Steve9347 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Every year it's the same thing with the Soxtalk Meatheads, yes the SOXTALK MEATHEADS, I have defined you. You adopt some crap player on the roster and act like he's better than he really is or is finally figuring it out or just needs more time. We're not even including players like Gordon Beckham and Dayan Viciedo that you SOXTALK MEATHEADS refuse to see for what they are. Conor Gillaspie is the latest in a long line of scrubs who got a couple hits and you SOXTALK MEATHEADS adorned our great solution. Now there's a thread in which people discuss claiming another turd Juan Francisco and "the one thing we don't need is a solid hitting lefty 3B". Yeah, because that's Conor Gillaspie. Listen, this is baseball. Very rarely does a player like Gillaspie get released and all the sudden figure it out with a new ballclub. Conor Gillaspie is the 2013 Danny Richar. You will realize he sucks balls soon enough. Oh, his OPS for the month of May is .672. Moving forward, when I read something silly about a garbage player wearing the pale hose that is ridiculous, I will be replying to the poster declaring them to be a SOXTALK MEATHEAD. You've been warned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This from the guy who just declared that the Cubs have more talent than the Sox. Quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2013 -> 08:37 AM) This from the guy who just declared that the Cubs have more talent than the Sox. Quality. Prove that statement wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 31, 2013 -> 08:37 AM) Prove that statement wrong. Prove it right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2013 -> 08:38 AM) Prove it right I'll do that in another thread. This thread is for the hilarity that is SOXTALK MEATHEADS falling in love with Gillaspie over a few hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 31, 2013 -> 08:40 AM) I'll do that in another thread. This thread is for the hilarity that is SOXTALK MEATHEADS falling in love with Gillaspie over a few hits. Like you and Jimmy Butler. I agree if Gillaspie is considered a building block, that's just crazy at this point, but he has done pretty well up until now. Why don't you let him suck before you declare he sucks? Just saying a guy sucks when he hasn't is probably a more accurate trait of a SOXTALK MEATHEAD. Edited May 31, 2013 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Gillaspie certainly isn't a guy that should be hitting in the middle of your order, but he can take a walk, hits line drives and plays good defense at a tough position. Gillaspie has been worth 1 WAR this year, Richar was in the negatives. I think the jury is still clearly out on him, but a 25-year-old 3B giving you a 1.0 WAR through 1/3 of a season do not grow on trees. Plus, he was a high draft pick and produced in the minors. There is definite reason for optimism with him. And this is coming from a pessimist. Personally, I think he could be a nice #2 hitter. He is not a guy that is going to win you a Championship, but he is a guy that won't hurt you especially if you have solid pieces around him. EDIT: I looked at his minor league stats and they were nothing special. So scratch that prior production point. Edited May 31, 2013 by maggsmaggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 31, 2013 -> 08:33 AM) Oh, his OPS for the month of May is .672. Starlin Castro's OPS in May is .612. CUBS MEATHEAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Conor Gillaspie is fine. He is a platoon guy though. He should never play vs. LHP. Luckily, he won't have to for much longer. Beckham goes back to 2B and the Sox can play Keppinger at 3rd vs LHP and Gillaspie at 3B vs RHP. That probably gets you at least an .750 ops from your 3B platoon the rest of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Hawk says he's the next Craig Nettles and that he has the quickest left-handed stroke in the AL. Said it so many times he got a sore throat. If Hawk said it, it must be so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasttriptotulsa Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Of all the people on the team deserving to get ripped, you decide to rip Conor Gillaspie. One of the few guys on this team thats actually doing a good job. Sure he might be playing over his skill level, but it's not like it's been a week or two. We are two full months into the season and he hasn't regressed all that much. This is a completely pointless thread and makes me wonder who the real meathead is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) I think a better question for Steve is, what is your definition of not sucking? Isn't it all subjective? Edited May 31, 2013 by pettie4sox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Do I personally think that Gillaspie is a core building block? no. Do I see the potential in him to be a 2-2.5WAR player? yes. Is that something to get excited about? IMHO yes the sox haven't had a lot of recent success in developing bats in the minors recently and the fact that they got him for a song is huge. As for the comment about other organizations not discarding talent Very rarely does a player like Gillaspie get released and all the sudden figure it out with a new ballclub. Conor Gillaspie is the 2013 Danny Richar. You will realize he sucks balls soon enough. thats laughable i'll give you three examples ranging from good to amazing, 1.) Matt Thornton 2.) Joakim Soria 3.) Josh Hamilton. Guys getting released or picked up off the rule 5 draft and having an impact all of a sudden happen all the time, Jack Cust comes to mind as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSoxFan Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Thank God that