John Henry and Tom Werner become such tightwads that they have made ol' Montgomery Burns and Smithers over at TD Garden look good by comparison. What's the world coming to?
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John Henry and Tom Werner become such tightwads that they have made ol' Montgomery Burns and Smithers over at TD Garden look good by comparison. What's the world coming to?
Morris Wanchuk
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The whole Paxton to the Dodgers shows why Chaim sucks and should have been fired. Apparently the dodgers were interested at the deadline and he didnt move him. Also, good write up on Reddit about his sucky free agent signings.
GatorMike
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Chaim absolutely deserved to be fired (sorry Jeff Passan).
But now we have a management AND ownership problem. Maybe you can get by if one of those areas is lacking. But not both.
But now we have a management AND ownership problem. Maybe you can get by if one of those areas is lacking. But not both.
GatorMike
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The baseball hall of fame will be bursting at the seams in a decade...christ almighty
FrankerC
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Dennis Bonvie
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Did Posada win any batting titles? Mauer won 3.
Was Posada an MVP? Mauer was.
Career .306 hitter. Posada .273.
A rational one....
I got no issue at all with Beltre, Helton and Mauer getting into the Hall....
EverettMike
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I have to look into Mauer's case closer, but I really can't see one for Posada.
Only knock on Mauer was that he was a contact hitter, and didn't hit for a ton of power. That said, he still had a career OPS of .827, was a great defensive catcher, and an MVP winner.
Not a lot of catchers out there with an MVP on their resume. Posey is the only other one who's done it in the last 25yrs..
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Donnie Shulzhoffer
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The Hall of Everyone.
How would there be even a second of thought that Posada is a Hall of Famer? It would drop the bar even lower than it is now.
How would there be even a second of thought that Posada is a Hall of Famer? It would drop the bar even lower than it is now.
Mr Cartmenez
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I am not into that HoF-stuff, but how in the world did Joe Mauer get in? I always thought of him as a great player, but not elite. In a sort of way like Dustin Pedroia. Both on similar career paths, but Mauer just happened to be more healthy at the end of their respective careers.
WAR peak (10 years):
Pedroia - 44,8
Mauer - 46,6
Pretty much the same player (both won the MVP award, perennial gold glovers, similar career AVG, same career SLG). Mauer at the more important position, but Pedroia won a WS during his peak as a milestone.
WAR peak (10 years):
Pedroia - 44,8
Mauer - 46,6
Pretty much the same player (both won the MVP award, perennial gold glovers, similar career AVG, same career SLG). Mauer at the more important position, but Pedroia won a WS during his peak as a milestone.
We will see when Pedroia is on the ballot next year. CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Felix Hernandez and Ian Kinsler join him.
BradPark22
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McGarnagle
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Have to say, not only did you get 3 tremendous players voted in, all 3 of them are great guys to boot. Should be a good class.
FrankerC
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McGarnagle
Yes.
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Pedroia was pacing for it but effectively retiring at 33 will probably keep him out. I think Machado cost him the HOF, sadly.
Chase Utley is the only second baseman of his generation getting in. Pedey's career got cut short and Cano has roid stank.
N o o d l e s
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I hate Manny Machado.
It will be interesting to see how many votes he does get next year.
BradPark22
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Notice how your suggestion of Posada is getting laughed out of the conversation?
GatorMike
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Looking for a little more positivity... the computers seem to like the Red Sox a little more than most fans. Fangraphs has them finishing at 82-80.
Also, ESPN.com names the Red Sox as their #1 candidate to be a "breakout team" this year. They define a "breakout team" as one that finishes with a losing record one season and improve their record by 10 or more games and finishes with a winning record the following season.
The Red Sox rank highly in their study based on the fact that they've improved their winning percentage at the minor league levels for three consecutive years. Teams that fit that criteria are more likely to have a "breakout" at the major league level in Year 4.
Also, ESPN.com names the Red Sox as their #1 candidate to be a "breakout team" this year. They define a "breakout team" as one that finishes with a losing record one season and improve their record by 10 or more games and finishes with a winning record the following season.
The Red Sox rank highly in their study based on the fact that they've improved their winning percentage at the minor league levels for three consecutive years. Teams that fit that criteria are more likely to have a "breakout" at the major league level in Year 4.
Dennis Bonvie
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