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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And Oil Can! Don't kick the Can... though he turned out to be our Dwight Badden.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    An expert in the article was saying Ramirez' great value (and contract) really just extends for the next two seasons, through his age 30. Obviously, if he starts to breaks down but still wants big bucks -- which he forfeited when he signed his last team-friendly contract -- then he becomes just another over-priced, over-the-hillish veteran ballplayer. It's a hard call to get maybe only two great years in a swap for a guy like Yorke, whose bat could make him a Pedroia-type for a decade (as a middle infielder who can hit -- not field -- like Pedey, the steadiest second baseman in Boston the past half century at least). But we'd all do that trade if Jose was the missing link to another ring...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe not fodder for the "realistic" thread, but there's a story on the NESN site wondering if the Sox could be players for Jose Ramirez, if the Guards put him on the market. These kind of debates often get scoffed at here, but are at least legitimately scoffable once a pro scribe writes about it. It's better than discussing luxury taxes.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... and wallets
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    See? These kajillionaires are doing this for the fans!
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe... depending on the penalties owners agree to give themselves that players approve of. In lieu of collusion charges, would wealthy clubs rather split up the $360 on locking up say, their top five or six youngsters or prospects longterm? Wouldn't that be a kick to the veterans? "Look guys, we're still spending!" Sure, Betts and Soto chose to bet on themselves, but there are plenty of Acunas, Bregmans and Francos who would take the money now...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not like it's a cathedral ceiling, either... more like one in the tunnel of a mine shaft
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This may be off-tangent, and I don't even know the attention-span for average entertainment, but it seems like the movie industry, long ago, calculated the optimum time at around 2 hours... anything longer was considered long. The reason I bring this up: I was just surfing through Netflix last night and saw an actual category called 90-Minute Movies -- it must've been invented for busy modern viewers who can't possibly devote any more time that that to watch.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yep. Doubleheaders were a tradition when games averaged two hours; double your fun on a lazy summer afternoon, hanging around the ballpark, eating and drinking -- at least twice -- running after foul balls out of reach, and elusive autographs between games. The whole experience for two games lasted about 4 1/2 hours... nowadays, that's one game.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good comp. Though when I was at a Nats game, I noticed fans actually wearing his uni shirt.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They're even worse for pitchers. I couldn't imagine anyone ever offering a longer, worse contract for a pitcher than the one to David Price. And then along came Cole...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Of course not. But front offices have to look at guys that are the best bets, and consider factors that drive consistency, like personality and healthy lifestyles. I've just never been that hung up on body size, not when Stanton and Judge are hurt every year (though I'm not saying they're partying dudes, either).
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I don't think Correa is happening because he's just not a priority. Bloom has Xander this season (and to maybe extend), and his best prospect is a shortstop who may be here in a few years (like Bogie and Devers, when they made it at age 20). Actually, locking up a kid like Mayer or who knows, Yorke or Casas, if they hit instant stardom might make more sense for Bloom than pursuing someone like Soto when he's a free agent at age 26 (with eight years of mileage on his bod). The point is none of the first-year types, including Wander, are more proven as an investment than Mookie was in his five+ years in Boston.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ouch... imagine being described as having the potential to be below-average: teacher who ignores facts, changes test scores, only calls on pets; favorite of bored members, future mediocreintendent.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If you think it's raw now, just wait until they overpay for someone else not as good...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Man, this site needs a settlement soon so Bloom can get back to work acquiring some 4A relievers no one's ever heard of, so we can complain about something new.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Is it logical for a team that offered a guy $300 mil to be happy they didn't have to pay him $27? Most people here, at least, assumed -- and applauded -- trading Mookie just so the Sox could get bodies back before he walked. Price was the most overpriced (some would argue since the day Dombro signed him).
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Re. JBJ -- Bloom doesn't seem like a guy so quick to change his mind; but I'm only basing this on some painstaking and deliberate (they don't have to be redundant) transactions late in the offseason or at the trade deadline. Then again, maybe some guys in the analytics dept. had data on the D he couldn't ignore... or Cora begged him to bring back Jackie. As for Price, I've said it before, I think his addition by subtraction wasn't just to save half his salary or because his pitching wasn't worth it any more, but because his public perception with the media and by many fans was such a drag on the franchise. And while I agree one of the reasons Bloom was hired was to trade Mookie, I also think dumping Price was the first priority in the mandate to dip payroll below the tax line.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Red, we don't know for sure what Bloom was thinking, so is it possible he didn't want Bradley, either, but just agreed to take him back in order to add two guys he really coveted: Pinelas and Hamilton? If that was the case, it was never a Renfroe-for-JBJ plus deal... in effect, Jackie was like Bloom's Price as the price to pay for LA to get Mookie.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I got a good Val moment: loudest Fenway crowd I ever witnessed live. Game 3 ALCS 1999... Pedro vs Roger... first two batters, bottom of 1st... Offerman triple, Valentin homer... 13-1 Boston.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's hard for me to think there will ever be another deal with the potential to nuke Bloom's face more than the Mookie trade. People can point to Betts' bum hip last season, but he's already won the World Series for the Dodgers, has been great in two postseasons, and very nearly won another MVP (second to Freeman in '20). Meanwhile, Verdugo looks pretty good; the other two, meh... Right now what is more likely: that Verdugo will someday have a year like Mookie's 2020, or that Mookie will have another one? Before people complain about the cost of Betts or that they know personally he was definitely going to leave Boston no matter what, I'm just looking at the exchange of talent. For me, the best part of the trade will always be that Bloom got rid of Price.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe Jetes will finally admit that Knoblach didn't come within three feet of tagging out Offerman in the '99 playoffs; there's gotta be footage on a Jeter Cam tape stored somewhere in his wine cellar...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He's better than Clint Frazier, ha. But without looking at data, most eyes might agree with mine that Duggie was not as good in CF than the corners last year...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's like a mediation between two kids at school, who lack the maturity to consider the other's position, and the emotions to resolve the issue -- so they get up and walk out. Except these kajillionaires won't even allow a guidance counselor in the room. And we're all disgusted because we can't wait to give our money to them.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    JBJ is the best defensive centerfielder on the Red Sox roster. Kike had a great year in '21 -- after he learned CF in Fenway (he got mediocre jumps on some deep drives early) -- and was excellent coming in on the ball and robbing liners. But no one saves more extra base hits in Boston than Bradley; I don't ever remember Jackie catching up to and then dropping a ball like what happened in the last game of the ALCS. Also from my observations of Verdugo the past two years, his best outfield position is RF.
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