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...I take from this post that I am accusing someone of having some sort of agenda? I'm ok with that to. You just see right through me. For all of this time, I just thought that I was another member of the forum who really didn't appreciate the condescending tone coming from those amongst us who are never wrong because they can prove it with their data...
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My personal opinions. I'm ok with you relying on all things data related to rate anything and everything. I realize that my opinions don't necessarily amount too much in the world that you live in. I'm ok with that. You see notin I'm that guy who enjoys reading your personal opinions that are not based on someone elses factual proof of anything. I'm petty sure that to you my postings do not appear credible most of the time but oh well I'm likely not stopping anytime soon.
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Really - you don't think that just saying that they will be good won't make them good? Everyday you post I learn something new! Constantly beating a negative tone does no one any good. I have virtually no interest in what the experts think or project. My opinions quite often do not align with yours. I am ok with that. I absolutely believe that DD is in the process of creating a stronger farm and that he has gotten off to a good start. That is my opinion. Everyday in my personal life, I am reminded of what the f***ing experts think and say and everyday I see many of them proven wrong. i am willing to watch things play out before I formulate an opinion of anything based upon any experts projection. It is kind of like a weather forecast to me. Im not going to cancel a day of school based on an experts projection. They are wrong too often.
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Yes I have. Years ago when we completed the trade for him, as unusual as it might seem, I took a beating for even suggesting that this young man had the potential to put up ace like numbers. That is probably hard to imagine right? lol i have to say though, that I have been disappointed by his progress. Obviously the injuries have taken their toll but just the same it has been frustrating for me to watch him. A classic all the talent in the world kind of guy. I understand that it is an old school approach but I have that image of him waddling toward second base on that groundball etched in my brain. A World Series game!!! he likely isn't going anywhere so I will continue to cheer for him.
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Congrats to all three yes that includes Ian Kinsler. It is a damn good thing we had him when we needed him.
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We will just have to wait and see how they do. I'm going to go the positive route.
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A good positive post. I agree with you about the current farm being under rated. Dombrowski and team have done an excellent job starting to get us back on track. I don't have to tell you that DD won't get any credit from some based solely upon personal opinions of what he has done in the way back past. He is as good as there is in the game with respect to the things GMs do.
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I think that our much maligned farm system will very likely surprise a lot of people this year. It isn't that bad.
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Oh I don't think that you meant it in the strictest sense of the word. The idea that Sale might have made such a demand was not started by you. I only mentioned it because I really believe that this team this year represents something very rare. Going forward I might be proven wrong. I get it when someone wants to start a rumor or hold a position based on hearsay - the old where there is smoke there is fire - but with respect to Sale and any of his teammates where is the smoke? Maybe this is where some numbnut brings up Sale's cutting of the shirt incident. I like a good rumor and am not immune to gossip but there has to be something that at least makes me think that there might be something to the rumor before I believe it. This statement isn't directed at you at all Moon -
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Interesting perspective - you might be right. It very well might be that I saw what I wanted to see this year. A team made of very talented professionals willing to make individual sacrifices for the good of the team. I did not observe one situation that I thought resembled selfishness at all. Since no one really knows for sure, I'm very content to assume that my perspective is ok. Actually I'm really kind of surprised that anyone would think differently about this group.
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I absolutely miss not being able to sit down to a Sox game every evening. I'm having a hard time watching football. I'm a Giants. Plus there just isn't enough defense in the game today to keep me at all interested. I love me some Celtics but I can't stand the number of 3's that I see coming off the dribble in today's game. Oh well at least this off season will be a bit shorter than the last few.
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The Alex Cora Managerial Decision Thread
cp176 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
what I'm hearing you say is that he is a normal human being who gets what is important. And i believe absolutely that you are right in saying that with DD and Cora in charge all things look pretty good moving forward. I would only add that we got us a pretty solid group of owners as well. -
I don't think that anyone would be pleased with any of these guys making any demands about anything. Number 1 - It would be so extremely out of character for any individual on this particular team to make a statement like that.
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I think that that is quite possible. I'm just having one of those "let's watch what we say days" because no doubt that if someone here makes a statement like Sale or any Red Sox pitcher is demanding anything then the rumors will start and some moron is going to run with it. I'm sure he has preferences as they all do but I can't imagine him demanding anything.
