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  1. jad
    What was that cloud of dust(?) they threw on Ortiz as he made 2 base? Rosin? Soda?
  2. jad
    Manny's catch, high-riving the fan, then turning and doubling the runner off first makes him the greatest MLB fielder of any position at any time, past, present, and future.
  3. jad
    It was a bad bunt. The only argument for it is completely tautological: if it had worked, it would have worked. Well duh.
  4. jad
    Another example of the virtue of the attempted bunt. Why is it regarded as strange to let your .300 hitters swing away?
  5. jad
    Signing Pablo might have been dumber. But that's the only thing that comes to mind.
  6. jad
    What was THAT????
  7. jad
    Wasn't there a study done on the notion of 'protection' a couple of years back, and it was shown to be a myth? (can't remember how it was done--comparing the performance of, say, a #3 hitter when 'protected' by a .300 clean up hitter vs. a .200 clean-up hitter?--no difference). But it's one of those comforting myths we have,, like the virtue of the bunt, 'moving runners up', the 'ideal #2 hitter', and likely most everything we like to discuss!
  8. jad
    How can you adjust to a strike zone where balls six inches off the outside of the plate are strikes? Throw the bat at them?
  9. jad
    Young for Holt? ?
  10. jad
    Clearly ball 4. But he probably should have swung at the pitch before that.
  11. jad
    I'd rather blame the guy who called the play.
  12. jad
    The argument for Crawford would be that just for the mere privilege of getting rid of him, RS had to give up one of the most consistent and productive hitters ever.
  13. jad
    How is there an up-side to this? It's almost assuredly going to be "dead money": there's no way rehabbing from shoulder surgery he's going to get himself in shape, and by next spring, he should look even worse than he does now. Anyone who thinks another team will take him off Boston's hands by paying 3/4 of his contract (or was that a joke?) is delusional.
  14. jad
    Wow. Another no-nonsense internet tough guy. I guess we better be careful and talk about something else.
  15. jad
    I just can't keep up with the insights and thinking of this board: the last time I checked in (a week or so ago), it seemed as if half the posters were all for getting rid of JBJ, as if there were no need of a great fielding .230 hitter.
  16. jad
    Well, at least the bullpen problem is solved this year.
  17. jad
    As Bob Costas noted during the WS, that play has been an out for almost 150 years, and replay should not be used to micro-analyze plays like that. (Costas was referring to a pop up slide, where runner was clearly safe but bounced up, losing contact with bad for a split second. Obviously SAFE, but replay says OUT).
  18. jad
    I think that now I can panic in good conscience. Or maybe, having been a fan since the 50s, I can just kick back and think about how stress-free things used to be in the bad ole days.
  19. jad
    Vasquez and Bradley are responsible for this? Who knew?
  20. jad
    OK. I'm waited too long. Now I'm going to stop holding my breath and start into full panic.
  21. jad
    You mean the guys who allowed 0 runs in the next 8-1/3 innings? Sounds to me like those relievers put them in a decent position to win (well, until now!)
  22. jad
    OK. I've held my breath for a week. Is it too early NOW to go into full panic mode?
  23. jad
    By going one for three?
  24. jad
    Ha! As Lenin is said to have said: "Quantity has its own quality." I'll take 8-2 over 2-8 any day!
  25. jad
    Ricky ortiz!!!
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