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3/8 - 3/14 Red Sox Spring Training Gameday Thread
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Post by jimed14 on Mar 11, 2015 14:50:07 GMT -5
Margot is going to kill someone
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Post by jmei on Mar 11, 2015 14:51:03 GMT -5
Margot up with the basis loaded and promptly hits three straight foul balls into the Yankees dugout, late on fastballs. He ends up hitting a ground ball that could have been a double play but which he beats out pretty easily.
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Post by freddysthefuture2003 on Mar 11, 2015 14:54:23 GMT -5
Garin K's looking
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Mar 11, 2015 14:55:25 GMT -5
For sheeeet called 3rd strike. First ump tirade of the season. Thank God I am alive!!!!!
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 11, 2015 14:56:07 GMT -5
I hated to see it be Martin that the Sox teed off on. Oh well.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Mar 11, 2015 14:58:41 GMT -5
Attorney General John Mitchell Wade Boggs now pitching.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 11, 2015 14:59:17 GMT -5
Boggs not looking as good as I hoped for.
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Post by soxfanatic on Mar 11, 2015 15:02:25 GMT -5
Boggs not looking as good as I hoped for. Nope, very little zip on the fastball.
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Post by jmei on Mar 11, 2015 15:03:58 GMT -5
He was 90-92, didn't miss any bats. It's still early, though.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Mar 11, 2015 15:08:43 GMT -5
This will not be a popular opinion, but I'm kind of rooting for ARod. Yeah, he almost certainly is a cheater and a generally unpleasant human being, but he more than did his time, and the way the Yankees organization is treating him is a little disgraceful. If they don't want him around, just release him, but all these attempts to try to get him to, what, retire? It just seems super juvenile. We are talking about the same organization that spied on it's own player (Winfield), had a felonious owner who was suspended from baseball, and who generally acts very douchey. I said this same thing to my Yankee friends....I can't wait until they are going to contest his 660 bonus....we'll see their true colors.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 11, 2015 15:20:54 GMT -5
Wright not looking as good as eric hoped for.
But 6 in a row.
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Post by wcp3 on Mar 11, 2015 15:33:09 GMT -5
So happy to see Steven Wright is still part of this organization.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 11, 2015 15:37:03 GMT -5
Yankees must have some sort of drafting by the pound strategy. Their young guys are pretty big. Judge didn't play today, I was hoping to see him, the other day there was a pic of him standing behind Ryan Howard and he made Howard look Pedroiaish.
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Post by jrffam05 on Mar 11, 2015 16:22:32 GMT -5
This will not be a popular opinion, but I'm kind of rooting for ARod. Yeah, he almost certainly is a cheater and a generally unpleasant human being, but he more than did his time, and the way the Yankees organization is treating him is a little disgraceful. If they don't want him around, just release him, but all these attempts to try to get him to, what, retire? It just seems super juvenile. Got to agree with this. I was not an A-rod fan, and I am still not, but boy my opinion on him is WAAAY higher than the way the media makes him out to be. Funny how bad he was scapegoated for the whole Bosche thing. Bosche calls out the entire MLB as being on steroids, that he was the best at it, and he could beat the tests. He had multiple named clients in his book, but the arbitration panel essentially came to the conclusion that A-Rod did it 3X worse than everyone else. Also with the media coverage of it, it's crazy how they scapegoat one person with the abuses of a large population. The Geico commercial got it right. Also, Pettitte is getting his jersey retired, opposite ends of the spectrum there by the Yankees. I will note that he used at a time when it was not regulated, and since I don't think Rocket and Bonds should be held out of the HOF because of PEDs, I'll hold Pettitte to a somewhat different standard.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 11, 2015 16:25:20 GMT -5
This will not be a popular opinion, but I'm kind of rooting for ARod. Yeah, he almost certainly is a cheater and a generally unpleasant human being, but he more than did his time, and the way the Yankees organization is treating him is a little disgraceful. If they don't want him around, just release him, but all these attempts to try to get him to, what, retire? It just seems super juvenile. I definitely get where you're coming from somewhat, but don't forget the fact that he sued team medical staff as he was flailing about during his whole saga. This isn't just getting back at him for taking steroids, being a dick, and having an awful contract. He did some stuff to justify being shunned. In A-Rod vs. MLB, I'm rooting for A-Rod. In A-Rod vs. the Yankees, I think it's a race to the bottom really.
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Post by danr on Mar 11, 2015 16:47:13 GMT -5
This will not be a popular opinion, but I'm kind of rooting for ARod. Yeah, he almost certainly is a cheater and a generally unpleasant human being, but he more than did his time, and the way the Yankees organization is treating him is a little disgraceful. If they don't want him around, just release him, but all these attempts to try to get him to, what, retire? It just seems super juvenile. I'm with you here. ARod and Bonds were two of the greatest players ever when they were young. They didn't need any enhancements to be giants in the game. It must have been their egos, trying to be the greatest ever, forever, that made them do it. But if I were running the Yankees, I wouldn't want this circus.
