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When did they start making baseball players out of glass?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc)

When did they start making baseball players out of glass?As a Red Sox fan,although they won the division,I found this one of the most frustrating years ever.I stopped calling them Red Sox and changed it to the Rest Sox.  

All year long,no matter the situation,each player had scheduled time off....THIS is baseball..whatever happened to the everyday player?What would Cal Ripken had said if someone told him,sorry streaks over...it is your scheduled day off!  

Plus if you are plunking down $50-$100 or more to watch a game..don't you deserve to see the best a team has to offer?  

I remember in the playoffs,Your ace,pitched games 1-4-7!You played to win!Could you imagine the look on Bob Gibson's face if the manager said sorry...you need 4 days rest...so we are saving you and pitching a guy who went 6-9 this year with a 4+ERA.How silly is this?(I wish they had though...Boston might have won the 67 world series)  

Tonight the Rest Sox are pitching a guy with a bad back who hasn't pitched in a few weeks....all because they want to give their 1-2-3 starters the full compliment of rest!UMMMM..they lose 2 more games and they get all the rest they want!  

I was so tired of Francona treating Papelbon as if he is made out of paper machet. I remember when Rich Gossage and Rollie Fingers would come into a game in the 7th for a save....enough of these 3 run 10 pitch saves!  

The game as we once knew it is over....everyone is so worried about tomorrow and forgetting about today!    

 

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Charlie Ragonesi
AllMountainRealty.com - Big Canoe, GA
Homes - Big Canoe, Jasper, North Georgia Pros
I feel your pain. I have never forgiven the Mets for trading Nolan Ryan for Jim Fergosi
Oct 15, 2007 11:43 PM
BLR Guy
BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc) - Saint Pete Beach, FL
That wasn't the best of trades....How about their latest...Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano?
Oct 15, 2007 11:45 PM
Melissa Grant
A Serendipity World - Greenbackville, VA
The Law of Attraction In Life & Business
I agree with you 100%. I like the Red Sox but I am a die hard Yankee fan, have been since my family was old enough to sit me in front of the television and yell run ! Amongst many other words :), the Red Sox have a chance here but it all comes down to coaching......that will tell the tale itself.
Oct 16, 2007 12:14 AM
BLR Guy
BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc) - Saint Pete Beach, FL
BOOOOOO Melissa..Yankee Fan...LOL You are right about the coaching....Boston doesn't have a very good manager..and the Philly fans will attest to that!;) Cleveland is a very good team...but Boston has better pitching....so,am hoping the Sox don't fall into another "Francoma"
Oct 16, 2007 12:19 AM
Melissa Grant
A Serendipity World - Greenbackville, VA
The Law of Attraction In Life & Business
so,am hoping the Sox don't fall into another "Francoma" - yeah, good luck with that...lol
Oct 16, 2007 12:40 AM
BLR Guy
BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc) - Saint Pete Beach, FL
I hear ya there Melissa!LOL I sure hear ya!:)
Oct 16, 2007 12:55 AM
Brandon Causey
Coastal Palmetto Realty LLC - Loris, SC
Realtor, Coastal Palmetto Realty LLC
Rick or is this Chris....Anyway I'm a huge SOX fan...always have been...No bandwagoner here.  I couldn't agree with you more.  All pro sports are played with the wallet not the heart anymore...That's why shilling is so good..Heart...That's why college sports are more fun to watch.  They are there for the love of the game, the thrill of the chase, and the hope of victory.  Could you imagine what it would be like if super talented guys had to win....I mean like life or death....Maybe that would get them fired up.
Oct 16, 2007 02:44 AM
Danny Thornton
R & D Art - Knoxville, TN
WordPress Guru
Rick, I have to agree with you. If I am paying money to go to the ballpark, I want to see the best team on the field.
Oct 16, 2007 05:26 AM
BLR Guy
BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc) - Saint Pete Beach, FL
Wayne..no rest for the wicked...LOL
Oct 16, 2007 09:31 AM
BLR Guy
BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc) - Saint Pete Beach, FL

Brandon..this is Rick...Cris has his own screen name...There is only one BLRGuy and that is me...LOL Often imitated and never duplicated!;)

I love Schill....but I would be willing to bet..the powers that be won't resign him!He didn't understand when he was out with his injury and was better,why they were still holding him out....I do not understand their logic either....always living for the future instead of the present

Oct 16, 2007 09:35 AM
BLR Guy
BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc) - Saint Pete Beach, FL
I am with you Danny....they only play 162 games....that is 1/2 a year..let them rest then!
Oct 16, 2007 09:37 AM
Cris Burlew
Beach & Luxury Realty, Inc. - Saint Pete Beach, FL
Broker ~ St Pete Beach FL Real Estate

You know my thoughts on this...I totally agree! The salaries that they are paid have turned them into prima donnas and so the manager's treat them as such...YUCK! When you went to see a game, you knew exactly who was going to be on the field. Nowadays, good luck...you don't know until the last minute and to spend that kind of money on tickets, not to mention the food is a hard pill to swallow when you get the "B" team on the field :(

Oh well, we just have to suffer through this next game and see what happens. Maybe they will be able to turn it around and stay out of the "Francoma" :)

Oct 16, 2007 11:03 AM
BLR Guy
BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc) - Saint Pete Beach, FL
I agree with you Cris...I always knew who 1-9 were each day when I followed the Sox years ago...Now,I need a map of scheduled days off 1st :(
Oct 16, 2007 11:35 AM
Brandon Causey
Coastal Palmetto Realty LLC - Loris, SC
Realtor, Coastal Palmetto Realty LLC
Rick thanks for clearing that up...
Oct 16, 2007 02:11 PM
BLR Guy
BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc) - Saint Pete Beach, FL
You are welcome Brandon!;)
Oct 16, 2007 09:45 PM
BLR Guy
BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc) - Saint Pete Beach, FL
Well Boston is now down 3 games to one...thanks to last nights giveaway game...pitching a guy who hasn't pitched in 3 weeks instead of throwing their best pitcher...now they have to face Cleveland's best...nice job Francoma!
Oct 16, 2007 09:58 PM
BLR Guy
BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc) - Saint Pete Beach, FL
Beckett gave a strong performance yet again in a post season game...so series goes back to Boston with another clutch post season pitcher up next!
Oct 19, 2007 03:33 AM