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  1. begranter

    How much does winning and losing affect your fandom?

    I would never buy another teams' cap, but the last 3 years I've watched more out of town games than Red Sox games and I've been to Fenway only once -- for a work thing. I love baseball and the Red Sox will always be my team, but combining the barriers to follow the team (MLB.tv blackouts...
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    Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?

    I don't think that's how it works. There's no separate "studio" broadcast for 98.5 during games. You should be able to listen via any number of radio apps -- TuneIn, the 98.5 one directly, iHeart Radio. I suppose I could be wrong here, but I've never run into a radio blackout.
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    Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?

    You should be able to listen directly via the radio station's online presence: https://985thesportshub.com/listen/
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    What does Red Sox relief pitching look like in 2024?

    https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2022/4/26/22969560/better-know-your-blue-jays-40-man-yimi-garcia https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/blue-jays-yimi-garcia-under-contract-for-2024/ Probably a moot point anyway as it's unlikely the Jays wouldn't have picked up the option save for a...
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    What does Red Sox relief pitching look like in 2024?

    Nitpick, but I'm pretty sure Yimi is locked in at $6m next year having hit his appearance count threshold to vest his contract.
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    Uncork one: the Port Cellar's opinion on Mazzulla and Udoka

    Too many times throughout the season and playoffs after tough losses or complete no-shows, Joe's only retrospective was that the team didn't shoot enough 3s and if only they shot more 3s he thinks they would have won. I get the league has evolved and that's a much bigger part of the game but if...
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    Google Home wall switches

    YMMV but we tried the Kasas in my girlfriend's place and half of them arrived dead on arrival. Ended up returning them all and just spending the extra money on the Lutrons. Now that Lutron has the Diva/Claro switches that look like normal rocker switches, they're easier than ever. My advice is...
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    Fix 2023 By Trade

    This is generally how I feel, but if there's a player with some significant upside that may be acquirable right now, it may be Jo Adell. He strikes out way too much and hasn't shown an ability to be impactful in the majors. That said he's a right handed power hitting outfielder tearing it up in...
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    YouTube drops MLB Network

    This is the same message they basically sent out in response to dropping RSNs despite continuing to raise customer costs. As much as I like YTTV and wouldn't go back to cable, I don't buy the messaging. I wouldn't be surprised if the league just moves the network to MLB.tv/extra innings package...
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    Devers : No talks after season begins (Speier report)

    Where's the "Pay him whatever he wants" option? Not joking.
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    Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?

    A friend gave me their FioS log in so I can use NESN360. It's kind of a hassle since there's no Android TV native app, but it gets me the games at least. Edit: there is an app for Android TV and it seems to work pretty good.
  12. begranter

    Let's sign some hitters!

    With the change in rules regarding shifts, bigger bases etc. speed might be more important than it has been in a long time. It'll almost certainly extend the usefulness of Turner's skillset there.
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    Sox acquire Eric Hosmer

    For all the hang wringing about Casas, this is an intriguing aspect: View: https://twitter.com/jtomase/status/1554535486466789377?s=20&t=RFLlsKbr9kmLD5hGb6BEEw @jtomase Worth noting that Hosmer attended the same high school as Red Sox prospect Triston Casas (American Heritage in Plantation...
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    Speier: How Well has Bloom Done Trading for Prospects?

    Alex puts them into buckets. Here's the list he's looking at: BIG LEAGUE IMPACT Nick Pivetta Workman/Hembree CURRENT MAJOR LEAGUE DEPTH Jeter Downs Betts Franchy Cordero Benintendi Josh Winckowski Benintendi Connor Seabold Workman/Hembree Connor Wong Betts Ronaldo Hernández...
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    NESN to offer standalone streaming service for games (IN MARKET)

    From what I can tell, this isn't true https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2020/04/09/despite-lockdown-mlb-teams-gain-value-in-2020/?sh=760862422010 From what I can tell the Red Sox make about $100m of their normal $500m in annual revenue. That indefinite $100m deal was set in 2006 and in...
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    NESN to offer standalone streaming service for games (IN MARKET)

    For others such as myself that fall into this contingency, especially if you lost access to NESN because of the YTTV breakup, do you find yourself going to fewer Red Sox (and Bruins) games in person? I haven't been to Fenway or the Garden for hockey since NESN and YTTV broke up. Admittedly some...
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    NESN to offer standalone streaming service for games (IN MARKET)

    This isn't North Korea, there is nothing illegal about using a VPN to access geo-restricted content. It may be against the T&Cs of streaming services, but you can't be prosecuted or even fined for doing it.
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    NESN to offer standalone streaming service for games (IN MARKET)

    A VPN/DNS server with MLB.tv is still cheaper... Disappointing.
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    Garrett Whitlock

    To provide some color on the other side, I voted reliever for a couple of reasons. First, I see having a guy like Whitlock that can go anywhere between 1-3 innings making it much easier to navigate games where a starter hands off a lead to a win. On Saturday a friend pointed out that a third of...
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    Travis Shaw DFA’d

    After moving their left-field wall back this offseason, Camden has some of the lowest park factors for offense so far this season. Remains to be seen if that stays that way, but based on data so far I wouldn't count on it.