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  1. Old Red
    That’s why we have to know the plan with Whitlock BP, or rotation, before a plan is made, and, also Bogey, and Raffy to see how much money there is to spend, and if a SS is needed. I don’t see how to much can be done until these are decided.
  2. Old Red
    I agree with all these points, and I wouldn’t spend $20M on a closer either.
  3. Old Red
    Been a fan for years ever since Beano Cook used to mention them back on his scoreboard show many years ago.
  4. Old Red
    As if there isn’t anyway, but there should be plenty to talk about this off season too.
  5. Old Red
    The article in the Globe says it all. The Red Sox need to win the next off season to avoid being a punchline again next year. Bloom you are up.
  6. Old Red
    I agree 100%.
  7. Old Red
    I guess the way I look at is last year they were 2 games away from the WS, and this year they have a losing record, so to me that’s taking a big step backward, and downward, and I really don’t care how many teams are worse than they are, and I really don’t think the players do either, but if you want to find any kind of silver lining, and to say it could be worse that’s fine.
  8. Old Red
    Slippery Rock is also 4-0.
  9. Old Red
    A losing record means you are a losing team no matter how many teams are ahead of you, or behind you. Playoffs?Did someone say playoffs? Not this year.
  10. Old Red
    1 win down, and 8 wins to go to get to 500.
  11. Old Red
    Hoo Dawgie!
  12. Old Red
    Outhouse?
  13. Old Red
    Boy are the O’s a young, and exciting team to watch!
  14. Old Red
    Wacha is Whacka tonight. Middlebrooks is terrible in the both, and wondering if if was to early to take him out.
  15. Old Red
    We definitely disagree on Houck being a plus closer, and to me the jury is still out on Whitlock if he could pitch 3 out of 4 days. Don’t know if being jerked around plus the injury affected him, but he was not as lockdown as he was his first year, so he could be somewhere in between, which wouldn’t constitute a plus closer, and not a chance I want to take.
  16. Old Red
    I guess we agree mostly except the biggie to me, which is getting an established closer. Like I said before if Whitlock, or Houck goes into the rotation it changes the needs of the staff. To me the best way to go is to have an established closer, a 8th inning man, and a 7th inning man, and none of this two inning stuff that takes that pitcher away for 2-3 days after.
  17. Old Red
    I guess you missed the part where I said Pretty Much The Same BP, and you had a pretty long list, but I’ve been beating the needing a closer drum since opening day this year, and that is still my #1 priority for the BP. We can all have our thoughts, and wishes but assuming Whitlock, and Houck are healthy it would be good to know what their roles will be to make out further plans. Whitlock back to the rotation changes needs, or lack of needs in both areas.
  18. Old Red
    It seems like we have another fence that people are sitting on different sides of. A last place team, and you want to bring back pretty much the same bullpen without an established closer at that. We are really going to find out how good Bloom is this off season although I think some already know. Bloom may have to trade some of the non pitching prospects for some pitching prospects for the pen, and for the rotation too. To come back with all these same pitchers you have listed looks like another losing season to me. FA too have to be in the mix.
  19. Old Red
    He certainly didn’t look at that this year.
  20. Old Red
    I said taking care of Bogey, and Raffy first also was because you have to know how much money you are going to have to spend. I agree that depending on this rotation, and this BP are both risky business.
  21. Old Red
    You can’t just bring everyone else back, but Strahm, so it’s not we only lose Strahm. I’ve said since opening day this year that a reliable closer is needed, and I still feel that way, and to me that reliable closer is not on the team now. Yes we probably need 2 more starters too, and that’s taking a big chance that Sale will be healthy, and that is a big if. Houck, and Whitlock are coming off injuries, and who knows what Barnes will give you. I’m not counting on Schreiber to be as good next year, but if it happens great. Everyone has known all these holes were going to be there before this season even started, so filling those holes is nothing new.
  22. Old Red
    We all could, but would we, and would it look the same?
  23. Old Red
    Good article today in the Providence Journal on what’s wrong with the Red Sox. Yes Bloom’s name came up a time, or two.
  24. Old Red
    9 games under 500 with 9 games to go, so pretty simple math. Go 9-0 to get to 500. 0-9 seems more likely to me.
  25. Old Red
    Hate is to strong a word that gets used to often. I don’t hate Bloom just , because I don’t like his hire, and criticize him often. I’m with you on Bogey, and no on Correa.
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