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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Alright, take it easy big fellas. My commentary has always been that a lame reason not to pay Mookie was his size, when Judge and Stanton were hurt every single year since 2018 -- except this one.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This would be ok, but only if they change the name of the position from catcher to misser. However, Bloom knows better than to call him son, so Duran can't say he's always in his eyes.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He may be moot, but he's not Mook. Judge's body is just too big, and therefore too prone to break down early in life, like Andre the Giant.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Disagree -- I remember Bloom specifically say before the season they still needed an outfield bat. Assuming he wasn't lying, he either didn't want to pay the cost or wasn't allowed to... ... and that either/or basically encapsulates half the bickering on this board the past four months. However, if your go-to is always "We're Number Six!" -- be aware there's a lot of post-deadline media complaints about Bloom deciding to stay over the luxury tax threshold with a last-place team.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I googled the odds of snakebite. This was the first hit: "Even using the highest estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of 8,000 annual snakebites per year, the odds of you being bitten are 40,965 to one." Rounded off, that's 41 thousand to one... #41 -- Chris Sale's number.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I heard from someone who wasn't there because he doesn't exist that Sale wiped out when a big screen TV suddenly ran across his bike path.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Gotta say this about Dombro -- he always deals for legitimate big leaguers to fill needs and improve his club. He's barely ever looking to outfox another GM to land a young, unproven player his people tell him could have promise (maybe because he never listens to his people). Cashner was a miss -- but he was 9-3 with a 3.83 on a last-place team when the Sox got him.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    All your words ring true. I can't feel sorry for Bloom, though, because in my opinion he is merely doing his job, fulfilling the reasons he was hired for. I do hope he does turn into Friedman some day... so when Ceddanne becomes the next Mookie, Bloom locks him up for at least 8-10 years.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But Bloom has said several times his goal is to produce sustained contenders. Freidman's Dodgers made it to five LCS and three WS in seven years (in the midst of eight straight first place finishes in LA). Fans in So Cal don't have much to complain about (except maybe when the front office orders line-up or pitching changes... then again, it can argued the front office guys are the reason for so much sustained success).
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Keep the faith; I keep hearing the Sox' schedule is only going to get tougher down the stretch -- they're going to play against Major League teams!
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The main issue with this conglomeration of abomination is defense. Fans have grown (groan) to accept strikeouts as a big part of modern offense. But good defense can make mediocre pitching tolerable; bad defense makes mediocre pitching lose. Bad D is also more deplorable to even casual fans. Not everyone truly believes he can hit 100 mph pitching, but anyone thinks he can "catch the freaking ball." Confusion in Red Sox Nation is dangerous to those entrusted with the brand name. Recruiting Story and Bradley to improve the defense was a viable plan, because D is the first and easiest route to respectability. But cutting JBJ amidst half a line-up that can't hit just weakens the roster even more. At least Jackie could do one thing well. Jarren Duran isn't yet a three- or four-tool player. It's not his fault the Sox chose to promote him to the big leagues where he could learn to be one. But before it's too late, someone needs to teach him the professional part of being a pro athlete.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mama Casas
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    KC actually waits to make sure a guy knows how to play baseball at the MLB level before promoting him. The Royals think it makes sense for ballplayers to learn the game in the minors.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This may be the only post this game I disagree with.: did you know that in 2011, playing for California, Nick Pratto lined a walk-off hit to beat Japan and win the Little League World Series? That's the entire world (that plays baseball), not just a title that pits the AL vs. the NL...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    On the job feigning
