The Official 2015 Red Sox Thread

[FartMan69]

Good riddance, Cherington. Let's see what Dombrowski can do to get us some pitching.

Dombrowski sells high on prospects, this move convinces me that Strasburg will be on his way to Boston this winter.

 

[mauconnfan]

Thank you Mau for inspiring JBJ

60s this is why you need to be patient.

FWIW the hitting coach said last week they convince him to give up a hitch in his swing.
No sure if the explanation is that simple but if so thank god.

He looked good for a week or so. Let's see some more before my inspiration means anything more than that huh?

 

[The Viking]

He looked good for a week or so. Let's see some more before my inspiration means anything more than that huh?

Don't sell yourself short. You inspire mere mortals like JBJ to do great things.

Hell, he just hit another HR tonight and made another top 10 catch on SC. Just another day in the life of JBJ and his best friend Mau

 

[The Viking]

yes they are and you're blind to that. 2 egomaniacs who at times think they are bigger than the game itself. You are not worth a conversation with until you see reality Stair - that's the plain truth.

To be fair, only one of them sued MLB, the players union, the Yankees team doctor and took part in leaking PED documents on teammates (Francisco Cervelli). I'll give you a hint, it's not Ortiz.
Regardless of what you think of Ortiz, A-Rod is regarded league wide as the biggest in MLB, if not sports. Fortunately for you the biggest is helping to carry your team.

 

[zyron]

Regardless of what you think of Ortiz

Just wondering, why aren't you calling out Ortiz like you did ARod? Ortiz home-runs are traveling the farthest for him in 10 years and he has more HR and more RBI than Rodriguez. ARod is slowing down while Ortiz is getting better during the long season.

So is he using or is it just a magical season?

 

[The Viking]

Just wondering, why aren't you calling out Ortiz like you did ARod?

Because A-Rod is having his best OPS season in 7 years the year after he was just banned a season for being caught in the middle of the Biogenesis scandal.

If it makes you feel better, Ortiz's OPS has trended down the last 4 years.

 

[mauconnfan]

Don't sell yourself short. You inspire mere mortals like JBJ to do great things.

Hell, he just hit another HR tonight and made another top 10 catch on SC. Just another day in the life of JBJ and his best friend Mau

Top 10 catches all day, great outfielder. Let's talk when this continues into September and next year. Until then he has a lot to prove.

 

[mauconnfan]

To be fair, only one of them sued MLB, the players union, the Yankees team doctor and took part in leaking PED documents on teammates (Francisco Cervelli). I'll give you a hint, it's not Ortiz.
Regardless of what you think of Ortiz, A-Rod is regarded league wide as the biggest in MLB, if not sports. Fortunately for you the biggest is helping to carry your team.

He's regarded the biggest by you guys. And like it or not Ortiz is as large a and not half the baseball player. Again say what you want but asked to play 1st he doesn't want to, run out grounders he doesn't. ARod has never berated official scorers like fatty either so worried about his selfish sats.

Is he going to be mad they hired Dombrowski instead of him? I mean he thought he could do better than Cherington and ha the nerve to say so - he's a Viking and only an ignorant Sox fan would think otherwise.

 

[mauconnfan]

Just wondering, why aren't you calling out Ortiz like you did ARod? Ortiz home-runs are traveling the farthest for him in 10 years and he has more HR and more RBI than Rodriguez. ARod is slowing down while Ortiz is getting better during the long season.

So is he using or is it just a magical season?

Suddenly he's hotter than here piss huh? Clutch too.

 

[The Viking]

He's regarded the biggest by you guys. And like it or not Ortiz is as large a and not half the baseball player. Again say what you want but asked to play 1st he doesn't want to, run out grounders he doesn't. ARod has never berated official scorers like fatty either so worried about his selfish sats.

Is he going to be mad they hired Dombrowski instead of him? I mean he thought he could do better than Cherington and ha the nerve to say so - he's a Viking and only an ignorant Sox fan would think otherwise.

For Crissakes, YOU GUYS didn't even want anything to do with A-Rod before he started rippin bombs again this year. He wanted to meet with the Yankees before spring training AND THEY REFUSED.
Stop with the silly notion that Ortiz and A-Rod are on teh same level. He sued MLB and the players union and the NY doctor. He turned in a teammate for doing PED's. He's as big a piece of scum as the sport will ever see. The sport hates him....It's nice I guess that NY fans have done a completely 180 but whatever. Hell, there's even talk in one of the papers that the Yankees would consider retiring his number when he's done. Unbelievable. If I were a NY fan I'd be sickened by the fact that he'll likely pass Babe Ruth while wearing Ruth's pinstripes.
Pope Jeter is home dry-heaving every time he sees A-Rod hit another HR.

