tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post3104956293708818355..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Bob McClure Talks Pitchingallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-34322249796964518172012-02-22T12:32:22.128-08:002012-02-22T12:32:22.128-08:00Beware ZimBearBeware <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/zim-bear-rays-giveaway-absolutely-terrifying-164016884.html" rel="nofollow">ZimBear</a>Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-55105847105258284942012-02-22T11:45:18.597-08:002012-02-22T11:45:18.597-08:00And imagine that Abraham is the *good* writer at E...And imagine that Abraham is the *good* writer at Extra Bases, i.e. he's not Cafardo (although to his credit Cafardo did mention WHIP in today's piece.)Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-83710046235783783152012-02-22T10:11:22.555-08:002012-02-22T10:11:22.555-08:00That thread also has Edes calling out Abraham when...That thread also has Edes calling out Abraham when Abraham stole a small exclusive from Edes and tried to claim it came from the Red Sox. Abraham has also posted stuff from SoSH at Extra Bases without attribution.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-75512699950144762672012-02-22T10:09:04.927-08:002012-02-22T10:09:04.927-08:00Times since 1974 that a starting pitcher has gone ...Times since 1974 that a starting pitcher has gone 14 innings: 4.<br /><br />All four were by Oakland in a three-month period in 1980. back when Billy Martin was running (and ruining) the staff. ... So any manager with a brain has not allowed it to happen in almost 40 years.<br /><br />And Tiant did it only once in 484 starts, so clearly, he's a pussy.<br /><br />PeteAbe better hope no one recalls the old days of sportswriting when writers were expected to do their own work and not crib the scoops and reports of other writers and <a href="http://sonsofsamhorn.net/topic/64877-peter-abraham-makes-zero-effort/" rel="nofollow">pass them off as their own</a>.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-25859317772148131492012-02-22T08:44:13.541-08:002012-02-22T08:44:13.541-08:00Ah, the old days of baseball, when men were men......Ah, the old days of baseball, when men were men...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2012/02/back_in_the_old.html" rel="nofollow">Peter Abraham</a><br /><br />"Bobby Valentine, for all his innovative thinking, is a old-school baseball man at heart. He understands why teams protect pitchers, but he remembers when pitchers didn't need protecting...<br /><br />Valentine introduced Tiant to the pitchers today before the Red Sox took the field. It was just a reminder that there was a time when throwing 14.1 innings was part of the job."<br /><br />Blah, blah, blah...FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093124081174881768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-8933214744696579582012-02-22T08:15:17.056-08:002012-02-22T08:15:17.056-08:00Pedroia, on his off-season workouts: "I was t...Pedroia, on his off-season workouts: "I was trying to straight body build man. I hit cage bombs."allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.com