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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You're right, the two-year contract was strange -- unless the front office saw something that this guy has figured out. Unfortunately, no one has seen it in FLA... not once. But like I said, we'll have to wait and see when the bell rings.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    At least our overpaid ace knows better to go on the IL and stay unvaxxed so he doesn't have to face Toronto on the road next month.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I loved Burleson, mainly because he hated the Yankees (the things some fans care about when they're teens...).
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Our gaseous rotation and lights on bullpen took us to the brink of the World Series last year. NY had reportedly the greatest group of relievers in history the past decade and never made it out of the AL. Why invest in a Stroman or Gausman when for the price of one of those guys you can have a Wacha, a 42-year old curveballer and half-a-Paxton? The last time the Sox spent big on starters was for Price and Lackey, and where did that get them? They both turned out to have cranky arms and attitudes. If only the Sox could find a pitcher they could pay $300 million dollars to yank him in the third inning of a do-or-die Wild Card game.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've been watching his outings on the telly, and they've all been ugly. And yet, I know it's only ST, when many pitchers are trying out a new delivery or new grip or new shoes... ... in preseason FLA, stepping on the mound and hitting the first batter and then giving up a longball isn't the same as Matt Clement or Ramiro Mendoza doing it in the playoffs, or Hansel in his first big moment in a Sox pennant race. For similar reasons, of course, this is why fans shouldn't get too excited about prospects or suspects slamming HRs over palm trees. But we get to get a little excited, because a bomb is still a bomb...
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bummer the Sox didn't make today's MLB.com's top 15 starting staffs... but then there was another article wondering if Boston's rotation might be underrated... The only thing we know for sure is that every team every year uses the same two words every single preseason when talking pitching: "if" and "healthy."
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It really doesn't matter if it was Cash or Cash's bosses that forced him to yank Snell, the fact is that Bloom defended the move that ultimately led to the Rays' losing the World Series. But even in a discussion on a decision that most of the baseball world agree was wrong, you still cling to the other opinion just so you can argue on the forum. What was your personal opinion of the move at the time?
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Rays had to trade Snell, because anyone that works for that franchise still can't look him in the eyes; he had already struck out the next three scheduled batters in all six of their at bats. As a Sox fan, the scariest thing about Bloom for me is that he still defends that move, as if he were still a part of that office...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's no disputing the numbers, but sometimes when a guy is on a roll, a manager should be able to use his own discretion... ... like when Rich Hill's working on a one-hit World Series shutout in the 7th, just struck out Nunez on three pitches, and the boys upstairs are telling you he's done? He can't face Brock Freaking Holt?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some guys can't, as in aren't capable, but others just aren't allowed to -- forbidden by the analytics department. Did anyone who watched Houck's perfect game in Washington think he couldn't go back out there for the 6th inning? I'll bet if you ask any of the National batters that day, none were unhappy when Cora yanked him. But we're only talking five innings here, not Pedro whenever he reached the 100 pitch count. The path to a pitch count total also matters; in Game Seven of the '03 ALCS, Pedro needed 21 high-stress pitches to escape the 7th inning with a 4-2 lead. He had given up a ground-out, liner, home run and two singles before finally fanning Soriano with the tying runs on base. Martinez finished the frame at exactly 100 pitches... he was done.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There were, but the gummies still haven't been restocked in stores after being sold out at the beginning of the pandemic (a good teacher might call that out for generalities and lack of elaboration, devoid of specific details from personal experiences -- and then double up on ellipses...)...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wouldn't he have to find a buyer who would buy high (who some may argue would have to be high)?
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good choice, if he makes the 28 over some of the other iffy lefties. I'm going to go with Matt Strahm, who batters haven't seen much in these parts. Plus, his moss will undoubtedly be a target by those who live to blame others for all the ills of the world (and take the heat off JBJ's swing, Bogie's range and Cora's beard).
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have, but I don't think I've ever seen two RBI on one out. Credit Devers for literally driving the centerfielder back to the wall, and then Duran for having both the wheels and the overdrive gear.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cora said one area they need to improve upon is speed and running the bases. Somehow, I don't think that means the Sox are going to make guys like JD run the hills in full pads at the end of every practice in Florida.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ha, that made me laugh... and then I did again, thinking of the guys who try to look cool or are so disgusted they won't look, because they know the pitch they just threw ain't coming back.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Story can't bat right before Devers and steal, or they'll just walk Raffy. Then again, Cora won't want to bat three righties in a row, so I can see Verdugo hitting 5th in front of JD or more likely, Story, who can run in front of Dalbec, Vaz and JBJ; no one's pitching around those three.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I have to say I'm just obliterated that some posters have spent all day decimating one single adjective repeated in sardonism to describe a moment in history that everyone has the right to opine about in any way they want to obfuscate.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You know it's not one failure if you scan Moon's list again. And I don't mean we should load up on high schoolers instead of college arms (Detroit jumped on Jobe at #3, but he's not nearly considered the prospect Leiter is... yet). What we don't know is how much more effective other organizations are in actually developing their pitching prospects.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The problem with Ball is that before last year, the Sox never picked higher than #7 overall in half a century. So it seemed important to select more of a sure thing, maybe a college position player instead of a kid they weren't even sure was a pitcher or hitter. Someone can probably compile a list of #7 picks this century; there are a lot of good big leaguers, including Benintendi (who helped win a World Series).
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Looking at Moon's list, the highest overall picks were Barnes and Houck; both made the majors with varying levels of success and promise over any of the other lower selections. However, I've wondered for awhile now if it's not just the ratings but how the Sox system fails to properly develop its pitching prospects that is part of the problem. We can't help comparing Boston to Tampa -- which always has an endless supply of young guys who throw 95 with a change-up... but then again, most of those arms are picked off other teams' depth charts in the Rays' constant trade turnover.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ball was a devastating pick. Sincere post alert...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Now trade Casas, Mayer and Yorke -- none of them can hit a change-up because I watched all of them strike out in ST games the past two nights.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    All you sarcastics are just bitter you're not sardonics.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    One of the worst stories was about Frank Robinson and a postseason party honoring his team, hosted in some fancy place in the city. Frank was the Most Valuable Player in the league, but wasn't allowed to attend the party because he was black. One of the best stories is when Frank had a real estate agent find his family a new home in Baltimore, and when the Robinson superstar of the Orioles showed up to move in, the previous owner and some neighbors were shocked... they thought the house had been sold to Brooks.
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