tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post3499188356348236650..comments2024-03-09T08:46:07.595-05:00Comments on The Mighty Quinn Media Machine: Hat TrickBklynSoxFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17512844600688808055noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-35872824313262019302007-08-18T18:52:00.000-04:002007-08-18T18:52:00.000-04:00I'm really glad the Sox stuck with Pedroia after h...I'm really glad the Sox stuck with Pedroia after his rough April start. I've been a fan of his since last September. He's an All-Star in the making.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the interesting links, Mr. Snitch...BklynSoxFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512844600688808055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-64738447991984924912007-08-18T15:13:00.000-04:002007-08-18T15:13:00.000-04:00Here's a player Catwoman and Matt would have dumpe...Here's a player Catwoman and Matt would have dumped for nonperformance:<BR/><BR/>http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/sp_bb_sox17_08-17-07_T26P9L0.33957fb.html<BR/><BR/>It's not that I am unconcerned about Gagne, and I would want to find a way to ease him back into his groove rather than bringing him in with games on the line (if such a thing is possible). I've seen players suffer inexplicable, irredeemable collapses before (Chuck Knoblauch, anyone?). <BR/><BR/>It's possible that Gagne never recovers his previous form, and that we'll never know why. But it's not as if Gagne is unaccustomed to big-media towns or high-pressure situations. And up until now, he was having a fine year. So I suggest bearing with him is the way to go, painful as that is right now. The downside is losing some ground in the race. It may even be possible to fall out of contention (including wild card) altogether. The upside, though, is to have a recovered Gagne carry a big share of the bullpen load coming into the playoffs, enabling a FRESH pen going into those big series. <BR/><BR/>In fact, I suspect it is the Sox' thinking to have him carry that load whether he performs well or not, whether the fans like it or not. If he continues to throw gopher balls, the Sox brass probably just hope they sneak into the playoffs despite him. In which case, THEN they'll relegate him to the back of the bus.<BR/><BR/>The unpires do have problems. Hopefully those do not include NBA-style game fixing. I'll put up with a certain amount of incompetence as long as I never see the kind of grim headlines we've seen regarding NBA refs.<BR/><BR/>That said, that fould call WAS galling. Geez. And I've seen Buckner deliberately call strikes this year, in a Yankee series, because he felt a batter showed him up. (He's done the same with Messina, refusing to call strikes when the pitcher pissed him off.) That kind of thing should not be tolerated. Remember, though, that the umpires' union has never been wisely managed.<BR/><BR/>Others have noticed <A HREF="http://buccoblog.mlblogs.com/my_weblog/2007/04/brian_runge_cal.html" REL="nofollow">Runge</A>... and as far as <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&q=C.B.+Buckner+&btnG=Search" REL="nofollow">Buckner</A> is concerned...Jeff Fariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311004609431680032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-40334352906681964812007-08-18T13:32:00.000-04:002007-08-18T13:32:00.000-04:00Umpire comes from the Latin Word "Nonpere", which ...Umpire comes from the Latin Word "Nonpere", which as translated, means "Not Fair":<BR/><BR/>Runge & Co are "Nonperes"Michael Leggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987710950659331609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-63523798917593040342007-08-18T13:28:00.000-04:002007-08-18T13:28:00.000-04:00How many times does Gagne have to turn a win into ...How many times does Gagne have to turn a win into a loss before he's dumped for good. I say 3. Bye bye Gagne, you truly suck.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731003701197114655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-13264321716362995742007-08-18T11:31:00.000-04:002007-08-18T11:31:00.000-04:00I certainly don't advocate burying Gagne. They nee...I certainly don't advocate burying Gagne. They need him to take the pressure off Okajima and Papelbon as the season winds down. Okajima is on pace to pitch more innings than he ever pitched in Japan. I was really hoping that last Tuesday was a sign of good things to come from Gagne, but now you have to wonder.<BR/><BR/>The umpiring overall continues to get worse and worse, but I'm no advocate of instant replay in baseball. Games are long enough now. MLB still has to do something to weed out these incompetents like Bucknor and Runge.BklynSoxFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512844600688808055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-56561397086010712152007-08-18T10:55:00.000-04:002007-08-18T10:55:00.000-04:00Gagne has a history that says he CAN do the job. T...Gagne has a history that says he CAN do the job. They got him on that basis, and they have to make a concerted attempt to help him right himself. A few frustrating games isn't enough to throw that away.Jeff Fariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311004609431680032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-47813910437413115572007-08-18T09:05:00.000-04:002007-08-18T09:05:00.000-04:00"You now have to wonder if Terry Francona can affo..."You now have to wonder if Terry Francona can afford to keep going to Gagne in the late innings with a lead."<BR/><BR/>I don't think there's any wonder to it at all. The answer is NO. Not unless you want to kill both him and us...<BR/><BR/>"Rarely now do I see a game where something is not missed.<BR/><BR/>That foul call was the icing on the cake, wasn't it? All the air is taken out of the park after the Gagne disaster, and then beautifully topped off by the worst call in the history of the game. I mean, that was right up there w/Jeffrey Maier and the phantom tag. <BR/><BR/>I have a list of umps I want tossed. C.B. Buckner heads the list, but Brian Runge is right up there behindhim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com