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I am just stating the facts. The bottom line realities. Others can give the spin , the opinionated possibilities, the what ifs , maybes , could haves, and might haves. The excuses and extenuating circumstances. But none of that changes the bottom line reality. And that is that Dombrowski took over a struggling team , and turned it around immediately.
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Keep in mind that Dombrowski took over a team with serious pitching deficiencies, both starters and bullpen. And there was no apparent pitching help on the way in the ( well stocked and thriving) farm system. Not the mention that the team had finished last the previous two seasons and the fans were getting restless. How is that for an " oversimplification " ?
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Dombrowski's Red Sox won the A.L. East three consecutive years. That had never happened before. And it may be a while until it happens again. That's a pretty big deal.
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It was a classic steal home situation. Two outs , left handed pitcher, left handed hitter , fast runner , Kershaw takes that big , over the head stretch. I don't blame him for trying , but he was clearly out. I do think that Snell vs Gonsolin favors the Rays.
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You can't count the Rays out yet. They are fighting so hard. They have a favorable pitching matchup for Game 6. This is not over by any means.
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My biggest complaint with Dombrowski is his ignoring the Sox bullpen prior to and during the 2019 season. The injuries to , and underperformance by , the starting pitchers were just one of those things that happen. The bullpen problems were predictable and should have been seen coming a mile away.
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That is basically just a cheap shot at the Red Sox , disguised as a comment on Betts signing with the Dodgers being a good thing for the Sox.
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Congrats to Bard. I agree. I always pull for the former Sox players. Except when they are competing against us , of course. I don't get it when people say , " I root for the team , not the players." The players ARE the team. Very few of them play their whole careers for the same team. That's the way the game is today. But if a player has contributed to the Red Sox success , I will always appreciate it. Good job , Daniel Bard.
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That's why guys like Mariano and Eck are in Cooperstown.
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That was one exciting baseball game. All credit to the Rays. They repeatedly came from behind and wound up shocking the Dodgers. And as I have said a thousand times , " Closing ain't easy. "
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Yeah. But you have to admit that " No No Nannette " was a heckuva good play. Sometimes you just do what you have to do.
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Yeah , but we didn't even beat Baltimore. The Baltimore " freaking " Orioles beat us.
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If the Sox don't do well next year , you will hear " It's only been two years. And besides , it's not Bloom's fault, it's somebody else's fault. " And so forth in 2022. He will have a long leash.
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Okay. I am trying to be optimistic. Hoping for the best , and hopefully sooner rather than later. I do know that Chaim Bloom is highly regarded by many . I also know that he has been in baseball all of his adult life , and so far has just a room full of " Participation Trophies " to show for it.
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The " BLOOMIES" are giving Chaim much love and an extremely long leash. That is commendable, but keep the scoreboard in mind. We did finish dead last , after all.
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Yankee fans were , and still are , often very obnoxious and overbearing. That has certainly been a factor in many folks hating the Yanks. To be perfectly honest , the obnoxiousness level of Red Sox fans has gone up considerably in recent years. However, it is not yet near the level found in New York.
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Harm , I have to say that your memory is remarkable.
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I like the universal D.H. rule. I would keep that. I do not like the runner on second extra innings rule. I would definitely scrap that one
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For some reason , teams always seem to interview a couple of guys that they have no intention of hiring.
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Tapia throws very hard , but he has never really had the success that you would like to see . No longer a kid either.
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Nobody can accuse the Gold Glove committee of lacking a sense of humor.
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Don't underestimate the influence of TalkSox.
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Let the good times roll, I always say . ( Well , I don't always say it , but sometimes I do say it. )
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Not to mention, Looney birds on TalkSox.
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Two years ago we were celebrating " the greatest team ever assembled ". Now , we are debating whether to sign Pillar or Marisnick.
