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    Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension

    Keith Law with some good commentary about the increased difficulty in adjusting to MLB pitching: "The Baltimore Orioles’ Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 overall pick in 2022, returned to Triple A after starting his major-league career 2-for-34. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Henry Davis, the No. 1 pick in...
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    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    I was thinking about "some guys figure it out late" with regard to Dalbec, trying to figure out if there was any precedent for his career arc to date shifting to becoming an above average, full time MLB player. Turner came to mind and I found a substack by Paul White that includes a "Late...
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    Round 2 Bruins-Panthers

    Check and check. Still hoping Heinen gets back for Game 2. He seems to do the right thing every time he's on the ice.
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    Round 1 Bruins-Leafs

    I really appreciate the way NESN handled Jack's season, and his bravery in showing up everyday despite the apparent challenges that he was dealing with. I did not always love Jack's shtick, but there was no doubt that he loved his job and put in a big effort every game. Curious who will...
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    Round 1 Bruins-Leafs

    This looks familiar (may have already been posted): View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k6TYvGDjj8
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    Game 6 at Toronto

    Frederic needs to bury one of these chances at the end of the game.
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    Is Connor Wong a starting catcher?

    It has been said before, but Wong doesn't have a ton of catching experience. He did not catch regularly until his final year of college and he started at catcher intermittently in the minors: 2017- 26 games, 2018- 70 games, 2019- 80 games, 2020- 0 games, 2021- 44 games+3 games with the Sox...
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    Is Connor Wong a starting catcher?

    How many MLB catchers make that defensive play? Just fantastic athleticism. I don't know if the offensive outburst can continue, but I am enjoying the hell out of this ride.
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    Red Sox hire outside consulting firm to audit organization

    I think Breslow is looking at this and thinking there might be a better way. His moves to date, large and small, have been effective so I'm willing to assume these consultants will be as well.
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    March/April: Red Sox discussion, observations and trend tracking...AKA It's not all about the Benjamins

    How about Rob Refsnyder? .379/.486/.690 thus far over his first 29 at bats, including a very serviceable OPS against right handed pitching of over 1.300 (I'll go out on a limb and say... probably not sustainable for the full season). For reasons I have yet to understand, there has been a...
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    No, but it points out the danger of signing a short term deal since the hope of a big payday next offseason really depends on these guys putting up big seasons.
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    I have been enjoying the hell out of this team, which is why I am so frustrated that the front office failed to address a glaringly obvious need by adding another starting pitcher. This team has the chance to be competitive all season, which is a key part of developing all of these young...
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    It is maddening to see the inevitable injuries to pitchers this year when looking at Montgomery, Imanaga, Lugo, Wacha, Lorenzen all off to good starts. The Sox starters have been great and this could get really ugly fast if these injuries linger. There were posts here that wanted to maintain...
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    The Fenway Park Experience

    Watched the Phillies v. Pirates in Philadelphia last Saturday. A clobbah by Schwabba, a Trea Turner slide across home plate, and watching Oneil Cruz was great, including an opposite field homer. Plus a walkoff by Castellanos after being heavily booed earlier in the game. A couple of things...
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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    How am I feeling? Extremely surprised, a bit skeptical, and still very uncertain how Ohtani and his team of advisors/accountants could not notice the ongoing theft of $16 million dollars. But I would be happy if Ohtani is found to have been a victim and not participant since I enjoy watching...
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    The Frailty of the Modern Pitcher

    Interview with Verlander that echos many of the topics raised here. I continue to think that adjusting the baseball and the strikezone is the only path forward. But Verlander suggests having a team lose the DH if their starter fails to hit a particular threshold of innings. Interesting idea...
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    4.3 - A’s Kickin’

    5-2 feels pretty good.
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    The Fenway Park Experience

    I think the "fan experience" is a chicken/egg situation. Fenway has a great atmosphere because it packs more people close to the field and is incredibly loud during competitive games, but, as I noted above, there are trade-offs to that design. I lived in Seattle for a number of years and went...
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    The Fenway Park Experience

    So many of the pros/cons of Fenway are two sides of the same coin: the atmosphere outside the park is fantastic and the walk through the surrounding neighborhood is so much more fun (for me, actual results may vary) than a slog through endless parking lots... BUT there is no...
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    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    Nathan Hickey? Seems like this is a big year for him as to whether he will move forward as a catcher. 24 years old, AAA, career MiL OPS of .881.
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