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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Someone might challenge you on "large sample." Does the first negate the second? Dinosaurs (reptilian division, not old posters) haven't been around for 65 million years, after purportedly roaming the planet for at least twice that long. But one morning, as an incoming asteroid sped toward them, one told the other, "It's still early." It was right around the All-Star break...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tyler forgot to add: threw out 9 baserunners in 10 games
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    While many will agree these upcoming seven games with Houston could make or break the season, maybe it's true for more than what should be a tough stretch against the defending world champs... ... maybe it's because the stagnant Astros are now only three games in the loss column ahead of the Red Sox -- so catching Houston for a wild card may actually be more feasible than worrying about surging Seattle or even-steven Toronto. The Sox would have to win 5 of 7 to tie the Stros... hey, it could happen. In the four games in Texas, probable pitchers are named Javier, Verlander, Urquidy and France.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's a valid point, and I remember hoping at the time it was just his way of not tipping his hand, a calculated business decision to hedge against having to face a hometown discount (Mookie was here when Lester got burned for revealing he'd make such concessions... come to think of it, Bogie did, too, as far as having to uproot his career).
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The thing is -- and I expect some local reporter to address this when the Dodgers come to Boston this week -- that Mookie himself has said more than once this year that he never wanted to leave Boston and wanted (or expected) to play his whole career there. One time -- correct me if I'm wrong -- it wasn't even an interview reply, but just him being candid on a blog. It's like Betts won't let it heal... and we're the open wounded.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Who here wasn't exhausted watching JD flail away at low and outside two-strike sliders. He's obviously enjoying a change-of-scenery, and it can't be because the NL West doesn't have access to the same book on him that we futile fans do...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Glad they didn't drill JT after that Devers' rocket. But I do hope that some Red Sox reliever today remembers Abreu from last night...
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Just because you can't let it go, here is my original post on this that you actually put in your first Reply With Quote: "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." And since you think the term workhorse is a joke to describe the leader in innings pitched, here is the Oxford non-animal definition: "a person or machine that dependably performs hard work over a long period of time." Now I will defer to your subjective opinion of what constitutes "dependably" and "hard work" and "a long period of time." But let's not move the foul poles onto a putting green next to a pond stocked with goldfish which are really carp that are actually the traditional Christmas meal in the Czech Republic.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cora wasn't the one who chose JT over JD. Bloom and Kennedy thought it made sense to let Martinez leave... Chaim adeptly adapted to rule changes, and knew the bigger bases created a risky obstacle course for JD jogging to the outfield. Sam, ever PR-conscious, just thought it would be a bad look for a player to stomp around with pepperoni in his spikes from tripping over pizza boxes.
  10. 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...
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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...
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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...
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Novera, You Dorkers
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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