Old Red
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As I have stated many times I was against the Bloom hiring the day it was announced, and it wasn’t so much him, but the Tampa way. I think what Bloom was criticized the most for was looking for that 3rd option in the fork in the road at trade deadline time. If Bloom was sill in Boston I think Sale would still be in Boston if the stories that he had a chance to trade Sale, and his salary, but didn’t are true. Don’t forget the UNDERDOGS either.
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The bigger bases just came in last year, and the mits have been around awhile. Both make it easier to steal if the mit hand is what’s touching the bag.
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He can throw over 3 times, and if picked off he’s out, but if not it’s a balk.
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Yes 4 1/2” shorter path makes it a lot easier to steal bases.
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That definitely wasn’t for safety.
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No, and I don’t really think it’s all that clever to pretty much use the shift on everyone.Teams still play up the middle a lot more than they used to that takes a lot of hits away.
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I hate making it easier to steal bases, and yes I love eliminating the shift. Shifting to me is not anything clever to where it got to the point it was way ever used on everyone. Show me some good range on SS, and 2B.
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They just don’t make them like they used to.
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Disagree. I like all the rule changes except the bigger bases. Would welcome the 6 inning suggestion too.
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I think the jury is still out on Houck, and Crawford. Houck bounced around before between the BP, and rotation, and lacked consistency. He also had some injuries to do with. Maybe he’s coming in to his own, but I want to see how he finishes out this year, and how he looks next year to judge either way.
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GOshida!👍👍👍
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Going,Going, GONE!
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Even if it’s the majority? MLB heard complaints about the game, and that why changes were made.
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I agree 100% on Bailey being overrated philosophy, or results early on. He’s been running a marathon out to the mound just like Busch did with pretty much the same results.
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I don’t think anyone would have been upset two years ago if Bloom would have traded Sale, and the rest of his contract. Now what happened after that depends on what the Red Sox would have done with that money saved from that contract, and if they would have invested in more pitching, or not. What happened this year with Sale after finally trading him that have gotten fans upset is how everything has turned out, which is bad on all fronts for the Red Sox. I keep hearing the damned if you do comment, but the outcome of any move is how something is judged good, or bad.The here, and now first, and then the final outcome. Paying the Braves $17M of Sale’s contract wouldn’t be good to me no matter how everything works out.
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A brutal stretch for the AL wild card teams
Old Red replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Outside of pitching playing below 500 ball at Fenway is a big disadvantage for the Red Sox. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
Old Red replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I believe the majority of fans have turned, and I believe the holdouts are getting fewer and fewer. -
ERA going up every month, and more HR allowed adds up to the pitching getting worse to me.
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But predictable.
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What’s happening on the MLB squad is what’s most important IMO.
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Not to mention the HR are flying out of the park at an alarming rate, and mostly off sweepers, and off speed pitches.
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The magic show that everyone bought into early on has been exposed.
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Good news last night the Red Sox won, and the bats were raking. Bad news was the pitching gets worse every day.
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GOshida!
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Maybe it would do Story some good too to get away from Boston.