Saturday, March 20, 2004
NOTES FROM THE NEWS
What's more, Epstein said, it could be unwise to make a major new investment if the injuries heal on schedule.
"If we can't withstand [Nixon possibly missing the first month], we're not a championship club," Epstein said.
A day or two ago, I was harsh on Cafardo. He has a good take on the Sox injury situation, although the comparison to the Pats/football is not the best - it certainly works.
Speaking of football, I read yesterday in ESPN the Gagazine that the Pats and other clubs scout their scouts. They measure the scouts reports against player performance to get a better take on the scouts bias in order to draft better. Does anyone know if this happens in baseball?
``It's just something to maybe get a few more strikeouts with a ball in the dirt - which is something that I don't do a lot - and maybe get a few ground balls than fly balls,'' Foulke said. ``I've given up some pretty good fly balls (historically) and I've got to try to stay away from that.''
Like Curt Schilling, who is working on a cutter to utilize right and center fields at Fenway Park, Foulke is adding the pitch to keep the ball on the ground.
Nice stuff to hear.
Alex Belth of Bronx Banter (formerly?) and Hardball Times has an excellent interview with the Herald's Howard Bryant about race and sports in Boston. This interview is the reason I will be purchasing Bryant's book Shout. Here is a quick cut:
THT: There is a profound moment in the ESPN Sports Century episode on Russell when Bob Cousy spontaneously breaks down crying. Essentially, he was describing what Russell had to go through and he expressed his own guilt or shame for not having recognized it more at the time. It was an incredibly moving and a tribute to the difficulties Russell and other black athletes faced at the time, not only in Boston.
Bryant: Absolutely. You asked me the question as to why the racial dilemma in Boston was unique and it's because you parallel tracts between city and team. I always make the argument that the city of Boston - still to this day - can be reflected through its sports teams....But most sports teams today are just teams. That's all they are. But in Boston, they still have weight.
What's more, Epstein said, it could be unwise to make a major new investment if the injuries heal on schedule.
"If we can't withstand [Nixon possibly missing the first month], we're not a championship club," Epstein said.
A day or two ago, I was harsh on Cafardo. He has a good take on the Sox injury situation, although the comparison to the Pats/football is not the best - it certainly works.
Speaking of football, I read yesterday in ESPN the Gagazine that the Pats and other clubs scout their scouts. They measure the scouts reports against player performance to get a better take on the scouts bias in order to draft better. Does anyone know if this happens in baseball?
``It's just something to maybe get a few more strikeouts with a ball in the dirt - which is something that I don't do a lot - and maybe get a few ground balls than fly balls,'' Foulke said. ``I've given up some pretty good fly balls (historically) and I've got to try to stay away from that.''
Like Curt Schilling, who is working on a cutter to utilize right and center fields at Fenway Park, Foulke is adding the pitch to keep the ball on the ground.
Nice stuff to hear.
Alex Belth of Bronx Banter (formerly?) and Hardball Times has an excellent interview with the Herald's Howard Bryant about race and sports in Boston. This interview is the reason I will be purchasing Bryant's book Shout. Here is a quick cut:
THT: There is a profound moment in the ESPN Sports Century episode on Russell when Bob Cousy spontaneously breaks down crying. Essentially, he was describing what Russell had to go through and he expressed his own guilt or shame for not having recognized it more at the time. It was an incredibly moving and a tribute to the difficulties Russell and other black athletes faced at the time, not only in Boston.
Bryant: Absolutely. You asked me the question as to why the racial dilemma in Boston was unique and it's because you parallel tracts between city and team. I always make the argument that the city of Boston - still to this day - can be reflected through its sports teams....But most sports teams today are just teams. That's all they are. But in Boston, they still have weight.
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