September 1, 200421 yr Quade, you can root for the Sox to lose and still be a diehard. 99.9% of Sox fans know this season is toast. What's for the good of the team is getting high draft picks now. I still want to see them win, but losing has no effect on me and shouldn't on you. IF they become 10 games under, that's absolutely peachy. You wouldn't be called a non-Sox fan because it's for the good of the team.
September 1, 200421 yr Frankly Zero, with as much of a crapshoot as the MLB draft is, I still dont want to lose. I do think the young guys should see more PT, but I'm not gonna root for a draft choice, only 15% of 1st rounders actually contribute meaningfully. And how many years do you have to wait to see that draft choice pan out. The sox can hang their hat on being the only team since 1990 without a top 10 draft pick. But I'd be happy with never getting one.
September 1, 200421 yr Frankly Zero, with as much of a crapshoot as the MLB draft is, I still dont want to lose. I do think the young guys should see more PT, but I'm not gonna root for a draft choice, only 15% of 1st rounders actually contribute meaningfully. And how many years do you have to wait to see that draft choice pan out. The sox can hang their hat on being the only team since 1990 without a top 10 draft pick. But I'd be happy with never getting one. True enough. I did say in my post that I'm not actually ROOTING for the other team, just basically not minding if they lose. If they finish 15 games under .500 and in 4th place, fine by me. Higher draft choices for us. It is a giant crapshoot. Like how the Padres look pretty screwed with Matt Bush (Mr. Alcoholic), however, taking solace in the fact that you got a higher draft choice isn't a bad thing. I'm just watching the Sox right now out of my love for baseball. I'm analyzing more instead of just getting pissed at the players. If a pitcher strikes out one of our hitters, I see what kind of pitch the pitcher used to trick him rather than saying, "WTF YOU MOMO YOU STRIKED OUT!!!"
September 1, 200421 yr Yeah it's a toss up, we want them to win, but if they lose, that's ok because the possibility of drafting higher comes up.
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