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Foolish retort you say! And the Giants would have been better off trading away Willie. And as for the Braves keeping that Aaron kid around, my lord how silly. And don't get me going about that Yaz guy. We all say things, we all embellish a bit but if my comments seem foolish to you I have come to think that that isn't all that bad. For the record, I'm a John Henry fan as well. i just don't like the sickening piling on of a general manager who did what he was asked and gave us some real excitement to look forward to. When those "foolish" comments stop then i will likely let John Henry's budget drift off into the sunset. I am damned happy that DD was brought in and did what he did.
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Dombrowski did an outstanding job for us. he did what he was asked to do and what we were excited to see done. On this forum, he has become an awesome scapegoat. Too bad - Henry should be the one that people are concerned with.
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Interesting line of reasoning - sounds like you think the teams that these guys played on would have been better off without them. '67 without Yaz? Not so much. I will continue to think that most championship teams have some legit star power. potentially we had one of the best ever and now we don't. Maybe we can become the next tampa bay?
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Ultimately the Mookie story gets told later. We will see whether Bloom can work his magic in Boston or not. I have a hard time believing that the same approaches that worked for him in Tampa will work in Boston. I think that teams do need some star power for lots of reasons. Mookie is gone and if most of you are right in saying that there was no way that he was going to reup in Boston, life goes on. But losing a player of his ability and limitless potential isn't without some serious repercussions. Personally I have 0 interest in trying to save John Henry's money. I hope that all of you who so closely study what he has to spend, are right and that Bloom can put together a team that is at least somewhat interesting.
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I know right - thanks Dave for those tiles. Your work certainly gave of us something enjoyable to watch.
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When I was coaching baseball in the early 80's, we tried to emphasize to our kids the importance of using your lower body and that the low man usually wins. With our pitchers, we always had them focus in on Tom Seaver's right leg and the dirt that accumulated on it. He was a pure joy to watch! One of the best ever.
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I wonder what the sculptors of the world these days are thinking?
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Have fun - My friend Mike will be rolling in to town in the PXG truck. It is fascinating what the guys do behind the scenes.
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Have fun at that tournament in your home state (mine by adoption). Had a chance to get to know a club fitter who takes care of certain professionals club needs from Monday to Wednesday at every tournament site. Pretty good player in his own right. He had a lot of very nice things to say about Graeme McDowell. If it had not been for golf this past winter down south, not sure how I would have made out.
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Whole heartedly agree. For some time now Americans have been idolizing people paid to entertain. Many are wealthy, spoiled, and certainly not as bright as they think that they are. I do not need to have them spewing their warped sense of values constantly in my ear. It is my choice certainly to listen to them or not. That is what I continue to love about this country. My freedoms allow me to make choices. And going along with this train of thought, I certainly am no fan of big government. I do not like all of my decisions being made for me by many people who have lived very sheltered and protected lives. Obviously we can all work together to make things better, but with all the turmoil around us today, I am still very proud to be an American. This country has been pretty good to me and my family.
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I'm getting along quite well without professional sports of any kind. Somewhere along the line, they morphed into something never meant to be - all about the money. The entertainment industry in general has gotten a free pass from society for quite some tome. Recent circumstances, I think, have caused many people to really consider what are the most important things in life. Paying bloated salaries to people providing entertainment including the owners here, may becoming something that people will be taking a closer look at going forward.
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Why from a long ago time do I recall Baker's name being thrown around previously for the Red Sox job? At that time, I think that it seemed as though Baker was just too old and too old school for most here. I think that Roenike gets his chance.
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These are stressful times. This forum is stuffed with people who have strong opinions. Not a bad thing for the most part. What I have found is that the people that you simply don't tend to see eye to eye with very often, will tend to stop communicating with you.
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Old-timer I'm with you here. Old guys don't tend to lap their balls as much as the young guys do. Keep playing .
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Mookie Betts and David Price have been traded to Dodgers
cp176 replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
wow notin - we agree once again. There are likely many in the Hall today who used steroids and got away with it as well. I will not be the one to judge simply because I cannot say for 100* surety that I would not have crossed the line for the types of dollars they were chasing. -
This I agree with very much. He certainly has been paid well. I don't know him so I kind of project myself in his shoes. He was screwed. Obviously his contract was ridiculous. He is quite likely good enough to play at the major league level. In my world, obviously there are things more important than adding millions to millions.
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Back in the day, the 60's, we were lucky to get to see the C's play once a week - Sunday afternoon. I grew up listening to just about every game they played with the radio glued to my ear.
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Absolute fact.
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Oh yes - Mr. Mcfilthy and Mr. Mcanasty
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My man Johnny - He fiddles he faddles, he diddles he daddles... and much more like it.
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Hold out a little longer. The cost is likely to go down.
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yeah not so much.
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Resurrection of the tired old debate? ty - i was getting bored.
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in a way i do think that his contract is a burden but more importantly i think that it is morally and ethically wrong for a player to be treated this way regardless of how much he makes. I also happen to think that stowing players away at the AAA level is quite common. Castillo has been screwed. Oh for the record I could care less about the size of the contracts the Red Sox give out. it is play money. i care much more about the players as individuals and what they bring to the game. i tend to not think abut what they are being paid. On this site it tends to make me somewhat unusual and I am very proud of that.
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Are you sure Bloom hired Roenicke? Sounds like a Luchino move to me. Maybe even DD somehow