He's the architect of two straight postseason disasters. His ace pitchers have failed in the big spot. He has not replaced Papi. His offense just wasn't meant for these times. Do you trust him to fix the roster next season? Has he done enough to warrant another year or two?
Someone said it's enough just making the postseason. No, not in this town and not with this payroll.
Priorities:
1. Yankees lose
2. Red Sox win
Originally Posted by joeycaps
You're committed now. DD has another 2 seasons to put together a playoff excelling team
Hal sucks
Well, he's off to a great start.
And don't take this thread to mean I personally think he should be fired, just making conversation because I'm sure it's what some of us are thinking.
Priorities:
1. Yankees lose
2. Red Sox win
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats 4m4 minutes ago
"This should be a very strong team for the next three years." - John Henry
One down?
No.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
Not even close.
Yes! Absolutely.
He is not capable of building a roster capable of winning a World Series. He got lucky in Florida, but now he is a has been without a plan.
All he can do is destroy an organization from the inside out!
Dynamic leaders attract the brightest and the best. Yet in our organization, they all fled the first chance they got.
Best thing I can think of at the moment would be seeing David Ortiz in Ft Myers next March! AS MANAGER. tHIS GUY HAS MORE BASEBALL KNOW-HOW, AS WELL AS ENERGY, THAT ANYONE i CAN EVER RECALL!
And that incudes DD and JF combined!
Personally I would love to see Ortiz become our hitting coach.
I'd be happy seeing him as bench coach. IMO his enthusiasm and knowledge would bring a lot to the team.
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
I think if you're going to make a big move you have to replace Farrell and see how things go next year. Maybe these guys just aren't as good as we hoped. Maybe another manager would get more out of them.
This discussion reminds me off the old 3 envelope joke adapted just for the Sox. It goes like this.
When JH hired DD he gave him 3 sealed envelopes and told him to consult them in order to get tips each time he encountered a serious problem with the Sox.
Well, last season the swoon at seasons end was just such a problem and DD remembered the envelopes so he decided to open envelope #1 to see if there was anyting helpful. The message contained was Blame Cherington. He did this in a sly way and the sportwriters seemed to soften up on the criticisms for a time and the Sox performed well enough to get a second pennant.
The problems came back along with the criticisms, when the Soxs looked pathetic in the ALDS and were swept for a second year in a row. By now, DD was aware of how the envelope #1 have eased the way for him so he decided to open envelope #2. And the message was Reorgaqnize. So he went out and fired his managers and coaches and brought in new talent to run the Sox.
Of course if this doesn't work out and the Sox don't seem closer to winning it all again the pressure and criticism will ultimately grow. At which time he will decide to open the envelope #3. And the message contained therein. Prepare Three Envelopes
I think DD is all right for now but his action at the end of this season may be to Reorganize.
These guys are pretty good. 93 wins and a +117 win differential ain't too shabby.
They aren't as good as the Astros. Nor are they as good as the Indians or the Yankees. But they're pretty good.
Personally, I think they are better than what they've shown us this year.
93 wins and a +117 differential and a second straight early exit are barely acceptable under the circumstances, which are a large payroll, high expectations, a depleted farm, a closing window and that whole damn cliff thing.
LOL I really like you.
I think Dombrowski did his job in putting together a team for the short term, but overall, I am not a fan of Dombrowski's way of doing business.
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