yikesarooni
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 08:10 (seven years ago) link
i'm with manny on this, why are they still throwing at him?
― na (NA), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 14:40 (seven years ago) link
don't really like manny, but yeah -- you don't get to keep throwing at him every time he bats. were i him, i might have walked around the bases after homering off sale
otoh, they haven't actually managed to hit him, so maybe he should chill slightly
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 15:03 (seven years ago) link
could be entirely unrelated, maybe Sale thought Machado was critical of Drake LaRoche.
― nomar, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 15:17 (seven years ago) link
you don't get extra shots for missing him, that's my understanding of the Unwritten Rules
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 15:20 (seven years ago) link
lol nomar
― na (NA), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 15:51 (seven years ago) link
https://thebaseballcodes.com/2017/05/03/obsess-much-time-for-red-sox-to-let-go-of-machados-slide
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 16:20 (seven years ago) link
@NPRThe Red Sox are considering a possible lifetime ban for anyone caught making racist remarks at their ballpark.
@MikeBeauvaisThat sucks for Curt Schilling.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 17:05 (seven years ago) link
Between the Machado home run and his rants, the racism incident, we missed a pretty strange triple play. Some series have everything.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 17:16 (seven years ago) link
"possible" lifetime ban for yelling racist shit at players?
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 3 May 2017 17:22 (seven years ago) link
i have no idea what MLB security policies are like, in terms of 'past offenders' who've been ejected from games being barred in the future.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 17:24 (seven years ago) link
remember when the sox had too many starters?
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 May 2017 00:29 (six years ago) link
https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2015/03/06/whos-the-red-sox-ace-theyre-all-the-ace
― ein Sexmonster (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 5 May 2017 03:52 (six years ago) link
uh sale is the ace
― k3vin k., Friday, 5 May 2017 04:14 (six years ago) link
sale's been the best pitcher in baseball this year, i'd say he's the ace
― k3vin k., Friday, 5 May 2017 04:16 (six years ago) link
article is from 2015 my guy
yeah there is no question. sox have not had a stopper like this since i don't know when. josh beckett's one good year? not even that.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 5 May 2017 08:20 (six years ago) link
lmao my bad
― k3vin k., Friday, 5 May 2017 14:43 (six years ago) link
thatsthejoke.jpg
― ein Sexmonster (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 5 May 2017 17:55 (six years ago) link
wow, sale ties his own (and pedro's) record with his 8th straight 10-K game
― k3vin k., Saturday, 20 May 2017 03:54 (six years ago) link
Not that it's easy to do, but surprised mid-'70s Ryan or 2000-era Johnson didn't do this.
― clemenza, Saturday, 20 May 2017 05:26 (six years ago) link
Ryan and Johnson both had stretches where they struck out 10+ in 10 out of 11 starts. (Koufax didn't.) Johnson's 2001 log is pretty amazing (372 for the year, highest single-season K/9 ever). His 35 starts break down like this:
23 starts - 10+8 starts - 7-94 starts - 4-6
― clemenza, Saturday, 20 May 2017 13:41 (six years ago) link
it's Sam Travis
http://www.overthemonster.com/2017/5/23/15681894/sam-travis-red-sox-roster-moves-hector-velazquez
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 16:47 (six years ago) link
travis was hitting .414/.485/.724 against lefties in triple-a, so i suppose he'll at least platoon with moreland
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 16:57 (six years ago) link
hey guess what
It sounds like Boston Red Sox color commentator Jerry Remy learned nothing from the Mike Schmidt controversy that dominated baseball news Tuesday. Because about 12 hours after the Phillies legend created headlines for his criticism of Odubel Herrera not speaking English, Remy was on the air for NESN saying non-English speaking players shouldn’t be allowed to use translators on the field.
“Learn baseball language,” Remy said.
This came in a discussion about New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka, whose translator came to a visit on the pitcher’s mound during Tuesday night’s 5-4 loss to the Red Sox. Remy, who is 64 and played 10 seasons in the big leagues, said such a thing shouldn’t be legal.
https://sports.yahoo.com/red-sox-announcer-wants-translators-banned-learn-baseball-language-014613750.html
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 14:31 (six years ago) link
ok fuck the remdog forever
he sounded half-dece at the beginning of this season but there was one game where eck sat in and it was like, my god, so this is what it's like to have a knowledgeable, passionate, entertaining color guy
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 19:24 (six years ago) link
I sincerely apologize to those who were offended by my comments during the telecast last night.— Jerry Remy (RemDawg) (@Jerry_Remy) June 7, 2017
oh, Boston, those replies.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 19:47 (six years ago) link
If it was the other way around we wld have 2 learn there language
He should of learned english by now
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 19:49 (six years ago) link
jesus christ those replies!
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 19:51 (six years ago) link
doug fister to the rescue
― mookieproof, Friday, 23 June 2017 17:43 (six years ago) link
and jhonny peralta!
― mookieproof, Friday, 23 June 2017 20:32 (six years ago) link
I'm relatively new to watching the Sox, but I wish Eck would learn a phrase other than "That's ridiculous!"
― Mr. Crackpots (WilliamC), Saturday, 1 July 2017 17:58 (six years ago) link
i think he's pretty good, but yeah he has his phrases -- eg 'losing it' for hitting a homer -- and he'll drive them into the ground
― mookieproof, Saturday, 1 July 2017 18:45 (six years ago) link
PABLO SANDOVAL DFA
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 July 2017 14:31 (six years ago) link
still in shock, i can't believe how fast he sank. Giants dogged a bullet with him.
