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And people can point out that teams aren't willing to deal hitters, sure. Great. But that doesn't make things better. It keeps make them worse, because there isn't a way to get this talent into the system for a much longer time frame, and it means the Sox need to do something they haven't done for decades in developing multiple star level hitters at the same time. Those players don't exist in the system now, and if they can't trade for them, they can't shorten the time frame. It actually makes their draft much worse.

And realistically, when you are having literally the worst season in the 124 year HISTORY of modern major league baseball, are you supposed to be happy and making excuses for the franchise?

I mean I said it, but I didn't mean it, how did you not know that?

Wat? Never

Except by all indications we seem to be going the opposite direction and firing everyone who isn't an old timey guy.

You know you are just telling on yourself at this point.

Even if you want to handwave away all of the Getz failures at the major league level, which was pretty much every single move he made, I am not sure what else we are missing. I keep seeing Bannister held up as our savior, but if you look at the results as a whole, they aren't even that impressive. Schultz had a big year, in super limited innings. Getting Hagen Smith into the system should be a huge shot in the arm. Past that? We couldn't call up a single pitcher to the major leagues in either the bullpen or starting rotation the entire season who was ready to go. Look at the rest of the top pitchers from last year. Nastrini bombed. Thorpe was up and down, and then hurt. Taylor had a great short sample, and then another major injury. Eder bombed. Pallette fell of the rotation and made noise as a reliever. Vera bombed, and was released. Bush got a call up, but not much to show. Don't even get me started on the relievers who were a disaster. The hitting was a massive failure this year. I don't even need to waste time on it. Even as a whole our system trails most everyone in the division, who we are already trailing by at least 40 games.

I am not sure what exactly we are supposed to be feeling better about, exactly? That a bunch of people got fired? Cool. In the mean time, the guy in charge has absolutely failed at his job so far. But apparently that doesn't matter because people got fired.

It feels weird to agree with him, but yeah right now #TeamBalta

The idea that Cub fans can figure out public transit, but Sox fans can't, continues to be absurd.

The Excuse-O-Matic has gone into absurd mode.

Dang, if only we had played those guys this year, maybe we could have done some of that already.

Baldwin was just IL'd. Priorties on the skilled IF should be 1. Ramos 2. Vargas 3. Sosa 4. Amaya 5. Nicky. Of course we will probably send down Ramos for Moncada and then start him at third every game.

release him and let him get a jump on the free agency once he is healthy.

5 if you count Tosar.

Moncada is getting his walking papers in a month an a half. He should be getting zero PT.

Sure, but them someone said something sad about his idol, and he had to defend his honor!

I can't imagine spending that much time making excuses for Chris Getz.

Wasn't the whole thing that the Sox notoriously refuse to negotiate with the younger kids, leaving a smaller pool to negotiate with?

I dunno, I find people stalking people to whine about people whining pretty asinine myself.

Robert: right Hamstring tightness