moonslav59

He’s done wonders with what he was given. The big test comes this winter when the wallet opens wider, presumably.

1. The staff we will have very soon is far from the same one that is currently not ranked as highly in some areas as other contenders. 2. What every team has done up to now is not what they will do going forward. Some will likely do better, some worse and some about the same.

You’ll be thrilled if we miss the playoffs. That’s not mind reading.

I’m not saying there will be a silver lining when all is said and done, and I share the same concerns, worries and frustrations as everyone else. Nobody knows if our returning players will boost us enough, but nobody’s knows how other teams will do either. I’m still more optimistic than pessimistic, and it seems like I’m in the minority, right now. A couple wins in a row is all that is needed to change that. Such is the way of the fickle fan.

It seems like some think we are not even a .500 team anymore, but if we go 27-27 the rest of the way, we'll end up with 90 wins. Sure, I'd be disappointed in going 28-33 to end the season, but 90 wins for a rebuilding team is incredible. Blowing up the rebuild to shoot for the moon at the deadline would have been a huge mistake. We added a big hitter to play 1B, our biggest weakness on paper and some pen depth. When Sale, Houck, DHern & Barnes return, we'll be demoting someone we'd never dreamed of demoting weeks ago. When Arroyo returns and Kike moves back to CF, we'll be better defensively and offensively, and our bench will be the best we've had all year (Duran, Marwin, Plawecki and Dalbec). I know things look bad, now, but we have 6 guys coming back or joining the team: Sale Barnes Houck Schwarber Arroyo DHern That's better than anyone's trade deadline haul, except maybe the Dodgers, and we gave up only Aldo. Look for silver linings.

The recent numbers "speak for themselves." We lost Sale & ERod for part 2018. Porcello had a 13 game stretch where he had a 5.38 ERA. Many of us wanted Joe Kelly left off the playoff roster. Pitchers can look real bad then good again. Perez and Pivetta were pitching like our best starters for pretty long stretches, this year. Sure, they don't have the histories of Price, Porcello, Sale and ERod (actually, ERod's history wasn't all that great pre-2018), but there is hope just one from Richards, Perez or Pivetta do well again, or two "regress to their norm." With Sale & Houck joining the rotation, we may just need 1 to do well enough. Our pen is still looking great. Does anyone really think our offense sucks? That it's all been a fluke, and it is finally being exposed? Getting Schwarber by trade and Arroyo back from the IL, should make this offense better than we saw earlier in the year. Recent trends are significant, but they do not predict the future. Over and over, we see the same things happen, and we never learn from it. Also, I chose 2018 not to compare this team to that one. Of course that team was much better, especially on paper and going into the season. I chose that season to show that even the very best teams have stretches like the one we are in now. I don't see this team as the best in the league, and I didn't even when we had the best record. My point is about not thinking a bad stretch defines the time as a whole.

Schwarber will play 1B nearly FT. Only when JD needs a rest will he start anywhere else. Duran will be the 4th OF'er as Kike plays CF FT, once Arroyo returns and gets back into the groove. If Arroyo takes a long time to return to FT status, then Schwarber will play some LF as Kike is needed at 2B. I just hope we don't start seeing Marwin start half the time, again. (Just my opinions.) Casas won't even be called up this September. Teams no longer have unlimited call-ups.

Exactly. 100%. Maybe we end up dropping off all the way to the end, and all this gets thrown in our faces, but this team has a lot to be optimistic about and to cheer for, if one can just look beyond the nose on our faces. Look at that amazing 2018 season, when we had the best record any Sox team ever had. Sure, we started out so strongly, the board posters never got this bad, but here are some poor stretches we had that wonderful season. It's why they play 162 games. We've lost 6 of 7 and 7 of 10. That's pretty close to these from 2018: 5 of 7 end of April 4 of 5 mid June 6 of 8 mid August 4 of 6 and 7 out of 11 mid September (same stretch) It's totally natural for good teams to do poorly for stretches, and guess what? When you go through losing stretches, you look real bad. You look like you can never win. Your offense is "tanking." Your pitching "sucks." Then, things turn back around. We may or may not turn things back around. That remains to be seen, but we will be adding some meat to this team, very soon- starting with Houck. Sale Schwaber Arroyo DHern (not to mention Barnes) I don't expect people to be all cherry and happy during a stretch like this, but it seems like all hope is lost for too many, here.

You'll be so content, if the season turns out like you expected.

Games remaining: 6 (2 @ DET + 4 @ TOR) Houck returns 9 (3 TBR + 3 BAL + 3 @NYY in 2 days) Sale + Schwarber return 6 (3 TEX + 3 MN) Arroyo returns - need to mop up, here 7 (3 @ CLE + 4 @ TBR) Tough road trip into September 6 (3 CLE + 3 TBR) 13 games in a row vs these two teams 6 (3 @CWS + 3 @ SEA) Tough road trip after the previous 13 gms. Crunch Time... 4 (3 BAL + 2 NYM) Might need to win 4 of 5 3 vs NYY at Fenway (Day off) 6 (3 @BAL + 3 @ WSN) to end the season

Hang in there! Relief is just around the corner... Sale > Richards (DFA Richards or Richards>Rios) Houck > Perez (Perez >Robles) DHern > Davis Schwarber > Cordero Arroyo > Arauz That's 5 significant improved areas with maybe one or two more, if Richards and or Perez can do well from the pen.

We've lost 6 of 7 right after winning 6 of 7. Don't give up on this team. Someone take names. (lol)

It does look real bad, but I'm far from convinced we are toast. I still love our chances, and the last 6 weeks should be real interesting with so many good players joining the 26.

It must have been a mirage. Someone said his bat speed has slowed.

SHOCKING! (lol)

Maybe he can be a 1 inning RP'er!

Some subtractions were additions.

Cause when things look the worst, we win.

The best part of the Yanks trading some of their future away is that it won’t get them over the hump.

I’m on the road and don’t have time to check, but I think he made several hires.

Certainly, no. However, we did get where are now without most is these guys.

Maybe cause they aren’t as good, too.

I’d say very much so. We can be pretty sure a few high spending teams would have spent more- maybe much more. I’m not sure how much poorer teams have gained.

I’d say very much so. We can be pretty sure a few high spending teams would have spent more- maybe much more. I’m not sure how much poorer teams have gained.