Why sign Houck and Casas?

[JoeBrady]

2 hours ago, Old Red said:

Try 1960.

Are you not Fred?

[Bellhorn04]

11 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

Are you not Fred?

SeaBeachFred?  No, Old Red is not that Fred.

[JoeBrady]

3 hours ago, Bellhorn04 said:

SeaBeachFred?  No, Old Red is not that Fred.

In that case, my apologies to Old Red.  I had assumed his handle was a knock off of Old Fred.

[mvp 78]

If he's on the IL for 7 weeks, they'll get a 4th ARB year for Casas. They should a billion % do that. He has a serious injury and he's not going to be ready for ST or Opening Day. 

[moonslav59]

31 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

If he's on the IL for 7 weeks, they'll get a 4th ARB year for Casas. They should a billion % do that. He has a serious injury and he's not going to be ready for ST or Opening Day. 

Agreed.

[mvp 78]

18 hours ago, Bellhorn04 said:

SeaBeachFred?  No, Old Red is not that Fred.

If we found out he was, he'd be banned. 

[Old Red]

17 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

If we found out he was, he'd be banned. 

I don’t know who this guy was, or is, but I’m definitely not him impersonating, or otherwise.😉

[mvp 78]

7 minutes ago, Old Red said:

I don’t know who this guy was, or is, but I’m definitely not him impersonating, or otherwise.😉

You are definitely not. We would have figured it out a long time ago. He has a very distinctive posting style. 

[Old Red]

5 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

You are definitely not. We would have figured it out a long time ago. He has a very distinctive posting style. 

Good. I thought I might have to take a polygraph, or go in a lineup, or something.

[mvp 78]

3 minutes ago, Old Red said:

Good. I thought I might have to take a polygraph, or go in a lineup, or something.

I'm sure some posters haven't ruled you out from being Babe or Dutchy though. 🤔

[Old Red]

18 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

I'm sure some posters haven't ruled you out from being Babe or Dutchy though. 🤔

Wow,! Must of been a real wild board at one time.

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, Old Red said:

Wow,! Must of been a real wild board at one time.

Lots of personal beefs to go around like you and moon. 

[Old Red]

2 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Lots of personal beefs to go around like you and moon. 

I get it, but the only thing I was on before was the old CBS stuff, and the biggest discussion I remember was if Theo was Boy Blunder, or Boy WONDER.

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, Old Red said:

I get it, but the only thing I was on before was the old CBS stuff, and the biggest discussion I remember was if Theo was Boy Blunder, or Boy WONDER.

We have a rich history of nonsense on here. 

[notin]

39 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

You are definitely not. We would have figured it out a long time ago. He has a very distinctive posting style. 

And an unhealthy fascination with Jacoby Ellsbury…

[mvp 78]

14 minutes ago, notin said:

And an unhealthy fascination with Jacoby Ellsbury…

Reminding everyone that he has scouted HS games. 

[JoeBrady]

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

I'm sure some posters haven't ruled you out from being Babe or Dutchy though. 🤔

I heard that he saw Babe when he was still with the RS.

[JoeBrady]

2 hours ago, Old Red said:

I get it, but the only thing I was on before was the old CBS stuff, and the biggest discussion I remember was if Theo was Boy Blunder, or Boy WONDER.

I remember when the F.O.M. always referred to them as Tito Francoma and Theo InEpstein.  Two of the best in baseball history, and they hated them.

[Old Red]

17 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

I heard that he saw Babe when he was still with the RS.

I vaguely remember Ted myself, so kind of starting with Yaz with me.

[mvp 78]

30 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

I remember when the F.O.M. always referred to them as Tito Francoma and Theo InEpstein.  Two of the best in baseball history, and they hated them.

InEpstein wasn't a common term used on this site. FranCOMA got a lot of run though.

[notin]

1 hour ago, JoeBrady said:

I heard that he saw Babe when he was still with the RS.

… and it was his idea to move Babe from the mound to right field…

[FredLynn]

Just read an interview with loser Breslow and almost threw up. If I didn’t expect the litany of excuses I’ve belched I probably would have.

”Anytime you try to sign a player and lose….blah blah blah”

[mvp 78]

11 hours ago, FredLynn said:

Just read an interview with loser Breslow and almost threw up. If I didn’t expect the litany of excuses I’ve belched I probably would have.

”Anytime you try to sign a player and lose….blah blah blah”

He says the same thing every time he misses out on a deal. Why would this time be any different? 

[moonslav59]

2 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

He says the same thing every time he misses out on a deal. Why would this time be any different? 

Doesn't every GM say something similar after not submitting the winning bid?

No matter what he says or does he's wrong.

[mvp 78]

2 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Doesn't every GM say something similar after not submitting the winning bid?

No matter what he says or does he's wrong.

Breslow isn't a great communicator. This has been known going back to the time of his hiring. 

[moonslav59]

11 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Breslow isn't a great communicator. This has been known going back to the time of his hiring. 

No doubt.

He seemed pretty standard on this one, to me.

[Old Red]

58 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Breslow isn't a great communicator. This has been known going back to the time of his hiring. 

Same with Bloom. Theo must have taken different classes at Yale to able to communicate better.

[drewski6]

22 minutes ago, Old Red said:

Same with Bloom. Theo must have taken different classes at Yale to able to communicate better.

Bloom was a capable communicator, and very professional.  He was just scared money at the poker table and too gun-shy.

[drewski6]

If you could combine Breslow's willingness to take risks with Bloom's interpersonal skills, you'd have a GM....who would probably be out of our price range.

[FredLynn]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

Doesn't every GM say something similar after not submitting the winning bid?

No matter what he says or does he's wrong.

Not if he succeeds in getting the player signed. That hasn’t happened often enough.