He's beyond talented but he seems very slight in build and sure seems to pick up lots of nagging injuries. Hopefully it's not an issue throughout his career because his talent is off the charts.
Is Mookie fragile?
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Yes. He’s fragile. And toolsy.
If only he was scrappy like Pedroia, who only gets hurt because he plays so hard.
But we should be thankful that he’s not uppity, or a head case. Yet.
If only he was scrappy like Pedroia, who only gets hurt because he plays so hard.
But we should be thankful that he’s not uppity, or a head case. Yet.
So if you're beyond talented, your talent is off the charts? Are there other charts for whatever is beyond talent?
Mookie became a starting position player on August 18, 2014. This is how many times he's missed multiple games in a row in nearly four years since then:
2 games: 3x (June 13-14, 2015; July 23-24, 2016; Sept 26-27, 2017)
3 games: 2x (April 5-8, 2017; April 29-May 1, 2018)
5 games: 1x (Right now)
11 games: 1x (July 29-Aug 9, 2015)
How do you get "lots of nagging injuries" out of this?
2 games: 3x (June 13-14, 2015; July 23-24, 2016; Sept 26-27, 2017)
3 games: 2x (April 5-8, 2017; April 29-May 1, 2018)
5 games: 1x (Right now)
11 games: 1x (July 29-Aug 9, 2015)
How do you get "lots of nagging injuries" out of this?
I do think the Sox are also being super careful with Mookie this year. By all accounts, Farrell rode the players pretty hard last year and it didn’t really serve anyone well.
Didn't Alex Cora say something like that recently?
Yeah, I agree that caution before committing to an action is generally smart. Point in case, posting a thread about mookie being fragile is foolishly reckless.
No. It's clearly a reference to Nietzche's "Beyond Good and Evil". The talented and the untalented are the same -- health simply is the will to power (when hitting).
Worst attempt at a gag I've seen in years. Take the rest of the week off mate.
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That's a valid point. I can certainly see why they would wanna weap him in cotton wool.
That's just absolute and utter nonsense [emoji23]
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Something has to be done though. With both Mookie and Dustin out, there was an extremely short bench tonight. I think Nunez and Vazquez were the only two available bench guys. If Mookie is placed on the DL, they coukd backdate it to Sunday and he could be available next Wednesday..Either that or Dustin can go back on the DL. Either way somebody is going on DL.
And those 11 games were over a concussion he suffered after making that catch where he fell into the bullpen at Fenway. Nothing fragile about that.
Holy shit.
That’s... apparently on a chart I’m not aware of somewhere... in the off. Or something.
But I also hope opposing pitchers stop drilling Mookie this year. Unless he wants them too.
This sounds like a wonderfully awful high school football coach half time speech.
Backdating with the 10 day list is a max of 3 days.
Your point stands, it's a possibility
I don't think too many teams would DL their best player (or the best player in the league) if they thought he'd be back in 7. The bench was short, and that could be a problem if someone gets hurt. But with Holt able to ply IF and OF, and Swihart at least nominally able to cover a few positions, they're probably OK. It's not like a guy they call up to replace the DL'd guy is going to be any good.
I believe Betts (or maybe Cora) said that if this was September/October, he'd be playing. But as it is late-May, they're being cautious. I only point that out to say that if something were to happen where they'd need to press Betts into action (say an in-game injury or an ejection), I think they would. Especially in a situation like last night where Pedroia was a late scratch, leaving only Nunez and Vazquez healthy on the bench.
Then DL Dustin..Its not like he was hammering the ball in his return. If he needs more time off to recover its ok. What I hate is the short bench because teams insist on hamstringing themselves. Are you sure Lin would not be an improvement over an injured Dustin at this point?
Sheds some light on Hanley's DFA. By keeping Swihart and his positional flexibility they aren't forced into a DL move. By August 1, they may decide Swihart is not worth it, but for now, he can be plugged into LF, RF, 1B and C. Similarly with Holt. It makes the idea of a 2-man bench for a game or 2 a bit less frightening, though still not optimal of course.
Or Swihart at 2b, as it appears he played last night!
Edit: could have sworn in the pregame they said Blake was at second base
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IF Cora said this, then I have to question why Swihart was allowed to hit with the bases loaded, two out and down by two runs last night against Houston. With the MFY trailing by two games and the Sox facing Cole, Verlander and Morton over the next three while New York plays Baltimore, last night's game had September written all over it. I get there are four months left to the season, but IF he was good enough to play with the season on the line perhaps he was good enough to PH with the opportunity to win that game against a struggling Giles.
DL Pedroia because of one day of soreness?
Its not September. Whatever was written all over it. There is a wide gap between "season on the line" and May 31 in Houston.
He was after Pedroia was scratched. Then they gave Cora the smelling salts.
I think Cora has been pretty consistent in that when a player is unavailable, he is unavailable, even for pinch hitting duties. While it would be ideal if the Sox were able to at least split this series, it's not essential. Losing Mookie for an extended period of time, or having him play but be ineffective, would be far worse. So, it's Next Man Up time, as there is no crying in baseball.
And, I'll take Stupid Thread Title for $500, Alex.
And, I'll take Stupid Thread Title for $500, Alex.
Like I said, I get that there are four months left to the season. There was opportunity in last night's game against a very tough opponent with another very tough opponent breathing down your back. Also now at one and a half games back, New York has played five less games that Boston. I'm OK with giving Betts time off if he needs it, but if Cora's going to tell us that he would have been out there if this were September or October, leading off, getting 4-5 ABs, perhaps playing in the field, then I think it's OK to question why he didn't pinch hit Betts in that situation. If the answer is that he's not ready, then so be it.
Edited to say that in no way, shape or form do I see Mookie as being fragile, nor would I be questioning him not pinch hitting last night if it weren't for Cora's statement. FWIW if Mookie wasn't able to go I would have rather seen Nunez than Swihart at that point, but that's probably a better discussion elsewhere.
Honestly, the Red Sox do seem like they could really use a Babip sacrifice, don't take this the wrong way, because I'm not nominating you, I think there's a more deserving candidate.
You watch a lot of Fox news? How did you get that from anything that anyone has said on this post?
Your sarcasm meter is broken, but it was in response to the OP's ridiculous post.
edit: Oh, you are the OP.
Sharp. My question still stands. Where did the OP (that's me remember) or anyone suggest anything close to Betts should be traded? Yawn
I agree, I can't pretend not to be biased, but I think mine's even cuter.
I wonder if that was a simple miscommunication to the press rather than Cora actually had planned to put Swihart at 2B. I'm thinking it was announced that Pedroia was scratched and Swihart was replacing him, and the media ran off to the twitters saying Swihart was playing 2B when the plan all along was what happened...Swihart to RF, Holt to 2B.
I missed the game: did Swihart show anything of defensive value in right field? Offense was not great.
"assertion - a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief."
is mookie fragile?
Now think about this. Do you think this QUESTION above meets that definition? This is painful.
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