BOSTON RED SOX thread

[jsearles22]

I prefer National League baseball.

Instead of spending money on the likes of Ortiz and DH they would just spend money in other areas and adjust their rosters.

Tampa and Texas have developed young players and are deeper with young talent than just about any NL team. Texas is now spending money as well. New York and Boston will just outspend everyone.

That said it isn't a given that the A.L. will win the world series cause any team could win a 7 game series but let's just look at some recent history here


Interleague Play Total Wins

AL-1939 NL 1773 Winner American League

Interleague Play Seasons Won

American 11 (7 in a row) wins ,national 4 wins Winner American League

Last 20 Years of World Series

American League 12 wins National 8 Wins Winner American League

All Star Games last 20

American 15-5 Winner American league


Salaries

5 of the top 6 team salaries in Baseball are from the American League



The American league has clearly been the better league in recent history

When you are allowed an extra offensive player you clearly are going to have better stats and higher potential to score runs. What you said is if these teams went exclusiviely to the NL that they would dominate. That isnt true. Ask the Cubs how just spending out the ass has worked.

And your interleague stats actually prove MY point. Even given the extreme advantage of having an extra offensive weapon on their roster the AL teams have only won a mere 52% of interleague games. That is barely an edge at all! Looking at who has won which "interleague seasons" is asinine because you arent factoring in if the league won by 1 game or 50. 52% given a huge competitive advantage isnt really proving anything, IMO. Put it this way, do you want to get your ENTIRE bankroll in against a huge fish with a mere 52% edge or do you wait for a better spot? 52% is a coinflip essentially.

[chinamaniac]

Instead of spending money on the likes of Ortiz and DH they would just spend money in other areas and adjust their rosters.

Tampa and Texas have developed young players and are deeper with young talent than just about any NL team. Texas is now spending money as well. New York and Boston will just outspend everyone.

That said it isn't a given that the A.L. will win the world series cause any team could win a 7 game series but let's just look at some recent history here


Interleague Play Total Wins

AL-1939 NL 1773 Winner American League

Interleague Play Seasons Won

American 11 (7 in a row) wins ,national 4 wins Winner American League

Last 20 Years of World Series

American League 12 wins National 8 Wins Winner American League

All Star Games last 20

American 15-5 Winner American league


Salaries

5 of the top 6 team salaries in Baseball are from the American League



The American league has clearly been the better league in recent history

When you are allowed an extra offensive player you clearly are going to have better stats and higher potential to score runs. What you said is if these teams went exclusiviely to the NL that they would dominate. That isnt true. Ask the Cubs how just spending out the ass has worked.

And your interleague stats actually prove MY point. Even given the extreme advantage of having an extra offensive weapon on their roster the AL teams have only won a mere 52% of interleague games. That is barely an edge at all! Looking at who has won which "interleague seasons" is asinine because you arent factoring in if the league won by 1 game or 50. 52% given a huge competitive advantage isnt really proving anything, IMO. Put it this way, do you want to get your ENTIRE bankroll in against a huge fish with a mere 52% edge or do you wait for a better spot? 52% is a coinflip essentially.

Of course the hitting stats are better with a DH for AL teams but they still kick the NL ass over a large sample in terms of wins and losses

The cubs have not spent well that's why shit didn't work for them. Boston and New York have spent well which is why they have been in 9 of the last 15 series and have almost won half of them (7 total!!)

My stats do not prove your point. The AL has to play by your rules when they visit your parks.

If it is unfair then change the rules. Bottom line is the AL is superior to the NL

[jsearles22]

A prime argument against interleague play is the imbalance involved due to the fact that the NL has 16 teams while the AL has 14. As a result, all AL teams play 18 interleague games while the NL schedule has two formulas.Therefore the NL "good" teams arent getting to play as many interleague games as the "good" teams in the AL. This alone would account for the 52% win percentage. 2% difference based on this alone is feasible.

I've looked and I cant find it, but i would be very interested to see what the interleague play records are in AL parks vs NL parks?

[SixToedPete]

Your argument about stadium size and capacity % sold is ridiculous.

In fact, not using stadium capacity in relation to attendance is ridiculous. Most attendance studies and reports use it.

Boston made them look silly by outselling them even with a MUCH smaller stadium.

I agree. It's indisputable

This statement is IMO a very large leap of logic.I know lots of TRUE baseball fans that wouldn't automatically make this assumption. If that's what you mean, then say it. Unless you're trying to start a flame war then, by all means, carry on.

