JoeBatadatz

I've been in this mode for many seasons.

TA standing over him for a second too long followed by the slow exaggerated step-over is a classic punk-ass move. Like most pure punks, TA couldn't back it up and ended up on his punk ass. Basic schoolyard rules here.

Three-legged-stool concept. If any leg is weak, the stool tips over. Listed in the order of JR importance. - Leg 1: Financial Stability of Franchise: Check and double check. All investors around the table could NOT be happier. No fans, no problem...no rent. Strongest leg. - Leg 2: Competitiveness of franchise: Weak leg. Huge fail. But never mind....see Leg 1. - Leg 3: Fan satisfaction. Weakest leg. One of JR's first moves was to take the Sox off the air and went to magic-box-pay-to-watch. No big deal now, but the Sox lost a full generation of new fans, while alienating the entire fan base. So we have Leg 1 holding everything else up. To us fans, it's just a crooked mess. JR barely knows or cares that we exist, and that's been apparent for 40 plus years.

No. But it does make him a guy in a linebacker's body....with a soccer player's reaction to every tweak. Grow a pair. Get the ...k up, and at least act like a world class athlete.

"Who Really Thought This Organization Wouldn't Screw This Up?"

Hating? White Boy? Conform? Tickled a raw nerve apparently. But you'll be OK....really.

And the NEXT time he plays outfield, an injury will not be far behind. A danger to himself and those around him. Maybe the crooked hat and 10-pound gold medallion throws off his equilibrium. Maybe if he spent as much time cultivating his physical conditioning as he does cultivating his "look"? DH is a real and honorable position. We should know, we have several.

It's this simple.

The dude is making a fortune for him and his partners. Smashing success in his eyes. If lightening strikes again, he'll take it. If not, he'll keep counting and counting.

I saw Moncada at spring training when he first came up and I felt the same way. Simply does not "look like" a baseball player. Add to that his apparent inability to smile and even fake like he's happy to be here....I've simply lost interest.

Close thread please. Thanks for participating everybody.

Oh he'll have a game or 3. But mostly he'll look like a Great Dane competing against Border Collies in agility drills.

Same problem as forever. KW sitting on ol Uncle Jerry's lap. KW (answering to any suggestion from JR): "Gee Uncle Jerry, I think that's a great idea!" JR (answering to KW wanting to sign "his guy" of the month): "Kenny Boy, you're the EVP of baseball operations. Let RH know what we've decided".

Based on the frequency and nature of his past injuries, this is not bad luck. He's about as graceful as a Great Dane.

Ownership looks at winning as a bonus, not a priority. Knowing this, I will never be more than an extremely casual fan. Took me about 50 years to get there tho.