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Might Be Another Long Year for Sox fans

Guapo said:
I can hardly remember a player that was as electric to watch as Mookie is right now.
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Nomar, the year he hit .372 is the only one that comes close.
 
Excalibur said:
Speaking of worst sports judgments of all time: "Every team has a Mookie Betts" -- Deepster, 2015.
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I'm not sure that's worse than the Lastings Milledge 3,000 Hits Watch.
 
Stainmaster said:
I've been going to baseball games for 15 years. That was the most impressive feat I've ever seen in person (well, besides watching Papi score from first).
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And the reaction was genuine. He just won a hard-fought battle.
 
Waquoit said:
And the reaction was genuine. He just won a hard-fought battle.
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Apparently he got some backlash online for showboating too much. I mean, come on — he grinded for 11 minutes and came out on top by hitting a grand slam that literally left the yard. He could’ve done the Sam Cassell dance around the bases and he would’ve been within his rights.
 
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Paesano said:
How come Red Sox fans don't talk about payroll anymore? Who's the evil empire now?
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Sounds like the kind of argument someone sick of being in second place would make.
 
It's kind of surreal to think that Boston can reach 100 wins by going 25-29 to finish the season. It's also crazy to think that if they "only" win 100 games, they're not winning the AL East.
 


Simply a ridiculous slide.
 
Waquoit said:
JBJ really showing there is more to the game than BA. Not that I'm minding his going up.
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I typically don't mind his average either. He's the 9th batter in a lineup that can mash. It is what it is, but things like his frozen pizza strikeout in the 2nd with none out and the bases loaded (IIRC) are infuriating. He had a similar at bat at the end of one of the Philly games too. He doesn't have to be another Mookie Betts, but is .260 and putting the ball in play too much to ask? IF JBJ's OBP was .350, his defense would make him near All-Star caliber.
 
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Still say it's faster to run through.
 
CL82 said:
Still say it's faster to run through.
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The tag at home? If he ran through, he'd be out. The slide put him 2 1/2 feet further from Romine.
 
Husky25 said:
I typically don't mind his average either. He's the 9th batter in a lineup that can mash. It is what it is, but things like his frozen pizza strikeout in the 2nd with none out and the bases loaded (IIRC) are infuriating. He had a similar at bat at the end of one of the Philly games too. He doesn't have to be another Mookie Betts, but is .260 and putting the ball in play too much to ask? IF JBJ's OBP was .350, his defense would make him near All-Star caliber.
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What’s infuriating is he won’t bunt against the shift.

My friend who used to work at Baseball info solutions said bunts agakns the shift lead to a .666 ba while ground balls into the shift was like a .120 ba
 
the Q said:
What’s infuriating is he won’t bunt against the shift.

My friend who used to work at Baseball info solutions said bunts agakns the shift lead to a .666 ba while ground balls into the shift was like a .120 ba
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I think JBJ would be a real weapon if he bunted. I am sure that Cora is telling him the same thing and we will start to see some of it soon. If he learns how to bunt, he could be a .270/.280 hitter. Plenty good enough for me.
 
Husky25 said:
The tag at home? If he ran through, he'd be out. The slide put him 2 1/2 feet further from Romine.
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He was two strides away. I think he makes the plate, it's debatable though. Take a look
 
CL82 said:
He was two strides away. I think he makes the plate, it's debatable though. Take a look
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Just watched it again. If JBJ runs through, he's toast. Heck, if the throw didn't travel up the 1st baseline so far, he may have been out even with the slide.
 
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Husky25 said:
Just watched it again. If JBJ runs through, he's toast. Heck, if the throw didn't travel up the 1st baseline so far, he may have been out even with the slide.
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Agree re the throw being off being the difference maker. I look at when he starts to slide and his loss of momentum and still think he gets there faster running through. Not that it matters though.

(And I'd guess I'd be in the minority on that opinion.)
 
CL82 said:
Agree re the throw being off being the difference maker. I look at when he starts to slide and his loss of momentum and still think he gets there faster running through. Not that it matters though.

(And I'd guess I'd be in the minority on that opinion.)
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Never forget Jeremy Giambi (I still think he was safe. Not positive Posada touched him.).
 
Husky25 said:
The tag at home? If he ran through, he'd be out. The slide put him 2 1/2 feet further from Romine.
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The story of that was much more the awful baseball play by Holder than his slide. It’s baseball 101 by the pitcher and he failed in a big way.
 
mauconnfan said:
The story of that was much more the awful baseball play by Holder than his slide. It’s baseball 101 by the pitcher and he failed in a big way.
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Honestly never heard of Holder before last night. OB said he was throwing well in his last few outings, but 7 runs without an out means you walk back to Wilkes-Barre. We might pick you up on I-684.
 
It's hard to get an accurate read on the Sox right now with all the bad baseball the Yanks are playing.
 
Husky25 said:
Honestly never heard of Holder before last night. OB said he was throwing well in his last few outings, but 7 runs without an out means you walk back to Wilkes-Barre. We might pick you up on I-684.
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Truth be told he’s been really good all year for the most part has all star numbers but a minor league name come pick time. He either crapped his pants or his luck has run out I guess. He’s not the only one to be leaving everything over the plate lately though this hasn’t been a very good team as of late overall.
 
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