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And they are fascinated he'll only cost a fraction of his elusive countryman...
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You mean Sam Kennedy's pearls of wisdom teeth would be lost in translation? Here are just a few phrases from google translator (English to Japanese, with the latter's literal English meaning): "committed" ="involved..." "going for it" = "go towards it" "all-in" = "front entry" "upside" = "upward" "Brez" = "no blur" (seriously...) "Cora" = "a West African musical instrument shaped like a lute, with 21 strings passing over a high bridge, and played like a harp" "so good, so good, so good" = "very good"
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You got it all wong... wherever verdugo, there you are (that's the price we pay). And whatever did you expect from the Always-All-In Dodgers for only 12 years of Betts?
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Mookie didn't forget his roots, though, and warned of all the negative aspects of living in Southern California compared to New England: sunburns, dry climes (so less sweat, which cleanses bodies of toxins)... and everybody has to wake up three hours earlier!
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I'm not into pointing fingers, like most Americans these days -- unless it's straight up. Fans have slogged through a stark difference in Red Sox' offseasons the past half decade. Dombrowski was declarative, deliberate and decisive -- though his pursuit of star power wasn't really that much different than previous Sox GMs. But since Dombro left, there has been a significant change in the type of ballplayers recruited to the big league roster -- and that includes inferior "replacements" for the All-Stars that Boston chose to not keep longterm. Moon says it started with Kimbrel/Kelly, but it was really evident with Mookie -- and I don't mean the Sox had to immediately go find another Hall of Famer -- but not even an offer to the best OF available: Springer from Connecticut (in retro, Jason Bay wasn't a bad return for Manny; his WAR in his only full Boston year was higher than any of Ramirez' rest of his career)? The approach from the front office -- most of whom have been around forever -- has been altered, and so has fan expectations... and not in a good way. If it's just a phase ownership is going through, it's been five years now. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
But did he specifically specify baseball? Quick Google search for World Series brought up poker, comedy, pop culture, rock, and team roping... -
Brez may have gotten outbid for Lugo by the small-market Royals ($45 Million... dollars?)... but at least our totally different, brand new CBO was able to land Crispy Cooper for a cool mil. For that lowvalulehighupside sleeper, Craig had to outbid all no-market teams. This is the new regime. Well, now, they call me the Brez; I keep rolling down the road...
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Yup, the majority of Red Sox Nation could care less that Fenway used to host a top five spender. This site may be rife with longtime fans, but there are plenty of younger ones across New England and beyond. Imagine college-age Sox fans who maybe became fanatics in 2018, and then have been in a state of shock or dismay most of the time ever since. Many young Red Sox fans have never even heard of Dice K or even Moncada... or that their team once outbid every other club in the world to have them wear Boston uniforms. -
Save the money! Trade the prospects! Remember, bodies have a shelf-life... once most ballplayers actually make the majors, their value just plummets (can't believe I just typed that -- BTV is a bad influence in the Cold Stove League).
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This is the new regime. No more mound mediocrity signed for one year at $10 million. Brez will trade for it! Remember: if you really want to deal for blah, you've got to give up something meh...
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A Realistic View at 2024: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Us -- The Enablers. They know we're such fanatics we'll still post daily, even if they suck... at least to complain. But we don't like being miserable; we'd rather cheer. I was gleeful watching the game Diekman struckout three Yankees to save the day. And then in his next 10 outings vs. the first batter he faced, he hit the guy in the toe. -
That same winter, Boston also added an outfielder who once had a WAR season of 8.3, plus two key pitchers from Japan! It's all happening...
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Last time Lugo was the Sox first big offseason signing, they won the World Series.
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I'm leaning towards a trade for our #1, and signing a #3 for our #2. I hope I'm wrong, because after Yama, Snell and Monty go, the clubs sitting on the best trade options will be calling the shots. And the cost will hurt more than just losing an expendable outfield prospect with a flaw or two in his game...
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That's booty, yo
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Let's compare. Pros: all have multicultural options for dining, shopping, entertainment; each is part of the United States. Cons: all have climate issues -- conflagrations, floods, winds, raw or crappy playing conditions; each is part of the United States. But without a doubt, Boston has the most Red Sox fans... except sometimes when the Dodgers or Mets invade Fenway -- but Yo Yama can change that!!!
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Feinsand on X: "will meet with the Red Sox in the coming days, per source."
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Breslow should go all stealth and fly right past Yamamoto to Chiba City with a briefcase full of posting fees they can't refuse, and sign Roki Sasaki this week. Imagine the uproar if the Sox snag Sasaki, three years younger than Yamamoto. Brez can probably lock him up for less than what NY, NY will overbid for Yama, too...
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
... because this isn't raystalk, jaystalk or lasvegasnomadstalk -
A Realistic View at 2024: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The obvious miss was letting Beltre become a Hall of Famer for someone else. The subtle miss -- that some of us predicted at the time -- was not resigning Lowe, who went on to lead the NL in games started four times. And the Pedroia extension, as much as budget fans complained about it, was initially a win. Pedey continued to star at what was a below-market rate (compared to his contemporary, Cano)... until being assassinated by Machado. -
A Realistic View at 2024: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Even if Ant-Teel-Mayer are all up by '25, rookie years like Lynn-Fisk-Nomar aren't automatic (just saying the Sox can't assume they're going for it with 1/3 of a line-up going through normal growing pains)... ... however, that can make establishing the stability of the top of a rotation even more vital now. Like we all keep saying, it all starts with starters... -
There's a different vibe on the board today. Almost everyone getting along, hoping for the best. It's like separate nations forgetting petty disputes to support each other during the threat of an alien invasion.
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Just read today's Red Sox Beat by MLB.com's Ian Browne about O'Neill... and got Deja Boo. The following bold-faced excerpts were directly copied and pasted (no keyboard mice were harmed in the process): could be a bargain -- and a low-risk, high-reward one... to be motivated in walk year... needs to stay healthy... ... and those were just comments about me, as a Red Sox fan.
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Sitting around waiting to lose another offseason, I make a bad pun, and within minutes three guys reply, taking me seriously. Shows you how edgy old Sox fans are getting these days. And I haven't even had any eggnog yet today...
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Inexplicably, the Red Sox still employ some of the same folks in their front office that traded a Hall of Famer in his prime, and last week gave up the key piece in that deal for the main return of a Double A pitcher. Irony? Execs who can't find a way for Betts that fits plans for sustained contention spin him for a guy who actually Fitts...
