Bellhorn04
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Article: In Defense Of Chaim Bloom
Bellhorn04 replied to Maddie Landis's topic in Talk Sox Front Page News
I don't really blame Bloom that much. I think he did okay given the constraints. The "culture change" referenced in the article says it all. Henry took what wasn't broke and fixed it.- 35 replies
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What do we say about Breslow and Bailey and the Driveline team's work with the 2024 bullpen? How's that revamped analytical approach paying off? Good thing Bailey has these guys throwing only their best pitches though, I guess. Just imagine what it would look like if they weren't...
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Cleveland, KC and Detroit are all much improved over 2023. That's the way this stuff usually works. The Red Sox, mind you, are one of the really consistent teams the past 3 seasons. 😒
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It's stunning that as bad and as costly as we and Tom Werner thought the defense was in 2023, it got even worse in 2024. 3 more errors but 32 more unearned runs. So I guess it's either: -Bad luck/randomness or -Pitchers melting down even worse than last year after errors
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In this case the W-L records and run differentials are BOTH virtually identical to 2023. I'll stick with run differential as the go-to team stat.
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Article: In Defense Of Chaim Bloom
Bellhorn04 replied to Maddie Landis's topic in Talk Sox Front Page News
My problem with using the 'surprising success' of the 2024 team as a defense of Bloom is that I don't consider 2024 to be a surprising success. I consider it a resounding failure. We're a horrific 21-32 in our last 53 games and we're on target to be the first Red Sox team since the 1964-1966 teams* to finish under .500 3 years in a row. We can find some isolated instances of success like Abreu and Refsnyder, but that's not much consolation in the big picture. * If you count 1994 as a season the 1992-1994 teams would be the last.- 35 replies
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Somethin' doesn't compute. I'm off to play golf, I'll have to let you guys figure it out.
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So how come our run differential is virtually the same?
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Counting on a 36 year old pitcher coming off injury...hmmm...
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Vazquez did have a crazy good CERA that postseason. I don't think the Astros regret the move.
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JH is thinking they've made it through 3 years of this BS, one more should be cake.
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They should punt even harder next year. Go full Ray Guy. 😜
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There are serious flaws in the guys who assembled the team.
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So explain how we're better than last year, using actual numbers.
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Sounds great, but where are the numbers? Casas and Story's 2024 seasons are injury-plagued and incomplete, and right now they can't hit a baseball. Devers is clearly fighting a nagging shoulder injury and can't hit right now either. Wong, Rafaela and Yoshida are all hovering around a 1.0 fWAR. All below average. These are basically the same guys who are 21-31 in their last 52. It's natural for us fans to be optimistic, but there are a ton of issues and question marks.
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Nope, we're not better off. Identical record is identical record. MLB is a zero sum game. It's just random happenstance that the AL third wild card's record will be a little worse than last year. It just postponed our elimination date by a few days. Don't drink the Henry/Kennedy kool-aid.
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BTV just cranks out raw dollar values and can't allow for things like actual team needs etc.
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Yes, I agree the future looks better. But the present needs a reality check. We're still just a .500 team and one that is trending down. I don't think they're in a position to go for it in 2025. I see them kicking it down the road one more time.
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The grim reality is the Sox are 21-31 in their last 52. That's a third of a season of playing like a 65 win team. If they go 3-5 in their next 8 that'll match the 24-36 record of the 2020 team.
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Trading Betts was ridiculously stupid. The Price part was just meh.
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The scam is when you say we're playing meaningful games in September for the first time in a while it makes it sound like we've improved from 2022-2023. We haven't. The record is the same. There's no improvement at all.
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If the Sox finish under .500 this year it will be the first time they've been under .500 3 years in a row since 1992-1994 (if you count 1994). Before that you have to go back to 1964-1966.
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To me the "meaningful baseball in September" thing is a scam, one that Henry and his minions would love us to embrace. They have the identical record they did last year at this time! They just caught a break with the Rays and Jays falling back. But they're not good enough to take advantage. The "meaningful games" are being played with a miniscule chance of making the playoffs. They should be officially toast any day now. If I sound pissed I am. Not at the team but at Henry and his minions.
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Yes and no. He should get credit for Abreu and Hamilton, but Rafaela was signed in 2017 when Dombrowski was CBO.
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Casas and Story both struggling mightily after their returns. Not surprising of course. Such is life for the 2024 Red Sox. If it wasn't for bad luck they'd have no luck at all.
