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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's ok, but remember: Nate was just unreliable enough to pitch the most Boston innings in all his time as a Red Sox. And not only do we really need to do a better job this offseason, but also at the next trade deadline -- but only if we're overdogs...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I should've listened to Willie Stargell: "At the beginning of the game, the umpire never says, 'Work ball!'" I miss Eovaldi and the rare times he pitched in Boston -- where the mound was his playspace, and the playaholic with his playmanlike manners was charted on playsheets from playbenches... and after games he did his playouts while listening to the Ungrateful Live and their infamous album, Playingman's Dead.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Thanks for making my point about our CBO and his strategy at rebuilding without a long-lasting, stable starting rotation. And I admit I still miss Nate... our long lost playdog, the slackersloth, the attackotter of inner tubers.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... because all the injury-prone veteran starters Bloom acquired (and mostly let leave) were less "durable and dependable" than Eovaldi -- as far as innings pitched? But since this has evolved into semantics -- I said "workhorse" only because the term on pitching staffs (no matter how bad they are) usually refers to innings pitched. You equated workhorse with "stud" -- and while I am no authority on that particular subject, I'd bet if you asked those who are, they would never describe being a stud as work...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He led the team in innings pitched, and if it wasn't enough for most staffs, that's entirely on the CBO for refusing to build a legitimate rotation over and over again. Call Eovaldi whatever animal you wish -- how about the team Underdog? Then Varitek can send him an Underdog t-shirt that he can wear before he starts against the Sox two or three times in the next month.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The revolving door of 1 year signings was and is the joke. But the reaction of most Red Sox fans to Chaim Bloom's pitching plans the past four years hasn't been laughter. And please don't waste time listing his misses and hits; we all know that the rotation -- that toils on the mound in the center of the diamond, a location of import referred to since the beginning of time as 70% of the game -- has been the biggest weakness of the Bloom Era.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Posters definitely disparaged Eovaldi for injuries. But the fact he threw the most innings for the Red Sox during his time in Boston just proves that all pitchers are injuries waiting to happen... and that he also had to be good enough to be used more than anyone else when healthy.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not for me. From the time he joined the club in late July 2018 through last season, Eovaldi led the Red Sox in all innings pitched -- regular and postseason combined. If you don't want to call him the team ace during that time, he was at least the team workhorse... injuries and all.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, the Yankee fans who post about their own team on a Red Sox forum are usually realistic in tough times. You know your club's ownership will not accept losing or last place just to get higher draft picks, nor will fear dealing prospects in efforts to improve the MLB team... and they'll eventually make changes at the top to prove it to the fanbase. As for promoting youngsters to get a taste and generate hope for the future, the Yanks don't worry about ruining some kid's psyche... and there are plenty of cases where ballplayers who began careers in New York went on to achieve stardom in other cities. As for what-have-you-got-to-lose -- it starts with attendance, because let's face it, this latest Yankee Stadium in the Bronx isn't quite the tourist attraction of Friendly Fenway, where no matter the standings, they'll tell you at every game that good times seem so-good, so-good...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Every team should be able to, if they trade away their best player... and for the '23 Red Sox, no one has been better at his specific job all season than Chris Martin.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Especially this year, since, you know, the Yankees are the preseason World Series favorites... ... oh, wait -- that's every year. Except on this board; we may have little faith that our Red Sox will win it all, but most of us know the media will overrate New York every single year.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Novera, You Dorkers
