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Everything posted by 5GoldGlovesOF,75

  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Aren't they all now? I mean, at least until... they're... s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d... o-u-t.... ... or have TJS.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Others have pointed this out, and some think it overrated, but Eovaldi and Wacha showed they could excel in Boston, and said they wanted to stay in Boston. Of course, we don't know all the internal dynamics involved; for instance, Nate was candid he didn't like what was happening last trade deadline... Btw -- we're still asking "Who plays SS?"
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I never said he was Cy Young or Jack Lalanne, but no one can deny that Eovaldi is a good pitcher who succeeded in Boston and wanted to stay in Boston... or that he's worth his current market value.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't look at me -- I was in on Rodon. He had two really good, healthy years, and looked like his body finally resembled a full-time pitcher... But the question about Eovaldi's longevity should mean nothing for the year-to-year Blooming Red Sox. If Nate is great all year, then shouldn't a team that's all-in absolutely awesome contending for the World Series this year have signed him for this year?
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Spoken like a fan of a true .500 team... ... (but anything over 78 wins is better than last year, and at least it's with a different group, including even some hope for the future).
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tampa knew better. He gave up the game-losing home run that knocked the Rays out of the playoffs, and they moved on. But let's not blame Bloom for signing Corey Consolation Prize to fill in, just so he could field a team in '23. The true turning point in the offseason -- for both clubs -- is when effing Eflin (5-1, 3.38) hosed the Sox. Of course, those kind of match-the-contract schemes might be what forces a CBO to overpay to land prize lunkers (or clunkers).
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Grape job can be ambivalent. Stomp our feet enough, then show a little patience, grapes can ferment into vino. However, left on the vine too long, interest can shrivel to the size of raisins. But no matter the after taste, posters will always reflect a fine whine.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My run differential may not be half full, but at least it's positive: 4/100ths of a run! Before the pizza boxes, that would be like a little more than 14 feet... ... or in pitching rotation terms, seven starters; we have so much depth, where will we find innings for them all (answer: Pablo just shotput a 34 mph Leephus).
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But one-year contracts give us payroll flexibility... to be able to sign new mediocrity to more one-year deals next winter! A lot of fan has to be already looking forward to the next offseason. No, wait -- not this one, the next one...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There are some clubs -- cognizant of fan interest, summer ticket sales, and universal scouting reports -- who are already promoting Top 10 MLB prospects to The Show. Service time clocks -- even to some small market teams -- don't seem to be an issue...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Guaranteed salary (winter signings): Eovaldi $34M 5-2, 2.70 Wacha $26M 4-1, 4.06 Kluber $10M 2-5, 6.41 Hope this clears it up for you. Sincerely, the mid-market favorite franchise of a six-state region p.s. someday when we're good again, we'll invest in good pitchers
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Alright, but no rebounds; wrong sport...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For those who once thought the Bloom Era would be defined by this past winter (with holes to fill, and money on hand to fill them) ... ... maybe the real make-or-break will now be this summer (with holes to fill, and vets on hand to trade for prospects)...
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He just meant bachelors... but probably not bachelorettes.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yup, I definitely included spending trade capital when I said "investing" in good pitchers. As for getting too deep in a hole, maybe Bloom doesn't see it as that big a problem now that Sale looks like he just might be a major trade chip come July. And I hate to say it, but that might have been an attractive option on the planning board this winter for the same sharp data analysts in the front office that told fans in person, "a five-year rebuild? That's not acceptable."
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's looking more likely the term "upside" was just Bloom-speak for "hey, maybe we'll get lucky" ... I just can't stand the warped team-building approach of not investing in actual good pitching until the club is actually good.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Kluber is cooked. All the quotes about getting ripped by the last-place Cardinals were because he was mislocating his "fastball". He doesn't have the stuff anymore to blow it past big league hitters, so he has to be perfect on the perimeters just to survive every game. It's not happening. The Red Sox and Bloom need to admit mistake signings -- like they did with Richards and Diekman -- and move on. Put the best five starters in the rotation -- not the five who have the least amount of "options" remaining. Here's an option: stop pretending to contend, and expedite the future by giving younger starters regular turns in the rotation, where they can develop their legitimate stuff. It's easier for fans to watch the youthful promise of hope than fading figures of mope.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The right guy to pick on is the one in charge who can't seem to supply a club that's "all-in absolutely" (according to the team president) with an actual MLB shortstop. Chang was the closet thing; he got hurt -- it happens -- so replace him. My post wasn't a reflection on one game and questionable pitching decisions. It's all about fielding a team with big leaguers who legitimately play the positions they're assigned. If the defense -- and shortstop specifically -- doesn't improve, then there will be plenty more deflating defeats marred by inconsistency.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The irony is that the bullpen (as all pens inevitably do) finally blew some games when we finally got some really good starts on back-to-back days. But it's no laughing matter that a team willing to pinch hit at the end of the game for its starting shortstop doesn't have an actual good-fielding shortstop to replace him to protect late-inning leads. Hernandez (do you think his fans would like him as much if he didn't have a pet nickname and just went by Enrique) had the worst batting average in the starting line-up, and was pinch-hit for. That makes sense (along with the L-R splits). But he also leads the league in errors... so wouldn't it be at least as logical to carry and insert a real shortstop with a good glove?
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Houck and Whitlock said on NESN that Ort is good at grilling.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree with this... unless Jansen's isn't 100 percent (which they'll prob never admit to, but then again, most ballplayers compete with assorted aches and pains). What I'll never agree with is just riding out the season -- pretending to contend -- without an authentic reliable defensive shortstop. The Sox just signed Pablo Reyes and put him at second base, but he's played every position in the majors except 1B and C (gotta love that versatility). Reyes was acquired from the Oakland, where he couldn't make the A's, the team with the worst record in baseball.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sox are 1/2 game out of last place. Teams like that invest in better futures by sticking with guys who show promise... like Casas, Bello, Duran, Valdez, Wong... even Devers and Verdugo (just entering their primes).
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's never early for the good teams, just those underperforming. It's baseball season. The Padres' third-best starter is Wacha, with a 4.82 ERA. Every Red Sox starter is over 5....
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Been over this a bunch since 2019, but bottom line is that Mookie wanted -- and deserved -- a top of the market salary. At his age and position, he had historic WAR; he and his agents knew it, but Boston chose not to pay for it. It wasn't the first or last time the Red Sox front office misread the current market... As for wanting to leave Boston -- for those wondering about attendance the past month (and who don't live in the Northeast)... did you see on NESN what fans wore to Fenway? Down jackets, wool caps, gloves and blankets OR plastic garbage bags -- some with Sox logos so they charge you another $20 bucks to sit in cramped, obstructed seats.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... especially when most of us are too old to bother to look up the definition of the label. Wanda fans will just assume it has to do with posters possessed by a hex... though we're thankful Doctor Strange is powerful enough to cast a spell to protect us all from the prehistoric thesaurus.
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