If you mean, pitching staff I agree with you. Woof.
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 9 August 2015 19:24 (eight years ago) link
aaaaand koji's out for the season.
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 10 August 2015 21:34 (eight years ago) link
i understand justin masterson is available
― mookieproof, Monday, 10 August 2015 23:30 (eight years ago) link
that's legitimately cruel
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 01:02 (eight years ago) link
fwiw i'm actually happy that vance worley accepted an outright assignment to triple-a, so
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 01:58 (eight years ago) link
oh I mean, I got nothing against masterson, he's just past his prime and if another team claims him and he can help as a bullpen guy, that's good, his all star status was legitimate not so long ago
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 02:13 (eight years ago) link
not to mention, sox are obviously cooked for the year and it's their turn to be cooked for a hot minute, cherington's idea that the team could go back to win-now right after a failed season was stupid and obviously stems from the stupid media environment surrounding this team and the meatball portions of the fanbase, which are quite sizable
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 02:16 (eight years ago) link
on phone don't feel like looking for the relevant pic, but STOP, STOP, THEY'RE ALREADY DEAD.
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 23:50 (eight years ago) link
john farrell has lymphoma
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 14 August 2015 20:26 (eight years ago) link
stage 1, apparently, announced in the pregame presser
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 14 August 2015 20:27 (eight years ago) link
whoa
dombrowski in, cherington out
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 01:58 (eight years ago) link
Here we go!
― Andy K, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:07 (eight years ago) link
andy should i be happy about this
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:08 (eight years ago) link
that was sudden
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:09 (eight years ago) link
some talk that frank wren will be the puppet GM
:/
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:18 (eight years ago) link
Yes, you should be happy about Dombrowski (and prepare for Dombpoutski ITT).
― Andy K, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:32 (eight years ago) link
i was gonna come up, maybe, for the Saberseminar this weekend, which had both Cherington and Farrell as scheduled speakers
also it's sposed to rain, so i figured i wouldn't even see the Royals win in Fenway
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:59 (eight years ago) link
Has any GM ever been fired less than two years after winning the WS? (yeah, Cherington technically resigned after being encouraged to stay on by Dombrowski, but when the team hires a guy like that to oversee you, they're essentially firing you and waiting for you to take the hint)
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 08:24 (eight years ago) link
when they eventually force dombrowski out the next guy will have to be god-emperor of baseball operations
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 13:55 (eight years ago) link
lol
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 14:23 (eight years ago) link
Dan Shaughnessy @Dan_Shaughnessy 10m10 minutes agoBetting Dombrowski will not be afreaid to part with ever-overrated "untouchable" prospects in Sox always-overrated system.
but will he be afraid? this "afreaid" seems like a radical concept one wouldn't want in the first place
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 16:02 (eight years ago) link
your 2015 red sox motto: "we'll make your no. 4s and 5s look brilliant and beat the shit out of your aces"
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 20 August 2015 13:01 (eight years ago) link
two aces down in one week
― slothroprhymes, Saturday, 22 August 2015 19:19 (eight years ago) link
Hey Andy should we be happy about Dombrowski's likely approach to the Bosox farm system? He appears to have a very different philosophy than the "grow 'em gently (and sometimes forever)" style favored by the Cherington/Lucch mob
― transparent play for gifs (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 22 August 2015 20:46 (eight years ago) link
travis shaw is still veeery much in #smallsamplesize territory, BUT: .346/.393/.630 w 6 dingers in like 20-25 games
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 01:07 (eight years ago) link
i'm very interested in shaw, he seems to have the classic profile of guy with no hype who gives you 3-4 nice seasons in the majors
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 01:12 (eight years ago) link
yea that sounds about right
weird that his road batting is absolute shit, like .083
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 01:26 (eight years ago) link
yeah that will have to even out somehow
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 01:29 (eight years ago) link
NESN reportedly parting ways with Red Sox announcer Don Orsillo
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 13:59 (eight years ago) link
oh that's not good
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:00 (eight years ago) link
waht
― transparent play for gifs (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:23 (eight years ago) link
anybody who can survive that many days with the rem-dog deserves a fucking medal
― transparent play for gifs (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:26 (eight years ago) link
Is there any good gossip in this story for the hard-of-googling?
― rack of lamb of god (WilliamC), Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:34 (eight years ago) link
ratings-based, apparently. rumor is remy will be scaled back significantly next year as well.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:37 (eight years ago) link
this sucks
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:44 (eight years ago) link
yeah, the people who could step in....do not inspire confidence
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:46 (eight years ago) link
we'll always havehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufSQMXLO95w
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:47 (eight years ago) link
(to be fair remy has the best lines but don's reactions are what make it magical)
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:48 (eight years ago) link
xxp like, lyons? barf. eck? passable...i guess? wake would be ok maybe but i dont think he'd want to call whole games or travel that much. tom caron? meh.
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:49 (eight years ago) link
well i'm thinking the pbp chair, not the color chair. so the two people i know of are the pawsox guy who did a week of games back around the allstar break and dave o'brien who is competent but kind of a drag.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:55 (eight years ago) link
for scaling remy back i think we know a lot more about the options. i like eck a lot but he won't do the majority of the schedule due to travel. i can't stand lyons but apparently the nesn people love him or something.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:56 (eight years ago) link
reckon bad ratings have a lot more to do with finishing in last place three out of four years than orsillo or remdawg
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 15:07 (eight years ago) link
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 15:08 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5BRcuH41Q
what if they got pedro tho
can't imagine he'd want to do a full schedule but
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 15:36 (eight years ago) link
i like eck, he actually brings some knowledge and appears to be paying attention to the game
but yeah no idea about pbp. orsillo is one of the few guys i actually like. baseball really is a cruel sport.
― transparent play for gifs (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 25 August 2015 16:14 (eight years ago) link
hanle y is practicing at first
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 19:58 (eight years ago) link
makes sense
ultimately it's a good - even exciting - lineup, sox just need about 4 or 5 pitchers
― transparent play for gifs (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 25 August 2015 21:44 (eight years ago) link
Cherington did show up at the Saberseminar, post-firing!
In a kinder world, the first question would’ve been a softball about David Ortiz, or a request to explain Alejandro De Aza. Instead, it started with, “So … Hanley Ramirez.” It took several seconds for the resulting laughter to subside.
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-hanley-ramirez-left-field-defense-boston-red-sox/
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 21:27 (eight years ago) link
chris sale the latest victim (albeit technically by ND this time rather than allowing 5 runs like the first time) in the continuing saga of "the red sox beating aces despite constantly losing to pitchers of literally any other skill level"
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 27 August 2015 13:34 (eight years ago) link