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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You don't have to pry any of us because we'll all be pulling our own groins soon, watching (or not watching) the Sox tank show while awaiting all the offseason improvements.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nope, never said that. My post is that these Sox needed and could've added one more reliable reliever that Cora would actually trust to use in high leverage. They didn't, just like at the 2019 deadline for an earlier burnt out bullpen -- the last time the front office gave up on the uniformed personnel.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    (Intentionally avoiding the game thread of the worst loss of the year...) After today, I expect Alex Cora to be fired -- and not because he's a bad manager... but because he either physically punches out Chaim Bloom or at least calls him a slew of swearwords in both English and Spanish. Some fans and media will blame Barnes and Ottavino for choking or blame Cora for using them again and again when they were burnt toast. But anyone who follows the MLB as closely as a lot of us know why today happened... it's been building to this nadir since the trade deadline. When contenders in both leagues traded for star position players or even a few starting pitchers, and those costs proved too high for Bloom, the Sox still would've been improved and reinforced if Boston only added just one more reliable bullpen arm that Cora could trust in high leverage innings. Instead, Bloom acquired Hansel and Gretel.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nah: centerfielder moving to left -- less running, easier throw to third, and only one "fair" side to worry about...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For those who think any baseball player can just shift over and play first base because all they have to do is catch throws from infielders, have you seen Cordero try to catch pop-ups over his head? One fell in for a hit, the other dropped as a foul ball that gave the batter another chance and drove up the pitcher's pitch count. The first basemen is also the cutoff man with runners in scoring position on hits to centerfield and rightfield (Sox' outfielders have pretty good guns, but there may be more than one reason they usually throw through)... Imagine the game on the line and a guy like Cordero having to cut a throw and spin to make a relay to prevent the winning run from scoring... or to nail someone going to third? Fans that appreciate the value of defense in a pennant race know that the little things can add up (or negatively speaking, detract).
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A lot of fans seem to have this wishful thinking, but I remain skeptical of big offseason spending and/or acquisitions for a few reasons: 1). Bloom has never spent big before; ok, ok, he's never had Boston money, either. But until it happens... 2). Who are all these big-time targets? Are they some of this summer's rentals? 3). Are any of those free agents transformational players envisioned to be part of Bloom's core of "sustained championship contenders"? 4). If not, then the only way it can be a "big offseason" is if Bloom swings some blockbusters; is he really going to part with prospect depth he's just beginning to replenish... or will he deal, say, Devers???
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I don't doubt it, but my point has always been (well, after the dreadline) that Bloom and the Sox didn't have to mess around experimenting, when there were legitimate first basemen available, like Rizzo, Cron, Schoop, and maybe Santana.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, ya... if we were getting Rizzo in his age 24-29 years (2014-19), when he averaged .901 OPS with these 162-game numbers (source bb-ref): 32 HR, 106 RBI, 96 Runs...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I can't disagree -- except in the middle of a pennant race!
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The main thing I keep thinking is At least Casas is an actual first baseman. I know both he and Dalbec are converted third basemen and both have been first sackers all season, but Casas really played well there all through the Olympic games I watched on TV. There's no question Casas is more of a sure thing there than either a minor leaguer or major leaguer the Sox think can just shift over and thrive at the position -- in the middle of a pennant race -- like Cordero, Arroyo or Schwarber.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We have seen starkly different performances of guys like Papelbon and Kimbrel in 8th innings or 10th innings or even 9ths coming into a tie game, rather than a save situation. I never thought there was a lack of effort, but definitely a different mindset (produced by a combination of chemicals: adrenaline, greenies, Copenhagen, 5-Hour Energy, etc.)
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A lot of posters go silent when things get bad for the team they root for. Sometimes there are more complaints when the Red Sox are actually on the verge of contention, because we all want them to improve areas of concern so they can keep winning (for example, most realize that Casas is probably not ready yet for the MLB, but all of us can see that guys like Dalbec, Cordero and Chavis definitely aren't, either. So people wonder and make posts with suggestions). I have no problem with posters getting emotional giving their own opinions. Mocking rival fans may be acceptable in this give-and-take culture, but mocking others with a common rooting interest is bad karma.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Before the season, only one person on this board insisted the Sox were a playoff team. The rest either at best thought/hoped they would improve to a level of contention -- for a Wild Card spot -- or be a few games over or under .500. Unless Boston totally tanks, and the All-Star hitters don't revive -- like they always do when the pressure is off in an also-ran final month vs. tired arms or September call-ups -- there will be few shamans to point at here. The real sham team is the preseason one in the Bronx that all the "experts" predicted would run away with the AL pennant, win over 100 games, and battle for a ring vs. the NL West. The revamped Yankee team may still do those things, but not thanks to most of their sham players who made them heavy favorites.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We be chafrowning a lot the past week or so, mainly cuz longtime Sox fans have seen similar spirals by previous clubs with better hitters and pitchers. One thing none of us can be accused of was counting on post-surgery Sale to be the savior. Most of us would've been content if he became a stabilizer... but that may not be enough, by the time he returns.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, but with a top 1 bullpen... no Hansel and Gretel.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bauer -- won't see him no more. Not in the MLB, anyway. But he'll resurface, much to our chafrowns, either recruited by Al Davis' Oakland Raiders or nominated to run for office by some fringe element.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... to fans of the team, and the team of the fans. I also agree the Schwarber acquisition was made with another season in mind. We all knew that the Sox offense needed immediate help at the end of July, not maybe mid-August. And for those who anticipate Bloom will finally spend big and retool the starting rotation this winter, who are these free agent pitchers, exactly? Old guys not worth tying up longterm payroll or younger guys coming off injuries? Do either of those options sound appealing to Bloom, Cora or any of us???
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I never thought Bloom would give up his top prospects for older guys owed big money, even just to pay the rent. There wasn't even any way possible the Sox would take back Kimbrel for "free" and agree to pay him twice as much as Barnes. I agree Boston's prospects may not have been as attractive as other club's. But what bothers me are the low level returns for actually decent relievers that it looks like Bloom was reluctant to part with. For instance, Robles was swapped for minor league reliever Alex Scherff, 23. Meanwhile, the Braves got Richard Rodriguez for spot starter Bryce Wilson, also 23, plus a 22-year old A ball pitcher who's only thrown in 17 pro games. Bloom couldn't top that? Rodriguez has been way better than Robles the past few seasons...
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Is everybody ok? Well... the f***ing hippies aren't. That's for goddam sure.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hey, this is the 2021 game thread.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    While some may say that's being negative, most have been pretty positive of this since the deadline. If fans and media feel that way, how can uniformed personnel not. You'll have to look hard, however, to find someone who thinks the team's play since the deadline is just a coincidence.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It is stunning how bad Hansel is. The Tigers are better than the Red Sox.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was slightly shocked in the 2018 World Series when Hernandez hit a 2-run bomb in the 9th off Kimbrel. I remember thinking a guy named KeyKay just came off the bench and took our closer deep... of course, it was Game Four in LA, the last inning Kimbrel ever pitched for the Red Sox.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The beginning of this game for Perez is just gross, man.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good ballplayers don't forget how to play well as they age -- if anything, veterans learn to improve with experience. But injuries -- minor more than major -- the nagging ones that never fully heal, no matter how much rest, rehab, surgery and drugs one takes; those are the eventual career-enders that fans can't really see. The preceding comes from a battered bastard, living in a broken-down shell of a body and trying to play competitively as long as I possibly could all these decades...
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