06-09-2009, 08:10 PM
<!--quoteo(post=43258:date=Jun 9 2009, 06:50 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 9 2009, 06:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=43245:date=Jun 9 2009, 06:19 PM:name=Destined)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Destined @ Jun 9 2009, 06:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The draft is a crap shoot. The Red Sox have all those picks from 2005 playing now, what are the odds of that happening? Low. It was luck.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I could be luck, I guess. It could also be their amazing scouting and talent evaluation. I'm leaning towards the latter.
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Butch, I'm glad you're on this site.
The Red Sox, starting in 2003, began to make a HUGE deal out of drafting amateur players. They vastly increased their scouting, they brought in a whole new staff of younger, different-thinking scouts, they analyzed HS and college stats to the nth degree...and guess what? Shocker!
They started to have impact drafts.
Remember how they were supposed to be "cursed." Uh- huh. Curses, luck, rabbit's feet...that's it.
(btw, Ruby you're right about Crow/Nats. )
I could be luck, I guess. It could also be their amazing scouting and talent evaluation. I'm leaning towards the latter.
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Butch, I'm glad you're on this site.
The Red Sox, starting in 2003, began to make a HUGE deal out of drafting amateur players. They vastly increased their scouting, they brought in a whole new staff of younger, different-thinking scouts, they analyzed HS and college stats to the nth degree...and guess what? Shocker!
They started to have impact drafts.
Remember how they were supposed to be "cursed." Uh- huh. Curses, luck, rabbit's feet...that's it.
(btw, Ruby you're right about Crow/Nats. )
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance