8/01 SOX @ Astros 8:10PM ET

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N. Eovaldi vs L. Garcia

 

Nate's overdue for a decent start, hopefully.

 

Unfortunately, tonight's game will be televised on ESPN. Oh well, TV's are equipped with a mute button.

[JDavis76]

As much as it pains me to say it, go sox!

[TylerD]

Nate going. Might be closer than we think.

[JDavis76]

Nate going. Might be closer than we think.

 

Unless he gets yanked at the last minute because he is traded...

[jung]

Vaz was the likeliest candidate to be gone before the trade deadline. He would give the Sox the best return of the candidates IMO.

 

I was off by 1 prospect and an ice cream cone. I predicted the Sox would get 3 prospects and an ice cream cone for Vaz.

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Conehead has a face for radio and a voice for miming.

[JDavis76]

Vaz was the likeliest candidate to be gone before the trade deadline. He would give the Sox the best return of the candidates IMO.

 

I was off by 1 prospect and an ice cream cone. I predicted the Sox would get 3 prospects and an ice cream cone for Vaz.

 

I just don't get why you would not trade xbo unless you are going to pay him.

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Vaz was the likeliest candidate to be gone before the trade deadline. He would give the Sox the best return of the candidates IMO.

 

I was off by 1 prospect and an ice cream cone. I predicted the Sox would get 3 prospects and an ice cream cone for Vaz.

 

Too bad Bogey wasn't a candidate. He would have given the SOX a good return.

[iortiz]

Cordero at the OF is not even fair man.

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Too bad Bogey wasn't a candidate. He would have given the SOX a good return.

 

Plus two ice cream cones.

[FredLynn]

Too bad Bogey wasn't a candidate. He would have given the SOX a good return.

 

He’s leaving after this season ends too. I don’t think he would get us a haul.

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Cordero at the OF is not even fair man.

 

If he could hit, he'd make a good DH.

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He’s leaving after this season ends too. I don’t think he would get us a haul.

 

True, but more than what the SOX will get after he leaves.

[jung]

I just don't get why you would not trade xbo unless you are going to pay him.

 

THAT is an odd situation. The scuttlebutt here is that X has been assured that he is not being traded. Not sure why the Sox did that either if in fact they did.

 

From outward appearances it would appear that X and Rafi are not going to be traded. Rafi is still on the IL anyway. I suspect any other Sox player currently not on the IL should have his bags packed.

 

IMO, the fan base would take anybody else that is currently active being traded other than X and Rafi if he was not on the IL.

 

If I were the Sox I would seriously consider moving Verdugo and anybody else that was part of the Mookie deal. IMO Verdugo will not be more than a JAG and Sox fans are likely never to get over the Mookie deal when they have to stare at Verdugo every day. The rest of what came back for Mookie welcome to exit as well.

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Two terms that I've had trouble defining: Semi-boneless ham and Quality Offer.

[FredLynn]

True, but more than what the SOX will get after he leaves.

 

Still could happen even though Bogaerts says it won’t

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Still could happen even though Bogaerts says it won’t

 

I'm pretty sure Freddy Freeman said the same thing last season.

[JDavis76]

THAT is an odd situation. The scuttlebutt here is that X has been assured that he is not being traded. Not sure why the Sox did that either if in fact they did.

 

From outward appearances it would appear that X and Rafi are not going to be traded. Rafi is still on the IL anyway. I suspect any other Sox player currently not on the IL should have his bags packed.

 

IMO, the fan base would take anybody else that is currently active being traded other than X and Rafi if he was not on the IL.

 

If I were the Sox I would seriously consider moving Verdugo and anybody else that was part of the Mookie deal. IMO Verdugo will not be more than a JAG and Sox fans are likely never to get over the Mookie deal when they have to stare at Verdugo every day. The rest of what came back for Mookie welcome to exit as well.

 

When you are a cellar dweller and packing it in, you trade off everyone with expiring contracts or with an option that they will exercise.

 

No sense in doing it half way unless they intend on paying xbo what he wants.

[JDavis76]

I'm pretty sure Freddy Freeman said the same thing last season.

 

When was freeman traded?

[vegasbob]

Can we throw in Yolmar, or would that 2 eZ's?

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The 'D' boys.

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Still could happen even though Bogaerts says it won’t

 

Maybe I misunderstood you. Did Bogey say he isn't leaving the SOX?

[jung]

Well with plays like that we can be convinced that we don't need you either X.

[FredLynn]

Maybe I misunderstood you. Did Bogey say he isn't leaving the SOX?

 

He said management promised him he wouldn’t be traded.

[FredLynn]

More brain dead baseball. This team is going to be even harder to tolerate

[iortiz]

Still wonder why they put Story at 2B and XB in SS.

 

XB glove is atrocious.

[Tedballgame]

Same old Sox defense.

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Here's another Bob Uecker story. Bob only hit 14 HR's in his 6 year career, but 3 of them were against HOF pitchers, Gaylord Perry, Fergy Jenkins and Sandy Koufax. Uecker said that everytime he met Koufax he apologized for hitting the HR against him. Bob explained that he felt his homer against Sandy would keep Koufax from being inducted into the MLB HOF.

[Tedballgame]

Nate won't go 5 now. Those errors are going to cost him a lot of high stress pitches.

[FredLynn]

This is probably the worst Sox team since the sucked back in the 60s. Just disgusting. They could at least show up.

I hope they blow up the rest of these bums