worth it. He is replaceable.
  8. cp176
    Does the pencil bend when you wag in front of your face. No but it looks like it does. obviously there are fastballs that look like they rise to pitchers and hitters. If they look like they do, it makes 0 difference whether they do or do not.
  9. cp176
    Seriously? There were people that that thought that the way Manny went about his business was charming? If Benintendi has been told to stop dong the stupid things that he has been doing and he continues to do them once again he is either stupid or uncoachable. Stupid is tolerable - uncoachable is not. Particularly if you are 5'10 maybe and you might weigh in at 175.
  10. cp176
    The types of mental mistakes he has made should not be happening. There is no question that he is a keeper from the physical side. Such things as trying to advance to third on a roundball directly in front of you are not all that uncharacteristic of his game. These aren't the types of "rookie " mistakes I guess that I am used to. I'm glad that we have him but I also have no problem with someone telling him like it is. no amount of rationalization makes these mental mistakes ok.
  11. cp176
    And therein lies the truth.
  12. cp176
    So I have to get this one straight. if the laws of physics say that a fastball cannot rise, then it doesn't right. I'm ok with that. But if people who have played the game and who are currently playing the game think that it actually does because of what it looks like to them, does it really matter what the laws of physics say? Maybe it is an illusion - Im ok with that to.
  13. cp176
    ya - about that Bell - at 7:14 am I bet that you are just getting home after a long night of partying!
  14. cp176
    Let me see if I get this straight (just being a pain in the ass here) - a pitcher knows that he has Ortiz in the on deck circle as he looks in to the plate. There are two outs. Is it not at least conceiveable that the guy in the batter's box might be given a really good pitch or two to hit because no one wants to have to count on trying to get a hitter out like Ortiz if they have another option? I enjoyed my strat - o - magic baseball game just like some of the people who posted here too but I pretty much knew that rolling the dice made it make believe no matter how similar the stats appeared. SS- it is pretty clear that some opinions have been made up for sure and no amount of common sense will apply. The data says this is the way it is and that's it.
  15. cp176
    You know sometimes in my attempt to just be humorous I find myself in a hole that I have to dig my way out of. I'm really glad that there are a couple of people here who get what I try to say most of the time. We all hope Beni becomes the player that all of the so called scouts and brilliant minds believe he might become. i'm pretty sure that you understand what I am trying to say. These guys are all the same size. In some respects that means they sort of look alike. Not one of them including Benintendi looks big enough to carry the weight of the franchise on their shoulders. They are all replaceable tomorrow. I hope Beni becomes a star but if doesn't eventually play with just a lick of intelligence he is just going to wind up being a plus minus kind of guy. maybe he just needs a swift kick in the ass now and then. I posted this here Spud because I know that you get the fact that I realize that there is a difference in the ability levels of all these little guys.
  16. cp176
    Read closely - they looked alike. i'm not ready to anoint benintendi into the HOF just yet but I get the fact that he is playing ml baseball. I'm just not all lathered up about trying to resign him already to a gazillion dollar contract. I bet though that as soon as he learns how to run the bases and play the field i'll feel better about him.
  17. cp176
    When Eck walked to the front of the plane.
  18. cp176
    Sale and Betts I get. The other two - no rush there. if we can't sign them, ho hum. They are replaceable.
  19. cp176
    In my estimation, I think that Bogaerts still has something to prove before we talk resigning. I love JBJ as well but I think that ultimately whether he stays depends on what he wants. He brings a unique defensive skill set to the table but he is replaceable. Sale and Betts I agree - the other two not so much - slow it down see what they do. In many ways they can both be improved upon.
  20. cp176
    I really liked Dubon when I saw him play but in all honesty Hernandez,Lin, and Marerro might have been him too. Actually Benintendi could have been mistaken for him as well. If Beni played the infield, they could all be the same guy. boston has done this for quite some time. A collection of solid mediocrity (benintendi of course excluded). That is why I get so excited when we do have someone appear who can hit but actually might get the ball over the outfielders heads as well.
  21. cp176
    More wordsmithing me thinks. Doesn't sound quite as bad as that cliff word does it.
  22. cp176
    I watched him pitch in Boston. All 3 of those guys looked as though they were at least going to be ok. Funny how it works.
  23. cp176
    i hope not. i don't want them to give up anyone who really looks as though they might have power.
  24. cp176
    I agree with you - too early to be sold on any of these guys but what they have done is exceptional! I would take a chance on either or both before I signed any aging has been maybes.
  25. cp176
    That is a neat and accurate I think perspective on things posted. We are all authors of sorts I guess.
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