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  1. lapa

    This is the best Red Sox team...ever.

    You can’t just throw era+ and the likes out there either. This is not just ‘relative dominance’ that would work if you want to compare modern teams. Athletes and the game itself in 1912 cannot in any reasonable way be compared to what we see on the field in 2018 IMO. I don’t know where the...
  2. lapa

    This is the best Red Sox team...ever.

    Comparing teams from 1912 to today’s teams you may as well try to compare the Red Sox and bruins. It’s just a completely different ballgame, and one that bob Ryan certainly hasn’t seen in live or recorded action
  3. lapa

    2018-19 Offseason Thread

    If you pay a guy 15-20 million for 3-4 years I think you better be getting more like 200 than 50 innings out of him though, right ?
  4. lapa

    2018-19 Offseason Thread

    I don’t think it’s quite that simple is it. Epstein was the one who brought in the idea of trying to contend in most of the years in a specific window and you try to win the WS of course but if a team lets the farm run completely dry it’s going to be unreasonably expensive to fix the big leave...
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    2018-19 Offseason Thread

    Obviously you need to focus on what’s needed to keep mookie here I’d love to see the BBB outfield stay I don’t care if JBJ has half a season hitting like crap Moreland and Pearce seem to be a good platoon fit if the price isn’t too high I’m happy for holt/Nunez/Lin to be 2B and backup Devers at...
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    World Series 2018--Red Sox vs. Dodgers

    The Red Sox top 4 weren’t they something like 0-40 at one point ?
  7. lapa

    Best 2018 Red Sox postseason moments

    It says A LOT about this team that almost everyone who played made a pretty major highlight contribution at one point or another during this post season
  8. lapa

    World Series Prediction Time: who ya got?

    Tonight’s all star lineup
  9. lapa

    World Series Prediction Time: who ya got?

    Oppo you are thankfully eliminated
  10. lapa

    Dombrowski's In-Season Moves In Context

    Also I’m glad they didn’t just throw brock holt away for a bag of balls at the deadline
  11. lapa

    This is the best Red Sox team...ever.

    23 runs in 4 games with that output from the top of the order is just delicious
  12. lapa

    World Series 2018--Red Sox vs. Dodgers

    100% agree. Way too much focus on in game stuff. Sure that can go either way and then you look like a genius or idiot The reality is more like how has Cora treated his players face to face while working their asses off for 6-7 months that provides the foundations for the teams attitude and...
  13. lapa

    The Alex Cora Difference

    I think you made a good point though! It’s easy to say ok they earn millions to play a game just do your job but the contrast between Roberts comments on hill and Cora’s on ERod was ver clear, and who is going to feel deep down more confident that his boss and team mates have his back and...
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    The Alex Cora Difference

    I don’t think it would be at all weird to consider that the man management aspect and all that entails throughout a long slog of a season and when the pressure cooker of playoffs begins is far far far far and far away the biggest factor in what makes a manager succeed or fail and the in game...
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    World Series Prediction Time: who ya got?

    5 Adrians Dome BornToRun fence sitting rajendra82 Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat soxinthemist RGreeley33 brandonchristensen patoaflac fence sitting agibson2000 samraynot gixer1k rico gaupo shawn o'leary hawk68 redkluzu (skilful fence sitting while blaming others) NJ_sox_fan (is scared of Machado)...
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    World Series 2018--Red Sox vs. Dodgers

    I agree with the poster who said this felt a lot like 2004, the hard work was getting through the AL, the dodgers are just not as good as the Sox and are not used to playing against this kind of relentless assault
  17. lapa

    World Series 2018--Red Sox vs. Dodgers

    A pitch clock AND an end to batter timeouts and stepping out of box Pitch clock starts and it’s on you, get your ass in box and wait. If you step out it’s an automatic strike if the pitch clock buzzes it’s an automatic ball Having said that I’d probably be more in favor of streamlining the...
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    World Series Prediction Time: who ya got?

    So far 3 Pozo the Clown 3.5 Ale Xander 4 Buzzkillpauley brs3 TeddyBallgame9 HankScorpio lapa debretto patoaflac fence sitting ellistherimman (credits drewdawg, recognises superior prediction thread also) 5 Adrians Dome BornToRun fence sitting rajendra82 Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat...
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    World Series 2018--Red Sox vs. Dodgers

    How about just Liv Tyler Thanks in advance
  20. lapa

    Recommend me a 55-65 inch TV

    I can highly recommend the lg oled55b7v which is pretty low on the price range but got a lot of great reviews and I’m super happy with it especially for the MLB app