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I don't think that there is anything wrong with a pitcher making a request either which is what I think that Sale as well as others have probably done. It's when people start using words like demand without really knowing much about what took place that does bother me. Where has anyone seen or heard that Sale or any other pitcher on this team has demanded that they have a certain catcher? I understand that it wasn't you using demand but it really is how negative things tend to get rolling. Unless someone as the exact proof for suggesting this then it wrong to use the choice of wording. They can suggest away all they want to. it is Cora who makes the final call.
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Where does Ian Kinsler rank in Red Sox infamy?
cp176 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I wouldn't pay him that either but with that in mind, the way i got it figured the Sox payroll this year includes roughly 70 million+ paid out to guys who didn't help at all. With that in mind, why waste 9 a year for an aging Miller (33)? I know that you likely would be opposed to a Miller signing as well. My point is, if that amount of money can be spent on 0 production, how do any of us have any idea what JH will spend even with all of the talk about caps and luxury taxes blah blah blah. I would sooner sign Kimbrel for twice as much as opposed to signing someone for 9 who is probably over the hill. -
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Where does Ian Kinsler rank in Red Sox infamy?
cp176 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Nice - Thanks for not trying to give us a lesson as to what sarcasm is and how to realize it when you read it as well. (wink wink) -
I have mixed feelings about an attempt to resign Kimbrel. I love what he has done for us but ... As for signing Eovaldi and then thinking about making him a closer - sorry - doesn't work for me. Which is tougher to find, a quality starter or closer and also which is more important. I go with the starter. Keep Eovaldi right where he is. When I looked out in that bullpen and saw Price, Porcello, Eovaldi, and Sale out there, I thought to myself - closers get found from people who have tried and often failed to be starters. Or on occasion once were quality starters who were just aging. You will overpay probably for any player including a closer but let's not go crazy and overpay. If a case is going to made to try and turn Eovaldi into a closer i could make an argument to turn Sale, Porcello, and Price into one just as easily which I wouldn't do.
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The beauty of it all I think is that that is exactly what JH wants. He wants to see DD and Cora get the credit. We have been extremely fortunate to have this ownership group in place for so long. Most of us who are lifelong fans kind of expected more success when JH purchased the team. It is probably safe to say that not many of us could have predicted the magnitude of the success that we have had. With all of the talk about how tough things are going to be for this franchise moving forward, a part of me thinks that this will be seen as just one more big challenge to overcome. I have learned to not underestimate what can happen when people who care about something get presented with big challenges. I don't think that our owners are going run away from a challenge. As long as they are here, and I think that they like it here, this team will continue to compete at the highest level. We saw what happens when they don't. That is when JH gets involved. Make changes - bring in the right people - get the job done.
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Really ? - I'm not saying that you might not be right but I've always considered him at the top of the food chain so to speak. Without him as our owner, we do not accomplish what we have accomplished. i can't be alone with respect to my thinking.
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10/28 World Series Game 5
cp176 replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
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I think that you are right for sure but i also think that Cora has had a big say as to who the players are that are coming to Boston. I absolutely think that he knows what a winner looks like. I think he had a pretty good idea that once he got everything squared away, which included allowing Hanley to walk, that he had a team of battlers that could and would get along. I think that Cora is tougher than people tend to think he is. He doesn't strike me as the "loosey goosey lets just go out there and have some fun kind of players manager" that some people could think he is. All of these guys are professionals. They are all pretty good at what they do. Finding the right guys is the hard job. It is ok to overpay for players sometimes but you better make sure what they are made of mentally before you sign them. looks like the no prima donna rule applies here and to me that says winner now and going forward.
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I think that it is really interesting that we had the highest payroll in the game but a great deal of that money was forked out to players who were not playing for us. The only reason I mention this is because we get brow beaten about the size of the payroll but in terms of what we actually got for it, I wonder where that puts us with respect to other teams. Our data compilation experts I'm sure could tell us the answer in a New York minute. (had to add that one)
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Oh you know you and I will argue about lots of other stuff going forward. lol From the looks of things, John Henry liked this team a lot too. That is probably the most important thing.