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  1. illinoisredsox
    It tells me the decision was made before postseason and probably before the regular season ended. If they had made the World Series, he probably keeps his job but short of that, I think he was gone. They probably also have somebody in mind and they likely have made backchannel inquiries. Nothing formal so as to avoid tampering issues, but a good senior manager has a list in his top drawer of replacements for his senior people at all times.
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    Weren't you the one who invited us all over here?
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    I agree with mvp, it's not a straw man. If it were the NFL, though, it would be flagged for taunting.
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    It would not shock me either way on Holt. I think a lot of his issues this season related to the vertigo and he did show some signs of life near the end of the season (September numbers were .256/.375/.708 in 24 games vs. .178/.275/.482 in 40 games before that). The September numbers to me are perfectly acceptable for a backup infielder plus he's relatively cheap and he can at least passably fill in in the outfield. That's a valuable trait in these days of 12 man pitching staffs. Nunez provides much better offense and can handle infield duties, but after watching his adventures on pop-ups, I don't want him anywhere near the outfield. However, nobody knows how bad his knee is; it sure didn't look good. Hernandez is a big question mark. Lin and Marrero are good infield defensive players but their minor league numbers show no offense. Stay or go, Holt is hardly the main concern of the club right now. If he is, the Sox are in really good shape.
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    I agree. Plus, there have been other instances of him going in with what could generously be termed "questionable" slides. I know he did it with one of the Yankee middle infielders this season and I'm sure there have been others. I'm a little surprised no one has gone into third with spikes a little high on him (another plus of sliding feet first). You would think as a former middle infielder he wouldn't do that kind of crap. Marvelous talent, but don't want him.
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    Theoretically. Most thought Hanley could play left field.
  7. illinoisredsox
    Article said something about him running half a mile today and wheezing. And if it were game day I might buy it. But an entire day ahead of time? I might be inclined to inform him his services will not be required should there be a game 5.
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    Just read that Strasburg declined the start, telling Baker he was under the weather and couldn't go. He knows this a day ahead of time?
  9. illinoisredsox
    That was pretty obvious; don't understand how mvp didn't get that.
  10. illinoisredsox
    I think that sums up the feelings of many of us here, especially the ones who don't think they know more than the people paid to manage, be a GM, own a team.
  11. illinoisredsox
    And even though they only won it once, those Braves got there 5 times in 9 seasons.
  12. illinoisredsox
    Max, he's talking team totals. In the case of the Red Sox, Moreland hit 21 as a first baseman this season (plus 1 pinch hit homer), Hanley hit 4 (plus 19 as a DH).
  13. illinoisredsox
    You need to learn to foul that one off. Game 6 of the 75 World Series. Everyone remembers Fisk's homer. Most remember Carbo's homer to tie it in the 8th (an even bigger hit IMO). But the most significant play of that game was not Carbo's homer. It occurred one pitch before that, when Carbo fouled off a nasty pitch that easily could have struck him out (I still remember Sports Illustrated's description of him fouling off the pitch "with all the power and grace of a suburbanite raking leaves". It was an ugly swing, but as Eck might have put it "It was a beautiful thing". Boggs was great at it. JBJ (and others) will never approach Boggs' ability in that regard, but they could improve at it.
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    Taken away by two horrifc calls by the umpire.
  15. illinoisredsox
    You are truly the master of 20-20 hindsight.
  16. illinoisredsox
    Uh uh, that had plenty of plate. It broke a ton over the plate, not around it.
  17. illinoisredsox
    He only looks at results.
  18. illinoisredsox
    Had to try it. Ump would have figured out a way to ring Devers up.
  19. illinoisredsox
    Those were not hittable pitches. And that might just be the season.
  20. illinoisredsox
    JBJ has more borderline strikes called on him than any hitter I see.
  21. illinoisredsox
    Same plan he's had all year, irregardless of the pitcher. 2 strikes, here comes the high fastball.
  22. illinoisredsox
    A Sale takes too long to get loose, you need a regular reliever in this instance.
  23. illinoisredsox
    Mookie's bad angle to the Gurriel hit set that run up. Edit - the bloop scores him anyway. Stupid throw by Benintendi.
  24. illinoisredsox
    Porcello out of the stretch to start. Interesting.
  25. illinoisredsox
    This is exactly why Ortiz would not succeed as a Red Sox manager at this time. He played with many of the players; they are still going to see him as Big Papi. A managers role is different than head cheerleader. Bellhorn summed it up; the only thing that could happen is his legacy being tarnished. Very few managers get to go out on their own terms. The ones that do have managed a very long time and been fired a few times along the way.
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