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  1. BaseballJones

    Sox sign Aroldis Chapman

    As a father of a daughter who was raped in college, but it was too difficult to prosecute the guy (thanks Kobe), obviously I tend to believe the "alleged" victim in these cases. That being said, years ago here on campus a woman accused guys of rape, ruined their lives. Turned out to be not true...
  2. BaseballJones

    Are the Pats the worst team in the NFL?

    Agree that this is problematic. But theoretically they'll keep Maye for the next 15 years. Little chance, even if Mayo turns out to be good, that he'd stick around that long. So Maye is by far the more important piece here. In order to achieve massive levels of success, they'll need both. But...
  3. BaseballJones

    Are the Pats the worst team in the NFL?

    The absolute most important thing this year for this franchise was to find out if Drake Maye can be the MAN. Everything else - winning, learning about Mayo, fixing the OL, you name it - is a distant second or third (or lower). And it sure appears that they found out that he is, in fact, that...
  4. BaseballJones

    Are the Pats the worst team in the NFL?

    At least there's this from one ESPN writer: "Christian Gonzalez, CB, New England Patriots: I think Gonzalez has been the second-best corner in the NFL this season behind only Pat Surtain IIand should be an All-Pro. If you made me choose one corner with whom to start a team between Gonzalez...
  5. BaseballJones

    Sox sign Aroldis Chapman

    I'm sure if we really wanted to do this (I don't), we could make a nice long list of pro athletes in Boston that have been pretty terrible people, yet that we cheered for nonetheless. It probably would be so long it would be depressing. :-(
  6. BaseballJones

    Goats vs Colts

    This wasn't like that at all. Trading down and adding picks, while drafting McCarthy, was also a legit option that was much-discussed. Lots of real options and good arguments were made for all of them. But he made the right move and gets credit for that.
  7. BaseballJones

    Are the Pats the worst team in the NFL?

    Or maybe it was that BB really was an incredible coach and actually got the most out of his players.
  8. BaseballJones

    Goats vs Colts

    That's just untrue. He could have taken McCarthy. He could have taken Harrison Jr. He could have taken a tackle. He could have traded back and still gotten a QB. There were lots of options, many/most/all of which were debated ad nauseam here in this very forum, but they made the right choice...
  9. BaseballJones

    Are the Pats the worst team in the NFL?

    To me, this is by FAR the worst aspect of this season. Nothing else is even close. If the D was playing even close to how they performed last year, we'd be looking at a pretty decent team right now.
  10. BaseballJones

    Goats vs Colts

    Wolf 100% gets credit for the Maye pick. There was a bunch of ways he could have screwed that up. Pre-draft there was lots of talk about maybe drafting McCarthy or even Penix. And there was talk about trading down to add a pick and get McCarthy (or Penix) later. Or drafting Harrison Jr. there...
  11. BaseballJones

    Are the Pats the worst team in the NFL?

    Using PFR's SRS score... 2023: SRS: -7.9 (#29) OSRS: -8.5 (#32) DSRS: +0.6 (#14) 2024: SRS: -8.8 (#31) OSRS: -6.7 (#31) DSRS: -2.1 (#25) So a slight improvement by the offense (much more so in just the Maye games) but a drastic cratering by the defense.
  12. BaseballJones

    Sox sign Aroldis Chapman

    Just like the rest of humanity. I'm quite confident that there are people held in high regard here in SOSH that have done some things that, if they ever came to light, would result in quite a different view of them. I'm not defending Chapman, so please don't mistake this for that. I'm not a...
  13. BaseballJones

    Goats vs Colts

    Mayo and Wolf absolutely should be given at least another year. It's not "wasting" Maye to give these guys a little room to grow into their jobs. Maye is barely 22 years of age. He has four more years under this rookie deal. I am not remotely convinced that Mayo will be great, but he needs to...
  14. BaseballJones

    Sox sign Aroldis Chapman

    Sports kind of forces us to in this way. We invest so much emotional energy into our favorite teams, it's hard to just turn it off. Might be much easier to boo Chapman when he fails, but yeah, people here are going to cheer when he gets that big strikeout in the 9th inning to seal a win. I know...
  15. BaseballJones

    Sox sign Aroldis Chapman

    It's the nature of sports and fandom, right? A guy you cannot stand does something good for your team, and you cheer anyway. If Tyreek Hill played for the Pats and caught a huge touchdown in the playoffs, all us Pats fans would be going crazy. It's just how it is, for better or worse.
  16. BaseballJones

    Sox sign Aroldis Chapman

    So....September 13, Sox in the thick of the playoff race, Saturday game in Fenway against the Yankees. Judge is up in the 9th with a chance to give NY the lead and the Sox have Chapman on the mound. Two out. The count runs full before Chapman blows him away with a 99 mph fastball, ending the...
  17. BaseballJones

    Sox sign Aroldis Chapman

    Yeah this isn't going to be fun. He misses tons of bats, but it's going to be extremely stressful watching him pitch. He usually gets the job done ultimately, but it'll be a high-wire act.
  18. BaseballJones

    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto

    If they essentially replace Duran with Soto, just based on this past season's numbers... 2024 Duran (27): .285/.342/.492/.834, 129 ops+, 34 sb, 8.7 bWAR 2024 Soto (25): .288/.419/.569/.989, 178 ops+, 7 sb, 7.9 bWAR From a 2024 bWAR perspective, it would be an overall downgrade, and a muuuuuuch...
  19. BaseballJones

    ‘Ready to deliver’ – The 2025 Offseason News (& rumors?) Thread

    If the Sox trade Campbell I’m gonna be pissed, almost no matter who they get in return. I really really REALLY want to see this kid play for Boston.
  20. BaseballJones

    MLB (Manfred) pondering the idea of a Golden At-Bat

    What a fun, wild, and completely freaking idiotic idea.
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