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  1. notin
    It is tough losing one. I’d rather they gave Martinez a few innings at first this year and tried him there...
  2. notin
    Maybe he decided he’d had enough and wanted to hang with his 3 kids. It’s not like he lost any salary this year...
  3. notin
    No. My point was the option was never going to be allowed to vest unless Hanley unless Hanley was having a monster year. I said so repeatedly on this board all off-season. That he got released just proved it. I really don’t think or hope the decision to release Hanley was as spontaneous as we were all lead to believe. At some point in the meeting, you know someone said “and it takes care of that option we’ve been talking about.” Or maybe it happened the other way. Cora suggested “I know. Let’s cut the starting first baseman so we can keep the third string catcher.” And DD replied “Sure. Why the f*** not?”
  4. notin
    The shift was old even when it was used on Ted Williams. It was actually called “The Williams Shift” because it was first used in the 1920’s and 30’s against Cub/Phillie slugger Fred “Cy” Williams. Why were so many old-times ball players nicknamed “Cy” and none since?
  5. notin
    And all of it 4 years ago. I hope he still has a “feel” for the position. You know, that sense of knowing where everything is without actually looking. But more important is the loss of his outfield defense....
  6. notin
    Regardless of whose idea it was, the final decision and actual cutting of Hanley is the responsibility of Dombrowski, not Cora. And there is only a savings if oft-injured Hanley’s option vests, which was unlikely and, let’s face it, probably a decision made long before the season started...
  7. notin
    I know, although I think you underestimate what the return will be like. Not to mention, 2,000 innings sounds like a lot until you remember it’s less than a season and a half. And I’m sure he can handle anything routine. But when those plays come up where multiple fielders converge on the ball, the Sox now have no history so everyone knows who has what. Plus he’s the best defensive RF in the game, and moving him to 2b does create a weakness in RF. I’d rather Mookie was in his normal position when Yelich comes up than this modified defensive arrangement that weakens the Sox at two positions....
  8. notin
    Or just play with 8 fielders and make it look like the Sox are in the shift for every hitter regardless of what side he is batting from...
  9. notin
    I think it's crazy to try this now and I don't consider his 6 innings and two chances at 2b this year to be considered an adequate trial. Might as well just put JD at first...
  10. notin
    The shift is just a defensive alignment, and if hitters would get out of their "exit velocity/launch angle" mode, it becomes easier to defeat. But the DH thing is flat out stupid, and always was. Either bring it into both leagues or not at all. Not sure why the NL didn't just start out with it in 1973 along side the AL. But this different set of rules for each league is silly. And the strategic element in the NL has been dead for a long time...
  11. notin
    Go Brewers!! And if the Sox can take a 3 games to none lead, game 4 tickets should be cheap and readily available. A 3-1 lead does the same thing for game 5...
  12. notin
    No Chick Stahl? The guy committed suicide during Spring Training. In some stories, he left a note that said "Boys, I just couldn't help it. It drove me to it." which has been interpreted to say that Stahl was referring to cutting his friend and Hall of Famer Jimmy Collins. Other versions detail the note as saying "You drove me to it boys," indicating his team's poor play pushed him over the edge. (Reportedly his team players stopped him from committing suicide on at least one previous occasion.) Either way, THAT is a dedicated manager!!!
  13. notin
    Famous last words. THe Brewers and Dodgers are both better than some fans give them credit for being...
  14. notin
    Tito was the Sox manager for 8 years and won 2 rings and had to deal with Manny Ramirez. Cora has yet to conclude his first season. It's not fair to take how it ended for Francona as the sole reason to rank one season of Cora ahead of him. The wheels will come off for Cora one day, too...
  15. notin
    MLB is historically slow and cautious when it comes to embracing smart changes. But at least they have no problem barreling ahead full bore with stupid ones...
  16. notin
    Well all managers are not created equal. They're just better at managing baseball teams that most fans admit. Personally, maybe its just me. But Francona is still ahead of Cora. However, that there is an argument there is an immense compliment to Cora...
  17. notin
    I'm flattered you need authorized documentation for proof Farrell is smarter than me about baseball. But he is. In fact, he's smarter than most fans give him credit for. Most know it. Few admit it. I'm one of the few...
  18. notin
    He has never played the position at any level since he played it for 2 games in Rookie Ball in 2009, unlike Ortiz who played the position at every level to some degree. While Martinez could probably handle the position, is the World Series really the time to be trying new things? Is THAT really the stage where the Sox should take a chance at learning why he only played the position for 2 games in Rookie Ball nine years ago and then never again?
  19. notin
    Actually I think one of the reasons they moved him to CF was because Bradley was struggling heavily in MLB. I think this was also a big factor in signing Rusney Castillo...
  20. notin
    The NL does need to get with the times. The only other league in the world that doesn’t use the DH is the Pacific Coast League in Japan. The whole “but there’s different strategies” angle died when pitch counts came on the scene. Step up, National League...
  21. notin
    I’d say it. I’ll put it on a tee shirt. But then, dopey me, I actually thought Farrell and Francona were also better baseball minds than me. But only because they were former major leaguers capable of getting MLB manager jobs. Silly, right?
  22. notin
    JBJ was an excellent choice for ALCS MVP, but let's not go overboard with his performance at the plate. He was 3 for 15 in the series. after all. He just made the most of his 3 hits. He is the most likely candidate to sit out the games in Milwaukee/Los Angeles. This was the plan in most of the interleague games, and the World Series is not the time to try experimenting. He is the number 9 hitter in this lineup already. And Cora is not going to play him simply because he won the ALCS MVP, just like how Cora benched Brock Holt the day after he because the player in MLB history to hit for the cycle...
  23. notin
    If they keep pulling him after one hitter, he actually could start every game for them...
  24. notin
    And it’s just as easy to point out Betts was just inches away from a bases clearing double that would have made Bregman’s at-bat a moot point...
  25. notin
    The Sox weren’t even the best team in the AL East in 2003 and 2004, if W-L records mean anything....
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