Middle Buffalo

Catcher/Manager

His rookie season had me thinking he was the next Paul Molitor.

No need to change the monogrammed towels in the locker room. Ted Phillips and the McCaskeys - always one step ahead of the league.

Schilling used to come in a local AZ radio show weekly when he played here, and he is undoubtedly one of the best athletes I’ve ever heard on the radio. He never shied away from giving his opinion on anything. I’m not a fan of his politics, and I don’t think I ever really liked him as a person, but to be held out because of your beliefs seems unfair. We want athletes to have opinions and be interesting- as long as we agree with them, I guess.

Same. I used to leave for work at 4:30am for a few years, and I’d always catch the end of his show that he led into with “Let’s Spend the Night Together.” I can’t hear it without thinking of the Grobber. I guess that’s the great thing about music - the connections it makes. Edit - Had the song wrong. Popped into my head today. What can I say? It’s been 20 years.

Didn’t say or imply this one move sunk him. I agree with SS2K5, the Jackson move seems like the obvious thing to do at the time. He was a game changer. I’m not sure what happened, but he was terrible afterwards. Like worst DB on the field terrible.

Outside of unnecessary trades of draft capital, I think one of Pace’s biggest blunders was the extension for Cohen. He was a third down, change of pace back. Obviously, the injury makes it hard to judge, but it seemed like a premature, bad idea at the time.

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….