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Cafardo: Dustin Pedroia the best second baseman in MLB?
(www.bostonglobe.com)
Sweet spectroscopy! The argument is rolled out again!
Read More...It’s not surprising to hear what two scouts from each league, who both have watched a lot of the American League this year, say about Dustin Pedroia.
“Nobody is playing his position better in baseball right now than Pedroia,” said the AL scout. “He’s playing out of his mind. The plays he’s making — you just don’t see that stuff every day, but you see it with him every day. Honestly, I’m surprised he doesn’t get hurt ...
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1. DanO posted on September 15, 2012 at 12:05 AM # hit 0 | hit 0Yes.
"Please fire me now so that I can line up a TV gig for the series of exhibition games which follow the regular season."
The only reason I don't want him fired at this point is that I think the Sox are going to be lousy again next year and I think Bobby is really miserable. The idea of him enjoying a paid year off pisses me off and I want him to spend another year absolutely miserable or driven to quit.
It's not even close to being the worst roster right now. OTOH, I'm certain the current Astros manager, whoever he is, is doing a much better job than the Sox skipper, so that evens things up a bit.
I don't know, last night the Astros actually gave up a home run to Domonic Brown. Several things had to go wrong for something like that to happen.
But it's at least plausible that he was responsible for Youkilis being traded for nothing, so part of the roster makeup is likely his fault.
The correct answer is 30 seconds, but you're in the ballpark.
I picture Valentine standing in front of Henry yelling, "Fire me! FIRE me!" and waving his around wildly.
That sentence is exactly what Valentine is complaining about: no arms.
"This is Deep Throat again. Did you know that when Bobby Valentine is in the clubhouse, he likes to lounge around - in a dress?"
Yes, it's getting to the point where Bobby is simply trying to get them mad enough to give him the heave-ho and let him collect his $$ while working on his sun tan in Hawaii.
The only reason I don't want him fired at this point is that I think the Sox are going to be lousy again next year and I think Bobby is really miserable. The idea of him enjoying a paid year off pisses me off and I want him to spend another year absolutely miserable or driven to quit.
It probably pisses the Red Sox off, too, but I don't think that Larry's sadism is so indiscriminate that he'd keep Bobby around just for that reason, as it would not help the team and would be about as disastrous a PR move you could make WRT the fan base.
Unless, of course, they really ARE going to sell the team...
Then they really don't want to piss off the fans, and tank attendance.
-Bobby Valentine, 2002
Shall we dance?
Granting that there's no real way to know this, I would say very much the opposite. Based on the evidence we do have, I don't think there is a single facet of managing that Bobby V has done well this year. Terrible lineup decisions, disappointing in-game strategy, seeming ineptitude with managing the clubhouse, the media ... how bad a job does someone have to do before we conclude that much better was possible?
More like a tool who blames his workmen, amirite?
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