moonslav59
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Not taken personally. I think I have been higher on Pivetta than most, and he’s actually been pretty good for 2/3 of a season, a couple times in 3 years- half in the other. I offered up those numbers as something that might offer some promise or optimism, but I fully realize the chances are not good that he has a good full season. He did add some pizazz to his pitch selection over the final 4 months of 2023, so maybe the chance are better than even I give him. No doubt, our hopes rely way too much on 5 SPers who have never shown they can go 32 starts of even #2-3 slot effectiveness. That is an awful plan and situation to put your fan base in to start a season. While all 5 do show promise and have proven they can pitch very well for long stretches, it’s hard to be optimistic about even 3-4 putting it all together in the same season. We need 4-5 to do it.
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Kopech now sucks Springs was not developed Masterson ???
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3 in BAL, TBR, TEX LAD, ATL, PHI 3 out HOU, MIN, TOR AZ, MIA, MIL,
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The fact is, we’ve done better diving and trading for pitchers than developing our own. Since Lester and Buch… Houck Crawford ????
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It is eye opening that some of our best rookie pitchers over the last decade started in other organisations: ERod Whitlock Winckowski Maybe Slaten, Sandlin and others to come.
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Predict the 2024 AL East standings
moonslav59 replied to Randy Red Sox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The worst we can do is to stay the same: last place. -
I agree and agreed before.
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Yup, the Gio signing notwithstanding
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That was unfortunate, although Lee did have a rough 4 starts to begin August of 1978: 23.2 IPy 32 Hits 8 BB 6 Ks 5.32 ERA 6.56 FIP .954 OPS Against His last 3 starts in July (5.00 ERA/4.09 FIP) were not all that good. His last 7 starts of 1978, before being banished to 3 pen games the rest of that season: The team went 0-7 5.18 ERA 5.49 FIP .870 OPSA IMO, Lee should have been given a chance to get back in the rotation. He was pitching very well over the first 4 months. (3.21 ERA/4.28 FIP)
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I know. I did. I said my prediction was not bold.
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Yes, I was speaking to the 30/12 averaging about once every 3 years. Again, I'm not holding this up as any sort of great accomplishment. I was merely responding to a statement made in frustration about the Sox "not making the playoffs in recent years." To me, 3 years ago is "recent."
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You don't think anyone called Jonathan Arauz a dumpster dive? Maybe, I'm wrong, but that word is throw around very often, here.
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For the O to be as good, or better than 2023, we need full and healthy seasons from Story, Duran, Casas and McGuire. We should see more action from Rafaela, Abreu & Reyes, which may or may not be an improvement over Kike, Duvall, Arroyo and other. O'Neill has to come close to Verdugo. Grissom, if healthy should be a plus over what we had at 2B, last year on O and D. Yoshida at DH may match Turner, but we then need our OF to match the loss of Yoshida, Duvall and Verdugo in the OF with more of Duran, O'Neill and solid contributions from Rafaela and or Abreu. I like our chances at matching runs scored from 2023. I am certain our D will be better, if relatively healthy. Our pitching staff is loaded with questions but also promise. I'm trying to stay optimistic about our staff, but I can't see everything working out plus, all at the same time. I guess one could argue we just need 10-12 out of 15-17 promising pitchers to do well or very well, but even that looks like a stretch.
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If a Rule 5 pick is chosen and fails, they are often called a "dumpster dive." I think some view any player selected off waivers or Rule 5, or signed to a minor league deal is "diving."
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To me, if seems like they were trying to compete from 2021-2023, but not be a top competitor. Now, it feels like they aren't even trying for that.
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I'm not sure why I was thinking ST'ing games were over. A lot going on in my life, right now. Some not so good.
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It's not bold saying Monty won't sign with the Sox.
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I'm not so sure he felt we'd be 80-85 in 3 of those 4 years, 2020 the exception, but once it happened, I think he really dropped the ball on manning up to change things. With all the buzz about the Ohtani and Yamo signings, there were some pretty decent contracts to be had, this winter. Of course, many of the pitchers we liked are now on the IL, so we may have tried and failed, but not even putting out a half effort is a slap in the face to all fans. If the idea was about 2025 and beyond, then we haven't even gone full throttle towards that. He could have traded Jansen (with cash), Martin, Pivetta and McGuire for young players or prospects. Instead, they think they can sham fans with Gio and O'Neill.
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This is a totally different issue, and I think many of us fans of almost all teams feel the same about our revolving door of players. I didn't mean to be picking apart the statement you said about not seeing the playoffs in recent years. 1 in 5 sucks. I feel the same pain. I'm not optimistic about our chances, this year, but I see a lot of exciting stories to watch, this year, and I;m going to run with that for as long as I can hold out.
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Of course, but banning from something he's never had is not much. It's the money lost.
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I have UConn in one pool and Tennessee in another. Still alive in both. I likely need Marquette to advance to the final 8 or 4 to win it all. ($440)
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It won't be the Sox. Not so bold.
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I think we all share in the frustration, and many have crossed the line into anger, disgust and or revulsion. We didn't need to invest all that much more than we did to make 2024 more enjoyable and offer a significantly better playoff chance. I'm not sure how much longer they can run this sham before unrepairable harm is done to the fanbase. If they don't realize this, they are in this deep, they are dumber than I give them credit for.
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No. You did not say "successful" playoff run, but yes, they had a playoff run in recent years. They had one, 3 years ago. A guess a "few years" can be 2 years long. If we had gone 4, 5 or maybe even 3 years without one, I would not have said a peep. I'm not arguing we have had a good or even okay 3 or 5 year run, but we have had a playoff run in recent years, right?
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It's not like it's ancient history. 1 in 5 sucks, no doubt. 1 in 3 is about average.
