FB: Liberty League

[PBR...]

on a lighter note pbr see's the drinking lamp and weekend on the horizon....it wont be long now!!!

[JT]

that stinkx for players, coaches, fans, parents of players etc....difficult only having 2 days where u can schedule games though

Four HS play on it, I think.  Plus if you're any good, you play in the DJAC.  And you also save a boatload of cash, and in many cases go to a better school.

[labart96]

OB -

You're going back in the memory banks.

1. Who was Ed Armbrister?  75 series - ran into pudge on the sac bunt - costing the sox the game when germonimo advanced/wasn't picked off on the wild throw.

2. Who was Russell Earl O'Dey?  aka Bucky Dent

3. Who was Enos Slaughter?  '46 cards - scored the winning run in the series - aka the mad dash

4. Who was Dave Stapleton?  sox utility player 80-86.  should have been in the game as a late defensive replacement for buckner.....we all know what happened next....

5. Who wore No. 6 for the Red Sox in 1986?  Billy Buckner

6. Fill in the blank: Aaron _ _ _ _ _ _ _  Boone.  (F-ING)

[labart96]

Garces still pitching -- with Nashua in the Atlantic League, I believe.

Have heard the same.  Sons of Sam Horn and Dirtdogs occasionally give updates on the guy.  What a character.

[Knightstalker]

that stinkx for players, coaches, fans, parents of players etc....difficult only having 2 days where u can schedule games though

Four HS play on it, I think.  Plus if you're any good, you play in the DJAC.  And you also save a boatload of cash, and in many cases go to a better school.

It might actually be five high schools, Snyder aka Sniper high, Dickinson, Ferris, Hudson Catholic and St Peters Prep.

All while NJCU has a perfectly good football field that they haven't let anyone else use and now use just for soccer.

NJCU used to beat St Peters regularly back in the late 80's early 90's until they went D-IAA and stopped playing D-III schools.

[dewcrew88]

And now, for a football break:
The Liberty League names its first full-time commissioner. Brief written by yours truly.
http://www.d3football.com/notables.php
Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

And now, for a football break:
The Liberty League names its first full-time commissioner. Brief written by yours truly.
http://www.d3football.com/notables.php
Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

I thought 'gro was the LL Commish?  No, that's right, he is the LLPP Commish!!!

[union89]

Speaking of Wade, ever read this?

http://tastybooze.com/2007/04/the-origin-of-boggs

Here's another destined to be a Clemens classic:

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6562

A couple things....I can't believe 'The Hawk' got that much tail.....the Clements video was hyyysterical....I had about 17 Boggs' on the golf course today and shot an 89.

[Pat Coleman]

Y'all should've applied.

[Jonny Utah]

U89, LD, Budcrew, TGP........

Its time for the quarterly redsox report card.  (A little late I know)  But Im waiting for a ride and Im bored.

*Beckett- A
Enough said

*Donnelly- B+
This guy has surpassed all expectations

*Dice-K- B
Pretty good start today and although no superstar yet, he strikes guys out and is pulling his own and then some as a rookie

*Okajima-  A
Another guy that has really surpassed expectations. (And give Theo an A for getting him too)

*Papelbon-  A-
I guess he could get an A, but I dont think his stuff has been the best in the league anyway

*Piniero-  D+
Just not cutting it.

*Schilling- B+
Hes still a #1 or #2 starter but too many bad losses

*Snyder-  B-
Hes filled a role.

*Tavarez- B
Ill give him an A for filling that #5 spot but hes a good player overall

*Timlin- INC
Hurt too much and he should never be in the game when runners are on yet Francona still puts him in.  Not all his fault.

*Wakefield-  B
He will always be a B player and always was.

*Mirabelli-  D+
What else can you say?

*Varitek- B
Hes battin 270 with a couple dingers.  Not bad.

*Cora- C+
Ehh....

*Hinske- C+
Not enough to really see

*Lowell- B+
This guy has been clutch

*Lugo-  D
Horrible.  Absoutly horrible. Theo was horrible getting him too. I cant stress enough how bad he is.

*Pedroia- B+
LD was right.  This kid is a stud.  U89, you owe LD a carbomb for that one.

*Youkilis- A
All-star year for the guy

*Crisp-  C-
You know he probably deserves a D-, but hes being paid like a D- player, and he still is a good fielder

*Drew- D
Another absoutly horrible pick.  I can see signing him for 3 million a year but please.