I don't think it's much of a leap at all. It's actually a given in most MLB attendance reports. However, the rest of your comment is fair.

Sorry Pete nobody is buying what you're selling.

I'm not selling anything, just relating information. I will cop to statistical semantics. However, the resulting controversy has made this thread more popular. That's a good thing.

I could have really caused BCR's panties to bunch by claiming Dodger attendance figures are misleading. Everyone knows LA Dodger fans are notorious for arriving late (3rd or 4th inning) and leaving early (7th inning). Many of them only watch @ half a game!

Now let's forget all this attendance BS and talk about the Red Sox!

I agree. Plus, I will admit, it's all I wanted from the get go.

Attendance doesn't have multiple definitions.

Actually it does. One major study on MLB ticket pricing included more than 50 independent variables in explaining MLB game attendance.

Almost all respected reports on MLB attendance factor in capacity along with other variables.

You wouldn't have said despite having a stadium with almost twice the capacity, that Boston stills draw more fans. That's illogical.

Given that stadium capacity is an important and universally accepted component of true attendance, my statement is logical.

And no, attendance figures aren't ranked by capacity.

As I've already shown, they most certainly are. Check a few MLB attendance charts, you'll find capacity or percent of capacity prominently displayed.

I readily admit if I don't know, or erred.

This is encouraging but I won't hold my breath.

Enjoy your Red Sox thread, I'm done with you.

Thank you, while you leave with your ball, I will enjoy it.

[Steve-O]

When you are allowed an extra offensive player you clearly are going to have better stats and higher potential to score runs. What you said is if these teams went exclusiviely to the NL that they would dominate. That isnt true. Ask the Cubs how just spending out the ass has worked.

And your interleague stats actually prove MY point. Even given the extreme advantage of having an extra offensive weapon on their roster the AL teams have only won a mere 52% of interleague games. That is barely an edge at all! Looking at who has won which "interleague seasons" is asinine because you arent factoring in if the league won by 1 game or 50. 52% given a huge competitive advantage isnt really proving anything, IMO. Put it this way, do you want to get your ENTIRE bankroll in against a huge fish with a mere 52% edge or do you wait for a better spot? 52% is a coinflip essentially.

Of course the hitting stats are better with a DH for AL teams but they still kick the NL ass over a large sample in terms of wins and losses

The cubs have not spent well that's why shit didn't work for them. Boston and New York have spent well which is why they have been in 9 of the last 15 series and have almost won half of them (7 total!!)

My stats do not prove your point. The AL has to play by your rules when they visit your parks.

If it is unfair then change the rules. Bottom line is the AL is superior to the NL

Few points on this thread:

I would say that these teams have not spent well, it's just that having a $200 million payroll (compared to sa a $100 million payroll) allows you to eat one or two bad contracts. If the Diamondbacks, Devilrays, or even the Rangers signed Carl Crawford and he shit the bed as bad as he has the team would be set-back for close to a decade. On the flipside the Red Sox, Yankees and a couple other teams can afford the occasional Carl Crawford or Carl Pavano and just keep moving along.

As far as the AL being better than the NL I don't know how you can make this arguement and be so adamant about it. Interleague play has shown a small edge, but this doesn't reflect on say the Top 5 teams in each league. It also doesn't take into account that the interleague schedule forces some good NL teams to play the cream of the crop every year --Mets/Yankees, Braves/Red Sox, etc. What would the records be if the Mets got to play the Orioles more often? These "Rivalry" matchups just seems to work out in the AL's favor.

It's hard to quantify what is more advantagous, not having a DH on your roster, or having to sit your DH (usually one of your top 2 offensive players) in a NL park and having pitchers unaccustomed to hitting, hit. Since they will never do away with the DH, I'd personally like to see Baseball go to a 10-person batting order, with a DH and the pitcher hitting, best of both worlds.

[Wiganer]

Taking baseball seriously? You should be fucking ashamed. This is how seriously the rest of the world takes it.

[NaturalBornHustler]

Can we bag this fucking OP up already? Good Lord has to be the worst poster the internets has ever seen.

You notice he wasn't making ay threads about his "royalty" when they were at the bottom of the standings the first couple weeks. Typical arrogant Boston douchebag, the type I would spit on if I ever came across him. Easily the worst frontrunners in all of sports and the lowest form of human on the earth.

