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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    in the middle of that, Boston's roster was also decimated by a Covid outbreak. During that span, the Sox somehow managed to tread dirty water by going 7-8.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good notation of the rotation. As the de facto ace, Eovaldi is also now positioned to be the stopper, with one more day of rest. His next start would presumably be Game 6 a week from tonight, also in Houston... but Nate could also be available for an inning in relief in Game 5 Wednesday (Thursday is an off-day). Cora and his coaches probably want to use Houck as long man tonight (giving the Stros opposite looks of lefty-righty killer sliders), so they can then rest Tanner for another relief stint for either Sunday or Monday. Ideally, Game 2 will mainly feature an Eovaldi-Whitlock show.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    While we can only surmise about the actual health of current players, we do know that Valdez and Garcia beat a Red Sox lineup twice each five months ago. A lot can change by the Fall, two seasons after the Spring, including the condition of pitchers' arms. The White Sox, a step behind the Red Sox in offense all year, knocked around both Valdez and Garcia just last week. Meanwhile the Boston batting order has definitely changed since Memorial Day. Some hitters have even morphed or peaked in October. For example, Verdugo has thrived in this postseason environment -- eight hits in five games, tied with Kike and Rafie with six RBIs, making big plays -- he stays in my lineup. Of course, if a guy like Martin Perez makes the ALCS roster, it can only be because he threw the best of all Red Sox vs. Houston last June, with 7 2/3 shutout innings (pre-sticky stuff ban).
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    When Conigliaro, Rice and Evans couldn't play in the big games in '67/'75/'78, the Cardinals, Reds and Yankees sent them all "Get Well Later" cards.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... or if he's conservative, drill his batter in the kneecap with it.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm ok with the crowd doing damage to eardrums -- but totally against waving hankies of any color; those spinning seals are almost as bad as the non-Marcus simians banging paws on the wrestling mats draped over the rightfield foul line in Stankee Yadium. Someone noted the other day that the apparent younger and louder crowd at Fenway this postseason is a generational phenomenon. Postadolescents have grown accustomed to the Red Sox succeeding in October -- which is the opposite of the nervous older types sitting on their hands in the box seats awaiting the worst that Fox used to show exclusively when it still clung to the fatalistic fan narrative relished by now-nostalgic New Yorkers.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... stark-raving decibel drunkards posing as college students beginning Monday.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm like Lindsey Graham: I'm out! Until I'm back in...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't let us win four out of seven.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tomase, who picked the Rays in three in the ALDS, now says the Sox can definitely beat the Stros. His thinking is that both teams can bash, and the hottest hitters will win, since neither team's starting pitching is guaranteed to be a positive factor (especially if McCullers isn't 100 percent). Maybe fans should be prepared for a potential scenario where Boston gets cremated in at least two games... and still wins the pennant. What was the score of Game 3 in the '04 ALCS when New York went up three games to none?
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I can't believe Bloom didn't listen to me and trade for Richard Rodriguez -- who didn't even make the Braves' postseason roster! Can we pick him up off the waiver wire now? So, obviously there were no sure relievers out there -- or in there, anywhere; even top guys like Hader and Hendriks this October. At least I didn't want Kimbrel back, and knew Bloom wouldn't go near that $17 mil contract (someone on MLB radio said the White Sox would be taking Kimbrel's option and trading him this winter... wonder which prospects Chicago will have to add to make that happen). Anyway, kudos to the posters who wanted the Red Sox to acquire Hansel Robles at the deadline.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    All great points, especially how decisive Dombro was to lock up Cora before other clubs, like the Yankees, did. It seemed similar to how fast Lou Gorman hired Butch Hobson to replace Joe Morgan back in the 1990s -- remember Lou noting they had to promote Butch, because other teams were asking about him. And then Hobson completely flopped as big league manager... or at least his teams did. One of the differences in the Cora re-hire, at least, is that all the star Red Sox players were clamoring for his return -- and all parties involved have responded accordingly.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But not a lot of "big" misses, and that's why I just don't see Bloom ever putting the franchise in the position to miss big on free agent acquisitions. I'm not referring to extensions for homegrown players, which I believe are important when considering the fanbase. But I seriously doubt the Red Sox will offer a Cole or David Price contract... or even an Anthony Rendon-type (an All-Star, but not necessarily elite player). Dombrowski gets a lot of heat for the Price and Sale deals, but those weren't really out of line for top free agent starting pitchers and big market clubs at the time. The Sox have certainly got their money's worth on JD, whose agent wanted twice as much as he eventually signed for (late, just before Spring Training '18).
