southsider2k5

Right out of Jerry's playbook. How many different places did he try to move the team to?

The one thing I do like is that he seems to be a good people manager, and not putting someone on blast in the media, which is a nice change for an organization that seemed to like hanging it out there for the whole neighborhood to see. I wonder about the bullpen management, line up construction, positioning, and in game strategies to give away too many outs at times that call for more aggressive play, but this could be very Getz influences in many aspects, so it isn't completely on the manager at times either.

Of course you mean the people who are still mad that someone dares to argue with them? Because damn are they mad. Like so mad they can't even enjoy the team in front of them.

Mr 238 doesn't have the same ring to it as Mr 3000, does it?

I love that the players are getting their stuff out there this time around.

the wackingist

Nothing like making a new account to tell people exactly how much you don't care, to demonstrate exactly how much you don't care.

Which honestly tells me he did it on his own, so Will protected him. No reason to answer like that if he it was on Will.

No, no, he gets the credit for the good. Rick Hahn gets the blame.

That was almost Hahn-esque in its ability to spend so many words to say absolutely nothing. He never actually said that he either either told him to bunt, or he did it on its own, and you can read into it however you like.

For the record, Soxtalk is a pretty solid spot, but it is a message board, and the absolute lowest common denominator of a sports community is the instant reactions to game situations, which is what happens in any game thread. Game threads are always brutal, it's just a matter of how bad. The discussions that take place outside of the game threads are markedly deeper and more intelligent. I do just want to say, don't internalize some of the crap that gets said in the moment. That said, welcome to the group!

Hays is now 3-3.

BLAME CANADA!

I am going with the PCA bride. It makes for a better story.

They let him live? Man, back in my day he would have gotten the Ol Yeller treatment.

[Ding] Asking a brand new major leaguer to bunt. With two strikes. In extra innings. In a clutch situation.

Not for a second, he is getting his option declined

From the wall?

Nooooooooooooooo

Yes, sir!

Speak of horrible male umpires, and lo he shall appear!

Too much about an umpires lack of testicles.

Putting Vargas in a clutch pressure situation seems like a trade to take right now.