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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
Bellhorn04 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Just to clarify - Bloom did not "go over" at the 22 deadline, the problem for many is that he "stayed over" when he had the chance to "get under" by trading Bogaerts/JD/Nate etc. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
Bellhorn04 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He made a few moves at the '22 deadline but nothing that significantly helped the team, as the results showed. -
Lugo is a reasonable target, but there has to be a Moto, Snell, Monty, or Burnes, coming with him.
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All I know is he can be quite "demonstrative" on the mound.
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
Bellhorn04 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Bloom dithered on buying at the deadline and he dithered on selling at the deadline. The poor fellow became paralyzed. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
Bellhorn04 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
True. I didn't pay much attention to it until Bloom came along. -
What's the worst thing Stroman has done? I don't even know, honestly.
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I'm not even talking about moral judgments here, I'm just talking about his baggage and the potential impact on the Sox. Is everybody forgetting the Dermody thing and how much heat Bloom took for that? Even if Dermody pitched well they probably would have jettisoned him. Bauer has the same kind of social media issues as Dermody. He also had the sticky stuff controversy. I just can't see Craig Breslow bringing him to Boston, if Breslow is smart as he seems.
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Zero. But of course a lot of people have been getting cancelled in recent years for doing stuff that isn't illegal.
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The thing about Bauer is, he's had a multiplicity of incidents and questionable behavior on and off the field. I don't think we've heard the last of it. Red Sox media would have a field day with him. Playing in Boston would not be the best thing for his mental health.
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Nor do I want Clevinger or German. Some of that is personal feelings, but it's also that I see it being a potential PR nightmare. You saw what happened with Dermody, and he was a nobody. People didn't feel the same about Steven Wright after his incident either, a lot of people wanted him gone. Maybe it's a Boston thing, I don't know. Maybe it's the Boston media. They love a scandal.
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I guess you're even more cynical than me. But this is just one more example. The money involved in US college football is unbelievable, as the Jimbo Fisher buyout thing just proved.
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It's unfortunate, or ironic, that this happened in the last year of the 4 team playoff system before moving to a 12 team system. I must say I've never seen a team in any sport so heavily penalized for having a player get injured. As I've been saying for a while now, big college sports is an incredibly corrupt enterprise.
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No, Bauer is free as a bird.
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We don't want guys who are actually on their way to jail. Have to draw the line somewhere...
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So much for "staying away from the bad news guys". Maybe we're a player for Bauer, after all...
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Your position is kind of like saying they fired DD for his own good - to spare him from suffering.
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Market value and gross revenue.
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Agreed that the finishing last part is overblown. But I think finishing under .500 so many times is rather poor when you are the 3rd richest franchise in the game.
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Man, has Coach Prime gone from the penthouse to the outhouse in a hurry this year. He's losing games, recruits, coaches, and now has broken up with his fiancee. He did get SI Sportsperson of the Year, though.
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I think it's OK to be both happy about the rings and unhappy about all the sub-.500 seasons. I don't think that makes you a bad person. I tend to agree with Bill Maher when he says Americans now seem to have a lot of trouble keeping two separate thoughts in their head. It's like you have to be 100% on one side or the other.
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Are you saying that you would take any number of 10 year stretches in which the Sox win a ring in 1 year and finish last in the other 9?
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Yep, with a side order of Dermody Cautionary Tale...
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I presented factual numbers and my take on them. Folks can interpret them how they see fit, but the numbers are etched in stone forever...
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The embarrassing thing about 2023 was that the team was quite respectable through July, but Bloom did his Mr. Dithers thing again and the Sox went 22-34 in their last 56. The fact they were comfortably ahead of the Yanks (who also had little to play for) for a while but blew that lead quite emphatically was also a bit embarrassing.
