moonslav59
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Is loyalty unsustainable?
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To all who jumped ship, the gangplank is still here.
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The Rays lost. Yanks won. A’s playing SFG late.
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1972 was my first year as a Sox fan and what a doozie! My family had moved to Portland from Milwaukee shortly before the Tommy Harper trade that brought my favourite Sox player to the Sox. As a teenager I suffered through all that heartache, but I think it gives us perspective. -
Although the 1972 team was not really linked too much to 1975-1978 teams, missing the playoffs by a half game was a real ball-buster and I believe an only one time event in the history of MLB.
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The guy can flat out hit! Not only has he averaged 38 HRs every 620 PAs over his career, he has a decent .337 career OBP. He had one of baseball’s most incredible HR rampages ever, and it was this year! He hit 12 HRs in a 10 game stretch and 16 in 18 games!!! Can people stop saying Bloom did nothing at the deadline and realise this guy pulled a groin muscle that delayed his start with the team?
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Plus it wasn’t that much after that tough game 7 loss on ‘75.
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Solo homers. Giving false hopes by loading bases. A total mess!
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Despite him getting on base 3 of 6 times.
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Depends who pitched the few days before the play-in to the play-in. What about a 3-way tie?
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God, remember when we put Adrian Gonzalez in RF?
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They must be more worried about Schwarber hurting himself than Arroyo at 1B. I still like Kike in CF and Arroyo at 1B, but moving Arroyo to 1B, Kike to 2B and Renfroe or Verdugo to CF, so Schwarber plays the shorter corner OF is really causing some defensive headaches.
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No doubt. No Manny- No Rings. (Also among others, Damon & Foulke in '04 and Drew & Dice-K in '07) No Lackey, Vic & others no 2013 ring. No JD, Price & others in 2018- no ring.
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Big market. Winning team. Low draw. Move the team. (I always felt like maybe Florida should have one team that plays 41 games in MIA and 41 in Tampa Bay or Orlando. The other should move to NC or CA.)
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Sounds like you think we needed 3-4+ moves at the deadline. Maybe trading for Schwarber was a mistake and we should have done less or been sellers.
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I don't blame them, and I had those thoughts, too. I don't expect fans to think, "but what did the Cubs want from the Sox and was it too much?" after that play, but I think that. I don't want us trading too much for anyone, especially not in a year where I think we are just a player or two away from being a top 2-3 favorite. I never felt that was about this team, this year, even when we had the best record or top 3 record. I don't expect casual or even non casual fans to think like that.
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I'm not doubting what you are saying, but maybe (hopefully) this is just a phase or slump he's going through. Sometimes players get away from what has made them successful, and they figure it out and get back to doing well. I think "sold out" may be harsh, but it could be true, too.
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2012, 2014, 2015...
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Would saying it's the players' or manager's fault have more meaning? Would saying, if we had more fans come to the games, watch the games on TV and buy team merchandise, we could spend more and win, so it's mostly your fault be better? Would saying, "Hey, we live in a small market, and I'm not throwing my money away, so you all can cheer on a WS winner, is the reason we sucked, this year," any better?
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By far, yes, but I think when a team wins without spending big, they can take more pride in pulling it off. In some ways, I think Henry did not want to be known as the modern day George Steinbrenner.
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It does belong more to 2022, but it is also about the team we have now being deeper, especially from the 18-40 slots from last year. (Next year, we work on some of the 1-18 slots.)
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It wasn't meant to be an apology as much as an explanation, IMO. They take ownership for us not winning this year, but also say they had our future as a higher priority and no deals looked worth it to them, except the ones they made.
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How will the regular season end for the 2021 Boston Red Sox
moonslav59 replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Of course. I'm not celebrating, but our record should be taken in context- as should teams who played easier opponents than us, so far. If we are still behind, after the schedules even up, some, then yes, it mattered little. -
They have also been a low budget team for much of their history. I'm not sure how much they spent in '97 and '03.
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The 2015 KC Royals had a $113M opening day budget, but they did add some deadline money.
