trade deadline

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

They also didn't need the top of the line guys. They just needed upgrades to what they already had. Nobody should have been expecting an ace or a top of the order bat.

 

And nobody was until the PR leak that the Boston owners wanted Scherzer...

[notin]

Not now, but it depends on player projections and where the acquiring club stands in their rebuild window or longterm quest to sustain contention. Plus, I was only dropping the names of the Red Sox' two best prospects for a comparative scenario...

 

I know, but I’ve said before the biggest problem Bloom had at the deadline was the lack of a top tier pitching prospect to move. All the bigger deals - Scherzer, Gibson, Berrios, Rodriguez - involved very good and in some cases, MLB-ready pitching prospects. (Only Berrios was acquired for a pitcher with little to no MLB experience, and Simeon Woods-Richardson is ranked, only 20, and already in AA.)

 

Now maybe if just one of Mata or Ward managed to avoid TJ…

Edited September 2, 2021 by notin

[Hugh2]

That sounds like a good idea to me.

 

Already done, now I can get back to normal healthy productive fun disagreements.

[illinoisredsox]

I mean it's kind of hard to come after a KING after all LOL!!! I had my say, now I'm putting that loser on block.

 

He does seem to have particular issues with anyone who joined this site in April 2016. You are handling it correctly. To paraphrase War Games, the only way to win is not to play.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Now maybe if just one of Mata or Ward managed to avoid TJ…

 

...or Noah Song -- what could go wrong? (at this point, I'll be encouraged if he changes his name to Maybe Song...)

[Bellhorn04]

And nobody was until the PR leak that the Boston owners wanted Scherzer...

 

As it turned out, this was just something John Henry was heard muttering during one of his drunken stupors.

[mvp 78]

I doubt it. Their hated burns too much.

 

You are a must read from what I've heard.

[mvp 78]

And nobody was until the PR leak that the Boston owners wanted Scherzer...

 

These owners are the worst. Gross human beings. How many more people will ownership trash as they are being kicked out of the door?

[mvp 78]

He does seem to have particular issues with anyone who joined this site in April 2016. You are handling it correctly. To paraphrase War Games, the only way to win is not to play.

 

A day that will live in infamy.

[a700hitter]

You are a must read from what I've heard.

You heard that from me. Sort of like how Fenway became “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark” and Madison Square Garden became the “World’s Most Famous Arena”. LOL!

[notin]

A day that will live in infamy.

 

The day this site was infected with the dreaded scourge of notin.

[mvp 78]

The day this site was infected with the dreaded scourge of notin.

 

The Suspects:

harmony

S5Dewey

notin

Oscars

illinoisredsox

devil david

StephenCurry30

Jack Flap

bosoxmal

moonslav59

Slasher9

A Red Sox fan named Hugh

Maxbialystock

dustcover

[mvp 78]

The Suspects:

harmony

S5Dewey

notin

Oscars

illinoisredsox

devil david

StephenCurry30

Jack Flap

bosoxmal

moonslav59

Slasher9

A Red Sox fan named Hugh

Maxbialystock

dustcover

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68sRqrZZ6wQ

[notin]

The Suspects:

harmony

S5Dewey

notin

Oscars

illinoisredsox

devil david

StephenCurry30

Jack Flap

bosoxmal

moonslav59

Slasher9

A Red Sox fan named Hugh

Maxbialystock

dustcover

 

Just thank us for leaving andrewmitch behind…

[mvp 78]

Just thank us for leaving andrewmitch behind…

 

I don't even like the sound of that name.

[Bellhorn04]

The Suspects:

harmony

S5Dewey

notin

Oscars

illinoisredsox

devil david

StephenCurry30

Jack Flap

bosoxmal

moonslav59

Slasher9

A Red Sox fan named Hugh

Maxbialystock

dustcover

 

A motley crew indeed.

[notin]

A motley crew indeed.

 

Why aren’t you on that list?

[harmony]

The Suspects:

harmony

S5Dewey

notin

Oscars

illinoisredsox

devil david

StephenCurry30

Jack Flap

bosoxmal

moonslav59

Slasher9

A Red Sox fan named Hugh

Maxbialystock

dustcover

I'm unclear what I'm suspected of.

 

Peace be with you.

[mvp 78]

I'm unclear what I'm suspected of.

 

Peace be with you.

 

Infiltrating us from BDC. Duh.

[mvp 78]

Why aren’t you on that list?

 

His extra 5 years of service.

[moonslav59]

OPS since being traded.

 

Kyle Schwarber 1.052

Anthony Rizzo .784

Joey Gallo .634

Nelson Cruz .694

 

The Sox gave up significantly less than what those other guys commanded.

 

But, all Bloom is being judged on his how he swung and missed or failed to swing hard enough on acquiring hit-or-miss RP'ers at the deadine.

[mvp 78]

But, all Bloom is being judged on his how he swung and missed or failed to swing hard enough on acquiring hit-or-miss RP'ers at the deadine.

 

Untrue.

[moonslav59]

And nobody was until the PR leak that the Boston owners wanted Scherzer...

 

I'm not sure I believe all these leaks.

 

The one thing that puzzles me about this is if they really had serious interest in Scherzer, what was their off going to be?

 

If the interest was serious, maybe they demanded an extension and were quickly turned away.

 

Maybe they offered Casas, Duran and Downs and were laughed at.

 

We very rarely here specifics, so I tend to avoid this sort of speculation.

[moonslav59]

Untrue.

 

That was exaggeration. Guilty as charged.

[Hugh2]

He does seem to have particular issues with anyone who joined this site in April 2016. You are handling it correctly. To paraphrase War Games, the only way to win is not to play.

 

I came over with all you Boston.com good folks many years ago and took a several-year hiatus from posting. I do remember encountering he who shall not be named back then and he reminded me of a guy we had over at the other site called SOFTLAW. I know Moon would remember that guy. Everyone loves to argue, but some people just can't seem to do so without being insulting to other people. If I'm going back and forth with someone in here with an argument, odds are I like that poster value their opinions and enjoy the discourse. I just don't have any patience for people who are blatantly looking for trouble.

[Hugh2]

But, all Bloom is being judged on his how he swung and missed or failed to swing hard enough on acquiring hit-or-miss RP'ers at the deadine.

 

Well, Sale seemed to be the big mid-season starting addition.....the only thing that is left was bullpen help. Honestly, if the offense didn't go away our bullpen might be a little less taxed and in better shape at this point.

[notin]

His extra 5 years of service.

 

Oh. He was drafted here. I came as a free agent…

[mvp 78]

If any member wants to remember the before times, just go log onto freeforums. Woof.

[dgalehouse]

A day that will live in infamy.

 

A ship is sinking in stormy seas. A few survivors drift in lifeboats. A rescue ship arrives to save them . They gratefully climb aboard . Next thing you know, the " survivors " want to take over the rescue ship. Moral: Sometimes it's better to just let them drift away.

[Hugh2]

If any member wants to remember the before times, just go log onto freeforums. Woof.

 

I remember there was an alternative site when Boston.com went down, a few went there, a few more came here and I think eventually mostly everyone game here.

 

I just went over, they're still posting over there.....all 1 guy.