Tough call. I'd have to go with:
Teeball > Girls Softball > Mens Rec League Softball > MLB > Mtv Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge > High School Baseball
When I said "I've been watching for decades" it was to make fun of other posters for basically saying that their decades of fandom have given them the experience to be qualified to be a MLB manager (this is a recent reference). Same can be said for my remarks about my extensive coaching (maybe a not so recent reference). There have been a few posters in the past who have lauded their "scouting experience" when all it really was was watching high school baseball. To me, that's not "experience".
I'm not so sure it is a fluke. I don't think it has anything to do with hitters feeling like they don't need to score 10 runs, it's just a function of Sale being more likely to be opposed by top of the rotation starters than ERod.
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Usually promotions come after minor league all-star breaks, the first one of note is Salem closer Matthew Gorst to Portland. Drafted last year and had a 1.59 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 33 K in 28 IP.
Travis is not a good trade chip. I'd say the Sox have some good pen arms (like Buttrey), some high end lower level guys (like Mata) and decent org guys (like Ockimey) that are better than Travis. I think Beeks has decent value.