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Terrance Mann in Field of Dreams. Talk about overcoming adversity in your life and becoming a true success.

Phillies had a truly craptastic stretch from 1938 to 1942 1938 - 45 wins 1939 - 45 wins 1940 - 50 wins 1941 - 43 wins 1942 - 42 wins Could JR be setting his sights on something beyond anything we've seen?

I'm guessing anyone with a pulse and who is healthy*enough* will be a front runner at each position.

If Money Ball taught me anything clinging to any past assumptions will cause you to miss out on opportunities and you'll never be the innovation leader. But he'll never be a good choice as an everyday corner outfielder.

I know we all wanted to keep him and build a pen around him. We would have agreed if Getz and Pedro said he was so close to being lights out and he just needed a little more time. I'm outraged that with teams lined up offering a king's ransom for his services that Getz took the lowest offer.

The next guy will only be around for two years (Doug Collins type) then we need to be attractive enough for a (Phil Jackson) type.

I agree. Especially on a state or county level.

The political calculation is will you lose more votes if the Sox leave the city, or you finance a stadium. Also you have to calculate the odds of them actually leaving.

Those teams and teams with even worst records are already playing in September. Look at the schedule the next couple of weeks. Do you want to drop or keep the shittiest of the shittiest teams playing? The playoffs are just a way to cut crappy teams, consolidate TV viewing, and keep selling tickets by reigniting interest. Otherwise they could just declare a winner after 162 games.

Sure. It's still in the 90s here, I forget the season is about over. Gotta get them some experience and every game counts. Plus evidently some fans still care who is playing. Other than that, who would care what most of the teams are doing? I wish they would add another round of playoff and end the season at 154 games.

I guess there won't be any rest days for those kids at this point in the season. I forget how little is left on the schedule.

We sure do

Same here

But we're going to keep cheering for them no matter what they do!

That would be Sox thing to do. In a season with 35 wins they will make a decision without easily obtained current data. It might cost then the opportunity for 37 wins.

San Antonio about to spend $160,000,000 on a MiLB stadium. If the promises of economic growth in the area are realized it won't cost the taxpayers a dime. 😂 Destroying some affordable housing along the way.

Only if you believe Getz can draft well.

We should but we also know that as long as JR and Getz are around it will be 100 losses a year. But saving money on payroll will at least help the ROI for the ownership group.

Hey bud, looking for an excuse to drink?

And now the franchise is barely alive.

A quick recap. The question was why should he play? About the only reason would be to give him an opportunity to show if he has anything left. I don't think anyone could see a possibility of him being in a Sox uniform next year. Then the question was how could that possibly help the team? I was curious what you thought and asked if you were a free agent would you consider how the team treats their veterans. If that is something free agents would consider *then* it would be an advantage to play him. If free agents don't care then they can just DFA him or let him have a great view for that 35th win of the season on the bench. I don't believe anyone said anything about him being mistreated in any way.

If we want to improve our chances in free agency is it necessary to improve how we treat players? Or do we not try, keep getting passed over, and just accept that is going to happen? I'm thinking at least do the cheap stuff right. Don't f*** up the easy stuff.

If you were a free agent would you look at how the team treats their veterans?

At this point I think they have to see what he has left. I can't imagine a scenario he returns but you have to look.

And the next guy will deserve to be fired after next season. And probably the guy after should be a one year hire as well. Hopefully those guys will have helped the 2027 guy to keep his job for a few years.