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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 20, 2017 11:46:42 GMT -5
I don't see this proposal going anywhere. Having four divisions with 8 teams each means half those teams are out of the race by July. Like it or not, it would probably look more like the NFL's eight divisions with 4 teams each.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 18, 2017 0:09:08 GMT -5
From Abraham
Sox got back to me on this. They meant “return to pitching” as “return to the majors.” So perhaps not as dire as first thought.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 17, 2017 19:59:53 GMT -5
It's been like 45 minutes and I'm still sick to my stomach about it. Just horrible.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 11, 2017 19:38:49 GMT -5
I wonder if we can sign him at a discount now.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 9, 2017 21:08:02 GMT -5
2018: Dave Martinez or bust (ps: must quibble with the phrasing of this. It ought to be "should", not "will.") I think "will" is a more interesting question for this board. I'm a fairly new poster here, and even I know where most people stand on the "should" question. I'm just curious what decision people think DD and ownership will make on Farrell..
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 9, 2017 20:57:31 GMT -5
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 9, 2017 18:54:04 GMT -5
Now that we're eliminated, and before we find out for sure from the media, I just wanted to get an idea of what the board thinks will happen with Farrell.
To be clear, this is not what you want to happen, but what you think will happen.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 8, 2017 17:21:33 GMT -5
He's going to be a great DH some day He's 20 years old. Were you the greatest at whatever you were doing by that age? To be fair, he shouldn't have been out there at all. Marerro should only have one job, and that's playing defense during the 9th.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 8, 2017 17:16:20 GMT -5
He's going to be a great DH some day
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 8, 2017 14:14:38 GMT -5
Take your time Leon, nothing on the line or anything
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 6, 2017 17:30:41 GMT -5
I hope you'll remind me if he turns out to be a career AAAA player, too. But I doubt it... There's probably a 90% chance he turns out to be a AAAA player, but he never even had an opportunity to go for the 10% chance he could be more. It's probably more like a 98%-2% (if that)
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 6, 2017 16:59:16 GMT -5
Im sorry, but Dombrowski isn't going to get fired because he didn't call up Bryce Brentz. That's crazy talk. Besides, Dom hasn't been given a chance to win with "his guy" as the manager. I assume that happens next season. That's just one example of being stupid. It didn't even cost anything but a 40-man roster spot. They had about 15 relief pitchers on the 40-man but couldn't find room for Brentz? And they were DH'ing Pedroia when he could barely run and had zero power. I'm not saying it was smart, but he has zero chance of being fired this off-season.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 6, 2017 16:55:02 GMT -5
Im sorry, but Dombrowski isn't going to get fired because he didn't call up Bryce Brentz. That's crazy talk.
Besides, Dom hasn't been given a chance to win with "his guy" as the manager. I assume that happens next season.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 6, 2017 16:38:25 GMT -5
I am as frustrated as anyone else, but i am not into this narrative about whether this team is good enough to win a world series. I think they are. The offense has been a problem all year. The pitching has been good enough all year. We are 2 time AL east division champs. It is dangerous to look at this series and last year's and make any of these proclamations. That is a total of 5 games. If anything, there has been some really bad luck, this year in particular. The Astros are killing it. Do we want to take inventory when the probable worst case scenario is happening. We definitely need more power this off season. That has to be addressed. How, is anyone's guess. Add: I think a new manager is in order. If for nothing else, a change is probably needed to alter the clubhouse dynamic. I very much agree with this. Throwing the baby out with the bath water won't help, but changes need to be made.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 6, 2017 15:17:41 GMT -5
If, before the season had started, you would have told me that midway through the 5th inning of the ALDS, Price would be pitching with a pitch count of under 35, I would have been very excited about the outlook of the game...
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 6, 2017 14:12:24 GMT -5
Robots. NOW!
