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Even this past winter, we spent way more on new contracts than most teams.
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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
We might be just one glorious big come from behind win away from going on a long winning stretch, and I’m not talking about just vs crappy teams. -
No doubt. Too many feel like a team will always continue playing exactly like they did in the last game or two or week or two, despite being proved wrong time after time. I can see how that can be viewed as comical.
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Every Sox fan was or still is demoralized by recent events. It’s totally natural. Even the most optimistic and die hard fans had and maybe still have doubts that may include thinking or wondering if our first 90-100 games were just a mirage, a miracle or some cruel joke played on our souls. To me, there is a difference between demoralization and total or near total loss of loyalty to the team, the players, the manager, GM and even the owner. I understand reactionary anger often found on game threads, and how many times overly frustrated people say extreme things they might not even always believe, but even after sleeping on it or by simply remembering all the histories of teams fighting back after long periods of struggling, it seems like despite us being just a half game out of the playoffs, too many Sox fans have totally given up. To me, that is sad. I don’t expect blind loyalty and only happy thoughts, but complete loss of faith to a team that has fought back all year and shown tremendous grit seems extreme.
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Same here. I also thought they had signed HRam to play 3B, which might have worked out better. I respected the plan to wait until the next years winter to sign a pitcher, but in hindsight, signing Scherzer not this trio would have changed everything for Ben & Co.
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Much was frustrating and unenjoyable, but I wouldn’t trade any of it. By and large, the Sox have been fun to watch and root for. I suffered decades of much worse being a Bucks and Packers fan, but winning it all is something all my teams have done, so I shouldn’t complain, too much. My university won the national championship in my freshman year, so life has been good.
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I’m not the only one that remained optimistic through the implosion period. Many knew the schedule got easier for us and harder for some of our closest competitors. Sure, there are those who are constantly thinking the team is only as good as their last game or two, and I guess that can be viewed as comical or even absurd.
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I never lost hope and optimism. Nothing funny about it.
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Arroyo is playing in the minors. He played 2B, last night.
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As bad as things have looked for the Sox, we are still just 3 games behind having the second best record in the AL and 5.5 from the best. We are a half game behind Oakland, who has a very mighty schedule remaining.
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How about the Reds tying the Padres for the last WC slot? Strength of schedule helps, but still...
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Of course there is a world of difference between Casas and the mix of players I mentioned, and maybe he’ll be up and contributing before you even expect it, but it’s all conjecture. Counting on him by not acquiring at least a one year signee at 1B could mean another year of 1B trouble. To me, a guy like Schwarber offers a perfect so,union, assuming he shows he can play 1B without looking like a fool. If Dalbec and or Casas come through, Schwarber moves on to more of an Of/DH role.
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I’ve been one to highly criticize DD’s farm emptying tactics, although I have never said he left it bare. Keeping Devers was huge, and he deserves credit for drafting pretty well with some rather low picks. His IFA record was not all that great, but he was handed 2 years of restriction by Ben. That being said, I really like what Bloom has added to the farm and big club. Whitlock Mayer Downs Yorke Jordan Seabold Wong Winckowski Bleis RHernandez McDonough Hickey And others that may rise quickly through the ranks. I have to admit I was a little disappointed by Rosario Potts German Wallace And others, but overall you expect some won’t come through or will take longer than hoped. Bloom also acquired a lot of raw talent with high upside. Only time will tell with them.
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Why do the Yankees own the Twins like this?
moonslav59 replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Other Baseball
What makes these numbers even more shocking is that the Twins have not been a bad team for most of these seasons. They’ve made the playoffs 9 times since 2002. I wonder what their record is in non Yankee games since then. -
The 2021 Red Sox bandwagon still has a few recently vacated seats available for those who might want to reconsider giving up on this gritty team. Just sayin’.
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I’m not sure where you get your numbers from, but watching both games he’s pitched, I saw 93-94 often enough, and fangraphs sows he hit 96 in both starts. You did the same with his return velocity numbers the last time he came back and continued repeating lower velocity numbers even after I provided the fan graph link to you 2-3 times. Seriously, where do get these lower than everyone else velo numbers from? Plus, for his first two starts back one can expect lower numbers followed by some amount of uptick. Many returning pitchers take time to get their control, so maybe Sale is not your average TJS returnee.
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I’m not sure why so much hope is being placed on a 2022 Casas. It seems he has quite a bit to work on. His number aren’t close to Dalbec & Durans minor numbers. I’m not saying he can’t or won’t help, but how is wishing he helps any different than wishing just on of these 4 guys came through, this year: Dalbec Marwin Santana Cordero Between the four combined, the odds looked pretty good, and we had Duran, too.
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It’s hard to know how many days the new groin injury delayed his first start with the Sox, but I do think it seriously delayed his use at 1B to the point he may not p,ay there at all, this year, even though that was the stated plan. Had we been able to play Kyle at 1B v RHPs and DH or corner OF v LHPs, the plan looks a lot better, even if his 1B D was worse than the already poor 1B D we’ve had all season.
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There is a much better chance he can learn and play 1B by 2022. Fearing someone coming off a groin injury and learning to play 1B in about a week is a bit different. I do think they’d want him to DH, but not if JD is here. If they sign Kyle to 3+ years it might be a down the road thought, or we roll the dice and play JD or Schwarber in a short corner OF position while the other DHs, but I’ve seen enough of JD in the field. Could we play JD at 1B not OF? There were board suggestions of that, last winter. I, for one, really want Schwarber back and was thrilled we traded for one of the best bats on the market.
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Dude. He has never lacked durability as a DH. This is the first time he’s played for an AL team. Plus, he’s had 1830 PAs since 2017. One might expect 600, 600, 600 and 250, so he’s about 250 short over 4.4 seasons. Not all that bad.
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Why do the Yankees own the Twins like this?
moonslav59 replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Other Baseball
Honest to God, I almost posted this: Does the whole state of Minnesota run and hide their first borns when the Twins play the Yanks? -
Just wait for the next downturn.
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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.
