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Post by bosox81 on Aug 24, 2015 22:15:08 GMT -5
JBJ doesn't look comfortable in LF. That's three times in the past few games that he's made poor reads out there. His talent was wasted in LF anyways.
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Post by ianrs on Aug 24, 2015 22:18:22 GMT -5
The bullpen is hilarious to watch at this point.
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Post by nomar on Aug 24, 2015 22:18:29 GMT -5
This bullpen is crazy exciting
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Aug 24, 2015 22:19:02 GMT -5
"G'dammit, we're holding JBJ out to give him time against the lefties and we'll keep doing it until it works!" People need to stop using this meme because it's BS. His OPS against lefthanders this year is 1.344. Maybe they are saving him for port siders Was very careful to use the sarcasm italics
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Post by nomar on Aug 24, 2015 22:23:03 GMT -5
A 2 run 9th? I think we found our closer guys.
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Post by wcp3 on Aug 24, 2015 22:23:38 GMT -5
People need to stop using this meme because it's BS. His OPS against lefthanders this year is 1.344. Maybe they are saving him for port siders Was very careful to use the sarcasm italics This board is incapable at recognizing sarcasm these days. No idea what's happened to its sense of humor.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 24, 2015 22:26:52 GMT -5
I really think not moving Hanley to the IF has to do with his comments about how he considers himself an outfielder. I think he'd prefer to play the outfield because it's easier on his body, (and maybe because he could get away with being a little lazier out there) and the team doesn't want to go against the veterans preference just yet. And if Hanley considers himself an outfielder, then I consider myself a super modelNo man, I said I think it's based off his comments. As in, if he expressed that to the team they might be more lenient to his preference, even as he proves he's not a good outfielder. What's with this need to be so petty about others comments? Sir, I believe your original comments were petty which is why I challenged them. You called into question a man's character ("get away … lazier") with no evidence to support it. You likewise painted the mgt. as weak, again with no evidence. It's a message board: you posted, I objected. And, I might add, much more respectfully to you than you were to Hanley or the Red Sox organization.
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Post by atzar on Aug 24, 2015 22:29:45 GMT -5
This bullpen is terrifying and has marred what has otherwise been a very entertaining month of baseball. Love watching these kids appear to come into their own.
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Post by jchang on Aug 24, 2015 22:30:12 GMT -5
A 2 run 9th? I think we found our closer guys. panda's long lost twin brother.
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Post by ibsmith85 on Aug 24, 2015 22:31:07 GMT -5
People need to stop using this meme because it's BS. His OPS against lefthanders this year is 1.344. Maybe they are saving him for port siders Was very careful to use the sarcasm italics It's the one thing about the mobile app that sucks. Italics are invisible. I'm guessing that's why it was missed.
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Aug 24, 2015 22:36:12 GMT -5
Was very careful to use the sarcasm italics It's the one thing about the mobile app that sucks. Italics are invisible. I'm guessing that's why it was missed. Norm gets a pass anyway, but that's good to know, thanks.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Aug 24, 2015 22:37:15 GMT -5
This bullpen is terrifying and has marred what has otherwise been a very entertaining month of baseball. Love watching these kids appear to come into their own. Well, we're on the verge of losing our protected pick so a few blown losses are not the worst thing in the world. Our bullpen is going to need to be almost completely replaced.
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Aug 24, 2015 22:46:50 GMT -5
I think there is no chance that the Sox end up with a protected pick, the young players are too good for even the poor bullpen to overcome. With Erod and Owens added to the rotation losing is likely to become even more difficult and with the September call-ups just days away the level of competition is about to become further diluted while the Sox call-ups have filtered in earlier and have had the chance to adapt to MLB and it's starting to show.
The team has talent and energy and I bet they play better than .500 ball the rest of the way with even some veterans having something to prove to the new management. So the "free" aces now seem limited to Price and Cueto.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Aug 24, 2015 22:50:59 GMT -5
People need to stop using this meme because it's BS. His OPS against lefthanders this year is 1.344. Maybe they are saving him for port siders Was very careful to use the sarcasm italics My apologies. Didn't see that as I was posting from ProBoards.
