A Realistic View at 2023: Part I

[Bellhorn04]

I wonder if the stigma will stick with Kraft too?

 

He has his own stigma LOL

[notin]

The Astros did lose some top draft picks, but that didn't seem to bother them.

 

Oh no! They’ll miss out on the next Mark Appel or Brady Aiken!!

[notin]

No players being suspended wasn’t even a slap on the wrist.

 

They should have suspended Bregman for whining about being booed…

[redsoxrules]

What's the new one?

 

What was the previous one?

 

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/patriots-spygate-deflategate-bill-belichick-timeline/ovkdjh8ny5qb1fnns9grat5mk

[notin]

I wonder if the stigma will stick with Kraft too?

 

I don’t think it will hurt his reputation too much in the Robber Baron circles he hangs out in…

[moonslav59]

What's the new one?

 

What was the previous one?

 

They are due. Some are arguably inflated instances...

 

2007 Spygate (Filming the Jets)

 

2013 IRgate (Falsifying IR Reports)

 

2015 Deflategate (followed by Brady's non cooperation)

[notin]

They are due. Some are arguably inflated instances...

 

2007 Spygate (Filming the Jets)

 

2013 IRgate (Falsifying IR Reports)

 

2015 Deflategate (followed by Brady's non cooperation)

 

Filming the Jets? NO ONE films the Jets! Not even the Jets! What could anyone possibly learn by filming the Jets? How not yo play football?

[moonslav59]

Filming the Jets? NO ONE films the Jets! Not even the Jets! What could anyone possibly learn by filming the Jets? How not yo play football?

 

Kinda like why did Nixon break into Dem HQ?

[notin]

Kinda like why did Nixon break into Dem HQ?

 

Trot Nixon would do no such thing!!! I think!!

[Bellhorn04]

Trot Nixon would do no such thing!!! I think!!

 

Maybe he meant Otis Nixon.

[Old Red]

Maybe he meant Otis Nixon.

 

Maybe Russ Nixon.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

He has his own stigma LOL

 

But is it really cheating (on a spouse, girlfriend, significant, etc) being with a business woman, whose very business is to be with a business man who can afford her, technically speaking...

[mvp 78]

He has his own stigma LOL

 

He's a married man now! He's changed! https://twitter.com/mikekadlick/status/1581131900244348928

[mvp 78]

They are due. Some are arguably inflated instances...

 

2007 Spygate (Filming the Jets)

 

2013 IRgate (Falsifying IR Reports)

 

2015 Deflategate (followed by Brady's non cooperation)

 

IRgate? f***ingLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

Have you ever put a ball outside in the winter? The Pats played better after the "suspect" balls were removed from play, right?

[moonslav59]

IRgate? f***ingLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

Have you ever put a ball outside in the winter? The Pats played better after the "suspect" balls were removed from play, right?

 

Yes, and the janitors were just banging on the trash cans to get the gunk out of them.

[notin]

IRgate? f***ingLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

Have you ever put a ball outside in the winter? The Pats played better after the "suspect" balls were removed from play, right?

 

Who was the Colts’ player who tweeted “we could have played with balls made of soap and they’d still beat us”?

[mvp 78]

Who was the Colts’ player who tweeted “we could have played with balls made of soap and they’d still beat us”?

 

 

Probably this guy.

[mvp 78]

I'm sorry that the pats haven't appropriately apologized for IRgate. I'm not sure TalkSox has the right emoji for that one.

[jad]

Can we just have a moment of silence for Kyrie? whom I hope we never have to hear from again? Thanks. OK. Carry on.

[Bellhorn04]

Can we just have a moment of silence for Kyrie? whom I hope we never have to hear from again? Thanks. OK. Carry on.

 

He apologized now, so it's all good.

 

(That was an Oozer...)

[moonslav59]

Bet all you guys wish he was back on the Celts.

[mvp 78]

Bet all you guys wish he was back on the Celts.

 

Nobody wishes that, especially not Celtics fans. They hate him the most.

[mvp 78]

@redsoxstats

Heyman projects Bogaerts to get 8 years, $225M (28M AAV through his age 37 season).

 

If it's 8 years at $28M, it's time to let Bogey go. I was ok with 6 and the compromise was 7.

[notin]

@redsoxstats

Heyman projects Bogaerts to get 8 years, $225M (28M AAV through his age 37 season).

 

If it's 8 years at $28M, it's time to let Bogey go. I was ok with 6 and the compromise was 7.

 

I reluctantly agree with mvp.

 

I don’t care about the AAV nearly as much as the years…

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

I reluctantly agree with mvp.

 

I don’t care about the AAV nearly as much as the years…

 

I have no reason not to think he's gone, no matter what Bloom said the day after the season. Even if in the past month the Red Sox already made a fair offer to extend Bogey, the fact there's no news can only mean that he (and his agent) are intent on testing the market.

[notin]

I have no reason not to think he's gone, no matter what Bloom said the day after the season. Even if in the past month the Red Sox already made a fair offer to extend Bogey, the fact there's no news can only mean that he (and his agent) are intent on testing the market.

 

 

Or it could simply mean no one is talking to the press during negotiations. Even in the Age of the Internet, not everything is public knowledge…

[notin]

But if pressed to predict (which I will actually do without pressure), I’d say Carlos Correa is more likely to be the Sox shortstop in 2023 than Bogaerts…

[mvp 78]

Or it could simply mean no one is talking to the press during negotiations. Even in the Age of the Internet, not everything is public knowledge…

 

And things like Heyman's 8/225 amount could just come out of thin air. It's silly season right now until guys start actually getting signed.

[mvp 78]

But if pressed to predict (which I will actually do without pressure), I’d say Carlos Correa is more likely to be the Sox shortstop in 2023 than Bogaerts…

 

Why? Because the Sox would rather go all in on a SS, or because Bogaerts just doesn't want to be here?

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

But if pressed to predict (which I will actually do without pressure), I’d say Carlos Correa is more likely to be the Sox shortstop in 2023 than Bogaerts…

 

If that happens I predict there will also be a new third baseman in Boston.

 

The Sox won't pay both Correa and Devers, who will also fetch the best trade return of any Sox MLBer this winter.

 

Plus, Correa may be amenable to moving positions eventually, as he already played third for Cora in international ball in the past ; this will make for smoother transitions in the future.