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 5, 2017 19:03:37 GMT -5
Decided to take Friday off, so I had to stay super late today. Doesn't look like I missed much. Here's to hoping tomorrow looks (a lot) better
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 3, 2017 13:58:30 GMT -5
I guess I need help figuring out what attitude I have that needs adjusting (or maybe you aren't clear on what special education is?).... Sure, I don't call my kids lazy for not being able to do things on their own like a good Republican, but I do work everyday to give the kids I teach the tools they need to be successful after their schooling is over, and help provide them with the one hope they have of a better life. So please, enlighten me on what I need to do that's better. Should I pretend that most of my kids won't end up living at a group home when they're adults and instead act like they'll all become engineers one day? Would that better prepare them? Or should I just sit around all day and not help them because, "damnit, people need to help themselves"....? I need specifics man. I've spent my entire adult life educating myself, learning from my mistakes and trying every single day to better the lives of the kids I teach, but I'm not above suggestions from strangers with absolutely no background in education other than to question teachers for the jobs they do. My original point was that you sound like you think they can't succeed no matter how hard they try, because of racism. Great attitude to teach kids. Now, about your assumptions and the roadblocks. Your scenario would assume that a large portion of the employers are racist. That's total b.s.. Yes racism exists but it's the minority not the majority. Your Republican remark shows the level of your ignorance and I thank the good lord that my kids have competent teachers. They are both girls and are being taught with the attitude that they can accomplish whatever they aspire to accomplish, our teachers don't inflict sexism limitations on them. Just because you are an educator doesn't make you a good educator. Remember, half of all the educators are below average educators. I find it difficult to believe that Cynicism of your students success is a positive trait. Where did I say the kids I teach will fail because of race or sex? Or that employers won't hire someone for those reasons? That's quite the straw man you've built up there. Seriously. Bravo. I told my story because someone else said that if people don't succeed in life, e.g. don't need assistance, can completely switch careers and move states on a whim, etc... It's entirely their fault and they have literally no one else to blame but their lazy self. My job is living proof that that won't happen with a certain population of the country no matter how many bootstraps we yell at them for not pulling up. The kids I teach do not have dyslexia and they don't get to decide one day that they would rather not be in a sped program. The kids I service will need assistance for the rest of their lives no matter who stands in front of their classroom. Or you can go on pretending that your bullshit world view is superior to everyone else's. It won't bother me one bit.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 3, 2017 9:07:21 GMT -5
UMass, I'd be interested in learning your age and what you do for a living. I used to think just like you did when I was fresh out of college. I thought, "If I can do it, then anyone who doesn't do it just doesn't try hard enough." Then I got into the real world. Became a special education teacher for students who are almost 100% living in poverty, and I finally realized that not everyone can just "pull themselves up by their bootstraps." Many of the students I teach, and the students who attend my school have to have an absolutely perfect set of circumstances to succeed. Even then, they also need a lot of luck. So while it's not "impossible" to improve your lot in life, it basically seems that way for the the majority of the people that you would rather just assume are lazy. But with that, I'll go ahead and bow out of this conversation. Good luck a figuring stuff out, though. And you take that attitude to the classroom ? Gee, I see no problem there. I guess I need help figuring out what attitude I have that needs adjusting (or maybe you aren't clear on what special education is?).... Sure, I don't call my kids lazy for not being able to do things on their own like a good Republican, but I do work everyday to give the kids I teach the tools they need to be successful after their schooling is over, and help provide them with the one hope they have of a better life. So please, enlighten me on what I need to do that's better. Should I pretend that most of my kids won't end up living at a group home when they're adults and instead act like they'll all become engineers one day? Would that better prepare them? Or should I just sit around all day and not help them because, "damnit, people need to help themselves"....? I need specifics man. I've spent my entire adult life educating myself, learning from my mistakes and trying every single day to better the lives of the kids I teach, but I'm not above suggestions from strangers with absolutely no background in education other than to question teachers for the jobs they do.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 2, 2017 13:50:44 GMT -5
UMass, I'd be interested in learning your age and what you do for a living. I used to think just like you did when I was fresh out of college. I thought, "If I can do it, then anyone who doesn't do it just doesn't try hard enough."
Then I got into the real world. Became a special education teacher for students who are almost 100% living in poverty, and I finally realized that not everyone can just "pull themselves up by their bootstraps." Many of the students I teach, and the students who attend my school have to have an absolutely perfect set of circumstances to succeed. Even then, they also need a lot of luck. So while it's not "impossible" to improve your lot in life, it basically seems that way for the the majority of the people that you would rather just assume are lazy.