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Post by jmei on Mar 11, 2015 16:59:20 GMT -5
I definitely get where you're coming from somewhat, but don't forget the fact that he sued team medical staff as he was flailing about during his whole saga. This isn't just getting back at him for taking steroids, being a dick, and having an awful contract. He did some stuff to justify being shunned. In A-Rod vs. MLB, I'm rooting for A-Rod. In A-Rod vs. the Yankees, I think it's a race to the bottom really. I guess, but my recollection is that he only really started doing that stuff after it because clear that the league, with the full cooperation of Yankees ownership and front office, was trying with all their might to single him out and bury him. He made some bad decisions, but by that point, he was a cornered animal and I don't blame him for trying anything he could to get out of what was clearly a messed up situation.
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Post by jimed14 on Mar 11, 2015 17:09:58 GMT -5
Don't you all remember the purse swinging incident in the 04 ALCS and how it was doubly great because both the Red Sox won the game because of it and first year Yankee ARod was THE reason why it happened? He was the greatest villian. And that was before PEDs were even talked about. He was a whining, greedy jerk who everyone hated. I swear, sometimes I think the Curse of the Bambino was broken when ARod was awarded to the Yankees instead of the Red Sox. Let us not forget that the only thing we hate more than ARod is the Yankees.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Mar 11, 2015 18:12:59 GMT -5
Always time for a facial... What grates me is that MLB had to know what was going on by then, for all their self-proclaimed innocence. There were a battery of failed tests, including one for the Rod. It's impossible to pick sides here... but it is fun watching everyone go at it hammer and tong. Given the unbearable hypocrisy of not just Rodriguez, but of MLB, the NY media (along with national baseball writers everywhere) and the team, they are all well deserving of each other. It's some sort of Greek tragedy and we all get to be the Chorus. Now pass the popcorn and beer...
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Mar 11, 2015 20:59:13 GMT -5
Nobody said they were an A-Rod fan. I'm certainly not.
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Post by moonstone2 on Mar 11, 2015 21:23:41 GMT -5
This will not be a popular opinion, but I'm kind of rooting for ARod. Yeah, he almost certainly is a cheater and a generally unpleasant human being, but he more than did his time, and the way the Yankees organization is treating him is a little disgraceful. If they don't want him around, just release him, but all these attempts to try to get him to, what, retire? It just seems super juvenile. I don't like him, but I dislike the self-righteous moralizers who feel the need to condemn him far, far more. Anything that results in more pearl clutching is cool with me. It's also easier because even with A-Rod playing pretty well I see the Yankees as like an 83-win team. Let's not forget that there are many sports figures who have done far worse than anything he's ever done, and are revered. ARod is not beating up women or children, he didn't rape an unconscious woman, he didn't fall asleep at the wheel drunk. ARod broke the rules and served his time under the collective bargaining agreement. It's time to let him play and earn his money just like every other player. No one forced the Yankees to sign him and he is entitled to play and get paid.
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Post by Gwell55 on Mar 11, 2015 22:23:03 GMT -5
Don't you all remember the purse swinging incident in the 04 ALCS and how it was doubly great because both the Red Sox won the game because of it and first year Yankee ARod was THE reason why it happened? He was the greatest villian. And that was before PEDs were even talked about. He was a whining, greedy jerk who everyone hated. I swear, sometimes I think the Curse of the Bambino was broken when ARod was awarded to the Yankees instead of the Red Sox. Let us not forget that the only thing we hate more than ARod is the Yankees. That is all true than about the villain Slappy but isn't that what makes him a true yankee then too? I side with fairness here and Arod just showed that he was a true Yankee so why are they whinning at him again?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 11, 2015 23:25:17 GMT -5
Chris Martin in to pitch. At least Morosi was pretty diplomatic when he said no way betts or Swihart were going anyplace. And less diplomatic: Jon Morosi ?@jonmorosi If I am the Red Sox, I wouldn't trade Mookie Betts for Cole Hamels straight up. That's how much I believe in him. Chili Davis' opinion on Betts: www.providencejournal.com/article/20150311/SPORTS/150319824/13933/NEWS
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Mar 12, 2015 7:32:26 GMT -5
At what point in the future, if any, does Betts become so much an OF that he couldn't reasonably move back and take over 2B if something were to happen to Pedroia?
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Post by greatscottcooper on Mar 12, 2015 7:44:06 GMT -5
At what point in the future, if any, does Betts become so much an OF that he couldn't reasonably move back and take over 2B if something were to happen to Pedroia? Maybe never? or at least as long as he can play. He seemed to be a natural at second and with how quickly he has transitioned to playing the outfield I would imagine he could make the transition back with ease. But what do I know? If that day comes in the next 2-4 years and Mookie stays in the outfield we could have other good options in Moncada/Chavis at 2nd.
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