It's been a long time since I had a favorite Sox player but this guy plays the game the way I like it played, hard all the time (don't go there), smart all the time, clutch most of the time; an all-around player who gets it done with half the tools of guys who do much less. All praise to Big Papi, which I'll get to in a moment, but without Yuke Papi gets no chance. (Long remember Bernie Carbo)
I've had my superstar favorite players like Yaz (my boyhood idol) and JimEd, but the kind of player who I always preferred to favor were the likes of Rick Miller, Carney Lansford, Rick Burleson or Marty Barrett.
Using a different sport to show this tendency: I own a Bruins sweater. Who knows what player's sweater it is? But I can see if Yuke keeps this up, I may have to break down and spend all that money on a Sox uniform. And it's actually easier to spell than Yastrzemski!
Do you think we can keep this a secret much longer from the other teams...you're probably better off not pitching to Ortiz?
Nine straight wins before we play the Mets.
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Yuke is awesome, I liked him last year too, he was doing the Merloni shuffle last year and he kept the same work ethic. I loved Merloni too but even he got frustrated with the call up send down roller coaster. Billy Beane knew about Yuke when he was in them the minors, he coined the phrase Greek God of Walks in his book Money Ball I believe.
I can't imagine being an opposing manager in a tied game, looking at Papi at the plate and Manny in the on deck circle. It's like choosing what method you'll die from. Choose hanging or bullet in the head, the result is the same, it's a matter of which one hurts less I guess.
How about the play of Gonzalez though, he's nearing a .270 average and has one error all year!
Sorry, no insight on Vlad the Impaler...I'm out of touch!
Right now I'd take my chances with the bullet (Manny).
No guesses on the Bruins sweater?
One hint and no looking it up. #32 with an A on the front.
OK so this how great a hockey fan, NOT, I am. Zeb I remember you telling me about the "sweater" at the U Maine game we went to see in Portland, and I still don't know.
As for Vlad, it just be the body failing him. He put up incredible numbers late in the year last year and that may be his MO. But I remember there being a lot of talk about his knees, and last I saw him he was still running like a gimp.
Yuke Rocks. Big Bro, he is the heir apparent to Mr. Nixon after he gets trade next year. Yuke...
he plays hard, gets on base, plays several positions, keeps his mouth shut, can hit a dinger every 20 a-bs (didn't verify that stat). OK, os he is ugly as a stump fence... He is simply a great "baseball player". I love Ortiz and feel he is the Man; the Hefe (sp), but Ortiz is not a "baseball player", Yuke is! I know strike me dead. I am happy with both. I like players that can do it all in baseball (and are not pricks), including with the mind. You know, R Wad is amazing and is the best all around baseball player in the game, but he lacks the "mind" component that Yuke has. I am not saying the Yuke is better the A Swab, but being tough minded in baseball counts. Go Sox.
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