*official 2007 red sox thread*

[THAY3R]

If only the Red Sox had a player who had like the record for most successful performances under pressure without failure on their team :/

[zer0]

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concern #1

team chasing us is probably better than us

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bench

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starting 1B has shown tendancy to be useless post august

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schiling

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gagne

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i think ramirez' lack of power is more concerning going forward than gagne as well. i'm waiting for him to go on one of his sick streaks, but it doesnt look like he's even going to hit 25 hr's this year.

[Kneel B4 Zod]

I think Manny is finally getting old. still a good hitter, but we should be glad is contract is up next year.

[Toro]

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concern #1

team chasing us is probably better than us

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bench

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starting 1B has shown tendancy to be useless post august

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schiling

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gagne

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i think ramirez' lack of power is more concerning going forward than gagne as well. i'm waiting for him to go on one of his sick streaks, but it doesnt look like he's even going to hit 25 hr's this year.

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Yes, Ramirez lack of power is definitely a concern but the whole team in general is power weak. We have a bunch of obp guys but not enough power to drive them in. Seems like we need 4 hits to score a run these days.

[NT!]

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Yes, Ramirez lack of power is definitely a concern but the whole team in general is power weak. We have a bunch of obp guys but not enough power to drive them in. Seems like we need 4 hits to score a run these days.

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you are so right. what are we like 13th in the AL in SLG% ?

[legend42]

To be fair, Manny has had a lot of near-miss homers (I know everybody has those, but he's had way more than his share this season). He could easily have 25+ right now. But, I do agree he is in decline.

- It looks like he's guessing a lot more than usual, even with two strikes. How many times have we seen him flip his bat and walk towards the dugout on a 3rd strike before the ump has even made the call.

- He's swinging through and fouling off a lot of the pitches he used to hammer.

- He seems to be too in love with his inside out swing. Shades of Jim Rice, post-86.

But we knew the time would come. I'm still hoping he goes on a streak to keep his 30/100 streak alive, but I wouldn't mind if he's saving himself for the playoffs, either.

[kidcolin]

not sure if you're leveling or not to pwn Toro.. sox are 3rd in SLG% in the AL, as well as OPS.

[zer0]

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Yes, Ramirez lack of power is definitely a concern but the whole team in general is power weak. We have a bunch of obp guys but not enough power to drive them in. Seems like we need 4 hits to score a run these days.

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you are so right. what are we like 13th in the AL in SLG% ?

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well, a lot of their slugging is tied up in the high batting average, i'm pretty sure they're middle of the pack in IsoP. they're also 9th in ab/hr, which isn't very good. its no secret the team is missing some pop.

[Toro]

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Yes, Ramirez lack of power is definitely a concern but the whole team in general is power weak. We have a bunch of obp guys but not enough power to drive them in. Seems like we need 4 hits to score a run these days.

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you are so right. what are we like 13th in the AL in SLG% ?

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well, a lot of their slugging is tied up in the high batting average, i'm pretty sure they're middle of the pack in IsoP. they're also 9th in ab/hr, which isn't very good. its no secret the team is missing some pop.

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As Mark Twain once said: There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

When I made my post I was sure someone would chime in and mis-use a stat to discredit my point. Thanks for not disappointing NT.

[kyleb]

IsoP is a misleading stat?