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  1. FredLynn
    This is a big market team. While I certainly don’t expect them to WIN a ring every year I expect them to seriously compete for one nearly every year. That isn’t happening because our owner is cheap and our GM is incompetent.
  2. FredLynn
    Happy with making another guest appearance like last year? We could have done much better even if we do squeak in.
  3. FredLynn
    I don’t think they are good enough to make it into the postseason. They could squeak in, but I doubt it. Less than 50/50 imo. Even if they do get a wild card slot I’m not satisfied this year with just showing up in October. I want more. And we could have had more if Breslow and Henry did their job. One more big IF bat would have given us a chance to compete for a ring. We won’t do that now.
  4. FredLynn
    I said they would win 89 games (88-90). I also said “no playoffs”. Show me where I wrote that they will make the playoffs.
  5. FredLynn
    Then I have an island to sell you.
  6. FredLynn
    I don’t think they have the talent to make the playoffs. Reason: we won’t score enough runs. Last year I was satisfied that they made the playoffs even though they were promptly bounced. This year I am not satisfied with just getting in. I want to see at least a deep playoff run. There is a window for success that is present right now. Henry and Breslow are letting it slip away through incompetence and being a tightwad. The fans deserve better. If Henry had just been honest with us, stating that baseball is a business and businesses are around to make money that would be fine. But he lied, putting it out there that his priority is winning. That’s simply not born out by his actions. Here’s one quote where Henry lied about his desire to win:: ”Win" Definition: While he previously stated, "We don't need to be popular, we need to win", his actions in recent years have not aligned with the aggressive, high-spending tactics that defined his early ownership. ” Liar
  7. FredLynn
    Again-you tried to unilaterally set the parameters of the wager you proposed without my consent. Of course I didn’t buy that scam. Instead I made a counteroffer without your consent. Fairies fair, right? Who is the “top 10 3rd baseman “ we signed and by what measure is he “top 10”? I don’t see such a player on the roster-and the truth is, we didn’t sign what we needed to sign to compete for a ring. Do you think the team as currently constructed is a serious competitor for a ring this year?
  8. FredLynn
    No, the spirit of the debate was that I claimed we wouldn’t add another QUALITY IF (which we didn’t) and you proposed a wager that claimed we would add SOMEBODY-a sucker bet. I simply didn’t allow you to control the framework of the wager.
  9. FredLynn
    Let’s settle on 89 wins and still no playoffs
  10. FredLynn
    I don't want to take advantage of anyone here by betting with them on a fact I already know is true.
  11. FredLynn
    I don't mind letting everyone know how many wins the FLOPS will get this year. 90 wins, no playoffs.
  12. FredLynn
    I’m batting 1000 vs Brady. My winning streak continues….
  13. FredLynn
    I’ll take that as another (wise) refusal on your part.
  14. FredLynn
    I'd take that wager-ie, win the division and go to the WS. Interested?
  15. FredLynn
    Now lets play the games. I hope I am wrong but I don't see us making the playoffs this year. And we ABSOLUTELY are NOT legitimate contenders for a ring. Henry the Cheap and Breslow the Idiot are allowing this window to pass.
  16. FredLynn
    More than likely a third place finish wouldn’t get us into the playoffs. It happened last year but I have to think it’s unusual for a third place team to make the playoffs two years in a row. And not making the playoffs is unacceptable.
  17. FredLynn
    I stand by what I wrote. I believe that if everything goes well we will finish fourth. If not, last. If things go much better than I expect then above fourth is possible. This is all a matter of opinion. These so called “projections” by do called experts don’t mean a thing. They have to play the games. At the end of the year we will see who is right. It’s difficult as a knowledgeable fan to see that management and ownership are allowing this window to compete for a ring to slip by. They did only HALF the job. They fixed the rotation but basically ignored the lineup. It’s typical of the way the have been operating for many years. ”Full throttle”. Right. 🙄
  18. FredLynn
    Really. And how many times have we actually wagered? None you say? Case closed. I presented a counter offer on which to wager. Get an OPS infielder hitting.800 then I graciously lowered my offer to .780. You wisely declined. You would have easily lost that bet as neither IF we obtained hits anywhere close to that. Basically we got more dumpster material. Again.
  19. FredLynn
    I then lowered my floor to .780 OPS. I would have won that bet too, had Brady been foolish enough to bet with me. We basically got more dumpster fodder, as I predicted.
  20. FredLynn
    I gave you the correct meaning of the term and why I used it. Seems you and Moon don't understand what the term means. Here is the definition: "under the most favorable circumstances" So....under "the most favorable circumstances" the FLOPS will IMO finish fourth. Under less than the most favorable circumstances they will finish dead last. I have an OUTSTANDING command of the English language, only exceeded by my understanding of the game of baseball! https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at best#dictionary-entry-1
  21. FredLynn
    Why would I be interested in a wager proposal from you when you declined to accept a very generous wager that I proposed?
  22. FredLynn
    What finishing in 4th place "at best" means is that I believe it is more likely we will finish there more than anywhere else, but it is more likely that we finish last than 3rd or above.
  23. FredLynn
    I think we will finish in 4th place. I also think the odds of finishing last are greater than finishing above 4th place. Hence 4th place at best is accurate.
  24. FredLynn
    I would if I thought they deserved it. I see three ALE teams that are likely better than us. I think we are better than the Rays. Sure-anything is possible and we could win the division. I don’t see it happening. We won’t score enough runs.
  25. FredLynn
    Getting Bregman (or Alonso or Schwarber) wasn’t mutually exclusive for getting Suarez. All it takes is reasonable spending.
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