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QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 03:12 PM) Fielders don't pick up spin patterns, the look for hops and how the hop plays. The only way you can tell that there is a special spin to a ball hit is if its a slow slow bouncing ball. All balls that you hit spin. You know what will help Josh, a coach yelling keep your ass down, a crap load of ground balls and a new mitt. I take what you say into account and it makes some sense but then you keep on bringing this mitt thing up and it makes me laugh.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 03:01 PM) Are you being serious that you think decision-making like that is not something that can be learned, or is this sarcasm flying over my head through the lack of green? Iam being serious.You have to be able to pick up the spin on the ball or the way the ball is hit off the bat.Its hard to teach someone the eye for that.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 02:38 PM) His hands are fine. He has no problem making throws. His problem has been the decision to either come in on the ball or to stay back on it. The in between hops are what has killed him over. When he comes in on the ball he should stay back on, he gets the in between hop, or the hop coming off the lip the infield. When he sits back on the ball he should charge, he can again get the in between hop but he also has to rush the throw. His throws for the most part are strong and accurate. What he needs to keep in mind, is to keep his butt down on the ball, and to recognize the difference between the ball you charge and the ball you sit back on. A smaller mitt will help with some of the issue of him finding the ears on the ball when he needs to catch and chuck. It will also force him to have better mechanics on his fielding. Being able to make the decision to either come in or stay back on a ball especially falls on having the natural ability or not.It is worse than I thought!

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 12:54 PM) And what about Fields tells you he is "lacking the natural ability" to be a good 3B? His hands arent soft,his reaction time is slow, and if he does dive and pick one he doesnt have the ability to smoothly get in a solid throwing position to make consistent accurate throws.I can tell each play takes 100% concentration on Josh's part from beginning to end.But he will be a hell of an offensive 3rd basemen put up atleast 30hrs so why be so critical about his defense?

QUOTE(shakes @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 11:19 AM) Bounce back from what? He had tools, but they never materialized. Wouldn't Seattle have been the one who stunted his growth? If he doesn't have the head to accept a trade, he would never have made it this far. He's always had trouble handling pitchers and he can't hit a breaking ball. That's why he's been on so many teams. Would you not agree that he would have had a better shot at making the most of his tools if he would have stayed with our organization?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 11:09 AM) Aramis Ramirez says hello. Players can, and do, improve defensively. Aramis was considered lazy,not lacking the natural ability to be good 3rd basemen.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 10:49 AM) Thanks for your astute assessment that Josh cannot be a 3rd baseman. Lets pretend that he will never get better and is done as a fielder. He kicked the ball a few times, he is done. Can never get better. In the history of baseball people have never been a poor fielder and have become a decent fielder. Lets forget the fact that he was for whatever reason playing an infield position with an outfielders mitt. Why all the drama?I have seen enough of him at third to form an opinion and realize he doesnt have the natural ability at third.Thirdbase is not a position where you can put someone over there and hope that they become good enough to be mediocre.In left he is already equal to Pods with a better arm.But hey as long as he gets the correct glove over there at third he may be decent.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 09:45 AM) Joe Crede has Boras as an agent, he is a free agent after this year and there will be no compensation when he leaves. I dont see how this is so difficult for everyone to realize that Joe is going to go. He is going to go, so it is absolutely retarded to put Josh out in left and then bring him back into the infield later in the season. It is also retarded to sent him to AAA to work on whatever. All of these damn scenarios I have read on this and other sox sites about how to slide Josh everywhere so that we can accommodate one player whom everyone forgets is a free agent and has a person that the sox refuse to deal with as his agent. Move on people, he is going to go. Robin Ventura went and he was a hell of a more complete player than Joe has shown. Robin was just as popular, although there was no pictures of him set on the rally monkey's body. Iam not disputing the fact that Joe is gone,I just do not ever want to see Fields as our everyday 3rd basemen.He is a 1st basemen or a left fielder.The sox need to find a diffrent succesor to Joe and they could possibly get one if they wait to mid year to trade Crede.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 09:32 AM) Quentin and Fields are probably the two most talented young players on the team. Why would you want only one of them to play? That's like setting up the NCAA bracket such that the 1 and 2 seeds to play in the first round. The priority should be for both of them to play. I would rather have Fields and a healthy Crede on the field if the season started today.I want Quentin to prove to me that he deserves to be out there.I personally do not think Quentin is one of the most talented young players on the team.If he can beat out Josh than that will create a good problem for our organization.

