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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ...not if he has options remaining. But the guy is going to be 27 in a few weeks. He's played parts of the last half decade in the bigs, with a negative WAR for his career. Does that mean if the union goes on strike and the owners have to hire amateurs to field a team, that Franchy is worth less than the replacement players?
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dombrowski does what a lot of GMs do every year: trade prospects to upgrade their MLB roster and try to win the World Series. But while the grand plans of many GMs fall short, Dombro's moves actually worked in Boston, where he won a ring and was named Baseball America's Executive of the Year for 2018. In the offseason after, he focused on retaining his championship starting pitching, a concept few baseball observers disapproved. Unfortunately in 2019 -- for whatever reasons -- Sale, Eovaldi and Price had injury-marred seasons, while Porcello regressed. Only Rodriguez improved. Dombro also chose not to re-sign relievers Kimbrel and Kelly (which most fans agreed with), but failed to replace them. As the starters faltered, the depleted bullpen became overworked, and the season was lost. So was the GM's job, because his expenditures finally didn't pay off. But there was nothing devious or diabolical in Dave Dombrowski's deals that helped produce the most victorious three years in a row (306 wins) in Boston's hardball history.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Someone with a math degree, a slide ruler or access to a physics website must be able to explain Bogie's dinger; at a Green Monster length of 315 feet, at a height of 37 feet (it landed on the ledge), what is the minimum total distance... after the descending trajectory of the parabola?
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Me, too. He's on this Triple A guy, but still needs to adjust to big league stuff. Duran has to raise his hands in his stance; otherwise -- like we've seen for a month now -- by the time he brings his hands up to swing, it's too late against elite velo. Sorry for the batting tips, but we actually teach this basic in Little League.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He doesn't have to homer, but I hope someone after him does, just to see Kyle tippy-toe around like the Babe.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So far, Swarb's SWAR (SWinging Above Replacements) is ZEEROW
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom's not cutting guys he just acquired at the deadline. That would be admitting he totally blew it -- not only to the fans, but to the players. Hansel and Davis (i don't even know his first name, but it's not Henry) will both be gone in due time, but as part of a roster turnover in the guise of "going in a different direction".
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    From 7/2/2021 (as presented, including their bold-faced words) @Red Sox: "Remember your tweets from the first week of the season? We do." Fans reply, August 2021: "Remember your tweet in July -- the month of the trade deadline? We do, too." ps: Bloom, in a radio interview yesterday, actually said: "Twitter is not the real world."
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's the kind of qualitative data that college professors love to pounce on so they can make you rewrite your master's thesis for the hundredth time. It's just their way of paying it backward, getting revenge for their days as lowly grad students.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I remain confused about that, because Bloom's front office publicly celebrated resetting its payroll below tax penalties. I'm also trying not to be offended, a month after they mocked any fans who dared to question the roster construction. I haven't seen any Red Sox tweets lately, at least since the trade deadline.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We hope Sale will be back 100%, Whitlock provides more innings per outing (5? 4?), and a year older Nate and Nick won't regress. But I'm still trying to figure out who that quality SP will be that will magically transform the rotation into an asset that will make the Sox worth "going all in" in '22... to the front office. I just can't see Bloom spending and committing the money and years the market will command to sign any old pitchers. Can anyone even see him making the top bid to lock up Gausman? Me, neither. Based on recent directions, best case scenario may be to convince Noah Syndergaard to ink a short-term pact so Thor can prove himself post-TJ?
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    When Robles tried to start a brawl in Toronto, I swear I saw a few Jays players intervene to block Bogey and Devers from rushing Hansel.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Prediction, if Boston doesn't make the playoffs: Years from now, when fans remember the 2021 Red Sox -- 23 games over .500 with 59 games left -- the poster boy for cautionary tales of all-time trade deadline failures will be Hansel Robles.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I nominate the Yazez
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Diego Castillo? Do you really want to challenge the Rays' genius transactions department when they deem a reliever expendable in the middle of a pennant race? This is a first-place defending champ with 16 pitchers on the IL right now, and a bullpen featuring only 2 of 8 from Opening Day.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He's a shortstop in the Tigers' org, currently batting .109... but he's only 20. I heard Bloom offered Detroit DeShields, Downs, Davis and Robles for Miggy's contract and young Pedro. BTV calls it a slight overpay, but the key to the trade is Junior.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was complicit. But I suspected Bloom would pull the trigger, most likely if he didn't think Barnes would re-sign. Of course it doesn't make sense for contenders to deal closers mid-season... but that's exactly what the Rays did at the deadline, and even the Mariners. By the way, Seattle's players were outraged, which they should be...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    DeDodgers dealt for DeDad of Delino DeShields for Pedro Martinez.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The worst thing that devious dastard Doctor Doom did was steal the power cosmic from the Silver Surfer.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This... and, it was his job to finish no matter what, to save the rest of the pen for a game in question. Everyone realizes that pitchers throw differently with a 19-run lead; they're not going to risk straining ligaments snapping off vicious breaking balls. Throw the ball down the middle and wait until batters hit into outs. Problem is, good pro hitters know this, too, and get to swing from their heels (especially with no pressure)...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Franchy is not a big leaguer in any facet of the game. Hoping every day is the day that a fastball finally hits the barrel of his bat and sails over a fence is no excuse for him to be anywhere near the diamond during a pennant race.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I wanted a reliable reliever so Cora wouldn't have to burn out the key pen guys. Not Kimbrel, but one of the many decent arms that changed teams. This has been discussed ad mausoleum since last winter... when Bloom decided he wanted no part of relievers who cost $10 mil -- so he took Otto and a lotto tic for $8 mil. And from the past, we've known all about Barnes on back-to-back days, in tie games, in two-inning stints, and really -- any closer in non-save situations. Now he is definitely cooked, physically and mentally. But I love how Cora thanks Bloom for Hansel and Gretel by instead choosing to throw Perez in late innings.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This may be one of those (non-Bogie) X-factors that affects any quantitative data that debaters point to... Consider, for instance, a great, deep batting order; we'll call them the '03 Red Sox. Imagine a lineup so productive it features eight 8 regulars with 85 or more RBIs. Who do you pitch around? Who do you pitch to? Who is "clutch"? Top 3 '03 Red Sox BA/OPS (source: bb-ref) 2 outs, RISP: Manny .370/1.279; Todd Walker .343/.996; Bill Mueller .333/.912 Late & Close: Papi .306/1.071; Trot Nixon .303/1.064; Varitek .298/1.001 Tie Game: Kevin Millar .348/1.104; Manny .347/1.091; Nixon .317/1.037 Btw: Boston's RBI leader in '03 was Nomar with 105. He hit .228/.720 with 2 outs, RISP. Unclutch? ...or the one guy opposing teams refused to let beat them?
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Are you referring to JD's three-run HR in the bottom of the first in Game 1 of the 2018 ALDS? That was definitely a great moment for Sox fans watching in the stands or in front of TV sets. To me, it wasn't so much a Sox-Yanks response -- even though after 3 Sox WS titles, Fox was still showing a million clips of Dent, Boone and Buckner for every Tek mitt-sandwich to ARod's puss. That shot was more like a clarion call to the MLB that Boston, with its new star clean-up man, was again a serious threat, after quick playoff exits the previous two years. In '18 Martinez definitely delivered, leading the big leagues with 130 RBI in the regular season, and again in the postseason, with 14 RBI in 14 games.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    True. Many of us would pay good money to have more years...
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