Trading the best everyday player on the team is not a good idea. This is directed at those who think trading Duran is a good idea.
Not counting Houck, he'd be the last player on the SOX I would trade.
I, also, have Apple+, but this exclusivity sucks for the fans who have NESN. i've noticed when PRIME televises a game, it's not exclusive. IOW, those with NESN can still receive the game.
If you remember during the long delay of Dent getting back to the plate, Torrez just stood on the mound, lollygagging, and didn't even throw one warm-up pitch.
Here's another thing that came to mind. In both 1967 and 1975 the SOX lost the WS in 7 games. In '67 they entered the WS w/o Conigliaro, who was hit in the eye by a Jack Hamilton fast ball. In 1975 they entered the WS w/o Jim Rice, who was hit in the arm by a bad pitch. Both were major contributors in those respective years.