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  1. notin
    What about insomniacs?
  2. notin
    If David Halberstam is ever afflicted with whatever starts the Zombie Apocalypse, I fully expect him to consume your brain first. Side note: Spell check tried to write “Zombie Apologist” instead and now I’m working on how to pitch that to HBO Max…
  3. notin
    I questioned Priester when it was made, because we traded immediate MLB-ready/experienced pitching deoth for minor leaguers that were seasons away, and for no reason. It immediately burned Boston as well, as there were injuries (notably Giolito) that created openings in the rotation. I admit not minding Harrison because 1) we needed another INF and Durbin was coming off a good rookie year, 2) the Sox had already dealt several other young pitchers, notably Dobbins that I had more faith in, and 3) while Harrison got very little opportunities in Boston, it’s not like his SF numbers made anyone think he was special…
  4. notin
    The Sale trade was unscripted. Hill knows how his movies are going to end before he even starts berating craft services workers…
  5. notin
    I can hear your belly button puckering and unpuckering from here. Best you get some sedatitives and cuddle up with a stranger’s teddy bear for a few weeks…
  6. notin
    The Sox most frequently started 2b in 2024 was Enmanuel Valdez. Disagree on not needing another middle infielder…
  7. notin
    So you prefer the decision-making ability of a guy who said “yes” to Get Him To The Greek?
  8. notin
    A MORE EXCITING MLB DRAFT? Have they gone mad??!! It’s already far too exciting for most people to watch that many networks won’t even broadcast it for fear of flooding the nation’s cardiac units!!! Leave it to MLB to try to make the draft more exciting while still maintaining outdated blackout rules that prevent people from actually watching games…
  9. notin
    Sale hadn’t pitched a full season since 2019 and hadn’t been Elite Chris Sale since 2017. If the Sox were counting on Chris Sale to return to elite form at age 35 after a prolonged stretch of not pitching that included not only TJ, but also a broken rib from throwing a pitch, what would you have honestly thought of that plan? In 2017, Sale lost out on the Cy Young to Corey Kluber, who then declined and retired including going down in flames in Boston, all between Sale’s last elite season and his resurgence in Atlanta. It didn’t work out, but I still don’t fault Breslow there. I don’t think people get how improbable that comeback really was….
  10. notin
    We lost Drohan in the Rule 5 draft a couple years ago, but he got returned. I was surprised he was added to the 40 man roster at all. That Drohan threw together a decent stretch with another team doesn’t bother me…
  11. notin
    Giving up on Grissom too early made this deal worse…
  12. notin
    The lottery system in the NBA makes sense because first round picks can make an immediate and significant impact. MLB has no such concerns, so why employ a lottery system at all?
  13. notin
    Priester was a weird and questionable trade. Harrison for Durbin? I mean, Durbin was ROY Runner-up last year, giving the Sox the complete set from 2025. And I don’t get why it gets called a bad trade if you’re going to blame the Sox for screwing up Durbin and credit the Brewers for fixing Harrison. Would it be better if the Brewers kept Durbin and maximized his potential while the Sox screwed up Harrison? Would that make everyone happy?
  14. notin
    What is your selling price and how do you tell Craig you’re rejecting his trade? Im not worried about Contreras. Players like him rarely get moved at the deadline, and the only team where he’s an obvious fit is a team that just might become sellers because, well, that’s what they know. Plus you can always trade Contreras at the 2027 deadline if things aren’t going so well next year…
  15. notin
    So you think it’s a good idea to take trade advice from Seth from Superbad?
  16. notin
    DD has been adamant about not trading Painter. No such word on Miller. And really the Phillies could use both Duran and Chapman. I could see DD wanting Duran, since he drafted him and all. But oddly, I don’t think DD and Chapman have ever been part of the same organization before. Still Chapman is reportedly high on his list. Assuming Painter is still untouchable, that doesn’t leave much in the Philly farm to deal away. Miller should be untouchable ss the Heir Apparent once Alec Bohm is finally discarded. That leaves Aroon Escobar and Gage Wood. Escobar is a bulky 2b (think like a 6’ tall Jose Altuve) that would likely just be stopping by in his way to being traded elsewhere. Wood is a hard-throwing RHRP that is undersized and over-injured. Also likely just stopping by until someone else gets intrigued. This is all assuming Chapman isn’t headed to Chicago, where they have more prospects to choose from…
  17. notin
    Thats because they’re made from asbestos…
  18. notin
    Surpringly only 16 HRs at home, but a home OPS over .900. That has to be the year he tied the record with 4 HRs in one game, right?
  19. notin
    That park turned Scooter Gennett into a thumper…
  20. notin
    Tyron Guerrero? Greg Weissert? Please?
  21. notin
    Yorke for Priester?
  22. notin
    And then brought in his DOSE (Department of Sox Efficiency) to gut the roster, using the savings to launch his new Fenway crypto coin…
  23. notin
    No. Shaw’s a better hitter and fielder. The Cubs do have a former BA Top 100 prospect named James Triantos that is also likely available. Now he is another Caleb Durbin IMO…
  24. notin
    I do Duran and Gray for Shaw. But I don’t think the Cubs need/want Duran. They need SP and a closer…
  25. notin
    May pitched 28.1 IP for Boston and had a 5.40 ERA. After 28.1 IP with St Louis this year, May had a 5.72 ERA Probably Bailey’s fault…
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