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Abreu is a dick. Gives up a 3-0 bomb to Raffy -- who ripped all five ABs, even his two outs -- then drills Turner on the next pitch, up and in. Abreu was yaking the whole time Devers was circling the bases. You don't like it, pitch better. You dick.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Short essay question: Compare & Contrast Ben and Chaim. Youngish GMs who made their bones assisting more successful bosses. Each engineered one big "necessary" trade, signed or acquired veteran players on short deals that led clubs at least as far as the ALCS, blew money on expensive free agents, and tried to contrive new full-time positions out of big leaguers suitable for blaming. Contrast: Ben won it all, in a year he actually dealt for a legitimate starting pitcher at the trade deadline. The pitcher wasn't lights-out -- but his 4.04 ERA in 64.2 IP and 10 starts was considered a big key in a title drive, giving both the rotation and bullpen important breathers and time to regroup before the playoff run. And Ben didn't just swap any Paulino with potential, but an actual MLB rookie regular... he wasn't afraid to sacrifice surplus.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I can't argue with this post. And the D is worse than last year's club, which at least had Bogaerts at shortstop all season. The O features different guys, but has the same rank in runs per game -- 4th in the league, just like in '22... and '21... and '19... hell, the Sox were even 5th in '20 (and first, of course, in '18). But the issue isn't ever how many runs the Sox average, but how many games they consistently score enough to stay close.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Great at bats by Duran and Pablo wearing down Cole before Julio's salami. As a batter, I don't appreciate pitcher-speak. I'm not hiding behind the catcher and umpire -- I'm standing right in front of them... so don't tell me I'm "ambushing" anything. And my bat doesn't "run into" any pitch... maybe your pitch can miss my bat. Then I'll say that was a nice piece of pitching.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yeah, we just need someone in charge who's not afraid to trade prospects for a legitimate big league pitcher. I know we've been through this plenty of times before -- and will discuss until our current or future front office makes these moves we fans crave. Personally, I was never a fan of the approach: We shouldn't invest in any really good pitchers until our team is really good! Bloom, BOH and Sam always say "it has to make sense"... but does that? If they were typing instead of blabbing, maybe it would be spelled "cents."
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Varitek (bench coach, ex-player) put an Underdog t-shirt in the locker of Cora (manager, ex-player). Cora wore it in the dugout during a pregame interview. Story and pic are posted on the NESN website. https://nesn.com/2023/08/why-alex-cora-wore-underdog-shirt-before-red-sox-yankees-series/ It doesn't state the obvious -- which isn't that gamblers made the Yankees the favorites on a Friday night in the Bronx. But the ex-players aren't even being subtle.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    wa-awa-awaa... wa-WAAAH-waa......
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I know your point, and I don't necessarily disagree with where the Sox would be in the standings. But as a fan, I'd still get to watch and root for a Hall of Famer... who is still (and may be for years to come) a cornerstone player to rebuild around.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Remember at the time, Henry said, "Mookie has to decide whether he wants to spend the rest of his career in Boston." In retrospect -- after the disclosure Betts turned down $300 million -- Henry was maybe bitter and disappointed. He had put a cap on a business transaction, as if a ballplayer was just another commodity. But ballplayers are individuals, and Mookie Betts was and is a special one. John Henry made the biggest mistake of his career, equating people with soy beans.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yep -- and my girlfriend who left to be with European soccer players and race car drivers is going to come back to me... because she used to really like me.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Where is the qualitative data that should also factor into investing in a face of the franchise: always smiling, never in trouble, always in shape, comes from good stock, feeds the homeless-- in disguise, because he doesn't want publicity, but just wants to help others...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Sox can settle for a .299 guy with 29 HRs... or a .290 guy with 25 HRs... or just find a younger Turner -- someone who goes oppo with two strikes to at least move runners and doesn't just flail away. Maybe they should just make JT the batting coach. Seriously.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Even if the Red Sox make the unlikely moves this winter to acquire both a #1 and #2 starter for the rotation, the wildly inconsistent offense needs another anchor. And not just another all-or-nothing slugger, but someone who can hit both .300 and 30 home runs. In the recent past, it looked like Raffy would be that guy -- when he regularly used the entire field -- but nobody pulls their head more in every at bat than Devers this year. Raffy would certainly benefit from more protection in the line-up from another hitter like Turner, but ideally someone in his prime that's not as injury-prone. Yoshida is a contact guy, but not a constant power threat. Story and Duvall, even when healthy, aren't feared. Hopefully, Casas will continue to develop, make more contact, and cut down on the Ks; he's already passed Devers in OPS...
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