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This is one of the very few years in WS baseball that they could just stand pat and improve. @southsider2k5 brought up an excellent point about salaries potentially falling with the upcoming labor deal. Perhaps teams may not be spending like they have in the past. Hopefully, that brings some players into the market the Sox always shop at.

For me it is earbuds. All the damn time. I just spend 30 minutes looking for mine. I have a set for my workshop that always live in one place, but my second (and third and fourth) pairs are always missing. Plus why do backpacks have black linings? It is impossible to find anything in there.

He is confrontational and erratic at times.

I believe anything is possible, a lot will depend on what the MLBPA want in return. Which leads to the "then I guess there will not be baseball in 2027" statements from both sides.

If there is a true penalty for not hitting the floor those bottom contracts will inflate. It seems possible the average salary may not shift much, with the bottom earning more and the top less.

Given our propensity to rush guys to the MLB roster with disastrous results, I can wait. But I agree, they will be special.

Interesting you think the floor will cause a crash. I am thinking it raises the journeymen while the cap hurts the biggest contracts. I can't imagine the 5 year proposal being implemented, but that would be really interesting to contracts. This may be the first contract negotiations I will actually follow. I do not think a floor will help competitive balance, I just see more Leury Garcia contracts. Guys getting 3/$16 mil instead of 2/$6 mil. You will be correct if history repeats itself. The "Luxury Tax" era showed slower growth. I am certain that is one of the factors the union is considering. Maybe the Sox can steal a free agent or two that they normally would not be competitive with.

Imagine how he will be after he retires from baseball without anyone to compete and confront. It's easy to imagine him making headlines.

The 2026–27 offseason could be one of the strangest free-agent markets we've seen in years. The current collective bargaining agreement expires December 1, 2026, and the possibility of a lockout creates uncertainty for both players and owners. It seems like some guys will try to sign early especially the bigger money guys. The journeymen may want to wait. I could also see aggressive teams wanting to increase their payroll before a cap. Regardless they will play the usual brinkmanship game of threatening to lose a season etc.

I'm certain JR would accept your generous offer. I'll be surprised if he doesn't find a home for a few million in that role.

Every once in a while he acts like a reasonable teammate. Didn't he give up a chance for a fifth hit in a World Series game so a teammate could have an at bat? I wonder if he loves the same enough to play some independent ball or go overseas.

Lol. Did we always blame coaches or was there a time that the player failed and it was their fault? Is it really the hitting coach against the pitching coach backed by their analytics departments?

It's half empty now.

I just can't watch any baseball right now.

The Expos in 1994 and the Reds in 1981 are probably bigger losers than the Sox. But we are easily in the top 5

It was a great season, I hope we have one in 2027.

In a change for me, I hope they have a plan. We've watch for decades how the just keep rotating problems in and out. I'm ready for them to actually start fixing players.

Correct.

Liam. If Leury wasn't overused, and wrongly used, he could have been truly legendary. He should have been the Grandville Waiters of the Sox.

Man, that hits hard.

Love it

I'm an old man with a weak heart, let's score early and often.

What were they complaining about? Day game?

Suddenly Thome sounded better

I don't know who the f*** it is.