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  1. Bellhorn04
    Fred, or a toned-down version of him, can now be found on the Boston.com forum. As can Pumpsie Green.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Kimmi, I know all that. You always keep it classy.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Last offseason the focus was on offense, and somebody decided we didn't need an ace that much. We did end up committing $95 million to Porcello, and that was also considered throughout baseball to be an overpay. This offseason the focus is back on pitching. In both offseasons, huge amounts of money have been doled out.
  4. Bellhorn04
    The last place finishes stunk, but winning a World Series was a real accomplishment.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Theo also overshot the market for Crawford.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Yes - probably more. The nicknames are already in place - DUMBrowski etc.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Theo and Ben also threw tons of money at players. In a period of months Ben spent over $400 million on new contracts.
  8. Bellhorn04
    It all depends how much longer the current rate of salary inflation continues.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Dombrowski doesn't mess around.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Strange but true.
  11. Bellhorn04
    My earliest Sox memories involve guys like Siebert and Culp, with Ken Coleman calling the games. Siebert had a no-hitter going one night and Fenway was rocking. This is how I became a Sox addict.
  12. Bellhorn04
    For better or worse, Henry is the guy who controls this team. He's the one who replaced Ben with DD. He's the one who sets the budget. I think the fact he hired DD indicates he's very fed up with losing and isn't shy about spending. At the end of the day we're only along for the ride anyway. Might as well try to enjoy it and not worry about 2019 right now.
  13. Bellhorn04
    The worst stretch for me was 1980-1985. The post-dismantling years.
  14. Bellhorn04
    The worst examples of an entitled attitude among Sox fans that I have seen occurred during the years 2008-2011, when I saw constant abuse being heaped on management and players for one reason or another. That was before I joined this forum, so everyone here is off the hook.
  15. Bellhorn04
    I think the only way you can do comparisons that make any sense at all is using W-L records.
  16. Bellhorn04
    I much prefer being hated.
  17. Bellhorn04
    From my perspective, there was nothing nice about being the loveable losers. It was decades of frustration.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Losing Epstein was a blow. Whether he was fired or whether he jumped when he had the chance is another question.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Signing Chen and Lackey over Price appeals to me too. But they won't be cheap either. And we'd lose our #12 pick.
  20. Bellhorn04
    My guess, and it's only that, is that Cleveland wants Betts or Bogaerts as part of a deal for Carrasco. Cleveland reportedly wants some major-league ready offensive talent. They don't have to trade Carrasco or Salazar right now. Why would they want to do so for a package of players who are years away from helping, if at all?
  21. Bellhorn04
    But what is long term success - forever? Can it really be done, with the way baseball is structured now - with much more money spread around and much more parity in the standings?
  22. Bellhorn04
    Our problem is that we have been lousy at producing pitching, and acquiring good pitching by free agency or trade has become incredibly expensive. There's no way around it.
  23. Bellhorn04
    They won the division 4 years in a row. That is a long run. The Red Sox have never even finished first twice in a row in the last century. I think Dombrowski's approach with Detroit was fine. He was trying to win championships. They didn't do it, but they made it to the ALCS 4 times and the WS twice. The only major difference between them and us is that we won the rings.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Whoops, my bad. Goddam Baseball-Reference...his player page there says otherwise. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chenwe02.shtml
  25. Bellhorn04
    Chen isn't a free agent though. And Chen and Lackey probably cost 20 million a year at free agent rates.
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