tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post3887757218734649037..comments2024-02-16T02:12:08.305-08:00Comments on Fire Jay Mariotti: How Long Does It Take Joe Morgan To Say Three Hilarious Things?Larry Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141943214237719821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-83721781764365383752008-05-13T09:21:00.000-07:002008-05-13T09:21:00.000-07:00Beyond Joe and his hilarity, while watching the Tw...Beyond Joe and his hilarity, while watching the Twins-Red Sox gme yesterday, Orel and Philips kept talking about Buckholtz and his recentpitching problems. In particular , his need to realize he was fastball pitcher and to throw more of them. The entire time, I kept wondering, why doesn't Varitek (the Red Sox version of Jeter from a far West perspective) MAKE the kid throw fastballs. Keep calling for it, and every time the kid shakes you off, go slap him around on the mound for a bit. Instead, everything was about Clay, and how HE needed to find his identity as pitcher...blah blah blah. It was as if the Sox had a giant pitching screen as catcher and captain, and not some guy they drasticly overpaid a couple years ago because he was such a great game caller and so vital to the pitching staff....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-26628891313020316192008-05-12T16:32:00.000-07:002008-05-12T16:32:00.000-07:00I have to ask again.....is the "post" label going ...I have to ask again.....is the "post" label going to be a permanent thing, Larry? :pDerpsaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881690667013390019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-55641265324608916632008-05-12T12:18:00.000-07:002008-05-12T12:18:00.000-07:00I think the one thing I can say about Monroe last ...I think the one thing I can say about Monroe last night was his consistency. He was consistent at the plate and that will serve him well, especially if he wants to hit like Gary Sheffield. <BR/><BR/>I have not seen Manny Ramirez play that much this year, so I can't really comment on whether his consistency is as consistent as Craig Monroe, but he does not clog up the bases as much as Ramirez and seems a whole more consistent at the plate at this point. I think the Tigers are still going to take that division when Sheffield comes back healthier, I think he will help the other players play better and more consistently. <BR/><BR/>That the answer I would get if I asked Joe Morgan, "Who is better Craig Monroe or Manny Ramirez?"Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-86857541741379296832008-05-12T12:15:00.000-07:002008-05-12T12:15:00.000-07:00it's tricky though, because since Monroe only has ...it's tricky though, because since Monroe only has 2 steals in his last 290 games, he's actually just a baseclogger. It's like a lose-lose for Joe.Miserable Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275506476452693194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-13772903372098540232008-05-12T06:07:00.000-07:002008-05-12T06:07:00.000-07:00If Craig Monroe was a good baseball player, he'd h...If Craig Monroe was a good baseball player, he'd have singled to lead off the seventh inning, stolen second, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and raced home on a grounder to short.<BR/><BR/>But no, he sucks. Keep on hitting those home runs, you sandbagger!Tonushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082528970434639776noreply@blogger.com