Baron

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 5, 2012 -> 05:18 PM) Send BOTH of those guys to Charlotte if Morel is THAT bad. Might as well play Dallas McPherson or Conor Jackson. Seems that Morel's shaky confidence has already been destroyed, regardless. I have no problem with that actually. I think thats whats going to happen.

Great here comes goofy glasses to close

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 5, 2012 -> 05:14 PM) You've got to be kidding me!!!! If Brent Morel is really our 3B of the future, you don't PH Eduardo Escobar for him. You might as well send him to Charlotte tomorrow, because Eduardo Escobar's minor league OPS wasn't even in the same zip code as Andy Gonzalez. If it's Dan Johnson, fine. I can live with that, just to keep our team somewhat competitive this year. Who else was he suppose to bench Morel for? Is Robin going to bat?

Thank you Robin for benching Morel

horrible throw Alexei

No thank you to Ohman

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 5, 2012 -> 04:58 PM) I don't think it is possible to do both. Certainly not in the situation the Sox are currently in. It is possible...the question is do we have the right man to do it? I dont think anyone on this board wants to wait until 2018-2020 before this team jumps back into the division battle again.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 5, 2012 -> 04:52 PM) What's the alternative? You can rebuild but do it a little bit at a time while also staying competitive. Its possible to do both. Instead of possibly being a complete laughing stock of the league for 5-10 years.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 5, 2012 -> 04:49 PM) Living near Kansas City...I'm scared to death of rebuilding. The Royals have been attempted 7 different rebuilding plans since 1994. Exactly....you could be even more screwed than you were in the first place.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ May 5, 2012 -> 04:46 PM) I'm okay with it. I'd enjoy a clear cut direction in building for a better and more sustainable future versus being stuck in .500ish purgatory for the foreseeable future. Though I'm someone who will watch the Sox good or bad. Thats fine and all. Rebuilding sometimes is good. The problem is we dont know how long thats going to take. It could be a while before were good enough to get into the playoffs. By a while I mean it could take more than just a few years.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 5, 2012 -> 04:42 PM) It will grind down the fans' patience, though. We've already seen this tired act for 3+ years now, the main difference is we could additonally watch Carlos Quentin jack another 30 randomly-timed homers out. Right...nobody wants to watch a team stink(except for Cubs fans). You think attendance is bad now. Wait until we go on a long losing streak.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ May 5, 2012 -> 04:35 PM) Yep. It seems many people still have high expectations for this team for some reason. The saving grace of Sale to the bullpen is the fact that it will likely push Kenny (or his replacement) to fully commit to a rebuild instead of this stuck in between nonsense. It prob has to do with the fact that losing and rebuilding are no fun.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 5, 2012 -> 04:25 PM) He looks like a pitcher at the plate. The 0-1 swing was comical. He looks so overmatched, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's sent down after the road trip. I really hope so

You guys want to keep watching that for the rest of the season?

Hahaha Morel is a joke

Horrible at bat by Viciedo and here comes Morel

Alright send him home Viciedo

Come on Alex

Lol that little girl had one confused look on her face

Well that was a good pitch and he didnt call it

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 5, 2012 -> 04:07 PM) Paulie had no chance on that pitch. Time to tip your cap and say that other guy is too tough. Thanks Ozzie you can go back to Miami now

See thats why I want to send him down. God awful swing

QUOTE (fathom @ May 5, 2012 -> 03:41 PM) No question I'd rather him try to prove what he can do in the majors then go to AAA and put up average numbers and fool the organization into giving him another shot at 3b next year. Well at some point the people in the FO have to realize he isnt the answer. But if were rebuilding thats what we have to do.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 5, 2012 -> 03:38 PM) How are you guys ripping Morel for not making a diving play? That s*** is not an error for a reason. He had to DIVE to get it, and just couldn't come up with it. It's disappointing, but not something you rip a player for, Jesus. Well he did just get ripped for it

QUOTE (fathom @ May 5, 2012 -> 03:38 PM) Sale becoming closer means Morel needs to be playing in the majors all year. Let him prove if he's MLB caliber or not, as this year is a full-out rebuilding year now. Yeah thats going to be a fun ride