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Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Mon June 16, 2014 7:04 pm
by MattA75
Coach wrote:To be fair, didn't Lester invite the low ball offers a bit with his comments about a hometown discount, which I understand he has since re-phrased, but still....
What the Red Sox offered was an insult, wasn't it 4 years and $70 million?
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Mon June 16, 2014 8:19 pm
by Coach
MattA75 wrote:Coach wrote:To be fair, didn't Lester invite the low ball offers a bit with his comments about a hometown discount, which I understand he has since re-phrased, but still....
What the Red Sox offered was an insult, wasn't it 4 years and $70 million?
I believe that's what the reports were; I have no idea if that offer has changed or increased, which it would have to....we shall see.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Mon June 16, 2014 8:34 pm
by numbers
They are certainly operating like they arent really interested in re-signing him for anything more than a deep discount.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Tue June 17, 2014 10:06 pm
by numbers
Now that he's getting a game in CF, the only field position Holt hasn't played this year is SS, his natural position.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Tue June 17, 2014 10:58 pm
by Simple Torture
That's cray-cray. Also, he ended up being the best piece of the Joel Hanrahan trade, huh?
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Tue June 17, 2014 11:01 pm
by numbers
Melancon was pretty good for PIT last year, I have no clue how he's doing this year.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Tue June 17, 2014 11:02 pm
by Simple Torture
He actually looks like he's doing pretty well; sorry for exposing my AL bias. But Holt obviously ended up being a diamond in the rough for us.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Tue June 17, 2014 11:03 pm
by numbers
Absolutely, I actually liked the look of him in his limited time last year. If he can turn into a Ben Zobrist type that trade goes from being a bust to being a coup.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed June 18, 2014 9:59 pm
by Simple Torture
Was at work today and missed the game, but holy crap, even looking at the linescore you can tell that this is one of the weirdest games they'll play all year.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed June 18, 2014 10:54 pm
by numbers
Did they just sweep a series while scoring 5 runs total?
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu June 19, 2014 12:53 am
by Coach
numbers wrote:Did they just sweep a series while scoring 5 runs total?
Mazz said on the Baseball Reporters Show today that the Sox had done something similar to this up in Toronto in 1990. I love that show.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Sat June 28, 2014 2:34 am
by numbers
I like how the postgame shows on NESN are now just a half hour about how awesome Brock Holt is and a half hour about how great their farm system is, and the game that they just lost is totally ignored.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Sat June 28, 2014 11:54 am
by numbers
I have tickets to the game Tuesday, but rather than attend a shutout loss, I'm leaning towards staying home so I can watch the soccer game.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Sat June 28, 2014 2:06 pm
by Green Habit
numbers wrote:I like how the postgame shows on NESN are now just a half hour about how awesome Brock Holt is and a half hour about how great their farm system is, and the game that they just lost is totally ignored.
That's about as close as my mindset is right now. Still on fumes from the WS win in the near past, hoping that the near future looks good...and just zoning out the present right now.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Sat June 28, 2014 9:02 pm
by Coach
I've never seen so many different companies giving away Sox tickets via promos, etc.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Sun June 29, 2014 12:37 am
by Norah
I'm watching a lot more non Red Sox games than I am Red Sox games.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Sun June 29, 2014 2:02 am
by Norah
However, I'm glad I tuned in tonight. Easily the best game of the season.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Sun June 29, 2014 2:11 am
by numbers
Yeah, my kind of game.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Mon June 30, 2014 12:43 pm
by MattA75
Coach wrote:I've never seen so many different companies giving away Sox tickets via promos, etc.
2012 was pretty bad
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Mon June 30, 2014 11:31 pm
by Simple Torture
It's wild that the Sox are only 6 games out in the division and the wild card. That's not insurmountable.