we still have another team in town to watch for now that doesn't blow. HAWKS MEATHEAD. That said, is there anybody--anybody--on this team where you can look at them and say: yeah, that guy is awesome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 When people throw around the word like "core" player, what the f*** does that even mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This thread is quality. A thread and post yelling at SoxTalk "MEATHEADS", while screaming an whining like a MEATHEAD without making any factual argument or even providing correct information. He was traded, not released... and he was blocked by a kinda good 3B in case you didn't notice. Gillaspie isn't great, but he's an improvement over what the Sox have had at 3B in recent years. He is so not a major problem on this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead johnson Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 31, 2013 -> 02:33 PM) Dayan Viciedo His OPS against RHP went from .650 in 2012 to .690 this season. We're in business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 31, 2013 -> 08:41 AM) Like you and Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler being a future stud is actually based on visual and statistical evidence, not off a hot April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 31, 2013 -> 09:13 AM) Jimmy Butler being a future stud is actually based on visual and statistical evidence, not off a hot April. ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ May 31, 2013 -> 09:05 AM) That said, is there anybody--anybody--on this team where you can look at them and say: yeah, that guy is awesome? Chris Sale. Jake Peavy. Alex Rios to an extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 31, 2013 -> 09:08 AM) This thread is quality. A thread and post yelling at SoxTalk "MEATHEADS", while screaming an whining like a MEATHEAD without making any factual argument or even providing correct information. He was traded, not released... and he was blocked by a kinda good 3B in case you didn't notice. Gillaspie isn't great, but he's an improvement over what the Sox have had at 3B in recent years. He is so not a major problem on this team. I love irony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 31, 2013 -> 09:15 AM) Chris Sale. Jake Peavy. Alex Rios to an extent. Jake has his moments but giving up a bomb to a pitcher is fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoIL Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Yes Gillaspie was traded for, not released. Hard to take someone yelling MEATHEADS seriously when they don't know or bother to look up the facts. Certainly is funny though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 31, 2013 -> 08:33 AM) Every year it's the same thing with the Soxtalk Meatheads, yes the SOXTALK MEATHEADS, I have defined you. You adopt some crap player on the roster and act like he's better than he really is or is finally figuring it out or just needs more time. We're not even including players like Gordon Beckham and Dayan Viciedo that you SOXTALK MEATHEADS refuse to see for what they are. Conor Gillaspie is the latest in a long line of scrubs who got a couple hits and you SOXTALK MEATHEADS adorned our great solution. Now there's a thread in which people discuss claiming another turd Juan Francisco and "the one thing we don't need is a solid hitting lefty 3B". Yeah, because that's Conor Gillaspie. Listen, this is baseball. Very rarely does a player like Gillaspie get released and all the sudden figure it out with a new ballclub. Conor Gillaspie is the 2013 Danny Richar. You will realize he sucks balls soon enough. Oh, his OPS for the month of May is .672. Moving forward, when I read something silly about a garbage player wearing the pale hose that is ridiculous, I will be replying to the poster declaring them to be a SOXTALK MEATHEAD. You've been warned. Gillaspie is a one-time first round draft pick that got knocked around a bit and was on the verge of busting. He's 25 years old, which is a perfectly reasonable age to start breaking out into the Major Leagues. Also, he's looking exactly like the player people projected when he was drafted except with better defense. There's a lot of reason to believe that he's just one-year late on his development path. He was available because SF was not going to bench Sandoval to give him a chance. He's not worse than f***ing Luis Valbuena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Someone is crabby today. I can't even take this thread seriously because of the title alone. And then the mass insult, calling anyone who likes Conor Gillaspie a Meathead. But, no one should take anything Steve says personally. As I said, he seems a bit crabby today. However, is Conor Gillaspie awesome? No. Does he suck? Absolutely not. The guy was TRADED for to fill an important spot as a left-handed hitting bench player. He has gotten a chance to play everyday due to injury. And he's done a pretty good job playing everyday. A .283 BA with 7 doubles, 1 triple, and 3 homeruns is not the definition of sucking. Oh, and he plays pretty good defense. Maybe there's a little extra love being thrown his way simply because the Sox haven't had a guy like this playing third base in quite a while. He's a pleasant surprise. If he continues to get a chance to play regularly for the rest of the season, he could still be a .260+ hitter with 10-15 HRs. I'll take that along with his good defense. Of all the problems this team has, Conor Gillaspie is not one of them. He's really one of the last offensive players I'd worry about. Conor Gillaspie doesn't suck. The only thing that sucks here is this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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