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Izzy Alcantara had one of baseball's all-time meltdowns in the minors. I think he took his bat and started swinging it at the pitcher and all hell broke loose.
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Nothing like Carl beating his chest like he reached a milestone on the hit off Moose. I have to admit that was fun to watch (saw it on TV live) considering it was ruining a Yankees' perfect game. Didn't need to see another Righetti no-no.
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LMFAO at Manny/Nomar...so true...or don't forget the Jimy Williams "mandatory rests." Farrell and Tito did the same but problem was when Jimy did it it was usually when the Sox couldn't buy hits from anyone other than Manny/Nomar.
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Do not panic, until we give the order to panic.
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7/22 @ California Trout
dannycater replied to Thunder's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I'll be there tonight, so hoping for Sox offense to do its job. -
Pedroia is carrying the team on his back
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07/17 - Red Sox vs. Toronto
dannycater replied to Spudboy's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Brock Holt has not seen MLB pitching for what 2 months? Xander hasn't done much overall of late and if Hanram isn't hitting and Moreland isn't hitting, then that's how you can get shutout (over 7 innings). Sox just have to plug away, they are in an overall hitting slump. But they will start hitting again and it will be majestic. Once that happens, the Sox will extend a lead in the division. The pitching, both starting and relieving is fine. -
Pandas everywhere have asked that the Pablo mug shot be taken off all winter zoo exhibits.
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Blue tops might be a little better, but still feels like exhibition game.
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The Red Tops always come off as exhibition jerseys to me. If you are going to go alternate go with those funky white hat, throw back milk man jerseys, at least you have some sort of like "hey, that's pretty cool," or "my god, they look like a milk man's convention!"....or find a new one...throwback 70s...The Red top? yawn.
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07/16- Sox vs. Yankees game 2
dannycater replied to Spudboy's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Bradley's catch offset Holliday's HR -
2 for 51 RISP? Yikes.
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And I was there, the night Tony C pinch hit for that year's AL MVP/ROY
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Impossible Dream: Red Sox Nation Begins
dannycater replied to dustcover's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The eye test doesn't fail on Yaz, Lynn, Evans and Betts, Bradley as 5 truly terrific defensive outfielders and Darren Lewis for what it's worth could play wicked good defense as well. I felt Ellsbury did a good job as well, but often he made up for late jumps with his speed. In the current series with Sox, Ellsbury reminds me that he covered the ground very well in Fenway. -
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL197505100.shtml moon? Here it is...I didn't make this stuff up, but thank you for checking on the other series to make me think I'm senile...:-) May 10, 1975
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Maybe it was 74? I'm old, moon.
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Impossible Dream: Red Sox Nation Begins
dannycater replied to dustcover's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Everyone always talks about Teddy Ballgame as larger than life. I feel that way about Yaz. This guy just ooozes respect and professionalism (and he was booed by fans for dogging it and booed even more for the perception he got Dick Williams fired). He was and is an all-time icon. Like the interview for that documentary, it's literally talking to a legend. The '75 All-Star Game. Wow, the Natural. I mean the way he walked up to the plate. His great clutch hits in 75 and his defense in LF after Rice got hurt, 78 Playoff HR off Guidry. Yaz wasn't the last of that Era of baseball, but he sure as hell is the only Sox player that I feel like I'm a little kid just listening to him or watching old highlights. He just was a God to me. -
Oh yeah, I had a Sparky Lyle poster on my door when was in Boston. But those who know me, know that's part of the aura. I was a big time Lyle fan, I think because of the first name and he was pretty good too. Oh if they only held on to him....75,78...arggggggh. I can't remember who they traded him for, some guy whose name escapes me.
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roy, in '75, I went to an Angels game that I'll never forget in Anaheim after we moved out to the Left Coast. Tiant v. Tanana. It was a great pitching matchup and both threw 4-hitters except Tanana struck out like 13 or 14 batters. But here's the thing that I'll never forget about that game. Tony Congilario pinch hit for...Fred Lynn. Yup. Lynn struck out like 3 times and in the 9th Johnson sent up Tony C who I think also struck out. Frankie was sick awesome back then when he had an explosive fastball to go with his slider. Him and Nolan Ryan. Angels just had little else those years and some offense, but not enough. Lynn goes on to win ROY, MVP...but he really did get pinch hit for in that game.
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For several seasons the only constants the Sox had in the lineup were Nomar and Manny.
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His defense was declining because he was and never got over an Achilles injury that hampered his range. He was declining defensively that year and he was hurt. He was not "okay." Never really was after that injury and a few others (groin tear). That has nothing to do with his contributions as a Sox, and the venom spewed by fans over his exit. He must have been so awful that the Sox players voted him a 3/4th share for his WS take. He was the heart and soul of the team for most of his Sox career. He wasn't a mercenary player and he played regularly at the same position his whole Sox career. He was fun to watch, and he was often very clutch and he was always in the Jeter, AROD best SS argument and rightfully so.
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jad, villified is the right word too. Just sad the way some of these Sox fans jump all over some really great all-time Sox but will feel sorry for Pablo. Poor Pablo, it just didn't work out, it's okay. Instead let's hate on Nomar, Rice, and Lowe. The venom at Derek Lowe too...jesus that was a s*** show listening to how he was a drunk and he didn't do this and that. Whatever. He made 2 of the greatest Sox pitching efforts I've ever seen. The strikeout to save the season v. Oakland in 03 and his WS start in 04.
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Nomar crossed the line? The mysterious injury was an achilles issue btw, nothing mysterious. He didn't cost anyone any title and when he was traded he still was hitting above .300, just like Manny was 2nd on the team in RBI and hitting exactly .300 when he was traded from Sox for being that all-time cancer. Oh, he crossed the line!!! No one remembers when Nomar got out of the clubhouse after the team was eliminated in a playoff loss at Fenway and started clapping to the fans in the stands. Appreciating them. Few will bring that up, I will. It happened.
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I'd rather see money sent to all those former Sox who actually produced for the Sox. Give them the wasted millions. Give the guys who were making 200 thousand a year when that was something special the cash. Sandoval, CC with all that extra dough (Dodgers swallowing the rest but still). Just sick how those 2 did nothing. But don't try to keep Beltre, no he actually did produce for Sox. God forbid hold on to Lester for that 10 million that the Sox had to hold back the bank for. Nope, give it all to Price. Okay, David's on the clock.
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You must be one of those revisionist fans who may have never watched him play. 6 times top 10 in MVP voting, 2 batting titles, ROY, batted .321 in the postseason, 7 home runs in 98/99 playoffs. 8-1/2 years of stellar production for Sox. Yeah, just dwell on '04. Same people bitching about Manny right before he was traded. It's so funny. Sox were doing everything to ship Nomar and Manny out after 03. Everything to get AROD and a backup plan of Nomar for Ordonez. So yeah, if you are where Nomar was and no contract extension, maybe you are pouting a bit too.