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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Luplow riled up Todd, who always gave his sister Lisa noogies on Saturday Night Live.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Last line left off a few words: "Further additions appear more likely to the middle or back of the rotation to BEFUDDLE FANS' depth PERCEPTIONS and EXPLOIT THEIR GULLIBILTY."
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    An Urshela or Eduardo Nunez makes total sense to carry on a contender's roster... ... but why in the world would a tank team want to pay market rate for a decent player when it can find someone serviceable at minimum wage off waiver wires -- or in the minors for another doormat (like Pablo on the A's last year). Urshela made upwards of $8M last year, which could mean Boston has to clear around 10 replacement players making league minimum just to sign him.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    One report yesterday (McCaffrey?) said the Sox refuse to sign another outfielder for more than two years because they plan on relying on Anthony and Rafaela in the near future. It explained that Teoscar wanted three years, so pivoted to one for $23.5M from LA for almost the same amount that Boston offered him for two ($28M). This also shows why Gurriel wasn't coming to Fenway (he got three for $44M to stay with the NL champs). If the reporter has some kind of source and is not just guessing like the rest of us, maybe it's reassuring that Anthony and Rafaela won't be traded... which also makes a guy like Duran or even Yoshida expendable. We'll see how many years Soler and Duvall wind up with; obviously they'll also want more than two, which their careers make a case for... at least as old DHs.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This explains everything! Tom Werner wasn't lying last fall, after all. What he really meant was that the Red Sox would fully choke the entire offseason by not acquiring any good pitchers to upgrade the starting rotation.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bellhorn's note on snowballing reminds that the Sox did their worst to allow the Yankees to pass them at last year's finish line. Both were snowed in at the end. To dig out, Boston's owners replaced a plastic shovel with a metal one. New York bought a brand new star-powered snow blower. And who's honking that horn? Why, it's the Dodgers, driving by in a hummer with a giant plow -- waving buh-bye.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The brightest of bulbs in the spinning disco ball? These are poison ivy leaguers you besmirch! We're their suckers. They're just a bunch of comedians looking over their Red Sox Nation audience and repeating George Carlin's mantra: "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This calls for more mediocrity -- the wards of this club can't possibly afford the luxury of paying taxes! Good pitching won't make them good, but just wait until they're good enough to spend on good pitching...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Can Brez or AC convince Henry to chip in some, to make sure Snell goes to NY?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not sure it fits a club that has gone from the Interest Kings to the Disinterested Jack-offs.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If you're rich and shopping for a baseball franchise, a decent roster of MLB players with good potential in the minors have to be more attractive than mediocrity in the majors and a pathetic paucity of pitching throughout the entire system. The worst post of the day for me was Moon's list of our top 20 pitching prospects. Back-end starters and bullpen set-up men is no way to go through life, son.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The commish and his bosses will make sure to only approve a new buyer committed to restoring the Red Sox to MLB flagship status, because Boston's popularity tied to its success means more money in all their pockets. There was some controversy the last time the Sox were sold connected to such a notion.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Do we get Skenes in the rotation?
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd still take Freddie in the outfield today over some of the bumble fumblers they've paraded out there in Red Sox jerseys the past four years (including any JDs who tripped over a bag and never made it).
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But at least the Boston fans still have the Bs and Cs.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You only typed that because Lucas, himself, said that no other teams would even give him a phone call.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't worry, this front office is so dizzy in a search for pitching, they vow to leave no turn go unstoned.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Over their prize free agent acquisition of this winter -- the one they'll want to run out there to show the world how fixed he is -- the guy they signed for more AAV than any other pitcher contract since the Dombrowski days?
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This statement from Brez is alarming: “I don’t see financial resources as a limiting factor,” said Breslow. “I think that was something that was clear in the conversations that we had." Was Craig deceived or misled? Maybe they showed him the books and he saw the financial resources, but when he went to use them he found his account was frozen -- like by the IRS, or because he was scammed... by the Puppet Master. Brez also said he'd be willing to trade prospect capital -- and technically we can't call him out on that, since he did give up Santos and Robertson for Tyler O'Neill (though they seem more lower case than capital).
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some posters may say the harsh complaints in the media about this Red Sox offseason are just typical blather from the likes of Shaughnessey, Tomase and Massarotti. Others might say their words just reflect the overall mood of Red Sox Nation. Both may be right. But when Breslow was hired, does anyone think the public -- if not deceived -- was at least misled into thinking there were going to be some big changes made on the big league roster this winter? If not a major upheaval, then at least some big time upgrades in talent for the 2024 Sox? We all hope Grissom becomes a star hitter, but even though he told his last GM he can pitch, there hasn't been any word from Brez and Bailey that he's in their mound plans. So there are still openings in the rotation for #1 and #2 starters. At least we know there will be a third game this season, when Bello takes the ball...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Next weekend. Curiously, there is no longer any mention of this once-gala on the front page on Red Sox.com. This was found under the link Red Sox Press Releases: "Jonathan Papelbon to host Winter Weekend welcome event"... ... did anyone in the front office hear what he actually said about the front office last summer? Fans can only hope he isn't muzzled (though we know NESN will never replay anything controversial he says)
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Screw that, he had a chance to bring in many more prospects at deadlines for those guys, Eovaldi, Sale, Paxton, you name it -- and didn't. When you already know your obituary will read "the man who traded Mookie Betts" why not at least try to improve your Boston legacy by dealing off players who'll probably fall off the Hall of Fame ballot in their first year of eligibility.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My late step-father played some pro ball in the 1950s, then played and managed semipro for decades after that. Once, when I was breaking in a new glove, he got all nostalgic: "In baseball, nothing like a good glove that you like." He told the story of this legendary infielder whose glove was so old and floppy, it accidentally got thrown away. "The guy went in the dumpster looking for it... and he found it. Second baseman. Hall of Famer..." I correctly guessed Mazeroski, then noted he wasn't in Cooperstown (yet). The retort: "Well, he should be!" I'll take his word for it. He said Maz' hands were so fast and sure on DPs it looked like he barely touched the ball on the transfer. Qualitative data.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A lot of this was also Moon's wishful thinking a few years ago, but after four winters they beat the spark out of him... ... and that's a sin by Red Sox management, sucking the life even out of their staunchest optimistic fans.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Enough conjecture about facts -- industry sources, beat reporters, defeated bloggers... the only facts in the offseason are when the ink is dry on signed contracts or done deals. Facts: 5th-best team AL East dumps oft-injured pitcher, part-time infielder, and centerpiece of worst trade in Red Sox history; acquires bat-first infielder, reliever, and oft-injured outfielder. And signs starting pitcher with ERAs of 4.90 and 4.88 the past two seasons. Rev the motor all you want, but you're going nowhere stuck in neutral.
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