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if you combined strikeout and popout % I think Flowers would be a league leader.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2015 -> 09:52 PM) Alexei messed up the timing on that Ramirez has been brutal. Like, he's playing like he's 40. You're right, he almost f***ed that one up. He put Emilio in a tough position. La Roche made the play however. Great range to his right made it look easy by getting the short hop and it was not an easy play imo.

i am pumped. HELL YEA! maybe the org will open its eyes to the way of defense in today's low run environment.

Great f***ING PICK LaROCHE! THAT IS WHY YOU PLAY YOUR BEST DEFENDERS!

Not a good look there with RV and Cooper IMO. It's like RV is just waiting for Cooper to do whatever the heck it is Cooper wants to do. I mean who's the f***ing manager and who works for who? Please don't think I'm saying anything other than a passing observation.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 13, 2015 -> 09:47 PM) Emilio has a pretty weak arm Jack of all trades master of none. That said, he needs to play more imo.

I will say that I have enjoyed this game more than any other this year. Cleanly played in all facets. IMO, it's no coincidence that the best defenders the Sox have in the IF, played.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 13, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) NL, the pitchers bat. LOL, I wasn't even paying attention. I compared T Flow to a pitcher. s***.

Damn was that Flowers in the wrong uniform? That was an awful chase.

Nasty. 93 on the black. edit: or not, still will take the k.

Ah, made a good pitch on him.

Great take from Avi. Seems he's starting to really see the ball well.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:47 PM) Q not nibbling nice to see. He's got his good fastball.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:47 PM) Is Q a strikeout pitcher now? He always has been. He hasn't been below 7.4k/9 since his rookie year. Last year he was at 8k/9

Hawk really seems to be losing it.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:37 PM) I'm so sick of watching Quintana bat. He's worthless. Gotta love Hawk on T Flow: He had FOUR REALLY GOOD AT BATS LAST NIGHT. Ok, so when the next 20 are REALLY s***TY AT BATS what should we do? Ignore them duh.

Beckham's bat looks quicker this year for whatever reason. Maybe he's just fresher off the bench.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:29 PM) Familiarity breeds contempt. For sure.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:24 PM) For all the guys who have thus far fallen way below expectations, Avi has exceeded all reasonable predictions. He's a great talent I don't know how anyone could be over the Moon about the "upside" of Micah and not also support Avi for the same reason. FFS, Avi is younger than Micah. If you're going to give anyone time to figure it out, it's Avi.

What the f*** is this s***? Damn. More please.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:21 PM) It's funny how some don't think he has much home run power He has a ton of raw power for sure. Great bat speed. He needs to continue to try and go straight up the middle and to LF and it will show up more in games imo. Sometimes it seems he takes a two strike approach with less than 2 strikes.

WOW. That looked like a lazy fly ball. Now that is POWER. Rocket.

QUOTE (LDF @ May 13, 2015 -> 01:24 PM) i really didn't want to be the first to mention this, but i agree. actually i thought it was a bad sign, period. but he supports that with other hitting tools. It's a huge red flag no matter what his other tools are. If you can't command the strike zone MLB pitchers aren't going to throw you many strikes. I'm high on Anderson overall but he needs to start taking more walks. Not a ton, just a few more. I'd be happy with 30-40 a year in MLB. Just enough to keep pitchers honest. I will add that I have zero faith in the Sox to develop any sort of strikezone command in their prospects. It's not something they do well, at all.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 13, 2015 -> 04:13 PM) Old stadium, yes. Now the area surrounding the park is similar, if not better, than USCF. And how many times did Illitch have negative revenues? He's like Cuban....fans perceive he cares more about winning the World Series than his bottom line. That is something his (Reinsdorf's) supporters won't or can't argue. Illitch is an anomaly (a la Steinbrenner), just like the Cubs with their unique situation. It is a better area without a doubt. Furthermore, Detroit is obviously a car town and it's quite easy to find parking around there for $5-25 if you're coming in from the 'burbs. Comerica is an easy sell as well with the way they setup the stadium. The sight lines aren't that great from inside but the promenade outside with the statues is an easy gathering spot on warm summer days for anyone (and there are more and more) living and working around downtown Detroit.

It only took 6 weeks to figure they needed more defense. Well, better late than never. Now you can do the obvious thing and exchange Micah for Sanchez. Bonifacio isn't that great at 2B.