Comments on: Like So Many Sheep In Red Sox Clothing

By: Hank Waddles

Hank Waddles — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:21:19 +0000

[1] Latino players have always been targeted for lackadaisical play, and Clemente was the first. Canó certainly should hustle more than he does when he grounds balls directly at an infielder, but I think it’s his play on defense — languid and nonchalant — that leads to a perception that he’s going half speed.

Mainly, I just think it’s odd that people can talk about him as if he’s having a subpar season when his numbers say just the opposite. I don’t think this is overt racism, it’s just a skewed perception.

By: Yankee Mama

Yankee Mama — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:30:43 +0000

Lately, the Yankees and Red Sox are like temporary relief you feel in the aftermath of a sturm und drang relationship. I welcome the peace. Then again, the chumminess between the players on the base paths signifies the end of an era…..for now.

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:07:07 +0000

yeah, i don’t miss the old shit sox at all.

i wish their lineup was like this every year and they were always basement dwellers and doormats. in fact, i wish they were contracted.

i hope they remain relatively meaningless for years to come (won’t happen, unfortunately). i will enjoy this for now and hope hard we beat them tonight/tomorrow.

By: knuckles

knuckles — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:53:59 +0000

I don’t miss the old Red Sox.
- 4 1/2 hour games
- Curt Schilling’s holier-than-thou-ness
- Pedro headhunting
- Manny’s fake aloofness
- Varitek/Millar’s fake grittiness
- Trot Nixon

Kick ‘em while they’re down. In 2-3 years we’ll be wishing this was their lineup again.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:38:37 +0000

[6] The Dodgers who, from a quick perusal of the standings. look like they’ll miss the playoffs.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:37:26 +0000

[3] The Sox may not be better than the Orioles next year, but I be they’re better than the Sox were this year. Is the organization in shambles? We’ll know better when we see what they do with the massive amount of money they saved by foisting their payroll on the Dodgers.

By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo

Mr OK Jazz Tokyo — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:22:14 +0000

Watching Bobby V come out to replace Bucholz..wow, guy just looked so beaten. Really look forward to his tell-all interview about the season. Wonder if he can wait till after the WS?

By: JeremyM

JeremyM — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:13:01 +0000

Gotta be honest, I don’t miss the Red Sox of old. Those games were starting to move beyond excruciating. 4 hours or so each time, pitchers stepping on and off the mound, hitters stepping in and out of the box. That one umpire was right….

By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo

Mr OK Jazz Tokyo — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:46:03 +0000

[0] That lineup!!
Can’t understand at all why people would say the Sox will be better than Baltimore next year..organization is in a shambles.

By: Fuller R

Fuller R — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:08:39 +0000

[0,1] I think you could compare Robby to Mike Schmidt, in addition to Clemente. Just like our hero, both played with an easy grace, making it sometimes look to some like they lacked intensity.

Ask anyone in the game, however, and they will attest that all three are gamers, who give it everything they got and sometimes just fall short.

By: Boatzilla

Boatzilla — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:51:31 +0000

Great write-up, Hank. I enjoyed the old Red Sox references.

I don’t get the Roberto Clemente allusion. Care to ‘splain? Something about racism?