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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good point. It's also worth noting they couldn't win the pennant again until '67, when they had Scott at first, Foy at third, Smith in center, Howard at catcher, Santiago in the rotation, and Wyatt in the bullpen.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No, I'm saying before I joined this forum, I never knew that Burleson batting leadoff was quite possibly the reason Boston finished second in 1978. Is there any doubt that Lynn's .380 OBP may have translated into more runs than Burleson's .295 OBP batting in front of three Hall of Famers? I can't help but think some of those additional runs could have resulted in one more victory in the 162-game slate... and thus, a division title, and maybe the pennant and World Series the other great team that year won instead of the Red Sox.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Of course, Red Sox lore (and Bill Lee) tells us Zimmer blew '78 with his mishandling of the pitching staff and overplaying of injured regulars. For some reason, I'll bet posters here might point at the middle of the order -- Rice, Yaz, Fisk and Lynn -- and point them to the top of the order to get more at bats. Dammit. Here are the OBP: 1. Burleson .295; 2. Remy .321; 3. Rice .370; 4. Captain Carl .367; 5. Fisk .366; 6. Lynn .380. (somebody do me a favor and bold face Rooster and Remdog).
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    On field Crawford led the Sox in 0-2 counts and missing catches of soft liners to eliminate them from the postseason.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For perspective: Jackie Bradley, Gold Glover, ALCS MVP, World Champion -- signs for $24 million; it was over ten years ago the Red Sox signed Carl Crawford... for $142 million.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Thanks for clearing that up (I had read there was one scout involved, too). So if it was the owner and GM who were racists -- and they already changed the name of one street -- shouldn't they un-retire Number 4?
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Would love to see Duran hit about .800 with 10 bombs in Florida: Cora and Red Sox Nation salivating with hope, writers campaigning for Verdugo to stay in right where he belongs... and then see if Bloom tries to sell sending him to Worcester "just for a month, to work on getting better routes in center" (or something like that).
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We may recall that Epstein and Co. thrived in the farm industry -- but a huge part of that was back when not just ownership, but the MLB, allowed limitless spending, especially world-wide...
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I wanted to say the outfield that had both Ted Williams and Willie Mays, except the racist scout the Red Sox asked to check out the teenage Mays refused to go... so the Giants signed him, instead.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nope, but I did say "no Red Sox fan alive" has seen any better than the Bs...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I wasn't alive then so I can't remember them... but I heard they could go get 'em, when the ball was a rolled-up, pair of socks, soaked in tabacky juice (yuk-yuck). I know, I know: context. Ask Ottavino about whiffing The Whammer.
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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)
  15. 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!
  16. 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...
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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).
  21. 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?
  22. 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...)
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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?
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