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    What If? The Sox had signed Mussina in 2001?

    Probably not. That was a weird story, but it has more to do with Peter Gammons than Mike Mussina. To wit: 1.) John Rocker told a reporter that the 9 train in New York is filled with (every racist thing you can say). 2.) Peter Gammons, who at the time seemed to have a tendency to make up...
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    Cy Young winner Chris Sale thread

    ....which he was only able to do because the Sox shut him down for much of August.
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    2024 MLB Wild Card Round Gamethread

    Man - I was telling someone that Chris Sale has never made it through a season without being seriously degraded in September except for the seasons where he took a hiatus in the middle. Until this year. Welp...
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    Cannonball's Not-At-All Punctual Elimina-whatever This Thread Has Become

    Hey all! So I just got back from two months of travel and am now digging out after Hurrcane Helene's visit to upstate South Carolina, so I'm catching up on things and figured I should post some of these. It seems that trying to post all of the eliminations has become a bit too tall of a task...
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    Greg Maddux documentary on MLB.tv -- available for streaming now!

    Well, here's one that bends the rules a little bit, if we change "appeared in the same game" to "appeared at the same game" (i.e. were both in uniform at the same game but may not have actually entered the game): Rich Hill pitched for the Cubs against the Mets on May 16, 2007. Appearing in...
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    August 2024 Gamethread

    Ha - well, I think their elimination number is non-zero even though they're technically eliminated. So I have another day or so. Unless you mean you've been listening to my album or something...
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    Dom Smith DFA'd

    Is that true? Honest question - I see that Wikipedia says yes, but MLB.com's glossary doesn't mention it as an option, and Major League Rule 2(c)(5) says, they shall not be eligible to participate in a championship season game after having been so designated until they are released or assigned...
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    ESPN: MLB reportedly weighing six-inning requirement for starting pitchers

    Good lord, man - I'm so sorry! I hope you can find some peace in this difficult time.
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    ESPN: MLB reportedly weighing six-inning requirement for starting pitchers

    Basketball's actually a really interesting comp, because they're currently dealing with the "load management" issue as well and trying to find ways to get star players to play more.
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    Rich Hill signs a AAA deal with Boston

    Only two years older than Satchel Paige was in his last MLB appearance.
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    Grade the trade deadline

    One thing that should be mentioned with the Priester trade - acquiring depth at the trade deadline is bigger now than it's ever been because the waiver deadline is gone. After today, the only way to get MLB talent into the Sox system is through the waiver wire….but fewer players are going to be...
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    Red Sox acquire RHP Quinn Priester from Pittsburgh; optioned to Worcester

    Don't think I saw this in the thread, but when Priester was drafted, his big secondary offering was a devastating 12-6 curve. However, he had trouble locating it in the minors, so the Pirates basically had him move to the slider as his main breaking pitch and had him only use his curve...
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    Alex Cora and the Red Sox are in agreement new contract: $7M-plus per year over 3 yrs

    He kinda did, though, didn't he? The Sox were 55-47 on this date last year. Then all of the arms blew out and Cora had to navigate August and September without a pitching staff. Meanwhile, today, they're....also 55-47.
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    Banner 18 Duck Boat Parade Game Thread

    Thanks for this!
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    Red Sox hire outside consulting firm to audit organization

    I'm confused - why would they need organizational cover? Who are they getting cover from? Why wouldn't Breslow just dump the guys that he doesn't want? Dumping people from the previous regime is pretty standard practice for the new head of a baseball organization. I guess the hard time I'm...
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    Red Sox acquire Zack Short

    Yeah - this was a recurring joke/meme in the early-2000's. When advanced stats were first coming into popular consciousness, the counterpoint was always to highlight players who "played the game the right way"...and those players almost always seemed to be small white guys who couldn't hit...
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    Red Sox acquire Zack Short

    They do worry about that, though, because if they jettison Hamilton while calling up an emergency reliever and then a middle infielder goes down, they now have to go out and hope there's a middle infielder freely available on the market, or else they have to add another minor leaguer to the...
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    Dalbec sent down to AAA (recalled to BOS on 4/12)

    Also worth noting that his performance last year was partially fueled by a career-high BABIP of .370. The last time he had a BABIP within 50 points of that - other than the Covid-shortened 2020 - was in 2016. He'd be a prime candidate for regression unless he's discovered some sort of BABIP...
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    The latest injuries: a permanent wave?

    This is correct. Per MLB.com,
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    4/12 A-Holes In The Infield.....

    Don't call 911 - that's the real number.
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