*Willy MO Pena-  D+
I dont even want to talk about this guy

*Manny-  B-
Hell come around

*President Ortiz-  A
I dont care how many home runs he hits.  He is the man.

[dewcrew88]

U89, LD, Budcrew, TGP........

Its time for the quarterly redsox report card.  (A little late I know)  But Im waiting for a ride and Im bored.

*Beckett- A He could lead the Sox to the promised land if they continue to score runs for him
Enough said

*Donnelly- B+ Donnelly is an animal
This guy has surpassed all expectations

*Dice-K- B Dice-K is pulling more than his own. Take away just a few bad innings and he has 10 or 11 wins already and a 2.5 ERA.
Pretty good start today and although no superstar yet, he strikes guys out and is pulling his own and then some as a rookie

*Okajima-  A Definitely an A, probably an A+. As a Sox fan, you feel better about giving Oki the ball in the 8th.
Another guy that has really surpassed expectations. (And give Theo an A for getting him too)

*Papelbon-  A- Paps has struggled a little this year, but he's still blowing it by guys at 96 mph.
I guess he could get an A, but I dont think his stuff has been the best in the league anyway

*Piniero-  D+ No comment. I think Pineiro stinks.
Just not cutting it.

*Schilling- B+ Schill is good, sometimes great, but too inconsistent for my tastes. I give him a B-.
Hes still a #1 or #2 starter but too many bad losses

*Snyder-  B- Agree with your comment. He's become a needed long reliever if a starter struggles.
Hes filled a role.

*Tavarez- B Tavarez makes me nervous when he starts. You never know if he will be terrific or be done by the 3rd inning.
Ill give him an A for filling that #5 spot but hes a good player overall

*Timlin- INC
Hurt too much and he should never be in the game when runners are on yet Francona still puts him in.  Not all his fault.

*Wakefield-  B agreed.
He will always be a B player and always was.

*Mirabelli-  D+ Mirabelli is good with Wake, and he's not a horrible batter, unlike his average shows.
What else can you say?

*Varitek- B He's the Cap. Nuff said.
Hes battin 270 with a couple dingers.  Not bad.

*Cora- C+I 'm giving Cora a higher grade here. He was clutch when Pedroia struggled, and he's a good replacement for a struggling Lugo. I'll say B.
Ehh....

*Hinske- C+ Your grade is about right, but that catch, against the Yankees (I think  was one of the best ever.
Not enough to really see

*Lowell- B+ Leads the team in homers and RBI.
This guy has been clutch

*Lugo-  D If he could hit, he'd be kind of like Jose Reyes for the Mets.
Horrible.  Absoutly horrible. Theo was horrible getting him too. I cant stress enough how bad he is.

*Pedroia- B+ I took him off my fantasy team at the beginning of the year because he sucked. Stupid move. He is a stud.
LD was right.  This kid is a stud.  U89, you owe LD a carbomb for that one.

*Youkilis- A Hopefully he's named an All-Star.
All-star year for the guy

*Crisp-  C- Exc ellent center fielder, but he can't hit for beans.
You know he probably deserves a D-, but hes being paid like a D- player, and he still is a good fielder

*Drew- D Drew has started slow, but he's stayed healthy for the most part. The hitting will come around. I'm going to give him a C+
Another absoutly horrible pick.  I can see signing him for 3 million a year but please.

*Willy MO Pena-  D+
I dont even want to talk about this guy

*Manny-  B- Big homer today. He's just Manny being Manny.
Hell come around

*President Ortiz-  A I second that assessment.
I dont care how many home runs he hits.  He is the man.

My comments, grades in bold.

[labart96]

TGP enjoys these kinds of exercises -especially on Father's Day when he get's the free pass to loaf around and write up these comments

*Beckett- A-  huge improvement over last year, although TGP had a flashback to 2006 with his last start against the Rockies (giving up huge dingers that killed us – hence the A-).

*Donnelly- B+
Having seen BD a good deal based on the local LA coverage TGP was more than happy to see this acquisition.  Good stuff and not afraid to give the opposing squad a little chin music when necessary.  You gotta love that in a reliever.  BTW -  WTF did he do to end up on the 15 day DL?   

