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It's the only acceptable way to play the game. Hustle isn't always running into the walls, it's a mindset that improves every aspect of the game--mental sharpness, the will to win. You must apply it to every aspect of the game so it becomes reflex. He won't achieve any star profile without it. It is Renteria's job to make sure that his players are engaged and performing at their highest possible level at all times. Maybe if Moncada plays balls to the wall everyday for the next 8 years he can have a lazy moment--then people will look at it and say--yeah, he had a bad moment, but that's not the player he is and it probably won't happen again...THAT is when the free pass comes...not in his first full season in the major leagues when he's still being defined and bulding habits and team culture. We need to break those bad habits of disengagement and the "too proud to run it out" mindsets now--for everyone--we will not become a winning team on talent alone.

Truly a special talent. Helps you win one way or another each day

Nobody is pushing him too hard, this is way over reactionary. I trust Herms assessment far more than this thread acting like we need to pull him

If this is the real Moncada, then the Sale trade is already won. Kopech and Basabe could completely bust and it wouldn't make a difference. 6 years of a top 20 player in baseball, who plays every day, is already much more valuable than 3 years of a dominant starting pitcher.

7th round pick a “wasted pick” and less than a year into their career. Never change soxtalk.

Luis Alexander Basabe and Michael Kopech take home the awards for April, with 4-5 honorable mentions in each category making strong cases as well. Here are the details!

What exactly is your concern here?

No just rub dirt on it and get back out there.

I don't think the tank needs any more help

Officially day to day with left hamstring tightness. Get this guy a foam roller.

Bauer can go suck it

All this "can't wait until he doesn't have to hustle" reminds me a bit of Wil Myers learning from James Shields that he didn't need to coddle injuries anymore, his time was now, and Myers finally put together a "healthy" season with lots of at bats. He tweaked something. It sucks. Having him play the game half speed for some unnamed future date means you'll just never get to see the real moncada play

If someone is going to get hurt running hard to first, you are only delaying the inevitable. They have to play hard at some point or they have no shot of being a star.

How did this not get posted yet?

damn Moncada is smooth as fuck

You could see it in the Fowler AB. It's easy to compare and contrast his demeanor with Lopez's and he doesn't look good in the comparison. Reading a lot into it but meh. Pitch better and I won't worry about body language.

Giolito is looking sexy. Spring Training Lucas here.

I don't know how much of the game that Narvaez is calling, but they are looking good together today. Giolito is mixing stuff and location (up/down and inside/outside) really well.

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What a freak injury! I feel sorry for Fowler, but at the same time I'm not sure he has a winnable case. I'm really interested to see the outcome of this lawsuit. The WiFi electrical box is NOT in the field of play, it's immediately on the other side of the padded railing/wall. Therefore, the box is in the fan seating area along with seats, stairs, etc. It's not anything that could reasonably be expected to be hit by a player on the field and therefore shouldn't require padding. The railing has an opening that Fowler's knee apparently went through to hit the box. I think the Sox and the ISFA would win this case if it went the whole way to trial and a judgment. The player technically exited the field of play through the opening in the wall, striking an object that is clearly in the fan seating area. But the case won't go the distance and the Sox/ISFA and their insurance will likely settle out of court and pay Fowler off because that will be cheaper than having the lawsuit run all the way to the end. Fowler and his attorneys know that they can get money even though the lawsuit is questionable. But I'm no lawyer. There probably are all kinds of lawyerly arguments and other legal cases that prove me wrong. What seems straightforward to a regular non-lawyer person may not be so.

Bought my ticket

With his size restricting his ceiling, he has to be a near slam dunk as a major leaguer to look past those physical limitations. If he had similar holes to some of the other top guys, he wouldn't be in the top 5.

Planning on being there, looking forward to finally meeting some folks

Back in my day, it would have been amputation time.

With regard to the Dam/Reddy discussion: I don't understand why Bernie wasn't more popular with the racial minority groups. Though it seemed like he was ignoring social issues, he really isn't because economic empowerment goes a long way to cure social ills. As I said earlier, there is a combination of socioeconomic factors involved in empowering marginalized groups, whether by race, sex/gender identity or disability. Changing social attitudes isn't good enough alone, because then you get "pity work" where someone understands how crappy a marginalized person's situation is and gives them a low paying job that doesn't match their skillset or career goals. Giving someone a job because of their situation alone isn't good enough either, because if social attitudes don't change, the person in question is subjected to harassment or lack of advancement. The reason why I don't understand why Bernie wasn't as popular with racial minority groups, is that in my opinion they stood to benefit the most from his policies. Better pay, more opportunity, getting out of the poorhouse, etc. With regard to the Democratic in-fighting: We have to realize what is at stake here. Our country is under attack by an authoritarian regime, that isn't able to do what it wants because the Founders of this country put a darn good amount of checks and balances in place to prevent that. Unfortunately, the checks and balances are being eroded by corruption in the form of legalized bribery via Citizens United, along with the entirety of the GOP which has been hijacked by the economic elites, and runs on propaganda such as fear mongering, hawkish tendencies, and racial division. Our democracy is in trouble. I, personally am conflicted with regard to the "progressive purity police." On one hand keeping the destructive GOP out of positions of power is an awesome thing, but at the same time I believe that the mainstream Democrats are at best centrists and at worst Eisenhower Republicans. Sometimes you have to put what is best for the country ahead of the advancement of the party's agenda. I think that both parties have lost their way, and it is resulting in a broken system. The Dems, in order to win elections HAVE TO put the middle class ahead of taking money from PACs and other special interests, unless they have the public's greater good in mind. I have very little faith in the system to correct itself until we nearly return to gilded age work conditions. It won't get that bad again, but it will get as close as they can under current law. People have felt the hit, but it hasn't hit home hard enough yet. I believe we actually need another great depression to get our collective heads out of our collective asses and wake up and smell the roses, so to speak. It seems like it has to get really, really bad before people will change their mind. We know two things: 1. Lassez-faire capitalism doesn't work 2. Communism doesn't work 3. What does work, is something in between. We had a good balance for a long time and unfortunately, got complacent and people forgot what works and doesn't. Corporations have proven time and time again they aren't responsible enough to pay their employees a living wage/not pollute the environment/make decisions that values a human life over saving money for the company, if paying lawsuits are less costly than saving a human life. This is why strict regulation is necessary. Nobody talks about how monopolists have gotten around monopoly laws by creating a cartel for certain goods and services There are very few choices, especially with regard to technology. Nationwide, there are 4 cell phone companies and 5 cable companies. 4 companies controlling the entire market is not acceptable. Most general household items, you get at Wal-Mart, Target, or online at Amazon. Books are Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Computer operating systems: Microsoft or Apple. There is the illusion of choice, but there really isn't any choice in the US market, because mergers have destroyed it. There are somewhere between 4-10 companies in any one type of good or service area, and that is too few for truly healthy competition. The Sherman Antitrust Act is still on the books and needs to be brought back with a vengeance. Until the cartels are broken up, nothing will change. That is the first step to rectifying the economic ills of our country.

So, keeping to my diet so far. Being that I am a sugar fiend its been tough at times. Down 7 pounds though.

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