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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Mar 30, 2015 16:47:49 GMT -5
Which brings up a completely inane point.
In the post newspaper social media junky world, how small must a sportswriter be to be effective?
Rosenthal, Shefter, and many others are sized to star in the whack pack yet get it done.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Mar 30, 2015 9:16:31 GMT -5
this was the perfect move. No cost and keeps a similar plan in place as they had with Vasquez.
I just hope it warms up quickly enough up here so Swihart gets in some sound work at the bucket.
I'm guessing he may be ready by mid june and could b a significant mid year upgrade (along with a pitcher or three internally as well).
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Mar 16, 2015 8:44:59 GMT -5
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Mar 15, 2015 10:10:50 GMT -5
I do think Cecchini and Workman (and who knows, maybe Craig) presence is more significant than Swiaarts.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Mar 15, 2015 7:26:45 GMT -5
I wonder if Cecchini, Brentz, and JBJ, and Workman are being showcased. (I'm ignoring Swihart completely)
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Feb 23, 2015 14:35:10 GMT -5
I can easily picture that and it would be great site lines!
Maybe this means travers or a great lefty bat at 6 this years.
That also would make the bulk of the stadium and support like vending and parking towards the old downtown area.
Follow the trail of land options in that direction and I'm assuming the partners already have developments lined up.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Feb 23, 2015 14:10:03 GMT -5
There are a couple of major parcels created by the movement of 95 directly downtown on the river.
It will be interesting to see how creative they get with the actual stadium but with the timetable Devers fdingers into the water in2017 might be a possibility.
Obviously they lined up very deep pockets so the investment around the stadium from Wickenden at n to south main when across to the actual stadium location has tons of walking distance possiblities'
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Jan 30, 2015 9:40:06 GMT -5
I'm a bit surprised that there are only five sox prospects in laws top 100 ( none after 70).
I wonder how many were on the cusp or what percentage of your top 20 are top 200 prospects?
I think that is where the sox system shines: deep depth.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 23, 2014 22:51:41 GMT -5
Probably had something to do with the 4,717 times he got on base in his career, #12 all time. Jeter was a historically bad defensive shortstop. Posting about it in here is preaching to the choir. His bat and amazing durability more than made up for it. What a total pile. So amazing durability that kept him on the field for more historically bad defense? Net effect is the most historically overrated in a typical ny way. The bottom line is you can't buy in on modern analysis and jJeter. That argument sailedv a long time ago. But I'm full of the Festivus spirit so I'm moving on. So Sherzer or Shields, which one is on the dl first in 2015?
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 23, 2014 21:04:51 GMT -5
Happy festivus right there.
I never got the captain bs.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 18, 2014 9:18:35 GMT -5
The trade was for Kelly. To get him, the sox had to take Craig's contract. Kelly is to Beckett as Craig is to Lowell. And the Lowell side worked out pretty well. This is a pretty shaky analogy. First off, as someone who's never been a huge Beckett fan, let me say: Joe Kelly ain't no Josh Beckett. Second, there's literally nothing less relevant to Allen Craig's future than Mike Lowell's post-trade performance. I can't believe I'm reduced to rxplaining this but here goes. The point is not in comparable value, but in the fact both trades were contingent on the second player reducing the overall trade value. Craig was not traded for Lackey. Lackey was traded for Kelly. To make it happen, the sox took Craig's contract. That is the point. Now, if Craig performs well there is no question a team looking for a bat in this down market will come calling. I'm not surprised that the teams who experienced him the most ( in his division ) are the ones with rumored interest.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 17, 2014 23:06:01 GMT -5
Ehh, no organization is flawless. They could have seen something and overreacted to it and made him available. If it was so easy for a team to identify an accentuated decline whereas everyone else stays pitch black to the issue you'd see a LOT more awful "Erik Bedard to the M's" level trades. I'm cautiously optimistic. My point was more that even if the Cardinals think/thought Craig was toast, it's not like they traded him for a bucket of baseballs. John Lackey is really good and really cheap. The trade was for Kelly. To get him, the sox had to take Craig's contract. Kelly is to Beckett as Craig is to Lowell. And the Lowell side worked out pretty well.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 12, 2014 17:27:18 GMT -5
In a deal like this it has nothing to do with 'what else you have'.
You don't lose Margot because at least his name doesn't start with a B.
You beat the talent offered by all others.
At some point this year, and it may be a s late as the trade deadline, Whoever is running the Phillies will choose the best of what is offered.
