Middle Buffalo

I’m not sure how I found this place. I swear I asked Jeeves to find me “Sextalk,” and I was expecting something totally different when I entered the “Pale Hose Talk” forum. 49. Joined in Spring Training 2005.

I told my wife a few days ago we should get the photo frame for my parents since we live across the country. Probably won’t wait a year. I found two really cool house decorations for my wife at an antique store. I found a ceramic hippo she wanted. She has been looking for one because supposedly they are good luck - whatever. I also bought a statue of dog made out of various scraps of metal that somehow looks exactly like our boxer who died five years ago. We still talk about him all the time. She cried when she saw it. You didn’t ask, but the best gift I ever got was the table hockey game that has the six handles on each side that move the players. I asked for it and was stunned when I got it from Santa Claus. I was 13. Thirty six years later, my nieces and nephews were playing it this Christmas.

I couldn’t follow the rest. It was starting to feel to me like you were having the Sox somehow squander the the Trout pick, and I didn’t want to be disappointed in that draft again.

That’s the difference between Belichick and other coaches - he isn’t worried about throwing a certain amount of times or running plays for certain guys. If throwing 3 times is what it takes, that’s what he does. If he has to run the same play 10 times in a row because it hasn’t been stopped, that’s what he’ll do.

He showed better form and willingness to hit than our DBs.

Gotta love the color guy (Schlereth?) giving credit to JJ Watt for AZ’s d-line effort. Theses guys get a narrative and stick with it.

Seemed like OSU’s RB had a better chance if he had turned up field rather than trying to beat one guy to the corner. He’s going to relive that play for a long time.

No red flags for Jeff Kent? He was pretty average until he turned 29 and went to SF. Guys getting better as they progressed through their 30s is a pretty recent phenomenon.

No point trading Kimbrel now for pennies on the dollar. Hold onto him and see if there is a market in Spring Training or as the season goes on. And I wouldn’t have hated resigning Hernandez for $4M.

Just once I’d like to see this happen.

Off-season just started, but pessimism and anger here is at mid season level. Should be a fun year. 14th seed or bust!

Is there any thought to moving Moncada back to 2b? It would allow Burger to take over at 3b (not even sure he’s ready) and put the focus on finding an everyday RF and another SP arm. I know Moncada wasn’t good defensively at 2b (and he appears to not have the right body for it anymore), but he has experience. It doesn’t seem like the remaining 2b options are great, and I can’t picture either Burger or Vaughn playing 2b.

If a bear tries to carjack you, let him. He probably needs it more than you.

He’s young. He can learn to hit lefty.

It was the first point you made in the post. Also the shortest of your 7 talking points.

How do you hate a trade before it was made?

They’re suing the Indians. Cleveland’s response should be a simple, “Who are the Indians?”

These two were just minding their own business, then they get a Google alert this morning that they were mentioned on Soxtalk….

Maybe I’m just used to watching our guys lunge at breaking balls in obvious breaking ball situations, but the ‘Stros do seem to have an remarkable ability to lay off perfect breaking pitches and crush every fastball.

I’m sick of all Boston teams and their fans. I hope the Astros win and lose to either NL team in the WS.

This will give us extra time to form strong relationships with family members of the players we’re targeting.

We went there almost 40 years ago when I was maybe 12-13 years old. I know I felt too old for it, but I remember my siblings and I using the golf carts. We were constantly being asked to slow down. I don’t remember anything else about it. To this day, I never drive a golf cart or go cart safely. They are made to drive recklessly.

I think they solved some of this by using Vaughn and Sheets in the OF. I’d like to see both of them concentrate on outfield work in the off-season. We can’t underestimate Abreu’s importance as a draw for Cuban players. The Sox have the pipeline and have been getting most if not all of the top players from Cuba.

Hopefully they get at least 4 out of Rodon. Then Lynn, Bummer, Kimbrel, Liam.

Even if he throws a complete game shutout today, this ranks as one of your craziest, most misinformed posts. And that is really saying something.