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  1. notin
    Whatever words you like. Which one screams of desperation? The one you rewrote without changing the meaning? Or the one blatantly written to epitomize desperation? Not sure why bidding against himself is supposed to be a good thing. It’s a frequent message board accusation that is rarely used positively. I’ve never once said “Thank God he bid against himself.” Well, now I have. Thats one more absolute claim I can no longer make honestly…
  2. notin
    I don’t care what this Mrs Webster person says! I’m not paying!
  3. notin
    Sounds like you will be drinking a lot this weekend…
  4. notin
    I know nothing about the guy; I’m speaking in generalities. But this makes him sound like a re-incarnation of Michael “I’m Not Dead Yet” Morse, but maybe with fewer PEDs. If that’s a fair comparison, he absolutely has trade value especially as a minimum wage player…
  5. notin
    Complimentary as in free?
  6. notin
    Right. It was a compliment. I mean, what professional athlete doesn’t aspire to be compared to an overweight, middle-aged caveman?
  7. notin
    Lockouts when the CBA expires are one of two things you can count on in perpetuity. The other is that the save icon will always be a floppy disk…
  8. notin
    Bonilla has been retired for a quarter of a century! I remember reading an article about that contract and how it actually did benefit the Mets as well as Bobby..
  9. notin
    I don’t agree with any of this. Ranger Suarez was nobody’s Plan C, let alone Plan F. I don’t see this desperation. In fact, I’m not sure why youre decrying desperation when you clearly want it. For example: Scenario 1: Boras: Thanks for the offer. But, surprise, surprise, we have another larger one, so you need to give us more money. Breslow: Oh my God!! No!! Of course I will capitulate to all your demands!!! Scenario 2: Boras: Thanks for the offer. But, surprise, surprise, we have another larger one, so you need to give us more money. Breslow: I’ve seen this show before. You have my offer. If it’s not enough, then take your other deal and I’ll sign someone else. Which of those scenarios screams “desperation”?
  10. notin
    Wasn’t that your comment?
  11. notin
    And even if Arroyo peaks as a utility infielder, that can still represent a $2-3mill savings for some team. That might not mean much to Sox fans, but to teams like the Pirates, that can be important…
  12. notin
    Was that the year of Chavis for Davis? And we got Hansel Robles! That was Bloom’s best deadline, although Vazquez for Abreu is looking really good right now…
  13. notin
    I think no one liked waiting for him to come off the IL, but that’s about it…
  14. notin
    So you’re more worried about losing your cleaning lady than your girlfriend? That seems a little… well, I mean. Just how clean does she get stuff and does she mop floors?
  15. notin
    Well, it certainly is an unsupported hypothesis…
  16. notin
    Any model in any field anywhere that has the purpose of predicting the future willl be wrong at some point. This mathematical law is often referred to as The Weatherman’s Corollary. Or would be, if anyone other than me ever said it…
  17. notin
    Someone is projecting him to be one. And if he only plays 2 years with just over 2 fWAR total, he justifies that valuation…
  18. notin
    Trevor Hoffman’s older brother was drafted and signed by Boston - so he’s Sox Adjacent. And while Glenn never officially converted from SS to pitcher, he did hit like one. I give those baseball card mags a ton of credit for comparing Rodriguez to Ohtani in 1990. The comp probably didn’t make as much sense than as it does today…
  19. notin
    Too many of your anti-Breslow posts live in the realm of speculation and shifting timelines. And never acknowledge that the Sox at least successfully executed Plan B…
  20. notin
    On talent? No. But Arroyo would be a minimum wage player for 3 years, which is worth a lot…
  21. notin
    Or waiting for some teams to have the inevitable pitching injuries that make other players more available all of the sudden…
  22. notin
    You say “called” in the past tense as if he ever stopped…
  23. notin
    By who? We gave up a nobody who since that trade has played as many MLB games as me…
  24. notin
    Joe Nathan Trevor Hoffman Rafael Betancourt
  25. notin
    You’re right. He pitched 3.1 IP in relief for the Giants. But he still changed roles mid-season, and that might have impacted. Even if it’s didnt,he still only gave Boston 19 IP last year and Thsts not exactly a significant sample size. He can certainly bounce back…
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