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  1. jad
    Meanwhile, looks like Bloom's strategy is to make the team even more unwatchable than it is at present. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29678813/boston-red-sox-executive-chaim-bloom-says-team-lot-work-do
  2. jad
    (I think you're confusing him with the team ... whatever it is ... he's presently playing for.)
  3. jad
    Why would he take a pay cut to play with this mess of a team?
  4. jad
    The fact that we can even use Verdugo's name in the same sentence with Manny shows how far the Sox have fallen.
  5. jad
    Has Vasquez gone back to the frenetic batting style that so ill-served him throughout his career, until last year, when he adopted the JD style--inhale, exhale, minimal movement--a style that raised his average about 50 points? If I notice this, aren't there RS coaches who could be expected to notice it as well?
  6. jad
    This one's in the bag!
  7. jad
    The problem with tanking for a better draft position is that the difference between 1st and last in the draft is not that great. By being first (as opposed to last), you effectively get one free player; then the draft starts and you pick last on every ensuing round. That is not the difference between a championship and a crappy year UNLESS you get lucky. (And if you're lucky, draft order hardly matters at all.)
  8. jad
    I tend to agree with that, but then, it seems fair to ask questions like the following: (1) is he developing new players? (2) are his role players, particularly ones like Benentendi, Devers, Vasquez, continuing to show improvement? (3) are players (like Barnes, say, or Brasier) living up to their potential? (4) is this an exciting team to watch? (4) are they showing a commitment to fundamentals? I'd say the answer to each and every one of these questions, and most others one could formulate, is "no."
  9. jad
    But the problem with Method 1 is that you get rid of your best players, making the team bad (as now), with no certainty that any of the young ones will pan out. Most fans find winning pennants and championships more fun than watching young players MAYBE becoming stars (only to be traded away when they finally do).
  10. jad
    I don't understand (and I mean this seriously; not arguing). Aren't the RS in the position they're in by 'roster turnover'? ensuring exactly the situation you describe at the beginning?-- a handful of big leaguers playing with minor leaguers? (Although given the disastrous pitching situation, it hardly matters what position players do, whether they're coasting, trying to prove themselves, or just giving up.)
  11. jad
    Of course he can. He can straighten this out immediately by trading or releasing Workman, Eovaldi, and maybe Hembree. That will give the rotation the consistency it's been lacking all year. If ERod or Sale threaten to come back, trade them.
  12. jad
    I think dumping salaries and trading away those few good players we have would make this team much more consistent.
  13. jad
    Yeah, just bad luck. Nothing to be done about it. The thing is, you gotta get rid of players like that BEFORE they hit that many. Otherwise, they get to be too pricey and you can't trade 'em. (Or is it the other way around?)
  14. jad
    And sin is sin, so we should all just rot in hell. (Good thing wife-beating and cheating on taxes and speeding and taking pictures of your friends boinking a drunk stranger and looking at pornography and cheating on your wife and lying to your family and having "impure thoughts" are things that MLB players and fans never are guilty of.)
  15. jad
    Lin caught? Holy s***! I would have paid to see that! Does anyone remember the tragedy of Mike Greenwell behind the plate?
  16. jad
    I'm with Joe Kelly on this one. The players ratted out the coaches. And Cora just graciously took the fall. He's smart, articulate, always willing to talk about baseball history including his own, treats everyone with respect--always fun to listen to even for those daily pre-game interviews. Can't wait to have him back. As for the Astros' players--if someone offered me immunity to rat out my boss or my associates, I really can't see what's so difficult about saying "I don't know nothing about none of that!"
  17. jad
    HANG ON TO GOOD PLAYERS???? What? That's like saying if you ran a business you would want to hang on to your best employees. Come on. Get with the program. If you have a valuable product that your customers like, GET RID OF IT!
  18. jad
    I'm not worried. We're just a trade or two away from securing that last spot for years to come.
  19. jad
    Aren't those two sentences contradictory? Meanwhile, I'm sure glad we, as a small market team, have an eye on the future, and don't have to put up with the crap those people in LA, NY, or even Miami have to deal with. That's called smart management.
  20. jad
    Let's not get carried away. Pitching like that would have been good for well over 100 games in a real season. But. you're right--anemic hitting makes the entire effort look worse than it is.
  21. jad
    Ha. That's why I included he last sentence of my post. I suppose my reply would be: would you rather have been a Red Sox fan in the second half of the 20th century, or a Marlins fan?
  22. jad
    IF the goal of a team were simply "win as many WS as possible" ... But that is not why fans follow a team. We get invested in players we have watched come up, or new players. I didn't enjoy following the careers of Yaz, Jim Rice, Boggs, or even Frank Malzone and Teddy himself any less because they didn't win a WS. The first WS was great; but frankly, after that, ... meh. So as a fan, my attitude is always if you HAVE an interesting and talented player, for God's sake keep him. That's why I watch. (And please, before reviling me as "not a true fan", note that I am not claiming you should have the same attitude I have.)
  23. jad
    What's wrong with what the NBA has done? They've certainly handled this much better than MLB or (damn!) the NFL and NCAA. (Bettman is on a roll, I admit. Not only has he managed to salvage a season--at least, for now-- he also gets credit for the 3-man overtime, which I think ROCKS.)
  24. jad
    UConn becomes the first FBS school to cancel its football season, following other smaller conferences. Pac-12 players contemplating strike. Dominos beginning to fall. NBA and NHL are the only leagues to have developed serious procedures. I don't see how MLB can complete the season unless major changes are made (i.e., something more than Manfred spouting macho nonsense about not being a quitter.). But pathetic though the RS have been, I really hope I'm wrong.
  25. jad
    Dear John-- Thank you for your shrewd business decisions! And esp. for your steadfast support of Bob Manfred, one of the truly great commissioners in sports histories.
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