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Forum Post: Middlebrooks
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Forum Post: Middlebrooks
In response to moonslav59's comment: In response to hill55's comment: Thursday was a rare day that saw Will Middlebrooks and Jesus Montero each draw a walk, although Middlebrooks had the big hit to mo more »
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Forum Post: July 2nd FA
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Forum Post: Middlebrooks
Thursday was a rare day that saw Will Middlebrooks and Jesus Montero each draw a walk, although Middlebrooks had the big hit to move past Montero in batting average (.211 to .204 after starting the da more »
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Forum Post: Game 41 Thread: Red Sox at Rays
That was clutch.
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Forum Post: The Sun Is Setting on Daniel Bard's Career As a Red Sox
In response to softlaw2's comment: Mundacity An event or happening such as a conversation or movie that is so mind numbingly mundane that it is audacious in its attempt to bore you to death. Ah, more »
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Forum Post: The Sun Is Setting on Daniel Bard's Career As a Red Sox
In response to ctredsoxfanhugh's comment: Bard will either be non-tendered or traded. Not that I think he has much if any trade value, but he could be a throw in for a team that thinks they can reviv more »
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Forum Post: The Sun Is Setting on Daniel Bard's Career As a Red Sox
In response to softlaw2's comment:
I just knew Hill would come in post a mundacity.
LOL ... we can count on you trying to impress with your vocabulary only to stumble with a nonword. more » -
Forum Post: The Sun Is Setting on Daniel Bard's Career As a Red Sox
In response to southpaw777's comment: I almost think this was inevitable. He started falling off in late august/sept 2011. I think starting accelerated it. Happened with Miller too. Kinda ironic that more »
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Forum Post: Spahn, Sain and a day of rain, to----
I'd post a Seattle ditty, but I can't think of anything that rhymes with Iwakuma ... or Hisashi
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Forum Post: Striking out
In response to southpaw777's comment: So what would your conclusion be, Hill, seeing all the numbers? Are in fact K's overrated? Whats your view? I don't have a clear opinion, but I suspect fans exagg more »
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Forum Post: Striking out
In response to pinstripezac35's comment: In response to crazyworldoftroybrown's comment: DP's are never good, but I wonder how many DP's are averaged in a game? 1, 2? Not good of course. Then look at more »
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Forum Post: Cy Young Award for Jon Lester?
Jon Lester currently ranks 11th among American League starters in Wins Above Replacement: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=al&qual=y&type=8&season=2013&month=0&season1=2013&i more »
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Forum Post: A Realistic View at 2013: Part II
I presented the Felix Doubront question to FanGraphs columnist Jeff Sullivan (another Oregonian) in today's chat: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jeff-sullivan-fangraphs-chat-51413/ 9:48 [ Comment From more »
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Forum Post: A Realistic View at 2013: Part II
In response to moonslav59's comment: Hill didn't say Doubront was pitching well. He said he was pitching better than his ERA indicates. Better than 6.40 leaves a lot of wiggle room to be "better", b more »
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Forum Post: Cubs ready to chase Boston's Ellsbury
In response to splendidsplinterteddyballgame's comment: In response to MadMc44's comment: Why wait Theo/Ben work something out now. ShaVic can move to CF and Nava to RF with Gomes and Carp in LF Vic, more »
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Forum Post: Cubs ready to chase Boston's Ellsbury
In response to MadMc44's comment: Why wait Theo/Ben work something out now. ShaVic can move to CF and Nava to RF with Gomes and Carp in LF Vic, Pedroia, Ortiz, Nap, Nava, WMB, Salty, Gomes and Drew. G more »
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Forum Post: Sox should trade w/Phils for Lee and Young
In response to craze4sox's comment: Middlebrooks has hit well recently but still swings at almost anything and I also wouldn't mind seeing Young playing 1B against certain pitchers. I would welcome Y more »
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Forum Post: Sox should trade w/Phils for Lee and Young
In response to moonslav59's comment: In response to hill55's comment: In response to softlaw2's comment: I'd trade multiple prospects for one better one No one is going to trade two B prospects for on more »
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Forum Post: No, seriously. Don't ever shush me again.
Here is a link to slasher9's plagiarized material:
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Forum Post: Sox should trade w/Phils for Lee and Young
In response to softlaw2's comment: I'd trade multiple prospects for one better one No one is going to trade two B prospects for one A prospect. Do you mean that no team will trade one A prospect for t more »
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Forum Post: A Realistic View at 2013: Part II
In response to soxnewmex's comment: Yeah, that's true, can't hide him forever. As poor a start as Webster had, I'd still rather he'd take the hill than Doubront. It's interesting that despite his 6.4 more »
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Forum Post: Sox should trade w/Phils for Lee and Young
In response to soxnewmex's comment: Who is this Phillies very good catcher? Ruiz is hitting .170 and Kratz .200. Young is the Phils 3rd baseman right now, and can play all infield positions, he's hit more »
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Forum Post: The Definitve Middlebrooks Primer
In response to crazyworldoftroybrown's comment: Its a learning process, you got to have patience with kids. This is MLB, not the Minors. He'll be OK. That might be Will Middlebrooks' problem (although more »
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Forum Post: Game Thread 38: Blue Jays at Red Sox
In response to dgalehouse's comment: In response to hill55's comment: In response to AL34's comment: Well at least the Front Office put together a bunch of good club house guys. what do you expect for more »
In response to softlaw2's comment: How many times have the Mariners made it to the World Series? That would be zero. If your life has a success void yearning to be filled vicariously by the on-field s more »