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Last offday before ALCS... and acknowledging the Sox wouldn't be here if the Mookie trade went down differently, the way some of us (me) wanted it: ... if the Dodgers gave us pitching prospect Josiah Gray, then who would've Devers homered off of in Washington to break up a scoreless tie in Houck's perfect half-game? ... if LA gave up Gray instead of Verdugo, then which leftfielder would be leading Boston in postseason RBIs right now? ... if San Diego made the Betts deal instead, and the Padres gave us pitching prospect Luis Patino, then who would've Vazquez walked off in Game 3 of the ALDS? ... with Mookie in SD, giving the Giants an easier path to the World Series -- and Mike Yaz playing for a ring in Fenway -- who would his grandpa root for?
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Very pops up in an awful lot of grading systems, for baseball cards, comic books, and other PSA items unrelated to prostate levels. An assigned grade of "very good" is better than "good" -- which usually isn't, since it's just above "fair". The most overrated grade is "very fine", which makes something sound almost "near mint"... when it's usually nothing better than "fine"... ... and for anyone who is married or in a serious relationship, I don't have to tell you the true meaning of that cursed, four-letter "f-word".
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hope not, but nobody knows the stress his ligaments and tendons endured during the heat of the moments. And we never will, until players eventually fade out of the picture, are cut or retire. Imagine Cora pretending there was nothing wrong with Devers, whose arm was literally wrapped and couldn't swing a bat unless he spun his entire body around in the batter's box.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Almost.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A lot of us have been saying -- for any pitcher -- that continued use will eventually lead to a less effective outing... and the more relievers that are used in a game, the better the chance that at least one just doesn't have it that day. We love Pivetta for last weekend, but be prepared for maybe something less than stellar vs. Houston... because his arm may never be the same.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree with most of this. The Rays are so innovative out of necessity that they can trade a veteran starter like Rich Hill in the middle of a pennant race -- and after losing their ace for the season with an injury. But I bet some of Hill's ex-teammates wish he was still around to give them five innings in one of those games last weekend.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agree with the need, but I'm increasingly thinking a Cole-type or even Sale-type contract for production done with baseball's most delicate body part (above the waist) is way more of a risk than a Betts-type contract to a position player who is just short. I doubt Bloom or any other GM/CBO will ever again try to compete with the two-team market of NY and LA. There's just more value long-term in loading up on a bunch of maybes, year to year. The innings that a Martin Perez can give a club -- unless he's the visage of abject horror -- are now part of the big picture plan of saving other arms for the autumn.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He may see a few of the bus drivers Friday night. We shouldn't underestimate postseason experience, especially for those pros who have actually won it all. The Rays were big favorites in the ALDS, but had zero players with World Series rings. Boston has at least 10: Schwarber, Kike, Vazquez, X, Rafie, JD, Eovaldi, Braiser, ERod, Sale, and maybe Barnes. Plus, Manager Cora. Houston has 5: Gurriel, Altuve, Correa, Bregman and McCullers... and possibly, Marwin, if he makes the roster. Dusty Baker won one as a player, but never as a skipper.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    These new findings reveal once again he was just part of an organizational paradigm (albeit a vital cog in the wheel). Manfred and the MLB still scapegoated him as poor handler of pitchers.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Freeman is a great opposite-field hitter and he didn't try to pull Hader; with a guy who throws that hard, the goal is always to be on time with as much sweet spot as possible, then let science take over.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My thinking is changing to reflect the changing approach towards starting pitchers. I've heard and read quotes indicating that the way the pitching staff won the WC and ALDS was planned by Cora and the Sox by limiting starters' innings... all season, since Spring Training. Now, how does that reconstruct history of 2019's infamous "restgate"?
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, maybe not so random, before umps were inspecting caps and gloves...
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