tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post2078799104914402593..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Decision Coming Re Lowrie, Lugo, Greenallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-31649814995460769542009-06-29T20:24:53.033-07:002009-06-29T20:24:53.033-07:00Clubhouse chemistry is overrated, but still pretty...Clubhouse chemistry is overrated, but still pretty important, I think. It's hard to measure, and I think too much is made of it, but you look at the Mets, and their collapses, and the purported division between their Latin/non-Latin populations, and their constant playing below potential... it makes you think.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670045693768623299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-22825917300491567052009-06-29T19:01:36.737-07:002009-06-29T19:01:36.737-07:00I have a couple insensitive and very funny jokes a...I have a couple insensitive and very funny jokes about japan and their uniqueness. Just get mad at me now.andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080026360873456937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-35310620946416699912009-06-29T16:12:36.462-07:002009-06-29T16:12:36.462-07:00You gotta like how classy Lugo is about all this. ...You gotta like how classy Lugo is about all this. Good for him.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854846988721545811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-16566537075670492592009-06-29T15:41:09.651-07:002009-06-29T15:41:09.651-07:00Buried in Cafardo's Baseball Notes from yester...Buried in Cafardo's <a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/06/28/a_plug_for_mets_utilityman_cora/?page=4" rel="nofollow">Baseball Notes from yesterday</a> is the assertion that Dice-K didn't do the Red Sox strength conditioning program because he seemed "convinced that a Japanese shoulder is different from an American shoulder."<br /><br />I don't know that this is true as stated. Having lived in Japan, I am always sticking up for Japan. But I have to say that this is one of the most maddening aspects of Japanese culture -- the exaggerated sense of uniqueness.<br /><br />The most ridiculous and extreme example I have heard of: ski manufacturers complaining to the Japanese government about protectionism were told that Japanese snow is different from snow in other countries, so skis manufactured in other countries won't work properly in Japan.<br /><br />For Dice-K to make the kind of career commitment he has, he must be able to see beyond this kind of thinking. I hope so -- I even think so. Even Cafardo says he's come around by now. But reading that really set me off.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-33352870516874204142009-06-29T13:48:32.885-07:002009-06-29T13:48:32.885-07:00Nice to hear about the clubhouse, especially Penny...Nice to hear about the clubhouse, especially Penny. I'm not one who believes clubhouse chemistry is a must - winning creates chemistry, not the other way around - but it's still fun to know. <br /><br />"It's too hot for a Canadian."<br /><br />See? He'll always be Canadian.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.com