5GoldGlovesOF,75
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I think it's a drag that U.S. fans feel like the MLB is more important, but I totally understand not caring as much if you feel not all your best players are participating. It's comparable to the Olympics in that regard, like not sending the NBA All-Stars to crush all other countries. On the other hand, look how crazy the world goes rooting for underdogs whenever they can take down professional powerhouses. There's a reason the 1980 US Olympic hockey team will always be one of the great sports stories in USA USA history.
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I think you may be referring to U.S. fans, because to a vast number of baseball fans of every other team in the final six, this is akin to a hardball World Cup. Fans of Mexico, Venezuela, Japan, Puerto Rico, Cuba... even the eliminated DR, are all agog over this tournament for bragging rights. The WBC is important in promoting baseball across the globe, and you can bet there's increased interest in the sport now in places like Italy, Great Britain and the Czech Republic. Most of the pro guys would already be playing baseball games in Florida or Arizona anyway -- the two U.S. sites for both Spring Training and the WBC. And let's be honest, as much as Grapefruit and Cactus contests are welcomed this time of year, they're basically meaningless as far as keeping score, and even sometimes vapid to watch anonymous replacements taking their sips of big league coffee. Competition and emotion is what really makes the WBC -- or participating and/or spectating in any sports -- fun.
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Pinkass. No wonder Cora gave the ball to Kutthroat Kluber, who once drilled Nunez for swinging too hard -- imagine the audacity of a batter trying to hit a pitch as hard as he can... Hitters are wusses. The last time a guy chucked his bat at a pitcher for pitching too hard (at his ankle) was 50 years ago, and Campy Campaneris got both legs suspended for it... of course, since it was the playoffs, they let him serve the suspension at the start of '73.
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What would we do with Willie McGee?
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A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Bloom thought about it, but decided the calculus that would make the most sense for the organization going forward is to wait another 197,280 minutes until just before the trade deadline expires for the optimal return. That iteration would be the most awesomest. -
A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
WBC observations: Kike is back, Alfaro is a leader, Yoshida rakes on a big stage. Chang worked out with the grandson of '67 Yaz' personal trainer. Duran wears a sombrero. Devers doesn't like DHing. -
The true concern is getting back from the WBC in one piece.
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A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
If they were all swinging and missing, wouldn't that be like four Ks to start the first? -
Decades from now, fondly remembered by nostalgic posters as a key guy off the bench for the greatest last place team in the history of 2022.
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I do recall Bloom preheating the oven before the season began by stating the need for a RH'd hitting OFer, last year. Then he never got one... (and we were all talking about at least a platoon power-hitter to replace Renfroe's HRs)
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A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
What about when he broke his arm trashing the big screen TV? -
A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He said he loves the manager for deciding not to play him and instead letting him watch. I was just remembering a team and a guy where those feelings were opposite. There may be other players on teams at various levels that can relate. -
A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
When I was one of the jabronis on the high school team, none of the benchwarmers loved the coach for not playing them. -
Tapia swings lefty. They're keeping Refsnyder because he's righty and crushed southpaws last year. Cora already said he'll play Ref vs. lefties on days he rests Verdugo, Yoshida or Casas (I don't how the latter works, when Turner plays first...DH?). Re. Alfaro, it's always good to keep a guy around who bats clean-up for his national team in a world tournament, and was MVP of the winter league. David Ortiz was MVP of the winter league right before his first season cleaning up in Boston in 2003...
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I'd take Tyler McDonough -- he plays everywhere and is hitting .800. I know it's just spring training, but even if Ty only hits half that in the Show, he'll make the Hall of Fame.
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I just can't wait to get clarity at the Red Sox shortstop position once the WBC ends. Yes, I'm talking about WBC Pool A MVP -- Yu Chang!
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For a moment there, your post read like Cora was the one responsible for assembling the roster. Next, why not just stretch out Dalbec on a mound in Worcester? Instead of spending $600 million on Ohtani, Bobby D can be an affordable alternative; he might not be as good, but could be a draw for the goal of sustained ticket sales.
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Don't worry, they'll all be back up soon, by default... ... de fault of the plan; when you sign a lot of veterans to short terms, you're using them up until they break down. Then hopefully the young arms will be ready to step in and sustain intentions. The reverse wouldn't make sense -- keeping all youngsters to begin the season, and then if they fail to replace them with oldsters.
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In general, Mills won't go kaboom as long as he eats his Wheaties and keeps some trix up his sleeve. Sox may keep him around just for his green clovers, pink hearts, orange stars and yellow moons. Don't know if you can count chocula, but Chex could've really used him vs Japan.
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Here's some upside: Sox minor leaguers got three earned off Jays' ace Minoah (3rd in '22 Cy and who I can't stand), including a two-run single by 19-year old Miguel Bleis. In ST, even All-Stars give it up to guys who won't be going north.
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I could only hope for something quaffable...
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Sale was a fan favorite for striking out the side and being on the mound when the greatest Red Sox team finished the deal, and especially for bringing the despicable Machado to one knee flailing at the final pitch. Then Boston signed him to an extension...
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Your last two lines represent what I also believe is a big part of what it means to be a sports fan. Sometimes the way a front office operates may overlook these aspects -- not so much because they're run by nerds, but mostly since hearts are superseded by budgets. But personalities remain paramount. Not all free agents signed by Boston are fan favorites; let's not rewrite history and pretend there were ever lots of kids wearing Price or Lackey jerseys. Maybe pitchers aren't great shirt sellers anyway... except for Martinez, for a lot of reasons (though there are somehow shirts circulating that say "Williams" -- which must mean Jimy, since Ted never had his name on his back).
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The cherry tree was loaded in Boston last year with lots of low batting averages and plenty of Ks. But none of them led the league in homers. Old School guys can point to JD's .274 BA compared to Schwarber's .218. New Schoolers can say Schwarb's .827 OPS was better than Martinez' .790. Too Cool for School WAR: Kyle 2.2, JD 1.1... does that mean Schwarber was twice as good or just worth one more win? Raise your hand if you think the Phillies would have won just one less game in '22 if they had JD instead of Schwarber...
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Nothing, except their brittle muscle tissues kept us afraid of fraying. But dgalehouse was referring to championship staffs, and they weren't part of those in Beantown -- nor were any lottery tickets except Koji and Wake... and Okajima... Bronson Arroyo... ERod?
