2012 Baseball Free For All thread

[Doc Holliday]

Not really, it is quite amusing to say the least. Their arrogant fan base is getting exactly what they deserve. (note, not all their fans are this way, but as a whole they project this to others, it is a shame for the good ones) They should learn to "class it up" like the Yankees and their fans.

I have to slightly disagree with you about this. In my opinion, the Red Sox fan base has been very quiet this season as compared to the past. I could almost say that they've all pretty much been on their best behaviour.

 

[lgna69xxx]

Of course they are, NOW. But i was talking about how arrogant they were for several years leading up to 2004, and it only escalated after but last year was the worst with their lame "best team EVAH" .... you see who the real red sox fans are on here and who the bandwagon red sox fans are, it is as clear as night and day. Before last season we heard from the likes of rumpie, jay-man, and merlot on a daily basis. Occasionally from the other one or 2. Now the top 3 are no longer to be heard from, except when the big trade went down, rumps got off his oBama re election campaign trail long enuf to chirp what a great deal it was for the red sox, lol. He even thinks they can contend as soon as next season, talk about delusional, whats that tell ya? Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahhahaaaa


Seriously tho, the red sox as a orginization have fallen waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down the list of being good to a team that has lost its identity in so many ways, which also makes it hard for them to contend anytime soon. They could be a .500 team next year but if they were worse it would not surprise anyone, other than their own fanbase of course. I mean one of their own calls John Lackie a good pitcher when he was healthy!!!!!! yes he WAS, for the Angels. Lester has gone from one of the games best to a shattered dreams after school special so to speak. He has lost his stuff and might never get it back, then again Phl Hughes went thru the same thing and has bouned back nicely so there is hope yet for the beer guzzling fried chicken eating pitcher.

So many ?in marks for this team next year. Likely they sign Ross (they have to) and will likely also overpay to do so. Ortiz may never be the same again and also may decide enuf is enuf of this circus and bolt out of town faster than a grown man on his bike peddling at laser type speed when the adult book store is offereing a 2 for one sale on toys. The guys coming up have to prove they belong, like Middlebrooks and Lavarnway. M'brooks had anice run this season but needs to prove he is the real deal for 162. I can see the red sox going after Hamilton if Texas does not re sign him (which likely they will) but then what? Where is the Ace of the staff coming from? Felix D could be your best option, thats scary boyz! Sorry guys but Clay B is NOT a ace, but a nice #3, borderline #2 if healthy which he never is for a whole season. Lester will be #3 or #4 next year. Aceves is likely gone but who cares, right rumpie, i mean he was your great steal of a signing, right? Mr. 8 blown saves and counting is not a #1 closer or a #1 starter so if he stays he goes to long relief and he likely wont be happy with that. Yes folks, Sooooooooooooooo many question marks, and i could go on but i have a buddy to meet and a date with one of Mtl's best after... Have a nice day! :wave:

I have to slightly disagree with you about this. In my opinion, the Red Sox fan base has been very quiet this season as compared to the past. I could almost say that they've all pretty much been on their best behaviour.

 

[Doc Holliday]

The Red Sox were never the same since the departure of Johnny Damon. Did he put a hex on the organization once he left it (willingly) ? Personally, i believe that the biggest mistake they made was unfairly firing Terry Francona. Theo Epstein's departure also didn't help. Both are good, respected baseball people.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

The Red Sox were never the same since the departure of Johnny Damon.

Um, Doc, Damon left after the 2005 season. They won the World Series in 2007. So much for that idea.

Personally, i believe that the biggest mistake they made was unfairly firing Terry Francona.

Doc, I love Tito. He was a great manager, but part of being a great manager is being right for the composition of the team. Tito lost control of the clubhouse last year and bears a fair amount of the blame for letting it get out of control in September. I was hurt and disappointed when they fired him, but realized later that he was no longer the man for the job.

Theo Epstein's departure also didn't help.

I was a long time supporter of Theo as well, Doc, but in retrospect he, too, lost his touch. His trades in 2004 were gutsy and brilliant. Dealing Nomar for defense turned out to be a fantastic move. And bringing in Dave Roberts, who kicked off the biggest choke in the history of professional sports, was also shrewd. But if you look at all the bad contracts he handed out, he left a team quite hamstrung. Think of all his bad contracts:

SS Edgar Renteria (2004, 4 years, $40 million)
RHP Matt Clement (2004, 3 years, $25.8 million)
SS Julio Lugo (2006, 4 years, $36 million)
RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (2006, 6 years, $52 million plus $51 million posting fee)
RHP Brad Penny (2008, 1 year, $5 million)
RHP John Smoltz (2009, 1 year, $5.5 million)
RHP John Lackey (2009, 5 years, $82.5 million)
OF Mike Cameron (2009, 2 years, $15.5 million)
RHP Bobby Jenks (2010, 2 years, $12 million)
RHP Josh Beckett (2006, 3 years, $30 million)
OF Carl Crawford (2010, 7 years, $142 million)

There were some good ones as well, but the Lackey, Crawford, and Beckett deals were going to mess the Sox up for years to come. Someone has suggested that Ben Cherington should get the Executive of the Year award for getting rid of Theo's boo-boos and, frankly, I can't argue with that.

