Fuck Middlebrooks.
Nice night for Bogaerts! Finish the season strong would be great.
Koji looks like he has a dead arm. That arm has pitch 150 games Since April 2013 of stressful innings. He needs a break.
I gotta admit, I was wrong about Cespedes. He plays this game everynight like it is his last game.
Cespedes is a keeper and Mookie is a gem.....too bad Farrell had some doubts about his playing time earlier. Well he's a keeper too. If we trade him we had better get something very good in exchange for him. I've given up on Middlebrooks. If he doesn't turn it around by the end of the week it is all over for him. Of course, most of you have said he was through a lot earlier. Guess I was really wrong about him and for that I apologize. I hate being so out of it with a player. BTW, let's not be too hesitant in getting rid of Nava. We can use a good LH hitter and Daniel has come around very well since he was brought back up from his stint at Pawtucket.
IMO people are blinded by the present generation of players overly when considering historical greatness. By Bill James "Historical Baseball Abstract" , written in 2003, the greatest modern era shortstop at age 20 was Alex Rodriquez, and in 2003 the top four shortstops in Win Shares per game were (1) Honus Wagner, (2) Arky Vaughan, (3,4) Barry Larkin and Alex Rodriquez nearly tied. James' top ten over all 20 shortstops through 2002 were (1) Honus Wagner by a large margin, (2) Arky Vaughan, (3) Cal Ripkin, Jr., (4) Robin Yount, (5) Alex Rodriquez, (6) Ernie Banks, (7) Barry Larkin, (8) Ozzie Smith, (9) Joe Cronin, and (10) Alan Trammell.
Derek Jeter rated number 20.
A lot of good takeaways from this game tonight. Joe Kelly looks like he could be a solid rotation piece going forward. Bogaerts and Betts became the first pair of red sox rookies to homer at Yankee stadium (old or new) since Dick Gernert and Faye Throneberry in 1952. Bogaerts had a four hit game. Betts looks so good with the bat, and his defense is good too. He may be the center fielder of the future. Cespedes is an offensive monster. I really hope they extend him, because he would be the perfect replacement for the big man at DH when he finally hangs it up.
Middlebrooks looks lost. He obviously has power, but he just can't make good contact and he strikes out far too often. Koji hasn't been looking good lately, he definitely needs a break.