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Devers Trade looks fantastic now....
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to bobo52's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He's not declining in San Fran; when they ask him to play 1B, he says yes. But if he was only a DH, he'd be reclining... between at bats. -
Machine Head -- now there's an all-time rocker overplayed so much in the day (at parties, not radio) that all songs are still memorable half a century later... ... except maybe "Pictures of Home" -- play it! Only 7 songs on the album!
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Arias Watch, Saturday afternoon in WOO: Franklin had a great at bat -- with two outs and a 2-2 count, fouled off 5 consecutive low and outside sweepers... pitcher Richard Gallardo then bounced one, allowing a run to score, then hung one, which Arias ripped up the middle for a well-earned single. The worn-out Gallardo then gave up a double to Eaton, and a walk to Gasper, until Romy drilled a bases-loaded two-run single to put Woo ahead. The entire rally was ignited by Arias, now one of only two minor leaguers with at least a .315 BA and 23 HRs (the other is Zac Veen, 4 years older and 73 pounds heavier).
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All that already happened in history. They dug under those big heads on Easter Island and found statue bodies wearing Red Sox uniforms... originally in home whites but turned moldy through the centuries -- the PR dept. still thought it was cool, and now you know where they got the idea for their best-selling green jerseys.
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A Realistic View at the 2026 Red Sox Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Whitlock will be ok. The Sox just flew him back to Transylvania for evaluation by Doctor Ahm Shallcutta. -
Just remember when Sam Kennedy said, "Roman Anthony coming off the IL from FLA will be better than any Roman Anthony who could've rehabbed in Boston with a sprained ring finger wrist."
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And this is why Rich Hill is ramping it up again. He should be ready to pitch again by October of 2018.
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I only mentioned Stairway because a recent article rated it having the greatest guitar solo in rock history. But anyone who grew up in the Seventies hating on it must have never stayed up until midnight, because one popular FM station played it every single night at 11:50 PM -- and that's how we knew what time it was, no matter where we were... Led Zeppelin IV was always the most overplayed, but true fans know that one of the greatest studio albums of all time is still Led Zeppelin II (and moon, I love Physical Graffiti and "Ten Years Gone").
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I think he's allowed to play chopsticks with those fingers. But no guitar solo from Stairway to Heaven yet.
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A Realistic View at the 2026 Red Sox Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
That's what she said. Then she married me, and now I'm in bed with women she works with all the time... except they're on one of her phones, nonstop texting. But your notion makes sense -- unlike passing on signing Schwarber twice now. -
With Whitlock down, Miller and Guerrero just got upped, so they're not Opener options. Weissert -- with nobody on base in the 1st inning -- should open for Bello in the postseason. The Sox won't even need a #4 starter unless they win the Wild Card round of the playoffs anyway (which are Best-of-Three). They could set it up so Bennett has a couple weeks rest before starting Game 4 of the ALDS... or long-relieving...
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Jake Bennett is listed at 6 foot 6 inches tall, 234 pounds. Here are the 8 AL pitchers with a better ERA: Schlittler, 6-6, 215; Cease 6-2, 200; Messick 6-0, 225; Martinez 6-1, 200; Rasmussen 6-1, 240; Gray 5-10, 190; Burke 6-6, 240; Soriano 6-3, 220.
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Valera's still has a couple dozen months to come all the way back from major surgery and prove himself elite again or risk breaking Bryan Mata's record for most years in Sox Prospects Top 10. He is still young enough to do either. Holobetz is ready to get big leaguers out now.
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A Realistic View at the 2026 Red Sox Part II
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Had to start here early today, after reading NESN's article about the strengthening case of Ceddanne Rafaela for AL MVP!!!!!! (the reporter notes the main obstacle is Yordan Alvarez in his Triple Crown bid). That oughtta stoke more debate about our favorite all-world Gold Glover getting thrown out at 3rd trying to take two bases on a wild pitch and getting thrown out at 2nd trying to stretch a single into a double. But isn't it hard to get mad at a guy who never gets mad? -
Don't worry: if one hand's on an aluminum can, the other's holding a firearm -- for protection! If you don't think those go together on a forum about national pastimes, then why is there a government bureau with Alcohol and Firearms in its name... wait, let me spit (don't need a spittoon in the swamp).
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Seven pitchers in the Top 9 -- trade some more! There's only one ball!
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Plus, if they're playing drinking games with the gators, Anthony is less vulnerable because he knows pointing is banned -- under penalty of a guzzle -- though his bad digit is supposedly a ring finger. Whitlock is at a disadvantage with a bum elbow, which we all know is the preferred pointer in drinking games. And that guy could lose an entire arm instead of just a joint or two off an index finger, getting too close to a gator,
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Because Florida's out -- that's where they sent Anthony, and the Sox don't want teammates rehabbing too near each other so they won't fool around, even if they already have longterm contracts and are set for life.
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Clubber Lang vs. Old Manfredi from Tulsa. Rut-row...
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Italy's closer!!!! Certo... (uncerto?)
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We just live in modern times when MLB batters are all big whiffers. Half a century ago they weren't -- back then it was shameful to strike out. And yet, Rafaela leads a current playoff team with 5.2 WAR. He'll most likely add to that total in the next month and a half. Jim Rice had more than 5.2 WAR four times in his Hall of Fame career. Dwight Evans had more than 5.2 three times. Fred Lynn only did it twice...
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I was thinking the same thing: evaluators haven't seen the new guys play pro yet, but have seen the pros in the system up until now...
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But the one returning from the IL will be better than anyone they could've traded for at the deadline... in 2028!
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Yaz, Rice, Fisk ,and Eckersly the ace starter. Actually, the top 4 in WAR for the '78 Sox were league MVP Rice 7.6, Eck 7.3, Fisk 6.0 and Luis Tiant 5.6. How in the name of Catfish Hunter is Looie still not in the Hall?!?! Not to mention perennial Gold Glove rightfielder Dwight Evans, who would lead the AL in the 1980s in home runs and extra base hits. That was the decade Evans had 42.3 WAR, compared to Cooperstown contemporary Harold Baines' 22.2.
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If/When those on IL return, who goes down/released?
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to Deja Doh's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I'm not much for predictions, but the one thing I knew for sure before the season was that neither Duran -- nor the Red Sox -- could handle him as a Designated Hitter. The best chance Boston has to get the most production out of a guy with such high energy is to have him running around as much as possible: on the bases, out of the batter's box, in left field, and out of the dugout, on and off the field between innings. Here's a stat that may be a testament to the Sox' outfield unit in general: no AL leftfielder has more assists than Duran (7), no AL centerfielder has more assists than Rafaela (7), and no rightfielder has more assists than Abreu (10). Abreu also leads RF in errors (7) and Total Zone Runs (14). Duran has committed one E...
