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Yea I'm a little concerned over just how many think the Sox don't have plan or fly by the seat of their pants. Do they execute their plans well ? Nope but sometimes the plan just is ill conceived like thinking they could get a superstar under value and then seemed shocked about it when they don't. As far as Smith , really good guy but is 30 and c' mon he's an older backup with Zavala and Collins lurking. Players come and go especially when you lose 100 games. Will it matter at all in 2/3 years when the Sox might actually be good ? Nope Kevin Smith will be a distant memory while we all get pissed because Eloy didn't make the All-Star team.

Well we know that what you advocate does not happen. If one side is vocal then the opposing side becomes vocal just like in any argument debate until it then erupts into violence. Your 2nd post was much more tolerant about just ignore it all but as we all know people do not do that, never have and never will. If the greatest Commandment of all is "love one another" I didn't see too many reasonable responses to his views. Just an outpouring of malicious attacks. Tolerance and good will must co exist on both sides of the coin. I will discuss this no further as should everyone else and get back to the topic the OP intended.

As would I . He will learn . Seems like a decent guy in other threads.

Fry implodes but Alonso hits a solo HR 13-4.

Now this I don't understand. He is taking a lot of abuse for his beliefs and there are a lot of people left in the world who believe those things. Not me I have 2 gay brothers. You ask him to be tolerant yet we cannot be tolerant. He is not hateful nor advocating any violence but the posts attacking him are mocking him and abusive. Just because majority rules here and on this subject doesn't mean the majority has the right to abuse his beliefs no matter how antiquated his thinking appears to be.

Alonso single, Beef Welington HR, 10-1 Palka K. Mendick single, Guyer HR 12-1 Mendick batting .412

Banuelos goes 3 innings . 1 run 5 K's . Does he go 4 ?

Engel triple, Jay RBI single, Rondon bunt single, wild pitch , Alonso 2 RBI single, Castillo double, Palka walk/wild pitch scoring a run, Mendick RBI single, Guyer sac bunts runners to 2nd and 3rd, 1 out, Goins walk, Engel 2nd AB of the inning RBI single, Jay's 2nd AB of the inning ,wild pitch men on 2nd and 3rd, Jay RBI GO, Rondon 2nd AB of the inning, Fly out. Sox put up the snowman. 8-1

Completely disagree . Some good guys left and they are going to have to sign somewhere. and more than likely for less than they want. Time to hit the clearance rack.

Hey I'm on your side. I wasn't throwing around $210M.

I wouldn't be shocked but he won't get much more and certainly not the numbers YouGottaBEBleepingMe is throwing around so casually. $150M max and that's a stretch. Much depends on this year however. Hard to equal how good he was with the Red Sox.

A quality rant.

I like Jesse Crain on the webcasts, maybe him or Pods.

Does being named Mendick mean he's a stud ?

Underhand toss from the 3rd baseman to the 2nd basemen ? You definitely saw it differently. 3rd basemen came in to field it did the single or double crow hop to set up his throw. No infielder worth his salt throws flat footed . He was moving forward because thats what you do with the crow hop.

You see it your way I see it mine. Most 3rd basemen whose momentum on the catch and throw was going towards onto the grass are not going to throw back towards 2nd base when they have a sure out at 1st. Too much can go wrong and you end up getting no one.

I thought it was great base running, Saw the 3rd baseman was going in front of the base on the catch and throw and with his speed beat the throw easy.

Over 80 and under 100 . Happy to help.

Of course I realize that but you had better have really good depth where you can make his absence be less painful when it matters most. He's not exactly a gazelle now so a 34 year old Martinez in the OF or whatever his age might be if he signed with the Sox and they somehow manage to get to the World Series isn't a great scenario. Great for the season and AL playoffs but too integral of a piece to have to put up with his defense when older or removing him for a defensive replacement only to lose his bat if a crucial game gets to extra innings after he's removed or limiting him to pinch hitting role. Just my preference right now to stick with a starting pitcher, that could change.

It's difficult to say now who to target. Too much depends on what happens this year with Moncada at 3rd , what Anderson does and how the OF prospects look So I'm thinking you can never have enough pitching so definitely a front line starter since our starters will all be so young .Plus everyone assumes Kopech will be back to full strength but missing a year will hurt and there's no guarantee he can come right in and pitch above average or even have the same stuff. Projecting Cease and Kopech to be our top starters is fraught with peril with both having had TJ surgery . Maybe Giolito's TJ surgery had an adverse affect on him in some way whether in mind or body or both that he just can't overcome.

He was making fun of Kenny Williams who basically said both those things which contradict each other.

The goal is to always win the World Series. Some very lean years makes us long for success but without achieving the ultimate goal it's just more failure but with better players.

I don't follow the Bulls or NBA either and the sport I always played the most was basketball. Love baseball but need other people or another person to play it. With basketball I could practice for hours at a time by myself. I could work on my off hand shooting and dribbling, my jumper , fadeaway, hook shot , banking, free throws, drop step, turnaround basically any offensive skill except passing.. Of course I was a huge Bulls fan in the Jordan era and even in the days of Chet Walker SLoan and Van Lier and Bob Love as a kid. Basketball fell victim to the Sox, Bears and the rising interest in the Hawks when they started doing well. It's changed a lot since the 3 pointer and guards took over from dominating centers. The players are so talented now that everyone can attack the rim and few big men can stop or intimidate them. Seems like now it's just an endless parade of 3 pointers and free throws.

I hate the idea of a DH type being one of our best hitters. If you ever reach the World Series in hurts you greatly in the road games and is especially bad if you don't have home field advantage.