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  1. illinoisredsox
    How long before they go after the Cleveland Browns out of ignorance?
  2. illinoisredsox
    The Blackhawks aren’t even named for a tribe; they were named because their founder served in the 86th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Blackhawk Division honoring Chief Black Hawk, who was a chief of the Sauk Tribe. So basically they honor a person.
  3. illinoisredsox
    Never, ever sign ex-Yankees, especially long time members of the Evil empire. The stench is too great. Plus they never seem to do as well once the pinstripes come off. Players who basically had a cup of coffee with them are okay. Anything longer than a year, forget it.
  4. illinoisredsox
    Darrell Johnson never should have pinch hit for Willoughby in Game 7 back in 75. I said it as at the time as a 17 year old and I’ll say now at 62.
  5. illinoisredsox
    Right now they have to; everyone on the 60 day DL must go on the 40 man or be DFA'd. Thems the rules. If he retires, they'll likely pay him whatever he's owed for this year (even if it's spread out over several years) and free up the spot.
  6. illinoisredsox
    Not defending the move, I think it was stupid. But the Dodgers relievers have completely shut them down, and LA has too much firepower to hold down forever.
  7. illinoisredsox
    Well, it could have been worse. It could have been a meteor strike series (Yankees-Dodgers) with the evil empire winning.
  8. illinoisredsox
    We can complain about the Snell move all we want, but the Rays have scored 1 run, which is almost never enough. Edit - Naturally Smoltz makes this point as I’m typing this.
  9. illinoisredsox
    The real question is will Roberts overmanage and bring in Jansen. Urias has been lights out and is a starter, so he is physically and mentally capable of going one more.
  10. illinoisredsox
    Your obvious sarcasm was somehow lost on him.
  11. illinoisredsox
    The hope for the Rays is to hold it here and get Jansen into the game.
  12. illinoisredsox
    Agree but it’s the way they’ve played it all year.
  13. illinoisredsox
    There were multiple reports at the time that Bard asked to become a starter; the Red sox did not have to acquiesce to that request, but it sure didn't seem at the time that they went to him and told him he was going to become one. And he was already showing signs of losing it in September 2011. He blew multiple games that month. In 11 games and 11 innings, he went 0-3 with 3 blown saves and a 10.64 ERA, walking more batters that one month than he had the rest of the season combined. Now, whether that was due to overwork (he ended up pitching in 70 games that year, losing it or some combination of the two we will never know, but it was awful and contributed a lot to the Sox collapse that season.
  14. illinoisredsox
    Question on the steal; it looked to me like the tag came on the helmet which was touching his chest after falling off; would he have been safe had it not fallen off? Ballsy play either way.
  15. illinoisredsox
    Right city, wrong team. It was the St. Louis Browns who used Eddie Gaedel as a pinch hitter in a game around 1951. He walked, was replaced by a pinch runner and never played again. IIRC, he wore number 1/8. The team moved to Baltimore a couple years later.
  16. illinoisredsox
    Why wouldn't they?
  17. illinoisredsox
    notin, Dalbec played 15 innings at 3B this year (including 1 full game) and has a fielding percentage of 1.000 on 1 chance (an assist). Doesn’t change your point though.
  18. illinoisredsox
    Now we can close this thread.
  19. illinoisredsox
    Here’s a stat from Gibson’s 1968 season that will blow your mind: He started 34 games that year, completing 28 of them (with 13 shutouts). In each of the 6 games he did not complete, he was removed for a pinch hitter. He never came out of a game from the mound all season (I think had manager Red Schoendienst tried, Gibson might have killed him). One I read the other day; in his final appearance in 1975 (he was in the bull pen at that point), Gibson was brought in with the bases loaded. He got the first 2 hitters and then gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock (son of game show host Peter Marshall). 15 years later in an old timers game in Kansas City, Gibson faced LaCock and drilled him. I saw him pitch once at Shea Stadium in the early 70s. IIRC, Willie Mays was with the Mets at that point.
  20. illinoisredsox
    Perez and Pivetta might fit very nicely into the 4/5 slots in the rotation next year.
  21. illinoisredsox
    Why? Perfect ending to a s*** season. Don’t like it? Don’t read it any further or participate in it.
  22. illinoisredsox
    At least in that one, somebody actually did something wrong. The crazier one is the perfect throw from the outfield that hits a runner and bounces away, allowing him to advance.
  23. illinoisredsox
    He was fired tis morning. And how draft picks are working next year is not clear at this point. It may not be strictly off this years record; it may involve a combination of 2019 and 2020.
  24. illinoisredsox
    Which bunch would that be? A lot of these guys won’t be there next year. Don’t confuse sleepwalking with lack of talent (of which this team was lacking a bunch).
  25. illinoisredsox
    What retread does Roenicke throw out in the bottom of the 11th?
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