Bellhorn04
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OK, you've been assigned to this particular case.
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Sure, they had 90M after subtracting Bogaerts, Eovaldi and Wacha. It's not like it was the same team plus $90 mill to play with.
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There's just no valid explanation for not making a better effort to retain a popular Hall of Famer in his prime. Henry blew it and he has to own it.
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And very predictable.
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Agreed.
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They've sacked 3 guys in a row after 4 years. Bloom was the guy I thought they might be patient with. I think we can all forget about patience now.
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So who was making the errors and blunders - guys who just aren't good fielders, inexperienced guys? I think you have to go through that too.
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I'm not sure Sox CBO is anyone's dream job right now. A nice 5 year contract, sure, but the rest isn't so pleasant.
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Which Mookie, who unlike us should know, has now flat-out denied, to add to the intrigue.
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And I'm not letting Bloom off the hook. But there's a logical disconnect here. Were they rebuilding and controlling payroll or what the f*** were they doing? I'm not sure Henry knows what he wants anymore.
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He'd get his 4 years like everyone else...
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But if they really wanted seriously to contend this year, why did they also want to stay under the CBT? I think they're full of s***, that's all...
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Somebody should ask John Henry point blank why, if the Sox were so committed to winning this year, they dropped all the f**king way to the middle of the pack in payroll for the first time in his ownership?
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"Win titles or pack your bags" isn't quite right, though, since they canned 3 guys who won 4 titles.
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And personally, I'm not faulting Cora or the team for their effort. I think they've been doing their best. The woefully thin starting rotation has just been impossible to overcome.
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We're not far from making it 3 last-place finishes. Bloom is still the "CBO of record" for this season.
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Henry and Werner have been excellent owners. They've also been miserable pricks. You can be both. Bloom knew what he was getting into, though, or he should have.
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That's not a fact, though. 2018 fWAR 4.4 2022 fWAR 6.0
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Some managers get accused of hooking their pitchers too early. Henry is Captain Hook when it comes to CBO's. 3 guys in a row hooked after the 4th inning.
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Some of it is the Contract Year Stigma.
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A pitcher named Tommy Belladonna might have the nickname "TBD".
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Another 2 game swing game, mvp!
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Shaughnessy doesn't let every single fact get in the way, of course.
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Sez Shaughnessy: Bloom’s tenure saw considerable dropoff in fan interest as the Sox lurched toward irrelevance in a competitive sports market. Boston’s beleaguered baseball boss seemed to care more about his coveted draft picks than the success of the major league team. He gave Cora a misfit roster sprinkled with spare parts (Franchy Cordero?) forced to play out of position. He left Cora without enough healthy arms on multiple occasions.
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So if Shaughnessy's article is indicative, Boston media will be putting a lot of the heat on ownership for their part in this, i.e. trading Betts and cutting the budget.
