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  1. vegasbob
    Score here and win, don't score and there will be runners on second in your dreams
  2. vegasbob
    As many know on this website, Matt Barnes is my all-time Red Sox favorite surpassing Williams, Yaz, Rice, Evans, and Ortiz . Matt's combination of skill, guts and high character plus strong arm capable of throwing 30-35 pitches in a single inning make him my MAN. Love the guy.
  3. vegasbob
    Trying to make the umpire look bad , in case he calls Strike 3. That pitch was close
  4. vegasbob
    Keep in mind as this games unfolds further, the Sox are playing a team 23 under .500 in a division where no team has won more than Boston, except the Twins who have won 56. But the top of our lineup (#1,2,3) are 0-12 with 5 K's.
  5. vegasbob
    At least 1 SP, another LH in the BP in case Strahm and Taylor don't get better, and there must be better OF options than Pham, and Refsnyder . Not sure if Davis is for reaal or not, maybe
  6. vegasbob
    Thinking of '23, one major piece of good news is that Winckowski and Crawford appear to be legitimate candidates for the rotation . I will never count on Sale, and Paxton is not proven post TJ surgery yet, but these two young pitchers may be the first piece of pitching good news in a while. Whitlock and Houck look like bullpen mainstays, and I know matt Barnes will earn his keep, plus we will have Schrieber .
  7. vegasbob
    The option is Hosmer's , not the teams. He will have to decide to stay at $13MM or go FA. The Sox will be looking for a DH in any case, so Hosmer, if he stays, at $720,000 to Sox ( $12.3MM to Padres) would be a real win.
  8. vegasbob
    So it's a 3 inning race to the finish . Nate is likely used up, and probably Lynch too . Who has the BP and hitters to win this one?
  9. vegasbob
    For all the debate about Bloom , this deal is a true steal if Hosmer stayed in Boston next year , and that could spell Dalbec's moving on one way or another. But I think they will still need to conclude a firm direction on Casas. That decision could keep Dalbec around all ST as the alternate. If Hosmer opts out, then I think you'll see Dalbec as a cheap, marginal guy still waiting for the upside to appear.
  10. vegasbob
    But Hosmer is actually under contract through 2025 at $13 million/yr , with San Diego on the hook for all but the MLB minimum ($700K+). Hosmer, like Bogaerts, can opt out after 2023 if he thinks he can get bigger bucks than the $13 million. Jung is his new agent to get said mo' money
  11. vegasbob
    May depend on Hosmer's action regarding his option for 2023 . May depend on Casa's continued growth, without injury, going into Spring Training . May depend on any offers that Bloom gets for a trade package over the winter.
  12. vegasbob
    "Could have been worse" , sort of like Eovaldi pitching Home Runs with two outs. He seems determined to give this game up.
  13. vegasbob
    So Dalbec's splits vs LH'ers are true and accurate. Maybe platooning him with someone who can hit takes pressure off BD
  14. vegasbob
    Raffy makes up for the foul pop drop with a nice SHIFTED DP
  15. vegasbob
    i will concede that Dalbec made contact and got the run home. Way to go Bobby
  16. vegasbob
    Nate starts off strong. Nice work, untradable Plawecki's CERA wrecker
  17. vegasbob
    I do want to see if Dalbec's .800+ split vs LH'ers works today.
  18. vegasbob
    All things are possible, 700. Some are less likely , however. Just to get to 2021's 92 wins would take a 38-16 run , which coincidentally would be just over a .700 pace (.703). Your timing is superb.
  19. vegasbob
    Didn't the thing turning have a rewind button?
  20. vegasbob
    Do you have any clue as to the TV/Radio and marketing rights value in LA vs Boston. The greater LA area is a small (inept) nation of 15 million potential consumers. The Dodgers could have $1 bleacher seat night for 81 games and not notice the difference.
  21. vegasbob
    The simple fact that you need to take time and electrons to explain this tells a lot about the depth of thinking by the OP
  22. vegasbob
    On a roll now, but here's a tidbit worth contemplating: The Sox are 54-54 with 54 games to go. IF THEY WON EVERY ONE OF THE 54 , THEY WOULD MATCH THE 2018 WIN TOTAL OF 108 ! Think about it.
  23. vegasbob
    I do want to personally welcome back Matt Barnes and fully hope for him and the team to show great results over the last 50+ games.
  24. vegasbob
    Lead us on EO to the promised land of +.500 record and WC #3. Amazing how the Orioles have kept their recent run intact and won't back down. We get 4 shots at them through the 21st, so we better show a 3-1 record for that stretch, if we are going to blow right past them. Meanwhile, go 3-1 on the Royals to begin the upward trend. Hosmer has singlehandedly cured a couple problems--- forced the ditching of Cordero and told Dalbec to grab some pine.
  25. vegasbob
    IMO, Bloom does not stand a chance of surviving 2022/23 off season unless this team makes a breakout towards a playoff run like 2021. There will need to be a scapegoat for the JBJr debacle, and other non-competitive moves ( Hosmer/Pham) which while better than the incompetents they replaced are not team building moves. They are plug-ins for the moment. The business and PR side of the Sox will demand changes . It may be Cora, who himself is inexplicable, or it may be Bloom, probably a better choice PR wise. These guys ( GM/Field MGR) are super cheap compared to Chris Sales , David Prices and JBJrs who just don't contribute. 2018 is getting distant in the rear view mirror.
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