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Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Mon February 03, 2020 4:22 pm
by Simple Torture
It's probably going to be a real downer week, everybody--get ready!
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Mon February 03, 2020 4:27 pm
by Green Habit
Simple Torture wrote:It's probably going to be a real downer week, everybody--get ready!
I'm already in a downer mood with sports right now, so might as well just get it all out of the way right now.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Mon February 03, 2020 4:58 pm
by philpritchard
If they don't try to attach Price to him, I think the return will at least be worth getting excited about. Not that that makes it any easier to watch someone so important to the franchise leave, but... the Jays traded Josh Donaldson for a 27-year-old with an ERA over 6.5 in AAA who had just had Tommy John surgery. So... it could be worse, I guess.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Mon February 03, 2020 6:32 pm
by numbers
philpritchard wrote:If they don't try to attach Price to him, I think the return will at least be worth getting excited about. Not that that makes it any easier to watch someone so important to the franchise leave, but... the Jays traded Josh Donaldson for a 27-year-old with an ERA over 6.5 in AAA who had just had Tommy John surgery. So... it could be worse, I guess.
The whole thing fucking blows.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Mon February 03, 2020 7:37 pm
by Norah
everything sucks
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 2:01 am
by Simple Torture
According to Twitter, it's done. It's over.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 2:02 am
by Simple Torture
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 2:06 am
by Simple Torture
Mookie is only 27 and he was already number 10 on the Sox WAR list. Jesus fucking Christ. If he had a 10+ WAR season this year he would have passed Rice, Doer, Pedroia, and maybe Ortiz. Jesus ducking Christ.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 2:19 am
by Norah
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 2:38 am
by Chris_H_2
baseball is broken
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 2:51 am
by Norah
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 3:05 am
by E.H. Ruddock
JFC, why couldn't they at least trade him to a team I don't mind? I hate the fucking dodgers
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 4:26 am
by spike
Simple Torture wrote:Mookie is only 27 and he was already number 10 on the Sox WAR list. Jesus fucking Christ. If he had a 10+ WAR season this year he would have passed Rice, Doer, Pedroia, and maybe Ortiz. Jesus ducking Christ.
what is it good for?
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 4:37 am
by doug rr
whats going on in here?
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 4:44 am
by Simple Torture
spike wrote:Simple Torture wrote:Mookie is only 27 and he was already number 10 on the Sox WAR list. Jesus fucking Christ. If he had a 10+ WAR season this year he would have passed Rice, Doer, Pedroia, and maybe Ortiz. Jesus ducking Christ.
what is it good for?
BARF. Absolutely nothing (now).
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 5:13 am
by Simple Torture
I was just
thinking about this in the shower: writing was on the wall when they let Orsillo walk. Anything to save a fucking buck.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 5:18 am
by Simple Torture
Also, shouts to David Price. He had a rough, injury-plagued tenure, but he threw some big games when it counted, and you ain't gonna find some Joe Schmoe off the street who can eat innings like him when he's healthy.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 2:06 pm
by Electromatic
David Price is the kind of contract you fire the GM for signing. That cost Betts. To get out from under that incredible disaster of a deal they had to trade one of the best players in baseball at 27.
Perhaps it's somewhat Ironic, but Frank Wren, who brought the brothers Upton to Atlanta was recently working for the Sox as some sort of adviser (he may still be I'm not sure)
When Melvin BJ Upton's contract needed to be moved because it was so awful, it cost the Braves Craig Kimbrel in the process.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 2:20 pm
by Simple Torture
Electromatic wrote:Red Sock
On today of all days, how dare you.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed February 05, 2020 2:31 pm
by numbers
Electromatic wrote:David Price is the kind of contract you fire the GM for signing. That cost Betts. To get out from under that incredible disaster of a deal they had to trade one of the best players in baseball at 27.
Perhaps it's somewhat Ironic, but Frank Wren, who brought the brothers Upton to Atlanta was recently working for the Sox as some sort of adviser (he may still be I'm not sure)
When Melvin BJ Upton's contract needed to be moved because it was so awful, it cost the Braves former Red Sock, Craig Kimbrel in the process.
All of this traces back to the original sin, lowballing Lester. That led to the overspending on starting pitching, which led to this.
