tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post2759647227137774194..comments2024-03-25T10:19:58.493-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: G29: Royals 6, Red Sox 4allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-83846539141549194022012-05-09T09:51:16.496-07:002012-05-09T09:51:16.496-07:00At 79 pitches he should be fine and not walk back ...At 79 pitches he should be fine and not walk back to back hitters. It easy to blame Bobby V , but the fact remains going back to last season our starting pitching stinks.....9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-39082526337973538332012-05-09T09:18:14.016-07:002012-05-09T09:18:14.016-07:00And aren't they trying to limit Bard's IP ...And aren't they trying to limit Bard's IP so that he can pitch deep into the season? It also seems like BV should have taken his 7 innings and said thanks and let the pen take the next two.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-49621357149859177982012-05-09T09:15:54.343-07:002012-05-09T09:15:54.343-07:00At the beginning of the season, he had the excuse ...At the beginning of the season, he had the excuse that the bullpen was playing horridly. But now they're putting it back together, he's got a few good weapons in the pen (and certainly some better than Albers this season) and yet he still mismanages the pitching staff.<br /><br />I also think, indirectly, he's partially responsible for Bard's baserunner trouble. Under Tito, the policy was to ignore baserunners in almost all instances, which led to a lot of SBs but not many throws over. It seems this season that Valentine has changed the emphasis and wants his pitchers to worry about baserunners.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371983674011809680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-17760801224052228162012-05-09T06:30:59.823-07:002012-05-09T06:30:59.823-07:00Who was it that said managers can only lose ballga...Who was it that said managers can only lose ballgames, they cannot win them?<br /><br />Valentine has got to put his players in the best position to succeed (which he has not been doing regularly) and then get the hell out of the way.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-52770191044317166332012-05-09T06:20:38.717-07:002012-05-09T06:20:38.717-07:00I hate Bobby Valentine
I may second that...<em>I hate Bobby Valentine</em><br /><br />I may second that...FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093124081174881768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-50432727875973542462012-05-09T05:56:41.609-07:002012-05-09T05:56:41.609-07:00I hate Bobby Valentine.I hate Bobby Valentine.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-3550621979475209032012-05-09T02:30:26.769-07:002012-05-09T02:30:26.769-07:00I'm now in the camp that Valentine is losing g...I'm now in the camp that Valentine is losing games for the team. There are going to be a lot people saying the same old stuff about how this was on Bard. Valentine can't pitch and hit for the players. They're a bunch of overpaid primadonnas, whiners and quitters. Why, if I ate chicken at my job, I wouldn't have my job very long ... to play a children's game .... blah, blah.<br /><br /><br />But man, I bet the Sox wouldn't look quite so much like a bunch of whiny quitters had Valentine made some different decisions throughout the season. I think some people think it's being "old school" of Valentine to leave starters out there for a long time. But when he's bringing in relief pitches after they've only been warming up for like 3 seconds, and relievers are getting up for no reason never to be used in the situation they're meant for (which I think may have happened in the first win against the Royals), that doesn't seem so much like a deliberate, hard-nosed old school decision, but rather more like a guy who isn't quite sure what he's doing.<br /><br />And it's really weird because I thought the manager conferred a lot with bench coaches and stuff. That's what Francona seemed to do. Shouldn't they also be stepping in and saying stuff like, "Bobby, maybe we should have someone warming up here." Or, "He's leaving pitches up now. I think he's gassed."Maxwell Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954012317296896642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-64117318976670257112012-05-08T16:07:22.415-07:002012-05-08T16:07:22.415-07:00Life is tough for Will Middlebrooks
http://www.c...Life is tough for Will Middlebrooks<br /><br /><br />http://www.cmt.com/pictures/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-6-team/1670630/6540650/photo.jhtml9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.com