Meanwhile, speaking of chokes, the Orioles currently lead the Yankees 4-0 in the sixth. The 10 game lead could well be down to 2 by the end of the night. With Oakland and Tampa on their heels as well, the Yankees could become the first $200 million team in history to miss the playoffs.

 

[lgna69xxx]

Can someone please confirm Dave Roberts was on the red sox last season from September on

I looked all through this video and could not find him anywhere :noidea:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPNpJX8b-bc

And bringing in Dave Roberts, who kicked off the biggest choke in the history of professional sports, was also shrewd. .

 

[daydreamer41]

Can someone please confirm Dave Roberts was on the red sox last season from September on

I looked all through this video and could not find him anywhere :noidea:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPNpJX8b-bc

Great Video. A true classic.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Can someone please tell me what the hell is wrong with Alfredo Aceves these days?

Am i the only one who has a feeling he might get re-assigned by the Red Sox if his attitude doesn't change quickly?

 

[lgna69xxx]

Now what? i see he was in, in the 4th inning again, is Bobby V purposely trying to cause a scene? I think its time for a death watch thread.


Edit* I see the "greatest signing EVAH" (Aceves) was picking on the "little engine that could" tonight. Aceves is a big bully to treat Peadie that way. Poor Poor Bobby V, and I mean that sincerely, i hope he quits these aholes, he is better than this.

Can someone please tell me what the hell is wrong with Alfredo Aceves these days?

Am i the only one who has a feeling he might get re-assigned by the Red Sox if his attitude doesn't change quickly?

 

[Doc Holliday]

I see the "greatest signing EVAH" (Aceves) was picking on the "little engine that could" tonight. Aceves is a big bully to treat Peadie that way. Poor Poor Bobby V, and I mean that sincerely, i hope he quits these aholes, he is better than this.

What offended me was more the way he reacted to Bobby V's pat on the back during his confrontation with Pedroia. Total lack of respect for his manager!!

Did you also see him calling off his catcher earlier on a pop fly in foul territory....and he dropped the ball!!!! What in the world was he thinking??

And there, there was the screaming & stare down with the homeplate umpire over something stupid. I'm surprised he didn't get kicked out of the ballgame, which might have been the best thing for the Red Sox.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Yankees lost again to the Orioles. Yankees now only 2 games in front of the O's, and 3.5 in front of the Rays in the AL East. Granderson didn't play due to an injury. His status is day-to-day (but i've heard that one before). Russell Martin now hitting .195. Embarrassing!!!

On the west coast, the Red Sox lost again against the A's. That #1 overall pick is starting to look better and better as each day goes by!

 

[lgna69xxx]

The red stinks wont get the #1 pick, even if they continue to suck. Why you might ask? Well, believe it or not there are worse teams than the "beantown bums" this season. Just reporting the truth as always, fair and balanced.

On the west coast, the Red Sox lost again against the A's. That #1 overall pick is starting to look better and better as each day goes by!

 

[lgna69xxx]

New Manager New Players Same Circus In Beantown

http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/sto...d10|htmlws-main-bb|dl31|sec3_lnk2&pLid=271818

 

[Joe.t]

Question- Who the fuck on God's green earth is Mike Carp?, he's the latest corpse acquisition by the Dead Sox.

 

[lgna69xxx]

They saw how good that guy in LA was last year that they wanted a "big fish" of their own, but i guess benny-boy cherrington forgot the memo that read "A TROUT is always better than a CARP"

eace: :lol:

 

[Joe.t]

Ha Ha, good one iggy.:thumb:

http://instantrimshot.com/

 

[Doc Holliday]

I'm currently watching the Yankees/Phillies game & Travis Haffner came up to bat an inning ago.

Well, i barely recognized him! He definitely must be off the juice & i'm curious to see how it'll affect his numbers.

I heard a rumour that Johnny Damon has indicated his interest to join the Yankees & he's confident he could step into Granderson's spot in the lineup for the next 10 weeks or so.

If the Yankees are interested in obtaining a quality outfielder, Toronto has a bunch of them either on their roster or in the farm system. But what could the Yankees send Toronto's way in order to get Toronto's interest? I don't see any holes in Toronto's lineup other than maybe (slightly) first base, but Adam Lind or Edwin Encarnacion is still better (and much cheaper) than Mark Texeira.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Texeira admits wrist injury more serious

As i suspected when he first suffered the injury, it's very similar to Jose Bautista's wrist injury last season, which ended up costing him his season after undergoing surgery. I doubt we'll see Texeira playing this season. It wouldn't surprise me to see Kevin Youkilis being moved to first base & the Yankees acquiring an infielder to play third base until A-Rod is ready to come back.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/sto...-new-york-yankees-says-wrist-injury-do-tendon

 

[Jman47]

Two Bullets...
Q: You're trapped in a room with a tiger, a rattlesnake, and a Yankees fan.
You have a gun with two bullets. What should you do?

A: Shoot the Yankees Fan.......Twice!

Bwahahaha...!!!:lol:

 

[joelcairo]

Right on, Jman!