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We can still turn this whole situation into a positive.

We will be able to sign him soon enough when he is a free agent. His villain status will change to tough guy misunderstood status immediately. lol

Those goddam sneaky snarky (what ever that means) ******** Red Sox. They should all get suspended for 10 games. Except for Pedroia. Wow

i don't think that anyone is knocking them here Bell. God bless them.

Why would anybody call JBJ a fat slob? i think that we need Pablo to come back if he is just actually able to get a few errorless games in to build up some confidence . It might be kind of sad but I still think he presents the best 3b option for now. I don't think that he is ever going to be called skinny though.

Good thought went into this. This is pretty much why my heroes were not nor will they ever be professional athletes unless what they do outside of the game merits some form of thank you. It is also why I really have no desire to listen to a hollywood actor voice their opinion about things that matter in the real world. Nice post.

same

10 game suspension for you! encouraging bad behavior

No one I hope would ever argue with you about the toughness (whatever that might mean to you) of those who endure and have endured combat. I truly think that the issue becomes one of what your definition of toughness is. To me a single parent working and raising children getting up in the morning and going to work and just getting through another day represents something a helluva lot tougher to deal with than the majority of pampered paid professional athletes. talent alone absolutely does not make it. It doesn't make it anywhere in any line of work. if you are not mentally tough enough to overcome the adversity that life throws at us all, you ain't making it. Toughness really has very little to do with being big and strong. Winners - real winners - come in all shapes and sizes but one thing they all have in common is that they are tough. If to you that means fighting tough or the ability to physically move small buildings - ok then. It isn't even close to meeting my definition of tough. Professional athletes better have some sort of toughness because without it they are just like the rest of us wannabes.

Oh come on now. You are being a little too harsh. The Red Sox know that they aren't big enough to defend themselves against the other bullies. Group hugs will solve all of their problems. Maybe they could hire a mediator to solve all on field issues. It is a changing world. Any of this old school garbage needs to take a back seat.

I'm all in. if a bat slips out of a batter's hands and goes into the dugout, what is the punishment going to be? If a throw gets away from a ss and someone gets hit and hurt, what is the punishment going to be? Were these types of "accidents" accidental or intended? While we are at it, blatant cheating should be punished as well. If a player traps a ball, he should freely admit it. I'll be watching Pedroia very closely when he returns. When he turns the next double play and goes low on the throw in attempt to defend himself, he needs to be punished. He was intentionally trying to hit a defenseless base runner. Time to clean this foolish game up. While we are at it, maybe we should take a look at professional football as well. A law is broken on every play but those gladiators get away with it. I know what you are thinking - football players are tough. Baseball players should not have to in situations where they might get hurt needlessly. We can do more to protect them!

That was as clear as i can be. I'm glad I guess that you read what I wrote. We will see how things develop after this incident with respect to Pedroia's ability to lead as a player and Farrell's as a coach.

No place for him in today's game I guess. i learned right on this reputable forum board that there is no place for gritty players in today's game. Makes no difference what color they are.

oh goody - the platoon concept will be the force to save us. Put Hernandez in and let's see if he can do the job.

nasty at the park right now. high 40's and rain

Oh boy - gets my blood up (not) It would be like Farrell to start him tonight. i wonder if he got a hit in any of his rehab starts?

Maybe you are right. If you are, I will certainly have to re-visit all personal perspectives with respect to any game though. it is possible that baseball has changed and has become just a little too dainty for me. Although I will add that athletes are athletes and without a certain degree of toughness you certainly don't make it to the ml level.

you friggin wise-assed Mainers are all the same! lol

for sure!

so - kind of a bad signing i guess as it looks right now

hey wait - I just saw this post!

yup - I have written a number of posts saying as much. i hope we hear something else about it. He ain't my main man so much these days. Maybe he just should have kept his mouth shut.

I'm beginning to think that I might be him!

i am. I am very angry with them. I don't like that I am but I am. there is something that is bothering me about them and this incident really seems to have personified things for me. i know that I use words that perhaps mean something or maybe even more to me than they do to some. we might not agree on what they actually mean and that is ok - gritty,tough, clutch, aggressive, hard assed whatever. The Pedroia incident really troubles me. I have been a believer in him for a long time. i'm not sure where he is coming from and yes I do think that what he says and feels is very important. this is an extremely talented group of baseball players that I think as a group really lacks something. At the risk of having someone s*** on my coaching career because it was at the high school level, i will quite frankly tell anyone that I far more enjoyed coaching kids who were talented but had an edge. it was my job to humanize them. i was ok with that. it was a lot tougher to win with the proverbial talented good kids who you had to make competitive. i love the Red Sox and will continue to be a fan for life but yes i do absolutely feel that this team lacks something. coaches often call for a gut check - i used to call for a heart check on occasion. This team needs a heart check. Are they really being coached??? I'm sorry if this post is too long or just doesn't work for some but i haven't been this passionate about a Red Sox team in years. We finally have an ace, who quite honestly IMO would have hit Machado right squarely in the ass and this great debate would be over. I want more players like him even if they are not nearly as talented.

yeah - ok - You're right - i realize that not one of the very best athletes in the history of Boston sports won't be coming through that door. Not one of the hundreds that we have had.