The 2010 Boston Red Sox Call All Destroyer Tells Us What He Thinks Thread

imagine being Andy K! you get miggy's potentially historic season, but last night you also had to watch ryan rayburn, gerald laird, "w. rhymes" and "d. worth"

so idk. that's how shit goes.

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i think having exciting young players to watch really helps tho, which is part of the problem with the red sox in particular

even tho he's hitting like .225, i def feel that "can't go get food" (lol not really because i have tivo) when a mike stanton AB is approaching

yeah young talented position players enhance night-to-night watchability and we have oh let me check--zero of those right now

yeah, identity-wise the red sox' future is kind of cloudy right now, their old franchise players are on the way out and their farm system's taken a step back this year. we've only got pedroia and lester to fill that role right now, maybe buchholz if he's actually figured stuff out.

i guess i'm struggling to come up with a team that's particularly interesting?

The Giants imo

The Sox had a really nice run with their minor leaguers, but after Ellsbury and Pedroia they've struggled to produce a hitting prospect of note. Suddenly they have an offense filled with the sort of old journeymen that are patently boring to root for. Cameron, Beltre, Hall, Martinez, Scutaro ... not like these are bad dudes, but you're really rooting for laundry when you assemble a bunch of dudes like that, or when you bring up a lot of AAAA guys as injury replacements.

I just read that the Sox inquired about Jim Edmonds, on that note.

What does the future hold for Mike LOL?

they'll probably keep trying to flip him for cheap and get anything back

Keeping barking, Youk.

I basically never watch baseball on TV except for highlights or an inning here and there. I only watch 3-4 hours of TV a week - which is barely one average game!

In person I don't mind the length (given good weather - when it's still 105 at the Ballpark at dusk, time matters), but on TV it's a killer.

^ agreed, especially when the games start at 7:35 - it's like goodbye dinner, goodbye sex, goodbye 8 hours sleep

but i guess that's how you tell the men from the boys

they actually played a fast game last night! i watched most of it.

A game tends to be on whenever games are on -- ideal when the kids are either too loud and/or in need of attention and or napping/sleeping.

If I think I hear Rich Waltz yelling or getting belligerent, I run it back and crank the volume to ear-splitting level, no matter what.

dinner & sex while game is on TV = classic

lol

I really hope Delgado's got a couple of years left. I was looking at his career stats today, particularly at his last year with Toronto. I remember how absolutely convinced everyone here had become--management and fans--that it was time for him to move on. He had 32 homers, 99 RBI, and a .535 slugging average that year. Must...go...NOW. We had to clear the way for that special day when we could get our hands on Lyle Overbay.

he was playing really well with NYM in '09 while he was able to play, so i don't see why he might not be able to play well for another year or two.

That's why I'm hopeful; it's not a case of picking up a guy who's been in steady decline. Health is the only issue. I want him to get to 500; it'll seem like a perfectly legitimate 500, and I'm afraid he'll be bypassed for the HOF without the milestone.

if roster space is tight i'd rather bring in saltalamacchia

he got over the yips?

what was the problem??

he couldn't throw back to the pitcher

supposedly he's figured something out

LESTERIFFIC

BRILL BARD BAFFLES BOMBERS

I will say that when JB came in the game (and lester was on some other-type shit yesterday; dude was awesome) everyone in DNYS was like "the game is over." funeral-level quiet. And dude deals in a way that JP doesn't. when papelbon came in and everyone got excited again.

also, JP is irritating to watch live, whereas JB is clearly interested in going home as soon as possible.

papelbon looked as good as i've seen him in a long time yesterday

when you say JB you mean Daniel Bard right?

his stuff was fuckin SCARY. the YES commentators (ugh) pointed out that at one point he threw what looked for all the world like a 98-mph sinker.

wow i just saw video of the pitch that struck out swisher

yeah that's the pitch

sort of a slide-sinker.. thrown at 98mph

yeah bard. I was thinkiing josh bard lol

accuscore says 14% chance of making playoffs..

but i do think Francona for AL manager of the year would be deserved.

lupica still the best at this kind of thing:

Now Bard, Boston closer of the future, came in to face Derek Jeter and Nick Swisher with the game all around him on the bases. Here is what happens next at the Stadium, like fireworks:

The captain of the Yankees takes a 97 mile per hour fastball for strike one. Fouls a 99 for strike two at the plate. Swings through a 98 he probably heard in Victor Martinez's mitt before he ever saw it. Strike three. No chance. Two outs.

Swisher next. This is how it goes for Swisher against Daniel Bard:

Takes a 98 mph fastball for strike one. Fouls off a 97. Swings underneath a 99 like he's trying to hit the wind. Strike three. Inning over. Maybe there has been another pitching moment like this at Yankee Stadium this season. Name it.

i just watched the vid of that. wow.

bill hall is going in

wow I hate Lupica

why??? dude makes every moment seem amazing

Is Saltys problem of throwing back to the mound a mental or physical thing? Although, i hope he works out well...I think Tek should be a good influence on him.

he's not the first catcher with this problem but in the other cases i've heard of the catcher was working through an injury that caused a mechanical change and then he psyched himself out. there doesn't seem to have been an injury with salty.

he caught the 9th last night and looked fine.

he's starting today i read. of course we all know theo has a habit of coveting these guys and they never work out....Lugo, Drew, renteria....

salty is more like a hermida (buying low on a guy who was well-regarded at one point and now is having issues) though unlike hermida i think salty is at worst a major-league backup at his position.

god hermida was an unbelievably shitty outfielder.

there doesn't seem to have been an injury with salty.

he had shoulder surgery in september.

oh really? my bad

hermida was shit all around. one of those fucking guys that i drafted every damn yr in fantasy baseball only to be disappointed each and every time.

wish everyone would shut up about mike lowell...its almost as if people are happy that our best player got hurt since it gave him a spot to play