Recent content by GB5

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    2024 Red Sox MiLB Acquisitions & Removals

    6.6 K per 9 in Japan as well as rough go this spring makes me wonder if the stuff just won’t translate
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    2024 Rotation and Bullpen (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    Not sure if it belongs here, but according to Passan the RS just acquired Naoyuki Uwusawa from TB on a minor league deal. He was not expected to make TB opening day roster. Long time pitcher in the NPB. Believe he is a starter. Finesse guy.
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    2024 MiLB Injuries & Other Affronts

    I was looking forward to following him and had inquired on the board about a week ago as to why he hadn’t pitched in some time. Long odds just got longer.
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    I am currently more interested in a question that can’t or won’t be answered right now and that is what is the flexibility with this budget as far as this year goes? if the Sox play above expectations and are say around 10 games over .500 at the deadline, and have a solid deal in place to...
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    How much of the old school narrative about the Boston baseball experience still stands today? “demanding fans”.. I don’t see it anymore. Not like the early 2000’s and before. The Sox have finished last in 3 of the previous 4 seasons. I don’t recall any significant booing of the players or the...
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    Fangraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team (Red Sox Ranks and Overall Discussion)

    A few years ago the catcher position across MLB was a cesspool for offensive numbers. Has it increased fairly significantly? I kind of thought the tandem of McGuire/Womg was a little below average offensively not bottom five in MLB. Are they that poor offensively or are they dragged down by...
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    2004 WS Celebration

    One of the greatest things to me is how celebrated the 2004 team was and how its importance seemed to be understood by other teams across baseball. Two things stood out to me to signify this. Derek Lowe signing a monster contract with the Dodgers signaling the end of his RS career. Yet on...
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    Red Sox sign RHP Chase Anderson

    Who is getting dumped off the 40 man for Chase?
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    Patriots' 2024 Free Agency Thread

    Little known fact,..Troy fumbled two punts in the snow bowl game. He fumbled the punt on the return that began the drive ending in Vinateri’s miracle field goal. Inches away from that drive never happening.
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    2004 WS Celebration

    As it relates to Schilling being there on a day to honor the Wakefield’s, it should be noted that Schilling was the one who dropped a dime publicly about Wake’s condition which had been previously private. Was very poorly received.
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    2024 Red Sox Spring Training

    Haven’t seen Song in a week or so, was he reassigned?
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    2024 Red Sox spring training games

    Since I am backing the cause of trying to get Bobby on the roster so he can make me miserable, does he get any extra credit for taking a legit # 1, Corbin Burnes deep yesterday and another long term ML guy in Reynaldo Lopez, also both righties, today. He is not mashing against 4A guys?
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    2024 Red Sox spring training games

    Is Bobby making a legit run at an opening day roster spot or does it belong to Cron?
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    2024 Red Sox spring training games

    Bobby just hit a bomb off Corbin Burnes on an 0-2 pitch on the big field.
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    2024 Mock Drafts are more fun than this boring, awful Patriots Team

    If they trade down from 3, they absolutely have to get a # 1 from a team that has a reasonable chance of picking in the top 5 next year. I know it’s hard to predict but I would circle the NYG as a qb needy team who might struggle next year. If I don’t have a top flight QB to watch and root for...