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I pray the shortages don't empty the shelves. I'm not that resourceful in terms of standing in long lines for food and/or surviving after being spoiled so many years.

Watch a Three Stooges episode with Curley in it and you should laugh.

Our education in high school and college consisted of memorizing everything imaginable so you could pass or ace tests and forget everything a few week after the memorization. There was little "learning," just figure out rote memorization was the best way to an A. ... I'm not talking about math (algebra, geometry, physics, etc.) classes however. Those for us dummies was somehow getting a passing grade despite having no mathematical ability and just taking the bare minimum math/science classes as required by a liberal arts type major. ... We never had teachers address stuff that would have been nice to know like how to invest, how to buy a house, how to fix a car, how to cook, some of the things u've mentioned.

This war continues to sadden me. I am thinking Putin will eventually grow impatient and do something incomprehensible that could lead to the end of life as we know it. Let there be peace on earth ... somehow.

Over 4 bucks here. Sad, unacceptable, ridiculous, disgusting. I heard Biden on TV saying we should expect food shortages. What the hell is going on? Fire everybody. I don't care who takes over but get rid of these high prices and shortages!

Maybe next offseason the Sox do a thorough evaluation of the injuries and decide whether it's a.) just bad luck. b.) unavoidable. c.) avoidable. d.) the fault of our training staff and team doctors or e) just bad luck part two. I think Sox should at least examine WTF regarding injuries. Do a thorough analysis in the day of analytics baby!

Maybe ptatc can get me to stop being a broken record as he is a medical guru IMO. But all these Sox injuries grow very tiresome as a fan. Also Timmy's suspension is unfortunate. I think we win if he's in there on Opening Day. A few more hits mighta mattered. Ah, I'm venting. Sorry. 0-1.

Oh my, I left the game after the half inning of Vaughn's blast figuring we were 1-0. My gosh, the Sox lost? Yikes.

Injuries, injuries, injuries ... modern baseball. Huge contracts should be a thing of the past. Anybody can and will go down at any time. Sorry for the abject negativity, but I'm frustrated.

I love Vaughn. He looks good at the plate. Sox up, 4-3.

Tony is a great manager IMO. The reason Sox are flailing still is INJURIES. Something's wrong there. Way too many. Also our pitching staff still blows, though most in baseball do also. Nuttin wrong with Tony. (I do think Sox have a WS roster, but it's far from special).

I like Collins. Hope he makes it in the bigs.

Don't have time to read it all. So tell me, will I like Cueto? Is he good? Will he replace Dallas? How is Keuchel doing anyway in ST. Been too busy to follow.

Poor Yermin. Do the Cubs have a DH? Trade him there for some pitching.

I didn't know Yermin was still with the Sox. There's absolutely no chance he can make the big league team right?

If Eloy gets hurt again in LF that would be a fireable offense IMO. Unless Eloy has really worked on his defense, which is possible, it's unacceptable for a GM to trot him out there daily where he can get hurt. Just my thoughts.

I wonder if Tony is embracing the pitch by committee status of baseball today. Just let all guys go three innings max. I sense the Sox staff has some bodies but some very questionable starters. Certainly not a deep staff. Has Keuchel retired? I can't see them trotting him out there much considering he didn't make the postseason roster. Hate to be negative but I'm thinking our staff sorta stinks unless the Sox just do the three inning max thing. I know Sox have added a few bodies to add to the mix, but need some studs IMO.

I worship Jose obviously in a non religious way. But ... this may prove he could be 39, 40 rather than his listed age. Tru or not?? I do love Jose A as my haters on this board realize.

Ken Berry wore a turtleneck under his jersey; all defense not much bat. ... Ward had a great batting stance kids imitated. Lefty hitter; blew into his hands. Had some power for a little guy in a day and age pitching dominated. Pete Ward was a southside fave at 3B

Vaughn turns 24 in April. Cmon. The guy deserves to be in the big leagues. Sheets turns 26 in April. Is this solely an age thing? Sox have some good players. Time to assess which ones will be stars and make a trade or two involving those the Sox don't project as high.

Man. This is crazy. He's a star and can't play right now. He got hurt last year too didn't he? Lot of injuries in baseball. I hope the Sox addressed all the hammy injuries with their trainer. Sox players hurt hammies too much.

I kind of like Rodon. I wonder if Dallas is toast or if he can return to old form. He was so bad he wasn't even on the postseason roster as I recall.

Sox finally have way more talent than anybody in the division so maybe the Sox can dominate the division for years to come. I think the pitching is mediocre though no doubt the Sox have several everyday stars, superstar types. Hopefully Sox can catch fire this season or next in the postseason and win it all, but no way is this team dominant.

I haven't posted much on the war. A couple of things that concern me greatly. a.) I am sad for the people of Ukraine. I read that Russians are shooting folks in the capital city who ignore the checkpoints and try to keep walking through them. I also read that the safe haven spaces for people to walk through ... Russians are actually shooting people trying to get out through the cease fire pathway out of the country. ... I also read the stores shelves are empty and people in the bunkers or their basements truly are at the point they are going to starve and have no water. In short these are crimes against humanity and Russia leaders must pay. b.) Putin. I am concerned that at his age he doesn't give a bleep. And if he deduces he's going down, he's going to go down actually bombing the USA, nuclear bombing the USA, perhaps some European countries, too. I'd like to ask the international experts on here if you share my concern that we actually could die soon because of Putin sending nukes our way. If he hits the button(s) to nuke our cities is that it? We never developed a system to thwart the nukes out of the sky have we? Do any of you share my concern that a nuclear assault could come at any time? I am worried about Putin yes I am. I am worried about our preparedness to respond to any nukes he throws our way. In conclusion I think the current situation is a lot more scary than I'm hearing on TV. Joy Behar has more to worry about than her European vacation and Covid. How she's not stressing about possibly nukes in NYC is beyond me. This is 2022 scary stuff, not minor stuff like facemask mandates. Yes I would love if some of you could ease my concerns about nukes.

I've been thinking about this as far as offseason plan thread ... the Sox need to move Eloy out of LF and make a decision. Either he's DH or trade him in a blockbuster. Look, the guy is not an outfielder. He's going to get hurt out there. He just is. That leaves DH or 1B. I can't imagine Eloy even being 1/2 as good as Jose as a defender at first. If I thought he could play first effectively at this time I "might" even suggest Jose be the new DH the rest of his career. But I truly think Jose is a better option at 1B. As much as it pains me to say, Sox need to convince Eloy it's in his best interest for a long, long, lucrative career to be DH. l ask the stat lovers on here and the eye testers both ... I think we would HAVE to agree Eloy should not see the outfield again. I love having Eloy on the team but it's silly to trot him out to the OF where he will get hurt and cost the Sox a lot of runs when heathy. He's not an outfielder as much as it pains me to admit.