Bellhorn04
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That's some fine Pollyannalytics, sir! Comparing Yoshida's possible to Schwarber's real, and tossing out games played, Park Factor etc! Well done!
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I'd argue that playing .400 ball after the ASB does not really suggest being "there", unless we're using Advanced Pollyannalytics...
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For all we know, Brez was forced to deal Sale - maybe not directly, but because of the budget - which would be not be all that different from Bloom being forced to deal Betts. Can't take anything for granted with this bunch.
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Let's face it, this is just one more reason for them to punt again. "Things just didn't line up for us this year, but there will come a time they do, and it's coming soon." - Sam Kennedy, January, 2025.
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Classic. 😁
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We're here because we're obsessive.
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A Red Sox Fans’ Guide to the 2024 Postseason
Bellhorn04 replied to Adam Morgan's topic in Talk Sox Front Page News
Wow. Closin' ain't easy, as Denny says. Last night's Yankee-Cleveland thriller came on the 20th anniversary of Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS! -
A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part I
Bellhorn04 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Posts like that one from Harmony seem like they're intended not just to present information, but to make us feel bad. 😭 -
As I posted the other day, Breslow is already letting us know he's not calling the shots: https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/10/10/24266818/craig-breslow-is-not-in-charge-of-the-red-sox You know, I think we are preparing for that to be the case. It’s obviously difficult to say, you know, this will be more aggressive in terms of what actually comes to fruition, because we can’t always decide those things, but we are preparing to be more decisive, more aggressive, you know, to field a team that is capable of winning the division, of making a deep playoff run, you know, I think we did several years, obviously predating me, building a really strong foundation, and the reason you do that is so you can deliver on the field. And I do think we are arriving at that point. That was the tone that Sam struck, that is, you know, the messaging I’m getting throughout the organization, is that, you know, it’s time to deliver to our fans the teams that they have come to expect, the competitive level they’ve come to expect of the Boston Red Sox.
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Epstein - gone - 2011 Cherington - gone - 2015 Dombrowski - gone - 2019 Bloom - gone - 2023 (4 championships among them) Leave it to the Red Sox to produce such a bizarre numerical pattern even in the midst of being successful...
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How much for Higgy? is the question, I guess.
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On what basis have you determined that Bloom is docile and timid?
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Yeah, "replaces" is definitely better, because then we can include Epstein and forego another major debate/dispute about exactly why he left. 😁
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"He wouldn’t hatch some plan involving hiring a control freak to usurp all Ben’s responsibilities." Man, that is a really unique way to describe DD taking over Ben's job. Anyway, from now on I will make it a point to say Henry replaces his CBO every 4 years.
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What he's saying is it's that there's a common thread between the Red Sox "offer" to Cherington and their "offer" to Bogaerts (and Lester before him). And the latest of course is their reported "offers" to some personnel to stay on at reduced pay. It's just how they roll. They have their own way of expressing how much they appreciate your efforts and want you around.
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What we know is that Cherington quit immediately. Of course his role in personnel was going to be drastically reduced. You don't bring in Dave Dombrowksi to just kind of oversee things. That's not his profile. He was a decision maker before joining the Sox and he's been a decision maker since. I think Occam's Razor applies here.
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I think Henry knew there was a very strong possibility he would quit. Cherington had been in the organization many years so Henry knew him well and would have a good idea how he would take it.
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Are you actually trying to claim that Henry had nothing to do with Cherington leaving? That he had no idea Ben would quit upon learning of his replacement/demotion? It was a total shock?
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I think you're leaning hard on technicalities and I'm not really sure what purpose it serves.
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I agree that's what he said. I believe Cherington thought he was being replaced/demoted/asked to work for DD and that's why he quit, and that a lot of guys in his position would have done the same. I'm guessing Henry had a good idea that's what would happen-or maybe he just didn't care one way or the other. To me it absolutely counts as changing CBOs...
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Cherington was being replaced as CBO - agree or disagree?
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Well, I guess we have to dig up the stories, but there were a number of candidates who were invited but declined to interview, including internal options, with more than one citing "family commitments"...
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Yeah, I know you don't like to count Cherington as getting the boot because he was "invited to stay on" as an underling. Cherington manned up and said "eff you", for which I do admire him... I have actually disputed that Bloom deserved it. I think he got scapegoated. I have said this today, in fact...
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They did come pretty close in 2021. That team was somewhat lucky to make it as far as they did, but luck does often play a part.
