JoshPR Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Beckham and morel need new approaches that's all. They play good D, that's an intangible they got. How can morel hit 3 homers in very limited AB's last year and only have 2 this year? WALKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 07:30 PM) No you don't, unless you think that Tyler Kuhn is your opening day 2b next year right now and you want him in the lineup. If he full-out busts, he full out busts. Let him do it here. I agree. Keep Beckham with the Sox. The kid can still come around. He has talent and he is young. Don't give up on him yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 03:32 PM) I agree. Keep Beckham with the Sox. The kid can still come around. He has talent and he is young. Don't give up on him yet. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 12:03 PM) lol I hate the chip away comment now because of some guy on the slow pitch softball team. He always says that, sometimes we can be down by 8 with 2 more innings to play. Come on let's chip away. lol you can't just chip away when you're down that much, you need to cut it in half or more or something. 8 is nothing in softball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Morel actually would be more productive with the "lift and pull" approach of Ramirez/Quentin/Rios/Beckham arguably. Game over in DET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 With our luck, we'll beat Verlander on Friday and lose the next 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 valverde 40/40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 FU, KC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 08:30 PM) No you don't, unless you think that Tyler Kuhn is your opening day 2b next year right now and you want him in the lineup. If he full-out busts, he full out busts. Let him do it here. 2nd base is a position where replacement level players are traditionally cheap. I clearly said if Beckham still had significant trade value, as maybe there's a team out there that will think they can turn him around. You absolutely cannot have him and Morel both in the lineup with Walker still here next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 03:33 PM) Morel actually would be more productive with the "lift and pull" approach of Ramirez/Quentin/Rios/Beckham arguably. Game over in DET. I think Beckham is looking way too much to hit the ball to RF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 08:34 PM) valverde 40/40 People will still argue he's lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 03:34 PM) 2nd base is a position where replacement level players are traditionally cheap. I clearly said if Beckham still had significant trade value, as maybe there's a team out there that will think they can turn him around. You absolutely cannot have him and Morel both in the lineup with Walker still here next year. This is why working in young talent is rough...because people lose patience way too rapidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 08:34 PM) I think Beckham is looking way too much to hit the ball to RF. No one is worse than Morel with regards to that. Bill Melton was laughing at his approach the other day on the radio, saying how defensive it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 03:35 PM) No one is worse than Morel with regards to that. Bill Melton was laughing at his approach the other day on the radio, saying how defensive it is. Totally agreed. He's established that he can put the bat on the ball but he needs to swing more aggressively. When he does, he has plenty of power, but he's scared to use it. He literally needs to lift and pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 2 f***ing pitches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 08:35 PM) This is why working in young talent is rough...because people lose patience way too rapidly. Brent Morel, flat out, is not a major league caliber hitter to me. I'm fine going into next year with Beckham batting 9th, but if he has an even worse, weaker hitter behind him, then your offense is likely to suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 PK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Thanks Paulie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 03:37 PM) Brent Morel, flat out, is not a major league caliber hitter to me. I'm fine going into next year with Beckham batting 9th, but if he has an even worse, weaker hitter behind him, then your offense is likely to suck. And you know as well as I do that if the Sox had a normal season from Dunn and Rios, their offense would be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 If Peavy would have limited it to 4 runs in the first inning.... Well, we still have a 25% chance of coming back and winning this, because the Twins' bullpen is so horrible. DJ predicting a Rios homer? Hahahaha!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 08:38 PM) And you know as well as I do that if the Sox had a normal season from Dunn and Rios, their offense would be fine. Disagree, Morel's offense would never be considered "fine". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 be fun to win this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 03:39 PM) Disagree, Morel's offense would never be considered "fine". Yea, this performance would be bad. THAT IS HOW YOU DEVELOP YOUNG PLAYERS. You can't simultaneously tell me that the Sox need to trade Danks because he'll be expensive soon and then complain when young players struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 08:38 PM) And you know as well as I do that if the Sox had a normal season from Dunn and Rios, their offense would be fine. Balta you are right about the young talent thing. Fans want instant success. Sometimes they get it for a few games and then the player comes back to earth. In the case of Morel and Flowers and Beckham even when your big hitters perform they can carry the youngsters along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Well, that was effective cleaning up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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