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  1. notin
    You’d have to ask Bloom. But why would the Mets clean house so soon after committing too many years to Francisco Lindor?
  2. notin
    This happens in every sport. Changes in strategy come into play and if they work, everyone adopts them. Frankly, I don’t see how forcing starting pitchers to go longer makes the game more enjoyable. Sure there at times it could happen, but ultimately we want to see the Sox win, and if pulling the pitcher after 5 if necessary for that outcome, then so be it. Changing the rules to try to keep pitchers in longer is probably the worst solution to the “problem.” So far the new rule changes have just been flood IMO. I’d have preferred to see Cora yank Hernandez after hitting Rizzo, but those new rules that were put in place to do the job that existing unenforcedvrulesbwerevsupposed to do took away that option…
  3. notin
    And NOW you’ve gone and done it. The Baseball Gods will now ensure the 3-way tie…
  4. notin
    What will be interesting is if all 3 of Boston, NY and Toronto tie. And it certainly is possible…
  5. notin
    And maybe he will overpay for the closer tied for third in the AL in blown saves, one off the lead. That seems like an odd line in the sand to me, however, as the team could be improved without going and getting a new closer and spending that money elsewhere…
  6. notin
    And really, while the 2018 was great, the bulk of the same team came back for 2019 and won fewer games than the 2021 Red Sox…
  7. notin
    Let’s combine the two and have universal robot DHs…
  8. notin
    Can I get an “AMEN”??!
  9. notin
    What makes you think I don’t already own a tee and a hitting net?
  10. notin
    No one feels great about it, but it’s not necessarily the final nail in the coffin either. Six months ago, the Yankees were a juggernaut, an unholy force about to be unleashed on MLB and leave behind devastation and destruction as they laughed at the futile attempts of any team who got in their way, while the Sox were supposed to be some sort of pitching-bereft squad hoping to fend off the Orioles and not repeat in the cellar. Six months later, these teams are separated by one game…
  11. notin
    Not saying they shouldn’t. Just not assuming everything goes as needed. This year, while the highs have been very high, the lows have been much, much more painful…
  12. notin
    Despite horrific track records early on, each of them has demonstrated the ability to make the majors. That in itself means they are capable - not necessarily probable, but capable - of having a good day. The Sox did get shut down by an otherwise unspectacular Logan Allen not too long ago…
  13. notin
    Right. As opposed to the whole “if you’re happy with a surprisingly good season, that’s loser talk” mantra. Crazy thought - don’t tell other people what to enjoy and not to enjoy…
  14. notin
    It’s not the same as the 2018 team. This team was built on the embers of a once great rotation that crumbled in our midst. Only 9 players remain from that 2018 team, and one of them was not even there when the season started…
  15. notin
    Don’t do that!! I nearly spit coffee all over my monitor!! Which I don’t own because I’m at work!
  16. notin
    Good thing. He’d probably injure himself putting his name on the contract….
  17. notin
    Some of us are fans of baseball, not just winning baseball teams…
  18. notin
    That’s not his real name…
  19. notin
    So… you’re saying it is like playing Assumption College? The school that (along with my high school) unleashed Chris Colabello on the world?
  20. notin
    One thing in favor of Stroman and Gausman, besides both having AL East experience, is neither is eligible for a QO (assuming those are still a thing). That cannot be said about Desclafini and Ray…
  21. notin
    Alex Wood? When it comes to durability, he makes Eovaldi look like Tim Wakefield…
  22. notin
    Forgive 5Gold. He operates on the assumption that Bloom doesn’t know the Red Sox have money and will continue to operate the Sox as a small market team, much like how Dan Duquette did when he came over from Montreal or like how Bloom’s predecessor in Tampa is doing with the Dodgers, frantically scavenging and cost-cutting to keep that payroll below the $500 million mark. Just look at his team! He has 3 starters whose previous jobs were all utility infielder!!
  23. notin
    Oh they’re not going to sit their starting lineup. But they’re not going to burn out their bullpen and they will let some of the Taylor Walls/Jordan Luplow types get at bats in key situations that during the regular season might require a pinch hitter…
  24. notin
    Are you using season long numbers? They made a few changes in late July, including sending us an unnamed LF/1b/DH…
  25. notin
    As bad as the Orioles are, the team still is made of Major League players. Not like the Sox are going up against Assumption College or the Dedham Lion’s Club here…
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