Red Sox/MLB 2019 Playoffs V - Lowell Spinners would lose Red Sox connection under radical MLB plan

[Seidenbergy]

Telling me what you think my question implies is not an answer to basically a yes or no question.

It's a BS question and you know it.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

It's a BS question and you know it.

Still not an answer!

 

[Seidenbergy]

Still not an answer!

Still no question.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

It's a BS question and you know it.

Still no question.

Now hold on a second there Johnny Lawyer. Which is it?

 

[Seidenbergy]

Now hold on a second there Johnny Lawyer. Which is it?

Off your meds, Hutch?

 

[Say Hey Kid]

10	Manny Machado	36.8	2012	2019	19-26	1078	4719	4292	601	1194	231	14	205	595	360	36	795	21	14	32	132	58	27	.278	.335	.482	.817	*56/H	BAL-LAD-SDP
11	Buster Posey	36.8	2012	2019	25-32	1096	4502	3984	519	1206	242	7	118	585	436	54	544	34	1	47	132	20	7	.303	.372	.456	.828	*23/HD	SFG
12	Andrelton Simmons	36.5	2012	2019	22-29	1026	4136	3821	434	1024	180	23	66	393	256	15	368	21	10	28	139	65	24	.268	.315	.379	.694	*6/HD	ATL-LAA
13	Freddie Freeman	36.2	2012	2019	22-29	1166	5033	4348	727	1284	286	22	205	728	592	77	1014	59	0	34	93	39	17	.295	.384	.513	.897	*3/5HD	ATL
14	Lorenzo Cain	34.4	2012	2019	26-33	993	4107	3719	543	1067	193	23	76	392	314	13	735	44	0	29	98	168	38	.287	.347	.412	.760	*89/HD7	KCR-MIL
15	Christian Yelich	33.7	2013	2019	21-27	920	4043	3541	587	1067	209	24	139	500	448	32	832	31	3	19	81	124	24	.301	.383	.492	.874	*789/HD	MIA-MIL
16	Anthony Rizzo	33.0	2012	2019	22-29	1158	5020	4286	654	1186	254	17	217	720	560	61	774	141	0	33	96	55	32	.277	.376	.496	.872	*3/H4175	CHC
17	Giancarlo Stanton	32.9	2012	2019	22-29	909	3888	3368	561	909	188	5	251	636	463	67	1084	33	0	23	73	31	7	.270	.361	.552	.914	*9D/7H	MIA-NYY
18	Andrew McCutchen	32.0	2012	2019	25-32	1140	4949	4246	687	1229	239	29	182	620	610	58	940	56	0	37	78	109	52	.289	.383	.488	.871	*89/7HD	PIT-SFG-NYY-PHI
19	Bryce Harper	31.3

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Harper is not one of the top 18 position players in the game.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27707870/reds-hall-famer-brennaman-calls-final-game

 

[Fenway]

I have the solution - just make Linda the GM

 

[Say Hey Kid]

I have the solution - just make Linda the GM

The Lakers unofficially made Kurt Rambis' wife Linda their President of Basketball Operations. Lakers Rumors: Linda Rambis Viewed as LA's 'Shadow Owner' Around the NBA

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Minor gets 200th K after Rangers let popup drop.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Which of these make the 2020 playoffs: Cubs, Mets, Red Sox?

 

[Centrum Hockey]

Dan Duquette built the team that beat the curse BUT Theo rolled the dice when he traded Nomar which was a gutsy move and also picked up Dave Roberts.

John Henry/Tom Werner are not lovable BUT they have overseen the Sox winning the World Series FOUR TIMES since taking over in 2002.

Where ownership miscalculated was the pull of the announcers. Sean McDonough was replaced by Orsillo but Don and Jerry Remy hit it off with numerous giggle fests during games. Tom Werner didn't like that as he wanted NESN to be professional like ESPN.

What drives Red Sox ownership crazy is the Patriots now being the #1 franchise in New England and the Red Sox are a distant #2 today.

Even if the pats fall off a cliff after Brady/Bill there is not much they can do to regain number 1 after 6 titles. If there ever comes a day where Fenway park gets a true expiration date the last few seasons would have a lot of fanfare though.

