Re: Yes, Francona messed up again IMO

On May 31, 3:55 am, XJonJ...@xxxxxxxxx (Jon Jon) wrote:
1st Inning - Dustin - personally I wouldn't have bunted.... BUT ... I do
not have all the insights and information - MR. Francona doesn't just do
things "just to be doing them".

I LOVE .. double LOVE .. and triple LOVE to infinity watching the Red
Sox ... however, you couldn't pay me ANY AMOUNT of $$ to make decisions
MR. Francona has to make < or really, any other Manager >.

This 1st Inning Bunt is relatively minor compared to "Well, geez, do I
pitch Curt after his operation -- I mean, by golly, his white sock might
get a red blood stain" ... hope you caught the comparison.

I am sure MR. Francona would tell you face-to-face that <hypothetically>
+/- 27% of his decisions he'd change.

However, if he had changed +/- 27% of his decisions in "late May / early
October" of 2004 AND 2007 .. none of ya are idiots, you catch my point
:-)

MR. Francona placed Bobby Kielty in a World Series game < Game 4 of MR.
Francona's 8-0 record in Game 4 sweeps as I recall > .. my childhood
friend <we both now in our mid 50 's> said "Who the He@# is that?".. I
said "O, watch". My friend, a DIEHARD Braves fan, now knows fully WHO
Bobby Kielty is :-)

WHY did MR. Francona place Bobby in the game .. well, I reckon that was
part of his + / - 73% .....

None of us perfect and I don't recall any team going 162-0 .. @ 73% a
team will go an estimated 116.8 wins .. of course, that's + or -.

Soooooooooooo.... Yawkey Way ....... do we Petition Theo to fire MR.
Francona ? .... wouldn't happen .... WHY you ask ?..... well, I already
answered above ----- none of ya are idiots !

A win in Baltimore is a win .. I wish Manny would hit his 500th to get
that out of the <Fen>way .. Dice - well, recover when you ready to
recover - don't rush it - the REAL Season don't start til after All-Star
break anyway.

And, by the way Dice - thanks for all you've done for US.

A bit off topic and "tongue in cheek" <?? .. how many Cabrera's are
there in Major League Baseball ?? Seems every Sports blip I hear
another Cabrera springs up !!!!!!

I like the "chatter" in here, but fortunately going on vacation to
attend my Granddaughter's Kindergarten graduation ... I'll be out of the
Net for like 10 days -- hoping the Sox go .730 while I am away, but will
accept 1.000 !!

~Repeat in '08~

It is impossible to go .730 in just 10 days. The chances of logical
thought from you are only slightly better.
.

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