― Winter Is Coming (Bee OK), Saturday, 15 July 2017 01:27 (six years ago) link
what is a win worth in 2017?
-2.0 / $95m =
― mookieproof, Saturday, 15 July 2017 01:53 (six years ago) link
Devers getting called up. figured this was coming once Frazier went to NY.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 24 July 2017 04:18 (six years ago) link
poor holt. he hasn't been the same since the concussion :(
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 24 July 2017 07:10 (six years ago) link
sheriff david price
http://deadspin.com/heres-why-david-price-blew-up-at-dennis-eckersley-1797187651
― mookieproof, Monday, 24 July 2017 14:24 (six years ago) link
lol @ saying a Eckersley doesn't know how hard pitching is.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 24 July 2017 16:22 (six years ago) link
I liked Price personally until I read this. You respect a Hall of Fame player. Shut up and play. https://t.co/G5eTrYPvGk— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) July 24, 2017
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 24 July 2017 17:05 (six years ago) link
strong words from the fake richard nixon twitter account
― na (NA), Monday, 24 July 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
Mentioned before. He was surly when cameras were off. Wouldn't even acknowledge my questions for while after I asked one he didn't like. https://t.co/ql4rVU6rAv— Tony Paul (@TonyPaul1984) July 24, 2017
― Andy K, Monday, 24 July 2017 21:11 (six years ago) link
Rafael Devers crushed his first HR... 109 MPH! pic.twitter.com/kBCHc5GD9B— Daren Willman (@darenw) July 26, 2017
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:28 (six years ago) link
yeah that was awesome. i tuned in right as he came to the plate.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
RossThere is a rumor among Boston people on Twitter that David Price is faking his elbow hurting again so he doesn't have to pitch at Fenway tonight because he was apparently going to be booed for the Eckersley thing, and I would like your thoughts on this funny rumor.
Jeff SullivanI love Boston, but Boston sucks
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 July 2017 18:15 (six years ago) link
Jeff otm.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 28 July 2017 21:55 (six years ago) link
Chris Sale comes off like a big dumb kid in the ESPN magazine feature I read waiting to get a hair cut a couple days ago. Funny thing is that there was like a couple people asked were they surprised that he cut up that jersey and pretty much all of them said 'no, not at all.' Heh.
At least by that article, what Eck did/said seems pretty mild compared to some stuff I have seen other home announcers say.
― earlnash, Friday, 28 July 2017 22:03 (six years ago) link
nimble sandy leon
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 30 July 2017 03:57 (six years ago) link
did they throw like cremains in nunezs face btw
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 30 July 2017 03:58 (six years ago) link
he's working out ok, isn't he?
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 30 July 2017 09:49 (six years ago) link
I don't know how much is underpinning those 2 'name' guys in analytics. DC seems to think not enough.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 19:55 (six years ago) link
They're still winning division titles so if you subscribe to "my shit doesn't work in the playoffs" then they're still doing most things right.
DD inherited Farrell from the Cherington regime and probably just wants to hire his own guy (whoever that might be). Losing in the first round two straight years gives him the perfect excuse to make a move.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 12 October 2017 02:08 (six years ago) link
They were straightup lucky to win the division.
Ausmus is presumably D's guy.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 October 2017 02:10 (six years ago) link
c'mon morbs they played out of their minds in September, just staying ahead of the Yanks by a nose
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 12 October 2017 06:48 (six years ago) link
the backbiting boston media seem to feel that price is the real problemhttp://www.weei.com/articles/column/tomase-red-sox-manager-john-farrell-sacrificed-because-david-price-was-terrible
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 12 October 2017 11:22 (six years ago) link
That's an amazing read for any Jays fan. Price did nothing but say and do the right things for the few months he was here, and he's on the short list of Jays where the city just immediately fell in love with him. I believe he left without an offer from the club, so there wasn't even any fallout there--most fans were mad at management.
Quite a distance from there to here.
― clemenza, Friday, 13 October 2017 22:18 (six years ago) link
tbf that article is a bit of an outlier and i don't know tomase's history
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 14 October 2017 00:39 (six years ago) link
tomase is not really the best guy to read but he's not the only guy writing versions of that story either.
there's a general narrative, probably true, that price doesn't want to be here and never did. and it's seriously poisoned things.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 14 October 2017 00:57 (six years ago) link
andy will know more than i do, but i've seen detroit writers express non-surprise at price being a dick to eckersley/the boston press
to a certain extent i'm skeptical of writers' complaints -- it's not the player's job to write your story for you with amazing quotes and insights -- but it seems like price's method of ingratiating himself with the team is to be an asshole to all outsiders. and people who *aren't* assholes don't need to do it that way
― mookieproof, Saturday, 14 October 2017 04:46 (six years ago) link
All I recall is Price firing off a bunch of tweets when Lynn Henning referred to him as self-absorbed.
― Andy K, Saturday, 14 October 2017 22:50 (six years ago) link
mookie bowled a 300 this weekend
― mookieproof, Monday, 13 November 2017 15:51 (six years ago) link
wow sick brags in 3rd person...you've changed man
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 13 November 2017 15:55 (six years ago) link
u_u
― mookieproof, Monday, 13 November 2017 16:03 (six years ago) link
"lol"
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 13 November 2017 16:08 (six years ago) link
while i'm braggin' 2017 -- part of boras' spiel for jd martinez today was that a) defensive stats suck because they're all over the place from year to year and b) that mookie is so fucking good that he's wrecked the curve, making all but a few look comparatively terrible
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 November 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link