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Post by burythehammer on Dec 5, 2016 12:36:33 GMT -5
I hope all the people who say things like "Hey it's not my money! We HAD to have an ace!" are ready for us being out on Otani because we sunk 217m into David Albatr-err, Price.
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Post by burythehammer on Nov 24, 2016 11:58:28 GMT -5
I don't believe for a second that the players really care about the international draft. But they know how badly the owners want it and they're going to use it as their big bargaining chip.
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Post by burythehammer on Nov 4, 2016 5:46:46 GMT -5
My guess is he was relying heavily on Red Sox sources to make that evaluation.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 24, 2016 5:57:51 GMT -5
Yeah I'm sure Goodell is panicked about making 30m a year and having federal courts confirm that he is literally infallible.
I don't have a dog in this fight but the NFL, even with ratings down, still blows MLB away. That's not changing anytime soon and it's amusing to see baseball people's continued inferiority complex over this.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 24, 2016 5:51:09 GMT -5
The main takeaway for an international draft is that the Red Sox will suffer from it. They will lose much of their advantage in having such great international scouting. And I'm not sure we'll have the brain power in our front office to find loopholes like we've been able to do in the past.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 23, 2016 5:34:43 GMT -5
]I'm guessing your sense of how good he's been is a little biased by the fact that he was muxh less good in MLB in 2016 than in 2015, but that has no predictive value; he didn't actually go backwards. He just happened to pitch less well in 2016 in small sample sizes both years Amazing. Truly amazing.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 21, 2016 7:07:40 GMT -5
Couple of things, what about the reports that the A's were demanding AE? You can say you don't believe it, but it was all over the place when the Pomeranz deal was made. Also would Sox even make playoffs if they did the Hill deal? It's a very fair question, because when Hill was injured you would have had people like Owens and Sullivan starting games, which was the main reason to get Pomeranz. Third Hill's injury was a blessing for the Dodgers as he was able to rest his arm and didn't wear down like Pomeranz. Sure in hindsight if you knew Sox would make playoffs getting Hill for Sam Travis plus would have been a lot better than trading AE. Then again everything looks better in hindsight. First, it wasn't "all over the place", there was literally one report that the As asked for Espinoza. Second, I didn't say I don't believe that report, I'm not being selective here. My point was that people like you ran with that and claimed that's what it would have actually taken to get Hill, which was ridiculous. Apparently they did ask for Espinoza and then ultimately backed down to a deal built around someone like Travis or Kopech, which is exactly what I said at the time. There's no hindsight involved here (other than everything you just said about Hill, ironically). If we had taken a poll at the time, giving up Travis and a lesser prospect for Hill (blisters and all) or AE for Pomeranz, what do you think the results would have been? 90-10?
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 20, 2016 17:05:56 GMT -5
This is the rare instance where I would have preferred a rental, because our top 4 prospects were so good and the drop off after them was so steep. Said it at the time too, so it's not hindsight (and never believed for a second the idea that the As demanded Espinoza for Hill which people grabbed onto to defend the Pomeranz deal).
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 20, 2016 5:51:52 GMT -5
I'm not. I mean, who cares who's writing the reports as long as they go straight into Dombrowski's trash can? You have any sources for this bull****? The "DD hates analytics" meme is run is course since we have no proof that its true Are you familiar with the term "where there's smoke there's fire?"
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 19, 2016 13:37:50 GMT -5
Could it be possible that Farrell takes the GM job and they retain Lovullo as manager? Don't take this personally, because there are people who get paid to cover the Red Sox pushing this theory, but every time I hear it I want to drive forks into my eyes and ears. The fact that John Farrell spent a couple of years doing what was essentially a baseball Adult Education Course in Cleveland does not remotely qualify him to be a GM, even a nominal one like the role here would be.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 18, 2016 17:53:21 GMT -5
If he goes to another baseball team that pretty much says it all, I think.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 18, 2016 15:54:01 GMT -5
I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the director of analytics leaves after one year working under Dombrowski.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 17, 2016 4:55:48 GMT -5
What he said, if you read it instead if getting all bent out of shape, is that you would get less for Pomeranz and Kimbrel today than we gave up.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 20:28:53 GMT -5
Could've easily been a 4 run inning. #@!#.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 20:22:39 GMT -5
Xander. Come on.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 20:12:09 GMT -5
What is Pedroia looking at
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 20:10:59 GMT -5
Wow he took Miller out? What a break.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 20:00:01 GMT -5
Jackie should have just tried to bunt for a hit. He has zero chance against Miller.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 19:57:57 GMT -5
Look at strikes, swing at balls: the Sandy Approach
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 19:33:05 GMT -5
Damn, how close was that to a HR? Not close. We can't catch a break.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 19:10:45 GMT -5
Wow. Wow wow wow.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 19:02:39 GMT -5
Bauer doesn't issue a walk and Tomlin doesn't give up a HR. I hate the playoffs.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 18:58:55 GMT -5
Jackie is our last hope. Miller will start the 6th.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 18:57:13 GMT -5
Leon has swung through about 12 curveball in this series.
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Post by burythehammer on Oct 10, 2016 18:54:25 GMT -5
Francona is handing us an opportunity here and we have to make something of it.
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