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  1. chrisfont9

    Let's enjoy memories of the Red Sox of the past 20 years! What were your favorites (team/player/moment/etc)?

    2004 is my answer, just on another plane that can never be reached again. Hard to single out a favorite player but I have a Manny jersey, so there's one. Favorite moment was that I bought a plane ticket to Boston (from Seattle) for what turned out to be the parade, rather than game 6, in 2004...
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    Let's enjoy memories of the Red Sox of the past 20 years! What were your favorites (team/player/moment/etc)?

    I was passing a rest area on I-5 north in central Washington when this happened (listening on the radio obvs) and I ALWAYS think of this when I pass by there.
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    What does Red Sox starting pitching look like in 2024?

    Regardless of who he learned from, all indications are that it was and remains a question of his mental approach. They will have to continue being very careful with his role if the Sox want to get a maximum amount of Good Pivetta.
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    What does Red Sox starting pitching look like in 2024?

    I mean, OD starter isn’t terribly meaningful. In a great offseason you sign Yamamoto and Nola, either of which would probably come in and be ok with Sale taking opening day while they ease into new roles.
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    Dame Time heading to Milwaukee

    They aren’t trading Rob. The Cs have been smart about balancing the roster, they aren’t going to create an obvious deficiency just to add another guard. I do love Jrue in Boston, just not for Rob.
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    Red Sox sign Masataka Yoshida

    If Verdugo is a negative part of the team culture, which I can't say definitively but kinda seems like it, then I don't care about his defensive value. We need a different team to show up in spring. This year's edition would fight for stretches but then the fight would drain out of them. I'm...
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    Will Cora be back in ‘24?

    Well, you may be right, hard to know. One last thing about 2019, I thought it happened because everyone was so worn out after the WS that they were just all on a slower track? Anyway, the recent results are what matters more, since unlike 2019 they include some of the very players Cora is...
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    Will Cora be back in ‘24?

    Oh, yeah, the defense seems like one thing you can pin on the manager. The hitting inconsistency, maybe some of that too (although last year the injury bug decimated the offense too).
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    Will Cora be back in ‘24?

    2019 all of the pitching was delayed in spring training. Last two years were both just mass injuries. 2020 was pointless and 2021 it worked well into mid-October. I still don't think much of that is on Cora.
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    Will Cora be back in ‘24?

    This is sensible. If the players aren't responding to him, then it's probably time for a change. But the earlier stuff about the team falling apart down the stretch -- was he supposed to manage differently so that their rotation, which gamely hung in for four months being duct-taped together...
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    Pearl Jammin' with Grandpa, the Bill Simmons Thread

    He did Inside the NBA with Magic and Jalen Rose and whoever for a few years, I am willing to assume he earned his stripes. All other sports, he's an outsider just like us.
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    Pearl Jammin' with Grandpa, the Bill Simmons Thread

    Hearing him talk about Boston teams is like WEEI. He even says "not to be like Boston talk radio but..." and then he gives a Boston talk radio take. He knows basketball and really that's it. The Ringer has hired some great football commentators, so he's gotten that part right.
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    Joe Posnanski’s Why We Love Baseball

    I think calling him an essayist is fair. He's been a journo for a long time and maybe he was a good one, I wouldn't know. But now he's just having fun, which is fine. He does well with this role. I have the book and am enjoying it. The research for interesting details is the real story, since...
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    X Leaves the Spot for San Diego: 11 years, $280M

    1) mildly but not at the going rate 2) tbd, but all signs are good, and that's how you get to the next level, high end rookie contract guys [EDIT: I meant pre-arb/arb], so fingers crossed 3) They could do both, but it stresses things. I wanted him back because I was sure that we would lose...
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Sure but I think pitching your org to a Japanese player, i.e. someone who absolutely doesn't remember an ALCS from two years ago, that probably doesn't help the case. They have to sell the roster going forward and the organization's commitment to winning titles.
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Also do we know they are actually friends? They were teammates for five or six years but that doesn't mean they hung out a lot. Some tiny interval of familiarity that Yamamoto would gain from having Yoshida around doesn't seem like a driving factor in a decision as big as this, as I am sure he...
  17. chrisfont9

    What does Red Sox starting pitching look like in 2024?

    Throwing to Teel for 10 of those years. I’m in.
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    What does Red Sox starting pitching look like in 2024?

    Right, and they know they have very little on the books in 2025 too. I do love how we've negotiated against ourselves collectively and pushed the Yamamoto bidding up to 10/300 (myself included). I hope he uses SOSH to practice his English.
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    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    He would probably say he wanted continued success too, but the Sox' talent was quickly running dry -- for a variety of reasons, not just related to Dombro's years -- and his vision for continued success was not very robust. Splitting hairs...
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    How Much Do You Want Your Team To Bid For Yamamoto?

    I voted up to $300 though I could be talked into a bit higher. Haven't really thought about that. And at the risk of repeating myself from the Sox pitching thread, I'll just say that for the Sox, it's not a choice between Yamamoto and another guy who you think will cost (insert). He has both...
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