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  1. moonslav59
    This is the second of your posts I've agreed with in one day. One more, and we have a record!
  2. moonslav59
    Winning the division was huge. Sale was a major reason we cruised into the playoffs without needing to play-in or have our best pitchers tired or on short rest to start the playoffs. Having two aces allows you to win, if one falters in the playoffs. Besides, Sale did pretty well vs the Yanks in the first round. Yes, Price and Eovaldi picked him up in the next rounds. I do not think it was a fluke that the Sox have only won when we acquired a second ace to go with the one we already had, despite the two maybe not pitching like aces every game and through the playoffs.
  3. moonslav59
    I seriously doubt his teammates had no issues with his antics & attitude.
  4. moonslav59
    I can't disagree on this, despite how much I enjoy disagreeing with you.
  5. moonslav59
    Look, I love winning every year and being competitive almost every year, but I lived that history for decades after decades. I'll take the 4 rings, a few last place finishes, and some very good farms here and there over what the Braves and Dodgers have done over the last 2 decades.
  6. moonslav59
    For what? The hundredth time?
  7. moonslav59
    The Manny all the way up to his last year here. Puig can't carry Manny's jock- not even 2 feet.
  8. moonslav59
    Exactly. We all know the Yanks were better than us this year. They won a lot of games despite all the injuries. We are happy they lost, because they are our hated rival, and now we don't have to hear any Yankee fans taunting us all winter long.
  9. moonslav59
    Comparing Puig to Manny is disgusting. You lost me on that one. Manny worked his butt off. He was almost always the first one to the park and the last to leave. His work ethic was a model for every young player. Yes, he was a boy in a man's body. He made some of the same mistakes as Puig- like not running some balls out or mental blunders, but he was a beast who had a calm intensity that was a huge asset to the team. I see no need to pin our hopes on us being able to coach Puig into greatness. We have other things to focus on. Puig is on the decline.
  10. moonslav59
    We don't win without Sale and Price. It's not about them having to be aces every game of the year. Yes, you need other pieces, but the Sox history of ring winning involves picking up a second ace. Pedro could not win by himself. We had to get Schilling. Schilling could not win by himself. We had to get Beckett. Lester could not win by himself. We had to get Lackey. Price could not win by himself. We had to get Sale.
  11. moonslav59
    We will have 5-8 slots on the 40 man roster that are near useless, next year. I just don't think that the 40 man roster slot was any part of the equation. Wright will have TJ surgery and his team control ended after 2020. Case closed.
  12. moonslav59
    When the last time those two teams won a ring? Yes, they win and have a strong farm, but they never win it all.
  13. moonslav59
    You know what I love almost as much as just the fact that the Yankees lost? This whole "You can't win without a strong pen" thing took a big hit last night and in the 2019 playoffs. 1) Osuna blows the biggest save of his life. 2) Chapman blows the game. 3) The Nats make the World Series with the 22nd best pen by WAR. 4) The Astros make the WS with the 8th best pen by WAR. (Boston was 5th.) ERA- 3. HOU 84 8. BOS 91 30. WAS 126 WHIP 2. HOU 1.16 19. BOS 1.39 27. WAS 1.48 (awful!) K/BB 5. HOU 3.1 17. BOS 2.4 21. WAS 2.3 xFIP 1. HOU 4.06 10. BOS 4.43 29. WASH 5.03 (UGLY!) If the Nats win, will this mean the whole focus moves back to the rotation?
  14. moonslav59
    Sevy was supposed to be "the face." The injury was unfortunate, and you guys had way more injuries beyond just him. I wouldn't get too down, considering all the missed time. That being said, you are right. You need an ace. If Sevy is also one next year, then that's the true model for building a ring-worthy team. You've been telling us to follow your model of rebuilding. I'm telling you to follow ours for ring winning. Two aces = rings. Pedro-Schilling Beckett- Schilling Lester- Lackey Sale- Price We never won with just one ace.
  15. moonslav59
    He sets a poor example for young players, and we should have a lot of them in the next few years. The uptick in offense over JBJ is barely enough to offset everything else. Who has these OPS over the last 5 years? (I jumbled up the sequences.) Player A: 740, 758, 785, 820, 833 (.792 combined in 2304 PAs) Player B: 717, 726, 738, 832, 835 (.765 combined in 2229 PAs) Yes, player A is Puig, but he beats out JBJ by under 30 points. Just say No. We need to get younger, smarter, and going with a 29 year old distraction is not my idea of a rebuild.
  16. moonslav59
    ...but, but, but, they had the all important pen!
  17. moonslav59
    I never said he had no talent. I said he's a cancer, and he is.
  18. moonslav59
    I don't cry fix often. The NBA is fixed. I have no doubt.
  19. moonslav59
    The east team didn't matter, so yes, maybe they didn't fix that half. It's not like Milwaukee was going to generate more viewers.
  20. moonslav59
    No, we could trade him.
  21. moonslav59
    The 40 man roster will have plenty of space. Wright was and would not be taking a slot away from anyone special. It was about his impending TJ surgery.
  22. moonslav59
    Only his first 6 weeks were awful in 2019.
  23. moonslav59
    You don't read much, I assume.
  24. moonslav59
    Even if JD decides to stay, we might be better off trading him, so it's not all about his choice.
  25. moonslav59
    I'm thinking 2 years is not unrealistic. To me, it's all about JD & Betts.
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