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I noticed a mention of 2017 in the article. Wasn't that already dealt with over the issue of Apple Watches? I thought the cheating issues would focus on 2018 and what was done at that time, if anything.
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Warm weather can allow us to be out of doors and away from crowds, so in a way it could help.
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Just another case of the Sox providing a long term contract that hasn't turned out good for the team. Kimmi often cautions against it and she is correct, especially with pitchers and even more so ones who have accumulated a lot of innings, however successful. Lets hope that Bloom doesn't fall into that trap. We are paying the Price for those moves and now we are in a fire Sale situation.
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My mother was a girl when the Spanish influenza hit. She cared for her mother and aunt which pulled them through. So many who didn't have care givers passed away. It was much worse than COVID-19. Millions died worldwide. What I am hearing from so many people is panic. I think we are doing the right thing by limiting crowds and that should continue until at least testing catches up. We will thhen begin to see if the impact of separating people and get some idea of when we can start to return to more normalcy and perhaps a baseball season. My softball season was cancelled but we still get together once in a while to hit and shag balls. We can keep our distance there and it would be worse to sit at home and look at the walls.
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I am from the silent generation, born between the two world wars. Alll that makes me is old. But I still am an avid Sox fan. Funny that all coverage of the Sox seems to have stopped.
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You seem to be lined up on the gloomy side of things. Many of the things you complain of us not doing are now being done with more steps considered. This is a process within our large country and it is a daunting challenge. From what I have heard and read, cases of the virus will be expressed throughtout the population and those people will be treated and hopefully efforts to reduce the spread will start to bear fruit. I expect to see this process take place over at least a month with the ability to project the life cycle to occur by the end of May. Thats a pretty scary proposition but not nearly as bad as the worst case scenarios being fostered on us by the fear mongers. Its a old story, never let a good crisis go to waste.
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We have not as yet implemented large scale testing of individuals so do not as yet know how many cases are out there nor how it is spreading. The steps taken to quarantine those known to have tested posiitive and those in direct contact with people who have tested positive should help but the unknown cases remain and represent a possibility of further increasing spread. I would think it will be highly unlikely that a good handle will be developed on the situation for at least a month and then authorities will be reticent to allow large gatherings to resume until cases are demonstrably dropping sdignificantly. I would guess a resumption in early June would be realistic.
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More interesting is how will the abbreviated season impact calculation of the competitve tax threshold. Will teams be expected to pay full salaries if the revenues are significantly reduced? In the period of revenue sharing is there risk sharing as well with the owners and players?
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My over 70's softball league continues to play regular games but doesn't shake hands afterward now. I was at Cool-T park for the Sox game Monday to a nearly full stadium and went to a play last night with a decent crowd. Things are pretty normal where we are in Florida except for my stock holdings. They, along with those of others have taken a serious hit.
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All kidding aside, if they don't have anything on the Sox, they should just say so and get it over with. The commissioner is doing another disservice to the league by dragging it out. The League will be criticized if they go ahead with the season under the circumstances. Its difficult, because no one can say when the COVID-19 virus will pass by. It could go until mid summer or later so maybe the Sox will ride out the expected down season and get back in 2021 with the league starting back up.
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No need to badmouth any prospect. Hes on a learning curve and still has the tools to be good. Some just take longer. Maybe he makes that improvement in the minors this year.
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He didn't go long last night but that was a spring training game.
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Back from the Atlanta game. Ryan Weber looked very good against the regular Atlanta lineup. Peraza also impressed at 2nd base. Duran made a tough catch that was wrongly ruled a trap in center but there is no appeal in ST. He struck out twice and hit into a double play, despite making solid contact (foul) and a line shot for a double play. Casas got up once and strck out when cutting at a pitch off the plate. Nice night for a game.
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Have good seats behind home plate for the game tonight at Cool T stadium. Hope some regulars play.
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I totally agree. Perhaps current big name players on the downside of their careers should be let go in hopes of finding good prospects on the upside of theirs. 2020 is unlikely to be a season where we can compete at the highest level. Look to 2021 and beyond.
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Give him a break. I was watching the inning. Chatham, playing short had two misplays, Lin should have caught a ball in center but got a late break, Perez himself was slow to cover at first. He should have been out of it with a lot less damage so it is hard to judge much from that inning. I hate the way the announcers don't even say who is at bat. They obviously don't care.
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Mookie Betts and David Price have been traded to Dodgers
oldtimer replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I agree with that approach. If they want to make a HOF category for known steroid users to placate those that are pushing for these guys to get in, then at the least make it known that they cannot be fairly compared to other clean players. -
Mookie Betts and David Price have been traded to Dodgers
oldtimer replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Maybe under a special PED aided category. How many very good players who didn't cheat lose out on the HOF by being overshadowed by those that did. -
Mookie Betts and David Price have been traded to Dodgers
oldtimer replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
What is your basis for making that assertion. He was a star player but then used steriods to muscle up to something approaching the incredible Hulk. A few other players did that and were hitting home runs galore. Steroids and homeruns were closely linked. Hall of fame voters need to consider the context. Bonds might well have made the HOF without steroids, but the willingness to cheat makes voting for him a question of conscience. -
You are correct in that trade rumors change from day to day. what doesn't change is the need for the Sox to get another ML ready starter. So the incentive is still there for the Padres to get rid of a part of the Meyers contract and for the Sox to buy a young pitcher by taking on some of Meyers contract. I'm sure its not the only avenue that Chaim is pursuing.
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Lets await the cheating scandal penalties (if any) to see where we sit. I would hate to see the team draft be hurt further or beset with other penalties.
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Who will be the first $500 Million player? I think a few of us compare what we earned and did well with after multiple years of study and a high pressure mid level careers. It's absurd what can be paid to guys who play baseball (and other sports). I couldn't do what they can do but neither could they do what I did.
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It looks like using the Will Meyers contract takeover to obtain nearly ready pitching prospects will fail, so another avenue is needed. Perhaps they are looking at the cheating scandal resolution before trying to get a 5th starter through trade.
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It will be good to get it resolved. I wonder if the investigation uncovered possible cheating my other teams. That could be a real can of worms for Manfred and he probably wants to avoid tarnishing the entire league.
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Don't you think burdening the Sox minor league system with a long term contract of $72 million matters? You can argue that Castiillo's plight is an artifact of stupid baseball rules, but I believe wasting resources on players who never get the chance to play in the majors for more than token appearances matters to the team if not the CBT.