moonslav59

We don't make the playoffs in 2021 without Kike in CF. We don't get to within 2 games of the WS without Kike's fantastic playoff heroics. Apparently, I made the mistake of thinking maybe Kike would do the same after a slow start in 2022, and when he didn't, the gloating began. The $10M was about the going rate for someone with Kike's history. He may have done better had he been placed in CF or 2B, but he didn't. He sucked at SS and at the plate. Some pouting poster, upset at the fact that he was wrong about this team goes into hiding, and comes out for a drive-by hit on Kike after he was traded. As great as the Sox have been playing, the most important thing on his mind was to get one last jab in on an ex Sox player and about being right about a Sox player sucking. All I can say is that it did not surprise me. He's not the kind of "fan" I can relate to. To soften the post on bashing an ex-Sox player, he acts like Casas is "his boy." I thought maybe he was joking. He's called all our prospects "suspects" and was saying Casas should not play everyday just 3 weeks ago and worse about him, earlier, this year. Free speech is fine- just be ready to be called out when spewing nonsense and hating that he claims can't be called hating. If his feelings towards Kike was not hate, I don't know what hate is.

I'm not for banning anyone, but if someone is trolling or being a jerk, my free speech allows me to call it out. Same with others if and when I am being a jerk.

Nobody is expecting all 3 to come back and be great. We don't ven need great from 1. We just need one to be good or two to be decent or give us 3-5 IP. On Sale, you act like 8 out of 11 good to great starts is bad, and it was his last 8, so I'd think that counts for something more. On Houck, it's not like he had TJ surgery. He's been throwing since 7/11 and threw his second pen session on 7/28. He could be ack before September. On Whitlock, he threw his second pen session 7/29 (35-40 pitches), and he may start rehabbing in the minors in less than a week. Mid August is not out of the question. (I think we add a SP'er and hope one comes back from the 3. If more come back, they go to the pen.

Does anybody expect a GM on a reset budget to build a roster 3 deep and strong at every position? Yes, many of us wanted more SS depth. Yes, we could have added someone like Iggy midseason- maybe. SS depth was not close to our biggest weakness to start the year. It just became it.

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Not bad. I might go... (not what I think Sps will be) 1. Mayer 2. Anthony 3. Bleis 4. Rafaela 5. Teel 6. Joh Garcia 7. Cespedes 8. Wikelman 9. Yorke 10. Perales 11. Meidroth 12. Romero 13. Drohan 14. Zanetello 15. Valdez 16. Murphy 17. Walter 18. Hickey 19. Rodriguez Cruz 20. Abreu 21. Jordan 22. Paulino 23. Mata 24. Castro 25. L Guerrero 26. Y Monegro 27. C Coffey 28. D Hamilton 29. I Coffey 30. G Gambrell

4-10 vs TBR & BAL 52-37 vs everyone else. The real killer is... 0-9 vs PIT, STL, MIA and 2-10 vs PIT, STL, COL, CWS

"My boy Casas," lmao. You refused to call him a prospect- only a "suspect," and just 3 weeks ago, you posted: Casas, and Duvall doesn’t deserve to be in the lineup all the time, and neither does Kike. 6/26: "My eyes are good enough to tell me that Casas doesn’t have much of a clue on playing 1B, and while his hitting has improved he is not anyone I would want to give a long term Braves like contract to... All I’m saying is that there had better be a backup plan. What’s the backup plan at 1B outside of Turner for now?" Next, you'll be saying you loved the Yoshida signing and felt it was a good money deal from day one. Go back in hiding. It suits you better.

Scherzer to TEX. Another pre-deadline day trade.

In was being kind. We all know it was no coincidence.

I’m never one to count on most recent data as the best predictor of what comes next. Houck and Whitlock are both good pitchers with nasty stuff. They may struggle: they may not. I’m going to be optimistic until they prove me wrong.

I thought so, too, and very coincidental.

Not even understanding what “pink hats” means and continually getting prospect ages and games played way wrong is annoying and a waste of time. That is unwelcome to me.

Yorke could also be moved to OF or at worst, DH. It’s too early to worry about 2025 logjams.

You better throw in Yorke to get a good one.

It’s not about his opinions. I’ll welcome any opinions.

The only argument that is still valid might be, he could have gotten better returns, not “I wish we still had _____ instead of ______.”

DD deserves credit, for sure, even if he barely knew who these guys were his last year here. As it turned out, keeping Devers and these guys you listed look to be better than all the 20+ top prospects he traded away. Thanks DD!!!

Allowed, yes. Welcome? Why?

Some classic quotes from the Stork... The final Bloom season starting out with a bang! Predicted win loss record 73 89. Garbage GM continues to bring in the garbage/ Team has not improved/ Up the middle is non existent/ Complete embarrassment to the fans/ Priceless Duran for Berrios (editor notez: Berrios sucked for the remainder of those control yrs)

What "controlled pitcher" do you get for Dugo? Not many teams are looking to trade good and controlled pitching for a 1.3 year good but not great OF'er.

He may want to keep Chang with the lefty IF'er not Arroyo, but that would be much more likely if they played Story at 2B not SS, but that ain't happening.

You don't have to convince me. Drafting Yorke also allowed more slot money for Drohan & Jordan, who might end up being pretty good, if Yorke flounders.

I really like Duvall, but I think he will be the odd man out. (I said this weeks ago, too.) That being said, when Story returns, there is not room on the 26 and maybe even 40 for... Story Chang Arroyo Reyes LH'd trade addition Maybe, we trade Arroyo. I'd rather play Chang than CA.