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2011-12 Hot Stove Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by bigpern23, Oct 31, 2011.

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  1. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Sounds very little league to me. Either have DH or don't. For each individual game, the DH is a one-dimensional player, anyway.
     
    outofplace, Nov 25, 2011
    #409
  2. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Make it the home manager's discretion. Most would choose having the DH, but once in a blue moon, if they're "out DH'd", they might choose to take it away from the other team. If Vlad Guererro or David Ortiz is the opposing DH, maybe you decide to bat your pitcher that day.
     
    Bubbler, Nov 25, 2011
    #410
  3. MankyJimy

    MankyJimy Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I disagree...that way Vlad or Papi would never get to bat. They would always be better than the opposing team's DH.
     
    MankyJimy, Nov 25, 2011
    #411
  4. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I'd be surprised if many managers chose that option. They aren't going to tell their guy "You are sitting today because you can't hang with their guy's stuff."
     
    RickStain, Nov 26, 2011
    #412
  5. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    How about you teach your pitchers to hit, to bunt? Get rid of the DH? You play, you hit.
     
    Moderator1, Nov 26, 2011
    #413
  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    You carry a badge, you carry a gun.
     
    YankeeFan, Nov 26, 2011
    #414
  7. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I agree with you Moddy, but the DH will never go away. It's too ingrained in the system now, especially in amateur baseball.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Nov 26, 2011
    #415
  8. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    And more importantly, the MLBPA will never allow it to go away.
     
    outofplace, Nov 26, 2011
    #416
  9. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Looks like it's Gene Lamont or Bobby Valentine for the Red Sox. And a decision could be imminent.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AtHLtZDdCiFanQ9U5Iz5YkI5nYcB?slug=ti-brown_hardball_cherington_red_sox_valentine_lamont_112811
     
    Hank_Scorpio, Nov 28, 2011
    #417
  10. MankyJimy

    MankyJimy Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Wow, two awful choices to follow up Francona. As a Yankee fan I'd be happy to see either of them manage the Red Sox.
     
    MankyJimy, Nov 28, 2011
    #418
  11. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Bobby Valentine is over .500 in nearly 2,200 games as a major-league manager and has had winning records in 9 of the 12 seasons he's managed the full year. He'd be a great choice for the Red Sox, in my opinion.

    And even in Pittsburgh, Lamont wasn't terrible.
     
    Steak Snabler, Nov 28, 2011
    #419
  12. MankyJimy

    MankyJimy Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    If I were a Red Sox fan, the question I would be asking is if these guys are so good, how come neither one has managed in the big leagues in over a decade?

    What is the record for most season between managing an MLB team? I'm guessing it's either Frank Robinson or Jack McKeon.

    If I were a Red Sox fan I would want them to look at Mike Hargrove.
     
    MankyJimy, Nov 29, 2011
    #420
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