Instead of handing the job to Quentin why not have Josh and him battle it out?Healthy competition.

If Joe can prove he is as healthy as he has been in a couple years I think we should keep him.Like you said we are not going to get fair market value for him.I personally still want to see Josh in left because when you lack defensive ability left is the way to go.Keep Joe here and let him prove his worth to the league for a half season and then you can get fair market value for him in June or July.By that time we should know where the Sox stand as far as competing in our division.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 08:49 AM) I didn't have an ear infection which the Otitis speaks of, I had a huge head cold with buildup. If I had an infection I woulda gone and gotten an antibiotic right away. What you described in your first post are symptoms of Otitis.But hey,you know your body better than I do.

I dont know where you got the "wait and see" approach from the net but this should be all the info you need on it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitis_media

Whenever I hear Olivo's moving to another team,or even the mentioning of his name throughout the baseball season I begin to wonder if the Sox ruined his career when they traded him.Iam just always going to believe that we stunted his growth and development when we moved him to Seattle and if he would have stayed here it would have benefited him tremendously.Iam probably wrong considering "you are what you are" but it took him a couple years to bounce back from that trade.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Dec 28, 2007 -> 07:18 AM) So I've had a wicked bad head cold since about Saturday, and last night I tried to pop my ear to relieve pain... the ear popped but pain was even worse. Then, magically the pain stopped and I kind of heard a "thud" in my ear. Now it feels like I have something in my ear when I don't. Anyway, I'm 99% sure my eardrum burst... has this happened to anyone? From what I read on the net, it seems to be a wait it out type of thing, so I'm thinking I won't go to the docs. Ya when I was about 10 years old I had one of the worst earaches I ever had(I used to get them often),to the point where I couldnt even bear it anymore.I remember laying my head on my moms lap and feeling a thud and an instant relief of pain.I told my mom I dont feel it anymore and lifted my head up and there was blood all over her leg from it bursting.The doctor said I lost some hearing in my right ear but far less than a normal case,I never even noticed it.

QUOTE(Brian @ Dec 27, 2007 -> 08:57 AM) I don't know if it is scripted or not but Snoop cracks me up. When his wife catches him at Roscoe's with Beckham, there is some gold from Snoop there in trying to get himself out of trouble. "I was talking to David Becker, he is in a movie called GOAL." No doubt about it, that show is hilarious.It just drives me crazy that they cant even prop his house up a little bit.Is the budget that small for the show?Imagine that house being on Cribs it would be a joke.

Iam not sure if this should be in the films thread,but does anyone respect Dewey Cox's music in Walk hard?I thought it was great if you can get past some of the silly lyrics.The music is what made the movie because except for a couple parts it wasnt that funny.

Whats up with Snoopdogs new "reality" show?His house is obviously not his house,he has lawn chairs in what is supposed to be a game room.One of his kids room is smaller than mine.And it really just looks like a piece of crap house.I mean even when it is set up the producers can do alot better job of it than that.Dont they know Snoop is a millionaire?

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Dec 25, 2007 -> 02:07 PM) Noob. Merry Christmas Jeff!!! Happy Holidays dude,did santa bring you a new knee just like you asked?

Boyz 2 Men had a great Chistmas album back in the day and Lauryn Hill did a track of Little drummer boy on a Rosie Odonell's Christmas cd that was soulful and not so corny like most of the versions I have heard.The Rosie album was my moms by the way,I hate that creature.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 02:28 PM) But who would send the bill? Interestingly enough that is partially what Iam in charge of doing.We will make our money no matter what day it is.

Thanx for the help guys I finally got it.And thanx for the patience.Happy holidays.

I might of sounded like a wise guy on the last post but i really dont know if it is seen as a blank on a diffrent computer.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 02:29 PM) Use this link, and it should work. http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff197/l...u/553262233.jpg The box looks blank on my screen,but Iam a computer idiot.

QUOTE(lord chas @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 02:23 PM) any word on possible replacements? Dickey Simpkins...pause...HA!