 

[The Viking]

Suddenly he's hotter than here piss huh? Clutch too.

Not sure you boys should have counted out A-Rod quite yet. Another HR again tonight.

 

[mauconnfan]

For Crissakes, YOU GUYS didn't even want anything to do with A-Rod before he started rippin bombs again this year. He wanted to meet with the Yankees before spring training AND THEY REFUSED.
Stop with the silly notion that Ortiz and A-Rod are on teh same level. He sued MLB and the players union and the NY doctor. He turned in a teammate for doing PED's. He's as big a piece of scum as the sport will ever see. The sport hates him....It's nice I guess that NY fans have done a completely 180 but whatever. Hell, there's even talk in one of the papers that the Yankees would consider retiring his number when he's done. Unbelievable. If I were a NY fan I'd be sickened by the fact that he'll likely pass Babe Ruth while wearing Ruth's pinstripes.
Pope Jeter is home dry-heaving every time he sees A-Rod hit another HR.

I never liked ARod but he's wearing the stripes Vike c'mon and I admit he's not a great guy. Read it - my point is I admit it and most Yankee fans do but everyone roots for your uni, I have no issues with you rooting for Papi when he hits. My point is he's a HUGE and you guys are even blind to that. And yes, they ARE on the same level as people.

 

[60'sfan]

Time for another direction. I am very happy that Ben is gone. He got lucky in 2013 but most of his decisions since then have turned out bad. When he took over, we were paying too much for certain players who were not earning their keep. (Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez). He didn't really change that, he just changed out the players (Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval, Rick Porcello) are just as bad. The one thing that I will give him credit for is that he did not let the prospects go. Mookie, Xander, Blake Swihart could be all-stars down the road. Looking good are Henry Owens, Eduardo Rodriquez, and maybe Brian Johnson. Jackie Bradley Jr. and Rusney are beginning to play well too. Based on Dombrowski's past record, he will trade one or more of the players mentioned above for some top of the line starter. We'll see.

 

[The Viking]

I never liked ARod but he's wearing the stripes Vike c'mon and I admit he's not a great guy. Read it - my point is I admit it and most Yankee fans do but everyone roots for your uni, I have no issues with you rooting for Papi when he hits. My point is he's a HUGE and you guys are even blind to that. And yes, they ARE on the same level as people.

Once or twice a year he will do something to make me shake my head, but I don't think he's come close to the things A-Rod has done. Obviously we aren't going to convince each other the other is right even though I'm right

 

[The Viking]

Time for another direction. I am very happy that Ben is gone. He got lucky in 2013 but most of his decisions since then have turned out bad. When he took over, we were paying too much for certain players who were not earning their keep. (Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez). He didn't really change that, he just changed out the players (Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval, Rick Porcello) are just as bad. The one thing that I will give him credit for is that he did not let the prospects go. Mookie, Xander, Blake Swihart could be all-stars down the road. Looking good are Henry Owens, Eduardo Rodriquez, and maybe Brian Johnson. Jackie Bradley Jr. and Rusney are beginning to play well too. Based on Dombrowski's past record, he will trade one or more of the players mentioned above for some top of the line starter. We'll see.

I agree although I don't think anyone in the world thought that those 3 would perform as poorly as they did this year.
Take away the salary of all three of those guys and it's really surprising that all 3 have dropped like they have. Porcello has lost command of his sinker and is giving up moon shots. He's only 26
Pablo has gone from gone from a solid offensive and defensive player to hideous at both this year. He's only 29.
Hanley's OBP has plummeted and his defense has been epically bad. You would assume that a SS - even a bad one - would be able to adjust to playing a short LF. He's only 31.

The only bright spot is these guys are only here for another 3-4 years after this year. Thank god he didn't give some comically stupid 6 or 7 year deal to any of these guys.

The minor league has a lot of bright spots, especially in the lower minors where they have an all-star infield worth of prospects and the OF they just drafted is lighting up the competition.

The thing DD has gotten credit for is he's done very well in trades. His FA record has been bad - although lets hope that's only because he had pressure to sign guys for old man Ilitch and he will change his ways here.
But I hope he doesn't start trading every young player. You see this past week where Owens, Rodriguez, Bradley, Shaw, Betts, Bogaerts, Swihart - they are all playing well and are all 25 and younger. I hope he shows discipline in keeping most of these guys here unless he can spin a couple for a really good young arm.

 

[Danzz]

Suddenly he's hotter than here piss huh? Clutch too.[/QUOT
Nobody slammed or wanted to get rid of Arod more than you. If you recall I predicted he'd hit .270 with 25 HRs. And this from a Red Sox fan.

