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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
cp176 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Tough to get back in the saddle after you've been shooting blanks for as long as this group has. I don't see the program in general as being particularly fertile. -
I think that they should have been on the phone long ago looking into any and all options that might give this year’s team a shot at actually competing. Maybe they have been.
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The latest news looks pretty encouraging - not. Maybe the fact that the latest Japanese superstar didn't visit boston can be taken as encouraging.
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Why don’t you give them a heads up about the internment camps during ww2. Or even better why not let him know that our farm system is so much more improved now that better days are just ahead.
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I’m thinking that if dodgers want this kid bad enough they’ll get him. They have all kinds of leverage that we don’t have.
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Add in a decent second baseman and there you go. Two what look to be decent starters and help up the middle and that would make more sense to me than one big splurge.
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Wait a second. I thought it was just about the money. If that’s the case, we know they all will come regardless of the boneheaded signings we might make. $$$. I’m all in. Let’s go Sox and to hell with the crap climate and everything else……
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As near as I can tell , the prevailing wisdom here says that it is all about the money so if he has met with and heard from the interested teams it won’t be long now. Highest bidder wins I guess.
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Wait - you mean like me you might be one of those delusional fans who actually thinks that the best baseball players in the world might consider other things like these when entering free agency?
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You’re right for sure notin. I want to win…
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Whoops sorry about that
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Money is definitely the motivator but in the event that there is competition for a player the chance to play on a team with better players and commitment to the future is a big deal.
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Money is definitely the motivator but in the event that there is competition for a player the chance to play on a team with better players and commitment to the future is a big deal.
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I think that a majority of them want to go where they will have a chance to win.
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This is a tough one for me to say but outside of the possibility of a delivery of a boatload of money, what else might attract any premier free agent to Boston. If winning now matters to any of these guys, I don't see what the Red Sox have done to improve their stock.
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I'm wondering what the intricacies of this strategy might be. Sign a whole heap of marginal to average players coupled with bunches of reclamation projects and hold on to every minor leaguer who has shown any sign of actually being a prospect.
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How about at least giving us a decent second baseman.
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Not to worry .. At some point in time when his play is limited and there is no way that he should actually be playing, the Sox will swing a deal for him and all will be forgiven and forgotten. Maybe he'll even wear a Red Sox hat when being inducted into the HOF.
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Remember Fred well. If you can afford it, being a bitter old man as long as you have a sense of humor isn't so bad.
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
cp176 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Wanting to win and doing what it takes to win as you know are two very dramatically different concepts. Henry in the past not only has wanted to win but he has financed the efforts that enabled his team to win. Personally, I'm a fan and have been since 1955. I don't really feel entitled to anything - lifes been good. Also, I do not care at all about how fans of other teams might feel. And yes I do understand the points that you have been making. Have to say, I have been missing a time when this franchise stood at the top of the food chain. It's still a little early to abandon all hope for sure but I'll be watching reruns of the "Big Bang theory" when the games begin if there isn't just a little more life breathed in to this franchise going forward. That doesn't mean I'm abandoning my fan card, it just means that I don't find them particularly entertaining to watch. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
cp176 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
hmm - I think that the Story signing looked pretty good at the time. It just hasn't worked out. As for Yoshi, that just doesn't look like a great signing. Not horrible by any measure but not great. As for Devers - Oh what the hell, we all love Devers. I just wish that he was a better fielder. -
I don't see myself as a victim at all. I see you as someone who is constantly looking not simply for an answer to a question but trying to find ways to embarrass someone for viewpoints that they might have. I think that I have a pretty good grip on where you tend to come from. If you want to ask me questions here without the snippets of clever little inuendo you are known for, that would be fine. If not so be it.
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I had a nice response for you notin but I had to delete it. Safe to say that even if we happened to agree about anything, we likely would never be on the same page...
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You do know how to pick and choose the parts of sentences that you wish to respond to don't you notin. It's a queer little trick we see daily in the world of politics but some do it better than others. I have not one clue what it means for a billionaire to spend his money wisely nor do i care how he spends it. If you are a multi billionaire trying to not just exist but actually win in a professional athletic environment, then i guess you better be willing to spend. Now before you jump all over that one, let me say that I do care about how jh spends his money as in I want him to spend it. I don't want him to spend it on players in free agency that might be slightly better than average. Since i do not happen to think that multi billionaires are particularly restricted by budgetary constraints, maybe i should have said that jh should be looking for maximum bang for his buck. That's all i got for you notin. Sorry if it doesn't meet the high standards of this forum that you would like to see.
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I would not have been happy signing any single player to that type of contract but what alternative is really in play for us? The right targets need to be clearly determined and then the money needs to be paid. In recent years, I don't think that our larger contracts that have been paid out really have been all that great. Like everyone else, I'm anxious to see what happens going forward.