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Smart ass. My point is that several generational players have been available during this window and the Sox have not gotten any of them and it's not only because they are cheap, it is also because they failed to do what the Padres did and continue building a top 10 farm so that they would have the ammo for a Soto in the first place. It's obvious this organization would not have been able to land Soto. You may want to check the multiverse again because there's probably at least one universe where JR doesn't own the Sox and they develop a strong minor league system with the ammo to land a guy like Soto. There's also a few where we actually sign him from the beginning since we were pretty heavily linked to him. Fucking dumbass game we're playing here.

The opportunity to take this team to the next level passed it by and I think it's possibly too late. Ohtani Machado Harper Wheeler Betts Turner Scherzer Soto All available in the past years and none ended up on the Sox. Getting one of the actual big fish was billed as part of the plan if I recall correctly. And they did not and basically gave up on any of them when they lost Machado and Wheeler.

Cleveland is a bad team with ok pitching that got kind of hot at the end here and beat up two total loser teams (Sox and Twins) to inflate their record. They will not make it out of the first round. I still respect what Francona has done and believe he would have gotten more out of this Sox roster if he were their manager, but this is more about how bad the Sox and Twins really are than how good the Guardians are.

He took all of the blame for the game and wouldn't point to anything specific when asked. He basically said he sucked and needs to be better and he let his team down.

This Cairo interview is fascinating.

Edit ignore. Confused poster.

Lol at the guy with a built for October sox shirt. No chance in hell. That shirt belongs in a dump.

Used to say I'm still a Sox fan even though I hate ownership because I like the players. Theres a few good ones as always but holy s%*# this group is largely unlikable.

Yes let's walk bad hitters. I love Pito but feel hes just delaying the inevitable.

Why is the ghost runner still a thing?

And hes not even contributing by trying to take pitches. He should not be swinging first pitch. Wtf?

This is bullshit. I hate this team.

No adjustment from the offense at all here which is pathetic. Ump has a terrible zone for pitchers and our guys are still swinging at everything. A microcosm of how pathetic the offense has been this year.

Almost went to this game. Should be a pretty good crowd.

Losing to the Rockies and Tigers at this stage of the game is unacceptable in winnable games. A good team doesnt allow that. This is not a good team.

If I know anything about baseball, it's that now the Twins will win 2 of 3 or sweep in their barn because of the data you provided.

If this team gets in, it wont be because they deserve it.

Good tactic by the Twins to waste a bunch of time and try to cool down Cease. Losers. Put a real pitcher out there.

I'm starting to think that Yermin Mercedes game was the game the team started to understand that maybe having fun isn't actually allowed. Whether Yermin actually stuck with the team or not, it was a critical mistake to punish him for trying to be a good baseball player and earn a ML spot / salary for a longer term. Fuck TLR.

5) Not even bothering with Bryce Harper 6) Not even bothering with Mookie Betts 7) Not even bothering with Juan Soto I get that these would have been hard guys to land but one of Machado, Harper, Betts or Soto may have really helped this offense as generational talents. However, #1 and #4 probably still would have gotten in the way.

I respect Abreus wishes if he wants to retire or sign elsewhere. But if he wants to come back you absolutely bring him back. He is the heart and soul of this team, a warrior, and the closest guy on this roster that we can say has a championship attitude. It's super unfortunate this hasnt rubbed off on his team mates.

Gotta hand to the tiny crowd. They're always the rowdiest.

Easy mode for Urquidy. And every other pitcher this year.

That's a bit surprising. Maybe trying to use them for his injury issues? Having him and all of his various ailments on the team.. hed actually fit right in. Maybe not with the PEDs though.

Tony says that the switch doesnt need to be flipped because it is on. In that case Tony believes he has a bad baseball team because theres no way you can say these guys are playing with their hearts yet they are so consistently awful. And now we'll lose a guy like Cueto who actually does play with passion by throwing him under the bus.