tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post793266670440797110..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Theo: We Ignore RBI In The Front Officeallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-19836293826862901892009-10-06T05:30:37.164-07:002009-10-06T05:30:37.164-07:00Great post. I heart JD Drew. I am a card carryin...Great post. I heart JD Drew. I am a card carrying member of the Drew Crew. No doubt. I think he's well worth his contract with the clutch hitting and fantastic defense. <br /><br />Drew Crew for Life!!!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951156819179961008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-74345652316116108012009-10-05T16:35:59.498-07:002009-10-05T16:35:59.498-07:00I like how Theo is the one who brings up Drew. It ...I like how Theo is the one who brings up Drew. It seems like he went on the air wanting to speak up for Drew, and when the DJ asked the final question and it wasn't about Drew, Theo put it on the table.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444146300029158202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-48170647292603598892009-10-05T15:07:36.679-07:002009-10-05T15:07:36.679-07:00"...look at his performance when he complimen...<i>"...look at his performance when he compliments it with who his backup is..."<br /><br />complements</i><br /><br />Oy. Bad form.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-42897195562251993902009-10-05T09:39:30.378-07:002009-10-05T09:39:30.378-07:00"...look at his performance when he complimen..."...look at his performance when he compliments it with who his backup is..."<br /><br />complementsGeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127165012523483853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-90696507105692885072009-10-05T08:22:23.224-07:002009-10-05T08:22:23.224-07:00I should say, JoS voters. :)I should say, JoS voters. :)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-57408600546568880982009-10-05T08:22:08.097-07:002009-10-05T08:22:08.097-07:00In other news, 15% of JoS readers so far are troll...In other news, 15% of JoS readers so far are trolls!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-48957273390152834872009-10-05T08:10:58.879-07:002009-10-05T08:10:58.879-07:00This has most likely been pointed out before, but ...This has most likely been pointed out before, but I just noticed this little line in one of the FJM short-lived comeback posts:<br /><br /><i>Don't be that douche who said "If George Bush is elected I'm moving to Canada!" and then didn't move to Canada.</i><br /><br />Amusing.A Conformerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312939307696267987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-52523584534845127562009-10-05T07:56:17.831-07:002009-10-05T07:56:17.831-07:00The one thing that kept repeating in my mind while...The one thing that kept repeating in my mind while I was reading this transcription was:<br /><br />"They're talking about Drew, but this applies to Manny in spades."<br /><br />Thanks for the great find, Redsock!Pokerwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087637119337918275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-76231269449462769512009-10-05T06:19:06.794-07:002009-10-05T06:19:06.794-07:00Joe Posnanski on Theo:
"I would just love to...<a href="http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/10/03/theo/" rel="nofollow">Joe Posnanski</a> on Theo:<br /><br />"I would just love to know that my GM really and truly believes that one thing — that it's really, really, really important for a baseball player to not make outs.<br /><br />That seems so simple to me, so utterly basic, so law of gravity. But I know that there are GMs in the league — more than you would ever believe — and lots of other people in and around baseball who do not believe this. It isn't exactly that they are opposed to players who get on base. They certainly want guys to get on base. No, it is that they believe that OBP — the ability to not make outs — falls behind other more mystical talents such as the ability drive in runners in clutch situations or be a leader in the clubhouse or play the game the right way or whatever. ...<br /><br />I suspect that it would be a whole lot of fun to be a Boston Red Sox fan."<br /><br />***allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-37618546573814745902009-10-05T04:58:07.861-07:002009-10-05T04:58:07.861-07:00Nice work per usual, redsock. The more I read blo...Nice work per usual, redsock. The more I read blogs like yours, the more I start to have a better appreciation for statistics beyond the simple measuring sticks (wins, ERA, HR, RBI) used by a large percentage of the baseball media. The truth is that each player has strengths for which Theo and the Sox draft, sign, or trade for him, and they go far beyond those numbers.<br /><br />The problem is that people today (read: the media... again) more often get wrapped around one number: a player's salary. The mindset is that if a player is making $14 million per season, he should be hitting 35 home runs and plating 120 runs each season while batting well over .300. Oh, and being a "dirt dog" counts, too, i.e., wearing your emotions on your sleeve.FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348863925130603048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-66566657166781711662009-10-04T22:30:22.929-07:002009-10-04T22:30:22.929-07:00And that Texas game in which Tito told Drew he had...And that Texas game in which Tito told Drew he had to play? He hit a dong in his next AB.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-91923525754331436532009-10-04T21:18:34.639-07:002009-10-04T21:18:34.639-07:00I love to listen to Theo. I have so many more ques...I love to listen to Theo. I have so many more questions for him. I wish he could have a not rushed, long interview about the state of the nation.<br /><br />Bloggers and sports analysts can be excellent, but there's nothing better than hearing it from the source.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444146300029158202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-34440955864076818322009-10-04T20:58:45.191-07:002009-10-04T20:58:45.191-07:00Amazing work - this will be in the daily links pos...Amazing work - this will be in the daily links post tomorrow on Over the Monster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-2577927712156873762009-10-04T20:50:32.285-07:002009-10-04T20:50:32.285-07:00Thanks for this - excellent stuff, and you're ...Thanks for this - excellent stuff, and you're right, we are so lucky.<br /><br />I agree completely with fc. <br /><br />Despite what some people will tell you, NYY fans and much NYY media were the same way about Bernie Williams, because he was supposedly passionless, cold, bland, etc. <br /><br />What a stupid thing to judge a player by - his apparent personality. It goes to how superficial the sports media and so many of its acolytes are.<br /><br />But this interview is great, I'll try to listen to it tomorrow.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-66491612322619354202009-10-04T20:27:14.933-07:002009-10-04T20:27:14.933-07:00Thanks for this transcription. And thanks, Theo -...Thanks for this transcription. And thanks, Theo - some of us do get it about JD. He's a terrific player, as solid as they come. And I will never understand why being reserved and staying calm under pressure is judged to be a bad thing by so many.fchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020899632935656123noreply@blogger.com