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San Diego was paring salary last year. If they just took Story, that might be enough. Plus San Diego might be able to use him; they seem to love moving shortstops off-position.

Or play first base!

Since 2018, the Sox are 442-431 under him. Not all of that is because Bregman got hurt. Whats Cora done to keep his job? He might be the most mediocre manager in MLB history. Every year he’s the one constant in another .500-ish season, and every season he gets bailed out by a litany of excuses. Maybe it’s time something stuck to Teflon Alex…

Piggyback or not, that was the most bizarre hook I’ve ever seen. Perfect through 4 and yet not eligible Gomorrah the win through no fault of his own…

Remember when he pulled Rich Hill when he gave up a single after he retired the first 14 batters in the game? Obviously a while ago, but very Classic Cora. Giolito the other day was more along the lines of what people are talking about…

How come no one talks about Schiraldi as an obvious double agent? Think about it. (Or better yet, don’t.). Before the season, the Sox acquired him from the Mets. Than he gets a blown save at a very key moment against the Mets. And who goes on to win the title? The Mets! Coincidence? I mean, that actually would explain it. But how fun is that?

Young started and ended that streak in the rotation, but a big chunk in the middle was spent as the Mets’ closer, so he came into the game with leads and would get credited with either saves or losses…

And maybe not be called a save. Im almost positive the winning pitcher Littleton nailed it down for that day was old friend Kason Gabbard…

That’s not possible. After one blown save, he’d have been in line for the win. The only way that could happen is if the pitcher blew a save, was moved to another position, his team retook the lead while someone else was on the mound (and in line for the win), and he was brought in to pitch again. I have never heard of this happening…

I find it amusing when pitchers are credited with blown saves before the sixth inning, which does happen . Think about what has to happen there…

The record goes to Rangers RHP Wes Littleton, who was awarded a save in a game Texas won 30-3. Littleton had to have ice water in his veins in order to go a full hour without giving up a week’s worth of runs..

The 3 inning save is the most ridiculous. Earlier this year, Cooper Criswell came in for the 7th inning of a game the Sox were leading 16-2. Criswell pitched 3 innings and allowed FIVE RUNS to score, finished the game, and was awarded a save. For getting 9 outs without giving up 14 runs…

It’s classic Toro. The Lawnmower Man has always shown himself capable of the occasional hot streak. I wouldn’t mind if he stuck over Hamilton on their teams bench, but you really don’t want this guy getting 400 PA per season…

Disagree. They did make that game watchable. I’d have preferred a happier ending, but it looked like it was going to be a lost cause before Fitts got the second out…

He’s a bench player doing a good job. Let’s not get carried away…

Skenes costs Anthony plus Mayer at a minimum. No way around. As a Sox fan, you know Cherington is a total prospect whore. They’re not trading Skenes yet. But if/when they do, it won’t be for a package headlined by a player with fewer years of control..,

For some, thats circular logic, as IP is a factor in WAR…

Pitcher W-L is pretty much meaningless when talking about how good a pitcher is. Back in the Ol’ Hoss Radbourne days, it was all they had. But pitchers back then threw 300+ IP regularly and bullpens were made of starting pitchers on their days off. Also pitchers back then chewed tobacco bricks, guzzled whiskey, and punched out carriage horses. ERA came along but was never meant to replace W-L; as teams started having dedicated relief pitchers, ERA was developed to measure THEIR effectiveness not only as pitchers but also compared to starters, which is why it is scaled to 9 innings. ERA is now probably the most widely recognized pitching stat, and certainly carries more weight than wins with most (almost all?) fans. It’s not without flaws, however. It’s influenced by defense and ballpark, both of which are not in the pitcher’s control. Being on a team with the best lineup also helps, since you never face them. I mean, facing Aaron Judge a few teams probably wouldn’t ruin Max Fried’s season. But never facing him certainly helps. I look at the 2005 Cy Young going to Bartolo Colon when Johan Santana clearly out pitched him. But Colon pitched for the ALCS runner up Anaheim Angels while Santana pitched for a s***** Twins team. So Bartolo got more wins, which was the only stat where he surpassed Santana. I know some like to say “but the goal is to win.” But get real. Think Colon gets more wins than Santana if their teams were reversed?

Actually one way. If I’m presented with data that disagrees with my theories, my first reaction is not to accuse it of being manipulated. In fact, that’s not on my list of reactions at all…

That it’s new, despite what it’s allegedly causing is not. Right now the pitch clock era doesn’t have enough data to make a conclusion about its impact either way…

Little early to make such a call about Breslow. But picking the keepers is probably easier than we realize. When acquiring Beckett, Cherington and Hoyer rebuffed the asks for Pedroia and Lester in favor of Hanley and Anibal Sanchez. While both players he gave up had good careers, they were clearly the right choices to give up over the ones he kept. Bloom never gave up any good prospects either. (I think the best young player he dealt away was Chavis.) But he never really got involved in acquiring the type of stars that required giving them up. Talking about buyer type deals with Bloom; Mookie was when he was acting more like a seller…

Or highlights…

Maybe they’ve already offered Story to Atlanta. Rumors about that move have been floating around for months…

I don’t think Eaton will get many starts. He does bat RH, as you pointed out, but he also plays everywhere except C and SS. Hes even pitched in MLB. Sure it was blowout mop up Dominic Smith stuff. But Eaton does throw about 99 mph, so maybe he gets a bullpen look. He COULD be worse than Liam Hendricks, but he probably wouldn’t be…

I had the same experience with “Go Dog Go”…