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Again, I think the Sox are better now -- on line-up cards -- than before the deadline. Q: can Bloom offer Eovaldi a qualifying offer, thus basically guaranteeing a draft pick? Maybe the straddling-the-fence strategy was to see if they could stay competitive through October, then get something back next summer that they trusted more from their own evaluators, rather than take what was being offered in trade at this deadline.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If Bello doesn't make the starting rotation out of ST, he'll be there by mid-season. Too many Sale/Paxton/new inexpensive rehab signings being counted on, once again, not to have major breakdowns, as usual. The young shall inherit the future...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Anderson SS, Haniger RF, Bassitt SP, Barnhart C... all could help, but won't win rings. Kike -- if he doesn't make a great comeback this fall -- may be re-signable for a year plus option, but his hip ish may force him out of full-time CF; that could mean another look at Duran, or even a mid-season promotion for Rafaela, if his rise continues to be unstoppable. D is the key to escaping mediocrity. Here's the scouting report on Red Sox 2021 Defensive Player of the Year Rafaela, from SoxProspects.com: "best position is center field... in the outfield has really good instincts... takes really good routes... plus arm" -- does any of that sound like Duran? Ceddanne currently has 52 XBH in 88 A/AA games... compare with Mookie's last year in the minors: 46 XBH in 99 AA/AAA games. Granted, Rafaela has yet to play Triple A, but the trend is to discount any stats produced in Worcester, anyway. As for recruiting a guy like Diaz, Bloom has shown consistently he'd rather build his own bullpen on unknown or retread bargains. The lone exception was Barnes, and that lesson could be a never-again moment for this regime.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Franchy couldn't defend his dinner plate with machete, pitchfork and long-handle shovel. But at least he seems likeable, and doesn't make excuses and rag on reporters for asking about misplays. Baseball is supposed to be fun, and if it makes you rich that's even better, but doesn't Sal Perez seem to have too much fun, laughing and joking, as the leader of a last-place team? Maybe any of us would, too, it we could hit missiles every single day against Red Sox pitchers...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Thanks for labeling me into a category. But if you actually read posts attributed to individual posters, you'd know that I never ignore the total payroll -- I always acknowledge we're Number Six! But thanks for pointing out again some of the contracts that Bloom had nothing to do with, thus bringing back the focus on the players he actually spent on. I have also acknowledged what I consider Story's Gold Glove defense several times, as I have always been an advocate of defense, above all other assets, for true contenders. Maybe it's not so ludicrous, but only natural, that some fans here, as well as elsewhere, look at the the quality of players on the current Red Sox roster and wonder if Bloom could've spent some of those limited dollars in better places. His defenders argue that his plan was dashed by injuries, while his skeptics wish he could've monitored and adjusted sooner. It's what we do on Talk Sox forum.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The original Boomer? Hosmer's most Similar Batter through age 31 on baseballref: George Scott (who won the AL HR and RBI crowns at 31 in 1975). I've been watching the Red Sox for a long time, and I've never seen a Boston team before this that chose to address blatant deficiencies by trying to contrive platoons or even create regulars by moving so many guys out of position. I understand the value of carrying versatile utility players, and every good club loves a multi-purpose Brock Holt as a supplement -- but not quite as a 162-game full-timer. Loading up on these types may be cheaper than paying regulars, but then a lot of posters may argue there's a reason certain players aren't starters. Sometimes it works out -- Kike, touted as a great 2B, becomes the CF -- sometimes it doesn't; who remembers the name of 2021's Opening Day starting LF? A: Marwin Gonzalez. But this year fans could see right away that Arroyo in RF and Cordero anywhere were not the answers. Even those who rue the departure of our top catcher should recall that Cora was also playing Vazquez part-time at 1B in the end...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ANYone who played in the roid era is suspicious. And that includes several players who made the HOF, with unbelievable numbers or unbelievable sustained longevity. It's unfair, but that's just the way it is.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I know Moon and I both like Verdugo in RF in 2020, where he was at least as good as Jackson I-swear-his-name-was-Clint Frazier. Somebody voted for Dugo for AL MVP that year, too.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Who told you that? I replied to your query of who they could get to play first base with four names, and noted three were moved; those three were Santana, Mancini and Bell. All are now playing on new teams. It's too bad Shaw batted zero, Casas got hurt, Dalbec barely made contact at the plate, and Franchy barely made contact with the ball, his glove and the base when playing the field. It's worse when the guy in charge of a major market team lets it go for 100 games and only does something about it when a team literally has to give him a first baseman.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They weren't supposed to get anyone, but they could've adjusted when the original plan failed. That's what big market teams do: act immediately, not wait 100 games until they're doormats. When the Yankees third baseman breaks his ankle playing basketball, they trade for the American League's Most Valuable Player. Any actual big league first baseman would've been better than Franchy -- as we all kept saying... here are four on last place teams the beginning of June: Mancini, Santana, Bell, Crone. Three are now on new teams, so their clubs were willing to deal.
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