But with that, I'll go ahead and bow out of this conversation. Good luck a figuring stuff out, though.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 1, 2017 20:58:03 GMT -5
World Series game 7 will be in Phoenix, Bos at Az. Arizona caught up to Sox today for homefield Actually, AL won home field im All Star game somit’s ours. Unless they changed the rulle again. It changed again. Here is the order: 1. Dodgers (NL) 104-58 2. Indians (AL) 102-60 3. Astros (AL) 101-61 4. Nationals (NL) 97-65 5. D-backs (NL) 93-69 (wins tiebreaker vs. BOS by virtue of better intradivision record, 45-31 to 41-35) 6. Red Sox (AL) 93-69 7. Cubs (NL) 92-70 8. Yankees (AL) 91-71 9. Rockies (NL) 87-75 10. Twins (AL) 85-77
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 1, 2017 16:12:45 GMT -5
The article says it all? I don't think it does. Not at all. In fact, this quote is the only thing in that article that comes close to being honest with itself. And that's exactly what the NFL protests are trying to bring light to. They are saying "America has failed me, so why should I stand here and pretend I'm proud to salute this flag that has let me down?" So yes. It's still "an issue." You can believe whatever you want, but it's not about race. You can say our Country has failed all poor people, but that's just not true. You can't fail people that just want a handout. Just because you are born poor, doesn't mean you should deal drugs, commit crimes and blame someone else. This Country is the greatest because anyone can do what they want. You just have to work hard for it. In my anthropology class in College they brought in people from the State to talk to us about our social programs. Things like welfare, section 8 housing, fuel assistant, WICK, etc. Come to find out the town I grew up in was one of the poorest in the whole State by a big margin. Something like 60% plus of the people received some sort of help. It hasn't stopped the people that wanted to work hard, they are all doing well. One of my friends that grew up dirt poor makes $150,000 a year. Just so you know that's about 3 times the average household income in the town I grew up in. He's not even smart, but he works hard. His mom still lived with her mother and made minimum wage with 3 kids. Dirt poor. All three kids are doing well. Then you have the lazy people still on welfare. I don't have one friend that's not lazy that can't make a good life for himself through hard work. So don't disrespect our Country and flag. Our Country hasn't failed black communities. The issue is the same regardless of race, Americans are becoming more and more lazy. They want everything handed to them and think it's a birth right. If you want something work hard for it. I have friends that travel weekly to Boston for work. Boston is almost 3 hours away. They want to make a $100,000 plus a year. I didn't say that the country has failed black communities. The article you linked and agreed with said our country has failed the black communities. And I have no idea what anything else you said has to do with this conversation.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 1, 2017 15:18:36 GMT -5
Would you mind commenting on the purpose of linking that article? I know my thoughts on it, but would rather see where you wanted the discussion to go when you posted it. <snip>The Michael Bennett saga just proves how far we have to go. The video clearly shows him do something no one else was doing. It wasn't about race, but what he did. So they detained him because he didn't get on the ground. He even admits in video OK I get it. Then launches an attack on police. For every Michael Bennett there is a Tamir Rice. And the fact I had quite a few names to pick from - just from examples in recent years - goes to show that this problem is more serious than 85% of the population thinks it is.
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 1, 2017 15:10:34 GMT -5
Would you mind commenting on the purpose of linking that article? I know my thoughts on it, but would rather see where you wanted the discussion to go when you posted it. That article says it all, this is a non-issue. Race is not the reason more people are shot and killed by police. Police are gun happy regardless of race, that is an issue. As a society no one should be shot and killed by police unless it just can't be avoided. At the same time that won't solve this issue. This is much more about culture and economics. This whole issue is just looking at the end result and not the cause. They assume race is the cause and it's not. All you rich athletes if you want to make a difference give back. Build and fund things like youth centers, community centers, better schools, college funds/scholarships and maybe most importantly jobs in the areas that need it. Then help change the culture from my skin color determines my life to hard work does. Making the right choices. The Michael Bennett saga just proves how far we have to go. The video clearly shows him do something no one else was doing. It wasn't about race, but what he did. So they detained him because he didn't get on the ground. He even admits in video OK I get it. Then launches an attack on police. The article says it all? I don't think it does. Not at all. In fact, this quote is the only thing in that article that comes close to being honest with itself. And that's exactly what the NFL protests are trying to bring light to. They are saying "America has failed me, so why should I stand here and pretend I'm proud to salute this flag that has let me down?" So yes. It's still "an issue."
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Post by swingingbunt on Oct 1, 2017 13:07:25 GMT -5
Would you mind commenting on the purpose of linking that article? I know my thoughts on it, but would rather see where you wanted the discussion to go when you posted it.
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