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He was hurt but he's not a SS anymore and he was a 775-850 ops guy previously in Boston...not one 100+ points lower. Hahn was right on 15-20% of his contracts lol.

If you combined the ENTIRE AL Central into one team the only starters (vs. the Dodgers' starters) out of the lineup/rotation would be Witt Jr. Ramirez maybe Correa maybe Salvy Perez and then Skubal. Greene or Kwan in LF, perhaps. I would still pick LAD vs combined "Central 5" vs.1 over 162 games.

You tell yourself that. Bogaerts was actually the biggest mistake so far. At least their fans could DREAM for 5-6 years now...they knocked off LA in the post season and had them on the ropes this season. Hosmer is long gone. A much more expensive version of vets/leadership/winning experience that Getz attempted last year.

Will Riley is a lot of fun to watch...a little Keegan Murray to his game.

The point is getting across? Well, the LA Times sportswriters are twisting themselves into pretzels attempting to defend their brand and how it positively drives attendance/revenue across MLB. They identity a "Boston Strong" as their 2025 underdog identity with the wildfires.

We’re about as “lean and mean” as Sizzlelean…at any rate, we did have Nicky Lopez and now George Wolkow from the “local” Chicagoland market.

Of course we don’t even get the Dodgers at home this year…JR must be fuming over that missed revenue bump. Sox are sacrificial fodder/lesser Washington Generals for LAD fireworks nights July 2/3/4. (Although might not want to deliberately put flammables into the SoCal air…?)

I blame this on Chris Getz. And Brooks Boyer. And WestEddy. In no particular order… Maybe they should try starting LATER to keep the Sox scores out of the news, lol…

The fan was later identified to be Gabe Mazefsky, a fan who has spearheaded the effort of funding billboards throughout the city, demanding Bob Nutting sell the franchise. Mazefsky and a few others who have been involved with his efforts also passed out more than 200 free t-shirts that read “sell the team,” outside the convention center earlier that morning. ‘Where is Bob?’ Despite his continued opposition of Pirates’ ownership, Mazefsky was not only allowed in the event, but was given an opportunity to ask a question during the Q&A session. “This question is for Bob Nutting,” the Forest Hills resident asked. “Where is Bob? Where is Bob now? He’s voted for three collective bargaining agreements that have left a situation in this town where we draft generational talent and we don’t back it up and invest in that team. Why isn’t he here talking to us? … I respect all of you folks. I respect everyone who works for the Pirates organization. It needs new ownership. Where is Bob? Where are you buddy? “ With Nutting not on stage, Williams was the one who answered for Nutting. (Cue Chris Getz talking point…) “I think the points that you’re making as far as where is Bob, that’s why he has US here. We’re here to execute and make sure that we win. We’re here to answer that and answer all the questions that you have around winning, not necessarily around why the owner is here or not here. He’s been here, was at an event yesterday, over the course of the day he’s been walking around and meeting with some season ticket holders, but that’s relative to whether or not we’re going to win this year and what we’re trying to execute. It’s not really relevant.” https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2025/01/18/bob-nutting-pirates-piratesfest-andrew-mccutchen/stories/202501170081

Meanwhile...Pirates running a SoxFest preview simulation. Pittsburgh Pirates CEO Travis Williams said the organization is committed to winning but declared to frustrated fans that owner Bob Nutting will not sell the team. Williams addressed fans' frustration over Nutting's ownership Saturday during a Q&A session at the Pirates' annual offseason fan fest. As Williams was responding to the first question, one fan in attendance shouted, "Sell the team," prompting some applause from the audience. At that point, several fans started chanting, "Sell the team!" Greg Brown, the Pirates' longtime television play-by-play announcer, asked the fans to stop the chant and to "be respectful." Another fan then asked Williams, who was seated next to Pirates general manager Ben Cherington and manager Derek Shelton, why Nutting was not in attendance. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43479141/bob-nutting-sell-pirates-team-ceo-tells-frustrated-fans Let them eat cake!!! and like it.

