Elktonnick

I read War and Peace in less time than it takes to read one of Moons posts.

Before tonight's game Bloom said that the clubhouse was upbeat and the team was well positioned to make a run for a wild card spot. How is it possible that he could be that delusional. Bloom.is the Bahgdad Bob of baseball executives.

Barre gets them here as does Leominister which they pronounce Leo Minister.

Bingo! I would add that whatever he did in 21 was nullified by his deconstruction of the team at the end of 21 season. Moreover his lack of foresight by not getting below the lux tax needlessly complicates any rebuilding efforts in 23 and beyond.

Once they can pronounce it, try Leicester on them. That will surely drive them crazy.

Are from Worcester? I now live in Delaware and in our 35 member Rotary club. There are three from Worcester. Small world.

You think he is capable of doing that work. I like Pedro see no evidence that he is.

You are right about one thing,ie Bloom has done nothing to build a sustainable winner.

Really, this club has more holes than a kilo of Swiss cheese. At best they have one outfielder the bull pen is shaky as is the rotation. They have question marks at 1st and either 2nd or short take your pick. They have a big hole at catcher. And will be without a dh. Other than that they are solid.

IMO. The Sox are bringing guys up way too soon. Watching Duran et al play they make too many fundamental mistakes. For all I can tell Casas may just be another guy who can not recognize a breaking pitch and gets exposed the way Dalbec was. Quite frankly Casas's record in Worcester doesn't impress me. He has less than 300 at bats at TripleA. Not enough to my thinking.

With the lux tax it is not the money its the draft picks. The farm still basically sucks. There is no real help coming from there next year. Those who think otherwise are kidding themselves. Whether it's Henry or Bloom is immaterial. Bogaerts and Devers are a headache according to Pedro. The meaning is clear. Pedro thinks there is no clear road ahead. Pedro talks to these guys. The bottom line the club was a clear contender at the end of 21 now it is not.. Nor does it look good in 23 or 24. Bloom has no plan. His apologists continue to delude themselves.

This club in 21 was two games from the world series. A reasonable fan and player was justified in thinking the head of baseball operations would plan to actually improve the club in 22. Instead Bloom weakened that club. Both fans and players are justified in thinking that Bloom let them down. Some players may actually feel betrayed by Bloom especially if Bloom had led them to believe he actually intended to produce a competitive team in 22. If Bloom intended to concentrate on rebuilding the farm system he was not successful by his own terms . He failed to stay below the lux tax and going from 24 to 19 in farm systems is hardly a ringing achievement. It should be obvious to ownership that the club's future in more uncertain now then it was after the 21 season. Over the lux tax, seeing once vaunted prospects such as Duran and Downs stumble, and having probably alienated Bogaerts and possibly Devers too why should Henry trust Bloom to get the club out of the mess he created. How long will ownership stay with Chaim? I don't see anyone in Beantown rushing to his defense except a couple of diehards on this board, none of whom currently live in Boston.

The Vaz trade just another example of Bloom making the club weaker. And the players know it.

Except for June this team has played with a collective lack of motivation. Individual motivation is a separate issue. But as a group they are not picking each other up. Devers has completely abandoned his previously successful approach at the plate Bogaerts has been played with a lack of focus. As a group they look demoralized. The core players know that Bloom's moves in the spring through the deadline weakened the team. Pedro said it all. "Bloom has headache with Bogaerts, with Devers". The obvious conclusion they are not happy him. And their on field play shows it. Bloom fans can delude themselves if they wish but this is not a happy clubhouse.

Amen

Do they look like they are motivated to you?

IMHO, their morale was shattered at the trade deadline and has not recovered since.

Soom blucks, Oh I got my mords wixed!

16-32 against the ALE. Red Sox suck and its Blooms fault.

If one looks at the totality of Larry Lucchino's life, it is a remarkable list of accomplishments. As a former resident of Worcester, I greatly appreciate what he has done for the revitalization of that city as well. I characterize the animus towards him as petty jealousy.

BTW Larry Lucchino was recently inducted into the Padres Hall of Fame. He was President and Ceo of the Orioles, Padres and Red Sox. How anyone can say a member of both the Padres and Red Sox Halls of Fame and the former President of three Major League teams is not a baseball guy is absolute nonsense and defies credulity.

He also was a baseball guy, a philanthropist, a football guy, a lawyer and one day a Hall of Famer for his vision of inner city baseball parks that may have saved the game.

IMO It stems from the Theo Epstein days.

Lucchino may have been an SOB but is hardly a loser He is largely responsible for Camden Yards and the beautiful ballpark in San Diego. He also was highly instrumental in the revitalization of Fenway Park.

Actually JH has been quite talkative recently. On July 13, 2022 NBC Sports Boston he was quoted as saying"It takes two to make a deal" He said more regarding signing and letting go of certain players. His remarks were quite interesting.