FloydBannister1983

You don’t think it is ludicrous that a GM would get the perspective of players would played on the worst team in the history of baseball? That speaks volumes. You continue to make it obvious how obtuse (intentionally or not) you are. Nobody discounted all the games the Sox won under Sizemore. The only games being discounted are those in the last week. I’m done. You sought me out, not vice versa. Welcome to my blocked list.

I don’t think you know the difference between guys having opinions and having their opinions matter in the hiring process. If they like Sizemore that’s great! If they want a say in Sizemore being hired … they were the worst team of all time, they should get no input. You are certainly slow on understanding that poor performers don’t get to choose their bosses. Very slow. Games in that last week certainly count in the standings but not in decision making. Sizemore underperformed Grifol until he ran into teams mailing it in, then he rallied to have a winning percentage still well under .300. Yes, an inspiring figure, that Grady Sizemore.

No, I’m discounting his victories the last week of the season against the second worst team in the league and a hungover Tigers team that would not have been going through the motions had they not clinched on Friday night. Did you even read the post?

I said they are worthless because they were the worst team in the history of baseball. They weren’t a 75-87 team that played .500 the last month. And Grady Sizemore was the beneficiary of playing the second worst team in the league and a hungover Tigers team the last week of the season. Before that he had a .205 winning percentage, below Grifol’s .239. Bruce Bochy he is not.

I just don’t think he knows the difference between people writing their opinions on the internet versus the argument being made that a bunch of garbage players should have their opinions taken into account during a managerial selection process. He’s a confused one. He seems to be of the belief someone made the equivalent claim that SoxTalk opinions should be taken into account by Getz and Reinsdorf. Maybe someone did but I sure haven’t seen it. Even though the opinions of fellow SoxTalk posters are by and large better than Reinsdorf and Getz nobody here made the argument the management should consider our opinions. Not a critical reader, that guy.

Derrr, who is pretending that guys on the internet think their opinions have any weight? You think there is anyone on this board who thinks Chris Getz and Reinsdorf puts any stock in their opinions? Which posters think that? You’re not good at reading the room, are you?

I’m not sure any stock should be taken of the opinions of players on the worst team of all time. A decent team, maybe. This disaster area, it’s laughable the players would have any input.

Still got to beat the bad teams. If Arizona doesn’t lose to the Sox they are in the playoffs.

Sizemore played with Cleveland so they can sell that as an outside hire.

Yeah I'm just taking issue with every close game being an instant classic. Anyone remember the Phillies game from the other night?

They also used it the other day for the Castellanos game for the Phillies. They used it in the first round in Milwaukee series, must have been for the game three home run.

MLB.com abuses the term “instant classic”. They said that about this game. I never once thought a game that was 6-1 after 2 was an “instant classic”. Maybe I have higher standards. Of course mlb.com has had about half a dozen instant classics this offseason …

Yes. I would have let him go until he got in trouble. Can’t afford to lose a winnable game in a short series.

Didn’t see this. What happened?

Manager cannot pull a pitcher on a roll like that in a short series like this.

Who would he have replaced?

I’m not sure Crochet is an upgrade. Maybe??

So are they losing their top three pitchers this offseason?

Crochet would not have been a #1 on Baltimore or Boston and I doubt he would have pitched in the series for Baltimore. Maybe if they forced a game 3.

This. The rule has held for 40+ years. Not sure how much more evidence is needed. It's not a small sample size.

Opportunity cost is a thing.

They will never end up with a guy with experience and will take the $15/hour guy that everyone on the worst team in history happens to like.

They can choose whoever they want. Those with a future will decline their offer.

When Roberts does that two years in a row we can say it’s no longer an outlier. Until then you can plan on him being injured just like you can plan on the sun rising. He will be Byron Buxton until he proves otherwise.

I just look at trends. He got hurt in the minors. He was hurt in every year in the majors but 2023. No doubt a full season rather than a third of a season he gets hurt. There’s one aberration where he plays more than 100 games. The numbers are what the numbers are.