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  1. Yes, those are the obvious reasons and good reasons at that. If not for the expanded playoffs, the Sox season , even with one WC , would be over now before the A-S game, so I am actually in favor of the 3WC concept. It keeps us motivated to Fire Bloom and Cora for all their poor decisions, LOl.(sarcasm). In the longer run, both will be shown to have done good jobs. Bloom may or may not get the benefit of his transformation of the Sox system but if just a few guys succeed as maturing players , including those obtained before his tenure , but developed under his time , he will have been successful.
  2. Not even considering trades , the roster is about to get a shakeup over the next week , getting past the A-S game with some of the walking wounded returning creating a logjam even on the 40 man roster. Look for the WooSox to get a lot better and the Red Sox to get stronger . Also a couple guys will get their MLB status revised by the DFA route. Names TBD but include Chang , Reyes, Hamilton, Rodriguez, McGuire, Bleier, Alfaro, Schreiber ( late July) but not Sale nor Kluber . Signing Alfaro to a contract for the rest of the year, although cheap, tells me McGuire could be a 60 day IL situation.
  3. The expanded WC playoffs are all a part of the participation trophy generation.
  4. Max, just so you know, Garza is another kid who doesn't have a clue, and Cora is a fool for using him. Bochy would never have done that move, BTW , it's the Rangers not the Astros that the Sox are playing per one of your earlier posts
  5. " Stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine"...... Too bad his parents didn't name him Tommy. He is in fact very still and stiff looking. The walks are contributing but the failure to sharply hit the strikes is why he is there. Given his other noted oddities, I'm suspecting Triston is a little bit over the line on the OCD spectrum.
  6. Much agreed , Moon. See Aaron Judge and Trout for how a really big contract can backfire. I would throw in Sale but he's out of sight and mind unless he comes back to pitch the WC 3 game and win
  7. Note that Bochy never stopped managing his team and working the pitchers even when everything was breaking against him.. There are still 6 outs to get and if one can score 6, so can the other. Not to pick on Cora when we are winning but i think he has laid down in some negative games this year.
  8. Write down all the really hard hit wall shots and foul line rockets this big inning, plus factor in all the HR's. Oh wait ?
  9. Or take the reverse and sweep the A's to make a move on Toronto's slippery grip of the 3rd WC
  10. Sometimes, it's your turn and better to be lucky than good tonight
  11. Wong has shown previously that bunting is not his skill. Clear the wall, Connor Screw that bunting s***
  12. Arroyo and Hernandez, our middle infield for the next 5 years. Love these meatballs
  13. Kike, my hero, keep him and extend
  14. Still the King of Pops, mostly foul. Can Kike do it now
  15. That may be 5 at $125M, if O hits $500M
  16. Trouble with rarely hitting HR's, especially at Fenway is that it always takes 2 hits to score one run AFTER a man walks. So now must pick this run up
  17. Yoshi has the entire 3B side wide open and winds up pulling a shot directly to 1Bman. Can he not bunt too ?
  18. It will be interesting to see the bidding when Ohtani is available. He has had one TJ to date and has seemed durable in his dual role , certainly more so than Trout, for contract comparison . Ohtani just turned 29 , July 5. So he will be getting paid $50MM+- until his age 40 year. He has a power ( strength ) based game in both roles, so how far can you go with him ? If I was a GM, even in a big market, I would have to evaluate if one guy over the next 3-5 years will get me a WS , and not care about the final 5 years of contract.
  19. Kike now at SS in a later inning defensive move by Cora.
  20. Today's RISP through 6 innings is 2 for 12. Official LOB is 7, and individually per AB 15 runners have been left on base .
  21. And Chang will most likely be offered a ride to Worcester when Story is reactivated, unless a trade involving Kike/Chang, etc is made
  22. Hamilton will be gone the minute Chang says the rice is ready, maybe tomorrow ??
  23. Kike getting second on a DP ball is injustice. Send in a PR
  24. Either make plays or go home losing
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