I still blame the lousy turf.Ian Kinsler to the Padres for 2 years/8 million.
Except for one 13th inning throw, thanks for the time you spent here.
Kinsler has a couple of gold gloves and Asuaje has made a total of 5 errors in roughly 150 MLB games That’s not too crappy. I’ll give you the Guerra one.From Carlos Asuaje to Javier Guerra to Kinsler, we've been quite the pipeline of crappy infielders for the Padres
Agree with part two of your conclusion but if he makes the play, or eats the ball to make it first and second with two outs, then the Sox win the game and eventually the series anyway.Ian Kinsler’s error gave Eovaldi the chance to be a hero.
Eovaldi’s heroics inspired the team to new heights.
Conclusion : Ian Kinsler’s error caused the Red Sox to win the World Series, and earned many millions of dollars for Nathan Eovaldi.
Yes we were one 40 foot throw away from beating them 5 times in theory.Agree with part two of your conclusion but if he makes the play, or eats the ball to make it first and second with two outs, then the Sox win the game and eventually the series anyway.
You’re right, it was a great play that had no impact.Yes we were one 40 foot throw away from beating them 5 times in theory.
Well, it makes more sense than moving to Cleveland.What is it with our free agents heading to southern California?
First and third, no?Agree with part two of your conclusion but if he makes the play, or eats the ball to make it first and second with two outs, then the Sox win the game and eventually the series anyway.
Yes. Good catch. Amounts to the same thing though...another chance to end the game without a run scoring.First and third, no?
I agree with this. Remember how he used to kill the Sox, batting leadoff for Texas? It was disappointing that his power had left him, but he played his role with the Sox well, with a couple of notable and noted exceptions.Edit: I should add that Kinsler did more than just take up innings - aside from his infamous gaffe, he played some pretty great defense and had a few big hits too. As such, he deserves nothing but thanks for coming over and holding down the fort for the Sox en route to a really fun season.
That two-out double off Sabathia in Game 4 amounted to two runs in a 4-3 win.By and large the in-season acquisitions last year were great. Eovaldi was great. Pearce was great. Both were post-season heroes in addition to doing a lot to help us get there in the first place.
Kinsler kinda sucked.
He comes over and plays three games of four starting July 31 then gets hurt, missing two weeks. Then he comes back and his offense plummets from almost average to putrid. Thanks for the defense, Ian, but the rest of you can fuck off.
I get where you're coming from, but commenting on how good players are is kinda core to the mission of this here place and I think I've been fairly consistent in calling out entitlement.Just one old posters opinion of course but throwing shade a player who contributed (even if it was just eating up reps/innings/minutes) to a championship is a good measure of fanbase entitlement.
Judging by some of the responses in these threads, Red Sox fans are no better (and may be worse) than some of the more obnoxious fanbases in sports.
Edit: I should add that Kinsler did more than just take up innings - aside from his infamous gaffe, he played some pretty great defense and had a few big hits too. As such, he deserves nothing but thanks for coming over and holding down the fort for the Sox en route to a really fun season.
Because Julio Lugo gets tons of love here...right.Just one old posters opinion of course but throwing shade a player who contributed (even if it was just eating up reps/innings/minutes) to a championship is a good measure of fanbase entitlement.
Judging by some of the responses in these threads, Red Sox fans are no better (and may be worse) than some of the more obnoxious fanbases in sports.
Edit: I should add that Kinsler did more than just take up innings - aside from his infamous gaffe, he played some pretty great defense and had a few big hits too. As such, he deserves nothing but thanks for coming over and holding down the fort for the Sox en route to a really fun season.
Fine - you are right PP. Just to repeat, you are totally, and completely correct.Because Julio Lugo gets tons of love here...right.
Edit: and I’ll add Kinsler had a -1 total zone total runs average fielding rating here. He was competent, the words ‘pretty great’ don’t belong anywhere near him.
So when you said "he played some pretty great defense", your point wasn't that he was a great player defensively? Got it.Fine - you are right PP. Just to repeat, you are totally, and completely correct.
Kinsler played adequate defense (+1 in rpm and was flat at DRS) that included some pretty spectacular plays and some bad ones. And if people were dissing Julio Lugo for his play in Boston in '07 (not his personal stuff) on the way out the door, they were wrong too.
My point isn't to argue that Kinsler was a great player defensively or otherwise for Boston this year. IMHO, saying negative things about him in a thread folks started to thank him for being part of a championship team is a bad look. Other people don't agree and that is fine - its why we messageboard.
Its not like we had a good option in the minors for holding down 2B during a playoff run. Kinsler got injured right after he came over, and yet managed to contribute. It's an irony he made a bad play in the WS, but he was a contributor. I wish the man nothing but good fortune, and I'm glad he was on the team.He was a perfectly competent player in the field, had a timely hit or two and otherwise was replacement level, with a pretty big gaffe that could have easily turned the Series around.
I wish him goodwill too, I just don’t see what he provided that Holt/Lin couldn’t have. Maybe if he hadn’t gotten hurt right away it’d be different. Yet, I don’t feel like he needs to be lionized. Ymmv and that’s fine. But we’ve already talked about moving on from either Vaz or Leon and I think they provided a lot more. Anyway, I’ll shut up about it. Didn’t mean to interrupt a sploogefest.Its not like we had a good option in the minors for holding down 2B during a playoff run. Kinsler got injured right after he came over, and yet managed to contribute. It's an irony he made a bad play in the WS, but he was a contributor. I wish the man nothing but good fortune, and I'm glad he was on the team.
You trade for guys like that and you have no idea which ones will be Ian Kinsler and Eric Gagne and which ones will be Steve Pearce and Nathan Eovaldi. I'm glad they were aggressive. You aren't going to win every deal.Just to confirm, the Kinsler move was the one that put us over the second luxury tax threshold yes? So acquiring Kinsler essentially cost us a very promising reliever in Buttrey, 10 spots in the draft, and potential increased penalties down the road if we continue to stay above that threshold?
This. You pick up a guy at the deadline, you're getting a couple of months, and that's a small enough sample that even with good players, there's an inherent dice roll involved. Aside from obvious red flags like recent injuries, it's pretty hard to prognosticate which deadline acquisitions are going to give you their best two months of the season, and which are going to give you their worst. Hindsight, as always, is 20/20.You trade for guys like that and you have no idea which ones will be Ian Kinsler and Eric Gagne and which ones will be Steve Pearce and Nathan Eovaldi. I'm glad they were aggressive. You aren't going to win every deal.
So when you said "he played some pretty great defense", your point wasn't that he was a great player defensively? Got it.
Look, I get your overall point, but there's a gap between being entitled and being so grateful and ring starved that every blemish gets overlooked. One can make an objective observation of a player and not be entitled at the same time, or not appreciate what he did actually bring to the table. His contributions don't need to be exaggerated. He was a perfectly competent player in the field, had a timely hit or two and otherwise was replacement level, with a pretty big gaffe that could have easily turned the Series around. Which is great, but doesn't mean he should be enshrined in some kind of glass bubble because he was on the team. When does the Drew Pomeranz "thank you" thread start and are we allowed to say he sucked this season?
So no, I don't find it entitled to cite his limitations, nor do I think his contributions should be hyperbolized.( And I find it disingenuous to suggest to suggest people only criticized Lugo for his off field stuff or that they were wrong to do so, he sucked; but that's another topic). But, as you say, that's why we message board.