Right, but if it's a powerful hurricane and your property is in the path of destruction, preparation consists of evacuating and coming back later to deal with the devastation.
It's a metaphor that half-works...
No.
An oncoming hurricane can be predicted with a very high degree of accuracy. You're talking about something that's going to happen in the next day or two.
And nothing can be done to stop it.
It doesn't exist YET.
Saying that something that might happen in the future exists is a logical fallacy. Hypothetical outcomes do not exist.
THE POSSIBILITY exists. I don't think anyone is denying that.
But he also had 22 Holds. So he was 35 of 40 in Hold/Save opportunities.
Do you think he's a guy who can set up but not close?
Do you think some guys don't like the pressure of being the closer?
Let's have some opinions, not just facts!
I think we're all capable of understanding the cliff without having it explained to us over and over. Are we supposed to be a bunch of f***ing half-wits or something?
Ben Cherington is gone and he won't be back. No use pining for his return. He is the vice president of baseball operations for the Blue Jays, and I suspect he's quite happy in that type of position. Probably a lot better for the mental health.
Might as well support Dombrowski in the meantime.
"The above is strictly my own personal viewpoint and not intended to be a criticism of anyone else's opinion."
You're right. Some transactions will give us more to talk about. But the GM analysis and comparisons will never stop. It's a lot like a political topic.
He blew up the farm and signed Price because Benny left him with a rotation headed by Rick Porcello with a 4.92 ERA, and Clay Buchholz, and a bullpen with one good pitcher, Koji, who only pitched 40 innings in 2015.
Thanks Ben!