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Post by dirtywaterinla on Nov 28, 2022 0:01:04 GMT -5
Ramon Vázquez is the new bench coach. Left his job managing in Puerto Rico to focus on his new gig. I’m a bit surprised by this as I was expecting Varitek to be next-in-line. Is there anything out there that suggests Varitek can’t handle a managerial role? In my eyes, he would be the one to take over if Cora ever gets bagged. |
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Nov 28, 2022 0:22:46 GMT -5
I think Congusgambler 33 was just saying that he wants the organization go back to valuing plate discipline and OBP. It's obvious to me (and should be to you, too) that he's applying a little sarcasm to emphasize his point when he suggests that our guys routinely swing at pitches a foot outside the zone. Listening to Cora in interviews since he became the manager in 2018, it seemed like he was bringing a different mindset with his "Do Damage" approach. He wants more aggressiveness. This is a reason I enjoyed watching Casas so much after he was called up. He doesn't chase. He's the Bronze God of Walks. I think Cora was trying to say do damage with a pitch in the strike zone even if it's early in the count. The theory was that a batter might get one cookie in an atbat and if the hitter sees it, even if its early on the count, go after it, as opposed to taking a called strike, falling behind in the count and hoping for the next cookie to come in that atbat that never happens. That's not the same as swing at anything that moves, which is what the Sox approach at the plate seemed to morph into. Walks are great. Passivity at the plate not as much. I think that's what Cora started out preaching. Somewhere along the way the message got warped. It may be decades later, but Ted Williams wa and still is the most intelligent hitter that ever played. His take on the most important aspect of hitting? "Get a good pitch to hit." Easier said than done. The most elusive skill in hitting, and one that is almost impossible to affect to any great degree, is discernment of the eventual location of a pitch once it leaves the pitcher's hand relative to the strike zone in general and one's particular happy zones in particular. The hitters that can do it better and faster are the ones most likely to succeed at the highest levels. |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Nov 28, 2022 7:15:23 GMT -5
Ramon Vázquez is the new bench coach. Left his job managing in Puerto Rico to focus on his new gig. I’m a bit surprised by this as I was expecting Varitek to be next-in-line. Is there anything out there that suggests Varitek can’t handle a managerial role? In my eyes, he would be the one to take over if Cora ever gets bagged. Well let me answer a question with a question - why do you think that other than that he's the most high-profile former player in the staff/impressions you had of him as a player? |
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Post by julyanmorley on Dec 10, 2022 16:11:58 GMT -5
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Post by vermontsox1 on Dec 31, 2022 12:28:17 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Dec 31, 2022 12:53:20 GMT -5
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Post by julyanmorley on Jan 2, 2023 22:13:36 GMT -5
Another guy from Driveline
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Post by greenmonster on Jan 3, 2023 9:36:31 GMT -5
Hopefully he won't be the spelling coach!  Welcome Rob! |
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jan 3, 2023 16:58:56 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 9, 2023 10:41:10 GMT -5
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Post by jimoh on Jan 9, 2023 11:13:43 GMT -5
Hopefully he won't be the spelling coach! Welcome Rob! He's from Toronto, where organisation is correct. |
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jan 11, 2023 21:49:42 GMT -5
Another Driveline guy.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jan 16, 2023 18:38:06 GMT -5
You'll never guess where he used to work
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Post by grandsalami on Jan 16, 2023 18:53:51 GMT -5
You'll never guess where he used to work Dunkin donuts? |
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Post by alnipper on Jan 17, 2023 12:15:19 GMT -5
We do like donuts.
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Post by RedSoxStats on Jan 17, 2023 20:26:18 GMT -5
Nick Otte - Minor League Pitching Coordinator
-Last 4 years as UCF pitching coach
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jan 27, 2023 15:01:57 GMT -5
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Post by incandenza on Jan 27, 2023 15:09:11 GMT -5
Salem going with the all-doppelganger coaching staff, I see.
Blanton=Ducheny
Carroll=Loughman
Illig=Rivera
Chavez=Paulino (well, they're both bald at least)
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jan 27, 2023 16:23:50 GMT -5
50-50 chance they released it earlier than they were supposed to.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jan 27, 2023 17:14:24 GMT -5
Red Sox announced a bunch of promotions/hires:
Shawn Haviland promoted to Director of Pitching Development
Jason Ochart hired as Director of Hitting Development and Program Design
Andrew Wright hired as Field Coordinator
David Besky hired as Coordinator of Player Development
Ryan Jackson moved to Special Assistant to Player Development
Tyson Blaser hired as Catching Coordinator
Nick Otte hired as Pitching Coordinator
Harry Roberson hired as Hitting Coordinator
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Post by Coreno on Jan 27, 2023 20:30:25 GMT -5
What the hell, I went to school with Salem's trainer
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jan 31, 2023 18:13:05 GMT -5
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Post by vermontsox1 on Feb 22, 2023 14:05:54 GMT -5
Per Pete Abe, the Red Sox:
-promoted head athletic trainer Brad Pearson to VP, Sports Medicine & Performance. Brandon Henry was promoted to head trainer
-hired five more people in analytics/strategy/systems
-hired Pedro Ciriaco as a Dominican Summer League instructor (the same guy who played for the Sox from 2012-2013)
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Post by vermontsox1 on Mar 29, 2023 8:12:22 GMT -5
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