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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My sig. pays tribute to Sox 1975 outfield squad. But for three years at least, 2016-18, the Thriller Bs comprised the best defensive outfield any Red Sox fan alive has ever seen. There was certainly none better. The only trio close was when Yaz, Lynn and Evans aligned together; legends all, albeit with mostly inferior dWAR...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This may be hindsight, but what if instead of signing Beckett, Crawford and Gonzalez, the Red Sox offered Mrs. Betts' teenage son their combined $364 Million? Do you think Mookie would've signed then? Probably not... he was always betting on himself to sprint under the toasty warmth of sun-splashed palm trees...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Right, Gonzo was only in the second year of his Sox contract for $154 million. Crawford was also in the second year of his Sox contract for $142 million. Why can't we sign guys like that? (Bloom just read this and threw up in his mouth)
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Even Beckett was pretty cooked, and only in the second year of a $68 Million dollar extension! Imagine GMs passing out Eovaldi contracts TEN YEARS AGO... to a pitcher in his 30s!
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I wouldn't be surprised to see Munoz become part of the multi-positional platoon squad, maybe at the expense of Arroyo or Chavis sometime this year. He's a hacker, but seems to make hard contact more than most Sox since last summer. Plus, we all know how current management feels about defensive versatility...
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He never recovered from being forced to play all those Sunday night Yankee games on FOX. Speaking of the c-word, it's interesting that LA was ever able to recover from taking on all that contract responsibility the Sox stuck them with in the AGon trade. The Dodgers have only finished first every single year since that 2012 blockbuster.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In my post, age is only a factor when considering the players' actual performance and developed skills at the time during the rebuilds -- the middle of last decade and the start of this one. I wasn't comparing Devers to Ortiz at age 20 or 25 or 30, but Devers during this rebuild vs. Ortiz during his Sox rebuild. By 2014, Papi had averaged 40 home runs and a .954 OPS in Boston for over a decade. Rafie has had one great year and led the AL in errors for three. I'm not saying Devers can't be another Oritz... he just has a long way to go.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In the mid-teens we still had Big Papi, and Pedroia was a star we didn't have to worry would opt-out if the front office punted. Plus, back in the day, Betts, Bogaerts and Bradley all were exhibiting at least one skill at the MLB level that promised future stardom. None of the current young Sox are at similar levels yet. Verdugo looks like a good player; maybe he will mix in a great year or two. Devers isn't Ortiz yet (except -- so far -- if Papi was forced to play third). We think and hope we have some future All-Stars -- name your favorites: Dalbec, Duran, Yorke, etc. But until they make it to Boston and have a few good months, the Sox are what they are.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Last. I'd call it Suckitude, except we still got to root for two borderline Hall of Famers, and watch the development of young future stars -- one who now looks like a first-ballot immortal (from afar).
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Last decade, AL East... Boston: 4 firsts, 4 lasts; Orioles: 1 first, 4 lasts; Yankees: 3 firsts, 0 lasts; Jays and Rays: 1 first, 1 last. World championships: Sox 2, everyone else 0. How can anyone call Red Sox fans schizophrenic or bipolar?
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd even settle for another season of In The Dark. And definitely a climax of Money Heist! (gotta see who gets to drive the Maserati...)
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But there comes a time when they better pay attention to us lest we stop paying attention to them. Remember, we're the diehards; there are millions of Red Sox fans who care less.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But- but- but...if we don't forecast, we're stuck talking about reality like ST errors and mercy innings where the Sox walk off the field because their pitchers can't get three outs.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This may just be the one point everyone on this forum agrees with. But why does Boston's front office disagree with us? Are they overrating their roster or properly assessing their roster and not admitting such assessments to fandom?
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agreed, but that would also be assuming no change at the top of the front office -- which, in Boston, is always a threat.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm more inclined to include your second group more than your first, because it may be three or four years before Boston is back in an ALCS. Maybe Devers or Verdugo will still be around, but probably Cora and Bloom will be gone (if current ownership remains true to form and hasn't sold). By then, fast movers from your third list could include Jimenez, Song, Yorke, with Matt Lugo starting at short and Juan Chacon in the outfield.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If the Sox suck again Bloom may have no choice but to spend, especially if mandated by owners. Even if some of the reclamation arms pan out, and Sale's limited comeback looks promising, they're still going to have to get serious about acquiring established pitchers to contend.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Him, and the national media that kept ranking this offseason's free agents. Everyone listed JBJ as the second-best centerfielder. Media coverage -- including quotes from industry sources -- may have more influence on the market and player values than even forum posters (no matter how much quantitative data we dig up).
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This may be a better question for the Realistic thread: Which of these guys will realistically be part of "the core of the next great team" that Bloom keeps saying he's looking forward to seeing materialize this summer? Or was he maybe to referring to call-ups like Duran and Downs after they're out of it...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've lost my italics and bold-face so this part of my post was worded carefully: "may have been responsible -- in a way - he may have even..." Pedro MAY be a Hall of Famer who helps lesser lights; we at least know he coached Eovaldi's throwing workouts right before Nate had his career peak in '18. I also considered Saberhagen -- good catch on Avery, too -- as pedigree influences... the more the merrier. This is another reason -- IN A WAY -- why the Sox, Bloom, and I would bet, Cora, recruited Kike and Marwin to help mentor and bring ring experience to a suddenly, mostly unproven lineup on the diamond and in the batting order. As for confidence, for those -- WHO MAY -- care more about a paycheck, it may pay off to relax and stress less about making a living playing a game while your window is still open. But some posters who said this winter that pros only care about the highest bidders have also admitted recently that certain veterans may also prefer contenders with a chance to win.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Without wrapping stats around it, can we at least consider that Pedro's greatness may have been responsible -- in a way -- for that 88-win pace by the rest of the club? All his innings of excellence had to have had a part in keeping the bullpen from burn-out. Also, knowing you'll have one of the game's aces on the mound every five days gives teammates and management confidence, and allows guys to relax and get the most out of their abilities by not pressing. He may have even spread his pitching acumen around the clubhouse and dugout to teach others a new grip, new pitch, how to set up certain batters, even a winning attitude and assassin mindset. These are reasons why I'll always advocate acquiring a legitimate ace whenever possible... even if a team isn't deemed "good enough yet" to invest in one.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    First you get the game scores, then you get the...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bs to Ds -- sounds like my senior year of high school. If only I devoted as much time studying the books as I did those boxscores (said my parents).
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Your scalp is flaky.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, my step-father grew up playing on a team with Whitey Ford, and good character was all they ever talked about. I didn't get it, because I grew up in a decade when the A's and Yankees kept fighting themselves and winning pennants almost every single year. Nowadays, with guaranteed kajillion-dollar contracts, player attitudes may mean more than ever (see Betts, Mookie). Every contender would do well to also ensure it has some young, hungry and not-yet-rich stars in the mix...
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