I mean he is the classic example of everything the rest of the country and world hates about Boston and anything that has to do with their sports teams.

Fuck you, fuck the Red Sox, fuck Boston and I hope all their team planes crash and all the players die sooner than later. The world would be a better place. Maybe we can get lucky and a few hundred of the "die haads" were on the plane too.

[Kuntmissioner]

Can we bag this fucking OP up already? Good Lord has to be the worst poster the internets has ever seen.

You notice he wasn't making ay threads about his "royalty" when they were at the bottom of the standings the first couple weeks. Typical arrogant Boston douchebag, the type I would spit on if I ever came across him. Easily the worst frontrunners in all of sports and the lowest form of human on the earth.

I mean he is the classic example of everything the rest of the country and world hates about Boston and anything that has to do with their sports teams.

Fuck you, fuck the Red Sox, fuck Boston and I hope all their team planes crash and all the players die sooner than later. The world would be a better place. Maybe we can get lucky and a few hundred of the "die haads" were on the plane too.

Hate on 6Toe all you want, but you're a bigger buffoon than he is if you think 6Toe represents a stereotypical Boston fan.

[chinamaniac]

Can we bag this fucking OP up already? Good Lord has to be the worst poster the internets has ever seen.

You notice he wasn't making ay threads about his "royalty" when they were at the bottom of the standings the first couple weeks. Typical arrogant Boston douchebag, the type I would spit on if I ever came across him. Easily the worst frontrunners in all of sports and the lowest form of human on the earth.

I mean he is the classic example of everything the rest of the country and world hates about Boston and anything that has to do with their sports teams.

Fuck you, fuck the Red Sox, fuck Boston and I hope all their team planes crash and all the players die sooner than later. The world would be a better place. Maybe we can get lucky and a few hundred of the "die haads" were on the plane too.

hof

[badbilly32]

bucky"f'n"dent= god/b.c.r=god.......... /thread


and china some of these blanket staements you make are so lol....the red sox would win any divison in the n.l...they are like 30 games under 500 since august(prolly not the exact # buts its not far off) with a dh! to think that they would be better without a dh is just laughable.....

[chinamaniac]

bucky"f'n"dent= god/b.c.r=god.......... /thread


and china some of these blanket staements you make are so lol....the red sox would win any divison in the n.l...they are like 30 games under 500 since august(prolly not the exact # buts its not far off) with a dh! to think that they would be better without a dh is just laughable.....

Red Sox won 90 games in the toughest division in Baseball last year.

Same amount of wins SL had for wild card and SL plays in a shitty division

All 5 teams in the AL East were 500 or above heading into tonights games

IMO put that Red Sox team in the NL in any division and they win at least a game more than 90

I never said the red sox havent sucked since last August because I know they have. I am not even sure and never said they will make the playoffs this year. But most likely they would mop up in a division with Pitt houston and the cubs.

[SixToedPete]

Can we bag this fucking OP up already? Good Lord has to be the worst poster the internets has ever seen.

You notice he wasn't making ay threads about his "royalty" when they were at the bottom of the standings the first couple weeks. Typical arrogant Boston douchebag, the type I would spit on if I ever came across him. Easily the worst frontrunners in all of sports and the lowest form of human on the earth.

I mean he is the classic example of everything the rest of the country and world hates about Boston and anything that has to do with their sports teams.

Fuck you, fuck the Red Sox, fuck Boston and I hope all their team planes crash and all the players die sooner than later. The world would be a better place. Maybe we can get lucky and a few hundred of the "die haads" were on the plane too.

This was actually very funny.

[jsearles22]

bucky"f'n"dent= god/b.c.r=god.......... /thread


and china some of these blanket staements you make are so lol....the red sox would win any divison in the n.l...they are like 30 games under 500 since august(prolly not the exact # buts its not far off) with a dh! to think that they would be better without a dh is just laughable.....

Red Sox won 90 games in the toughest division in Baseball last year.

Same amount of wins SL had for wild card and SL plays in a shitty division

All 5 teams in the AL East were 500 or above heading into tonights games

IMO put that Red Sox team in the NL in any division and they win at least a game more than 90

I never said the red sox havent sucked since last August because I know they have. I am not even sure and never said they will make the playoffs this year. But most likely they would mop up in a division with Pitt houston and the cubs.

