Absolutely no disrespect intended here, LDF....This is not a cheap shot, but are you related to Yogi Berra? (who just turned 90 today).

 

hahaha ..... no offense taken and many thanks for the way you did it. re the age, man on some days i sure as hell feel it.

 

peace.

 

oh btw

 

edit: btw, why ask, was my english that bad???

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i think most have said it. it is his defense that will carry him. now comes the idea of how the sox will address this lack of hitting from the SS position.

 

this is my opinion. a 200 - 220 avg hitting ss with a great D in the majors. can the fans and the org live with that??

 

Uh...hello?

 

Seriously, though, I realize Ozzie wasn't a .200-.220 type hitter, but he wasn't exactly an offensive SS either. His D was the key to his success. And fans and the org loved him. Different times, I know, but I don't see fans or the org having a problem with a D-first SS.

 

That is with the caveat that every other position on the field isn't filled with a D-first player either. One, maybe even two sub-par hitters are OK in a lineup if their defense is saving runs on the other end, but if the rest of the lineup can't hit either, then you need to be looking for good, consistent hitting from whatever position you are filling. That's my opinion anyway.

 

Uh...hello?

 

Seriously, though, I realize Ozzie wasn't a .200-.220 type hitter, but he wasn't exactly an offensive SS either. His D was the key to his success. And fans and the org loved him. Different times, I know, but I don't see fans or the org having a problem with a D-first SS.

 

That is with the caveat that every other position on the field isn't filled with a D-first player either. One, maybe even two sub-par hitters are OK in a lineup if their defense is saving runs on the other end, but if the rest of the lineup can't hit either, then you need to be looking for good, consistent hitting from whatever position you are filling. That's my opinion anyway.

 

excellent counter. and i am in total agreement to a certain point.

 

i can live with 2 post being D only. SS and Cat. i feel those, beside pitcher are very important, and need the best D. but that is my opinion.

hahaha ..... no offense taken and many thanks for the way you did it. re the age, man on some days i sure as hell feel it.

 

peace.

 

oh btw

 

edit: btw, why ask, was my english that bad???

Nope. Just took a while to get used to it. Keep it up!

Nope. Just took a while to get used to it. Keep it up!

that's kool.

 

i have tried hard to improve on that european language.

 

~~~ edit: btw, on a personal note, the last few days, a lot of great stuff been mention in the draft thread, what are your thoughts??? i would love to see where you are in the thought process.

 

btw, this is like xmas day for me, and i am a little kid. i really like the excitement of the draft.

 

peace.

Edited May 13, 201510 yr by LDF