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Post by burythehammer on Nov 13, 2015 19:48:38 GMT -5
Was not a fan if it was just Kimbrel. Love it if it's for Ross also, depending on who else we give (is Margot, Allen and A-SWA-HAY enough?)
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Post by burythehammer on Nov 12, 2015 13:23:16 GMT -5
"Ken Rosenthal @ken_Rosenthal 11m11 minutes ago
As expected, #RedSox aggressive on multiple fronts. Chapman believed to be one. Team also could go for setup type to put in front of Uehara."
I've been feeling this one for awhile now. Chapman makes a ton of sense for this team.
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Post by burythehammer on Nov 10, 2015 20:26:15 GMT -5
I don't know him personally but Gordon is one of the few local media members that's both a respectable journalist and comes off as a genuinely good guy. Best of luck to him.
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Post by burythehammer on Nov 8, 2015 18:34:05 GMT -5
What exactly did Passan mean by the "working agreement" tweet?
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Post by burythehammer on Nov 8, 2015 18:16:49 GMT -5
Gammons: "Greinke is this millenium's Greg Maddux...averaged 4 WAR with the Dodgers." Someone wanna tell Gammo that Maddux averaged literally double that in his age 29-31 seasons? What is it with baseball people not realizing that Greg Maddux was insanely good?
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 24, 2015 16:43:52 GMT -5
He was, like most first base coaches, in over his head as a general manager. That doesn't mean he can't be a capable first base coach. Good for Amaro for leaving the ego at the door and starting over as a field coach (which I don't believe he has ever been). I agree that the vast majority of first base coaches probably think RBI is an important statistic. That doesn't mean ours has to. |
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 24, 2015 13:23:57 GMT -5
Good point by Theo quoted in 108 Stitches today. Man, I miss Theo. |
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 14, 2015 13:04:02 GMT -5
What a mess. The Pawsox have literally been the bastion against MFY encroachment into southern NE and the Sox fan base. I would literally love to see any evidence of this because I'm guessing there is literally zero. |
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 14, 2015 12:59:49 GMT -5
Not a big surprise but I asked Keith Law in his Periscope chat if he would take Espinoza or Groome (who he had just said was the best prep pitcher in 2016 although not as good as Brady Aiken) and he said Espinoza, with the obvious caveat that it's not really a fair comparison since Neo is already a pro and has faced pro hitters.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 4, 2015 18:14:27 GMT -5
Probably the right thing to do, even if only on a human level. But you've gotta think JF is on an extremely short leash once he returns.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 3, 2015 12:07:18 GMT -5
I am not one of these people who blames everything on the manager and calls for them to be fired at the drop of a hat, but if you're seriously denying that John Farrell's job was at least in jeopardy, deservedly or not, after two straight last place finishes you're just being disingenuous. If I cared enough I'm sure I could find a credible source that says so, but it's so obvious to everyone I'm not going to waste my time.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 3, 2015 4:45:43 GMT -5
I never said what you just wrote. What I am saying is that he deserves to be manager again because people shouldn't lose their jobs because of illness. It's a core belief of mine. I don't think you're phrasing this correctly. You seem to be saying that if someone gets sick their employer should be unable to fire them. But you're ignoring the fact that there was an extremely high likelihood, before he got sick, that Farrell was gone next year. The only thing that's changed is he got cancer (I don't really buy into the whole thing about the team performing better with Lovullo, it's 40 games or whatever, who cares). Maybe DD is keeping him based on merit, but if it's just because he doesn't want to look heartless, and he doesn't really think JF should be the team's manager, do you support that? BTW, I also think it's silly to lump an MLB manager who makes 1M+ a year and has a guaranteed contract in with "people" in general, and I'm pretty sure it IS basically against the law for your employer to fire you just because you have to miss time for treatment for an illness. |
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 3, 2015 4:36:53 GMT -5
Stanton also did that in 123 games which you conveniently ignore.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 2, 2015 21:37:26 GMT -5
Just agree to disagree with people sometimes. It makes life a lot more pleasant. No it doesn't! |
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 2, 2015 7:05:21 GMT -5
In fairness I'm not sure there's anyone thursty wouldn't trade Bogaerts for. That's not true. I'd never trade Bogaerts straight up for JBJ  |
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 2, 2015 6:26:35 GMT -5
In fairness I'm not sure there's anyone thursty wouldn't trade Bogaerts for.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 2, 2015 6:05:10 GMT -5
Presumably Buxton has graduated? I thought Byron Buxton would have an honorary place at #1 on prospect lists for his entire career regardless. |
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Post by burythehammer on Sept 30, 2015 14:44:26 GMT -5
Remember all the #outrage and clamoring for Remy to quit/be fired during the whole thing with his son? And that was related to a serious, horrific crime. And that was what, less than two years ago? Yeah, now imagine how fast people are going to forget about Don Orsillo.
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Post by burythehammer on Sept 30, 2015 8:50:52 GMT -5
I'm sure all the people faux outraging over this will now be tuning in to Padres games regularly.
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Post by burythehammer on Sept 29, 2015 11:43:13 GMT -5
nothing to contribute in terms of disagreeing with people, but I thought this was interesting: grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-washington-nationals-bryce-harper-jonathan-papelbon-fight-matt-williams/"A few years ago, I asked Evan Brunell, a deaf writer and skilled lipreader, to help me transcribe manager-umpire arguments. I asked Evan to take a look at this confrontation, too. Here’s what he thinks was said: Papelbon: … f***ing go! On the f***ing … Yeah, run the f***ing ball out. [Obscured swearing] … goddamn ball out. Harper: … the f*** up! Are you f***ing kidding me? Chill the f*** out, man. Let’s f***ing go! I’ll f***ing go right — If that transcript is accurate, Harper didn’t exactly deescalate, but this was all posturing until Papelbon charged without waiting to find out what would happen when Harper said “now.” In a span of five days, the 34-year-old Papelbon clashed with two athletes in their early 20s and managed to look like the one with the worst attitude and impulse control. He’s a Vin Scully clothesline away from having physically assaulted three of the best things about baseball. And while some people can’t help having infuriating faces, Papelbon wasn’t even trying to hide his smug grin." Good post. I would never argue that Pap was justified in putting his hands on someone, and I don't put "blame" on Harper, but I don't like that fact that people willfully ignore things like Harper basically saying, "Let's fight right now." |
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Post by burythehammer on Sept 26, 2015 12:18:42 GMT -5
I wanna go into cryogenic sleep and have someone wake me up for this kid's Fenway debut.
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Post by burythehammer on Sept 25, 2015 5:35:34 GMT -5
Yeah that chat! Thank you for finding it  IIRC the question was asked by SoxScout aka Red Sox Stats (who blocked on twitter for reasons I still don't undestand) He blocked me too. He's a sensitive little guy. |
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Post by burythehammer on Sept 24, 2015 15:45:06 GMT -5
Well, I'm ready and happy to say I was wrong. Dombrowski is clearly smart enough to see that the organization is actually in great shape despite the major league team's performance. The future is bright, fellas.
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Post by burythehammer on Sept 24, 2015 12:20:38 GMT -5
Can anyone post the comments on Espinoza from BA's top 20 GCL list?
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Post by burythehammer on Sept 23, 2015 15:55:41 GMT -5
For all the talk about Bogaerts' power potential, note that his walk rate is lower than Sandoval's. Yeah but just like the power, we've seen him show much better plate discipline in the past, both statistically and anecdotally (2013 playoffs, anyone?) |
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