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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 16:56:59 GMT -5
I've had it with Xander. 8 years $50 is my max offer right now. In 5 years, Boras will be comparing him to A-Rod and will be demanding 12 years/$500 million.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jul 5, 2014 17:49:58 GMT -5
WMB swings at everything from his toes to his eyes. FO is way better off waiting for Bogaerts to adjust to the steady diet of off speed pitches than think that WMB is going to learn to not swing at everything, especially since he hasn't changed since he was drafted.
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Post by cdj on Jul 5, 2014 18:10:54 GMT -5
WMB swings at everything from his toes to his eyes. FO is way better off waiting for Bogaerts to adjust to the steady diet of off speed pitches than think that WMB is going to learn to not swing at everything, especially since he hasn't changed since he was drafted. Precisely what I'm saying. I don't really think Middlebrooks is a starting caliber player outside of a platoon situation.
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 5, 2014 18:13:24 GMT -5
I HATE FOX WITH A PASSION
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 18:20:01 GMT -5
Gomes is slightly better than John Lackey hitting vs RHP
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 5, 2014 18:20:51 GMT -5
harold reynolds is sooooo bad
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 5, 2014 18:32:22 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? Layne was converted to relief starting with 2012*, which pretty much makes his ml numbers before that meaningless. I have no particular interest in him and know nothing about him except his numbers (which, BTW, are much better in MLB on the road than at home*). His ml numbers since his conversion are more or less consistent with the major league numbers, especially when you consider that MLB managers are likely to match him up much more carefully with opposing hitters than ml managers (since the MLB managers have much more information to do that with). * Question I'm sure you won't answer ... Have you ever, in your life, looked up a fact before asserting it, or looked at a player's record before opining about him? Because your opinions, if I can say this gently, tend to be very easily contradicted by facts. I would have blocked you long ago if I didn't regard you as a source of disinformation.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 19:03:33 GMT -5
A nice change to reviews would be to put a time limit on them and if they can't decide in that much time, the call on the field stands. That would make it so they get the obvious ones right.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jul 5, 2014 19:10:29 GMT -5
Feel free to block me at any time. We each have our own opinions regarding players and yes.. i do look up numbers, watch multiple games per day (probably watched more than many here have over the years) and will continue to as long as am able.
Many fan bases have people of all ilks and it seems you just don't care for me. So be it.. Block away bro..
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 5, 2014 19:33:06 GMT -5
What's with all the talk of blocking people...are people really that intolerant? Seems like it seems there is too much of that...and frankly, it seems un-American.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 19:37:28 GMT -5
What's with all the talk of blocking people...are people really that intolerant? Seems like it seems there is too much of that...and frankly, it seems un-American. lol un-American. I'm blocking you.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 5, 2014 19:39:58 GMT -5
What's with all the talk of blocking people...are people really that intolerant? Seems like it seems there is too much of that...and frankly, it seems un-American. lol un-American. I'm blocking you. Hey man...it just was the 4th of July...I consider that to be a pretty important day.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 19:40:59 GMT -5
Good news. Jimenez' xFIP so far today is 6.96 without giving up a hit.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 5, 2014 19:45:47 GMT -5
God Bless America, Land that I love. Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America, My home sweet home. Attachment Deleted
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Post by chavopepe2 on Jul 5, 2014 19:46:56 GMT -5
wow...
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Post by cdj on Jul 5, 2014 19:51:25 GMT -5
And today is why he is a valuable player.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 19:51:42 GMT -5
And today is why he is a valuable player. Trade him now!
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 19:53:45 GMT -5
Oh Mookie, can't do that in the majors.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 19:56:40 GMT -5
Good news. Jimenez' xFIP so far today is 6.96 without giving up a hit. Bump
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jul 5, 2014 20:07:19 GMT -5
Jimenez pitches himself out of a game, again. He's really volatile, almost like two different guys. Seems to me that, as players get familiar with his stuff, they lay off pitches outside the zone and he really gets in trouble.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 5, 2014 20:08:41 GMT -5
Not looking forward to the people who want to sign Cody Ross I mean Nelson Cruz this winter.
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Post by feez732 on Jul 5, 2014 20:09:57 GMT -5
I just noticed Mookie's 5 year Oliver projections over on fangraphs. Not that I put much weight in projections like that, but they're absolutely crazy. They're projecting him to be a 5-6 win player over the next 5 years. I don't think I've ever seen projections that glowing for a Sox prospect. Xander, for example, is projected for just over 4 wins annually. Heyward, who a lot of people want the Sox to target this off season, is also projected for just over 4 wins per year. Even Stanton who some people want(ed) to trade Mookie for is only projected for just over 6 wins a year. Again, I don't think that it's particularly meaningful, but it's still amusing and certainly speaks to how extraordinary Mookie's minor league run was.
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Post by feez732 on Jul 5, 2014 20:13:43 GMT -5
Not looking forward to the people who want to sign Cody Ross I mean Nelson Cruz this winter. It'll be much more tolerable knowing that the front office almost certainly doesn't have any/many of those people. Given the way they've acted since promoting Cherington, I'd say that's a fairly safe bet.
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Post by radiohix on Jul 5, 2014 20:14:03 GMT -5
Lackey has been BABIP'd to death tonight! ADD: .538!!!!
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Post by chavopepe2 on Jul 5, 2014 20:16:11 GMT -5
He's given up 3 runs on 2 HRs. Maybe his hit count his high because of some BABIP luck, but it hasn't played a role in the score.
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