FloydBannister1983

They may not steal half the fan base but half the fan base may be permanently disinterested and they are not going to grow any new, young Sox fans. What kid in his right mind would root for the Sox?

These days I get more enjoyment watching the local high school teams than I do watching the pros.

Yeah. At this point he’s a GIF.

And that guy had an ERA close to 5.

This is mostly true but those Royals teams were historically good at not striking out. That is what set them apart for those years. https://www.billjamesonline.com/contact_speed_and_the_2014_royals/

Has any team ever signed 6-10 players that turned its fortunes around in one off season? They have anywhere from five to seven position holes and at least three starting pitching holes and bullpen. I can’t remember when they last made one impact free agent signing, let alone ten.

That’s when I turned my back on them.

They had 20% of the list last year and he’s worse now than when he was with the Sox. Does Garfein think shortstop and third base don’t need fixing? Left field is solid? There are too many holes on this team. They are not getting filled.

The Yankees haven’t been to the World Series since 2009. They are almost in Soxville. The Dodgers went 29 years between appearances before 2017/2018. The Royals have the same recent experience. So do the Rangers. I think “perpetually” is a stretch.

That was probably at the height of my Cub hatred and that team was very easy to hate. I remember those sweeps well.

It’s two wild card teams. I don’t know that that has happened before. Not very encouraging. Why play 162 games? Cut it to 144 if the regular season doesn’t mean much.

That's ok. The Score and NBC forgot about 2005 after a few years.

I could easily root for the Rays or Astros. I always had the Astros as my favorite NL team and the Rays are close enough April and May.

These Chris Getz memes will continue to be hilarious. He just has a face you have to laugh at.

And like a week later Getz said he had to do a “deep dive” into the organization to discover what he had.

And that one had an ERA close to 5. (Though his FIP wasn’t too bad.)

He retained the buffoon Grifol. That’s a majorly screw up. He hasn’t had time to screw up much but that’s a start.

Well Fisk was an established perennial All Star and Joey Belle as well. The only, maybe, comparable signing in 40+ years was Adam Dunn who failed bigly.

Nah, they refuse to get good free agents. When they paid for the psychopath Belle he was very productive. Problem is they pay for a good free agent only once every 15 plus years. There was Fisk, then there was Belle, then …

I will never forget that game. Might be the most exciting World Series game I've ever seen.

If you just want the best teams why have the postseason at all? Sounds like the people who like the upsets early in the NCAA tournament and then complain the top teams aren't in the Final Four. You can't have the excitement of playoffs and then complain when the top teams lose in the playoffs.

Of course it would never happen but I wouldn't mind seeing 1 and 2 have to win 2 games while 7 and 8 have to win 3 to advance. 3-6 all have to win the same amount.

I am convinced a bye is not an advantage in baseball like it would be in football. You can’t be off for a week and pick up where you left off in baseball.

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You referenced Mariotti in a positive light. That’s funny.