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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Despite mediocrity in Boston, the Sox keep their heads above molasses in the morass of the AL East. A .500 club remains inconsistent at losing, so they might never get buried by a seven-game losing streak... ... but that also means that a seven-game win streak to put them over the top is unlikely.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I typed it the morning after Casas went down. Abreu was always the most expendable, as far as getting back something of value, but a lot posters disagreed that any club would give up a legitimate arm for him. But Abreu for a starting first baseman? Position player trade, with possibility of expanding the deal for maybe a pitching prospect Baily's ballers may have their eyes on...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some of us agreed and said as much last winter. The pen they were counting on consisted of guys either past their primes, hoping to recapture glory after injuries or unproven. None were current top relievers going into the season -- though Chapman has been as good as ever so far. Yet, he was what the Sox considered a reasonable investment. Unlike primetime Tanner Scott, the kind of closer teams truly all-in are willing to pay for. How's he doing so far? 2025 Scott: G 16, K 15, BB 0, 9 SV, WHIP 0.85, ERA 2.25,
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nick Burdi's Woo stats are better than those of Guerrero, Wink, Campbell, Adames, Mills, Fulmer, Mata, Criswell, Kelly, Dobbins, Giolito, Bello and Priester. Burdi: G 11, IP 14.2, K 22, WHIP 0.82, ERA 0.61.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What -- you don't think we can win it all with a 1B platoon of a seven-year part-timer just recalled from the minors and a guy cut last season by the worst team in MLB history?
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm going with Butch Hobson, positioning his elbow chips into a release point aimed at the John Hanncock Building. More fascinating are the serial killers in the front row, and a young Tom Werner, sitting behind the lady with the shades on the right. Those three empty seats look close to a row where me and some buds had partial season tickets in high school one year in the 70s; we're probably standing in the beerline before the Sox bat again.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    1B options: Grissom doesn't make sense as a platoon partner with Romy, since they're both right-handed. Toro is a switch-hitter... Would Bloom like to get the Cardinals out of owing $50+ million to Willson Contreras? If he's not totally washed, could be a change-of-scenery guy who might like hitting in Fenway. The question is: how much could Breslow convince Chaim to subsidize WC to send him to Boston? If Brez can expand a trade of say, Abreu to receive back a good bullpen arm, it also frees up a spot in the outfield for Anthony. The Sox more likely will go internal (Contreras' most similar batter at age 32 is Yasmani Grandal); a poster suggested moving uber athlete Campbell to 1B and calling up Mayer to play 2B, but that forces two guys out of their more natural positions.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good things can happen when you put the ball in play!
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Touch. the. BALL.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Here's a start: choke up instead of choking!
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Touch the ball with your bat!
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Definitely not Bromance. True Grime? A IG? Posters socially floating in faceless cyberspace may never meet someone in person who's always lived at the top of the tower and received nothing but praise -- until suddenly faced with a flaw or two... ... the adjustments can be monumental, even world-altering (in places like Red Sox Nation).
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Lost-and-founded.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe it's hard to fathom how crushing one single blow to a young man's ego can be to the guy who has always been the hero growing up, who blasts his way through the minors, becomes an instant star in the majors, and gets paid more money than anyone in the history of a franchise that is over a hundred years old.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe our concerns just reflect that state of modern baseball. The two worst things to watch: bullpens losing leads and games, and batters constantly striking out trying to get the runs back. Happens to every team, and so do the game-losing home runs that always seem to characterize late-inning blown saves. Put it this way: how many bullpen debacles do we remember that serve up a singles fest? It's usually a bomb, preceded by a walk, with maybe a dumb error thrown in (and away). Es suck to watch, too, but unless they're epidemic, seem easier to excuse as players being human beings... though mistakes like batters swinging and missing the same pitches over and over, or pitchers missing the strike zone over and over seem less tolerable.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They hurt his feelings. Ok, no more. The three words or initials for ___ ___ ___ have been typed so many times on this forum the past two months (because we all know Spring Training doesn't matter), that they're not small parts of any size posts anymore. The fact is, if a guy like Houck sucks for a month, there's no getting around that he sucked for a month. That's a chunk of a season, especially at a time when every club wants to have a good start at building momentum. Well, last night our All-Star starter had a good game. So Let's GO!!!
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Stool sample size.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Story's a finalist for AL Go Away Player of the Week.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not even tonight yet in Canada.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Because Bloom signed Story to be the longterm shortstop (Raffy told me)! Remember the quote: "I can play second base for one year..." ... not sure if Trevor actually said it in '22 (maybe a poster said it, in a claim 2B was easy, like 1B) -- but it implied he'd be taking over at short as soon as Bogey left (which was intentionally expedited with a lowball offer... until they kinda sorta changed their minds the next winter).
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There may be an irony to make room for Anthony and Mayer. For Anthony to play regularly in Boston, the Red Sox might trade an outfielder, but it's more likely they bench Rafaela or platoon him with Abreu. To make room for Mayer, however, the only real hope -- barring injuries -- is that they have to trade an outfielder, so they can shift Campbell to CF and open up 2B. Story can strike out 20 times in a row, but he'll never be benched for a prospect during the season. He is a veteran leader on and off the field, and any perceived disrespect by the front office would be too disruptive in the clubhouse... ... especially if Casas gets in front of a microphone or two, and pontificates.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    May Day! May Day!
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sometimes it seems like Ceddanne's approach to ABs is to swing hard at every pitch and hope just one hits his bat and goes fair.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    As far as SSSS (spectator small sample size), I prefer the flights at a taproom over the appetizers. Of course, after a few small glasses of beer, all the rest automatically taste good.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    March is such a SSS for games that count in MLB -- even the size of oranges and grapefruits still growing in ST FLA. The only LSS are the baseballs to Japanese pitchers pitching in the majors for the first time. In the other ST league in AZ, cactus are normal size. But the snails that hit the streets at night? XLSS!!!!
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