Comments on: Kevin Youkilis is hitting .319 with 18 RBIs in 18 games for the White Sox

By: paperlions

paperlions — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:24:18 +0000

To clarify, I also think that Youk always plays as hard as he can and that he cares (too much, sometimes) about the outcomes of his opportunities and of the games.

The sarcasm was directed as Valentine’s insistence that Youkilis would suddenly get healthy once he was traded….as if Youkilis was feinting injury, which I don’t think is in him to do.

The reason people like Valentine think such things is because that is something they would do if they were in a similar situation….most people project their own traits thus.

By: dman6015

dman6015 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:15:40 +0000

Amazing what a little motivation (anger, revenge) will do for one’s career. Then again, he could just be a Jeremy Lin type, and peeter out after a month.

By: skeleteeth

skeleteeth — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:15:34 +0000

I never really cared for Youkilis but Nomar never brought home a ring he actually played for…

By: pinkfloydprism

pinkfloydprism — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:12:41 +0000

No, what is funny is how much of a cry baby he was and how he let it get to his hitting. This guy should be booed forever by all Sox fans. He is a quitter, like Nomar in 2004.

By: wendell7

wendell7 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:11:11 +0000

if there are any left over when you’re finished

By: wendell7

wendell7 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:09:23 +0000

completely

By: js20011041

js20011041 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:07:08 +0000

Don’t mistake my comments as support for the Yankees. May the entire Yankee organization and fanbase collectively eat a satchel of penises.

By: badintent

badintent — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:43:29 +0000

“We’ve being saying what you’re saying For Years !”……………….The Steinbrenner family. Stay classless BSox Nation, the dog days of August are coming. Whoof , whoof ! Youklis CB Player of the Year. ManRam bum of the Year. Karma

By: aceshigh11

aceshigh11 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:44:59 +0000

TONIGHT…WE DINE…IN POPEYES!

That’s a bit played out too, no?

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:42:33 +0000

What’s with the Leonidas impression he’s doing? Isn’t that a bit old?

By: js20011041

js20011041 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:27:10 +0000

Who didn’t see this coming? I said when they traded him that this was coming. This probably wouldn’t have been a good trade had they gotten prospects commensurate with the value of Youkilis, but they didn’t. The best part however is that not only did they not get anything back, they also sent $5 million. Somebody needs to contact the FBI because I’m almost positive Kenny Williams is holding Ben Cherington’s family hostage. Get ready Red Sox fans. The inevitable trade of Xander Boegarts, Jackie Bradley, Matt Barnes, Blake Swihart, the deed to Fenway Park, and Ted Williams’ head for Ryan Dempster is coming.

I’m convinced that this entire organization is fucked. I’m not sure how exaggerated all of the stories that have come out about the clubhouse are, but it’s clear that something is wrong. There’s no way they just dump Youkilis like that if the clubhouse isn’t a major issue. Combine that with the fact that they ran Francona off last year and decided to trash him on the way out the door and then went over the GM’s head in hiring Valentine. It’s not just the players and coaches. I don’t know if it’s Henry or if it’s Lucchino, but whether you like or dislike Bobby Valentine, even he isn’t capable of screwing things up this badly. This entire organization is rotten to the core. At this point, the only positive is that at least this team didn’t trade for a rapist. That would have been the icing on the cake. Way to go Rays.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:26:09 +0000

Unless Bobby V is his manager, then he’s “unhealthy”. /sarcasm

By: bigleagues

bigleagues — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:19:24 +0000

I submitted this late to the Lillibridge post yesterday, but the misplaced criticism continues against the Sox as it pertains to trading Youkilis. And that’s fine, but let’s try and get our facts in line and use some common sense:

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/16/the-red-sox-designate-brent-lillibridge-for-assignment/comment-page-1/#comment-331558

By: aceshigh11

aceshigh11 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:18:44 +0000

I’ll always be a Youkilis fan regardless of whether he’s with the Red Sox or not. He plays hard every game, no matter what.

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:05:14 +0000

Funny how I hated Youklis for 5+ years and now, I suddenly find myself rooting for him to do well. Especially the last few days.

By: El Bravo

El Bravo — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:57:10 +0000

TO RED SOX NATION: