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  1. JoeBrady
    I need to re-watch it. The director had some well-known actors give like a narrative for 20 seconds. It was genius. And some of the lessons in the book have been around forever.
  2. JoeBrady
    Against lefties, we can play Yoshida in LF and DH Romy. Not ideal, but it can be done. And it won't be obvious to anyone, but Duran's production has inched up marginally. 7 walks in 12 games. Even overall, if his BABIP was at his career levels, then his OPS would be as well.
  3. JoeBrady
    That's what I hated about the Gonzo trade. We already had a real good 1B in Youkilis. Don't fix what ain't broke.
  4. JoeBrady
    I'd like to think I am well-read, but I cannot read books of fiction, knowing that none of the stuff I am reading actually happened. I blame some of that on what was crammed down our throats as kids. Just to blame my favorite boogeyman, how someone can consider The Old Man and the Sea even a book, let alone 'great literature', is beyond me. OTOH, I went to B&N with my wife, and I had The Big Short half-finished before we left the store. The movie is highly recommended as well.
  5. JoeBrady
    I never understood that. I started my career with manual books, and a statistical typist was needed for financial statements. Every time something better came along, I went all-in. I can no longer keep up, but the idea that someone wouldn't use all the data available is something I have a problem processing.
  6. JoeBrady
    And you're even older.
  7. JoeBrady
    1-You old. 2-JH has been real good for us. So good that I can let a few years go by without a WSC. 3-I think JH didn't think DD was a rebuild type of GM and let him go. That makes perfect sense. No one hires the identical engineer, lawyer, or accountant for different jobs. 4-The defense being a rarity wasn't always true. In the late-70s, early 80s, we had defense and GGs everywhere. 5-Oh, and you old.
  8. JoeBrady
    He struck out in his first AB, so Fred would've called him a typical RS bum, and had him DFAd. Red would've said Fred was mostly right and all prospects are suspects, and would've traded him before his 2nd AB.
  9. JoeBrady
    Both would require substantial salary relief. I'd be asking for $100M to cover Lindor's 35-36-37 year old seasons. Adames maybe $50M. I don't think either team does it.
  10. JoeBrady
    With the way we're playing, if Crochet, Anthony and Story all showed up healthy, I'd ask them to wait outside.
  11. JoeBrady
    Happiness is when you need to go for your walk, but you keep putting it off so you can check the boxscore for the 5th time.
  12. JoeBrady
    Fred (Mr. I just happened to turn on the game) will saturate this website so bad they will have to re-boot the system.
  13. JoeBrady
    That was weird. He's one of the best CFs I've ever seen, and that includes Blair and Maddox. But he misjudged a few FBs in the first five games or so. Then went back to being a platinum contender.
  14. JoeBrady
    I'm not bagging on Bello, but with Bello's incredible inconsistency, he is the last guy I'd use in this situation. And Watson has a 3.00/3.95 ERA/FIP in his last 27 IPs. Nothing special, but he's been pitching okay.
  15. JoeBrady
    Saving for a bulk RP appearance I would guess. But as well as our rotation has been, I haven't seen a lot of opportunites.
  16. JoeBrady
    We have Sonny on the RS, and I have Wheeler on two roto teams, so I am grateful that both were left off the AS team.
  17. JoeBrady
    My guess is no. But you can't tell which side of the pitching/hitting divide Breslow was on. We had guys in here favoring two SPs, and guys in here favoring 2 hitters. It could easily have come down to price. Or it could've come down to timing. Maybe StL told Breslow he could have Contreras, but they needed a quick decision, and he couldn't hold off waiting for Bregman to make up his mind. Or (a dozen hypotheticals left) Mil gave him the Durbin offer, at which point he preferred Durbin over the much more expensive Bregman, so he lowballed Bregman, not caring whether or not he accepted.
  18. JoeBrady
    Every LH hitter in the minors should be taught to lay down a routing bunt. There are 3Bs out there playing in the SS hole against lefties, because they can't bunt and cannot go the other way. If you can lay down any type of reasonable bunt, you'll tie the 3B to within 10 feet of 3B.
  19. JoeBrady
    Unless he bombs in ST, Story would be my OD SS next year. IMHO, he has the highest 2027 ceiling. But I'd tell him he has a short leash, and let it be known in the SS room that ABs can and will be earned. I wouldn't be shy about starting Seigler, Monasterio or Mayer if they're playing well.
  20. JoeBrady
    It's always good to be a Red Sox fan. There is kind of an ebb and flow to teams, both short-term and long-term. Once upon a time, making the playoffs was a nice fun ride. Now, unless we are WS favorites, some fans think that we need to tank. Just enjoy the ride.
  21. JoeBrady
    Part of the fun, and challenge, is to try to see what the team is capable of, and not merely regurgitate our W/L Anyone can look at a team's record and tell if they should buy or sell. I'd rather look at a team like the Tigers, for example, and try to extrapolate their chances of the playoffs and beyond, by looking at run differential, the return of Skubal, etc. IRT having only two options of going all-in or all-out, absolutely not. In 2018, we made two small-to-middle level moves giving up only Espinal and Beeks, and that won it for us. In 2013, we only picked up Peavey. In 2007, we only picked up Gagne. In 2004, we picked up Minky and OCab. Better, but neither were big names. If you want to improve, you usually just need to focus on your weakest positon in the field and in the lineup, and eliminate the weakness. You don't necessarily need the shiniest toy in the store. Pitching is different, since there are more variables. But your field team only needs strategic upgrades.
  22. JoeBrady
    If one was late to berate someone, but would they be belatedly berated?
  23. JoeBrady
    That means either a 3-team trade, or else anyone that wants Arias will call us direct.
  24. JoeBrady
    We also didn't get much. We were overall in 6th place. We gave up some Rule 5 guys, but didn't improve. We need to reach deeper into out pockets this time.
  25. JoeBrady
    Looks like we'll be without Whitlock and Chapman today. Tyron for the save, if needed?
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