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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hard to believe this, but there was a time in history when winning the pennant was actually held in higher regard than the World Series. It was certainly before television -- where viewers of all ages are now inundated with and indoctrinated by pile-up celebrations in various sports and levels in stadiums and arenas every month of the year. Finishing first after battling familiar and sometimes hated rivals for six months and 154 games was more important than a single series that decided which of two clubs was hotter in one October week. Perceptions really turned post-WW II, with more leisure time, the pursuit of happiness, technology, and certainly, with the almost annual WS showdown for bragging rights of New York, New York -- usually, the Yankees vs. Brooklyn.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Something like ('21 salaries, in millions): Wisler $2 + Kittredge $1.5 + Anderson $1 + Fairbanks $.5 + Rasmussen $.5 + Feyereisen $.5 + Thompson $.5 + Chargois $.5 + Flemming $.5...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Thanks for the permission; I know a few LA fans who still feel that the Dodgers' 2020 title was legitimate, too.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Thanks for the reminder. I watch or listen to all the games. The comparison for me as a fan is that I witnessed 24 Ws last year and 98 Ws this year.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    With a team that was decimated by Covid the year after the pandemic-shortchanged season!
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    To me as a kid it was, at the time. The Sox had an exciting team of young stars who always won more than they lost. For young fans without color TV, going to Fenway Park was like Dorothy waking up in Oz. The standings, of course, were more a reflection of the Reserve Clause, as Detroit won with a starting nine that was basically together for a decade, and Baltimore built a dynasty and ran away from everyone.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In my post I specifically wrote "the guys wearing the current laundry" to make sure to differentiate them from people (mostly posing as pitchers) that Bloom gave uniforms to a year ago. 2020 was the bottom of the barrel for a lot of reasons -- and I've been watching since '67 -- but the fact is that this year's team won 74 more games... It's seriously doubtful the '21 Red Sox could've won more games if Bloom had gone out last winter and signed all the free agents posters (myself included) were hoping for.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The reason the 67s were more impossible than the 21s is because they had losing records the previous eight years, including 9th the last two, and 8th, 7th and 8th right before that. The 21s had eight World Series champions from three years before, and 10 guys with rings. The 67s had Elston Howard for two months. However, the 1967 Red Sox also had the best player in baseball and almost history; only one guy all-time ever had a higher single-season WAR than Yaz' 12.4 (ironically, that man was once a lefty pitcher who won three World Series for Boston). The 67s also had the AL Cy Young winner, Jim Lonborg. Yaz and Lonnie were pretty good before '67, but the timing of both erupting to dominate both sides of the ball in the same year on the same team made their season more improbable than anything. Despite all that evidence, the Red Sox won 24 games a year ago... while the guys wearing the current laundry finished yesterday with a total of 98 wins. That's just impeccable.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We would've been clamoring for him, if we thought he was being shopped. Who knew a team very much in contention, not called Rays, would be willing to deal their closer?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not in favor of signing an old, expensive pitcher. Scherzer has a tired, dead arm and can't start with his club facing elimination. He won't be any younger a year from now. Meanwhile, pre- primetimers like Vlad and Wander will be even better next season. Stop-gaps won't stop them. The best way for the Red Sox to compete with that kind of talent is to develop their own (including adding players to the system via trades). Bloom could go out and sign this year's version of Teixeira, CC and AJ -- Crankee trivia; see NY's last ring (before my son was born) -- and the Sox still may not get as far as they did this year. I prefer dealing for a guy like Berrios -- someone 20-something, with upside, under control. Where are the candidates? Astute posters are already pointing to Oakland, Colorado and Miami...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You lost me with that last line, because as much as a lot us disagree on all things Sox, I don't remember any posters saying our pitching was great this year or even this month (except when Houck was perfect in DC). Our starters were certainly solid for the most part in the postseason, and Eovaldi had some great moments battling the most murderous lineup in baseball. But the overall difference in the ALCS was that Houston's pitchers fared better against Boston's batters than the Sox staff did retiring Astro bats.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We can credit the Astros' pitchers or blame the Sox' pitchers, but the fact is they both faced two of the top offenses in the MLB. There's little doubt which one was better in the ALCS; it's also arguable Boston didn't have one clutch hit in the entire six games -- at least, not in the realm of "late-and-close". Houston, however, pulled off two late-inning comeback wins and never let up.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Every time I put a hole in my head, it just lets more evil spirits in.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Every year, every playoff team but one sees its season end with a loss. Only a few of those can say it was a great run. The up-and-down '21 Red Sox had multiple great runs -- until they stopped scoring them. Thankfully, no one single play blew the pennant, so future Fox telecasts won't ever have time to replay three games worth of batters bouncing sinkers, popping up heaters, and whiffing on dirtballs. The manager didn't swing a bat the entire postseason. He wasn't a genius when they slammed salamis, or a bum when they left dozens on base. But for anyone who thinks pitching moves are to blame, here are some stats on the two bullpens in this ALCS (using ERA, even though it excuses a pitcher's own errors, like Robles throwing away a pick-off): four Red Sox relievers had ERAs over 10 and five others were 4.50 or gave up late home runs. Houston had three relievers with ERAs of 0.00, and five others at 3.00 or lower.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    From watching this team all year, I'd say the Stros have exploited our weaknesses offensively. And I'm not being sarcastic.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ok, even though it's now 20-nothing, still put him on.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Same situation as before -- go after Tucker, then walk Gurriel and set up a force anywhere.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Correa says, "This is my elbow."
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Holy hit -- and that's it for the Salsa king? Maton has no reason whatsoever to throw a hittable pitch to Devers. There's no way he won't be swinging.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Pinch hitters have struck out every single time for Boston in this postseason.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The only guy who can pinch run for JD or Schwarber just Ked meekly and is now burned. If they were replacing Plawecki with Vazquez, then why not just pinch hit Vaz?
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Schwarber answered my own question.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He was great, pitching tough to the best batting order in baseball. Now the guy they're bringing in is named Not Asgood.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Do Astros ever hit into double plays? Or just not vs. Boston?
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    0-2 hanger to their worst hitter, leading off. After all the high stress pitches last inning, and now facing the top of the order... it's inevitable now.
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