Yeah, I'd have to say the 2004 team is the most special of the special.
Not only breaking the drought, but beating the Yankees in miraculous fashion.
And just an amazing group of players.
True, but I think the sub-text was that Haywood Sullivan was willing to let Fisk go so his son could play more?
I might have that wrong, but I'm too lazy to look up.
True. To narrow it down a bit, going into 2021 there was a lot of head-scratching and skepticism about acquisitions like Kike, Pivetta and Renfroe, but they outperformed expectations and helped the team get as far as they did.
Sure. But on the flip side, the 2021 team was expected to be about a .500 team or a little better, and they came close to the World Series.
So maybe we should accept that Bloom has a clue what he's doing.
Duran is an X factor, and it makes sense for them not to count on him, but at the same time to give him a chance.
Or, as others have suggested, they might trade him.
https://www.talksox.com/forum/threads/20141-Barnes-extended?p=1401960&viewfull=1#post1401960
"Some overvalue Barnes' small-sample 37-inning turnaround from his forgettable 2020 season."
If "forgettable" isn't a negative opinion, I'm not sure what is.
Stats are being provided here too.
And readers are free to reach their own conclusions.
So where's the issue?
In the Barnes extension thread you made it a point to correct anyone who called it "highway robbery". You rendered your opinion. You do stoop to providing opinions sometimes.
Well, maybe you should think about that the next time you tell us that we're over-valuing a Red Sox player or prospect, which you often do.
In that case you're the one who's saying "they're not that good". And who knows if a relative of that player isn't reading?
Sometimes your moral high ground gets a little too high.