With or without a DH?

[chinamaniac]

Red Sox won 90 games in the toughest division in Baseball last year.

Same amount of wins SL had for wild card and SL plays in a shitty division

All 5 teams in the AL East were 500 or above heading into tonights games

IMO put that Red Sox team in the NL in any division and they win at least a game more than 90

I never said the red sox havent sucked since last August because I know they have. I am not even sure and never said they will make the playoffs this year. But most likely they would mop up in a division with Pitt houston and the cubs.

With or without a DH?

Dump the Dh and spend the 15 million elsewhere

[BCR]

I'd just like to point out that since SixToedPete made this thread, the Red Sox have lost five straight, four losses coming at home, including two extra-inning heart-breakers like today's loss in the 17th inning.

You may have another curse on your hands here my respected New England PFA'ers. They are at KC tomorrow, who is 2-12 at home. Should they lose that one, I wouldn't find it premature to print out that pic of Pete boring the audience to sleep and burn it in sacrifice to the baseball gods.

If you love your Sox, I think you almost have to. His fail is strong.

[SixToedPete]

I'd just like to point out that since SixToedPete made this thread, the Red Sox have lost five straight, four losses coming at home, including two extra-inning heart-breakers like today's loss in the 17th inning.

You may have another curse on your hands here my respected New England PFA'ers. They are at KC tomorrow, who is 2-12 at home. Should they lose that one, I wouldn't find it premature to print out that pic of Pete boring the audience to sleep and burn it in sacrifice to the baseball gods.

If you love your Sox, I think you almost have to. His fail is strong.

BCR

Provider Of Voodoo

[Steve-O]

I'd just like to point out that since SixToedPete made this thread, the Red Sox have lost five straight, four losses coming at home, including two extra-inning heart-breakers like today's loss in the 17th inning.

You may have another curse on your hands here my respected New England PFA'ers. They are at KC tomorrow, who is 2-12 at home. Should they lose that one, I wouldn't find it premature to print out that pic of Pete boring the audience to sleep and burn it in sacrifice to the baseball gods.

If you love your Sox, I think you almost have to. His fail is strong.

Who gives a shit! they won two world series in the last decade, I'm as content as a pig in shit if they never win another game in my lifetime, let my kids deal with a new curse...

[BCR]

I'd just like to point out that since SixToedPete made this thread, the Red Sox have lost five straight, four losses coming at home, including two extra-inning heart-breakers like today's loss in the 17th inning.

You may have another curse on your hands here my respected New England PFA'ers. They are at KC tomorrow, who is 2-12 at home. Should they lose that one, I wouldn't find it premature to print out that pic of Pete boring the audience to sleep and burn it in sacrifice to the baseball gods.

If you love your Sox, I think you almost have to. His fail is strong.

Who gives a shit! they won two world series in the last decade, I'm as content as a pig in shit if they never win another game in my lifetime, let my kids deal with a new curse...

I'm an Indians fan, and haven't had a WS win yet in my lifetime. Fuck Jose Mesa. My father was born the last year the Indians won, I blame him.

[Steve-O]

Who gives a shit! they won two world series in the last decade, I'm as content as a pig in shit if they never win another game in my lifetime, let my kids deal with a new curse...

I'm an Indians fan, and haven't had a WS win yet in my lifetime. Fuck Jose Mesa. My father was born the last year the Indians won, I blame him.

Don't hold your breath!

[NaturalBornHustler]

Yeah they are "royalty" alright!! Nice little 3 game sweep by the Birds of Bmore, stick it up your ass Baaastan. You see where all the frontrunning fans were in at the end of the 1st and 3rd extra inning games, nowhere to be fucking found. The "die hards" left the stadium empty and the BOOOOS were raining down all series long. It kind of looked like when Clemons made history and threw the 20k game, not a soul in the fucking stands because all the phony fans hadn't jumped on the bandwagon yet.

I feel bad for all those caaas in the paaaking lot over the green monsta, there were about 6 HR balls that almost smashed theah windshields over the weekend from all the O's bombs. Nothing like seeing ball after ball smashed out of the stadium while every pitcher gets lit up like a night ball game.

Maybe Bobby V can pull them all together.....hahahahha maybe not. That one pitch relief performance the other day was classic, what a decisive leader.

Will it last all year? Probably not but I will be basking in the glory of the LAST PLACE Red Sux as long as I can.