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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... it's when Elias put the shotgun in Taylor's mouth. Up, Up and Away... my beautiful, my beautiful Ba-Loooom
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not like injuries are the only health issues these days causing players to miss significant time. I still can't believe the Red Sox hung in there for over a week down the stretch in '21 while half the roster was quarantined with Covid. We can rag all we want about Cora and Bloom, but they really did their jobs steering the club to the playoffs and getting by with Iglesias, Arauz, Jack Lopez and Taylor Motter.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And that's your team. Mondesi will only make $3M -- Iglesias made $5M last year, and Elvis was never coming here for $15M. Cora said the other night that Kike is his shortstop, but he'd have to take care of him (after his injury). Maybe Mondesi, another speed guy, can give Kike some rest... or allow him to roam to second or centerfield once a week.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The whole Beni deal just seemed unnecessary, because if it wasn't, it can be considered an indictment of the whole Bloom Era. My thoughts at the time of the Beni trade: 1. why sell low? 2. Beni is due for a few million more in arb, so we're dumping him? 3. Since when can't the Boston Red Sox afford a couple mil for a starting position player? Then at the time of the Renfroe deal: 1. we're doing this again, because now he's due for a raise? 2. I know this isn't because they expect JBJ to replace 30 HRs-90 RBI, so Bloom must be taking on his contract for ... 3. Binelas and Hamilton -- power and speed; ok, hope one makes it soon. And now, the same winter the White Sox give Beni the largest contract in franchise history (around twice Renfroe's AAV), the Red Sox sign a guy who's never had an MLB at bat... for more money. Man, a lot is riding on Yoshida for Bloom.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Laugh babies are still happy Hill got pulled by LA with a one-hitter in the 7th in Game Four of the '18 World Series.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If you consider McGuire -- a career back-up -- "significant longterm talent" -- power to people right on. When I see regulars from the greatest team in franchise history traded, I'm also not hoping for guys who might contribute, like Winckowski.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Are there any Red Sox fans who don't expect at least equal value back in the context of trades? None of Bloom's major trades have added significant longterm talent to the Red Sox. Getting McGuire for Diekman was a wash, since Diekman was Bloom's fault in the first place. It was great Schwarber helped them make a run, but he obviously wasn't valued enough to be part of the core going forward. I still have hope for the Vazquez and Renfroe returns. I have absolutely none for the Benintendi haul. I like Verdugo, because he helped get rid of Price, but Dugie will have to buy a ticket to visit the Hall of Fame to see Mookie's plaque someday.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This was widely discussed here, but never from management -- except the point when they tried it with Houck... who then made the personal choice not to be the closer in every city in the AL East.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In a Winter Weekend interview shown on NESN, Cora was asked how he was already game-planning. Some of his combos were predictable: Yoshida-Devers to bat 1-2... two lefties but Sox could be up 2-0 instantly; bullpen -- Barnes in 7th, Martin in 8th, Jensen 9th... Grateful for Kenley, AC gave a nod to Bloom, who he said knows how important it is to him to have a closer, especially after not having one for so long (...it's irksome, and perhaps telling, that had to be said).
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I dunno -- everyone is good to go right now. According to interviews at Winter Weekend, Sale-Whitlock-Houck are all fully recovered and ready to rock -- on the same weekend in January! We're saved! Still not sure about Paxton, though -- he may not be ready yet to fly like an eagle... would you take: howl like a beagle?
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What are you saying: that our CBO took the cheapest way out, just to field a team with actual big leaguers this year? Is making Duvall a fulltime centerfielder -- which he has never been -- to make Kike a fulltime shortstop -- which he has never been -- (go ahead and add McGuire, Casas, Arroyo, even Yoshida at the MLB level if you want) the way to contention... or just suspension cables holding up the bridge to ticket sales for 2023? Do Red Sox deserve more than the easiest way... maybe the best way? Or can most of us longterm diehards just agree this is the better way -- as long as we see those younger guys coming soon.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Be careful if Sam Kennedy warms up your meal. He won't remove the plastic on the frozen dinner and all toxins will seep into your food.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ask him if we can post pictures of shortstops on his Most Wanted wall.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He wears it on his finger. The '13 Sox only won six more postseason games than the '21s... but there's gotta be some weighted formula for each succeeding round. If not, someone here will develop one before the end of today...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    2023 Win Projections (bb-ref): Kluber and Pivetta 9 each, Whitlock 5, Houck-Bello-Sale 4 each, Paxton 3. That's 38 wins by the starting rotation. We only need to find a 50-game winner somewhere and we could be a wild card! The floor is in the kitchen with a gaping hole in it next to the hot stove... and guess what we're looking at.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yoshi just needs 40 grand slams to reach 160 ribbies. Duran and McGuire just a catchin' fire should be on base in front of him all season. You know where that's at.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have heard pitchers I play with say that their best ability is their availability. There are also stars like Don Drysdale, who reportedly missed three scheduled starts in his entire career... (how valuable to a staff is a guy whose 162-game averages include 237 IP... for 14 years?)
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've been trying to keep my temper all winter with this projected pitching staff. But give me Bello, Whitlock and Houck over the ghosts of Sale/Kluber/Paxton and I'll take my chances. Just like Seattle will with its under-30 starting rotation. Would you take that over Texas' big money oldster staff?
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Henry had been salivating about hiring a slasher since Moneyball. He was actually behind the scenes compelling Warner to produce the Big Bang episode where Sheldon wore the Slash costume and transported to mid-market MLB cities with his hologram machete...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He saw what was coming, and he didn't want to make those betts...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If we could see the injuries coming -- and that includes Hill and Wacha, and even Eovaldi with his history -- then Bloom and his boys did know. They just chose to take their chances with the rotation they built -- just like they're doing again this year. Kluber will be 37 in the first week of the season, half a decade since his last year as a top of the rotation ace. When will the Sox think they're good enough to invest resources in a guy in his prime? They thankfully wouldn't trade Casas for Lopez, but hopefully it wasn't because of only two years of control for the latter... because that could mean Bloom doesn't think upgrading with an under-30 starter is worth it in '23 or '24...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some might call Verlander a freak of nature, bouncing back like he did at his age. But looking at body types, deliveries, sources of power (non-spousal division) -- a whipper snapper like Sale weighing 40 pounds less has to be more of a longshot to regain dominance. A big concern is how Sale maintains leg strength, now that bike-riding has to be outlawed by the Sox. They also won't let him work out by lifting big screen TVs -- or even watch a funny show on one, lest he crack a rib laughing.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For those who think next year's free agent class will be better investments, which starting pitcher will Bloom bet on -- if he's finally willing to wager our wagers -- in the market a year from now? Here are your under-30 candidates: Julio Urias, German Marquez, Jack Flaherty, Brad Keller. Other youngish 31 year olds: Blake Snell, Zach Davies, Tyler Mahle, Jordan Montgomery. Aaron Nola could also be available, but he's a Phillie and his GM likes to spend big to lock up key guys before the bidding begins.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sixfold? As in a six-man rotation folding? I don't think every starter will get hurt again or not regain past glory... ... I'm confident that Brayan Bello will be better this year.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    After all this, I'd still just rather the Red Sox had Rodon for the next six years and the Yankees didn't. That apparently wasn't "a bet" Bloom was willing to make to surround Raffy, though six years is a long time to wait for the Sox to finally be good enough to spend on quality pitching in its prime...
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