mvp 78
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Been saying this all offseason.
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Back then, Fenway was half empty and you could buy a ticket with a button.
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100%
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Why not keep Mookie then?
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Hate when HOF caliber players set the franchise back!!! Like when Yaz signed his outrageous deal!
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Who Will Be The Red Sox Manager in 2020?
mvp 78 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
@ChrisCotillo Sox were rumored to have interest in Meulens earlier in the process. @Feinsand says they're "in the thick" of interview process, though no names have leaked out. -
Do it.
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I've been in Fenway and heard similar thoughts after Damon was traded, after Coco was let go, after Ells went to FA... It's just the nature of the beast.
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Because it's such a bad contract that nobody wants to hold onto him long term. Immediate regret. That's why it'll be hard to move JD.
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Even if he has a monster year, his age and lack of position will prevent him from opting out. See: Edwin Encarnacion who has been with 4 teams in the 4 years since he turned 33 (the age JD will be in 2021).
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This is hardly an engaging argument.
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Thank you for your service.
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I should have kept the boomer joke that I put into the previous post. It was a real zinger. 1. Majority of NESN viewers are boomers. 2. Boomers will watch no matter what. This is the baseline of viewership that won't go away. 3. Most younger fans have tuned out and will continue to do so for a myriad of reasons including how slow and boring modern baseball is. I know several boomers who pat themselves on the back for watching every single pitch during a season. I know of zero people under 50 that would even think of saying that. Baseball is an old, dying sport. Kids no longer care about playing baseball they way they did decades ago. Right now, baseball is good for boomers with excess income that can afford expensive season tickets and corporate sales guys that want to treat their clients to a night out. Once there is a mass extinction of boomers, baseball will be a niche sport.
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And the year after that.
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It's both.
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I think they got their one big contract and aren't going to add another.
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Padres can't afford it. The other teams probably could, but I think Mookie is worth more to the Sox than to other teams just from a marketing perspective.
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Ok?
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IMO, he will never opt out. The market isn't there to pay a DH that much money. There is too great of a risk that he goes to FA and gets less $$$.
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I'd rather Mookie than Dempster/Gomes/Napoli.
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I just fainted.
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It's the difference between a 4th round pick and whatever the prospect return is. I'd hope the Sox could get some guys better than a 4th round lottery pick.
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That remains to be seen. I think one or two young guys coming up and being exciting will make people tune in (like when Chavis was on fire after call up last year).
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Well, this cheered me up. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2020-zips-projections-seattle-mariners/ The 2020 Mariners are a bit like going to a failing mall. There are still some stores you remember scattered about, though the logos appear to be from another era. The fountain’s dry, and the shops mainly sell sunglasses. There’s an ear-piercing kiosk manned by a guy who looks like he missed the carnival employee bus and decided to move into the abandoned Caldor instead. Yes, this will all be hit by a wreckering ball and give way to a new open-air shopping district with a Kelenic’s Grille in a few years, but for now, you wander into the food court and feel your childhood memories being wiped out by the collective reek of old cinnamon, cigarettes, and shame.
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This is the way.
