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This creates a game in a game, and it's one that is repugnant, to me. Now you've created a mockery of the national pastime, IMO.

Criswell in on the IL. It's apen game or Fitts, unless they call up Harrison.

An RBI guy from back in the day is a guy with a high BA w RISP, today.

Okay. All I said was I heard it.

Usi ng the bench to stay fresh is the same as resting the so-called FT players. When we have 2 platoons (DH or 1B with Romy and Lowe/Yoshida and RF with Refsnyder and Abreu, we get automatic playing time and rest for those group of players. The other sub is the catcher who rarely figures into the DH or other position roles. That leaves one sub, who is usually a DHam type or a 5th OF'er type. They have not fit into a DH rotation, but that could change, if we dumped Yoshida. If we started the 2026 season with Jh Garcia and or K Campbell on the 26, I could see Cora straining to get both playing time, and using the DH as a rotation fits the idea, ideally. (I'm assuming we trade Duran or Abreu, but I assumed that, last year, too.) Campbell could DH some or play LF/CF to "rest" an OF'er. I do not see him as a 2B option, but who knows? Jh Garcia could platoon with Abreu and also DH some or give other OF'ers a "rest." If Mayer is in the mix, he'll play 2B, and maybe we don't go with a DHam type, as we have Rafaela as the back-up 2Bman. I don't see the infielders fitting into a DH rotation, but I'd like to keep Bregman and Story's bats in the line-up as much as possible. (Mayer could play 3B or SS w Rafaela at 2B to allow them to DH.) I'm not saying it will happen, but take away the Yoshida and DHam options from Cora, and what do you see him doing? I think my plan is almost forced upon him to bring about.

We have no other choices, except brining up someone from our farm. My question was more generic and rhetorical and about how we can do better. I do not believe you clutch is a skillset, so trying to add a clutch batter is pointless.

I remember people saying we added an RBI guy. Maybe they were wrong. I was right about hearing it, whether you believe me or not.

A look at the notable International signings since the DD era: Bloom & Co 2020: $35K Y Monegro #30 prospect on IL 2021: $1.5M Bleis #12 prospect but falling $850K E Lira in AAA as back-up C $450K J Paez #17 prospect & A Liendo in AA at 3B 2022: $100+M Yoshida (counting fees) $1.2M F de Leon at AA 2B $1.1M F Encarnacion #55 prospect $850K Jo Garcia #36 prospect $400K N Yuten at A- as mostly DH $30K M Alcantara #48 prospect 2023: $1.4M Cespedes #16 prospect and falling $525K Arias #2 prospect $500K Y Ruiz at FCL $175K K Salazar in A- at A- Catcher $90K A Mussett in A+ , $52K S Nunez in A- $45K Juan Valera #7 prospect Breslow & Co 2024: $1.0M Asencio (Restricted List) $450K E Brito at FCL & D Reyes #51 prospect $400K A Fermin #57 prospect $250K J Gonzales #13 prospect and rising $10K Jesus Travieso # 38 prospect & Jorge Rodriguez #39 prospect E Azocar #21 prospect 2025: $1.4M D Soto #11 prospect $950K H Rivas #31 prospect $700K E Alfonso at DSL $500K S Delzine #25 prospect & H Ramos #28 prospect $350K C Cordero projected at FCL, next year What is your opinion of these choices?

It may be premature... okay, okay... it is premature to call it a "Roman Empire," but it sure would be nice for Anthony to do well enough for that term to stick to the Sox, as in "The Sox won 5 rings during the Roman Empire..."

That's a side benefit.

Meaningless to you is fine. 108 RBI per 162, when you walk as much as he does is pretty good, to me.

He averaged 108 RBI per 162 games in his previous 5 seasons before BOS. He walked so much that his ABs we always so much lower than his PAs. That 108 RBI per 162 games average being over 590 ABs.

I expect one or two will be. It's fine by me.

Was fangraphs even around, back then? I just remember people say he as an RBI machine, when we got him.

It's good to see some new faces. The nay-sayers have been on vacation, but we know they will be back after our next 2 game losing streak.

Fact Check Guru.

What's the solution? Do we try and trade or acquire the best "clutch hitters" in MLB? I remember when we acquired Jack Clark to solve all our problems.

4 Games at BAL then home for 3 v PIT and 3 v CLE (No days off) TOR: 3 v MN, off day, 3 v MIL and 3@CIN NYY: 3 v WSH, 4@CWS and 3@HOU (No days off) SEA: 3 v SDP, offday, 3@CLE and 3@TBR HOU: off day, 3 v COL, 4 v LAA and 3 v NYY (all home games) I'd say TOR and SEA have the toughest next 9-days. The rest are pretty close.

Nobody really got "Story right." When we got him, we knew he was a great defensive SS with massive home and away splits. I remember saying we should count on him reaching his away norm numbers, until he starts aging. From 2016 to 2021, his away numbers were this per 650 .241 27 72 w 24 SBs (.310/.442/.752) His 2025 season adjusted to 650: .260 25 104 w 28 SBs (.307/.427/.735) This is who we paid for and should have expected. Those damn injuries did him in for most of his first 3 seasons. Here are his numbers from '22-'23. Note: his PAs were about a full season at 670. .232 21 90 w 29 SBs (.296/.397/.693) These numbers are not too far off from that "norm" I spoke of, earlier, and you have to figure he was shaking off some rust in many of those PAs. His career w BOS per 650 .244 22 90 w 28 SBs (.301/.411/.711) almost exactly his road numbers w COL!!!

We don't face Trevor Rogers, so let's win this series!

No need to waste time. The Robo Ump sends the call to the home plate umpire: Ball or Strike, and the Umps calls it out- just like does now. Nobody notices a thing, except that the calls are consistent and correct. This helps the batters and pitchers know how to do their jobs, without studying up on what tendencies each ump skews towards. No Brainer.

Yup. ROBO-NOW!

Those two are easy. I'm not a Cole fan, either but he's out. I kinda like the Yankee players who suck, and Boone and Cashman are the Sox best friends.

This team swings at so many bad pitches. I guess bad umpires can cause batters to wonder, but man-o-man!