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I have a couple of thoughts on this thread I would like to add. First: No, tomorrow is not a "must win" nor are any of the rest of the games this week. Just like the Twins could come back from 7 back, so can the Sox, at least mathematically. However, that said, the actual truth is that even though these are not a true "must wins", the problem is that we really don't want the Sox to get to September and wind up facing 10 or 15 true "must wins".
Second: the Sox don't need more hitting as much as they need better pitching. With Ordonez and Thomas, the situation was no different then it is now - when the hitters were hot they could win and when they were slumping they simply couldn't. It is just that now when the hitters are hot, they win by 4 and 5 runs rather then 8 or 9. What the Sox need now, is to improve the pitching so they can win some of those games where the hitting is cold.
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I think that if a Sox player took out the Twins' catcher in that manner, the Sox fans would admit that it was unnecessary and a cheap shot. I also think they would be admitting it with a snicker and a chuckle.
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Here is a thought. How about if Ozzie doesn't start Garcia. How about if he starts Cotts or Jackson with the intention of them only being in the game for about an inning, if you know what I mean. Then just put in Garcia...
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haha, how did you guys feel about Reed getting traded? I wasn't here. On the espn boards we weren't too happy.
I have no problem with having traded Reed rather then Borchard, regardless of how well or poorly the two perform. In Reed you knew you would very likely get a good productive player. In Borchard, you will be much more likely to get a bust. However, you are also much more likely to get an MVP and hall of famer. It is a gamble: high risk-high reward. I for one am willing to accept such risks for the possible payoff.
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Home run number 16 of the year tonight for Joe
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Tonight Borchard with a double and 2nd dinger in as many nights. Look out, it might start looking like a popcorn machine again in Charlotte.
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Very nice article. However, I have to disagree with the statement that the Wells deal backfired. I don't think it backfired simply for the reason that the Sox ended up losing nothing when they got Wells. Sirotka lost all value with the injury. The only argument that could possibly be made is that KW should have traded him for someone other then Wells, but nevertheless the Sox weren't in worse position because of the trade.
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KW's thinking seems pretty clear to me. He doesn't want to play the quarter slots because he is feeling pretty good about his keno numbers.
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my son and i have been fooling around in the backyard trying to throw like takatsu..and surprisingly my son , who is 14 has been throwing the ball real well that way...
one thing i noticed when you drop down like takatsu you get a lot of underspin on the ball along with throwing it on an upward plane...making the ball rise...giving it the frisbee effect...a couple of times when my son really gets it right ill go to catch it and it will go right over the top of my glove and hit me in the stomach (thank god it didnt sink a little
)...it really does rise some...just like a frisbeetry it out for yourself..it really isnt that hard to learn...you can make the ball do some funny stuff throwing that way
Ahh, I think I see now. He throws sidearm but releases the ball "palm up" rather than "palm down" as most sidearmers do. As a kid I used to play around doing that and got great riseballs. Well ok, it was wiffleball that I was playing but I did see the effect
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Shingo has pinpoint control, and extremely nasty stuff. If they ever hit him hard, it'll be because he didn't have his stuff on the said day.
And for his frisbee, they can sit on it all they want. They will not hit it. A few Twins hitters sat on it today and they either popped out or grounded out. If they really want to hit Shingo, their best bet would be to sit on his fastball, because the frisbee is unhittable.
Obvious question here so pardon me if it has been discussed before:
Exactly how does the frisbee pitch work? I know it is very slow and sidearm, but what about it inspires comparisons to a frisbee?
Just wondering.
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Was Rauch's "5th starter nod" less of a nod and more of a KW crow eating contest?
I am just hoping Rauch and KW have ironed out their disagreements/misunderstandings. We have all heard the saying about how the best sex is make-up sex. Now, I am not saying Rauch and KW - well, uh, you know - but perhaps after settling this Rauch will feel comfortable and pitch better then he ever has previously.
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Don't get completely suicidal over the prospect of the Yankees acquiring Garcia. You can consider them to be an insurance policy that will prevent the Twins or Cubs from winning it all.
