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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Brez said he wouldn't use the expression "algebra skills" to describe a hard-throwing albeit-wild southpaw. Too many variables are the constant concern.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    People that haven't seen me in awhile don't even recognize me anymore. Inside, I still feel like me. But in public, I'm now outcognito...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Brez said White could spell Rafaela or Abreu once in awhile. He didn't mention Duran (who has a lot less vowels in his name).
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Trading Mayer frees up an infield spot for the return of Story and/or IKF to SS -- or 2B -- plus, makes room for a possible late Mead comeback or Arias call-up. The latter playing 2B in Woo just makes him more versatile for wherever and whenever the Sox need him. Monasterio, Seigler and Sogard remain utility fill-ins. They are a big part of Boston's resurgence... which began with Mayer's absence. And maybe that wasn't a coincidence... ... think of the signs that weren't quite distasteful but just didn't taste right: Cora calling Mayer out in ST, the CarShield commercial, the hip thrust double, even exiling the rehabbing Anthony to FLA 1,500 miles away from his bench buddy. The front office deemed that Mayer needed to go for some reason (and don't say they couldn't swap someone else for a lefty reliever from the Guy Ants). As for posters surprised or irritated that Duran is still here, recall that some acknowledged he's popular in the clubhouse; chemistry matters.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm good with trading for an All-Star catcher and a decent lefty reliever. The Red Sox gave up no one of major big league value to the 2026 championship season. As for the "dumbest" trade of the last 30 years, I read all the posts and didn't see one naming the absolute worst that most Sox fans have apparently tried to forget... but that I can never forgive: MOOKIE for anyone!!!!
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Him and him, ok... but him and him, too.. and him? Holo-- betz is still here!!!!
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If he hasn't pitched since mid-May he'd be a perfect Red Sox trade target: currently on the IL, but because it was a broken leg, we'd be getting a well-rested healthy arm for the stretch drive. And a proven big league pitcher, not a callow call-up on pitch-limit restrictions and blinded by the bright lights, wrapped up like a deuce or three for a slider, four for a change-up, five for a sweeper.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox still need a bat now. Not two or three weeks from now, after a rehab assignment.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He did part his hair and a group of kids at the bottom of the hill while cardboard sliding at the MLB Little League Classic a few years ago. The O's beat the Sox and Adley was the interview darling of ESPN... or was that MTV?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He'll immediately bat clean-up on the MASH fantasy team in his infirmary league.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's from overcompensating to protect an oblique strain ( just speculated sardonically).
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Seeing a lot of familiar names in rumored return packages. I swear the Sox plant some outrageous rumors just so when the official overpay is released, fandom will be relieved.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hitting off the tee. But using a six iron instead of a driver (metal; Sox will send him to the Cape League for some dry swings with the wood... then he'll throw off flat ground... if he doesn't blow out a knee in rehab, by the time he comes off the IL he'll be better than any other catcher they can pick up off the waiver wire).
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not crazy, I'm just a little BagUNwell.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Addled. Eat more walnuts in your oatmeal.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ok, pivoting. If Rutschman is really out with a wrist injury, once the trade is consummated the Sox staff who play doctors at Fenway will determine he has a torn thumb ligament from hitching to Boston in the rain.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why is the Rutschman chatter on the Arias thread? I don't approve of them being swapped for each other unless Gunnar is thrown in.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That clinches it. If he's hurt, we're trading for him.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I hope they don't trade Tolle -- he's got ace arsenal and personality, a combo the Sox hardly ever develop. Plus, Tolle has been our second-best young starter all year to Bennett.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Angels are going nowhere. No reason they couldn't bring up Nimmala or Arias if they get him or just sign Merloni to finish out the year at SS. Neto isn't a groovy enough reason for fans to pay money down the stretch to watch a team that loves everything basementy. They already dealt Soriano, with Detmers reportedly next. Liquidate.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Angels just traded for Neto's replacement at shortstop: Arjun Nimmala, MLB's #43 prospect. Maybe they'll take Boston pitching prospects for Neto...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Look, this run has been great -- but we know what to expect from our "star" hitters: frequent pop and whiffs from Contreras and Abreu, and infrequent both from Yoshida (but consistent contact). As for Rafaela, maybe he sustains his slugging right through autumn this season, unlike last year, when he rocked the summer then slumped: (2025: June/July 11 HR, 29 RBI, .285/.800ish vs. Aug/Sept 2 HR, 14 RBI, .224/.600ish) ... but just in case, Brez knows what we and he needs. And I'm still holding him to his word last offseason. I praised him for adding Mead, but now he needs to fill that void again.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This line-up can tolerate a whiffer like Neto or Goodman if they're regular HR threats. Can't shake the feeling now that if Neto's coming, it's bye-bye Arias. The mystery to me is why they're playing Arias at 2B in Woo -- is it to showcase his versatility to suitors? It can't be because the Sox may need to evenutally call him up, and can't possibly move Monasterio off shortstop... can it? But if the Angels are trading their SS for Arias, then why showcase him at 2B? There's also a good chance Brez can't take that plunge and just ends up swapping future Rule Vs for Geno Suarez and Gleybar Torres... and you know what? Even those moves won't be so bad, because they're at least MLB reinforcements. Just don't add an arm, Craig. BATS....
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Jojo was a man who thought he was a Red Sox, but he knew it couldn't last.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe the overall record at this point was expected by many Red Sox fans and media before the season began, but let's not pretend certain factors to get here weren't a total surprise. The Sox are on about an 86-win pace. If you knew preseason that the starting rotation would get basically nothing from Crochet, Bello and the departed Giolito, would you still expect that? Maybe, with Gray and Suarez aboard, and progress from the young guys. Still, that means every new thing had to go right... right? And what if I told you that in the greatest month of the history of the franchise, one of the back-up infielders in the Durbin trade would be the primary shortstop and lead the team in batting average?
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