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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Silly, ridiculous posts should be banned on a fan forum! They should all be carded at the door, and bounced (but that's just my opin- owwww
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Great point. They always said Wade Boggs had a good knuckler, just playing catch on the side -- which is how Wake was discovered. Dumb answer, but the knuckler is so hard to control, even when knuckleballers are on, that most pitchers probably just can't deal with the uncertainty? Put it this way: the guy who served up Anthony's his first home run the other day was so mad at himself for throwing a fastball (cameras caught his tantrum)... but I have never seen a knuckleballer have a fit after one didn't knuckle and a batter went yard. It's like they know it comes with the badge; "this is the business we have chosen."
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yes on Bregman, especially since it was revealed today that he was working with Ceddanne in the cages the past month. For those afraid to extend someone in their 30s, what dollar value can be put on a guy who is respected as an player-coach by his teammates, not to mention as a player-bench coach by his manager?
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If Breslow trades an outfielder in the next few weeks, it will only be to make the Red Sox better this year, and hopefully in the future. All the surplus of outfielders are under contract or control for reasonable dollars (not counting Yoshida, who we all know is a DH). Boston's needs for pitching are obvious to fortify postseason hopes, and trading a good outfielder makes the most sense IF THE RETURN IS WORTHY of a deal. If Duran or Abreu or The Password is part of a package that improves the Sox' chances, it's not personal but strictly business. It wouldn't be a clubhouse issue that needs tending to, like the big purge the braintrust felt had to happen last month...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was at a Legion game the other night talking to some other dads, whose daughters were softball stars. They have no pitch counts or batter limits in softball, because underhand deliveries are safe (since human arms hang in that position naturally). Of course the best girls pitch with their legs, like the boys... but guys risk their elbows and shoulders every time they throw overhand.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Young guys who have never been there/done it, fighting for playing time, hoping for big paydays. Just hope and pray we don't ruin them for life!
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    With momentum at a peak frenzy -- and now Dobbins injured again -- Breslow may have no choice but to trade for a starting pitcher sooner rather than later. Losing good young players in the middle of the season isn't the end of the world. Jose Iglesias and Brady Anderson were 23 and 24 when they were swapped mid-season for starting pitchers. Both of those deals helped win titles: either the division or the world... Duran is really good at circling the bases, but remember -- he'll be 29 in less than two months.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Seattle All-Star outfielder Julio Rodriguez and his 3.3 WAR has been replaced on the AL squad by teammate Randy Arozarena: 3.2 WAR. Both are having good years, but Rafaela -- who boosted his Red Sox past the M's for the last Wild Card spot -- sports a 3.9 WAR... second among league outfielders to Aaron Judge. Randy A.: 15 HR 44 RBI .244 BA .793 OPS -0.1 dWAR Ceddanne: 13 HR, 46 RBI .271 BA .792 OPS 1.8 dWAR Then there are strikeouts: Arozarena 109, Rafaela 64 (and Julio 91 down by the schoolyard).
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Better tell Malcolm that Noah grew up a lot in the service. And it's doubtful Song is worried about sinking ships, unless those are his orders as a Naval flight officer.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Anthony isn't benched because he can't hit a righty. Duran and Abreu are starting because they can hit righties...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not as easy for teams that come in first place or make the postseason a lot. They don't get the high draft picks like doormats or indoor/outdoor carpets in basements. Or treads on tanks -- the preferred transportation for many small market clubs.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think you nailed it the odd connection that explains why fans felt that way that offseason. I remember how utterly whelmed I was with the Lackey signing. As a fan, I cared less about the money, but cared even less for the man or the pitcher.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Stop scaring forum members who can't dig up a stat from the metric system to refute anything you post! Personally, 51% of me thinks Talksox needs more takes from drewski6 or 7 or 9. My other 39% always puts my best 30.48 centimeters forward typing my own posts (need 10% in reserve to take a nap). Trading Kristian Campbell, the most recent Minor League Player of the Year, would be unheard of last winter. But after we've seen him on the diamond since Spring Training, is there anyone else on the internet (besides one biased poster) comfortable with KC manning any defensive position for the next great Red Sox team?
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's no question regarding Anthony; he'll play every day. The real question since last winter (at least on this board): if the Red Sox trade an outfielder, will it be Duran or Abreu? All three have their share of strikeouts with K-rates over 23%, but while Anthony adjusts to big league pitchers and umpires (egomaniacs who need to show rookies who's in charge), he doesn't chase. Duran can't lay off high fastballs, while Abreu flails at lefty sliders. But all have talents that can help a team win, and I wouldn't trade any of them now unless it's for equivalent talent that fills other holes for a postseason drive this year.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    2010 was the year Theo Epstein coined the phrase. The Sox only won 89 games that season and came in 3rd place, after winning 93 or more and finishing at least 2nd in seven of the previous eight years. After 2010, the bridge was sturdy enough to chase Adrian Beltre and his 7.8 WAR off to Texas, but new Sox Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez somehow led a 90-win team to miss the playoffs in the final inning of the final game of the regular season. This decade saw the '21 Red Sox win 92 and make serious noise in October, but rickety bridges have been in disrepair ever since Franchy Cordero put his foot through a slat over the gorge of the AL East while trying to play outfield at first base.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They're all the same guy. In their previous jobs as stunt men, each played the husband on Bewitched.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Giolito's contract. I'm glad he's doing well this summer, but if he didn't blow out his elbow two years ago and instead excelled then, there's a good chance he'd be dealing for LA or NY right now. That contract was structured just to get the Sox through yet another Bridge Year -- if Gio was good enough to opt out, he'd be getting market value elsewhere by now. Luckily, his comeback overlaps with the new, energetic Young Sox!
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If you mowed my lawn in 100 degree humidity and sweated out a lifetime of toxins in one hour like I just did, there is only one: a pitcher of Italian pilsner. But it would have to be ice cold.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not me -- because of that dumb Boston contract, he'd already be a Dodger by now, after opting out and getting a raise that the Red Sox obviously weren't prepared to match two winters ago.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We gotta take cara this kid, right?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Son of Tom Robbins and Mary Poppins.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yes -- no reporpoising of fun there... forever the place for boys, girls, and manatees.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rusney just turned 38 yesterday! He's currently playing in Mexico for a manager named Jose Offerman.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Please point Hammy to Route 290 West.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not meaningless... We now know the Red Sox whiffers can obliterate minor league pitchers, and Giolito can shutout minor league hitters. And the big pitcher -- Mr. Crochet -- is finally smiling. Because any momentum is better than nomentum (momentum is just another word for something left to win...).
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