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  1. moonslav59
    I realize the majority of long term deals suck for the team. Another significant percent are barely close to a wash. Only a small percentage work out well for the team. I'm not against the general philosophy of not ever signing anyone to large and long deals, but I do think there are times when an exception is needed. I think Betts was one to make an exception for, and now I think Devers is. It has a lot to do with their ages. I'm not for going long on Bogey. Large, yes, but not long. Maybe we could have spread the money out and still won, but I don't see us winning in 2004 or 2007 without Manny. Many feel we don't win in 2018 without Price.
  2. moonslav59
    We also signed Manny to 8.
  3. moonslav59
    I don't have much faith in any of these guys, except for maybe Refsnyder, who deserves a longer look, in hopes he's a late bloomer with more in the tank. I'm just saying, these guys will play out the season to see, if there is a glimmer of hope to hold onto one or two of them, perhaps just a little longer. If Casas was ready, maybe Dalbec and Cordero would play less, but I'm not sure we'll see Casas, this summer. I'd like to see Fitzy, Wong, R Hern, Stewart and some pitchers like German and maybe Murphy & Groome for a bit.
  4. moonslav59
    I get that some use the hyperbole defense, but he's so way off with his facts, it's not even worth addressing. Ignoring him is the best thing we all can do.
  5. moonslav59
    At this point, I have more hope in Luis de la Rosa, Freddy Valdez or Grant Gambrell than Franchy.
  6. moonslav59
    Not really, but if they could have played, they should have played. They can both be rested everyday after the deadline, if we lose more games with them (and others) on the bench.
  7. moonslav59
    ...and wait until Holmes returns to his "suckiness."
  8. moonslav59
    I’m not defending Brasier. You know what my post addressed.
  9. moonslav59
    Granberg with 2 hits with WOO. Casas 0 for 4 w BB. Feltman git shelled (8.64 ERA). The Binelas HR was a 3-run job for POR. Game is not over, yet. Salem won 3-2. Encarnacion pitched well (5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2BB, 5 K). Mayer 1 for 4 w 2B. GRE up 6-4 in 6th. Sikes & Davis with HRs
  10. moonslav59
    29% is higher than I expected.
  11. moonslav59
    They both must have been exhausted from the day after a night game!
  12. moonslav59
    We will likely see a lot of Duran, Downs, Cordero, Dalbec and Refsnyder, the rest of the way. For some, the decision about what to expect going forward is as close to being made, but maybe they get one last long look. For others, like Refsnyder and some of our younger pitchers, maybe we'll get a good chance to improve our read on their a bility to match up with major leaguers.
  13. moonslav59
    crawford let up 3 in 6 IP and left down 3-1. The pen let up 1 run in 3 IP. I know our pen has sucked, but let’s save it for the games that they deserve it.
  14. moonslav59
    That series was past the deadline, and we were tied for first afterwards, but I get your point.
  15. moonslav59
    Actually, trading Bogey and then re-signing him is the best of both of your worlds.
  16. moonslav59
    BTV has Herrera worth almost twice as much as that pitcher you mentioned.
  17. moonslav59
    Plus, Judge might want $250/7.
  18. moonslav59
    That and the failure to get vaxxed for the Toronto series has convinced me to deal him, asap.
  19. moonslav59
    We lost to the Yanks 28-5 back in Sept of ‘78, but that was over 2 games. That was the start of the 4 game Yankee sweep that put us from 4 up to tied. Later, we went on a tear to tie the season back up, only to be disgusted by Bucky f***ing Dent.
  20. moonslav59
    How about Bogey and $3M to STL for Herrera, their highly rated catching prospect?
  21. moonslav59
    Plus, Story is a career .238 hitter from the 8th inning on, not .200 and he has 58 XBHs in 619 PAs after the 7th. He’s also a career .252 batter (.818 OPS) with RISP. Nothing worse than a troll spewing falsehoods mixed with inflaming rhetoric.
  22. moonslav59
    I feel like he jumped the gun on firing Ben, but he did watch 3 last place finishes before pulling the plug. I think last years success was a bit of a surprise to Henry and Bloom, and maybe that raised their expectations and rebuild timelines needed to reach top level competitiveness, but I really don’t think Henry is even considering firing Bloom or Cora. Maybe my own opinions are biasing my position, but I think Bloom deserves this off season to truly make this team his own and be judged accordingly. No, Henry is not happy. No Sox fan or employee/employer could possibly not be shaken to their core, after last night and the last 3 weeks of this season. Knee-jerk reactions rarely work. I think top brass remains focused on the longer term outlook, as they have since the end of 2019, but I also think they will try to not only improve 2024 and beyond’s hopes, but also to try and field and exciting team to watch in 2023, despite not likely being a top contending team. Just my take.
  23. moonslav59
    Disengage with trolls. They seek attention.
  24. moonslav59
    As bad as things look, right now, there is some promising foundational pieces still remaining on this team and on the farm. (Some of the not so promising are also listed. Any not listed are by my choice.) Here's a look at some... (on the farm to start 2023) Rotation: Sale Paxton Pivetta Bello Winckowski (Mata, Seabold, Murphy, Walter, Groome) Pen Houck Whitlock Schreiber Crawford Taylor German Davis (Feltman, Santos Catcher Wong RHern (Cottam, Hickey) 1B (Casas, Jordan, Kavadas) 2B Downs (borderline) (Yorke, Paulino) SS Story (2B?) (Mayer, Lugo, Bonaci) 3B Devers (Binelas) LF Duran/Verdugo (just 1) CF (Rafaela, Bleis) RF Refsnyder (Jimenez)
  25. moonslav59
    Note the ERAs before changing teams: 5.57 Holmes 5.50 Pivetta I'm so happy to know Holmes will revert back to sucking at any moment!
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