cp176
-
Posts
10,735 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Boston Red Sox Videos
2026 Boston Red Sox Top Prospects Ranking
Boston Red Sox Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2025 Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Tracker
News
Forums
Blogs
Events
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by cp176
-
I think it is called loyalty. I get that.
-
oh well - one out of two (thousand) lol
-
What ?!?!
-
you have said that before. I personally am quite pleased that we have those guys but I don't think that DD overpaid for them at all. He is better than that. The old horse trader won't get snookered by anybody. lol I think that he paid just what it took to sign them.
-
yes we could have, yes - I'm just not as sure as you are about the strong and contending team but whatever right - I like Pomeranz, Kimbrel, and Sale. Just two different opinions I guess.
-
Oh my God notin, I am aware of everything. You truly think that you know more about this gig than Dombrowski does don't you. You are just so full of ******** that I might have to stop communicating with you. That would just be too bad. Just so you know, I'm pretty much full of ******** too.
-
I am a very careful reader with an IQ that probably rivals yours even notin. You spin your comments your way, I will spin mine my way. I don't agree with your opinion here. That's it. I do enjoy this back and forth with you but when you start to hit the condescension button - not so much.
-
So it kind of sounds like you would have been ok with a little mediocrity for a few years so that we could hang on to all of our average at best to date prospects. Not me - I like winning I guess just too much!
-
Right - You mean Johnson, Valesquez, and Elias right? I'm with you on this one.
-
I'm sure that Castillo is enjoying his wealth. Sadly it looks as though that will be his Achilles heal as well. He just isn't worth that kind of money.
-
That my friend is not so. Many people have been trying to compare Ben to DD on this board. With respect to your opinion as to who has been better than DD at drafting players, fine. It is your opinion but thinking that Ben Cherington was better at it than DD is lubricous - in my opinion.
-
No answer for you there. I think that he still has 30-30 written all over him. 30 steals still means a lot to me - old school. Hope someday we get him back somehow.
-
but dammit, his name is not Ben. lol
-
I have no problem with you stating an opinion and trying to defend Ben and make him seem like he was a lot better than he probably was. He was a very good role player. He is probably a pretty good guy but comparing him to Dombrowski, someone who has been through it and done it all from soup to nuts, there really is no comparison. By the way, i remember when people were first starting to talk about Benintendi - it really didn't take a great talent evaluator to look at what he had done. I know that I could have screwed it up! If it had come down to either Beni or Moncada, I would have taken the better athlete - Moncada! lol I am glad for sure that we have Benintendi.
-
Right on! I think that Dombrowski knows that too.
-
I think that there might be an apt comparison between Theo and DD but if you are saying that Ben Cherington even looked close to being ready to run an organization effectively - sorry No Way. You can mention all of the minor league signings that you want to also I still do not give Cherington or any GM credit alone for those signings. Having an experienced competent GM is a strength. I'm glad that we have one.
-
Absolutely - I hope this kid has a great career. I have always been a huge supporter of his. The but is that we have Chris Sale. I'm ok with that trade for sure. Moncada- Kopech - We got one of the very best pitchers in the game. When I saw Moncada play in Portland, I was amazed at how much more physical he looked than any of the supposedly talented prospects that were yarded out to play that day. He made Benintendi look small. He looked like the only player out there who would be able to play ml baseball. Good luck to him - hated to see him go until I actually saw what he helped us acquire.
-
1966 - James and Bobby Purify - great song
-
With Dave, I don't really see much at this time that shows that any of his deals were terrible. He did give a lot of players to acquire real talent. On our team, most of those guys were destined to be role players for us or they were blocked for sure. I understand totally that some here did not necessarily like these deals because it goes against a very solid philosophy that they believe in. As for me, I have enjoyed watching the stars he has acquired compete.
-
That is a good catch. Good one. That crafty old Ben must have been one helluva player for us don't you think? I just can't remember where he played nor how he hit. lol
-
An excellent point. Maybe DD should have read the fine print on the job description contract - need to also be a fortune teller!
-
Are you telling me that he has got Mr. Williams attention now? I imagine that he has got his eye on him.
-
Now I can once again agree with you Bellhorn. I like that. DD did what he felt needed to be done. He did well. No one could have accurately predicted what the market was going to do any more than they can predict what will happen going forward. Hindsight, hindsight, hindsight. We here tend to do this (second guess) the decisions made by our GMs in general. People can hate the Moreland sign all they want it still was not a bad sign - actually a good one at the time. Moreland represents the type of player I want to see in a Red Sox uniform.
-
There is a chance that he ultimately gets traded I guess - I hope not though. I think that there is also a chance that he winds up playing a very significant role for us going forward. Some of that will be determined I think by whether or not his catching skill improves. I know that I am wearing the label of being a DD lover but one thing I think I can say is that Dombrowski is not likely to be outsmarted by any other GM out there. He is an old horse trader.
-
It is good to see Ball out there. It's at least the second time he has been out there.