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Did i say this? Actually - yes for me to answer your question. A 6.5 mile hike carrying that bag on a hilly course on a warm day does define an athletic activity for me. But whatever - it is silly to argue with anyone who already has made their mind up about something.
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I want some fat bastard to come play (walk 18) with me and then tell me that some relative fitness isn't required to play. lol
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I remember watching a young Yaz thinking that he was going to be a pretty good replacement for Pete Runnels and then something special happened. 1967
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ok - good Mel Ott was a great player.
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I do not believe for one minute that Benintendi is 5'11" nor does he look to be anywhere near 175. Yaz looked to be 5'11" and when he was in his best shape probably was around 175. Benintendi is who and what he is and he may be very good. Comparing him to a young Yaz? nope - not buying that one. He looks to me like a smaller version of Ellsbury. Hope he isn't quite as fragile.
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more 'tachments I say!!!
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You sure you really live in Maine? I tried to get the town fathers to eliminate the chicken coop in the middle of our town (rooster) - no luck. Does your town have an ordinance about the number or junked vehicles you can have on the front lawn? engine hangers? 'tachments to the old mobile?
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I agree with what you have said. My experience in athletics has always taught me that "luck" or what seems like randomness can be directly associated to how talented your athletes are and how hard they are willing to work. Strange things happen every day but usually they can be traced back to a cause. I think 700 has a great grasp of the statistical aspects of the game which I freely admit that I don't. If I cared more about advanced statistical analysis I would but I don't. What I really like about 700's contributions is that they come from an athlete's perspective. Common sense and a passion for the sights, sounds, and feel of the game - that's for me.
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I might have been a ball hog - I did like to control things a bit. Anyone who mixed it up inside would have been rewarded by this point guard though. If you got out and ran, all the better! The curveball question is interesting. I learned to hit it over time but it did take time. My point I think is that my overall statistical accomplishments may have been a pretty good predictor of what you were going to see from me overall but certainly not on a day to day basis. My performance quite often depended as it does today on how I felt at the time. Was I rested? Did I have confidence in my abilities on a certain moment in time. What time of day was the game played. Studying the statistics have always been fun and informative for me, but the games still get played out on the field. As a coach, studying opponents, knowing their trends in certain situations actually was more important than knowing what their statistics indicated about them. Just so you know, i think I could have waited a bit for you to get to that outside lane. Workers get rewarded!
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I still would have told you to get your ass back to the block and get me the ball!-lol! My entire athletic life has been one of peaks and valleys I'm afraid. That is why I have to keep telling myself that I am never quite as good as it looks like I am when things are going well nor am I quite as bad as I look when things aren't going well. Statistically speaking, I'm sure there was an average that could be found. I just never seemed to experience it. Competitive running was about the only thing that was slightly predictable for me. i'm pretty sure that other athletes have experienced and probably continue to experience something similar.
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Too many people today want everything without compromise or sacrifice. Life hasn't worked that way for me. Porcello's statement about where his loyalty and primary commitment is should mean something. I'm sure E-Rod wants to support his country, be a Cy Young candidate, win the MVP as well as the World Series. He gets to decide what he ultimately does I guess but I hope he remembers who is responsible for the good life he has the opportunity to lead. If he is injured or slowed down at all by participating in the WBC, I doubt that he gets to make the trip north with the big club in the spring. A shame for both him and us.
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Yes you do, and I understand why. You sound a little like I used to though when talking about that other guy we used to have - Moncada. I think I like Swihart a lot more than you liked Moncada though.(lol) At this point in time, I don't see any reason at all why they would even be thinking of trading Swihart. They've got what they want for starting pitching. i don't see them letting another kid with offensive upside going anywhere for bullpen help. Somewhere along the line, they may need the offense that he has the potential to provide.
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Buchollz pitching well next season at some point is bound to happen.
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And on the other hand - when good Buch surfaces which is bound to happen?
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i really don't think that if E-Rod winds up in Pawtucket it will have anything at all to do with saving any kind of control over him. It could happen though. He could get get injured - he could have a very poor spring. I think that he is taking his chances pitching in the WBC and he will have to deal with what comes of it. He is a big strong kid but he does have an injury history. He also doesn't lay over the other two who will be in the hunt for the 4th and 5th spots in the rotation. It's still possible that Wright out pitches everybody we got. We don't really know what we might get from Wright or Pomeranz. It isn't unreasonable to think that if these two guys are healthy, and E-Rod pitches in the WBC that the Red Sox might just decide to slow him down.
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Romanski out for a little while. 50 game suspension. Probably not the best thing for a 26 year old prospect. He actually looked pretty good this summer. Hope this isn't the reason why.
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I think that it is going to be interesting to see how they do use Pomeranz and Wright. Wright was literally lights out before the injury and Pomeranz is a big young kid with plenty of potential. I hate the idea of using a knuckle baller in the bullpen although it has been done before. I would also like to see Pomeranz get a shot at starting. I have very little confidence in Kelly. I wish we had one more bullpen arm not named Wright or Pomeranz.
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I guess you proved your point. Teams do sometimes do this. I think that it always is debateable whether it is the right call or not. Sometimes they get it right and sometimes they don't. I'm not sure that it happens all the time but I do realize that it happens.
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I really don't think that it is a stretch to say that in most cases, teams tend to play their best players. Those that for some reason choose to not play their best, might not win as often. I'm not saying that it can't happen, but it would seem very unlikely and unusual to me that if E-Rod is healthy and well and throwing better than the other two this spring, that he would get sent back. It would seem even more unusual now that DD seems to be a "win now" mode.
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Take heart! We still have the other little bastard kicking around - probably we will be kicking him around before it is all said and done.
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Even with the trade of Buch, spring training still becomes significant. I also think that if he is healthy there is no way E-Rod is sent back but the spring work is going to help sort out how we fill out the starting pitching situation.
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He sure as hell threw fewer stinkers than ever before this year. If he really has figure out how to pitch, he could be good for a long long time. He works quickly and had a great command of the plate and strike zone this year.
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Honestly I'm not sure I would recognize any of them. I'm ok with that. I probably wouldn't recognize a s*** ton of ballplayers either.
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First of all I think that you are right. There probably are quite a few GMs out there who could really make a name for themselves if they had the luxury of being the lead dog in a place like Boston. In some ways it is really hard for the normal fan to actually ever know how good a GM is. I'm not knocking the ones that we have had for sure. I'm as pleased as anyone with the results we have all enjoyed. As you said, judging how good each of them is or has been is pretty tough.
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For Buch, I think that this will be a good move. A fresh start in the National League. I really think that he had reached a point where it was in everybody's best interests for him to move on. When good Buch is on the mound though we are going to miss him. This one was done for $ but I still don't think the dealing is done.