tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post115531076909242937..comments2024-03-28T07:19:18.670-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: G114: Red Sox 9, Orioles 2allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155400493910450442006-08-12T09:34:00.000-07:002006-08-12T09:34:00.000-07:00Papi's karate moves at 2nd base last night? OMFG H...<I>Papi's karate moves at 2nd base last night? OMFG HILARIOUS. </I><BR/><BR/>Redsock and I were emailing during the game and we both said the same thing. That was priceless Papi.<BR/><BR/>How about Don and Jerry laughing too hard to speak for a full half-inning?!laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155398972048463002006-08-12T09:09:00.000-07:002006-08-12T09:09:00.000-07:00(and I don't think I'm seen a Mannyesque drop by h...<I>(and I don't think I'm seen a Mannyesque drop by him recently, either)</I><BR/><BR/>Gratutious Manny-bash Alertlaura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155394436876320952006-08-12T07:53:00.000-07:002006-08-12T07:53:00.000-07:00Sometimes you go with intuition despite what studi...Sometimes you go with intuition despite what studies prove or don't prove. Your best hitters should be at the top of the lineup because the more the lineup turns over, and the more games they play, the more at-bats your best hitters will get. Coco is not one of the Sox best hitters right now. And doesn't Tito want to see Papi, Ortiz and Wily Mo all standing in the on-deck area, tinkering with their bats, sizing up a relief pitcher warming in the late innings? Talk about fear factor. Does Tito honestly think he'd be putting more pressure on Wily Mo by batting him fifth and leaving him in RF than the jerking around he's putting him through now? Wily Mo has to think that any failure means riding the pine, and that ain't right.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275164807141705059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155392675406600792006-08-12T07:24:00.000-07:002006-08-12T07:24:00.000-07:00And I agree with your thoughts about Boomer. I kne...And I agree with your thoughts about Boomer. I knew he was going to get better, location AND movement wise, with each start. And to see him every 5 days will be a joy, most of the time. Joy! A nice word. I always check you guys out at baseballnooz.com. For those of you who haven't checked it out, it's a great place. Click on Boston Red Sox, and you see a great collection of Sox blogs, and you can subscibe to get them on your feed. And Joy Of Sox and my blog are the only 2 Red Sox blogs listed on the most subscribed blog lists. Select company! An honor.Peter Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625257724065648318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155358664490569182006-08-11T21:57:00.000-07:002006-08-11T21:57:00.000-07:00let me get this right...Pena can bat, run, and now...let me get this right...Pena can bat, run, and now THROW? (and I don't think I'm seen a Mannyesque drop by him recently, either)<BR/><BR/>Crisp had better watch out for his job...mtalinmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240646443308650702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155352840183397932006-08-11T20:20:00.000-07:002006-08-11T20:20:00.000-07:00I printed out that story to read later (20 pages!)...I printed out that story to read later (20 pages!), but it did say that the top OBP/SLG guys should be 3-4-5 -- and that would include Yook.<BR/><BR/>Earlier in the year, I wrote that Crisp and Yook as 1-2 (or flipped) would be great. Why not do that and move Loretter down to 7 or 8?allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155351740496321562006-08-11T20:02:00.000-07:002006-08-11T20:02:00.000-07:00Yeah, I agree. I personally prefer stability, but...Yeah, I agree. I personally prefer stability, but my guess is the front office isn't as bugged by it as we fans are. Oh well. <BR/><BR/>Anyway...time to enjoy an all-around convincing win.Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528300608952663063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155350870372749682006-08-11T19:47:00.000-07:002006-08-11T19:47:00.000-07:00I've said I probably make too much of it, and I've...I've said I probably make too much of it, and I've read studies that say order has little effect over a season (Ruane is very good), but it annoys the hell out of me anyway.<BR/><BR/>Plus, the Sox had Yook at the top for months and put Crisp down at 7 or so, and it was working.<BR/><BR/>Putting high-OBP guys in front of Ortiz and Manny seems like the most common of sense.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155348133903730362006-08-11T19:02:00.000-07:002006-08-11T19:02:00.000-07:00Re lineups: my impression - which could be based o...Re lineups: my impression - which could be based on out-of-date info - is that some believe lineup order doesn't matter much. Here's an <A HREF="http://www.retrosheet.org/Research/RuaneT/lineup_art.htm" REL="nofollow">article</A> which looked at all possible lineups over a ten year span, and found no difference (more than a couple %) between lineups. It seems from the results that the 1 and 5 spots are especially interchangeable. So maybe the OBP differential betwewn Cocoa and Youkilis doesn't really matter, and decisions are made on more specific factors (R-L, etc)? Just a guess.Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528300608952663063noreply@blogger.com