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  1. Bellhorn04
    True, August was more like mediocre - OPS+ of 98. Seems like the wheels started falling off about mid-August.
  2. Bellhorn04
    I'm optimistic about Story too, because I'm a Red Sox fan, but it's not going to be the biggest shock if he's cooked as a hitter, either.
  3. Bellhorn04
    OK. But to simplify matters and take laterality out of it, O'Neill had an .847 OPS and 132 OPS+, both #2 on the team, and he gone.
  4. Bellhorn04
    I understand. But I'm not ruling out they may be onto something. This is a team that OPSed .736 in August and a grotesque .654 in September. This is an offense that was downright putrid for the last 2 months of 2024. An offense that turned into a bunch of wind turbines. And they did nothing about it. Hopes rest on the kids.
  5. Bellhorn04
    I will say this - WAR is proving to be pretty useless as far as a barometer for the Cy Young, simply because the two main WAR calculators can come up with vastly different results - one based on "what actually happened" and one on "what should have happened".
  6. Bellhorn04
    Cool, I thought so. Good to have you aboard here. I posted there too, as did a bunch of others here.
  7. Bellhorn04
    True, but we do play in other parks, and our RH hitting has a chance to be outright pitiful, unless Campbell really rocks it.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Quick question, drewski - did you ever post on the Boston Globe Sox forum?
  9. Bellhorn04
    The FO "should be" embarrassed by the hideous projections for the offense.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Yes, we can all breathe a sigh of relief that the only potential expensive acquisitions left aren't much use anyway. The Sox FO has done their job again.
  11. Bellhorn04
    I think they've reached the stage where Sox fans who are in touch with reality ignore anything that sounds promising and key in on the signs that the payroll is staying in the 10-15 range where FSG shareholders like it.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Agreed, but the real problem is that the Red Sox front office has so little credibility now because reality keeps showing they're the Interest Kings who keep delivering the promises but not the goods. Which I don't think is Breslow's fault. But he's the one who has to make most of the public statements.
  13. Bellhorn04
    There was certainly a time when looking at W-L records could be a lot of fun. Wilbur Wood had the following W-L records from 1971 to 1975: 22-13 24-17 24-20 😁 20-19 16-20
  14. Bellhorn04
    That's a reality check.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Sam has now been tasked with subtly walking back that comment while at the same time chastising us all a bit more for doubting their tireless, well-meaning efforts.
  16. Bellhorn04
    It's like they've fallen in love with the Interest Kings image. Which is pretty weird!
  17. Bellhorn04
    Good piece, Caleb. And I agree, they still don't seem to be making their best effort, for reasons only they are privy to.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Let's not be cursing out other posters, please. Red isn't literally telling anyone what they can talk about or not. He's basically saying it's a waste of time talking about some things because the team just isn't doing them. I get that he does it in a needling way, but he's not crossing any lines. Telling others to eff off does cross the line.
  19. Bellhorn04
    It may be just as simple as Henry setting the payroll at $10 million below the first tax threshold or whatever, and leaving it up to baseball operations to figure out the rest. And then within operations there may be a lot of disagreement about pricing and roster strategy. That's the way it looks, anyway.
  20. Bellhorn04
    'We were really interested in keeping Garrett (Crochet) with us for a long time. We just didn't quite line up in terms of a contract extension that made sense for everyone. We wish him the best."
  21. Bellhorn04
    And now it's my turn to utter this gem: hope is not a strategy. But seriously, these guys have shown an inordinate capacity to fall short on their bids the last several years. I don't think anyone would be stunned if it happens again.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Like I keep saying, somethin' just ain't right in that Red Sox Front Office. If there's an intelligent decision-making process going on, I have no idea what it is.
  23. Bellhorn04
    And I'd feel okay about this except I'm not really bursting with optimism about that extension for Crochet. I don't doubt they make him an offer but I do doubt their ability to get it done.
  24. Bellhorn04
    I don't disagree. But man, they just made a blockbuster trade of prospect capital to get Crochet, and they only have him for 2 years guaranteed. They're still not making a lot of sense.
  25. Bellhorn04
    And thus far they have done jack diddlesquat about it, and none of us are actually surprised.
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