It's part of standard modern baseball management. Scheduled off days. Every team is doing it. Nobody plays 162 any more *
* might need a fact check on that one.
Whenever someone says a win is a sure thing, especially in this game, my question to them is: what's the most you would bet on that, on a straight up bet?
Our guesses as to what Henry is thinking are as good as those of the reporters.
If attendance and ratings slide, Bloom's job evaluation may take a hit.
IMO the jury is still out on whether Yoshida will prove to be a good value signing. His fWAR stands at 0.9. Not exactly setting the world on fire with that number.
You brought up something during the offseason about Bloom being the diametric opposite of DD in that he consults with and weighs the opinions of others to the max...and maybe to a fault.
No one knows what thoughts lurk behind John Henry's enigmatic smile.
I do tend to think now that Bloom has been given 5 years.
Meanwhile, the rest of Year 4 promises plenty more suffering for Sox fans.