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  1. cp176
    Connie Hawkins was the real deal!
  2. cp176
    Most people realize I hope that stats do help to tell a complete story but they don't tell the whole story. They also certainly can tell the story that you want to hear as well. The catching subject once again has been beaten to death I realize but maybe having a great and accurate arm isn't as important as framing the plate and being able to work a pitching staff but the effects of a great arm often times will not show up in any stat. You can't measure what is going on in a baserunner's mind when he knows that he has to deal with a guy that can throw him out. Personally, I think that ability was (is) one of Vasquez's best assets.
  3. cp176
    and Coco Crisp - boxing - your promotion (hopefully) etc. etc. etc. Look like a catchall to me.
  4. cp176
    If they have not been taught to frame the plate they are not playing major league baseball. Some are better at it than others for sure. I would always take my chances with an average plate framer who can keep the ball in front of him and who can help to keep runners from advancing if he is a hitter as well. I truly understand the value of a great catcher but I do not consider losing Vasquez as all that significant. i feel badly for him. You've made your feelings for Vasquez well known. Thats good. I was looking forward to seeing him this year as well. I hope that he comes back but I don't feel that losing him is that big a deal.
  5. cp176
    At least no one has suggested that this year's team will be a better hitting team than that 77 team. That ain't happening. Might be a wash on the mound though.
  6. cp176
    I could do that youtube thing. That's what I was just doing - Larry Bird highlights. I'm technologically challenged and I think that every freakin catcher in mlb baseball knows how to frame the freakin plate. Some do it better than others. I still like a catcher who can throw runners out and help hold runners on first base. All these stats coming at me off the internet are rattling my brain. If a great defensive catcher who can't hit might be worth 2 extra wins then I'll take my chances with a slightly above average catcher with a good arm who can pound the ball and beat up opponents any day. That's my rant . Now I am off to bed. Ogden - Was this the thread where I was supposed to feel bad for our team because we lost Vasquez for an extended time? I am starting to sound like guys from Boston drive!
  7. cp176
    If this years version hits like that 77 team, I would be very surprised. PLEASANTLY!
  8. cp176
    Ray Culp and Rick Wise. Two pretty good ones in their day. I am on a personal crusade to not look up anything on the internet so I will just ask - I think that you will know. Didn't Reggie Smith go tho the Dodgers?
  9. cp176
    If that is the case, he is a pretty good proven player I'd say. Castillo will get his chance soon enough to show what he can do, We have all seen what a healthy Victorino can do day in and day out at the major league level. If Castillo ever plays as well or better, I guess we are talking an all-star future for him someday. I'm very much in favor of a team playing its beat players. Victorino is one of their best players when healthy. Certainly their best outfielder. Castillo is fascinating for sure but we have seen what Victorino can do.
  10. cp176
    A shutout! Guess he should have lead off more often. They also had Drysdale. Maybe they wanted to frighten opponents early with him. I'll go out on a limb here and say that if we had a young Koufax today, we wouldn't be to concerned about Buccholtz. A short career but one of the best for sure. I'm sticking with Porcello as my leadoff guy.
  11. cp176
    When I was a bit younger and in dating mode, what teams someone cheered for was not part of my criteria for dating. I was too damned shallow I guess.
  12. cp176
    Is she related to Putin? Don't piss her off, you'll have the latest version of the Russian KGB after you.
  13. cp176
    Me too!
  14. cp176
    I know - I am just being unrealistically sarcastic. No need for that amongst this group right? With this pitching staff, it probably doesn't make one bit of difference who pitches or when they pitch.
  15. cp176
    Oh man - we are old timers aren't we. I bet we all remember where we were and what we were doing the night that Tony C. got beaned. Sadly it seems like just yesterday.
  16. cp176
    Since some fans think that he is the "Ace" of this staff, maybe he should pitch the first two or three games.
  17. cp176
    Maybe they could just lend Harvey to us for a little while.
  18. cp176
    Oh man - I felt bad for him. they timed Vada Pinson in under 4 going down the first base line. He could have been on second before Cepeda got to first.
  19. cp176
    I almost cried watching Cepada try to get out of the batter's box after pounding one off the wall. Tired old knees. He played on some great Giants teams.
  20. cp176
    Knowing that you are more than solid behind the plate is comforting. Finally a guy that could actually throw runners out as well. But, losing him is more of a loss for him than for the Sox. Is he replaceable, I think so. Much more so than Fisk.
  21. cp176
    It really isn't anything I worry about but i do see it as a priviledge that is earned. I wonder how many teams don't start what they consider to be their best pitcher on opening day? I'm sure that could be looked up but no thanks. Maybe it is just his jewelry choice that bugs me. I don't know. Oh well - stock futures are down - I am a little worried about the market. Much more so than I am about who opens for the Sox.
  22. cp176
    Takes me back to the fall of 1972. The last pitcher to get a hit before the American League initiated the DH was from Auburn, Maine - Larry Gowell- a true power pitcher. My sophomore year in HS (1967) we were scheduled to face him. The game got rained out. I was not disappointed.
  23. cp176
    A semantics master I see. Collapse of American society. Good one. I got nothing against Buccholtz. An excellent choice for the 4th game of the season. I'd rather see Sergeant Schultz pitch on opening day than him. But since it doesn't matter - it's all good.
  24. cp176
    Well - let's see- maybe some teams start what they feel is their best pitcher on opening day. Maybe because they would like to see their team have as good a chance to win their opener no matter how insignificant it might seem to some. Maybe because almost everyone who follows the game expects that a team's best pitcher will go on opening day. Maybe you think the Sox might "fake em out" and steal one. There might even still be a few people who believe that you still have to earn your way in the world and no matter how insignificant it might seem to some others might see this as a reward for work well done. Porcello has earned the right but hey lets try to make Buccholtz feel good about himself. Buccholtz - leading the way - really? It is an important day to me but clearly mine is a minority fan's opinion. Buccholtz - wow - I hope that he pitches well. Him getting this particular start certainly proves that all things are possible and you don't even have to earn them. The new American way!
  25. cp176
    A Mechanic's helper is what you need.
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