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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Most Red Sox fans on this Red Sox forum acknowledge this version of our favorite club is full of flaws: aging, injury-prone starters, thin bullpen, bats with holes in them in the line-up. There's no need for a front-runner who roots for our rivals to point these things out -- and not show up here during the Wild Card game when your half-billion-dollar starter is getting lit up and your MVP is getting thrown out at the plate. The fact that these incomplete Sox are in a playoff hunt should maybe give pause to humble fans of the greatest team in the history of this year so busy fitting their middle fingers for rings. Beating up on the mediocrity and suckitude of the 2022 AL may not be much to brag about nor such good preparation for the actual contenders you'll inevitably face in the postseason.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Imagine having such low self-esteem that you have to post on a rival's forum every day to bust chops, just because your favorite team is having a great regular season, but hasn't even been to a World Series -- much less won twice -- in the last dozen years.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If it was the future, and all clubs played a balanced schedule, then I'd agree. But it is more likely that some Central or West team, amidst the suckitude of their own divisions, rises to the level of mediocrity required to pass one of the four decent or better East teams.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not a bad call; most of the greats were or are better in the heat. This is why Devers hot XBH start may result in a career year, and why there's still hope for power from JD and X -- if they're not struggling with undisclosed injuries holding them back.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You read me quiet and unclear. I've always defended Cora here, even in the most overblown "scandal" in the history of baseball (a strategy that has been part of the game since the invention of the game). I've never blamed him for using the roster the front office has assembled -- nor especially converting Whitlock to a starter, because I don't believe he did, since it goes against the goal of a manager: to win this year, and not build a guy up to be better in some future season when there might be a new skipper if you lose now. What I have is a distaste for the opener, which was invented in Tampa, and has been adopted by most MLB teams since.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They tried but it was too late; everybody knows the Trop is nowhere. Batters have been cursed with hitting long drives that disappear before they're ruled home runs, only to reappear as foul pop-ups in the vicinity of infield gloves. Meanwhile, defenders are haunted whenever they look up to see the grinning visage of Beelzebub on the ceiling, swallowing fly balls and spitting out stitches onto catwalks. Rays' players know such eternal damnation also skews their individual stats. "WAR is Hell," said one player, recently traded for two minor league arms that each throw 97 with a change-up.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm 100% on board promoting Bello for a spot start (and who knows, maybe a regular turn if he fares well). I'm also in favor of Seabold and Wink, even as they work out the kinks. This is what contenders with solid minor league pitching do -- and have been doing for over a century... not bullpen games that risk even more wear on already overused relievers.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I also appreciate Bobby D's tune choices. But we're running out of time; when a pitcher throws one in Dalbec's kitchen, he needs to start cleaning his plate!
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Side-by-side with the greatest pitcher in the history of this year, Clay Holmes. C.Homie: 2.0 WAR, 6th on NY, G 36, IP 37, ERA 0.49, WHIP 0.73. Schribes: 1.7 WAR, 6th on RS, G 28, IP 27, ERA 0.66, WHIP 0.66.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Gotta love beating the Rays at their own game. Sox never would've won if Crawford started, and Davis relieved in the 6th and 7th. It was so obvious that the seven batters Davis faced in the opening two frames were then totally flummoxed the second and third time through the order vs. Crawford. Someone upstairs nailed it, opting for the left-right contrast of release points, rather than right-left looks. Imagine the results if the bulk guy opened instead, then was forced to get bulky for half a game -- and pushed to qualify for a quality start...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Strahm, Diekman, Taylor, and not Darwinzon... but Verdugo threw mid-90s in high school.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some posters secretly hope they don't, to spare them a possible Robles "mop-up" in the 9th...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Classic Fourth of July slice of Americana: matinee baseball game, first of a crucial summer stretch, hosting the defending division champs. And toeing the rubber is... your fifth-best lefty reliever. Awesome Davis! 1-2-3.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Everybody raise your hand if you said in March you'd be surprised if any veteran starting pitcher over 30 or any Whitlock post-TJS being converted to a starter would be hurt by July.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom is still negotiating terms with Giles, who will no longer be allowed to punch himself in the head after any crappy outing. What's holding up the trade now is Cora insists for every blown save that he gets to punch either Giles or Bloom in the head.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Needs are similar to a year ago: relief and a bat. But instead of picking up two bullpen guys nobody else really wants, it could be imperative for this month to get a good one like Robertson asap. Schwarber, leading the NL in HRs, probably isn't available again, but it would be nice to land Josh Bell, who is having a better year than Juan Soto in Washington. Or maybe CJ Cron can be packaged with Danny Bard. Bell is 29, Cron 32...
