Carlo Paz

Yes, thanks for doing these. Nice job.

Didn't his best friend get murdered earlier this year? That kind of thing can have a serious effect on someone's focus.

Guys left off list: Jordan Guerrero, Chris Beck, Brian Clark, Courtney Hawkins, Matt Davidson, Luis Curbelo, Corey Zangari) Jeez, Eddie Alvarez didn't even make the list of guys left off the list.

Doesn't sound to me that he's complaining as much as pointing out the obvious. Maddon didn't put the Cubs in the best position to win, got burned, and still managed to come out on top. If Cleveland had won game seven, Maddon would have gone down as one of the biggest goats in baseball history for his stupid usage of Chapman, especially in game six. Instead of Merkle's boner, we'd be discussing Maddon's bed-s***ting.

Cautiously pessimistic.

Jesus, that catch by Uribe. Probably the most unheralded play in MLB history. Derek Jeter makes a lesser but similar catch mid season and it's on every highlight reel for all time.

It would be almost impossible for me to generate any interest in a Robin Ventura led team next year. How much of a track record of failure do you need?

I feel that if the Sox are somehow willing to (finally) take a realistic look at where they are, they could set themselves up to be very good for a long time. They have just enough talent to be a fairly decent team, which means that they have assets that other teams would find desirable. With all of the teams above them that have realistic chances to make the wild card, the trade deadline offers a rare opportunity to take advantage of those teams and get better in the long run. NOW is the time that teams overpay. Let's fuel THEIR delusions for a change and take the realistic path to improvement. The worst thing that could happen now would be another hot streak at the trade deadline fueling the delusion that this is somehow a playoff team (much less a championship contender).

Boy that was a crappy at bat by Jose.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ May 3, 2016 -> 05:34 AM) Rick Renteria. In all seriousness, I would go with Todd Frazier In all seriousness, I was wondering about the effect of Renteria. He was a respected major league manager and speaks Spanish. I don't suppose there is any way to measure it, but I'm guessing he is a very useful asset.

YES!!

c'mon Melky...one time...

Thanks for that, it was an enjoyable read.

I'm very pleased that Samardja is starting to come around. He should get us some real good prospects as he is one of the best pitchers that will be available for mid season trading.

"And now that Konerko has retired, Abreu will be carrying more of the offensive burden."

When they picked up AJ and Dye I remember thinking that at least they had given themselves a chance, and that's what you really ask for as a fan...just a chance.

Yeah, I was really surprised by Pizano's pizza. The restaurant is pretty "meh", but we ordered a pizza from there since it's across the street. Really delicious.

In a recent study, Sox fans were rated fourth in variability as related to winning. In other words, Sox fans only show up for a winning team. Only the A's, Phillies and Orioles fans are more demanding of a quality product before they come out to the park. Yankees and Cardinal fans will come out no matter what's on the field (though I'm quite sure this is related to the fact that the teams seldom stink for too long). Here's the study. https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/esma/2014/06...ormance-prices/

Ken Berry (best Sox defensive center fielder ever!) Louis Alvarado (SS used to field the ball between his legs in practice) Rick Reichardt (said Hi to me and my dad on an elevator) Woody Held (tossed me a foul ball!) Walt Williams (No Neck!) Tommy Agee, Tommy McCraw, Ron Hanson, Pete Ward, Joel Horlen, Gary Peters, jeez, I could go all day....

One of the responses to the article claims that the ring belonged to (the late) Moose Skowren and that it's part of his estate sale. Makes sense to me.

When I buy the Sox, I'm going to show this game to all prospective employees...even hot dog vendors. I'm going to ask each and every one of them to defend Robin's decision to pull the starter in that situation. Anybody who answers anything but "it would be completely stupid to pull the starter there" will not be hired. If you liked the decision, well, you're entitled to your opinion, but you are not working for me.

"People on this board act like he hit like Mark Belanger... He was a good player." Funny you should use Belanger as a benchmark for futility. He clearly was a terrible hitter with a lifetime batting average of .228, yet he STILL was able to muster a .300 on base percentage compared to Ozzie's historically horrible .287 OBP. When I watched Ozzie as a player, I was always frustrated because as a mediocre hitter with little power but some speed (before his injury), his value to the team would have been optimized by getting on base...something he basically refused to do. To me Ozzie was the guy at work *wheeee* having a great time while everyone else has to bust there ass to cover up for his sloppy work. (Belanger's Win Probability Added was -10.15, Ozzie's was -21.51, so yeah, one of the worst hitters of all time was still good for 11 more wins than Ozzie).

Whether or not the poster actually IS Mark Teahen's wife, I thought the consensus based on the available photographs was that Mrs. Teahen was generally considered a pretty hot babe. edit: Yep...hot babe http://laurelaustin.files.wordpress.com/20...16-dsc_4523.jpg

Gary Peters was a very good hitter, and Terry Forster could rake. I seem to remember seeing Peters hit a grand slam, and I remember seeing Bob Priddy hit a home run too.

He also made Deadspin's list of the 100 worst baseball players of all time. Career OBP of .286!!!!! 9. Ozzie Guillen, 1985-2000 (White Sox/Braves/Rays/Orioles) Ozzie Guillen, like many managers, was a bad baseball player. His on base percentage in 15 seasons was .286. His slugging percentage was .238. But he won a Gold Glove, you say. And a Rookie of the Year award! He was a three-time All Star! And he stole a lot of bases! Actually, Guillen was caught on almost 40 percent of his attempts. And after his last All Star appearance at age 27 (for a season in which he had a .284 on-base percentage) he hung around for nine more years, doing nothing in particular with his glove and less with with his bat.