*Dice-K- B-
Expectations were pretty high based on the large amounts of $$$ to get him over to the states.  Has been solid but has lapses in games that cost us wins.

*Okajima-  A
Even bigger pick up than Dice.  Would have an A+ if not for blowing that game against the Yanks a couple weeks ago.

*Papelbon-  A-
Same deal as Ok.  Great stuff, but blowing that save gave him a chink in the armor.

*Piniero-  D+
The Sox will either trade or send this kid back to the Tucket b/f July 31.

*Schilling- B+
Playing great for a starter with as much mileage as he has.

*Snyder-  B-
Not great, but will eat innings up if our starters crap the bed.

*Tavarez- B
TGP hates this guy, but has to give him credit for really pitching well the last month or so.  Very surprising.  Would almost advocate keeping him in the rotation and dropping Wake into the pen once Lester returns.

*Timlin- INC
Agree previously submitted comments.

*Wakefield-  B-
Wake will always eat up innings, but he's pretty much a .500 pitcher

*Mirabelli- C
Been hitting a bit better this season, but the Sox shouldn't have panicked last year and given up on Bard so quickly.

*Varitek- B
Captain Tek has been hitting well and calling great games for the pitching staff (think Schill realizes he shouldn't have shook him off during the no-no?)

*Cora- B+
Been great in the games he's played.

*Hinske- B+
Same deal as Cora – has produced in games where he's had to fill in.

*Lowell- B+
Needs to improve on the E5s, but otherwise hitting the ball like he did back with the Marlins.

*Lugo- F
Kills me even more in that TGP reads about O-Cab in the LA Times every single day.  Not re-signing O-Cab was the worst single mistake of the Theo era (well, except maybe Clement).  The revolving door at SS since 04 has been a major sore subject with TGP.

*Pedroia- B+
Coming on strong.   

*Youkilis- A
Love Youk.  Team MVP so far.

*Crisp- C- (because the avg btw a B on Defense and a F on offense is about a C- in TGP's book)

*Drew- D
Another huge mistake by Theo.  The LA sportswriters had a field day on the Sox when they picked him up.

*Willy MO Pena-  D+
F U Jobu!

*Manny-  B+
Age starting to show, but still hitting em well.

*President Ortiz-  A-
Papi has been great this year, but not as clutch.  Can't really ask this guy any more though.   

[union89]

U89, LD, Budcrew, TGP........

Its time for the quarterly redsox report card.  (A little late I know)  But Im waiting for a ride and Im bored.

*Beckett- A
Enough said

*Donnelly- B+
This guy has surpassed all expectations

*Dice-K- B
Pretty good start today and although no superstar yet, he strikes guys out and is pulling his own and then some as a rookie

*Okajima-  A
Another guy that has really surpassed expectations. (And give Theo an A for getting him too)

*Papelbon-  A-
I guess he could get an A, but I dont think his stuff has been the best in the league anyway

*Piniero-  D+
Just not cutting it.

*Schilling- B+
Hes still a #1 or #2 starter but too many bad losses

*Snyder-  B-
Hes filled a role.

*Tavarez- B
Ill give him an A for filling that #5 spot but hes a good player overall

*Timlin- INC
Hurt too much and he should never be in the game when runners are on yet Francona still puts him in.  Not all his fault.

*Wakefield-  B
He will always be a B player and always was.

*Mirabelli-  D+
What else can you say?

*Varitek- B
Hes battin 270 with a couple dingers.  Not bad.

*Cora- C+
Ehh....

*Hinske- C+
Not enough to really see

*Lowell- B+
This guy has been clutch

*Lugo-  D
Horrible.  Absoutly horrible. Theo was horrible getting him too. I cant stress enough how bad he is.

*Pedroia- B+
LD was right.  This kid is a stud.  U89, you owe LD a carbomb for that one.

*Youkilis- A
All-star year for the guy

*Crisp-  C-
You know he probably deserves a D-, but hes being paid like a D- player, and he still is a good fielder

*Drew- D
Another absoutly horrible pick.  I can see signing him for 3 million a year but please.

*Willy MO Pena-  D+
I dont even want to talk about this guy

*Manny-  B-
Hell come around

*President Ortiz-  A
I dont care how many home runs he hits.  He is the man.

JU....solid analysis as always....a few changes for me though...

