Paulie4Pres

Guys will be upset with it. As a player, I would absolutely be upset with it. Guys want their at bats. They want their innings. They want to play. You do that enough times in a season, and it's costing guys hits, RBIs, home runs, walks, strikeouts, etc. Also, most competitive individuals want to finish out the game...

No. You fix it by getting old school meathead baseball out of the game. Because that bullshit is a big reason people don't find baseball entertaining anymore. And you do that by doing exactly what Yermin did. There's a reason pretty much NOBODY is calling him out. Because nobody gives a fuck about that nonsense anymore. That era of baseball needs to be buried(and hopefully, it soon will be) If the Twins didn't like the Sox running up the score? Good. They shouldn't. And they shouldn't be expecting any kind of "mercy" as professional athletes. ESPECIALLY playing against a divisional opponent. If they're tired of getting their ass kicked, then throw in the towel, hit the showers, and forfeit. It's so infuriating to see people continue to support the version of baseball that has been dying for years... People want to be entertained. Guys like TA and Yermin are ENTERTAINING. Pissing off your division opponent is ENTERTAINING. Animosity and rivalries are ENTERTAINING.

A mercy rule. In professional sports. LOL. I've read it all.

Sometimes people think there's a line that shouldn't be crossed. Sometimes, you need to cross that line repeatedly, to prove the line shouldn't exist. This is one of those situations. So fuck the Twins for not being happy and retaliating. And fuck TLR for throwing his player under the bus, and making a big deal about something nobody was talking about, until he opened his senile mouth.

No, he didn't. TLR created the controversy by AIRING DIRTY LAUNDRY. If he just keeps his drunken mouth shut, this is a fucking nothing burger.

It's pretty hard to not play for the team in baseball. Considering that....almost the entire game is focused around 1 vs. 1 encounters and individual performance. I've seen the argument presented that he "ignored" the signs. I didn't see any signs. I didn't see anyone giving signs. I didn't see anyone LOOKING for signs. I sure as shit didn't hear/see TLR leaving the dugout and yelling "TAKE!" If that had happened, surely, by now, someone would have evidence of it? It was a blowout game. I doubt there were ANY signs being given.

Who gives a shit? Seriously. The problem here isn't what transpired. The problem is the "unwritten rule" that, evidently, not a whole lot of players give a shit about. A rule that doesn't make sense, anyways. 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, who cares when he swings???? There's no difference. The entire concept of "don't do something completely within the rules because it will piss off the other team and they will do something outside the rules" is absurd. But then again, I'm a hockey player, and pissing off the other team is actually something you strive for.

Seriously. What is this, little league? These are grown ass men being paid to play a game and ENTERTAIN us. If they can put up 30 runs, I want to see them put up 30 runs. If you don't have any pitchers left, well, sorry? Especially a division opponent. Eat up every single pitcher they've got. The MLB season is a marathon, and wearing down your opponent will pay dividends down the line. Taking your foot off the gas is one of the dumbest things to do in sports. I absolutely cannot stand it.

That's certainly a take. Not a take a lot of modern baseball people will agree with(which is obvious from all of the reactions). The entire idea of "not running up the score" in baseball is fucking stupid. So I shouldn't try as hard because your team is playing like shit? It's not like other sports where you can just run out the clock when you are up big. You still have to compete, 1 vs 1, hitter against pitcher, until they record 27 outs. If you don't want a guy to smoke a 3-0 pitch, then throw a better pitch? Put an actual pitcher in? 3-0, 3-1, who gives a shit when he swings? All taking a walk is going to do is PROLONG the game. Especially when you don't have an actual pitcher in. Should the Sox have just stood up there and not swung at anything? The "pitches" the guy was throwing were the most insulting thing about this entire situation, to me. I would have cranked that ball too. This entire narrative of "not showing up your opponent" is bullshit. This isn't little league, and guys get paid to hit the ball.

Fixed for you.

....what?

Just a snowflake like TLR, I guess?

I'm not sure we have anything to worry about, people. TLR will either be completely tuned out by the players within the month, or arrested for driving drunk again. The guy is CLEARLY a fucking alcoholic. Everything he says, he says with a scent of Jim Beam on his breath. What a terrible fucking decision to hire this piece of shit. But, not at all surprising, given JR's history.

Some guys are just injury prone. And a bunch of Buxton's injuries are....strange. To say the least. Of course guys get injured less playing DH. lol

I'm not. Do you have an example of a center fielder being worn out at the end of a season? This guy isn't sprinting around the field the entire game, every game. If a 23 year old, world class athlete is getting worn out from playing center field, something is very wrong.

Imagine talking about "wearing out" a center fielder in baseball. These guys sit around half the game.... How many balls does a center fielder even field in a given game? Come on.

Your assessment of the team usually sucks, so. There's that.

Unbelievable. I would be gutting the entire strength and conditioning department with the way this season has gone, health wise. Also, this is why it's never good to be TOO ripped with muscle. It seems like you see a lot of muscle tears in guys that carry too much muscle mass. At some point, you start hindering your flexibility and durability. Speaking from a hockey perspective, here, but I feel like that applies to most sports.

Yeah. Fuck TLR.

I was not a fan of bringing in La Russa at the time it was done. I absolutely hate the move now. This organization can't get out of it's own way.

So much this... I've watched almost every at bat thus far this season. I can only walk away thinking....why is this the first time he's had a good look at the MLB level? I think his approach at the plate is fantastic. He has a short swing, and sees pitches very, very well. I don't see why he cannot continue to hit the ball. Am I completely off base here? When he's up to bat, I just see a good hitter...

How do people not blame Ricky for today? Sox have a high powered offense, and the A's weren't throwing any world beaters out there. Dunning didn't even give up a run, FFS. You let him finish that inning unless he's in danger of giving up 3-4. It showed ZERO confidence in his team, and they were out of sorts all day afterwards. Hell, one could make an argument he contributed to whatever happened to Crochet, as he is a fucking starting pitcher... He had almost no time to warmup.

Worst manager in the majors.

The Abreu hatred is so strange. He's a really good hitter, who has played in a terrible lineup most of his career. I would also like to see what his career numbers look like with some protection. There are much bigger problems on this roster than Jose. Everyone knows he's pretty bad defensively, but he plays first base......

I may not be this savvy advanced stats guru, but, isn't Abreu leading the AL in RBIs? On the...10th ranked offense in the AL? Advanced stats be damned. Guys that drive in runs like he does, on a pretty average offensive team, are kind of valuable...