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Comparing Wood to Sox retired numbers by career WAR with Sox: Aparicio: 35.3 Fox: 47.3 Baines: 24.8 Fisk: 28.9 Buehrle: 48.9 Pierce 49.3 Wood: 51.8 Lyons: 66.8 (over 21 years)

Wilbur Wood had a peak three year period immediately preceding a three year peak as a starter that I will compare to the peaks of Bob Gibson and Mike Marshall. Marshall's three year peak out of the bullpen included a CY young season, along with 2nd and 4th place in CY voting in the other two seasons. Marshall: 10.1 WAR, 43 Wins, 70 SV, 2.36 ERA in an incredible 503 IP Wood: 10.6 WAR, 32 Wins, 52 SV, 2.50 ERA in a still stout 401 IP In Marshall's most notable season, he pitched 208 innings in 106 games out of relief. 15 wins, 21 saves and 2.45 era. 4.2 WAR. Wood's best, 88 games 159 innings, 13 wins, 16 sv, 1.88 era, 5.4 WAR. (Mariano Rivera career high was 5.0) Marshall obviously has the edge here overall, but I'd argue Wood holds up well there in comparison between elite workhorse relievers, where Marshall's run is legendary. 1968 Gibson at very least in the running for greatest season of all time, '68-69 one of the best two year runs, and 68-70 marking his three year peak with each of his three individual best seasons by WAR. Likewise Wood's three year peak consisted of his three individual best. Nonetheless, Wood nearly has Gibson beat: Gibson 68 WAR: 11.2 vs 11.8 for 71 Wood Gibson 69: 10.4 vs. 10.7 for 72 Wood Gibson three year peak: 30.5 Wood: 30.0 Point being here, that if these comparisons can be made, then I'd argue Wood should easily be considered one of the all time Sox greats. Yet hes not. He's still alive, they ought to build him a statue. They say Dick Allen saved the franchise in 72 but Wood was actually more valuable

Is it just me or is dfa'ing Harris over Hill another dumb move? Small sample sizes, but I thought Harris actually looked decent. 4/1 BB/K for Harris vs 4/8 for Hill, 26 year old vs. 30.

Which time?

Sox need to develop players to collide into each other less often

Sosa not cracking a lineup this abysmal is a joke

Did you hear the good news? That's our Sox of Guadalupe

No its Pereira to the IL

It's going to be a long rest of the decade

I cant stand Schriffen, but the Sox have been so comically bad I dont think angst is what missing from the broadcast. Watching a talented team go 81-81 is far more angstful, at this point it would just be beating a dead horse. The underlying problem is he just isnt a baseball guy

They'd be crazy not to trade him when/if a favorable trade market develops for him.

s%*#. Now we have to give Getz credit for putting so much depth at AAA behind Teel and Quero all of a sudden

That's why I'm here doing a victory lap for the cannabis infused

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