Time to shut Bard down for 2012

Actually the team has called it a season long ago! Wow..what is it with Herald stories this morning?

Having three pitching coaches in the last three years hasn't done this staff any favors and it looks like a new one for next year as well. Hopefully it will be one that knows what he's doing.

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Originally posted 08:31 AM ET  09.20 by TxHeat

Actually the team has called it a season long ago! Wow..what is it with Herald stories this morning?

It is the Herald, after all.

Boston keeps going to the well that is Daniel Bard, and he continues to sink.

That is the worst metaphor I have seen in a long time.

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Originally posted 09:00 AM ET  09.20 by h2opololpunk

Boston keeps going to the well that is Daniel Bard, and he continues to sink.That is the worst metaphor I have seen in a long time.

What do you expect from the Herald?

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Originally posted 09:02 AM ET  09.20 by clemtheslowson

What do you expect from the Herald?

I guess there's always that shred of hope that journalism isn't completely dead.

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Originally posted 09:13 AM ET  09.20 by h2opololpunk

I guess there's always that shred of hope that journalism isn't completely dead.

It's not. But using the word journalism in association with the Boston Herald is really reaching.

They need answer the question of why a once promising young pitcher is performing so poorly.
First, they need to rule out any physical issues. Is he hurt?
If not, then it's in his head. He's first class reclamation project.
He's been poorly coached for the past two years, too many pitching coaches, and confused by whether he is a starter or a reliever (reagrdless of whether or not he "wants" to be a starter).
He reminds me of Miller a year ago when they tried to make a starter out of him and it blew up. They appear to have worked that out so maybe there is hope for Bard.

Bard needs to visit Dr. Frankenstein

Bard was really really bad last night.

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I'm a bag of ****

Knew that!

**** = ****

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Originally posted 11:24 AM ET  09.20 by dkredsox1

**** = ****

I guess all iterations of that word are banned.

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Originally posted 11:18 AM ET  09.20 by The Moose

Bard was really really bad last night.

That is the new norm for him.

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Originally posted 11:24 AM ET  09.20 by dkredsox1

**** = ****

Or, 4 *s are equal to 4*s.

time to shutt down the whole roster in boston,,,,

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Originally posted 11:36 AM ET  09.20 by h2opololpunk

Or, 4 *s are equal to 4*s.

The perfect tautology.

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Originally posted 11:47 AM ET  09.20 by alacran

time to shutt down the whole roster in boston,,,,

... and then trade them to the Dodgers.

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Originally posted 10:17 AM ET  09.20 by SportsFun

They need answer the question of why a once promising young pitcher is performing so poorly.First, they need to rule out any physical issues. Is he hurt? If not, then it's in his head. He's first class reclamation project. He's been poorly coached for the past two years, too many pitching coaches, and confused by whether he is a starter or a reliever (reagrdless of whether or not he "wants" to be a starter).He reminds me of Miller a year ago when they tried to make a starter out of him and it blew up. They appear to have worked that out so maybe there is hope for Bard.

Looks like the "Joba Effect"

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Originally posted 09:00 AM ET  09.20 by h2opololpunk

Boston keeps going to the well that is Daniel Bard, and he continues to sink.That is the worst metaphor I have seen in a long time.

It was so bad I tried to check the story in the Herald to see if was maybe the fault of the FN interns--but the link lead to a puff-piece about David Ortiz so I am still not sure who to blame for the metaphor.

As far as Bard goes, the Red Sox are done, so they might as well pitch him if he is healthy and see if he can work through his problems.