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    Catching Controversy

    Southern BoSox said: "The thing with Leon is... it's not like he just got hot... he made significant mechanical adjustments with Chilly and it allowed him to get hot. Was his hot streak sustainable? Hell no, they never are. But not everyone has the ability to just start hitting the shit out of...
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    New and Improved--Pablo Sandoval, 3B

    "I recall there being a site that gave spring training stats that were weighted by the average level from the previous year of the pitcher (batter) faced but I cannot remember who does/did that. Does anyone know?" BBref.com had them last year IIRC, but now I can't seem to find any 2017 Spring...
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    Would Ted be a DH in today's game

    He could have, conceivably anyway, approached 20 bWAR in a season in the Old Old Toilet, with as many as 12 O WAR and perhaps 7 or 8 from pitching.
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    What year is your favorite Red Sox season?

    Quite late to this party, but I say 2004. How could it be anything else? It was just mind-blowing.
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    David Ortiz will retire at end of 2016 season.

    When I was a kid a very long time ago, I dreamed that maybe someday the Red Sox would have a guy who I could point to as a WS hero. Just one guy, just one win in the WS. I'm very grateful for all the badass muthafukkah AB's. Thanks Papi.
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    October 27, 2004: Where were you/Best Memory?

    Pacing back and forth in front of my Monster Sony HDTV (my lucky spot) in my Bayridge Brooklyn apartment, on the phone with my new girlfriend, who was watching at her place. It seemed surreal, and my heart skipped when Foulkie kinda double-clutched before he underhanded to Minky, but then it was...
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    Let's discuss Papi's HoF chances

    I think it's gonna come down to how many voters hold the unnamed source PED smear-job against him, period. Which pisses me off.
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    Ortiz 500 career homers this year?

    Congrats Papi. And thanks for all the great moments. You made my dreams come true.
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    Can a Blake Get Some Love?

    Blake's BABIP coming into today was .386, and he's still K'ing too much, but he was rushed up out of necessity, and it is good to see him establishing a foothold at the highest level.
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    My Favorite Non-Pedro Red Sox Pitching Performance

    Lot of very memorable moments here, but I have to pick Lowe in G7 2004 ALCS. IMHO, that was not only the biggest game in Red Sox history, but you can argue it was the most important in MLB history, and perhaps in American sports annals. It's up there. It changed everything. And Lowe, on just 2...
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    Red Sox announce Dave Dombrowski is their new president of baseball operations.

    "Way to cut off the qualifying statement that immediately followed that sentence and provided it with the context that was intended. Right now, Mookie has a 103 wRC+ and plays above average, but not plus defense with an average arm. If Bradley is a 100 wRC+ bat, his defense far outstrips Mookie...
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    Red Sox announce Dave Dombrowski is their new president of baseball operations.

    "Also, if Bradley can be a league average bat, he is better than Mookie"   Mookie is at 6.2 bWAR in 156 MLB games (4.8 fWAR), with a 111 OPS+ since he came up last year. He's 22.
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    Pedro Martinez Memories

    I saw him pitch live once. In BAL 4/5/03. Pedro: 8 ip, 1 er, 6 k, 0 bb, ND. Sox lost 2-1 on a Chad Fox WO bb. I remember thinking how regal Pedro looked as he slowly strode off the diamond after each inning. Drove 4.5 hours to see him, and my beloved Sox came up short, but I am grateful I can...
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    We need an Eduardo Rodriguez nickname

    El Zurdo IS kinda cool.