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I didnt do anything. I merely explained that posting about people being crazy is one person telling a group of people how to act . In the past he's also told us what should embarass us and called people sheep. It's him that did something. If we don't fall in line with his thinking, he feels a need to insult us. That is a dangerous way to act . God forbid that a little bit of winning in ST makes people happy after a few bad seasons and not having seen 3 games over .500 in a while.
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Actually it was 6 up 6 down. Braden got the hit off Glasnow to open the 3rd inning. Then the Dodgers took him out and the Tanner Murray 2 run HR came off of Hobbs so 1 run was charged to Glasnow. Murray leading the Sox w/ 2 HRs and has also looked good in the field. A Mead HR ! White Sox 5 Dodgers 4 now 5 Keston Hiura HR.
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All fair . Will that be a literal parade or a parade in your head ? I think Venable and his staff would deserve a lot of credit too . I must admit I do like a lot of the young talent and the culture they have built so far. It just fits with my own personal beliefs on how to instill confidence in young people. If you quit before you allow yourself time to grow you throw away your opportunity to become more than you think you are. Ugly duckling , caterpillar to butterfly and all that. Those stories to teach lessons about personal growth have been around for ages.
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And that's just physical health. They are trying to foster a culture of trusting each other to be brothers in arms . Basically you have to buy into a certain mentality of comaraderie and belief in the talent around you and that your coaches have your best interests in heart and more help is coming. But that isn't anything new in sports .
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I assumed you were aware that actually calling a certain group of people crazy or cult like for optimistic viewpoints is generally frowned upon .But since your head seems to be planted firmly in the sand your ignorance is understandable. It had calmed down lately but apparently you dont have a filter and cant read the room. Tell me what your prediction is then.Let other have a crack at you . I noticed last year in the predicted wins thread when most people took the normal route of making a prediction before any games where played you waited until the season was half over before you could commit to being on record. Apparently being optimistic lacks brainpower and everyone just buys into Sox propaganda and you can separate the wheat from the chaffe. You have expressed this opinion before. So please just give your opinion before the season starts this time. There's plenty of betting lines out there and WAR estimates of wins that range from 64.5 to 74. There's also Pythagorean models that had the Sox at 71 wins last year . So they underperformed last year by 11 games. That usually indicates regression to the mean which would be a much better record the following year . Being optimistic and encouraging is a choice of how you treat people. There are times in life especially when raising children or coaching that it's your job to nurture , encourage and teach that confidence and belief in yourself and your team mates means something. Winning means something. A lot of these players were a part of the Birmingham Barons 2 consecutive Championships. Winning breeds winning. That optimists are sheep talk would be dangerous if you were in political office. Are you part of an elite ruling class that knows better than most ? Your baseball acumen and people skills aren't that impressive .
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Define crazy.Fegan predicted 77 wins. Does he strike you as crazy ? By the way isnt this the kind of thing we're trying to avoid on Soxtalk ? If you disagree with people make an argument. Quote multiple posts that you think are crazy. Is trying to establish confidence in young players by building confidence you have the talent to win and you're not that far away crazy ? This is what coaches do, at least the good ones. Why is it crazy for fans to do it too ? You try not to put limitations on progress.
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Maybe that gets overblown too. I think with you have a mid 20s hitter capable of 30 HR's he needs time to get comfortable . But his value has to increase quickly as does Vargas' & Meidroth because more infielders are coming. Antonacci, Bonemer, Roch C*. & Carlson.( farthest away) * Not yet but a high probability.
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It's spring training. They like his bat except for his walk rate and are trying to make him more useful and/or tradeable . Guys can get better at D .
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Didn't Sosa snag a bullet towards the line deep at 3rd and make a perfect throw today? Wasn't sure who was playing 3rd for that one.
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I added (edited) a Pereira & Kelenic sentence to the end of that post .