I think ben set up the sox to be dealing from a position of strength.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 12, 2014 12:17:04 GMT -5
I don't think Cecchini or even Coyle are low ceiling, but they are low floor
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 12, 2014 12:00:42 GMT -5
FUENTE: Los #Phillies pretenden a Joe Kelly, Garin Cecchini, Devin Marrero, Manuel Margot, entre otros, por Cole Hamels. #RedSox #MLB A deal centered around Kelly, Cecchini and Margot makes a lot of sense. Kelly could end up in the bullpen if we get a top starter, Cecchini is now blocked by Panda and Hanley and Margot is now blocked by Castillo and Betts (as well as being a couple of years away). I still think that is too much by including Margot. I think Amaro would be hard pressed to get Kelly included but if he could, that would be the centerpiece. The way I understand it, the sox were forced to take on Craig's contract to have Kelly in the Lackey deal. He was directly targetted and the sox are particularly high on him. I wouldn't be surprised if the general front office consensus is that they would rather move buck than Kelly.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 12, 2014 10:42:33 GMT -5
It's good to want.
With Kelly in the deal, it shouldn't take much else.
I'd say Kelly, marrero, coyle and maybe a lower level arm should be plenty.
Not that I'm suggesting but I wonder if further salary relief was offered whether that would attract Amaro.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 12, 2014 8:11:18 GMT -5
I have a complementary but irrelevant hypothesis that says he [...] sometimes looks at porn. Are you sure it's irrelevant? Here in Germany we have a recurring biennial news story about how the manager of the national soccer team has decreed that the players may not have their wives stay at the same hotel, so at least some people seem to believe there is a correlation with athletic performance. That's because there is a direct relationship between wins and happiness. I believe it was Pythagerous who theorized Time away from wives + time with girlfriends = wins This is where the expression a " win win" comes from.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 11, 2014 18:49:10 GMT -5
I've seen a lot of people hate on number three starters. It's just like how every time a scout projects a guy to be a number three starter, folks think that means the scout is down on the guy. But number three starters don't just grow on trees (neither do number four/five starters, for that matter), and having a rotation filled with guys with above-average median projections is likely to, guess what, get you an above-average rotation. I was told there would be no math on the quiz?
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 11, 2014 17:59:22 GMT -5
The thing about Buck long term is the body type issue.
He is Porcello light er.
Instead of getting thicker as he ages and stronger he seems lighter than ever which is a part of his durability issue.
Coming out of Arizona, the seemed to be a strong buzz around Marrerro.
I won't be surprised if he and a lesser starter gets more than you think.
if Cinci is trying to build in place I would think buck and a lesser piece would yield Cueto. Btw I don't know if anyone caught the live presser announcing the Detroit Cincinnati deal, but it was really cool with both gms together and each came off really well with great mutual respect.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 11, 2014 14:05:26 GMT -5
I'm very happy to have Masterson.
I love his potential and American league experience and he is very easy to root for, just an excellent and rare person.
+masterson -losing rdlr =acquiring Pocello
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 11, 2014 10:48:07 GMT -5
I still hope we get 2 more top rotation guys. I would love a rotation where Porcello is my #3. There isn't enough room unless one of Kelly, Buchholz or Miley is flipped for an upgrade. I'd love to see buckholtz flipped to Cincinnati as part of a bigger deal getting the Sox Cueto and more. Porcello was just auto spell corrected to porcelain on the iPad ....hope that's not predictive!
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 11, 2014 10:14:22 GMT -5
From his treatment of the press, sounds like Stewart is the same ahole he has always been. This is why I like the bill belicheck approach of never saying anything, which is quite different than saying things are not happening, when clearly they are.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 11, 2014 10:09:09 GMT -5
Here's hoping its Webster and the Miley trade is blown up.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 10, 2014 23:45:16 GMT -5
I despise this deal.
Ruby is a better pitcher today than Mikey is with more controllability.
All he needed was a chance to show it.
It doubt the sox will have success developing any of their young talent as most will struggle at some point.
barnes Owens and Johnson better be near perfect fron the start or this team will give up on them as well.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Dec 10, 2014 12:14:33 GMT -5
I'm also not afraid to start the year with two of our better young starters in the rotation.
If the sox sign Masterson, then begin the year with five Rdlr starts and another four from whoever performs best in the spring (I'm thinking Barnes), I don' t see this as a tragic outcome.
Deals can still be made in June and July.
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