 

[CDJ]

King Felix got a nice send off in Seattle

 

[Fenway]

Even if the pats fall off a cliff after Brady/Bill there is not much they can do to regain number 1 after 6 titles. If there ever comes a day where Fenway park gets a true expiration date the last few seasons would have a lot of fanfare though.

How many years does Fenway have left is impossible to pin down.

The park we know today was mostly rebuilt in 1934 after a fire.

Remembering the great Fenway Park fire

John Henry has said numerous times that a new ballpark will be the next owner's responsibility.

But let's be realistic -there is no longer any parcel of land in the Back Bay or downtown to build. Most likely they would need to rebuild on the existing site and use Gillette Stadium for a year or two.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Maddon said the Cubs should have drank together more and played video games alone less.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Maddon said the Cubs should have drank together more and played video games alone less.

Mr Wine drinker said that eh?

 

[DKH]

After what Henry just said the guy he is describing is Theo Epstein.

 

[Fenway]

After what Henry just said the guy he is describing is Theo Epstein.

Owners aim to get Red Sox under luxury tax, and are looking outside for a baseball ops leader - The Boston Globe

Red Sox principal owner John Henry and chairman Tom Werner expressed a desire to get the Red Sox under the $208 million luxury tax threshold in 2020, and that they will likely hire a new baseball operations leader from outside of the organization to help do it.

Henry and Werner met with members of the media Friday evening and offered their first comments since Dave Dombrowski was fired as the president of baseball operations on Sept. 8.

Manager Alex Cora, who followed up a World Series title in 2018 by falling short of the playoffs, will also remain as the field manager no matter who is hired, Henry said.

Henry praised Dombrowski, saying he was “the right choice at the right time,” but that he realized shortly after winning the World Series that he and Dombrowski weren’t necessarily on the same page about the future direction of the franchise.

‘There was a difference, I think, in how we thought we should move forward,” Henry said ahead of the first game of the Red Sox’ final home series of the season.

Henry would not elaborate on the differences, however.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

After what Henry just said the guy he is describing is Theo Epstein.

Theo. The same man who has put the Cubs in the same DD did with the Red Sox

 

[N o o d l e s]

King Felix got a nice send off in Seattle

Apparently he said he’s not retiring

 

[CDJ]

Apparently he said he’s not retiring

wonder if he’d be open to coming out of the bullpen

He’s got so much mileage on that arm. Truly one of the aces of his generation, just got wasted for the most part on a bad team

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Maddon said the Cubs should have drank together more and played video games alone less.

If it was any other manager, I would think you were full of it.

 

[smithformeragent]

Owners aim to get Red Sox under luxury tax, and are looking outside for a baseball ops leader - The Boston Globe

Red Sox principal owner John Henry and chairman Tom Werner expressed a desire to get the Red Sox under the $208 million luxury tax threshold in 2020, and that they will likely hire a new baseball operations leader from outside of the organization to help do it.

Henry and Werner met with members of the media Friday evening and offered their first comments since Dave Dombrowski was fired as the president of baseball operations on Sept. 8.

Manager Alex Cora, who followed up a World Series title in 2018 by falling short of the playoffs, will also remain as the field manager no matter who is hired, Henry said.

Henry praised Dombrowski, saying he was “the right choice at the right time,” but that he realized shortly after winning the World Series that he and Dombrowski weren’t necessarily on the same page about the future direction of the franchise.

‘There was a difference, I think, in how we thought we should move forward,” Henry said ahead of the first game of the Red Sox’ final home series of the season.

Henry would not elaborate on the differences, however.

Rachel Phelps will never allow that to happen.

 

[GarbageGoal]

Sam Kennedy and Werner in the booth slinging all sorts of bull.

Eck really wasn't having it.

 

[08SeaBass08]

Sam Kennedy and Werner in the booth slinging all sorts of bull.

Eck really wasn't having it.

Devers and Eckersley have been the best things about the Sox since somewhere around the 4th of July.

 

[GarbageGoal]

I just happened to pass by NESN when it started.

They basically blamed injuries for no postseason and said they'd be there otherwise.

Both of them remind me of the passive "just go get 'em" Oakland A's owner in Moneyball.

It also looks like they found some high school kid to fill in for O'Brien tonight. I'm sure he's upset he couldn't be there to kiss some ass.