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I proposed they adjust the record books, but a town council member burned them before it was too late.
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I thought Gonzalez was the perfect guy for the Sox to acquire. But I realized something was off when the Padres took Rizzo in the deal instead of the more highly-touted Lars Anderson. Were our evaluators somehow wrong in their assessments? After all, AGon was an overall number one draft pick... not a "former", by the way -- he really was picked first overall. But now he was traded twice, and still in his prime... Then what did Epstein do as soon as he took over Chicago? Got Rizzo back in a trade to be his new cornerstone.
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Yep, quality starts aren't as important as quality finishes. Relievers don't get high WAR scores, but their key metric can be found in the standings.
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Another thing going against Bard's conversion was that he was coming off just a brutal last month from '11... He went from a lights-out set-up guy all season to the biggest loser (0-4 in Sept. and I don't know how many blown saves). Whatever the problem was, the Sox decided his next move would be straight into the starting rotation. Somehow, I can't see Cora approving of that until they "got him right"... (like they haven't yet with Barnes).
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Don't be deceived by those legendary starters from '11; they were all pretty bad or hurt in the September collapse...
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Going by memory here, but Bard was tried as a starter because the Sox' rotation was so whack at the end of 2011 that they were relying on Kyle Weiland (career: 0-6, 7.23) and were ready to sign Bruce Chen just to start a playoff for a playoff if needed... Bard was a candidate with the youngest and fastest arm, but his arsenal and polish were nothing like that of Garrett Whitlock...
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Gotta give credit where it's due for the first-place Red Sox: Strahm, Diekman, Robles and Whitlock. All were unheralded pick-ups by Bloom, deftly used by Cora, and arguably the most valuable players on the team through the first dozen games. Hopefully, if management has learned anything from the past few years, it will take steps soon to fortify this core before inevitable burn-out. Counting on meaningful contributions from Paxton and/or Sale, and thereby moving another starter to the bullpen is a longshot. Maybe some younger, flexible arms promoted from the farms can give a second-half boost...
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Disposable Syringes
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His bat-to-ball potential was the skill talked about when he was drafted out of Uncle Beltran's academy in Puerto Rico.
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It's incongruous to equate 6-year-olds with big leaguers, when the only tattoos that kids get are rub-on temporary stickers. Unlike the pros, youngsters don't yet have the education to research the chemicals going onto their skin, nor the pain threshold to receive multiple jabs for the permanent tats of their role models.
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The same players who once turned down college scholarships because they wouldn't get the required vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella?
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Legend has it that after stadium lights go out, the ghost runners hover over the batter's box and take turns swinging at all the dead arms...
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This is a board about a baseball team, and I have esteem for team players. The fact is the Red Sox qualified for the postseason last year on the final day of the season. The Blue Jays missed the playoffs by exactly one game. Any player who chooses not to follow requirements for participation and is thereby banned from contributing in games in Toronto is jeopardizing Boston's chances this year.
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It wasn't the adultering, it was the chicken! Everybody knows that once Boggs' wife caught him straying, she stopped cooking those magic daily pregame dinners that led to annual 8 WARs. Margo couldn't cook, and worse, her take-outs from KFC made his WARdrobe plummet...
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But you couldn't possibly trust the science of someone who's been the director of the national institute of infectious diseases for 40 years, over the wisdom of the scholar athletes in the Red Sox clubhouse... ... most of those guys have been alive for at least 25 years!
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Just like the requirements for all these guys their entire lives before entering elementary school or college.
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4/18 Twins @ Sox
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Walk Dugo, pitch to not Story. -
4/18 Twins @ Sox
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Upon review 20 times he's safe 20 times... the ump was standing directly over the bag, staring straight down on Devers and Gio. He should be insulted that anyone could ever see something in NY on a video any better. -
Started to wonder if any NL teams would choose to take Sale if we threw in Houck for free... but no contenders would, because they might have to play Toronto in the World Series...
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Darwinzon is so good in the minors he only needed two strikes apiece to K two guys! (replays show the ump called automatic strikes on both batters for not getting back in the box in time; new AAA rule, and I love it)
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Not as a Red Sox ambassador; Nomar always looked and sounded like he was annoyed having to deal with the press, while Bogey comes off as a friendly guy, happy to be a pro player in Boston. But Nomar pouting about his contract situation became a drag in '04, as much as his diminished range at shortstop. Xander seems to be above such distractions... thus far.
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Look at it more as a split fandom over tradition and new philosophy. Everyone wants their team to win, but most will admit a big part of being a fan is rooting for and identifying with favorite players. And it's not just old guys, but even younger fans growing up after the end of the reserve clause... Though many posters favor Bloom's fiscally-sound approach, it's not blasphemy for others to view it as sometimes cutthroat. Few posters actually want to trade Bogaerts, but most will understand decisions made in the best interests of the ballclub. I don't think Barnes inconsistent history had quite as many worried about his status last summer...
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Agreed. But do you think Bogey was reciting a rehearsed line fed by Boras, reminding that his biggest market value will always be as a shortstop?
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He'll be looking for fair market value, sure. But maybe he also wants to stay, so will be open to compromise. The thing is, there has to come a point where a club serious about building a core of contenders has to invest in quality. What's better for a team all-in: Eovaldi for three years or nine other mediocrities on one-year contracts?
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So how many years to offer Eovaldi? Three for $60? $75? He's better than ever, throws five pitches for strikes (72 of 101 pitches last outing), wants to stay in Boston, is the legendary work-out monster lead-the-staff by example veteran pro... and where the Eck would the Sox rotation be without him?
