I liked the Hanley pickup when it happened and still like it. However, anyone with eyeballs can see him and the Wall are deeply uneasy with one another. The goal should be Manny type competence whereas right now it's cover your eyes on a fly ball to LF.
To the quotes after today's shenanigans from Bradfo
http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2015/04/18/hanley-ramirez-not-worried-about-adventures-in-outfield/
This came after Ramirez seemingly pulled up on a ball in the left field corner the inning before (also of Paredes’ bat), ending up as the only extra-base hit allowed by Buchholz. (For video of that play, click here.)
After the game, Ramirez insisted the wall was at least partly to blame.
“It hit the wall and then hit my glove so make sure you see the replay person and ask him about it,’ he said. (Note: After further review, upon Ramirez’s suggestion, the ball never did touch the wall.)
“We knew it was going to be a transition for him,” he said. “There was going to be work to be done. The wall here is going to be different than what we had the ability to work with in Fort Myers just because of the way it’s constructed. To me, there’s nothing alarming and the more games played, the more comfortable he’s going to get.”
I'm curious how long you guys think it will take before Hanley gets to the point where he's not walking on eggshells out there ? Again the middle of the order bat was needed so I'm willing( and more importantly the Red Sox are willing to the tune of 22m ) to let it play out.
However, he's going to start hearing it from those more prone to grumble for his ahem "relaxed" way of going after the ball once it hits the ground. Also doesn't seem like he's taken to Manny's preference which was to play shallow as hell and anything over the head make you look like a star for running and catching it.
To the quotes after today's shenanigans from Bradfo
http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2015/04/18/hanley-ramirez-not-worried-about-adventures-in-outfield/
This came after Ramirez seemingly pulled up on a ball in the left field corner the inning before (also of Paredes’ bat), ending up as the only extra-base hit allowed by Buchholz. (For video of that play, click here.)
After the game, Ramirez insisted the wall was at least partly to blame.
“It hit the wall and then hit my glove so make sure you see the replay person and ask him about it,’ he said. (Note: After further review, upon Ramirez’s suggestion, the ball never did touch the wall.)
“We knew it was going to be a transition for him,” he said. “There was going to be work to be done. The wall here is going to be different than what we had the ability to work with in Fort Myers just because of the way it’s constructed. To me, there’s nothing alarming and the more games played, the more comfortable he’s going to get.”
I'm curious how long you guys think it will take before Hanley gets to the point where he's not walking on eggshells out there ? Again the middle of the order bat was needed so I'm willing( and more importantly the Red Sox are willing to the tune of 22m ) to let it play out.
However, he's going to start hearing it from those more prone to grumble for his ahem "relaxed" way of going after the ball once it hits the ground. Also doesn't seem like he's taken to Manny's preference which was to play shallow as hell and anything over the head make you look like a star for running and catching it.