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  1. Bellhorn04
    Smoltz was a great pitcher and he seems like a good guy. But his commentating style features some lingo that drives me a bit nuts. Before Game 6 of the NLCS he was giving his keys to victory, and he said for the Dodgers it was important that they 'control the scoreboard'. Control the scoreboard! Now there's some strategy, people. I can't believe no one else thought of it before.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Vegas had the Astros as slight favorites against the Red Sox. Deservedly so, I think, based on their superior run differential.
  3. Bellhorn04
    The worst record any of Tito's teams had was 86-76, in 2006. And that was a season in which the team was thoroughly decimated by injuries in the second half. No serious fan expects their team to win it all every year. The reason Ben got roasted was not just for trading away a top rotation, but for finishing last in consecutive seasons.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Don't sell him short. He's still pretty freakin' good.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Terry Bradshaw had a pretty good line about how to decide debates about who's the best: 'Let's all drop our championship rings on the table and see who makes the most noise...'
  6. Bellhorn04
    Maybe they could have handled it better. But I don't think there was any particularly good way to do it. They were in a position where it would have been dumb to tell the truth that it was because of the option.
  7. Bellhorn04
    I was a little sad on a personal note, he was a very likable guy. I was also a little concerned it might backfire. But in the big picture I think they handled it about as well as they could. That option was a millstone around everyone's neck-including Hanley's, as it turned out.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Considering the Red Sox already overstuffed payroll situation and being subject to a 30% tax in 2019, you could attribute another $6.6 million in tax to Hanley's effective cost for 2019, bringing it to $28.6 million.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Well, I think you're right that the only way the option was going to vest was if his April numbers continued. I think there was definitely a Plan A and a Plan B. When he dive-bombed in May Plan B came into effect rather rapidly.
  10. Bellhorn04
    There's no way on earth it was a spontaneous decision or that the option wasn't a big factor in the decision. Of course it was. It was a $22 million option for a player who ultimately delivered a cumulative fWAR of 0.9 for the guaranteed $88 million part of the contract. A player who pulled off the feat of registering 3 negative fWARs out of his 4 years with the team. Yes, I'd say the potential vesting of that option was a wee bit of a concern in the big picture!
  11. Bellhorn04
    Manny adds to his legend with a crotch grab toward the Brewers crowd last night.
  12. Bellhorn04
    You said "there is only a savings if oft-injured Hanley’s option vests, which was unlikely". It seemed like the 'oft-injured' part had something to do with the option being unlikely to vest.
  13. Bellhorn04
    True, but it's something to do until Tuesday night gets here.
  14. Bellhorn04
    How so? JDM is playing right field regardless. Which puts Mookie in center, replacing JBJ, who is also pretty good.
  15. Bellhorn04
    I voted him second to Tito. Tito's got 2 rings.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Hanley wasn't a bad guy. It was just a bad contract, especially with that damn option.
  17. Bellhorn04
    A deep enough slump. My real point was that his option would likely have vested. notin says it was unlikely because of his injury history. But at the start of the season Hanley only needed to play about 112 average games to achieve it.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Bobby V. in a close one over Butch Hobson. Joe Kerrigan had potential, but they didn't give him much of a chance.
  19. Bellhorn04
    The vesting of Hanley’s option was not 'unlikely' at all. He was cruising toward it nicely until that deep slump in May did him in.
  20. Bellhorn04
    That's what I said-in my most recent comment on this, at least.
  21. Bellhorn04
    I suspect the only way we see any real surprises is if we're trailing in the series and the offense is struggling.
  22. Bellhorn04
    It's actually not that easy. Just ask Aaron Boone.
  23. Bellhorn04
    And exhausted and beat up.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Yes. I think for maybe the first time ever, Red Sox fans collectively must admit they have a manager who is smarter baseball-wise than all of them.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Wouldn't have been so much fun if Rick got injured. But he's a durable one.
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