JoeC

Sorry to see Yoan go down for so long. RE: training for athletics vs. aesthetics… there was some article / video I saw a few years ago where they pitted power lifters and bodybuilders against I believe the NFL combine. It was either in the first or second 40-yard sprint that the first bodybuilder went down. What it came down to, broadly speaking, was the lack of training of your nervous system that occurs when doing athletic activities. If you’re just training for aesthetics, you’re frequently isolating muscles, rather than chaining together complex movements. By NOT training your muscles to work together (like in olympic power lifting, sprinting, etc.), you’re opening yourself up for having your muscles misfiring / mis-timing their movements, which can exacerbate your injury outlook, especially when you don’t give your muscles an nerves a chance to warm up. This is why you see more dynamic stretching and warm-ups taking place (the days of static stretching being standard “warm-up” are long gone), and this is why you see stationary bikes on NFL sidelines. You want to activate the muscle chains and neural paths along the muscle groups, and you want to keep them warm and activated so that they don’t crumple like a pile of bricks 10 steps down the field. I’ll let our resident expert @ptatc fact check me here, but the above is my understanding and working theory of “common” practices these days.

Yeah, but how could they ever have foreseen an injury there?

I mean the Sox media. We are aware Yoan got hurt hustling. they’ve updated the picture since then.

Lol. These guys clearly aren't even trying anymore. I can't post the screenshot, but thegame story headline says "Snake-bitten Sox lose Moncada to injury before rallying past Guards." The picture shows Robert (wrong player) in a home jersey (it was an away game) to summarize a game in which the picture player was not participating.

Is he Moncada's replacement?

Not just spending on players, but more so spending on player development. The Sox have had no discernible strategy when it comes to player development. Smart organizations like the Guardians, Dodgers, Braves, and Orioles consistently develop players because a) they create development plans for their players; b) they tend to acquire guys whose characteristics fall into these strategies; and c) follow through on these development plans. JR sees the farm as just a warehouse, when it should be seen as a factory.

Not saying he is.

I guess it’s more a response to a lot of the people on the board who rip him for being fat and lazy.

Confused - this board rips on Yoan for being fat. Now he’s built like a Greek God?

So when does Moncada end up on the IL, and for how long? my guess? Wait 5 days, then he’s out for 5 weeks.

…and I reiterate: with THAT lineup!!

90s and 2000s were a different era. the game has passed Jerry by, but he refuses to change. He has to do it “his” way, which may have accidentally worked in the 2000s, but not today.

Somehow not even the worst (Oakland). We can’t even suck with distinction.

Wow. not only a W, but a 7 spot by THAT lineup. well done

2-inning save?

Against an ex-Royal. Go figure.

Pitching generally has been good

Be careful. with our luck they’ll “assign” us TLR.

Should have let him take 2 strikes to draw the intentional walk.

Didn’t grifol JUST say something about Yoan nursing a sore adductor, and how he was doing a great job with it

You know the post is going to be good when you see that. well done, sir

They at least had big league players at at least 5 of the positions usually. this one is BAAAAD. And this is before Moncada’s spring seasonal injury.

Nobody else is going to comment on Korey Lee as a DH?

If it was good enough in 2002, why wouldn't it be good enough now?? I mean, I spent top dollar on a brand new car in 1997, and I've authorized my lieutenants to spend what I think is fair market value for any top free agent when the time is suitable for me. What are you complaining about?

But don't forget - it all culminated in a glorious Leury Garcia home run.