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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 14, 2020 14:35:51 GMT -5
LOL. i thought this was a religious proverb. I was surprised to find out it was musical (google is your friend !!) Look forward to some gameday thread action. I should be watching some games this weekend. Ozzy is as religious as I get! Haha, that explains a lot. I am old enough to remember free Black Sabbath concerts at Boston Commons.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 14, 2020 15:15:45 GMT -5
An honest question for those of you who are rooting for the Red Sox to lose: do you really mean it? Like, do you watch the games and then get annoyed when they score runs because it makes their draft position worse? Because that seems bonkers to me. Rooting doesn't actually change what happens, so might as well just stick with your emotional investment in the team and hope they do well, right? And if they don't, then you can get excited about the draft pick. Personally, I couldn't root for the team to do badly if I tried. But maybe I am taking this too literally and saying you're rooting for them to lose is just a way to cope with the disappointment or express frustration. In which case, carry on... Yes, for the most part I am rooting for them to lose so I can root for them to win in the future. I mean, most of us knew this team would be mediocre at best - I mean you can't honestly look at the pitching staff and project a contender, can you? And losing Mookie certainly doesn't improve the lineup, does it? Or how about losing Cora? I mean, if they're going to be bad, they might as well go all the way and if that means being the worst team in baseball so they can draft the best talent (and Kumar would possibly be the best pitching prospect since Clemens - and boy do they need a pitching prospect like that!), then I'm all for it - of course Manfred might nix the plan. It's really easy not to root for the 2020 Red Sox. The players are getting run in and out so much it's not like I'm going to build an emotional attachment to the Jeffrey Springs of the world. Really, there's a handful of players I enjoy seeing and some of them might not be long for the team. I hope the Sox suck and fans are apathetic. Maybe it sends a message to John Henry that fans don't like it when teams put themselves in a position to dump their generational player, or know that it's all about the bottom line rather than doing what it takes to win. And on the other hand, if losing breeds winning in the future, then it's really easy to root for their total suckiness. I mean, really how much joy is there in going 27-33 and getting very little out of it? The only flies in the ointment at this point are the Pirates and potentially Rob Manfred. So honestly the Yankees could sweep the Sox 4 straight and it wouldn't bother me one bit. Losing hurts when there are expectations of winning. Losing doesn't hurt at all when your team sucks. You get used to it and it's a painless numb feeling. I mean, I actually woke up this morning from a dream in which I dreamed the Sox pitching staff gave up 40 runs in one game...and all I could do was laugh.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Aug 14, 2020 16:30:36 GMT -5
An honest question for those of you who are rooting for the Red Sox to lose: do you really mean it? Like, do you watch the games and then get annoyed when they score runs because it makes their draft position worse? Because that seems bonkers to me. Rooting doesn't actually change what happens, so might as well just stick with your emotional investment in the team and hope they do well, right? And if they don't, then you can get excited about the draft pick. Personally, I couldn't root for the team to do badly if I tried. But maybe I am taking this too literally and saying you're rooting for them to lose is just a way to cope with the disappointment or express frustration. In which case, carry on... Yes, for the most part I am rooting for them to lose so I can root for them to win in the future. I mean, most of us knew this team would be mediocre at best - I mean you can't honestly look at the pitching staff and project a contender, can you? And losing Mookie certainly doesn't improve the lineup, does it? Or how about losing Cora? I mean, if they're going to be bad, they might as well go all the way and if that means being the worst team in baseball so they can draft the best talent (and Kumar would possibly be the best pitching prospect since Clemens - and boy do they need a pitching prospect like that!), then I'm all for it - of course Manfred might nix the plan. It's really easy not to root for the 2020 Red Sox. The players are getting run in and out so much it's not like I'm going to build an emotional attachment to the Jeffrey Springs of the world. Really, there's a handful of players I enjoy seeing and some of them might not be long for the team. I hope the Sox suck and fans are apathetic. Maybe it sends a message to John Henry that fans don't like it when teams put themselves in a position to dump their generational player, or know that it's all about the bottom line rather than doing what it takes to win. And on the other hand, if losing breeds winning in the future, then it's really easy to root for their total suckiness. I mean, really how much joy is there in going 27-33 and getting very little out of it? The only flies in the ointment at this point are the Pirates and potentially Rob Manfred. So honestly the Yankees could sweep the Sox 4 straight and it wouldn't bother me one bit. Losing hurts when there are expectations of winning. Losing doesn't hurt at all when your team sucks. You get used to it and it's a painless numb feeling. I mean, I actually woke up this morning from a dream in which I dreamed the Sox pitching staff gave up 40 runs in one game...and all I could do was laugh. Like I say, there's bad and there's entertainingly bad. Luckily, the Red Sox have fallen into the latter.
