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I believe you are making the equivalency to DD. I simply quoted Bradford’s piece and thanked Ben.

I think Bradford makes a compelling case.

Let’s see 5 years down the road which of those drafts are complete whiffs. I do than DD for 3 consecutive Division Championships.

I’ll pass on his farm building skill. He whiffed on an entire draft.

Thanks Ben for whiffing on an entire draft. Was that the year he also scored big on Rusney Castillo?

I like the role reversal, and bring back Ben for coffee duty.

Let me smear DD -- 3 consecutive Division Titles (never been done by the Red Sox) and a World Series and one .500 + flop. To the gallows with him. Maybe they will name LaRussa GM who will fire Cora and hire Matheny as manager.

Where is my vomit emoticon

I hear they are tight. This is still on Ben's resume.

That's very funny.

[h=2]"Pablo Sandoval Hopes To Retire A Giant"[/h]But he is retiring with all Red Sox money. JH is still waiting for the money from all that Panda gear to start rolling in.

The email was from me ... I think, but I saw the same thing when I went to bed. I will wait another day before making payouts to see if Yahoo changes the result again of gives an explanation. I have never seen this happen in a Fantasy league ... where the server got it wrong.

RED ALERT! RED ALERT! I checked the website this morning and it had been updated to show a 5-5 tie in the Championship Round. As of last night it showed Scott's Team as a 6-4 victor. This is really bad by Yahoo. The first tie-breaker is head to head record in the regular season. Well, these 2 teams were so evenly matched that they tied 5-5 in each of their 2 head to head contests. The second tie-breaker used by Yahoo is the playoff seeding and Notorious was the #1 Seed in the playoffs. Congratulations to Karlos from Notorious P.A.P.I. Sorry about that Scott's Team. What a finish!!

Congratulations to Jasonbay44 as his team won the Championship of the 2019 TalkSox Fantasy Baseball League in a hard fought close final round!!

This sounds like he may opt out: JD Martinez Comments On Opt-Out By Dylan A. Chase | September 29, 2019 at 9:50pm CDT Eyebrows were raised from Charlestown to South End today when, at the questioning of Boston Globe report Pete Abraham, Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez seemed to express ambivalence about the prospect of returning to the team in 2020 (link). Martinez has a much-discussed opt-out to consider this offseason, and Abraham asked him whether the prospect of joining his fourth team in five years is truly an attractive one. “I don’t mind moving around,” Martinez told the reporter. “I kind of like it.” That’s hardly the sort of “I love being here” boilerplate you often here when players are asked about potential opt-outs or extension prospects. It may be a bit dramatic to read too much into the comments of a player likely eager to conclude what has been a frustrating season in Beantown, but the 32-year-old will indeed have a difficult decision to make this offseason. As part of the five-year/$110MM deal he signed with Boston in February of 2018, Martinez has an opt-out this offseason that would actually pay him $2.5MM if he elects to forego the remaining three years and $62.45MM on his contract. Essentially, Martinez will have to reconcile his desire to stay in Boston long-term with the ability of his agent Scott Boras to find a deal elsewhere in excess of that $62.45MM guarantee. If Boras wants to market Martinez as the best DH option on the open market this season, he will no doubt be able to assemble some convincing presentations. Though this season didn’t quite see the former Astro, Tiger, and Diamondback replicate the offensive assault he placed on baseballs in the previous two years (170 and 167 wRC+ figures in 2018 and 2017, respectively), he still mounted a .305/.383/.559 line in 2019–output resulting in a 139 wRC+. Though the market has not been kind to corner/DH types in recent years, Martinez should represent a more appealing free agent option than, say, Edwin Encarnacion, over whom the Yankees hold a $20MM club option. Nelson Cruz, still a Statcast darling at age 39, could challenge Martinez for DH supremacy among free agents, but the Twins would be smart to exercise that player’s $12MM club option for 2020. Put another way: it’s quite possible that this year’s DH market will consist of Martinez, Avisail Garcia, and a handful of past-30 question marks like Mark Trumbo. If Martinez’s comments to Abraham are any indication, that might be a market context he is willing–if not eager–to place himself within.

There were a few high points, but they took us right out of the race in April.

This team sucks so bad that they can't even beat a 100+ loss team for ERod's 20th win.

The Championship round between Notorious P.A.P.I. and Scott's Team is going down to the final day. Scott's team is leading 6-4 with several categories that are very close. Good luck to the teams.

Agreed. Remind me about this when next season rolls around.

Maddon, Cubs part ways after five seasonsThat moment has arrived for Joe Maddon and the Cubs. On Sunday, the Cubs announced that they would not be offering Maddon a contract extension following this season, making the decorated manager a free agent for 2020. Following arguably the greatest managerial era in the team’s long, storied history, there will be a new voice at the helm. Maddon and Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein met with reporters prior to Sunday's season finale at Busch Stadium to discuss the decision and what will come next for Chicago. No matter who occupies the manager’s office at Wrigley Field next, there is no denying Maddon’s place in Cubs lore. Jordan Bastian covers the Cubs for MLB.com. He previously covered the Guardians from 2011-18 and the Blue Jays from 2006-10. Read his blog, Major League Bastian and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian.

Joe Maddon Out As Cubs Manager By Anthony Franco | September 29, 2019 at 11:59am CDT The Cubs announced today that Joe Maddon will not return as manager in 2020.

Have you posted a list of Red Sox players who remain under contract or team control in 2020 and their first FA years?

Neither one could give away an autograph.

This team quit after the trading deadline. They should be ashamed of the effort they have given for the fans for the last 7 weeks. And it is not just the pitching. In that time their offense dropped from 1st in runs to 4th. The Yankees scored around 100 more runs than the Red Sox in that period.

I wasn't comparing DD to Ben, which is no compariso since you brought it up.