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    Should the Sox sell high on Jarren Duran?

    True he has no shot at the Hall of Fame, but he does have a decent shot at the Hall of Pretty Good. The guy has pretty much exceeded expectations his whole career, except for the fact that he seems to have taken a while to adjust to higher levels of competition. Last year he clearly made the...
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    When Is It Okay To Worry About Triston Casas: An Attempt at the Reverse Jinx

    Not sure how much evidence you need. He just had his breakout season. And he appears to have the approach and mindset to keep getting better.
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    McAdam: “Full Throttle” may mean business as usual

    Losing out on Yamamoto has now spilled over into "we must pay whatever it takes to land Snell or Montgomery." But DeJesus makes an important point about free agency splashes. I think most of us are old enough to remember Carl Crawford, Hanley and Panda. Even John Lacky and David Price, who...
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    9/9 - We Are Going To Lose

    Wincky in the 7th Martin in the 8th Kenley in the 9th
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    9/9 - We Are Going To Lose

    This. And with 2 outs, he should have gotten a great jump. Since when is down 1 in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs the time to play conservatively? Its when you want to see your team go balls to the wall, win or lose. And this. Coras bullpen moves have become Grady-esque.
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    '23 AL Playoff Picture

    After the so-called Boston massacre in 1978, the Sox went on to LOSE 5 out of the next 6. We lost 9 out of 10 in Sept, and the season was over. But for the fans younger than 60, something amazing happened. The sox went 8-0 to tie the Skanks on the last day of the season. I don't quite recall...
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    Astros-Sox - 8/29

    IF and WHEN 2 different things, but hey, I'm an optimist. Since last night I'm an angry optimist.
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    Astros-Sox - 8/29

    He should get a full playoff share when the sox sneak in on the last day of the season.
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    In Which the Red Sox Beat the Astros

    And "The Blizzard" just got recalled from Woostah today
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    In Which the Red Sox Beat the Astros

    The message: Fire Me! We as Sox fans deserve better managing
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    In Which the Red Sox Beat the Astros

    Of course! You start the inning with the lead and leave your worst reliever in the game. Totally Blooms fault.
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    Cora, Cora, Cora!

    What does it mean to get untracked? Informal. achieving a superior level of performance after a slow start: The team suddenly got untracked and began to score. Untracked Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
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    8/1 - Open the Month with a Win

    Thank you for the early reverse jinx! Ditto
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    July 25 Braves@Fenway

    It may be 2 days later, but it should never be too late to appreciate 2 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution references in 1 game thread.