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  1. cp176
    That gd Farrell or Cherington or Luchino or whoever can be blamed when all unexpected bad things happen.
  2. cp176
    I understand - I'm actually one of the we're that you are talking about. I hate JBJ's inability to hit. I do not think that his defensive genius makes up enough of the difference. I am also happy that we have him and would not like to see him traded. The statement that I just made has nothing to do with whether I value defensive or offensive baseball more than the other. If the team can score without needing any offense from him, wonderful!
  3. cp176
    It is a blanket statement. I don't agree that someone wanting to see a player like JBJ hit maybe .250 is saying that his defense isn't greatly valued. I am much more defensively oriented in my thinking than i am offensively, I just believe that balance is important. I have always supported JBJ even though he really has never lived up to the expectations that he came to the big leagues with.
  4. cp176
    I would be truly surprised if he is hated by anyone who knows anything about sports in general.
  5. cp176

    Chavis

    cp176 replied to bosoxmal's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk

    What do you think the odds would be on a potential bet of the number of professional athletes competing today who are and have been cheating without being caught might be? Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where no one cheated and everyone played fair. My oh my, I wonder how many are cheating today and getting away with it? Just kidding - I don't wonder about that at all. And how about this kid Chavis anyway saying that "everybody knows that hitting is contagious" - I wonder if he polled the analytical gurus before making this statement. I'm truly enjoying watching him do his thing. He doesn't live in a perfect world.
  6. cp176

    Chavis

    cp176 replied to bosoxmal's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk

    wow
  7. cp176
    I don't disagree with any of what you have said. My response is to anyone who wants to draw any comparison to what happened to both Swihart and Wright. Most of us I'm sure realize that those scenarios are not remotely close. Using Swihart in the outfield regardless of whether or not anyone disliked the move, was not a foolish move to make. In a normal situation yes you would think that a pitcher could be used as a pinch runner but in this case the decision was made to use an out of shape pitcher on the base paths. That was a bad move the resulted in bad things. With all of that being said though, I would have traded the knuckleballer when he was on top and I certainly do not care if he ever pitches in Boston again.
  8. cp176
    I think that not having a hitter like Martinez in the lineup is devastating to this team. His initial signing was needed for many reasons. The value of that bat will be tied directly to the success or failure of this team.
  9. cp176
    Once again - Wright was and probably is an out of shape knuckle ball pitcher. Swihart was and likely is in excellent shape. There was a huge difference between the two. Some people are in awe of the expression "major leaguer" - I'm not. I would be very curious to know whether or not Steven Wright could have run an 8 minute mile at the time he was asked to run the bases. I doubt it very much. It might have been poor judgement to try to use Swihart in another position but it was understandable. Using Wright as a pinch runner - you have got to be kidding me.
  10. cp176
    Putting Swihart in the outfield at least made some sense. Using an out of shape pitcher who you needed by the way, was absolutely a wrong play. Actually it seemed ridiculous at the time. Trying to compare the two situations in my opinion is just as foolish as putting Wright on the base paths was. That injury was on Farrell. Any other and I mean any other player could and should have been used in that situation. situations were not comparable at all.
  11. cp176
    I think you can relate. Kind of sounds like we did the same things only in another generation.
  12. cp176
    I think that the Sox saw Swihart differently though. The expectation as I recall was that over time he had the potential to be the better defensive catcher of the two as well. he seemed to be the whole package. Hey - sometimes actually more often than not plans don't work out perfectly.
  13. cp176
    I agree very much with you here. If Swihart had not been injured, and had gone on to be successful, somehow this would have been looked at as sheer brilliance. It just didn't work out for him. The Sox did not screw up. sometimes believe it or not stuff just happens .
  14. cp176
    From 78 on, I attended quite a few Sox games and the saddest thing is that one of my top Yaz remembrances is Guidry blowing it by him in 1978. he really could throw.
  15. cp176
    I was actually just kidding. I think that you know you're baseball. I'm pretty sure that many of the players I grew up watching when I look back probably seem larger than life but that is what it is all about. The Red Sox were so bad in my earlest watching years that I adopted the Giants as my National League team (or any team that could beat the Yankees). Regardless of who comes along or who has been, Willie Mays = the most complete that I have seen.
  16. cp176
    It seems like just yesterday to me. How many times did we pretend that we were Havlicek in that old barn. RIP to one of the greatest.
  17. cp176
    You were a very lucky person to see them play. I followed their careers very very closely. My opinion is that Mays was the greatest that I ever saw. Were you trying to make some other point Harmony with an emphasis on the part about them being hitless? Hope you weren't .
  18. cp176
    Be careful notin - Many of our posters likely never saw Aaron or Mays, and really have 0 clue as to even who they were to say nothing about how absolutely great they were.
  19. cp176
    stop that - believe it or not we still valued defense (probably a lot more than most people today) the illustrious Earl Weaver - He of the 3 run dinger had one shortstop named Belanger.
  20. cp176
    If I had to guess, mine would be that Castillo would get the job done very well in the outfield for us or for anyone else. I have really no interest in talking about whether it would make financial sense to bring him on board or not. I looks like he has grown in to a quality player. Stuck in lodi - very sad
  21. cp176
    Things aren't looking all that bad down on the farm these days. Pretty good for one of the absolute worst programs in ml baseball.
  22. cp176
    I'm glad that you posted this and not me. Come on Slasher, it wasn't me. Actually I feel really bad for this kid. While I think of it though - How about Moncada these days. At 23, it is likely that he realizes the great potential that he had when signed. Good luck to both of these kids.
  23. cp176
    turn volume down - lol
  24. cp176
    I don't believe that there is any type of disconnect at all between upper management and Cora. Might be a disconnect between management, media, and fan base. Maybe Cora and DD just don't see the awesome value in spilling the entire contents of what they know and what their plans might be to the media and subsequently to us. What is wrong with them? - think abut it - We need to know everything at all times . How else can we help them run their organization! telling us that Chavis isn't going to be playing second base and then sticking him out there! How dare they with out asking us first. and how about Eovaldi - didn't I read somewhere that he might not need surgery? It's just not right.
  25. cp176
    Hopefully everyone agrees that JBJ plays stellar defense. I reacted to a comment that sounded like you were saying that he was better than Keirmaier. if that is not what you were saying, I apologize.
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