2021 Red Sox

[The Brandon Five]

What a freaking ****$how. Errors galore. Blowing a huge lead. Maybe next year.

 

[borg]

Dead Sux could've matched/exceeded Any offer the LAD gave him.

And.........?

Looking past the "free will" component of free agency , the Red Sox salary tax predicament, the gobs of Dodgers cap space last season, etc etc etc.....
Are you going to argue John Henry would have been on board funding a 13 year contract to a diminutive player likely to see power erosion in a few years?
Come on Captain, take a break from the fire water............ clear your head...........move on.
Mookie got everything he wanted.....starting with a new home address

 

[captain insano]

Dead Sux could've matched/exceeded Any offer the LAD gave him.

He didn't want to play in boston. I don't fault the redsox for getting something for him, knowing he would leave in free agency.

 

[aluminum seats]

What a freaking ****$how. Errors galore. Blowing a huge lead. Maybe next year.

I think I can still make a case for this year, but I ain't making it today. Not after that horror show yesterday.

 

[captain stone]

He didn't want to play in boston. I don't fault the redsox for getting something for him, knowing he would leave in free agency.

Problem is, they got absolutely Nothing for him.

#FireChaim

 

[Patsfan1958]

Problem is, they got absolutely Nothing for him.

#FireChaim

They got Verdugo, who has a higher batting average (.288) than Mookie (.265) this year. He also hasn't been injured this year like Mookie. Verdugo played in 123 games, Mookie played 99. He has the same amount of errors as Mookie with 2. I wouldn't call that getting "nothing". He may not be as good as Mookie in the long run but he's looked like a pretty solid player so far.

 

[Vatahala]

They got Verdugo, who has a higher batting average (.288) than Mookie (.265) this year. He also hasn't been injured this year like Mookie. Verdugo played in 123 games, Mookie played 99. He has the same amount of errors as Mookie with 2. I wouldn't call that getting "nothing". He may not be as good as Mookie in the long run but he's looked like a pretty solid player so far.

The key is 23 year old 2nd baseman Jeter Downs who unfortunately is hitting .179 at Worcester and striking out more than 1 in every 3 at bats. Connor Wong the 3rd player acquired, seems like a decent career back-up catcher.

 

[Vatahala]

Chris Sale coming down with Covid is going to hurt, Sox were 4-1 in his 5 starts.

 

[Patsfan1958]

At least they're getting Bogaerts back in the line up. That should help some.

 

[Vatahala]

At least they're getting Bogaerts back in the line up. That should help some.

Even though Bogaerts went hitless in last night's badly needed extra inning win, he made a couple of great defensive plays. Congrats to Josh Taylor who picked up his first MLB save as he stranded a runner at third with no outs.

 

[aluminum seats]

Fun last month. Sox out to Seattle for 3 after today. 5 teams within 2 games

 

[captain stone]

The key is 23 year old 2nd baseman Jeter Downs who unfortunately is hitting .179 at Worcester and striking out more than 1 in every 3 at bats. Connor Wong the 3rd player acquired, seems like a decent career back-up catcher.

#FireChaim

 

[aluminum seats]

#FireChaim

Guy built a hell of a team in Tampa on minimal budget, currently kicking the Sox and Yankees behinds. Last year was his first season and the Sox are leading the wild card. Let’s give him a chance.

 

[captain insano]

Guy built a hell of a team in Tampa on minimal budget

No he didn't. He had a role. But didn't have the final say on roster decisions.

 

[aluminum seats]

No he didn't. He had a role. But didn't have the final say on roster decisions.

He had a significant role building a team with a third of the payroll of the Red Sox and Yankees, and they're kicking their asses.

 

[captain insano]

He had a significant role building a team with a third of the payroll of the Red Sox and Yankees, and they're kicking their asses.

He wasn't the GM and didn't have the final say on the roster. He didn't build anything down there. He was a sidecar. The rays are kicking the SOX ass because the people that did build the rays are still there.

 

[aluminum seats]

He wasn't the GM and didn't have the final say on the roster. He didn't build anything down there. He was a sidecar. The rays are kicking the SOX ass because the people that did build the rays are still there.

He wasn't GM, and neither was Theo Epstein when he joined the Sox. By all accounts Chaim had a significant say in operations and was tremendously respected. The disparaging "sidecar" isn't accurate. Not quite sure what your issue is with him tbh

 

[captain stone]

He wasn't GM, and neither was Theo Epstein when he joined the Sox. By all accounts Chaim had a significant say in operations and was tremendously respected. The disparaging "sidecar" isn't accurate. Not quite sure what your issue is with him tbh

You mean besides sucking ass as our GM here?

 

[captain insano]

He wasn't GM, and neither was Theo Epstein when he joined the Sox. By all accounts Chaim had a significant say in operations and was tremendously respected. The disparaging "sidecar" isn't accurate. Not quite sure what your issue is with him tbh

I think you're giving him too much credit for Tampa's success. He didn't have the same power that Theo had with the sox his early years. Calling him a sidecar is hardly disparaging. You're exaggerating.

 

[aluminum seats]

You mean besides sucking ass as our GM here?

I generally like your negative takes on everything, it's a nice tonic to counter the homerism that you'll always find on a team's board. But I think you're kinda stumbling here. You're talking about a guy who started last year, and is just beginning to implement his plans. Now! They may suck! Who's to say. But the depleted farm system has already jumped from 20 to 9, and the current team is tied for the wild card lead on September 13th. Saying he's sucked ass doesn't really come from anywhere.