caulfield12 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 07:58 PM) Preller is awesome. He is paying Shields more than Hahn. At least they have a clear direction now that the meddling owner has realized retooling on the fly doesn't work too well in the face ofbthe LAD and SFG financial juggernauts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 20, 2016 -> 02:59 AM) And the unforgettable Matt Davidson... And you honestly think they'll blame injuries, their own lack of any quality depth, the Shields debacle and extend Ventura at the end of the year with those three excuses? There's not a chance in hell Ventura is back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 08:01 PM) It is Junior Guerra. For someone who still give KW crap for Berry/Barry you would think you would be better with names. He is also on the DL Okay Lawrence Halomes Barojas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 09:02 PM) Okay Lawrence Halomes Barojas. There is a difference between a typo and not getting names right. Especially when you find it inexcusable for others to get names wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insp Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 09:01 PM) There's not a chance in hell Ventura is back Back in the day, if you had asked me if they were going to extend Ventura I would have given the same answer you just did. And then they did extend him. So what makes you so sure that Ventura will be gone for good after the end of this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 08:04 PM) There is a difference between a typo and not getting names right. Especially when you find it inexcusable for others to get names wrong. The fact that I'm not getting paid to get the names right...are the mods now paying you a stipend that we don't know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I remember when Hahn was waxing nonsense to sound intelligent about the Shields trade: he said he recognized that there were certain systematic risks involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain54 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 08:29 PM) He looked good in the first inning This just in: There were reports that fistfights broke out in the A's dugout at the bat rack, with players battling each other for a chance to face Shields tonite Edited August 20, 2016 by captain54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I can't find it anymore but I love the tweet that Shields has a nickname of Big Game because hitters have a big game against him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 On the plus side, a theoretical Phillies' win over the Cards pulls the Sox into the tenth and last protected pick by percentage points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofDickeyKerr Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 If you were a DBacks fan I think you would say the same thing. Glad you're arguing the important points, as per usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain54 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 09:12 PM) I can't find it anymore but I love the tweet that Shields has a nickname of Big Game because hitters have a big game against him During the last couple of innings they had shown A's players in the dugout, clearly dejected, that Shields was removed from the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 08:54 PM) Except for Erik Johnson, yeah. Hahn went into desperation mode because of the early hot start. Danks would probably be putting up the same numbers and quietly exiting if they went out 10-23, or even retired before the end of the season. The bloom of the good start was hanging on the rose by half a thorn at the time Rick Hahn made the Shields trade. He was, as usual, oblivious to reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (GhostofDickeyKerr @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 09:26 PM) Glad you're arguing the important points, as per usual. Solid post. Post more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Rock bottom for this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 At least they didn't waste a gem. 2 hits, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofDickeyKerr Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Rock bottom for this season Nah. There's always tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 The Sox have officially hit bottom. That's not to say that the bottom won't continue to sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Still 25% of the season left. Robin can still go now as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI1020 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 20, 2016 -> 02:32 AM) How about we hope Shields gets FIXED He is more than likely not fixable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 20, 2016 -> 02:39 AM) Still 25% of the season left. Robin can still go now as far as I'm concerned. I'm buying into theory they want to replace Robin with Renteria but don't want to do it now and see team play awful under him the rest of the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 09:43 PM) I'm buying into theory they want to replace Robin with Renteria but don't want to do it now and see team play awful under him the rest of the way Yeah, probably true. Once the Sox won 3 of 4 in Boston, it was over making a change (even though they blew the last game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 You can always tell when it is a weekend home game, they play like s***. Such a boring old product just like it's owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaus kinski Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 If only they felt the embarrassment and anger of the fans, but they are too busy cashing their paychecks to notice. Thanks Reinsdorf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Wonder how many of the announced 20,011 were actually there...must have been a lot of those tickets sold in late April and early May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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