If ALL your STEM and STE(A)M friends volunteered for Sox analytics, would it make even the slightest dent in the Dodgers' march to world domination? The Dominican has been a lost cause for over 15 years now since Dave Wilder. But there are no excuses about completely ignoring Taiwan Korea (well, Fedde) Japan, Australia, Africa, India... Paddy just got lazy and entitled. Just like KW. Hahn was just BAD...and Haber even worse. Stupid is as stupid does.

Roughly $303.5 million "At the moment, the Dodgers payroll for 2025 is estimated to be roughly $303.5 million. Keep in mind, this is before the Dodgers add another outfielder, and they will almost certainly add at least one if not two relievers as well as Clayton Kershaw and maybe even another starting pitcher." Of course that's before Tanner Scott, doesn't account for Ohtani and various deferrals, Enrique Hernandez and Clayton Kershaw. So somewhere in the $320-325 million range...heading straight north for $350 million. Or SEVEN times the expected White Sox payroll with Benintendi and Robert Jr. still included.

Almost beats the Benintendi and Grandal deals, lol...and once again takes a player away from the Padres. A reliever that they emptied out their farm system to pursue for their very best shot at LA last fall...that now just costs Dodgers Money. Fwiw, they're just dancing on Peter Seidler's grave. Snell Sasaki Scott. Only surprised no HaSeong Kim. Really hope that AJ Preller waves the White Flag, capitulates, and gets whatever he can between now and ST for Cease King Arraez Suarez and maybe can even dump Cronenworth as well on a team (well, other than the Dodgers.) Murakami's comin' soon enough.

Dodgers land closer Tanner Scott with 4-year, $72M, sources say ESPN Jan 19, 2025, 11:05 AM ET Closer Tanner Scott and the Los Angeles Dodgers in agreement on a four-year, $72 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday. It's the latest offseason splash for the Dodgers, who also are signing prized Japanese pitching prospect Roki Sasaki, who announced the news on social media Friday. Scott, 30, was 9-6 with 22 saves and a 1.75 ERA last season pitching for the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres. espn.com

do you do spoken word/improv? Always Be My Maybe's Russell Park seems to be your comedy ceiling here.

The WestEddy vs. The World (and Scott Pilgrim) isn't working for you? Well...sometimes TaylorStSox comes in as well to play Devil's Advocate, along with Cali in his new role as Southsider2k5 foil.

What about "WestEddy finally admits we're not breaking 60 wins day???" I know that's going to be pushed as tremendous progress regardless, even 55 wins...and compared to the 2023 KC Royals before their breakthrough last season, ad nauseam.

5D Chess in order to throw you off. Oblique. The normal head on Balta Blitzkrieg tactics doesn't seem to be particularly effective so going with Trump Style of being totally un predictable and errratic. Except one core truism: Make (LA) Dodgers Great Again. MLADGA.

Worked well with Sosa...what next, Charlie Lau?

'When you say “try to break even every year,” it connotes that you are affirmatively trying to manage money in a way that emphasizes the reduced spending part since that is entirely within the team’s control (as opposed to winning more games to generate more revenues …); and (2) teams and team-related assets have appreciated like crazy in major pro sports for decades now, so even if the team doesn’t turn an annual “profit,” it is absolutely generating significant additional wealth every year.' Well, somehow the White Sox are the exception here to this rule.

"They think somehow we have all these dollars that the Dodgers have or the Mets have or the Yankees have and we just keep it. Which isn't true at all. What happens is we try to break even every year, and that's about it."— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) January 18, 2025 Tom Ricketts takes issue with the narrative surrounding the Cubs: "If we trade Cody Bellinger for a starting pitcher, that's a trade. If we trade Cody Bellinger to get the resources to sign a pitcher, that's a salary dump. It doesn't make any sense."— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) January 18, 2025 By replacing him with Colin Rea? really? Fans will love the financial Brewers-like astuteness of that move? https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/01/18/cubs-owner-and-chairman-tom-ricketts-talks-about-cubs-spending/

Jinxed into major league success...my avatar "promotion" will push him over the top.

Well, those first three could actually coach/teach defense...like the Brian Simmons of their day. Could at least get Sox/Bulls Camp jobs. Or Smith could coach QBs. Palka otoh made Viciedo Sheets Vaughn look like skilled corner OF defenders...

Cardinals are embarrassing now, too.