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 14, 2020 16:45:12 GMT -5
An honest question for those of you who are rooting for the Red Sox to lose: do you really mean it? Like, do you watch the games and then get annoyed when they score runs because it makes their draft position worse? Because that seems bonkers to me. Rooting doesn't actually change what happens, so might as well just stick with your emotional investment in the team and hope they do well, right? And if they don't, then you can get excited about the draft pick. Personally, I couldn't root for the team to do badly if I tried. But maybe I am taking this too literally and saying you're rooting for them to lose is just a way to cope with the disappointment or express frustration. In which case, carry on... Yes, for the most part I am rooting for them to lose so I can root for them to win in the future. I mean, most of us knew this team would be mediocre at best - I mean you can't honestly look at the pitching staff and project a contender, can you? And losing Mookie certainly doesn't improve the lineup, does it? Or how about losing Cora? I mean, if they're going to be bad, they might as well go all the way and if that means being the worst team in baseball so they can draft the best talent (and Kumar would possibly be the best pitching prospect since Clemens - and boy do they need a pitching prospect like that!), then I'm all for it - of course Manfred might nix the plan. It's really easy not to root for the 2020 Red Sox. The players are getting run in and out so much it's not like I'm going to build an emotional attachment to the Jeffrey Springs of the world. Really, there's a handful of players I enjoy seeing and some of them might not be long for the team. I hope the Sox suck and fans are apathetic. Maybe it sends a message to John Henry that fans don't like it when teams put themselves in a position to dump their generational player, or know that it's all about the bottom line rather than doing what it takes to win. And on the other hand, if losing breeds winning in the future, then it's really easy to root for their total suckiness. I mean, really how much joy is there in going 27-33 and getting very little out of it? The only flies in the ointment at this point are the Pirates and potentially Rob Manfred. So honestly the Yankees could sweep the Sox 4 straight and it wouldn't bother me one bit. Losing hurts when there are expectations of winning. Losing doesn't hurt at all when your team sucks. You get used to it and it's a painless numb feeling. I mean, I actually woke up this morning from a dream in which I dreamed the Sox pitching staff gave up 40 runs in one game...and all I could do was laugh. Well at least it wasn't a bad dream I heard they won that one 41-40...
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Post by patford on Aug 14, 2020 16:55:07 GMT -5
All I want out of this season is for the Sox to reset, get a top five pick or better and take a good look at a lot of young players and pitching possibilities. If the Sox were in first place right now during this farce of a season I'd view it as the worst possible situation.
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Post by Coreno on Aug 14, 2020 17:30:14 GMT -5
Let's all root against the red sox so that they can draft the next trey ball
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Post by stevedillard on Aug 14, 2020 17:43:40 GMT -5
Or have a GM smart enough to instead go for top rated Austin Meadows. (992 OPS last year)
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Post by incandenza on Aug 14, 2020 17:49:08 GMT -5
Well, I'll give you all credit for this - if you're rooting for them to lose, it sure looks like you're gonna be disappointed a lot less often than me this season.
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Post by jkfer98 on Aug 14, 2020 17:59:27 GMT -5
Whether or not they're better off losing, I will never "root" for them to lose to the Yankees. Lets steal a couple!
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Post by costpet on Aug 14, 2020 18:00:15 GMT -5
It’s not just the losing that gets me. It’s the fact that by the third inning, they are so far behind there’s no use in watching anymore. I wonder how their hitters feel when they are staring at that mountain to climb? Must be disheartening. So just play it out and hopefully tomorrow will be different.
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Post by station13 on Aug 14, 2020 18:19:51 GMT -5
Damn, this top of the order is a total bust this year.
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Post by cheers on Aug 14, 2020 18:28:26 GMT -5
Whether or not they're better off losing, I will never "root" for them to lose to the Yankees. Lets steal a couple! If you are going to steal, be thorough. TAKE EVERYTHING.
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Post by station13 on Aug 14, 2020 18:41:56 GMT -5
Let's all root against the red sox so that they can draft the next trey ball Ouch. Since that time they are cursed at drafting.
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Post by juanfatj on Aug 14, 2020 18:56:37 GMT -5
3rd inning 0-0. Most games at this point sox are down a few crooked numbers. I think I read some where Cole is on a 19 game winning streak, be nice to break that.
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Post by station13 on Aug 14, 2020 19:01:35 GMT -5
Out on the base paths. is benny channeling that via wifi?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 14, 2020 19:11:16 GMT -5
Too many pitches for Brewer.
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Post by station13 on Aug 14, 2020 19:13:38 GMT -5
Too many pitches for Brewer. You're right. But we used up every guy yesterday and we got a long weekend.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Aug 14, 2020 19:22:26 GMT -5
Mookie who!
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Post by manfred on Aug 14, 2020 19:22:48 GMT -5
Verdugo would be a great Yankee.
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Post by incandenza on Aug 14, 2020 19:24:03 GMT -5
Looky there, the Red Sox Combined Outfield hit a dinger!
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 14, 2020 19:25:08 GMT -5
No beef with Verdugo. I knew that if the Dodgers were the most likely landing spot for Mookie that Verdugo would be the guy the Sox would target and who the Dodgers would be willing to part with. Verdugo is a good player. Should be a guy who can contribute to the next Red Sox team that's in the pennant race.
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Post by station13 on Aug 14, 2020 19:33:32 GMT -5
Walking Gardner is like letting JBJ hit a homerun off you.
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Post by manfred on Aug 14, 2020 19:36:51 GMT -5
Brice is pretty frustrating. He looks like he’s got some of the better stuff in our pen, but it doesn’t look like he quite has it together.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Aug 14, 2020 19:50:12 GMT -5
Is it more depressing if they lose a tight game to this? Like, you finally get a good pitching performance against the likes of Cole and still can't come away with a win?
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Aug 14, 2020 19:52:14 GMT -5
Verdugo would be a great Yankee. But wait till you see that kid they get in A ball! He could maybe one day be Verdugo.
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