Tavares - (A-)  Come on guys, he's a #5 starter, holding the seat warm and giving them some solid starts.  Some guys would fold under that lame duck situation.

Wakefield - (C+) Way too inconsistant.

Cora - (B) See Budcrew above

Pedroia - I'm a moron....still a bit worried about a tiny guy with a monster swing though.

Crisp - (D)  He's brutal and the, "give him some time" arguement has run out.

Manny - (C)  Very mediocre so far.

Romero - (D)  We can't let this clown go unrated....I may even throw a minus after that D.

[Jonny Utah]

I wasn't really set on Pedroia either, but it was good to see that they gave him a chance.

And just as U89 lowers Manny's grade, the guy comes up big! You never know, maybe Manny is a secret LLPP lurker and was motivated by U89's C+ grade.......


_{Manny returns to left field after checking LLPP on his laptop in the greenmonster.}

[lewdogg11]

Ok, so I might as well jump in here...

*Beckett- A
Record wise he has gotten a little assistance, but overall, he's been consistently nasty.

*Donnelly- B+
I like Donelly because he's kinda crazy, and he protects his hitters, and gets outs.

*Dice-K- B-
Too inconsistent so far.   When he's good, he's really good.  If he could get rid of his blowup innings he'd be Cy Young material.  It seems like he has a blowup inning once every 2 or 3 starts.

*Okajima-  A+
A+ because he has surpassed expaectations.  

*Papelbon-  A+
Who in the league is consistently as dominant?  Everyone blows a save now and again, but he's been nasty.

*Piniero-  D+
I remember Seattle fans back in the day when this guy was a starter saying that he was one of the best pitchers in the league.  I hate him.  I still think it was a good pickup because of the potential upside, but he hasn't performed.

*Schilling- A
Schill has had some bad starts, but he has been the Ace when he was needed, as shown with his near no-no, when the Sox drastically needed a win.

*Snyder-  B-
Also not afraid to protect his hitters.  Other than that, he's average.

*Tavarez- A
Not an 'A' player, but he's performing at A status for his abilities.  I feel like I worry everytime he starts, and he consistently throws pretty well.

*Wakefield-  B
He'd be an A or a C if he wasn't so streaky.  He's either nasty or gets rocked, but that's Wake and that's a knuckleball guy.  Can NOT move this guy to the pen because he eats too many innings.

*Mirabelli-  D
He's atrocious.

*Varitek- Defensively A - Offensively C+
I think he looks old.  He's got half decent #'s, but they are streaky numbers too.  He needs to be a cosistent .280 guy instead of .800 1 week, then .050 for 2 weeks.  Still calls a good game.

*Cora- B
Filled in nice early to get Pedroia comfy.  Now he's just a nice little role player.

*Hinske- C
Hasn't hit like he should, but doesn't play much, so who cares.  Honestly, i'd like this guy to hit a homerun every time he pinch hits.  But he usually strikes out.

*Lowell- A
For dead weight we had to take on with the Beckett trade, Lowell has been phenomenal for his expectations.

*Lugo-  F
We got him for his bat.  That says it right there.  Alex Gonzalez was fantastic in the field.  Would rather have him, Cabrera, Hanley Ramirez, Jody Reed, Spike Owen, whoever.  I actually HATE Lugo.  I've hated him from day 1.

*Pedroia- A+
Didn't expect much from him.  And you know he's not a fluke, because he doesn't strike out.  16 K's in 55 games is spectacular.  Wish Willy Mo could figure that out.

*Youkilis- A
Not even on the All-Star ballot.  Better get put on by there by the coach.

*Crisp-  Offensively F - Defensively A+
This guy is a human highlight reel in the field and is balls to the wall.  But he's struggled at the plate.  When he gets on he steals bases, and he is a smart player.  I really like him, I just hope to see him start hitting.

*Drew- C
I have a feeling he is going to have monster second half, and/or playoffs.  And lookout if the Sox make the World Series.  He has mashed against NL teams.

*Willy MO Pena-  F
Curve ball.  Curve ball.  Curve ball.

*Manny-  B-
He's creeping up towards .300, which means he's been on a tear.  Power #'s aren't there yet, but look out for Manny.  He hates cold weather, and has started slow the last 2 or 3 years.

*Ortiz-  A
Last guy the opponent wants to see with a game on the line.