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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ortiz' two-run HR in the top of the first in Game 7 of the '04 ALCS is the most underrated and generally forgotten clutch moment in this Red Sox century. It wasn't a walk-off, and the game became a blow-out, but in that time and setting, it instantly changed a bloodthirsty crowd's maniacal mayhem into total dead silence.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Game Seven ALCS: the visitors' go-ahead run gets gunned down at the plate and the home crowd is rocking in glee like it's 2003... but it was 2004. The very next batter pushes the mute button, bombing a home run to put the good guys ahead for good. David Ortiz, top of the first inning, Yankee Stadium...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I would be as shocked if JD opted out as I would if Bloom extended him.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No worries. Coincidentally, Bradford wrote a column today about how KP should be playing more (though he didn't use the word platoon with Vazstremski).
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom will flash big mahket money to change his mind. Remember, this the front office that bragged about resetting last year. And if you forgot, they'll tweet to remind you.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    When your overworked star closer is spiking his bender into the dirt, there isn't much choice what to call for -- whether you're Johnny Bench or Jonny Gomes...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think IL Schwarber was acquired more with an eye on next year -- or whichever year Bloom deems worthy of actually going for it. Anything the Sox got from ILS this season would be an added bonus.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's acceptable for this rotation. We have to settle for quadrangle starts: 4ish innings of 4-run ball... and it's even better if the last tally is an inherited runner.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But is 75% of Schwarber better than pinch-hitting Marwin against 101 mph in the 9th?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Semien or Springer? Edit: It doesn't really matter. Once it was evident Barnes couldn't put away the back-up catcher batting 9th -- and that he couldn't get his curve over -- that any MLB hitter would be sitting dead red.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Top of the world? Who knows. Probably not. But it would've improved the club's chances to win more games the rest of the regular season, added reinforcements by addressing an immediate need, and maybe provided a morale booster by showing the players, manager and coaches that the organization had enough faith in them this year to have their backs by rewarding them for a great first half. This year.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nah: centerfielder moving to left -- less running, easier throw to third, and only one "fair" side to worry about...
  16. 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).
  17. 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???
  18. 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.
  19. 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...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I can't disagree -- except in the middle of a pennant race!
  21. 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.
  22. 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.)
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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