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The 2026 Red Sox Foundation & One Possible Plan
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I only know the one about the master's son, traded with two other pitching prospects for Victor Martinez. The latter was a really good hitter in Boston for a year-and-a-half -- .313, .865 -- but the Sox let him sign with Detroit because they didn't like his catching skills, and already had Big Papi at DH. Victor became the Tigers' DH, kept raking, and led the 2013 ALCS with 8 hits and a .364 batting average (compared to a paltry .091 by DavidOrtizDavidOrtiz). The next year he led the league in OPS and finished 2nd in MVP voting when Mike Trout won his first. The miracle had to be that a freshwater fish from New Jersey finished 1st or 2nd in MVP seven times by the age of 27. -
That body leaning on the railing with the boys in the dugout or next to them in the batting cage provides intangibles -- especially to the young core in its formative years. There aren't reports about any of the rookies inspiring teammates like Bregman has. Everyone respects Anthony for his talent and maturity, and Narvaez backstops some pretty good pitchers. But they're not quite leaders yet, while guys like Mayer, Campbell and Garcia aren't even followers. Sox need more Dobbins and Tolle tudes!
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A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Can't see it. In 2011, the pitching completely fell apart. The '11 starters were epically bad in September: Lackey 9.13 ERA, Beckett 5.48, Lester 5.40, Wakefield 5.25... and then there was stud reliever Daniel Bard -- 10.64. Even Pap was toast by the end, blowing the last game (with a little help from Crawl Cawful). -
Good take. Fans get too hung up on the now -- and right now, Bregman's bat is in a bit of a lull, so people fear he's turning into a righty Yoshida. But AB has so much more to offer in so many aspects on and off the field, as has been chronicled by reporters and teammates all season. Bregman has been a difference-maker, if just for his steady defense so vital in support of the Sox' top strength: pitching. What the Sox really need to do in the offseason is recruit a consistent power threat to take the pressure off Alex Bregman and replace Devers' home runs.
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A's have four guys with more homers than anyone on the Red Sox, not including Jacob Wilson, who missed most of the summer on the IL after being one of the top first-half hitters in baseball. Now he's back. A's also have less strikeouts than Boston's third-best offense in the league, and a higher OPS... ... but the Sad Sac A's pitching allows the most runs per game, the most home runs, and even lead in hit by pitches. If the Red Sox can't outscore these A's in at least half of their six games this month, then they don't deserve to make the postseason. And I don't want to hear about how the poor Sox keep running into hot clubs -- because bad teams are what makes them hot, while good teams can stop them cold.
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Sox have been having a devil of a time on the mound in the 7th inning lately with whoever takes the ball. So there's nothing wrong with invoking a little divine intervention... September in a playoff race, best player sidelined; mods need to be lenient with those who mix church with our altered states.
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You mean the end of the bench: Sogard and Narvaez delivered pinch-hits that drove in the guys that scored the winning runs -- late-game replacements Romy and Eaton. Someone is probably already typing Cora the idiot got so lucky he was forced to use players provided by that genius Breslow. Bailey better mix a magic potion that will work on someone else in the bullpen, or the 7th inning may be the death of us all for the next 18 games...
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Why dump on them? They're a Top 3 offense in the league! The League of Extraordinary Gentlebats. Seriously, the Red Sox hitters look like they're trying to get out of Arizona asap -- maybe they have a planned pit stop in Vegas on the way to CA. I'm serious... it's on the way.
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OB just said the Red Sox are out of sink right now. I replied, good -- then they can't go down the drain.
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Why the hell was the infield in? It's the second inning -- does the coaching staff think it's going to be a 1-0 game? Oh, sorry -- forgot: the Red Sox can't score any more, so they have to treat all baserunners like ghost runners.
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Golf carts go that fast?
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I must be one of the nicest guys in Red Sox Nation. Now to preempt any poster researching team stats right now to show how impotent every powerhouse is whose home isn't a pack-and-play in the South Bronx: The Red Sox are the team that eye watch every game, and the only one that eye care about eying.
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The Boston Offenders are 3-16 when they score one run this season. Winning nearly 16% of the games when you only score one run is a testament to your elite pitching. But when the BooSox score zero runs, they are winless: 0-4.
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Sounds like the pitching match-up is Gio vs. a guy letting the air out of Boston's balloon. Start huffing and puffing, Bosox...
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Ya, I guess the Red Sox need to see if Casas can reach his potential thump at a position where it's sorely needed. It's a lot cheaper than blowing big-time bucks on Alonso -- although a consistent home run threat has been lacking since the Devers Dump. When a team's strength is pitching, but its offense struggles vs. good pitching, the longball decides a lot of games. Lowe's 7-year career 162-game average for HRs may be 21, but he's only reached the 20-mark once.
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Breaking news The main culprit in this forum's idiotic, biased Campbell-Mayer debate has been exposed: the clubbie -- whichever one was doing laundry on game days. It's so obvious... someone accidentally switched Kristian's and Marcelo's uniform jerseys and hung them in opposite lockers pregame. The two rookies, still trying to adjust to big league life, may have even noticed, but wore them anyway, thinking it was routine new guy hazing set up by the veteran players. So whenever idiotic and biased front office personnel, uniformed management, and club-affiliated media described one rookie as smooth as silk at three different infield positions, they really meant the other guy. As for we dumb fans who know nothing about a game we all played -- some at various competitive levels most of our lives -- the only thing we know for sure is that we watched one neophyte second baseman this year that was as smooth as 24-grit coarse sandpaper.
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No politics, dammit!
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Maybe, but I've been there several times every year this decade. The wind is always blowing out. Worcester always get the worst weather, compared to nearby cities like Springfield, Hartford, and Boston. Higher elevation equals heavier rain, heavier snow, and a lot of double-headers from cancelled games (where presumably taxed bullpens throw more meatballs).
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Red Sox should leave Arias at Portland for a year and then if he's hitting great, promote him to Boston. Skip Worcester altogether, so it won't inflate his stats and make him think he's a home run hitter, which can lead to making him a strikeout whiffer in the majors -- if he's deluded enough. I don't know why I just said that, I've only seen it with Campbell, Mayer, Anthony and Garcia so far this season. Then again, Arias needs to show he can hit the best possible pitching before he leaves the minors -- so the Red Sox should just make Woo their Double A park, and use Portland for Triple A.
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If the Red Sox still make the playoffs and somehow win their first series without Anthony, it's going to be hard to keep him out of the line-up for the ALDS when he gets wrapped up in the excitement and insists he's ready. Fans and media will also clamor for his return, and the front office will smell the financial rewards of advancing in postseason rounds. Someone with longterm sanity will have to step in -- and hopefully that's someone influential from the organization... and not just Anthony Anthony or Anthony Anthony (though Lia Anthony can make anyone pay attention).
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Red Sox (N/A) vs Day Off: 9/4/25
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I just don't get how Warren with the 2nd worst WHIP in the AL is ranked ahead of Bello and Gio? They each have at least twice the WAR... even Schmidt and Schlitter have better stats at the back end of NY's rotation. -
Or even if people who spend time typing under an alias to faceless friends they'll never see even go out in public. Much.
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Semantics. Today, Boston fans are asking if we are well enough.
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Void where prohibited. But not amateurhibited (just once I'd like to see some MLB team recruit a replacement player off the street who actually performs better than a big leaguer with a negative WAR -- until then, no one can ever prove guys like Kristian are worthless or worth less...).
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A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Braves won without Acuna in '21. But that summer Atlanta's GM acquired four sluggers who combined for 12 postseason home runs. Two of them were the World Series MVP and NLCS MVP. That's getting things done.
