asm18
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Post by asm18 on Sept 29, 2024 16:46:54 GMT -5
5 wins away from the Playoffs
-Winckowski Rangers game -Tyler O’Neill doesn’t catch a ball near the Green Monster vs the Yankees -Red Sox can’t score vs the Twins in extras last week -name any one game where they made 25 errors -throw in one game because the umpires are silly gooses
So close yet so far away
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Sept 29, 2024 16:49:56 GMT -5
67wasbest nailed this season. I think he picked them at .500 and talked about this overpowering .500 magnet which pulled the Sox to .500 from whichever direction, so I guess this team was destined to finish .500.
I guess you can say they avoided 3 straight losing seasons, although you cant technically call it a winning season either.
So over the last 3 years they are 12 games under. 500 combined.
They were also 12 games under .500 last decade over a 3 year stretch, except for the time period of 2012 - 2014, they actually had a world series championship to show for it.
It's nice to see Priester pitch well but I dont think the final day of the season is much of a barometer either way whether he had pitched well or poorly. We'll certainly learn more about him next season.
Happy retirement to Joe Castiglione who has bridged Red Sox history from Yaz to today capturing the 4 championships along the way.
I actually remember when he first started after replacing Jon Miller and working alongside Ken Coleman, back when I didnt have cable TV and relied on Joe to tell me what was going on.
Part of me was happy they won today but the majority of me would have preferred the 9th pick in the draft instead of 12 or 13. Hope it's not a costly win.
Lots of work for the Sox to do after a season in which I cant imagine would be that compelling for Netflix. Wonder what they call it? A season of average - the 2024 Red Sox, lol.
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Post by GyIantosca on Sept 29, 2024 16:53:16 GMT -5
I’ll give you one point of season. Right before 2nd half there going to LA Dodgers. There best bullpen guys are hurt. The front office waited another 2 weeks to trade for bullpen help. We know the story.
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Post by asm18 on Sept 29, 2024 16:54:49 GMT -5
Great win! OK, Free Agency. Who do we want? If we just take the money we might spend on free agency and wire cash directly to Pirates owner Bob Nutting’s bank account in exchange for sending over Paul Skenes, does that count? They’re cutting and benching guys over 250k performance bonuses in Pittsburgh, I don’t think the bribe would need to be all that much
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Sept 29, 2024 16:55:06 GMT -5
Great springboard year! Sox finished at .500 (above preseason expectations) despite lng term injuries to key players (honestly if you were told at the beginning of the year that the workhorse pitcher they acquired would throw ZERO innings, the gols glove SS would miss about 5 months, the emerging 1B would miss 3 months and the $300mm man would play half the year with one (and possibly two) hurt shoulders wouldn't you have bet the under?
Instead we got Jarren Duran showing that as he enters his prime he is a bona fide PLAYER. We got Houck, Bello and Crawford taking a step forward and showing there may well be another yet to come. The much maligned Ceddanne (4 years younger than Jarren btw) stepping up - and out of position as a rookie - to stabilize the infield and provide key sparks out of the 9th hole. And then there's the late season emergence of a couple of relievers (all caveats noted) along with theFab Four (or Five) down on the farm to dream on over an off season when the team has money available and reason to begin to spend it.
All in all, a good disappointing season and a lot of reasons to say "Wait 'til next year!"
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Post by steveofbradenton on Sept 29, 2024 17:13:43 GMT -5
Great springboard year! Sox finished at .500 (above preseason expectations) despite lng term injuries to key players (honestly if you were told at the beginning of the year that the workhorse pitcher they acquired would throw ZERO innings, the gols glove SS would miss about 5 months, the emerging 1B would miss 3 months and the $300mm man would play half the year with one (and possibly two) hurt shoulders wouldn't you have bet the under? Instead we got Jarren Duran showing that as he enters his prime he is a bona fide PLAYER. We got Houck, Bello and Crawford taking a step forward and showing there may well be another yet to come. The much maligned Ceddanne (4 years younger than Jarren btw) stepping up - and out of position as a rookie - to stabilize the infield and provide key sparks out of the 9th hole. And then there's the late season emergence of a couple of relievers (all caveats noted) along with theFab Four (or Five) down on the farm to dream on over an off season when the team has money available and reason to begin to spend it. All in all, a good disappointing season and a lot of reasons to say "Wait 'til next year!" Well said! An optimistic season!
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 29, 2024 18:42:52 GMT -5
I won! I won! Called a .500 season. Big deal. No red Son in the playoffs. Bummer.
It's all been dwarfed by this miserable hurricane. Yuck.
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Post by blizzards39 on Sept 29, 2024 18:43:12 GMT -5
5 wins away from the Playoffs -Winckowski Rangers game -Tyler O’Neill doesn’t catch a ball near the Green Monster vs the Yankees -Red Sox can’t score vs the Twins in extras last week -name any one game where they made 25 errors -throw in one game because the umpires are silly gooses So close yet so far away Loose 3 of 7 ti white sox. And how bout win vs KC or detroit Furthermore im very disappointed in those who were hoping to loose. I know this is a prospects site but come on, enough loosing.
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Post by asm18 on Sept 30, 2024 0:45:17 GMT -5
The team had stretches over the summer where it was a joy to watch, and they certainly accomplished one of their goals coming into the year of figuring out what they have in certain guys. We didn’t necessarily know in September 2023 what to fully make of Duran, Abreu, Hamilton, Houck, Crawford and the answers are very positive. (Because of injuries we’re still waiting on answers about Trevor Story, Masa Yoshida and Vaughn Grissom.) But it’s bittersweet with the goal being to make the playoffs, and realistically not how far off they really were to doing that. Won’t be able to help wondering what might have been if they had been more aggressive in the off-season, if key guys hadn’t suffered major injuries, or if they were just able to tread water after the all-star break.
Hopefully at this point next year we are not having the exact same conversation
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