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 25, 2015 6:15:26 GMT -5
Was very careful to use the sarcasm italics This board is incapable at recognizing sarcasm these days. No idea what's happened to its sense of humor. That's because dumb things are never said. *testing*
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Post by jrffam05 on Aug 25, 2015 6:38:21 GMT -5
Sir, I believe your original comments were petty which is why I challenged them. You called into question a man's character ("get away … lazier") with no evidence to support it. You likewise painted the mgt. as weak, again with no evidence. It's a message board: you posted, I objected. And, I might add, much more respectfully to you than you were to Hanley or the Red Sox organization. Hanley is a lazy fielder, the team hasn't moved him from a position he can't play, and check the tone of my posts.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Aug 25, 2015 8:08:29 GMT -5
I think there is no chance that the Sox end up with a protected pick, the young players are too good for even the poor bullpen to overcome. With Erod and Owens added to the rotation losing is likely to become even more difficult and with the September call-ups just days away the level of competition is about to become further diluted while the Sox call-ups have filtered in earlier and have had the chance to adapt to MLB and it's starting to show. The team has talent and energy and I bet they play better than .500 ball the rest of the way with even some veterans having something to prove to the new management. So the "free" aces now seem limited to Price and Cueto. We do play a lot of games in September against teams fighting for playoff spots though.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 25, 2015 12:41:42 GMT -5
Sir, I believe your original comments were petty which is why I challenged them. You called into question a man's character ("get away … lazier") with no evidence to support it. You likewise painted the mgt. as weak, again with no evidence. It's a message board: you posted, I objected. And, I might add, much more respectfully to you than you were to Hanley or the Red Sox organization. I'd agree that Hanley is a poor fielder. I believe the statistics support what they eye test shows: he's really bad out there. I don't know that he's a "lazy fielder," or not, but I object less to that categorization than what you previously wrote, saying he chose the outfield for less wear and tear on his body, and maybe because "… he could get away with being a little lazier …," which suggests he chose his position with the clear intent to loaf. That's what I object to. They haven't, and that decision is certainly open to criticism. But you suggested you knew WHY they hadn't moved him: "… team doesn't want to go against the veterans preference just yet."
Says who? Are you part of the inner sanctum? Please, share more then, if you are. If you're not, why make such a statement?
Words chosen and aligned create the tone of a post. Are you now suggesting you were just joshing, or being flippant, or sarcastic? Something else?
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 25, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -5
JBJ doesn't look comfortable in LF. That's three times in the past few games that he's made poor reads out there. His talent was wasted in LF anyways. I'll give him 3 or 4 more games before he looks like Yaz with an arm that's 10 times better out there.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 25, 2015 13:07:49 GMT -5
JBJ doesn't look comfortable in LF. That's three times in the past few games that he's made poor reads out there. His talent was wasted in LF anyways. I'll give him 3 or 4 more games before he looks like Yaz with an arm that's 10 times better out there. Yaz is a tall order. Back in the day he would on occasion take a ball off the wall and throw behind the runner at first after he'd retreated from rounding the bag. Don't remember if he got any, unfortunately, and then Jim Ed came along and that was that.
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 25, 2015 13:10:46 GMT -5
I'll give him 3 or 4 more games before he looks like Yaz with an arm that's 10 times better out there. Yaz is a tall order. Back in the day he would on occasion take a ball off the wall and throw behind the runner at first after he'd retreated from rounding the bag. Don't remember if he got any, unfortunately, and then Jim Ed came along and that was that. Yep. I didn't appreciate Yaz as much as I should have back then. I like just about everyone else back then, dug the long ball and ribbies. But I did love how he played that wall.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 25, 2015 13:10:44 GMT -5
Speaking of throws/arms: I saw Dewey catch a ball against the RF fence and throw out a guy tagging from second in Rochester's Silver Stadium. I think it was the IL playoffs, but it may have been regular season. I was sitting near 3b, best throw I've seen live. All the way in the air, as I recall, like a rope.
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 25, 2015 13:15:17 GMT -5
Speaking of throws/arms: I saw Dewey catch a ball against the RF fence and throw out a guy tagging from second in Rochester's Silver Stadium. I think it was the IL playoffs, but it may have been regular season. I was sitting near 3b, best throw I've seen live. All the way in the air, as I recall, like a rope. JBJ has that kind of arm too. He's hit bases straight on with no bounces several times this year.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 25, 2015 13:18:58 GMT -5
Castillo can throw a little too. How nice to finally have some arms in the outfield.
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Aug 25, 2015 13:28:07 GMT -5
JBJ doesn't look comfortable in LF. That's three times in the past few games that he's made poor reads out there. His talent was wasted in LF anyways. I'll give him 3 or 4 more games before he looks like Yaz with an arm that's 10 times better out there. Pretty soon we're going to need a thread: JBJ -- does the bat outweigh the glove?
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