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Post by grandsalami on Oct 24, 2023 18:39:57 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 24, 2023 18:23:17 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 24, 2023 18:17:09 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 24, 2023 18:10:01 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 24, 2023 17:23:10 GMT -5
No real reason to give credence to the analysis of the folks at mlbtraderumors (they run a fine site, but close analysis is not really their jam). But they have a chat about the R ed Sox' offseason to come and it's sort of fun to imagine how much rioting would ensue all across New Enlgand if they fulfilled this prediction: Sacking Bloom for lacking the gumption to make big moves and then getting a replacement whose major addition was like Jack Flaherty would be amazing.
"my guess" IOW throwing poop at the wall...
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 24, 2023 9:49:50 GMT -5
Is it cynical of me to suggest they put this out there specifically because they were sick being publicly turned down... "Thad asked us to Baseball Prom - and WE said no!" yes, its cynical.. this was the week they were narrowing down the list for a second interview
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 24, 2023 9:42:31 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 24, 2023 9:35:58 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 24, 2023 9:22:28 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 23, 2023 22:23:26 GMT -5
You see a homer that goes a couple blocks past the left field wall and you think, 440 feet? 450? But no, 363. The only ballpark dumber than Yankee Stadium.
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 23, 2023 21:20:42 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 23, 2023 21:02:29 GMT -5
Should we be reading into the order of how Speier listed the names (as well as cited Breslow specifically in his tweet?)?
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 23, 2023 20:49:52 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 23, 2023 20:25:38 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 23, 2023 17:36:58 GMT -5
If he’s trying be near Connecticut: NYY - have Matt Blake NYM - fired Buck Showalter, still have current pitching coach? BOS - no opening Maybe Rob Manfred is planning to bring back the Bridgeport Bluefish as an expansion team huh? Bos has an openong
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 23, 2023 17:12:44 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 22, 2023 20:11:43 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 22, 2023 10:47:26 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 20, 2023 16:59:39 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 20, 2023 14:45:33 GMT -5
being a stop spender means nothing if its not being used wisely... See NYM... or SD.. Agree completely, but every chief exec believes s/he can make better use of all that money than the last guy (and prob all the other guys in the room). And, ostensibly, you’re the one who gets to make those allocation decisions. It’s not like the new candidate will be coming in with a ton of bad, sunk cost $300M contracts on the books. But I always thought that was a big part of the job’s allure - operating in the highest stratosphere of budget and getting to use all that money to show how your team-construction abilities are in the same stratosphere. Correct, but what I am disagreeing with is the "they’re no longer a top 3 or 4 spending" They usually will spend up to the LUX tax and sometimes go above it.. Very few teams will constantly go way over said Lux tax
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 20, 2023 14:37:45 GMT -5
I wonder if the Red Sox are regretting letting Chaim go at this point? I think they really believed they could have their pick of the field, but the number of rejections at this point is staggering. That, alone, has to be viewed as a major hit on Henry and Co. and their ego. Agree. Although what’s the allure of working for the Sox for an outside candidate if the org wants to stay below or maybe just periodically peak over the lux tax threshold? If they’re no longer a top 3 or 4 spending team is the draw just as great as it was 10 years ago, even with the improved farm? being a stop spender means nothing if its not being used wisely... See NYM... or SD..
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 20, 2023 12:50:29 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 20, 2023 10:38:11 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 19, 2023 0:14:59 GMT -5
Seems odd that there was no follow up tonight from Boston media on the Breslow report from Chicago. Not sure what to make of that No denial from the Bos press is usually a good thing. They would love nothing more than to say its false or not interested. (See Click)
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 18, 2023 19:38:10 GMT -5
Should say president. It’s for the big role per reports. Only report I see is from the Cubs writer, which I think is ambiguous about this. Not that ambiguous IMO. the GM is not the #1 role. The PBO is.
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