tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post115635842516345716..comments2023-11-05T03:29:20.511-05:00Comments on Mr Furious: Baseball: Theo's Overrated, The Boss and the FutureMr Furioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-1156888773662482932006-08-29T16:59:00.000-05:002006-08-29T16:59:00.000-05:00Fury--I think you're trying to justify the loss of...Fury--<BR/><BR/>I think you're trying to justify the loss of Damon ex post facto. To say "he's suited to that field" as if he wasn't at Fenway is a non-starter. My point about the BoSox, and Damon in particular, is that without Damon, you have a sketchy 1-2 to open, followed by the big bombers. Then, little power until Pena. With Damon around, Papi and ManRam had GUYS to single in. Don't get me wrong--Ortiz is crushing in the RBI dept even without Damon, but the guy just had the skillz to get on base.<BR/><BR/>As to your recent decline, it's hard to tell. I think ManRam is faking his knee injury. I think he's Sosa reborn, a petchulant, insanely arrogant guy who won't play if there's nothing to play for. And with out Papi now....the offense is done. It seemed to die even with those guys...so many games with only 2-3 runs...<BR/><BR/>I will say, that getting rid of Belhorn (whenever they did it) was genius. The guy could flat-out be the worst hitter in the MLB. Just atrocious. I quit bettin on the Pads b/c I knew I was only getting 7 batters out of a 9-man batting order...<BR/><BR/>AN EARTHSHATTERING PREDICITION (on Aug. 29th!!)<BR/><BR/>Twins win the AL--book it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-1156444867660899032006-08-24T13:41:00.000-05:002006-08-24T13:41:00.000-05:00Re Hanley: Steals are massively overrated on the a...Re Hanley: Steals are massively overrated on the aggregate (yes, yes, sometimes...see Roberts, Dave...)<BR/><BR/>Re: Damon - I think everyone knew that we might take a hit <I>this year</I> and maybe next. But a lot of that involves Coco being hurt for most of the first half of the year.<BR/><BR/>Also <A HREF="http://tuesdayswithtorii.blogspot.com/2006/08/statheadz-bitches.html" REL="nofollow">lineup protection is overrated</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-1156429814687490132006-08-24T09:30:00.000-05:002006-08-24T09:30:00.000-05:00Punchy-1) True, that was a rare run of prospects f...Punchy-<BR/><BR/>1) True, that was a rare run of prospects for the Yanks. And it also should be pointed out that the unlimited spending allows them to sign prospects away from other teams, and to make mistakes with big money advances—Brien Taylor and Drew Henson anyone? I do think the success of those guys (Jeter, Pettitte, etc.) did shift the mindset of the organization.<BR/><BR/>2) <A HREF="http://www.bostondirtdogs.com/2003/Dont_trade_freddy_7.6.htm" REL="nofollow">Here</A> is a plea to keep Sanchez back in the day. The writing was on the wall with him. He was traded for Jeff Suppan in a 2003 deadline deal. Suppan went 3-4, 5.67 over 10 starts and then went back to the NL where he went 32-19, sub-4.00 ERA for the Cards the next two years. AAAA indeed.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Maddux at Fenway would not be Maddux at Chavez Ravine, but the guy does know how to pitch. Failure to address the bullpen is worse than the rotation to me however. Especially the lefty thing.<BR/><BR/>3) Switch-hitting 25 year-old catchers that can swing? I would have kept that guy in the organization somewhere. I still like the Mirabelli for Loretta move, I would have signed another defense-first catcher to catch Wake, and we could have had Bard come up when 'tek got hurt...And remember, it's the NL, but Bard is hitting .325 in an extreme pitcher's park.<BR/><BR/>4) I don't blame the Sox for letting Damon go. He was too long-term and too expensive to keep. Let the Yanks overpay for his decline. His numbers are up because they let him run, he is suited to the park, and it's karma. I will admit Crisp has been a disappointment thusfar, and the downgrade from Damon does hurt this year, no doubt, but I think in the long-run Damon will join your group of sketchy, overpaid Yanks. <BR/><BR/>Put Youk and his .400 OBP at the top and leave him there. But who protects Manny? At least Loretta is on base at .360...Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-1156427297523367082006-08-24T08:48:00.000-05:002006-08-24T08:48:00.000-05:00Oh, I also realize that a lot of Hanley's value co...Oh, I also realize that a lot of Hanley's value comes from the 40+ steals he never would have gotten in Fenway. <BR/><BR/>Boston's aversion to aggressive baserunning is maddening. Except when it comes to getting guys nailed at the plate, they are strictly station to station, and watching teams like the Yankees steal at will and manufacture runs drives me crazy.Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-1156427126263978522006-08-24T08:45:00.000-05:002006-08-24T08:45:00.000-05:00Pooh-A) Never has the disparity between the NL and...Pooh-<BR/><BR/>A) Never has the disparity between the NL and AL been as stark as it seems this season. I could be tainted by following two teams (Sox, and Tigers) that went a combined 32-4 against the NL, but it has long been true that the jump between Leagues effecys performance. Pitching in the NL really is like AAAA.<BR/>Still think Maddux would have been useful. If not him, somebody...<BR/><BR/>B) Soon. I suppose I could throw this over there, I was planning some big debut...Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-1156419583029407812006-08-24T06:39:00.000-05:002006-08-24T06:39:00.000-05:00Gutsy post, Furioso.As a Met fan, let me agree. W...Gutsy post, Furioso.<BR/><BR/>As a Met fan, let me agree. While Cashman may not be the second coming of Branch Rickey, he's a good GM, and I'm tired of hearing other Met fans and Sox fans dress him down, as if the large budget behind him negates the good moves he makes.<BR/><BR/>See: Angelos, Peter; Wilpon, Fred, et al., for counter examples of big bucks = shit on the diamond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-1156377422109679582006-08-23T18:57:00.000-05:002006-08-23T18:57:00.000-05:00Let's see...where to begin...so much here to comme...Let's see...where to begin...so much here to comment on...<BR/><BR/>1) Yanks--they buy MUCH of their team. You can point to some farm products, you can finger Jeter and Company as examples, but there'll never be another group like that from the Yanks...they'll be traded. They're EATING Pavano, got WICKED lucky with Giambi coming back (I really thought they were fucked with that), and RJ is Jeckl and Hyde for each start. So they have a ton of $$ in some sketchy players, IMO. That's got implosion written all over it...<BR/><BR/>2)--BoSox...wow, I didn't know they dumped/traded FranChez. That is a HUGE loss. Him, Bay and maybe Duke are basically the whole Pitty team. Tough to lose such a great-hitting SS. As for the chance at Maddux...I'm thinking he wouldn't be that good in the AL. Spent his entire career in the NL, decent bat, Gold Glover...too much inexperience in the AL to be as effective as he currently is with LA. If you could have picked up Ray King, or other similar inning-eating southpaw, you'da strengthened that pen. Can't agree enough that the lack on ANY lefty relievers, when you're playing teams with players like Ichiro, Abreu, Morneau, Mauer, Thome...boggles the mind...And I can't agree enough that your current pen is a disgrace--Seanez needs to be selling Whoppers in Walla Walla, not chucking some meatballs over the plate and others uncorked such that they cruise 5 feet to either side of it.<BR/><BR/>3)You cannot--CANNOT--be disgruntled about Bard. Yeah, he's making a good season at SD, but he was out of his league with Wakes. Just laughable. That guy HAD to go. It's a shame that Theo didn't see this coming (I've always marveled at the fact that whomever had Mirabili (SD?) didn't ask for the fucking moon, and then some, to give him back to Beantown...that GM HAD to know B-town was completely fucked without him to catch Wakes...talk about a seller's market).<BR/><BR/>4) Letting Damon go was the biggest mistake y'all made, bar none. Good leadoff hitters are hard to come by (go ask the Cubs about Patterson). Boston is going to have a prob winning games if Papi and/or ManRam are only hitting solo shots...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313509.post-1156364194172426432006-08-23T15:16:00.000-05:002006-08-23T15:16:00.000-05:00A) Ouch...(as in, I mostly agree. Though re: Hanle...A) Ouch...(as in, I mostly agree. Though re: Hanley and Sanchez, they play in the NL, so we traded them to QuadA, essentially.) I'm not giving up on Beckett yet, plus don't forget we also got Lowell, and Lowell/Youk at the corners is a <I>significant</I> upgrade over Millar/Mueller/Youk platoon both offensively and especially defensively.<BR/><BR/>The Arroyo deal has hurt us probably the most this year, but WMPena has awesome potential and did we really want to go into the season with 7 starters and no depth in the outfield (<I>Willie Harris</I> was our #4 outfielder with Kapler injured)<BR/><BR/>B) When are you going to start posting at the other place?Poohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088628100700088755noreply@blogger.com