Kyyle23 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 According to the scoring summary, Dunn wasn't 3-2, he was 1-0. So not quite ultimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 The 2014 schedule is supposedly being released tomorrow. Hopefully the Sox don't have 19 games with anyone after July 9th this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Juan Uribe with a great game tonight. 4-4 3 HR's, 4 RBI's, 1 Error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noonskadoodle Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) Wladimir Balentien hit his 54th home run of the season in Japan today. He's one away from the single-season record. Edited September 10, 2013 by Noonskadoodle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 He has 2 years left on his deal over there. Whenever he becomes available...whether by posting or free agency...he's a guy the Sox should look to sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 09:26 AM) Wladimir Balentien hit his 54th home run of the season in Japan today. He's one away from the single-season record. That pitch was head high, holy crap. I always knew Balentien had a ton of power, he just struck out a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Balentien can expect his share of skepticism over his performance this season. A scandal erupted earlier this season after the national Nippon Professional Baseball league admitted it had quietly juiced up the official ball for greater bounce off the bat. Players in Japan had unknowingly used the juiced ball in nearly 60 games, with home runs increasing by more than 40 percent from the previous year by the time the changes were revealed. http://radicalbaseball.blogspot.com/2013/0...cal+Baseball%29 I'm not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (scs787 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 10:38 AM) http://radicalbaseball.blogspot.com/2013/0...cal+Baseball%29 I'm not impressed. He's slugging like .850 over 135 games or something. 60 games isn't the difference on that. He still has incredible bat speed and, apparently, good bat coverage. He's probably not much more than a .230-.250 hitter, and there's still questions about his plate discipline, but he could definitely be a 30-40 homer threat Edited September 10, 2013 by witesoxfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 http://deadspin.com/benches-clear-buck-sho...8803?autoplay=1 Girardi pisses everyone off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 10:53 AM) He's slugging like .850 over 135 games or something. 60 games isn't the difference on that. He still has incredible bat speed and, apparently, good bat coverage. He's probably not much more than a .230-.250 hitter, and there's still questions about his plate discipline, but he could definitely be a 30-40 homer threat I'm merely unimpressed with him potentially beating the home run record. Had there not been a "juicing" period he probably isn't approaching that feet. I wish they had game logs to see how many of those HRs were hit during the 60 game period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (scs787 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 12:00 PM) I'm merely unimpressed with him potentially beating the home run record. Had there not been a "juicing" period he probably isn't approaching that feet. I wish they had game logs to see how many of those HRs were hit during the 60 game period. Was McGwire/Sosa/Bonds less impressive because they were juicing? Steroids or ball juicing, that is a lot of f***ing home runs and somehow nobody else is doing the same thing as him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 01:06 PM) Was McGwire/Sosa/Bonds less impressive because they were juicing? Um, Hell Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 12:06 PM) Was McGwire/Sosa/Bonds less impressive because they were juicing? Steroids or ball juicing, that is a lot of f***ing home runs and somehow nobody else is doing the same thing as him After the fact? Yes it was far less impressive. I don't know what other guys are doing over there but the article I posted said there's been a 40% increase on home runs from last year so the whole league has benefited. He's just the leader of the pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 12:43 PM) Um, Hell Yes. No, those guys still were awesome. You still have to be able to hit it out. The more I think about steroids in the game, the less they bother me. There was tons of juicing going on back then, including the pitchers they were facing. I think the playing field was a hell of a lot more level than people think it was. It wasn't just those three. And if all Balentien is doing is hitting the same juiced ball everyone else is, I'm still impressed. He is hitting titanic shots, not cheapies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 03:17 PM) No, those guys still were awesome. You still have to be able to hit it out. The more I think about steroids in the game, the less they bother me. There was tons of juicing going on back then, including the pitchers they were facing. I think the playing field was a hell of a lot more level than people think it was. It wasn't just those three. And if all Balentien is doing is hitting the same juiced ball everyone else is, I'm still impressed. He is hitting titanic shots, not cheapies And I don't know why I should be impressed that their bodies reacted better to the extreme chemical components put through it than other people's did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 02:20 PM) And I don't know why I should be impressed that their bodies reacted better to the extreme chemical components put through it than other people's did. You don't have to be. Bury it however you please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 01:06 PM) Was McGwire/Sosa/Bonds less impressive because they were juicing? Umm....obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 04:43 PM) Umm....obviously. Thanks for the input, joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 06:09 PM) Thanks for the input, joe I apologize for disagreeing with you, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 05:14 PM) I apologize for disagreeing with you, sir. No problem whatsoever, ace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 FWIW Kyle, I agree with you, and, no matter how many steroids he smoked, I will always remember watching Bonds from 01-04 and thinking "I am never going to see anybody play this well again, even if he is on steroids" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 11, 2013 -> 02:39 PM) FWIW Kyle, I agree with you, and, no matter how many steroids he smoked, I will always remember watching Bonds from 01-04 and thinking "I am never going to see anybody play this well again, even if he is on steroids" Agreed. And when I look back at the 01-04 numbers, especially 2004, they are just unbelievable. .609 OBP, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 McGwire / Sosa was still one of the most pleasurable "races" I've ever seen. It's not like they weren't on an even playing field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 11, 2013 -> 12:39 PM) FWIW Kyle, I agree with you, and, no matter how many steroids he smoked, I will always remember watching Bonds from 01-04 and thinking "I am never going to see anybody play this well again, even if he is on steroids" It's really worth relatively little, since no one gives a s*** about your silly opinion. In all seriousness, however, I think their accomplishments are still incredibly impressive, although the fact that the home run record was eclipsed 6 times by 3 different hitters all within a 4 year span after being relatively unchallenged for the 35 years prior to the late '90's shows just how big of an effect PEDs (especially those PEDs) had on the game. This isn't to say that these particular hitters weren't incredibly talented (we knew this before the late '90's to begin with), but relative to their peers throughout the course of baseball history, I think it is obvious how their PED use affected their performance. Edited September 11, 2013 by iamshack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 11, 2013 -> 04:50 PM) McGwire / Sosa was still one of the most pleasurable "races" I've ever seen. It's not like they weren't on an even playing field. Yeah, that was a lot of fun. Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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