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Instead of looking at numbers, I consider this when evaluating a player's worth: is he worth a top-of-the-market rate for a guy at his position? Right now, besides maybe Correa (who has turned it on lately), it doesn't look like any of the recent big free agent middle infielders are worth their contracts. Disappointments include Lindor, Seager, Semien, Baez, and Story. The problem for the Red Sox is that it's hard to argue that Bogaerts' consistency isn't worth as much as all of those other big money mediocrities.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Spare me the automatic payroll reply. We're way past that here, because we all know part of the "cost" of improving the roster is to trade prospects to make necessary upgrades. The Red Sox supposedly have a wealth of pitching prospects on the fringe of being MLB-ready. If they're not going to promote some of them now -- before 17 straight games vs. Tampa, New York and Toronto -- then Bloom has to think about parting with a few to recruit a few legitimate relief arms.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's what tells us he actually hates Bloom. Cora is very smart: as the front office skimps and saves but still forces bodies on him, he gets revenge by intentionally using those recruits over and over. By exposing their flaws and lack of talent, he also exposes the disingenuous front office, which refuses to pay the costs of adding actual quality.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom Era: 1. 2021 - ya, it pretty much sucked in the postseason, but Barnes was an All-Star closer for half a season, and Whitlock was great in multi-inning set-up. 2. 2022 - brutal, just brutal... and the only thing keeping it out of last place is... 3. 2020. Why? How about because 14 different relievers finished games. That's not a unit, but a never-ending audition. For a last place team (but they're first in the Bloom Error).
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Robles is the kind of guy we will see resurface on MLB lowlights for years, blowing games in another uniform. We won't cheer or laugh at his misfortune, but our skin will still creep...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I could see that scenario for an also-ran or rebuilding club. But for a contender, the stuff of Whitlock just seems more dynamic for multi-inning relief shutdowns in a pennant race than the salad-tossing Hill. But that doesn't mean Hill couldn't be a deadly lefty vs. lefty match-up in a tough spot.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think if the answer to #1 turns out to be a Yes, then #2-5 will also be Yes (because #5 may factor into #2). But if the answer to #1 turns out to be No, then #2-4 will also be No. But then #5 will be a big fat YES.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    July is here, maybe the most interesting month of the season for Red Sox fans. Some quizzical queries: 1). Will they hang in there vs. tough AL East comp? Most SOX fans think so. 2) Will Bloom swing a deal for bullpen help before the deadline -- because Boston needs reinforcements now to survive the month? Probably not, maybe with the answer to the following... 3). Will Whitlock move back to the pen, with the impending return of Sale to the rotation? It would make sense, IF the brass would only stop handling Sale like Swarovski crystal -- and btw, they don't face Baltimore again until September; plus, the O's are better than last year. 4) Will #3 strain Cora's status with upper management, which certainly has had a say in making Whitlock a starter? Or... 5) Will there be a roster-shaking trade that jettisons free-agents-to-be and/or players that choose to be unavailable vs. Toronto?
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In Little League, some coaches ban throws to third base, where almost every throw guarantees at least one run scored by the time they are finally fetched and retrieved.
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