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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wong is alright
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sale's stuff is so good tonight he just straightened out one of Miggy's curls
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's obviously only coincidence that Teel was the best college catcher in the country -- and that the Red Sox had no really good catching prospects in their entire system. But since he was the no-brainer best player available when Boston's #14 pick rolled around, the front office must be salivating at the potential. It should be no problem to move him to shortstop, after they move the other best players they picked who also play shortstop to other positions. Teel could even DH on the days he doesn't pitch...
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm in for a Brainer Bonaci, and will raise you a Chase Meidroth.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This may send some amateur analysts into a frenzy, but with Teel -- maybe, just maybe -- Bloom didn't just snatch the Best Player Available... because the Red Sox really needed a top catching prospect -- --- ya know, to help build the core of the next sustained contenders. NOW SIGN (OR TRADE some shortstop prospects for) BELOW-30 CONTROLLABLE STARTING PITCHERS... ASAP damn it
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We have a winner! B.... but what is the name of this beer... that supposedly sold out daily (intentionally underproduced -- hey, it worked)
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    SSS: Small Short Stop? For what he's done for just one week, Pablo now gets first name reverence with Sox fans.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    WHY is Cora resting Ortiz? Oh... bad heel
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sometimes I wish I could crawl right into the can. note: preceding quote directly lifted from the script on the beer I'm drinking right now. Who can name it? Hint: New Englanders -- it's from Vermont
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agreed. Just like I can't fault Cora for making in-game moves when he knows his players' status day-to-day -- while I'm just a detached observer -- then I guess I should give Bloom the same benefit of the doubt for the new players he acquires and for the ones he doesn't. I will give Bloom credit for picking up a few complementary players who have exceeded their past baseball card feats... even if they weren't major impact guys, the sum of the whole is the goal. But when ex-Sox-turned-media members like Merloni wonder the same as fans how a CBO goes into a season without a bullpen or 1st baseman (like '22) or shortstop or starting rotation ('23, preseason or deadline), it confirms other concerns. Leaving glaring holes unfilled is just glaring in Boston -- and there's just no disputing it -- whether it's the fault of ownership or the front office...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The thing is -- and this has been stated by posters you view in let's say, different contexts -- a GM of any Big League team is judged by most fans of said Big League team on the records and standings of that Big League team. Would you even agree that is true? And by most, can I say at least 51% of the fans?
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    On McGuire's very next AB, he did the exact same thing -- run the chalk line like he was taking a DUI test -- but this time he dove head-first straight into the bag. SAFE! The throw came from the other direction, so that must make it ok to violate all rules of fan comprehension...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    MLB Top 100 prospects just updated. Mayer #13, Anthony #37...Rafaela #78, Teel #88... Bleis is MIA (not in Miami). The Yankees have zero in the top #78. Jays only have two in the top 100. But the Orioles have four guys in the top 28, six in the top 55. Tampa has three middle infielders in the top 36; still?
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Freaking hypocrites. They love not loving, and hate hating. Can't we all just, like, like...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We need someone good at building a Mr. Potato Head. At least no upside down mustaches.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd like anyone who has ever umped at any level to explain that call on McGuire last night. I saw it live and watched the replay three times, and he ran directly down the chalk line through the middle of the bag at first base. If that's a violation of any kind, then everything we've ever been taught or have coached on baserunning has been wrong our entire lives. The obligation has always been on the defense to compensate in order to get the out and not hit the runner with the throw -- just like when the first baseman lines up a throw from the catcher on a sac bunt and yells, "Inside!" or if the first baseman is throwing to second trying to start a 3-6-3 DP.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What are we waiting for!
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm glad you included Pablo -- tonight's leadoff batter!
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe... is it possible that batting statistics in Worcester are just a tad inflated due to park dimensions and jet stream conditions? For instance, Dalbec is a 4A monster this year, and legend has it, he hit one 515 feet. That's like 258 minor leaguers away from home plate (one of them hopping on one foot)! Rafaela is also CRUSHING it (as Youk says), but for those fans wondering what's taking the Sox so long to call him up, I just assume the front office is keeping a Woo perspective on progress.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That bites. But he's such "an elite athlete" we should expect him to make the proper adjustments... ... except this is hardball, where the hardest thing to do in sports is hit a baseball. Or in the immortal words of the mortal John Kruk: "I'm not an athlete, lady -- I'm a ballplayer."
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    NESN announcers noting "rust"... For the few fastballs Story has missed, ok... (gotta get that bat hanging down the back of the shoulder up in time) But for the dozen sliders down and away that he's missed by two feet -- no different than last year. Perhaps batting him 3rd in the order is adding more pressure initially. It doesn't help a desperate team if he drags down the middle of the order... maybe everyone would be better served with him hitting 6th or 7th.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Thank you for contributing to the thread. MLB.com just today also cited Cespedes' rep "earning praise for his baseball IQ and work ethic." Adding a guy with those attributes seems even more important for a franchise with a big league roster marred by players making the dubious decisions we've seen on defense and on the basepaths this season.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Right or wrong, if another pandemic started picking off baseball execs, these obits would be likely today -- JH: "Won 4 WS as Red Sox owner".... CB: "Traded Mookie Betts" And Bloom had to know and agree to that idea when taking the job... thus, the pressure on himself to finally win a title
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Pivetta pitching lights out.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This has been my main criticism since Year 1. I think building the farm is very much a GM's job, so I refuse to give any guy too much credit in this area -- unless more than 20% of any year's harvest makes the Show (counter to the estimated 80% of all pro "prospects" who don't make it). The trick is building a good MLB roster, blending acquisitions from all avenues to produce a consistent quality club that usually wins more games than it loses. Chaim has not done that yet -- so we just don't know if he can... or how long (or how much) ownership will give him to prove himself.
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