... with Fox Sports
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/r...7YP/story.html
... with Fox Sports
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/r...7YP/story.html
If history tells us anything, the path to redeption for any bad baseball team is marked with a deep rotation of durable starters, a world class defense in both infield and outfield, a lineup that can generate runs in more than one way, a bullpen that won't steal defeat from the jaws of victory, and a top end catcher to hold the whole package together. These are the conditions by which victory is achieved, anything that does not accomplish these objectives is a waste of resources.
Ok... I'll say it... I'm not looking forward to this.
Papi was a team leader in Boston and contributed to WSC's but I don't see him as being good in the booth.
First of all, I speak two languages (English and Downeast Maine) and I frequently have trouble understanding what Papi is saying.
Also, while I do understand that he's enjoying himself, he can't seem to utter a sentence without laughing during it and I don't find the jocularity enhancing. [understatement]
I know that he at one time was one of the faces of baseball and as such he'll be a good draw for Fox Sports but I'm not at all sure he's cut out for the booth.
Ok. Trash me. Tell me what a bad fan I am. Ugh.
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
I hear there paying him in mofongo... and wasakaka con queso frito... and
I doesn't preclude him from working for the club necessarily ... he was doing studio work the last 2 postseasons ... not much to see here.
I have to agree with you here, he's terrible on TV.Originally Posted by S5Dewey
Ok... I'll say it... I'm not looking forward to this.
Papi was a team leader in Boston and contributed to WSC's but I don't see him as being good in the booth.
First of all, I speak two languages (English and Downeast Maine
Also, while I do understand that he's enjoying himself, he can't seem to utter a sentence without laughing during it and I don't find the jocularity enhancing. [understatement]
I know that he at one time was one of the faces of baseball and as such he'll be a good draw for Fox Sports but I'm not at all sure he's cut out for the booth.
Ok. Trash me. Tell me what a bad fan I am. Ugh.
And, unlike his playing days, he can't just drink a "milkshake" to fix his deficiencies......
Last edited by BillyWilliams; 11-11-2018 at 01:07 PM.
I think Fox Sports likes the idea of having Ortiz and ARod as co-analysts.Ok... I'll say it... I'm not looking forward to this.
Papi was a team leader in Boston and contributed to WSC's but I don't see him as being good in the booth.
First of all, I speak two languages (English and Downeast Maine
Also, while I do understand that he's enjoying himself, he can't seem to utter a sentence without laughing during it and I don't find the jocularity enhancing. [understatement]
I know that he at one time was one of the faces of baseball and as such he'll be a good draw for Fox Sports but I'm not at all sure he's cut out for the booth.
Ok. Trash me. Tell me what a bad fan I am. Ugh.
No matter how bad Ortiz might be (and I'm not saying that I agree with you), he's 100 times easier to listen to than ARod is. At least Ortiz is likeable.
What is funny is that early ARod was very likeable on TV. (like he really likes baseball) But this year he was not nearly as good with more exposure.
OMG YES! But that bar is so low it's on the ground to begin with!!
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
Meh it will be entertaining to see what he says even if it sounds foolish at times lol.
Actually, Papi and ARod are good buddies. Another example that the fans take things way more seriously than the players do .
Fox Sports is one of the major things that's wrong with baseball, irrespective of who's in the booth.
Priorities:
1. Yankees lose
2. Red Sox win
That most of the announcers at the national level do not seem to like current players is a real problem.
My understanding is that ARod is actually quite good as an analyst. There is no doubt that he loves the game and knows it very well. I am just so turned off by him that I can't listen to him.
Baseball is life or death for us fans. Of course we take it seriously!
I'm trying to figure out who said A-Rod and Ortiz didn't or shouldn't get along.
I thought it was common knowledge that they were friends.
“The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"When you're dead, you don't know you're dead.
It's only difficult for other people.
It works the same way for stupid."
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