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  1. cp176
    I guess that I would be one of those people who might not trust Bloom to get the job done.
  2. cp176
    It would not surprise me at all to see Bloom gone soon after the season ends. The deals he has been involved with have not all been failures but they don't match up very well with what a franchise like boston has been used to. We have many reasonably solid looking young minor leaguers some of whom are moving up quickly such as Teel. We have quite a few duplicates as well. I don't think that since he has been here, Bloom has shown that he can even if he was willing to try to make the deals that could push a team like the Sox back in to the big playoff picture. If Henry decides that bloom stays, I think that we better get used to seeing much more of what we have been seeing for the last few years.
  3. cp176
    I don't think that Casas is going anywhere. He has been a bright light for us. I actually think that he is going to be able to field that position just fine as well.
  4. cp176
    Also he was one of the best horse traders in baseball. He could make a deal, the right deal. Do people who want to see Bloom deal anyone away, really think he can make the types of deal that Dombrowski did? Oh, by the way, the farm does have more players in it then when he was here. Does that alone mean that he decimated the farm? Not by a long shot.
  5. cp176
    To me they are the same - run prevention = defense. You to yours - me to mine.
  6. cp176
    pitching alone can't either - they are the same to me - peanut butter and jelly.
  7. cp176
    Hey - call me stupid I guess. I have always considered pitching to be something that should limit a team from scoring. In my little mind, pitching is defense.
  8. cp176
    Not only pitchers but players in general. I'm assuming that due diligence is done when scouting or developing anyone. We've waited for Devers, who I'm still glad we have, to become a decent third baseman. So far - not so good. The Story signing really didn't make much sense. I didn't scout Yoshida but I'm just guessing that someone must have known about his fielding and base running weaknesses. And I don't think you build a team filled with dh's. If you don't field so good, and you don't have much in the way of starting pitching, you might do whatever it takes to problem solve those needs. It would be wonderful if we could keep all of our slow non fielding big hitters, but no field and no pitch = no win.
  9. cp176
    Over and over again I have heard about badly it is for business to sign people of a certain age to anything that calls for any sort of long term contract. How it just won't be worth the expense in the long run. The be careful what you wish for part also goes the other way. You are definitely taking a chance signing a younger player long term before knowing what you have. I'm glad that we have Devers for sure but he is proving that playing third base likely isn't in his future. The money spent on both Story and Yoshida might be money that was poorly spent. Casas looks like the real deal in the batter's box but is he going to be able to field his position going forward? there isn't one blueprint required to build a team. Based on what I have seen my confidence level in bloom isn't very high.
  10. cp176
    Did you ever think that we would be in a situation like this one? The obvious comeback is that we are a .500 team - many of us felt that that was what we were going to be. Maybe it isn't so bad - .500 with little to no pitching or defense means you must be doing something right I guess. We are at that who would you keep time of year again. I would tend to want to keep anyone who can field at the ml level and anyone who can pitch at the same. It's nice to have a few hitters but this team looks in need of a rebuild to me. Unlike some here, I guess I don't see all those young can't miss prospects. I would be in favor of making major rebuild trades.
  11. cp176
    So all I have heard for some time now is how strong our farm system has become and how much brighter our "sustainable" future has become. Common sense tells me that if players like Rafaela and Abreau could become future stars, they should be in the everyday lineup right now. I don't mean in ph roles or late inning replacement roles. I don't understand what is going on at all. Personally I can say that I don't see anything coming from this management team that gives me much hope for now or the future. Does anybody out there really have confidence that Bloom or whoever will be willing to make moves that will obviously strengthen us? If you start from nothing (which I understand we are not), wouldn't you think that pitching and defense would be the primary jobs you need to fill? If in Bloom's mind that is how he is thinking, we are in for a long long struggle. It wouldn't surprise me at all if we endured another very quiet off season listening to how close our young players are and how good they will be.
  12. cp176
    I agree with you . I think that Bello might have the stuff to get #2 as does Houck but after that it is up for grabs. Crawford will eat innings at the back of the line and likely throw a good one from time to time. We need help up front. I'm not sure they will make the moves necessary. I'm finally willing to say that Chris Sale just won't be coming in that proverbial door again anytime soon. I am very happy that I had the chance to see him at his best.
  13. cp176
    Still crazy (married) after all these years.
  14. cp176
    Which he is for sure but yesterday he turned 81.
  15. cp176
    My 32 (at the time) year old brother married a 21 year old who asked me about my brother's age - "He is 25 isn't he?" Oh yes of course was my reply!
  16. cp176
    Not even close to trying to make a joke. I know right - 28. Can't keep them too long. What possible sense would it have made to have signed him to a long term contract?
  17. cp176
    Based on what I have seen this year I would tend to want to try to keep Verdugo. Looks like you know what you have in him and it is not bad. I like what Duran has to offer but I would hold judgement on any of the younger folks helping us until we actually see them getting a chance and seeing them do it.
  18. cp176
    How important do you think that actual performance quality should be considered?
  19. cp176
    Don't you get it. We can't be signing anybody over the age of 30 to anything other than a one year contract. It is all downhill after 30!
  20. cp176
    Wow - didn't see this one coming from the voices here. Hopefully this doesn't go down as just one other signing by Bloom to make the fan base actually feel like they are doing something constructive.
  21. cp176
    yes - Stuart and Casas is a wash.
  22. cp176
    hmmm - is it he who should not be named?
  23. cp176
    We have a pant load of pretty good dhs on this team. lol
  24. cp176
    What i find particularly nerve wracking is the defense or lack thereof. Realistically, it kind of looks like we have 3 dh's in the lineup when Yoshida is in the outfield and Devers is at third and Casas is at first. They are all talented and likely are better than they look to me and maybe they might even get better but when did defense become so undervalued? It has cost us quite a few games.
  25. cp176
    Has anything ever stopped you from expressing your viewpoint? Let the good times roll.
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