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He may indeed be getting that heat back. Obviously the doubters would wonder what he could possibly be doing different mechanically. One would think that last year he had to be throwing it as hard as he could so there is no way he could be adding to it this year without it being something radical. I would disagree with that though. I think he could have regained his heat just using the same basic mechanics. He may have just had to loosen up a bit and not give in to the obvious pressure he felt last year. When you are tight and try to force muscle quickness, it just doesn't work. Your muscles and joints really have to be fluid and flexible, almost like rubber bands. I bet Billy might have been forcing the heat earlier and would end up squeezing the ball and putting mainly just his shoulder into the pitches, and not let his shoulder, elbow, wrist, and fingers snap through their release points as well.
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The argument is why the sox are ranked so low given their record. Well, do most people honestly believe the Sox are one of the best 3 or 4 teams in baseball now? For example, can people honestly say they are better then the Yankees and A's and are more likely to win the WS then they are? Well, if not, then why use the rankings to indicate otherwise? I can hear it now - the only real important numbers are wins and losses, that alone is the goal, and getting wins is in itself what makes a good team or not. If that is true, then I have a question for you: why have power rankings at all? Why not just look at the standings?
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This begs a question: Is it legal to pitch underhand in a baseball game?
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Ok, now lets see how she would fare if she stepped up to the plate to hit some baseballs from Randy Johnson.
Enough said.
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Ahh, got it done. I don't know if "by the 10th" means that once Tuesday begins it is too late or if there is still a day left. Oh well. Anyway, Chsoxfn - mine is the "best talk on the planet" one if you know what I mean.
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There is only one downside to your post. The pictures of Kirsten Dunst on the scoreboard is not part of the renovation.
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I am not optimistic about what would happen in an Ordonez trade. I like to think he would bring in a lot of good talent in a trade but I doubt it. All things being equal, that would be true, but another owner would already "giving" the Sox something very valuable in return for Maggs - namely the $14 million savings on his contract. Not many teams will say "sure I will take Mags off your hands for $14 mil and a lot of talent". In today's game, as the Pirates have illustrated - you pay for talent with money now, not other talent.
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My apologies if this has already been posted but still well worth the read:
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I can lend concrete proof to that. This summer my Mother, Stepfather and kids moved to Vegas. My step is a great, great guy - except for one thing: the Cubs. A couple years ago we all got together for a dinner and it was during the city series (if fact IIRC it was the game David Wells hurt himself and had to leave). Anyway, he and the kids turned the radio on during dinner and openly cheered them and jeered the sox knowing how big a sox fan I am. That doesn't seem like a big deal but you have to understand my wife and I are quiet fans who don't get involved in all that back and forth smoke blowing and chain yanking. We just sat there quietly while the cubs were ahead and tried to keep our appetites. I think after we all went home the Sox ended up winning though (maybe it was C Lee's slam night).
In any case, that is what you will now be treated to in L.V. I love my family and miss them dearly, but at this point in time, I am glad they are 1500 miles away. Luckily my Dad is a Sox fan and he is still in town.
BTW wasn't L.V. formerly a Cubs AAA town? That might explain a lot if true.
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The reality is that this is these guys career, not their hobby. The utmost important consideration is their salary. If salary wasn't the number 1 issue, then all the major leaguers would simply sign with the teams they were fans of during their childhood. Sure, all things being equal, I would love to play for the Sox if I made it to the majors, but if come contract time I could get an additional 3 million to play for someone else, thats damn well where my allegience will go. Heck, even if I could just take the 3 million and give every penny of it to the March of Dimes, that would still be enough to sway me to join that organization.
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Webster has tools, but he is miles away from Reed in terms of being a prospect.
After he went to Texas, he hit .270 in about 75 at bats with minimal power. Also failed to draw a single walk with Texas Class A team. Not one.
He can run and has hit. But there is no guarantee he'll make it to the big leagues, and if he does make it, he could be good or he could be Tom Goodwin.
I understand that Webster was a long way and certainly no guarantee. I also applaud the deal KW made that resulted in giving him up. However, I would still rather have him in the system now than not. Too bad losing him didn't pay off for us this year.
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Like to see the Sox have a special centerfielder for a good run.
They were about to have one - Anthony Webster.
From the Yankee Boards
in Pale Hose Talk
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I have to go on record as supporting the trade. Contreras has only been in the bigs a couple of years but before that was the best pitcher on the Cuban team, a team that *all* American teams have always had trouble beating (including the Orioles three or four years back). That aside I recall looking at his brief MLB highlights and recall a blurb about him coming back from an injury in 2003 and throwing 7 innings of 2 hit shutout ball, striking out 15 (!) in the process. It is hard to believe a guy could put up a game like that and not be something special, at least potentially.