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  1. notin
    There’s a big difference between “I don’t like how Bloom runs this team” and “I don’t think other forum members should like how Bloom runs this team.” That also applies to your Cora example. As for “stupid sheep”, while I didn’t attribute that to anyone, it is how I read those posts. However, I also stated I didn’t think that was his intention and suggested finding another way to get the point across. And as I get the impression I am not alone in seeing his posts as derogatory, then it is clearly not the reader(s) who are at fault. One person misunderstand you? That could be on the recipient. Multiple people do? That’s on the messenger. And there have been times when it’s been pointed out to me I am the one recipient misunderstanding things. I have no problem acknowledging that…
  2. notin
    Deal? How? This isn’t Yahoo fantasy baseball where you have that one guy who accepts any trade, no matter how dumb, as long as you buy him a six pack. He did move half of Price, but what aspect of Chris Sale’s deal is remotely tradable? Ever since Bloom took over, the man has pitched 48 IP across three years, had TJ surgery and multiple breaks and fractures. And he was still owed the full $145 million. That deal sound tradable to you? If you think so, please get an MLB GM position immediately and call Bloom. Or JD Martinez? Fans on this board complain about his lack of productivity but think he’s tradable? Eovaldi might have been tradable at one point, but who would have advocated for that? Right now, he’s just a guy that lets opposing hitters absolutely tee off on him like he’s throwing BP. Maybe he could have moved Bogaerts. That should help.
  3. notin
    Too late? He’s 21…
  4. notin
    You did agree to them when first used. Here’s the thing - your whole mantra lately comes across as “there are people who don’t share my view of being a fan and therefore these people are stupid sheep.” This has been pointed out repeatedly and you have been persistent for weeks regardless. Personally, I don’t think that’s what you want to say, but it is what myself (and apparently others to some degree) are reading. So rather than persisting with your Bloom Appreciation Society rhetoric that keeps generating these same responses, why not another approach? Expecting the world to change to meet the message won’t happen for any of us…
  5. notin
    So the fact that over 50% of the Sox’ payroll is tied up in contracts from previous GMs is his responsibility? And that only one of them (Bogaerts) is producing like he did when he signed that deal? The whole “he’s had three years” logic is just clueless. To retain star players now, 10-12 year contracts are not uncommon and 6-7 year deals are the bare minimum. To think even a 6 year deal gets erased in 3 years shows very poor math. Maybe it’s the “most used narrative” because it has a lot of truth to it. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t change that…
  6. notin
    No the part they’ve been doing the last 6 years where they keep bringing up good and occasionally great players who make minimum wage. I think the Cardinals method is the ultimate goal…
  7. notin
    And that was all years ago while they maintain a rather lengthy run of success. If you prefer the “heavy spending on free agents” method, that’s what got the Sox where they are now…
  8. notin
    If your goal is to state how unimportant the farm is, the Astros might not be the best choice. In fact, that’s probably closer to the success the Sox want to emulate…
  9. notin
    Right now the Sox farm has Houck, Dalbec and Crawford as draft picks. But also players like Moncada, Kopech, Presley, Espinal, Montas, etc who (not all draft picks) are helping other clubs. Most were dealt to help a then-current Sox team be more successful, participants with the last two titles…
  10. notin
    How many of the same Astros fans like having Altuve, Bergman, Framber Valdez, Urquidy, Javier, Peña, Tucker, and McCullers and liked having Springer and Correa, all of whom are products of that farm system? Not to mention Yordan Alvarez, whom the team acquired by trading RHP Josh Fields and then played in that farm system?
  11. notin
    I think when the Sox reached a $30mill AAV, they made an honest effort. Betts just wanted more at the time. If he wanted to know how much he could get, the only way was free agency. And he had a very high price for being bough out of being bought out of that opportunity. He also took 5 months and 2 months worth of cancelled games to extend with LA. I would never believe it took that long because LA wasn’t trying. More likely, it took Mookie that long to get his price within range. I think it was more Mookie than Henry, and I don’t hold Mookie’s career plans against him. But Bloom? For what? Not foreseeing a global pandemic that shuts down the world and impacts MLB economics?
  12. notin
    Yet you repeatedly bring it up. I think you like to start conversations that you don’t want other people to have…
  13. notin
    Be fair. He was a 7th round pick. Only 4 other players from that round have played in MLB to date.
  14. notin
    So you think the right thing to do with Mookie was to keep him for one more year and let him walk for a draft pick? Those was the ONLY other option. Signing him was not happening. Dombrowski couldn’t get it done, and expecting Bloom to do it later after Bogaerts and Salevwere both extended and taken up an additional $50mill AAV is the fantasy part of that whole saga…
  15. notin
    He wasn’t traded for the same reason players like Betts were traded. It wasn’t rebuilding and it wasn’t financial. Don Zimmer didn’t like him (and a couple others, like Jim Willoughby) and wanted them off his team.
  16. notin
    And that any devotion you don’t share must also be blind and irrational. Don’t forget that part…
  17. notin
    Not to mention, this board has a lot of Baseball Junkie diehard fans who post things on Saturday morning when no game is being played and who start threads in November and a December when baseball is months away and out of the mind of casual fans. If you want to defend the viewpoint of Casual Joe Soxfan, this might not be the best forum…
  18. notin
    Yeah you did. That’s ok to admit. Everyone of us (except maybe mvp) had some level of excitement about this guy. It’s only natural for diehard fans..
  19. notin
    They went 13-3 against Seattle, Cleveland, St. Louis and the White Sox in that stretch. All those teams are comfortably seated for post-season spots. The Sox have also won 4 of their last 5 against the Yankees. Are the Yankees a bad team, too?
  20. notin
    The average fan DOES care about the farm. They just don’t know it. They care about the farm when trades need to be made, be it for Chris Sale or Hansel Robles or anyone in between. They care about the farm when Devers needs to be extended but other positions need to be filled with the budget, whatever that is. They care about the farm when injuries pile up and pitchers like Crawford and Winckowski get pressed into action. And they care about the farm when certain players make their debut.
  21. notin
    Sure you were. Even once saying “he won’t be a complete butcher out there.” It’s ok to admit it. I’ve been one, too. Hell most of Red Sox Nation viewed this guy as the Savior 15 months ago. Jarren just hasn’t backed it up, but he does have his occasional moment…
  22. notin
    Most of those are because they were Plan C and D. Amazing how the Duran Advocates from 2021 now think he needs to go play down below A ball in 2022. The ol’ Eye Test must have been on the fritz in 2021. The answer to why Cora lines them up wrong is “he doesn’t. He knows more about them as players than we do.”
  23. notin
    And a team that was playing very well this season until injuries derailed them. And all of that happened without his ace pitcher!
  24. notin
    I kind of get that. Watching teams sell is rarely fun. But what they all forget is this team was 43-33 before all the injuries kicked in, and had won 33 of 47 at that time. They were playing very well, despite the questionable performances from the bullpen…
  25. notin
    ERA is very misleading because it’s often looked at as a measure of ability and not accomplishment. It depends heavily on the lineup behind a pitcher and the formula is simple and seems to make sense, except it really doesn’t. But it has the advantage of being recognized and relatable. Tell a casual man a pitcher has a 3.00 ERA, he or she can grasp that concept not only about the pitcher, but also in relation to other pitchers. Tell that same fan a pitcher has a (far more informative) 85 FIP-, and you’ll notice the concept was not likely understood. And it’s odd because FIP- actually tells us a lot more about a pitcher than ERA, and arguably tells you things you think ERA tells you…
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