Tony

I don’t disagree with any of that. The decisions I am referencing really having nothing to do with availability and roster. Not pitching to the NL MVP in a close game with a base open doesn’t seem overly complicated, or a big ask from a manager

Managers can certainly evolve too, hope he does. Like last night, Rodgers came up after the walk, think it was the 7th or 8th. Dude is batting like .190. That’s a spot where it makes sense to lay down a bunt, move the runner over. But I guess that wasn’t a good time to bunt according to Will, so Rodgers swung away and…grounded into a DP. It’s just stuff like that which irritates me, especially someone like myself who did a book report in high school on “Weaver Knows Strategy” Old Earl would be spinning in his grave 😂

Walking PCA last night was so incredibly obvious. He also should have been walked this last inning, ultimately that’s what happened, but he should have never been pitched to with a base open. And Will defended his decision last night after the game, and today. He’s simply wrong.

Don’t know. I think from an overall perspective, where the team is at, he’s done a fantastic job. I didn’t say he’s a terrible manager. And I’m not telling anyone else how to feel, simply saying I myself have lost a lot of respect for him. I simply don’t agree with his baseball decisions. He’s been incredibly “stubborn” on the PCA topic, when it’s so obvious you walk him, I’m not a fan of the regular bunting he does, and when he calls for it, and him not knowing how many mound visits had been made a few weeks ago certainly didn’t help my opinion of him.

Man, lost a ton of respect for Venable as a manager these last two games

This topic is arguably going to be the biggest test that Getz faces over the next 24 months. It's a good problem to have, but the decisions they make will have ultimately decide the direction this team goes. Future success isn't a guarantee, even from players with established ML Service time. This has been the breakout season for Vargas, but are his 450 AB's in 2026 who he is moving forward, or is he the guy from his previous 1000 AB's in MLB? That's not throwing shade at Vargas at all, but it's the reality of what you have to decide. Colson sported an .840 OPS in 2025 (255 AB's) and is currently sitting at a .722 OPS in 2026. Where is that OPS going to be in 2028, 2029? The numbers historically tell you one of Bonemer/Roch probably aren't going to turn into the players we are hoping for, that's just how the prospect game works. The point is, if you aren't playing with the payroll and infrastructure a team like the Dodgers have, the hit rate on your decisions has to be higher. You aren't going to be able to buy your way out of mistakes. The difference with this "rebuild" than the last is the core of Abreu-Anderson-Eloy-Moncada-Robert-Vaughn-Giolito was basically set in the stone, there was nothing in the minor leagues that warranted tough decisions having to be made. And when Eloy-Moncada-Robert-Vaughn all turned into pumpkins, it was over. So Getz finds himself in a much better situation, but one that presents different challenges. And it should be pretty exciting to see what transpires, hopefully there is a 2027 for us to watch it unfold.

Yeah, this one might be the worst loss of the season

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db6I4FHprnz/ This makes like, no sense. How is he possibly going to be back before the season?

Yeah, way too early for something like this. He just turned 33. He was an All-Star for the Sox in 2022. If things went as everyone expected, he'd still be playing for the Sox. He was a teammate of Davis Martin. Him having a "retirement night" in 2026 is basically celebrating the failure that was the last rebuild. Way too soon.

If an outfielder doesn’t know how many outs there are, tosses the ball to a fan with two outs and a runner scores, do you expect that outfielder to get benched for the rest of the game? If you make an inexcusable mistake at work, are there are always zero repercussions?

If a dude drives home drunk but doesn’t hit anymore, did he not make a mistake? No big deal, right? Victim or not, you still made a grave mistake that was a totally uncalled for and was just sheer incompetence from a manager in the dog days of August trying to get this team going again after a very lackluster series in Boston. Taking your starter out, by mistake because you weren’t paying attention is inexcusable

There should be punishment that is handed down by the FO to Venable. Not sure what it would be, but your job is literally to put your team in the best position for success, and he failed in a huge way, after a 13 inning game the night before. I don’t care that he “owned up” to the mistake. You teach your players to be focused and not make mental errors, Venable’s main job duties are to sit on a bench for 2.5 hours a night. You can’t make that mistake at this level, and their should be repercussions for his actions

I know the Red Sox are historically hot right now, and our Sox are in the middle of a pretty tough stretch…but incredibly disappointing series, could have seperated themselves from the pack

I know he classified it as "off-season" but feel like someone like Grichuk should also be mentioned, given he plays the outfield and has been a solid contributor to this team. But he was signed in early May.

Still think our old friend James McCann would make some sense as a rental