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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But superstars never make the best managers (especially superstar batters). Ted Williams got Manager of the Year once because he helped some poor hitters become average, but he hated pitchers too much to be a good skipper. Instead, Dick Williams, a career .260 hitter, was a Hall of Fame manager. So was Sparky Anderson (one MLB season as a second baseman) and Earl Weaver (none), and someday Terry Francona -- who was described by Bill James as "a worthless player." Tito was worth way more than Bill.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    When Houck first came up nasty, there were TV split screens showing how he was a righty Chris Sale. It was because of the slider,
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd just like to see Devers use the whole-field approach consistently. Do you think he knows that only 28% of his career hits are pulled? Raffy career hit splits, according to bb-ref: pulled 303, middle 574, oppo 200. Stats are similar for homers, with only 34% pulled: 69 pulled, 100 middle, 32 oppo.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A Roman or- I mean: toga, toga, toga! (dang, new nickname)
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sox have to promote the hard-hitting Anthony soon -- if not, he could ruin some of those younger players for life!
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My Little Leaguers were always prepared for the games. Last night one of them said -- when Duran lobbed a throw to second base while two men scored -- "If I did that, my coach would pull me right of the game."
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why would anyone think the batters in question will change who they are? Warmer weather won't help their hands and eyes make better contact. Maybe they'll face other hurlers like their own that stress throwing more hanging breaking balls -- but isn't every pitching staff loaded with 100 mph heaters? The only guy who we know can be a better hitter if he adjusts is Raffy Devers, because he just proved it to the world about a week ago. Until he decided to try to pull everything again, including his head...
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Watching and listening to Brez at the press conference announcing Kristian Campbell's extension -- I won't say it was chilling, but at least odd... Here was a CBO almost ranting in his praise of many different organizational departments... for basically creating Campbell. I kept waiting, but there wasn't as much credit to the actual player -- a 22-year old kid with one full year of pro ball -- for doing everything it took to become that guy.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Red Sox average 10 Ks per game on the season, but now have five with 13 or 14 whiffs -- which equates to half their outs made in over a quarter of their contests so far. The past four games Boston has 43 strikeouts in 144 plate appearances, three more Ks than Williams and DiMaggio combined for in 1,228 plate appearances in 1941. That year, Ted hit .406 and Joe had a 56-game hitting streak (in the segregated majors) but remember, Williams fanned twice as many times as Joe -- 27 to only 13 -- most likely because of a slight uppercut swing. So the Red Sox struck out more times last night than Joe D. did in his entire 1941 season...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That incident where a younger employee disrespected Hall of Famer Jim Rice answering a hitter's question reeks of the minions sent by the richest man in the world to fire lifelong government workers.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    At least the Boston Whiffers stayed consistent with their strikeout approach. Merloni said it best last night: "I can't even tell what the count is anymore -- 0-and-2 or 2-and-0." That's because Red Sox batters don't adjust their stances and swings when down in the count. They still swing away like they're expecting a 2-and-0 fastball down the middle. When NESN's sound came back on, OB had to keep telling us how Shane Baz was really good. Is it just a coincidence that Boston makes a lot of pitchers look really good? Even Booser looked better the other day... because he got to pitch vs. his old club.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Everyone needs to take a deep breath and heed reminders that it's still early. There's plenty of time before August, when the Red Sox' annual collapse obliterates any pretensions towards the postseason.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's too late for that. But it's still early tonight -- the Rays get to bat in four more innings.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No way -- Rays are hitting Houck so hard, infielders refuse to get in front of hits so they won't get hurt.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Just realized why some fans are worried about the Sox bringing up Campbell too soon. Playing on Boston's big league roster may ruin him forever.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Duran's dWAR just dropped to an F WAR by not hitting the cutoff. One run in, and another runner rounding third, and he lobs it to second base?
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox just sent that second home run ball for an MRI.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Check! Check the check... yup, he checked around.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Houck's has really honed his hangers this year. But it's still early!
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That was my favorite NESN inning of the year. I just assumed they pulled the plug on Merloni's reaction to the first pitch. All I heard was swearing -- then realize it was just me. And as Houck got continually ripped by every batter, they just left the mics off.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Fans hate to admit Duran might be a trade candidate, but you're right: has there ever been any discussion by a beat reporter or NESN voice about a possible extension? He'll be 29 in September, and Abreu at 26 may be a more attractive deadline target since he makes minimum and has one more year of control. Or the Sox could just keep all their good outfielders and have Cora revolve them in and out of the line-up. But someone that wants to win this year might covet a primetimer a year removed from an 8.7 WAR and All-Star MVP... and make Breslow an offer he can't refuse. Bonafide starting pitchers like Cole Ragans and Joe Ryan were acquired for much older vets like Chapman and Nelson Cruz.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Finally, someone sane to talk us lunatics from jumping off the back wall of the Monster onto Upsidedown Street. The last thing any big league club would ever want to do is put pressure on young men they pay to play a kid's game. Don't ever promote a Bogaerts or Devers at age 20 or a Betts at age 21 or even a Kristian Campbell -- who at 22 has only played one full year in the minors and one year at D1. They might be ruined for life!
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Makes sense. That way no one has to be traded, until they demand it or Brez feels he has to maximize value to fill areas of need. I'm just suspicious about Cora's recent quote that suddenly made Campbell a centerfielder. It's not like AC not to audition guys at various positions first...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    GEEZ -- I can't believe you're echoing what other posters already suggested. How dare anyone talk sox on talksox! We should all be happy we can pay bad money to watch baseball. And no one in New England should be excused for banging the doldrums slowly because of depressing rain and cold for the entire first half of this month. But let it be known -- today on April 14th, Two thousand twenty-five -- the SUN IS OUT! (wait, I just took off my sweatshirt... and it's not yet noon, so it's still early... don't panic!)
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Who's panicking? All the teams in MLB history that promoted top prospects to inject energy into lethargic big league line-ups? The fact is Roman Anthony is baseball's #1 position player prospect, and that he plays outfield. If the Sox want to make him a first baseman, such an experiment probably won't happen until next offseason. When he is promoted to the big leagues soon, he has to play every day, which means someone else gets replaced. Fans and posters have been speculating different possible outfield alignments since Spring Training. The obvious guy to get benched is Rafaela. If not, the corner outfielders are too good to sit, which may necessitate trading someone of value. It certainly won't be Anthony, because he has more potential than Duran, Ceddanne, Abreu, Refsnyder and Yoshida to solve one of Boston's biggest deficits: consistent power.
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