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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's disappointing that even casual Sox fans I have talked with lately have noticed this point. He can be such a better hitter with a better approach. There's just nobody that can pick him up in the batting order... but no coaches that can talk sense into the $330 million dollar man?
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So let's envision exactly how this assemblage can compete for a Wild Card. Pitching -- IF the old guys reclaim... let's just say consistent, average, not lights-out but with a mix of quality starts all season, with NO IL stints... and IF the young starters can contribute the same... can the defense support them enough so that the offense can score one more run on most nights??? That's praying the bullpen won't burn out, and hoping the O will come around -- at least Yoshida and Casas will improve as they become acclimated and find it. Don't know if we can expect comebacks by vets who may be losing it: Hernandez, Turner, Arroyo (who set a record last night swinging and missing three pitches by three meters). The D is a HUGE IF... arguably weak or below-average at every single position on the field. But I dare say the outfield D is already improved with Refsynder in CF...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If this isn't a tank, then that says an awful lot about the ability of Bloom to rebuild the parent club into a contender. Emphasis on "awful."
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    True, fans and media both said this was an important offseason and year for Bloom... but Red Sox ownership never said that. Logically, we have to assume Bloom has been following orders. No competent GM would ever join a club, allow most stars to leave, and replace them with mediocrity, castoffs and damaged goods. And then get to keep his job with the promise it's going to be awesome. Allowing the Sox to fade into quiet irrelevance won't affect the plan. Henry can still make a profit on summer tourists if my TV is shut off avoiding his unwatchable ballclub. The only hope for changes towards legitimate improvement is to make noise. He doesn't like that...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Duvall on a hot streak, was more all than nothing, but at least a legitimate power threat. Refsnyder, his replacement, has never been anything but a replacement player. Ten games into the season, and this is our new #5 batter -- an eight-year MLBer with 12 career homers... except when righties face us, and then it's going to be... Tapia? That's it? The Rays may be great -- and McClanahan had the best stuff of any starter we've seen so far -- but they still haven't played any good teams yet.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nothing, when he was a Rockie. Now, he has no elbow. Last year Story was really good defensively as a Red Sox second baseman. Now he has an artificial brace attached to his elbow. If that doesn't make him an enhanced Bionic Man, why wouldn't they just return him to the position he just mastered before this winter? It's not like Boston isn't hurting there, either, with a career back-up looking overmatched on both sides of the ball...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not for short and center, and with their specific injuries, probably never again at those positions in Boston.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Come on, Sam, what is a back-up stud? Most all-in teams traditionally have a true starting shortstop and true starting centerfielder and starting pitchers in their prime beyond a #5 man. Those are all pretty important positions for actual contenders. How many actual contenders have you ever remembered in the preseason wishing and hoping and praying that everything goes right for the guys they're trying there?
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... of course -- just don't tell me we're "all-in, absolutely!" Sam Kennedy.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This might be the summer where the Red Sox finally face a harsh reality in Boston -- when loading up on stopgaps actually widens the gap between them and true contenders... and the only thing it really stops is enthusiasm for the team, crowds in the stands and NESN on the tube.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A hodgepodge of somethingless.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm actually not going to press Bloom for making a big deal right now, because how much will it really matter? Duvall might have been hot enough to have an entire great year and lead us to the playoffs, but unless we want to overpay -- with prospect capital -- no one's going to swap someone similar and weaken their own club right now. And seriously, beyond Devers -- who seems to be trying to win the pennant by himself every game now -- which current Red Sox player is actually in his prime? The 2023 line-up and pitching staff is built with two types: past-their-primetimers and not-ready-for-primetimers. There's no bridge that can bear that weight for a whole season, no matter which direction either group is marching.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I wouldn't trade either Mayer or Casas for just about anyone... except maybe a bonafide #1 ace starter like Alcantara. But Brian Reynolds -- the below-average outfielder we saw last week in Fenway drop a flyball using two hands? Duvall may go down in lore as a Red Sox legend, because we only saw him on a hot streak. But would replacing Duvall -- whose injury may ruin his season or career, no matter when they say he'll be back -- really make the difference in building a sustained contender? Don't forget, even though Bloom didn't resign Rich Hill, he still assembled the oldest pitching staff in the AL this season. Old starters will inevitably break down, which will limit innings with rehabbers and lead to the inevitable bullpen burnout. Btw, Boston also boasts the second-oldest batting line-up, right behind the Stankees. The Rays have the youngest in the majors. When Tampa acquire players, they usually target pre-prime timers. Never mind Arozarena, who cost a top-20 draft pick, but think Boston couldn't use Harold Ramirez or Isaac Paredes or Jose Siri right now?
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They're not hiding, they're already used to the cold.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Only -- as the rules clearly state -- if they're part of a well-regulated militia. Except grizzlies... whose bear arms shall not be infringed.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That happens a lot in ice fishing, too. But not many guys drinking cold beer outside in the winter seem to care.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dalbec called up because he represents the system's closest thing to MLB righty power bat. So far this month, Dalbec has 10 Ks in 28 at bats -- in the minors.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe. Meanwhile, Boston's front office and ownership recruited and interviewed him to be manager before the 2017 postseason ended, the Red Sox players loved playing for him so much that they set a franchise record for wins, and won a World Series his first year. Then, after his suspension from the MLB, many of the same Red Sox players implored the front office to rehire him, and he guided them back to the ALCS. If only they had all consulted the single writer of one book first.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    How about any other profession, period? And I'm not buying golf, hockey or soccer -- where the athlete generally stops the ball or puck and aims it in the direction he wants. What kind of a batting average would a guy have if they allowed him to toss the ball up and hit it, like a coach smacking fungoes or grounder practice? I'm told that it's hard to hit a golf ball, even though it just sits there, and nobody on the other team is trying to stop it, and everyone has to be totally silent. Meanwhile, I'm just trying to survive in the batter's box, hoping not to get beaned from a pitcher firing 90 mph at my head, while his teammates and fans get to scream at me, "“Hey batterbatterbatter! Swing batter! He-can't-hit, he-can't-hit, he-can't-hit, SUH-WING batter!”
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cool calm chap.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Crab.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Clam! Carp! Char!
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Didn't you pay attention? Calm eyes and intangibles mean everything. FOX even tried to assign the Jeter Cam to his house after he retired, but he got a retraining order (they trained it, instead, on Judge).
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Have to chaim in here, since I was just having a discussion about why a favorite like Toronto isn't the world-beater many expected... so far. To be a champion, the shortstop position just can't be erratic. A good shortstop doesn't always have to hit, but he needs to be consistent on D.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have also never seen nor heard anyone making any of these pre-Boston claims about Cora beyond excerpts from this one book. What I have seen and heard plenty of times is how Red Sox ballplayers, anyway, like playing for him.
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