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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Based on the organization's pre-Bloom history of trading for top starters, is it possible they have decided to continue stockpiling toolsy position players for deals later on? Speier's recent report on Red Sox international prospects was dominated by future "super-star" shortstops. It's hard to believe they haven't liked any first-round pitching prospects for years and years, since... Matt Barnes, the guy who peaked as an All-Star reliever for half a season. I can't account for Trey Ball (and bet no one in the front office can, either).
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I made fun of Paxton for being the Invisible Man for a year. But if HG Wells is your author (for people who used to read), his story is evolving into The Time Machine. Another Bloom $10 million flea market find (some assembly required), Paxton has so far been worth the wait -- not quite the impact yet of the delayed debut of Schwarber, but finally contributing more than the ghost of Mondesi. $10 mil is what the Red Sox paid Paxton over the past two seasons, but if we look at it as a total salary for his actual games this year, that's not terrible for a decent starter... and in between Eovaldi and Wacha. The question for posters worried about budget and taxes: which one will go on the IL first? The answer is always Sale.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I don't mind those who complain about the Red Sox -- that's part of talkingsox. If every poster was super happy no matter what the standings said, we'd know we all were getting secretly funded for such contrived optimism. I can do without those, however, who get off on trying to prove others' opinions wrong every single day.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And the guy in charge told us that young star was a good bet to surround with... Turner, 38, Kluber, 37, Martin, 37, Bleier, 36, Jansen, 35, and Duvall, 34. Save us, Masa (29)!!!!
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's the point -- but Fenway Park is a tourist attraction, a museum, a novelty, and an entertainment center, which can arguably be a detriment to fans who only want a competitive team. Win or lose, the Sox still fill the seats... I didn't say all the seats, but since they were built for bodies that roamed America over a hundred years ago, there's plenty of overflow in most that are occupied.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is why I -- along with you, and a few others -- can't see Bloom getting fired. Henry is a business man, and if he can still make a profit -- and spend less -- why would he move on from the guy he hired to make that happen? Posters can argue that Henry may not make as much when the brand is losing and less popular, but a smaller payroll and tax could still ensure a similar profit, where the income exceeds the outcome. Is there any evidence that the organization is spending more instead on R and D: Recruiting Developmental people (from winners like Tampa, Houston, Atlanta, LA etc)?
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The sake of PR is good for business if you get better players that make a better team and lead to a better record. Talksox June contest: what were some of the marketing department's proposed slogans for 2023? Early entries... 2023 -- Taking a Step Sideways! 2023 -- Out with the old, In with the older! 2023 -- All-in Awesomeness!
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    From Yale's webpage: "The major in Classics is primarily a liberal arts major, with enormous potential for the pursuit of interdisciplinary interests. Students attain proficiency in Greek and Latin, and are trained to develop powers of critical analysis in studying the important periods and major authors of Greek and Roman literature. Ancient art, history, and culture are studied both as an end in themselves, and as a key to understanding later developments in Western history and civilization. Students are encouraged to take a wide range of courses in neighboring fields such as history, philosophy, and comparative literature."
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Woltz awakes... discovers blood on his pajamas... all over the sheets... lifts the blanket... EEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!!
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    "rebuilding for half a decade,” Bloom told the angry crowd. “That’s not acceptable. That’s not acceptable to you guys; that can’t happen in Boston.”
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A dead horse in Bloom's headless rotation is better than no horse.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nobody as ill-informed as me could ever make such an outlandish judgement. Maybe the experts at Baseball America can, since it's their job to evaluate minor leaguers. Betts was once named Offensive Player of the Year and Breakout Player of the Year in Boston's minor league system, and a minor league All-Star by Baseball America... the same publication that named Rafaela the 2022 Red Sox Minor League Player of the Year.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Portland coaches need to get him ready for how we do it when he gets to Boston. If he had three hits, bench him the next game.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Last winter that cost seemed higher than now... to fans like us of a club that sometimes seems to overrate its prospects. Although one guy not overhyped was Mookie, who came out of nowhere and moved fast through the minors... just like Ceddanne did last season.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe to make a killing on the difference for his purchase price? Don't ask me, I'd rather watch my garden grow than 22 runners chasing a ball for an hour of no scoring.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You get real. Even though we post about it daily, baseball hasn't been the national pastime for decades. The list of most profitable sports teams is being discussed right now on a Boston sports talkshow, and the Top 10 is entirely NFL, NBA and European Soccer. Dallas Cowboys are #1, the Patriots are second, and Henry and Warner's Liverpool team is 12th. That's their money-maker.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Likewise... but I'm a lot less confident I'll still be here in 2033.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    OmygoodnessgraciousRogerClemens!
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mine is just that for some reason, the forum won't let me log in until mid-morning every day.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ...the definition of infanity: keep paying the dumbest prices for tickets, parking, concessions, etc. -- to keep getting hit upside the head (that's the upside Bloom meant).
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    34,192 -- yesterday's attendance in crap weather to watch crap defense and inadequate pitching and hitting. Henry has no reason to change anything "because he's shown in the past he'll spend big for a winner." There's absolutely no reason to expect anything more next offseason from Bloom except more one-year contract offers the latest comebacking rehabbing veterans in the twilight of our fandoms.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm with you on that, because I said Bloom wouldn't get canned no matter what happens this season... because my conjecture is that he's still doing what he was hired to do.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... sure, except for all those posters, media and vocal fans who said this year is make or break for Bloom.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's all we do here. Doesn't it sound like Cora is challenging Bloom, when talking about the joke defense yesterday and telling the media, "The roster is the roster." Maybe Cora is drawing a line for ownership to make a choice. He did say recently that he wasn't going to be a manager for much longer, but would like to someday be a GM...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I doubt fans really want more old injury-prone pitchers to worry about. But the few of us who wanted Eovaldi and Wacha back last winter reasoned they proved they could succeed for the Red Sox and liked playing Boston. Neither one of those are ever guaranteed for a new old guy like Kluber. But if the bottom line was Kluber's contract length, and Eovaldi and/or Wacha were feared money risks next year or the one after that, then that tells us all right there that Henry and Bloom never gave a crap -- enough -- about this year.
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