bostopz

What a great win!! Great great team win!

For any of you that think I'm full of it a troll an idiot etc - no problem - you don't have to read my posts and the threads I create. You want to keep wasting your time - either way noskin off my back. So shoot me- I think on this thread I created some interesting points of topic. I enjoy debates. I think username went over the line and insulted me so I replied in kind. I have no problem with htose that disagree with me- but if you are going to insult - expect a return. And bottomline is- if you don't like what I'm saying / don't like my opinion don't like me personally or think I'm an idiot why bother to post to me or on thereads I create? Other than username who has insulted me and I think he insults others- is there anyone else I've insulted that has disagreed with my opinion? He said I came after him-- look at the order of posts on this thread. He came after me. I'm supposed to take his insults? I enjoy talking the game.

Sure he has smoked "some balls." Others have blooped in as well. As much as I don't have stats- I believe Jerry Remy is right. He hasn't been any more unlucky than anyone else.

This is so lauaghable. I'm the oen that relied to another poster who said Betts ahs been unlucky and I scoffed at the stat someone tied to use. Theyweren't directed at you. It's ntoall about you, you know? so oyu came back at me - insulting me. Now you say this? Please just stopit. You accuse em of making things up about Betts - yet even last night in 6th inning quote from Jerry Remy in last night's game as Betts is up at the palte: "We see right-handers with Betts trying to keep the ball away." Remy has brought up several times this year that Betts can't handle the pitch away.

I didn't have a problem with you on this thread. However it seems not only with just me- anyone that disagrees with your opinion, you always have to let insults fly. If that is not the case I'm sorry but it sure seems that way. What you aren't understanding here on this thread is that I said the pathetic base-running sends by management is symptomatic / another example of all the other failings. In order to be successful you have to pay attention to detail in all areas of the game. These base-running sends by Butterfield are so ridiculous -- it goes beyond being aggressive it is just so obviously stupid. In those plays - the guys chance of scoring was near "nothing." That isn't like the paly from Ortiz last night. That would have been a tight play at the plate. Big difference. The lousy sends are more examples of lousy coaching we are being subject to watch this year. Be aggressive is one thing. Being totally stupid is another.

yes but as the poster username suggested on this thread or another - stating that I was oversmiplifying things imo that is what imo you are doing here in the name of being aggressive. Tell me- a ball gets hit to short left field in Fenway we have a runner on 3rd, the guy in left field has a shot gun accurate arm. We have one out. Good idea to send him?

Not at all. As I mentioned, if you get thrown out on close play that's one thing. But we've had at least 3 times our guys got nailed when it wasn;t even close. Not even close.

No I get it just fine. You don't watch the games - otherwise you'd have heard Remy speak of Betts problems (but of couse you had to personally start with the insults) since early in the season. What you need to do is watch a few games before spouting off your mouth. Just looking at stats isn't the way to my friend. Can always tell about posters like you. You're so transparent. Someone doesn't agree with you - then you throw out insults. If you actually watched some baseball you would have heard Remy say it bout Betts - instead you choose to insult me that I made it up blah blah blah. More crap from people like you - unreal. Watch a game buddy, okay then come back and talk.

You certainly were excusing it. You don't think one area of the game can affect another?

Your belief is full of crap. You pretend like you know you know what you're talking about but just throw out more crap. I see it. Remy sees it and you keep making up things as you go along. Keep living in the your own fantasy world buddy. he isn't hitting the ball hard. They are pop flys. Laughable the excuses someone like you throws out there. Totally laughable.

I bet you pretend you are some kind of expert. Keep living in your own dream world buddy.

No-- the massive over-simplification is the excuse that a fundamental such as lousy base-running is okay. I'm not barking up the wrong tree nor did I say this was the only problem just symptomatic of the bigger problem which is losing. And the coaches are allowing a loser mentality to seep in - just as we see they allow the lousy base-running to continue. Play the game the right way. You don't play percentages- you're always going to be a loser.

Which tells you that is a useless stat and means nothing.

I don't buy this "Betts has hit into hard luck" stuff. His hits the opposite way are soft flyballs. He's a young kid - he needs time. But this stuff he has been unlucky - I say no way. He hits pop ups to rf. He can't quite handle outside pitches yet.

Nah. You're not going to be winning more when you have such a cavalier attitude of simple basics. The coaches show themselves as wild gamblers unwilling to play percentages, the players will see that and will do same in kind. Why should they play percentages if they know the coaches don't instill in their team to play percentages? That approach of not playing percenatges is a losers approach and seeps into other aspects of the game.