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  1. Duran Is The Man
    ;)
  2. Duran Is The Man
    even with the Sox being out of it for quite some time, Cora has still yet to use Devers at 1B. this blows my mind that we can see this but he doesn't. at this point, what do they have to lose? it's ridiculous having such an aawful defense and even more ridiculous that he doesn't seem to care to do anything about it. i really like your Matt CHapman idea. and it makes a ton of sense so....it will never happen. i guess Cora is going to stick with guys that can't play defense for s*** (see Rodriguez, Kike) because he's a "players coach".
  3. Duran Is The Man
    those rest days were important. because if Cora hadn't given them all those "rest days" they would have finished even deeper in the AL East cellar.
  4. Duran Is The Man
    yeah....but doesn't every team play a "brutal" schedule? maybe all the Braves, Rays, Orioles, Dodgers and Rangers players are just conditioned better? no offense, but i think any coach/manager/player using this as an excuse is doing so to avoid saying that his players/team just aren't very good.
  5. Duran Is The Man
    That and trade Masa works for me.
  6. Duran Is The Man
    i feel the same way, but....if we get a #1 and a #2 SP and a big RH bat, i think there is a pretty decent chance next year. however, this would mean that JH is going to have to spend some money. which he may not want to do. if he doesn't or they don't fill the holes, it is going to be several more years hanging out in the cellar of the ALEast.
  7. Duran Is The Man
    sad but true.
  8. Duran Is The Man
    i sort of have a different take on Cora's cheating. when it comes to winning, i subscribe to the old theory that "if you're not cheating, then you're not trying". i want the Sox to use every advantage they can to win balls games. if it's cheating, that's fine. just don't get caught. LOL. with that said, i've been unhappy with Cora many times over the years. besides "resting" players two weeks into the season, one thing that particularly irks me is his unwillingness to challenge calls. i've seen numerous plays that would have been overturned that he never even bothered with. WTF? C'mon man, you have to use every tool available to win games and it's like he doesn't care. he consistently ranks near the bottom of all managers in challenges. He has just 18 this year. Kevin Cash leads with 54. i know there is a lot of Cora support on here and though i'm fine if he stays, i wouldn't be upset even a little if he was canned.
  9. Duran Is The Man
    i think they did. it all sounds very very familiar.
  10. Duran Is The Man
    yeah, change 'em back to the regular unis. i hate those damn things.
  11. Duran Is The Man
    overall OPS is 7th, as is slugging. OBP is 10th. definitely could use some more pop. the Braves top 5 players combined have 20 more home runs than the entire Red Sox team. overall, i say a bit above mediocre but still good enough to make the playoffs if the pitching and defense weren't so freakin' awful.
  12. Duran Is The Man
    the Sox are top 7 or better in most every offensive category except home runs (17th), triples (21st) and walks (23rd). interestingly, they are 3rd in hits, yet they drop to 7th in total bases. lots of singles and doubles leading to lots of runs. and lots of runners LOB. it would be nice to see more walks and a bit more power next season. with that said, the offense was good enough to get us into the postseason this year, it was the pitching that did us in.
  13. Duran Is The Man
    good gawd, really? they give input that leads to decisions.
  14. Duran Is The Man
    i agree. Martin has been money all season long. wish we had 6 more just like him.
  15. Duran Is The Man
    LOL, no. if this is the best his analytics dept can do, then well....maybe they need to be fired too.
  16. Duran Is The Man
    ok, i worded it poorly, but yes, i meant the team was awful, not the draft picks. my bad. we did get some nice draft picks. i'm really excited about Teel.
  17. Duran Is The Man
    you're right. if he was hired to tank the franchise to improve their draft picks then sure, he should be graded higher.
  18. Duran Is The Man
    i didn't say the draft picks were awful, Moon. i said giving him a high grade for FINISHING LAST and getting high draft picks was wrong.
  19. Duran Is The Man
    what is truly funny is thinking CB gets a B or B-. AYFKM? i think you are usually very fair-minded but ...c'mon man.
  20. Duran Is The Man
    they have been laughably bad, in large part due to CB.
  21. Duran Is The Man
    count it or dont. MLB counts it. had they not finished EXACTLY where i thought they'd finish this year, i might be inclined to give him a better grade. and i don't think he should get a higher grade due to better draft picks because they were so freakin' awful.
  22. Duran Is The Man
    Three times in four years gets a solid F from me.
  23. Duran Is The Man
    that would be nice. i know several on here love him, but i've had about all the Cora i can stand.
  24. Duran Is The Man
    exactly.
  25. Duran Is The Man
    four years. even better.
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