 

[mauconnfan]

Key is they didn't get rid of him and he's in the pinstripes. Am I to say "he's a d**k so I'm turning my back to him and his HR's? Your prediction was pretty damn good.

 

[The X Man]

Well after firing Cherington they're getting rid of their other big problem. This will be Don Orsillo's last year doing Sox games.

 

[60'sfan]

I think we saw the Red Sox outfield of the future last night. It will probably be Mookie in center, JBJ in right and Rusney in left. With Xander and Dustin in the middle and Swihart behind the plate things bode well. We do need a closer, however.

 

[Waquoit]

The Sox are 8-4 against the NL East to date. If they played in that weak division instead of the meat grinder that is the AL East they might have been able to compete this year.

 

[mauconnfan]

The Sox are 8-4 against the NL East to date. If they played in that weak division instead of the meat grinder that is the AL East they might have been able to compete this year.

Sox are playing good, young kids help towards the end of a rough year and what a job some are doing. Kelly has been an enigma but man he's got the stuff and almost seems to have figured it out. If he does that's huge for the Sox. He's like Evoldi in they just need to mature I think because everything is there for monster careers.

 

[The Viking]

Betts with a 2 run blast, Bradley with 3 more hits and a laser to the plate to gun down Bird in what ended up being a huge play. Rodriguez not great at all, but good enough to survive.
This is why it's still fun to watch this team. One thing that DD has GOT to do is fix the bullpen in the offseason. Sign a FA and maybe make a trade with the Royals, they have like 5 guys who throw gas.

 

[60'sfan]

Betts with a 2 run blast, Bradley with 3 more hits and a laser to the plate to gun down Bird in what ended up being a huge play. Rodriguez not great at all, but good enough to survive.
This is why it's still fun to watch this team. One thing that DD has GOT to do is fix the bullpen in the offseason. Sign a FA and maybe make a trade with the Royals, they have like 5 guys who throw gas.

It has gotten really scary when we enter the 7th inning. At this point I have confidence in no one. Other than that this team is starting to click. Do you think it is because everyone is working hard to impress the new GM? Still don't understand the Panda in the two spot.

 

[mauconnfan]

It has gotten really scary when we enter the 7th inning. At this point I have confidence in no one. Other than that this team is starting to click. Do you think it is because everyone is working hard to impress the new GM? Still don't understand the Panda in the two spot.

That fat dude was totally bailed out on a horrific call on ball 4 to beltran - awful call and some real ugly hitting. Actually Machia looks to be fairly awful but they were going to make him swim or drown I guess huh? Yanks let him float, bad job!

 

[The Viking]

That fat dude was totally bailed out on a horrific call on ball 4 to beltran - awful call and some real ugly hitting. Actually Machia looks to be fairly awful but they were going to make him swim or drown I guess huh? Yanks let him float, bad job!

Looks like the umps made up for that call tonight two-fold. Betts getting pushed off the base in the 8th and then in the 9th Swihart with a great check swing only to get rung up by the HP ump.

 

[mauconnfan]

Looks like the umps made up for that call tonight two-fold. Betts getting pushed off the base in the 8th and then in the 9th Swihart with a great check swing only to get rung up by the HP ump.

Sorry while they were close both are correct. Remy and Orsillo agreed with both too and only Swihart was wondering WTF. Headley simply kept his glove on the foot of a crappy slide - can't end with your tip toe being your stronghold that's your fault for a crappy slide.

Anyway if you're right then those make up for the Glavinie-like strike zone Porcello had all night - sometimes it all evens up.

 

[60'sfan]

Sorry while they were close both are correct. Remy and Orsillo agreed with both too and only Swihart was wondering WTF. Headley simply kept his glove on the foot of a crappy slide - can't end with your tip toe being your stronghold that's your fault for a crappy slide.

Anyway if you're right then those make up for the Glavinie-like strike zone Porcello had all night - sometimes it all evens up.

I think things more than evened up. We were lucky that we didn't get swept. Hopefully this will be a good reminder to Dombrowski that there is a lot of work to be done.

 

[The Viking]

Sorry while they were close both are correct. Remy and Orsillo agreed with both too and only Swihart was wondering WTF. Headley simply kept his glove on the foot of a crappy slide - can't end with your tip toe being your stronghold that's your fault for a crappy slide.

Anyway if you're right then those make up for the Glavinie-like strike zone Porcello had all night - sometimes it all evens up.

Oddly enough your YES crew thought the umps screwed up both times

 

[mauconnfan]

Oddly enough your YES crew thought the umps screwed up both times

And yours didn't that's funny.

 

[FartMan69]

Bump for the Jabrone who said every team "has a Betts on it"