Lets go crazy train

Lets go crazy train remix

Thanks to his airtight glove work and highlight-reel ability, Ellsbury earned 6 percent of the vote, easily outdistancing the 3 percent garnered by Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins. Since then, however, the emergence of new-age statistics made famous by the Society for American Baseball Research SABR have forced fans to reconsider their stance in regards to Ellsbury s defensive prowess or lack thereof. Comprehensive combinations of both mathematical and statistical analysis assigning ratings to players based on a seemingly endless list of elements and situations, Sabermetrics have dethroned traditional barometers of success such as batting average, earned run average, and most notably in Ellsbury s case, fielding percentage. One in particular, UZR ultimate zone rating, which is, to some extent, considered an accurate depiction of a fielder s true value, implies that Ellsbury was actually the worst full-time center fielder in all of baseball in 200 In other words, Jacoby s defensive prowess that garnered league-wide recognition on was actually a matter of defensive liability, according to SABR. Whether you re an advocate of Sabermetrics or not is beside the point; the fact of the matter is that statistics like UZR were relevant well before Ellsbury s Defensive Player of the Year Award in 200 Again, s TYIB Awards are entirely subject to fan voting, so if fans were impressed enough with Ellsbury in 2009 to ignore such statistics and reward him for his glove work, why now has it become trendy to dispel his defensive worth? Defensive skill isn t the only topic that Jacoby has had to, well, defend in the media. Ellsbury s toughness has been called into question following the collision with Adrian Beltre s knee on April 11 that led to five broken ribs and a season spent on the disabled list. The questioning of Ellsbury s toughness is puzzling, to say the least. Prior to this season, the only other time that I can remember Jacoby being hurt was during June of 2008, his rookie year. No, he didn t pull a muscle in his back while sneezing Sammy Sosa, miss games due to sleeping awkwardly Drew or severely injure his forearm playing Guitar Hero Joel Zumaya ; instead, Ellsbury selflessly strained his wrist making a miraculous full-extension diving lets go crazy train remix in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Puzzling may not be sufficiently descriptive, actually at least not in Terry Francona s mind. Amidst constant questioning of Ellsbury s health and determination to return to the team from reporters and local radio show hosts, Terry decided to take offense in Jacoby s defense. Have you ever had reason to believe that Jacoby Ellsbury was a soft player? No. And I think for anyone to ever say that is very disrespectful. He continued by indirectly addressing the conflicting prognosis surrounding Ellsbury s ribs; My instincts tell me the kid was probably a little more sore than he was letting on, probably for obvious reasons. He wanted to play. He was catching heat from a lot of you all of you tough guys. Francona, referencing Ellsbury s ill-fated decision to attempt a premature return from the disabled list in late May, justifiably placed a portion of the blame on the media s berating of the young outfielder for applying a cautious approach to his rehabbing. That cautious approach, in retrospect, was warranted. Upon his return in May, Ellsbury would play just three games before revisiting the disabled list. I didn t do this myself. I didn t tweak something and sit out. I got hurt going all-out, one-hundred percent for a ball, Ellsbury explained. I tried to come back when I knew I wasn t one-hundred percent. That s all I can say. Everybody knows how I play. Everyone knows I want to be out there. You can t control everybody and what they think. While team physicians initially proclaimed the injury to be nothing more than bruising, reportedly even refusing requests for an MRI, it was only after Ellsbury s return to the disabled list that the team s medical staff acknowledged the fifth broken rib suffered by Jacoby even then taking the stance that it was sustained during yet another diving catch in a May 23 game, part of his short-lived return to the lineup, and not as a result of his initial collision with Beltre. Ellsbury, of course, refuted the claim, leading to an all-too-public altercation with the team s medical staff and further scrutiny directed at Jacoby. Despite rushing back to the lineup in an attempt to appease the entirely off-base voice of the medias majority, Jacoby continues to receive negative attention for a season simply marred by unfortunate circumstance ultimately leading to reported trade rumors revolving around the young outfielder. via Over the Monster, I explored the potential that the then pertinent talks with the Kansas City Royals regarding the availability of outfielder David DeJesus suggested the end of the Ellsbury era in Boston. According to sources at FOX Sports, the Red Sox first made contact with the Royals in early July, around the time that the rift between Ellsbury and team physicians was at its peak, and left the lets go crazy train remix with a mutual interest in reigniting conversations some indications even implied the break in talks was used by the Royals organization to actively sift through the Red Sox s minor league ranks in search of potential trade candidates. Although the discussions with Kansas City produced nothing substantial, after all, Ellsbury is still a member of the Red Sox, unanswered speculation lingers as to why when it s so simple to dispel nearly all negativity aimed at Ellsbury this season using simple unbiased rationale and logic is the frustrated young star still being undermined and undervalued? For the sake of foreshadowing, it s worth noting that Jacoby Ellsbury is arbitration eligible for the first time in his career following the 2010 season; more on that later. But first, we shift focus to manager Terry Francona, who has spent so much time addressing those critical of his aforementioned center fielder, Jacoby Ellsbury, that he s allocated such little time to standing up for himself. Or, perhaps he s just used to the constant barrage of scrutiny that accompanies being a major league manager, especially one in Boston. The most reoccurring aspersion associated with the Red Sox lets go crazy train remix is the nickname Terry Fran coma, seemingly meant to imply that he is less-than-swift with his in-game decision making. Particularly in regards to managing and monitoring his starting pitchers late in games, which is assuredly the easiest way to get on Red Sox Nation s bad side since Grady Little s 2003 travesty against New York in the deciding game of the American League Championship Series. Unfortunately, the man now only occasionally referred to lovingly as Tito, has probably heard Fran coma more times this season than his actual name, much less Tito.