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Post by station13 on Jul 5, 2014 14:03:58 GMT -5
Sliders a deathly pitch to RHH..
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Post by danr on Jul 5, 2014 14:16:26 GMT -5
I wonder what has gotten into Steve Pearce? AT age 31, he is having his career year,already hitting twice as many HRs than he has in any other season and an OPS about 50 percent higher than in any other season. It's a good thing considering the injuries and the off-season that Davis is having. But the Orioles are in first place. This is the kind of thing that happened to the Sox last year.
BTW, Pearce was drafted by the Sox in 2004 but didn't sign.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 14:32:13 GMT -5
They should send Xander down when Middlebrooks is ready. He is completely lost at the plate right now and needs a head check. Amen to that. Do it now and the Red Sox gain the added benefit of securing an additional year of team control over a Boras client.
P.S. - Now watch him smack a 3 run shot.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 5, 2014 14:33:24 GMT -5
AJP is making a lot of Fenway faithful fans today.
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Post by theaveragefan88 on Jul 5, 2014 14:33:34 GMT -5
AJ has the dumbest approach at the plate I've ever seen. There is no strategy at all. Unless it is a blatant ball, he just hacks and hopes to pull it.
On a brighter note, Lester continues his dominant season.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 14:34:28 GMT -5
I'll be watching the rest of the season, if and only if we have our prospects playing in the majors.
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Post by templeusox on Jul 5, 2014 14:35:05 GMT -5
I'll be watching the rest of the season, if and only if we have our prospects playing in the majors. Even if the Sox insist on sabotaging all of them?
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 14:35:44 GMT -5
I'll be watching the rest of the season, if and only if we have our prospects playing in the majors. Even if the Sox insist on sabotaging all of them? Sabotaging them by letting them play? What the hell is Xander going to learn in the minors? That minor league pitchers don't have sliders as good as major league pitchers?
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Post by dcsoxfan on Jul 5, 2014 14:38:03 GMT -5
I agree with Temple.
Signing veterans to compete with young twenty something's isn't the way to build their confidence.
It has to be difficult learning to be a major leaguer; having the added pressure of a Sizemore or a Drew looking over your shoulder can't help.
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Post by theaveragefan88 on Jul 5, 2014 14:38:10 GMT -5
I'll be watching the rest of the season, if and only if we have our prospects playing in the majors. Even if the Sox insist on sabotaging all of them? How have the Red Sox sabotaged any of their prospects???
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Post by radiohix on Jul 5, 2014 14:41:44 GMT -5
Temple is refering to the change of position when they signed Drew.
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Post by godot on Jul 5, 2014 14:45:15 GMT -5
It is getting too painful to watch Xander. When is Middlebrooks coming back? If some believes the position switch is causing his problems, then you probably believed Irag had weapons of mass destruction.
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Post by mgoetze on Jul 5, 2014 14:48:28 GMT -5
Herrera as a pinch hitter in the 9th. Says it all really.
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Post by ianrs on Jul 5, 2014 14:49:22 GMT -5
Wow. Is Farrell trying to lose games? Sac bunt for Ross who usually kills lefties, then pinch-hit Herrera for JBJ.
Awful. Just because it worked out in hindsight does not mean I agree with it. JBJ needs experience in those kinds of situations.
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Post by mgoetze on Jul 5, 2014 14:49:34 GMT -5
Herrera as a pinch hitter in the 9th. Says it all really. Successful comment.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 5, 2014 14:51:29 GMT -5
Farrell is such a brilliant game strategist.
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Post by p23w on Jul 5, 2014 14:54:29 GMT -5
I believe, in all the above!
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 14:54:31 GMT -5
Wow. Is Farrell trying to lose games? Sac bunt for Ross who usually kills lefties, then pinch-hit Herrera for JBJ. Awful. Just because it worked out in hindsight does not mean I agree with it. JBJ needs experience in those kinds of situations. I hate Farrell getting rewarded for ridiculously stupid decisions.
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Post by theaveragefan88 on Jul 5, 2014 14:55:20 GMT -5
If you honestly believe switching from SS to 3rd has anything to do with Xander's struggles at the plate, then you must think he has the mental fragility and confidence crisis of a teenager who got rejected for prom. He is 21 and he is in a slump. Stop trying to blame others for his struggles at the plate. The blinded Bogie-Love some of you guys have is embarrassing. He is not infallible and that is ok. Pedroia struggled quite a bit early in his career and he turned out just fine.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 15:04:33 GMT -5
If you honestly believe switching from SS to 3rd has anything to do with Xander's struggles at the plate, then you must think he has the mental fragility and confidence crisis of a teenager who got rejected for prom. He is 21 and he is in a slump. Stop trying to blame others for his struggles at the plate. The blinded Bogie-Love some of you guys have is embarrassing. He is not infallible and that is ok. Pedroia struggled quite a bit early in his career and he turned out just fine. The only thing I would add to this is that Pedroia's defense was never in question. While his bat suffered early, he was still contributing to the team and never lost management's trust. Even before his struggles with the bat, X's defense was enough of a concern to lead management to drop $10 million on Drew. There is precedent for sending prospects, even very good ones, back down to the minors to work out slumps. Mike Schmidt and Mickey Mantle, as I recall, both got sent down after spending time in the majors.
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 5, 2014 15:24:27 GMT -5
Layne has MiLB numbers that nearly mirror that did Justin Thomas and a repertoire that's surprisingly close as well. Should Layne manage to stick around a few games for Boston? Odds are his success with the Sox would amount to about as well as did Thomas fare. Thomas did manage to get claimed off of the waiver wire when Boston grew tired of his ineffectiveness. Probably what would happen with Layne. Seems every few years some "great MiLB veteran hope" comes around that some fall in love with as the second coming that they think has all of a sudden found something new to make them into Sandy Koufax over night.. It ain't happening. 6 years of previous track record should disprove that. Excellent comparison. Except, you know, for the part where Thomas had faced 84 MLB hitters and had a 6.35 ERA, 5.80 FIP, 5.84 xFIP, and 5.61 SIERA, while Layne had faced 107 and had a 2.84 ERA, 2.68 FIP, 3.07 xFIP, and 2.49 SIERA. So, yeah, except for Thomas having been terrible and Layne great (including holding LHB to .175 / .299 / .246 in 68 PA), spot-on.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jul 5, 2014 15:40:25 GMT -5
Nice.. Try 6 seasons worth of MiLB numbers, rather than Layne's 3 TINY numbers at cavernous Petco field. It's one thing to be a fan boy of a guy, but please take off those rose colored glasses once in a while tor them.
On Herrera getting the PH during game 1 today? I was thinking he'd hit for AJP earlier, or probably should have, since JBJ has been hitting better of late and AJP is in another of his slumps.. Good thing Farrell lucked into his preference (like Francona) of not PH for his veterans isn't it?
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Post by Guidas on Jul 5, 2014 15:44:43 GMT -5
Great win. Now it's Lackey's turn.
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Post by cdj on Jul 5, 2014 16:00:24 GMT -5
If you honestly believe switching from SS to 3rd has anything to do with Xander's struggles at the plate, then you must think he has the mental fragility and confidence crisis of a teenager who got rejected for prom. He is 21 and he is in a slump. Stop trying to blame others for his struggles at the plate. The blinded Bogie-Love some of you guys have is embarrassing. He is not infallible and that is ok. Pedroia struggled quite a bit early in his career and he turned out just fine. This x100000 It's a slump. They sometimes happen to 21 year olds who get fed MLB caliber sliders. He'll adapt.
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Post by stevedillard on Jul 5, 2014 16:55:03 GMT -5
I've had it with Xander. 8 years $50 is my max offer right now.
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