cp176
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Do you really think that I was being serious?
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You might be right. He looks at least just as athletic as anyone else on the roster. Tall, lanky, good arm = first base when not pitching. I wonder if Kimbrel could play third on the occasional day he is not scheduled to throw? As an aside - Sale looked about twice as fast on the base paths as Wright did which means that anything could happen with JF at the helm. lol
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Pablo might not be the problem but Pablo not playing as expected has created the problem. Not only have we been left without his ability to field the position we also are playing without his bat. The fielding aspect of this can be dealt with the hitting part not so much. We need the productive bat greatly.
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I agree with you but I have kind of resigned myself to just believing that this team is what it is. I really don't want to see them go out and make a trade for any of the guys whose names have been mentioned here. I would hate to see it but I would move Devers right on up to the big club before I would waste any single asset that we have on an average third baseman who may or may not be an upgrade over a combination of Rutledge/Marrero - God did I really just say that.
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What I hope they don't start doing is pressing anymore than they already do. I just don't think that they will morph into something that they aren't. There are plenty of good solid little bats in this lineup. The problem seems to be that they might be too little. If you are getting 5 or 6 hits a night, if they are all singles, you might not be scoring enough runs to compete for a title regardless of how good your pitching is.
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I'm not sure that it is scary but it is very odd. I'm happy that the team has played as well as they have but I still think that there is a great lack of power in this lineup. Coming from behind to win games becomes much more difficult when what you are sending to the plate are singles hitters for the most part. To be a real contender they need another real power bat in the lineup. They don't grow on trees and our recent luck with respect to trades makes me think that we should sit tight, take our lumps and find our own power guy. About the trades - I liked the Pomeranz for Espinoza trade when it happened and I luck it more now.
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I'm thinking that you were being playfully humorous. I've been posting here for a few years now. I don't always agree with you but you have free reign to make fun of me or be critical of my comments whenever you like.
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Repeat - glad we have Pomeranz and we still need the big bat (but I wouldn't give up much at all for a rental)
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back to hitting (and maybe even baselining) - is Chris Sale just made differently than most of the guys we have occupying roster spots currently? Can he play first base and pitch? All they needed to do last night was to hit the ball somewhere - anywhere!
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I don't hate
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She is starting to chum the waters and is getting a few bites!
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Wow - I guess third base isn't the issue people think it is either if you like this perspective. 0 problems in bean town. Hell - add one more hitter and a real third baseman - what do you think? 100,105, 110 wins - the sky is the limit.
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He really has never been in particularly good shape. Good shape for him maybe but lets be real about physical fitness. He is likely to never be the face on the poster. He is very close to being gone. Unless I have misinterpreted something, Farrell has said that he will not play when we face a lefty on the mound and he is likely not to play when we have a lefty going for us. it would compound his poor work defensively. Let me see - Sale, Price, Pomeranz, E-Rod, Johnson (all lefties). He might be playing third base one day per week if he is lucky. He is taking up a roster spot for no real good reason. Only the money. He will be gone very soon one way or another.
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Even though I have defended Pomeranz on many occasions, i still don't like what he has given us to date much. he might be a little soft as you say but I'm not sure that he really is much softer than E-Rod.
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I have been called an old schooler. I don't think of myself as one actually though. The impression that I have gotten from many of the discussions here is that if you are not accepting of all things data related then you must be old school with outdated ideas. That in my way of looking at things is saying that if you don't agree with someone elses perspective on issues totally then you are wrong. I have never looked at things this way. Normally there are many ways to looks at any issue. No compromise doesn't work for me. In today's world. I think that wanting to compromise might mean that you are outdated. Right or wrong with no in between. I still pretty much believe that the majority of people who actually play the game are form the "old school" way of looking at baseball in general. That works for me.
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I'm guessing that you mean very good shape for him. He certainly appeared to make some gains but his fitness level has been one of the primary reasons for his inability to play third base for us or for anyone. Even with that though, I still wish that they would just stick him out there and leave him alone for a couple of weeks. Either he gets it done or he doesn't, then you make the decision. I do not think that that this jerk jerk method of playing anyone works.
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Sandy!
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Sale is a throwback kind of guy. no ******** - just play - give me the ball
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All Judge has to do is make contact. he is huge, athletic , and powerful. No juice required.
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Aj talking about the red seat - I sat beside it - I'm not worthy to sit in it. yes, Ted hit it to the red seat. People who can't believe it never saw the greatest hitter of all time swing the bat!
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it's a couple of buds for me. I'm happy when we win for sure but I can't help thinking that we just look like a small team in general comprised of a bunch of pretty good little singles hitters. Our size looks like Mooreland, Sandoval, and Ramirez and that does not impress me. I'm a little concerned that if our good little hitters start thinking that they need to start powering up, they won't continue to hit their singles. We need at least one more power bat in that lineup.
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You may be right about Price for sure but thinking Boston is the only place that pressure exists is not. Why is it so hard for some players to play in Boston? We are all just more knowledgable fans you think? We care more about our team than any other city in the country maybe? I don't give a s*** at all if he speaks to the media or tweets about what a wonderful experience playing in Boston is. I just want him to pitch better and if he doesn't want to talk to the media or to me, I'm fine with it.
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When Swihart is healthy, he will hit. if he was ready to go now, I would trade Vazquez tomorrow if it meant improving this lineup. We don't really need two catchers that really represent the same thing.
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Think what you want about Price and his ability, he still is getting ripped apart by the proverbial Boston media and loyal fan base. Leave him alone. Buckley should never have gone near him. I'm so sick of this ******** about not being able to play in Boston. Do you really have to be some kind of special athlete to be able to play here? You have to be extra tough right?
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we need at least one more real hitter - even a guy that just looks like he might be another hitter