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A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part II
jad replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Article says Casas has ruptured patella tendon. and is on 10-day IL. 10-day? Is that in case the diagnosis is not correct? That's like a 6-12 month recovery. no? -
Twins (Ryan) vs Red Sox (Bello): 5/2/25, 7:10pm
jad replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Love Bregman's approach, Simple set-up, dead quiet when pitcher starts, completely balanced. Reminds me of Manny. It always seemed to me that the simplest swing was best (in tennis, golf, baseball. whatever). Not that it's necessarily the most effective or powerful. But when you're 'off', you can get back to the timing quickly because of the simplicity of the set-up. (And oh yes, on that last play? that's why I don't want to trade Duran for some soul-less middle reliever) -
Isn't the buy-out provision effectively the same thing?
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Again, I'm not talking baseball value (i.e., your 59crWAR+a&^4 rating). I 'm talking about who I like to watch play. (I watch lots of sports and with the exception of the RS, I don't relly care who wins--I watch great athletes because I like to see great athletes perform). So I love watching Duran run the bases; I also like Campbell, Raphaela, and even poor David Hamilton. (I was also a Piersall fan, although there were obviously MANY players who were better--[think what HE could have brought in a trade for some middle relievers]). I also like to watch players develop over time, and I thus don't give a crap about their trade value--I want to watch players I 'know' (something that is getting increasingly difficult in ALL sports).
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Come on, guys. 'Fewer' games. not 'less.' Let's argue about substantive matters.
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The issue is not whether Betts and Duran are the same person--I believe they are not, although I've never seen them photographed together. The issue is who is the most exciting player (not the best player) on the team. I realize reasonable people can disagree on this, and it's not an objective problem. But I can't think of any RS player I would rather watch (Raphaela? Campbell?). As a fan, if all I cared about was wins/losses, d%WAR#r5, and salary matters, I would just check the standings at the end of the season. Why bother to watch the games?
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Oh yeah. Perfect. Identify the most exciting player on team (Duran), and get rid of him. Worked great for Betts.
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Got it. Socks and era.
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after that interview a couple of weeks ago, I'm a JD fan. Love that last play; even after laying out, he recovered to get the ball back to the infield. Quite a different player (person?) from what he was two years ago.
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Better get a win tonight, because you can't always count on me to bail the team out when it drops below .500, ... Wait a sec ... OK . Gotta go. Shadeur is on the phone ...
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Sorry I staarted this. I repeat: Devers is my favorite player and I want to see him play, He's not playing. His K rate is way higher as a DH than it's been, and my 'eye-test'? I've seen him put in some of the worst at bats this spring than I've ever seen. Taking pitches right down the middle, and swinging wildly at bad pitches (and not just the high fb he's always had trouble with). I agree, last year he was hurt. But not now. If I were managing (and I'm not), I would run him out there at 3rd a couple of times a week, just to keep his head in the game. It's pretty hard to stay in shape (mentally or physically) sitting on your butt--something he has never done in his career. (And trust me, there is nothing I would rather have happen than to hve you traash-talk me in triumph when he leads the team in hitting.)
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Devers is my favorite player--probably since I saw him in Portland, But this DH b.s.? it's not working. I'd rather see him traded to anywhere he can play 3B (or first--just get him on the field instead of brooding in the dugout). He shows no sign of recovering from being jerked around this spring.
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That is as bad an AB as I have ever seen.
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When did Duran develop that silly toe-tap? a technique almost guaranteed to make you unbalanced at least half the time. (I first noticed it years ago when D. Nava came up with that and went from being a respectable hitter to a bust.) Just watching Bregman--absolute still and balanced,; reminds me of the way Manny set up.
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Wow. Why didn't Seattle challenge that? Replay (I only saw one) looked like he was in the air when he caught it.
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Oof. Still not concerned about pitching after that 2 strike pitch? Yikes.
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Might help to make contact with those fast balls right down the middle.
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OK. TOTALLY my fault for screwing up the game thread. I just ... I just ... well, you know, thinking of bunnies and raptures then all that 420 stuff ... I just lost focus! I'm off until the next losing streak, which I hope does not start today.
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Oops. Remind me not to get too caught up in holiday celebrations quite so early in the morning!
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I recall what they said of Ellsbury when he was tearing up the minors: "We're not bringing that guy up to sit on the bench!"
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Once the Devil Rays, of course, but that was long before this WeekEnd.
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Well, I got it but I cheated! Great choice of a guy with some historic bombs.
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I will never forgive this team if I am unable to start the game thread tomorrow!
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I have no idea who is pitching, but I'm pretty sure no one will be hitting.
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The last time I kicked back, thinking "OK, I'll just chill and root for a .500 season and everyone will be happy ..." Todd Benzinger goes about 20 rows deep into the bleachers, and the RS go on a 22-game win streak. So maybe ...
