Between Ben and DD, the only thing that either one of them ever did that I disliked a lot at the time was Ben's construction of the 2015 pitching staff.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Not to pick the scab....
https://dodgersway.com/2020/12/20/re...trade-dodgers/
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Calm down. I've been tamed.
It's ok, not a lot of other Sox talk to talk about lately... except the signing of a hitter who batted .156 last summer.
Of course, this article was gleefully written on a Dodgers site. But it got me to wondering: was the LA outrage over the way the Cora-led Sox supposedly won the '18 World Series ever addressed with their new superstar?
We never once heard or read anything about the losers pointing fingers or asking for clarifications or explanations from Mr. B, once he changed sides... (maybe it was done in private, but some local or national reporter must have questioned the bowling elephant in the room).
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
That's definitely some kind of writing.
TalkSox does have a little history with Dodgers fans, but it's far too early to say who won/lost the trade. Dodgers had spent the past few years crying about losing in the playoffs, now they are riding high. The Dodgers will have their own piper to pay in a few years. If they only get one title out of the deal, it was probably worth it for them.
For the Sox, it was what it was. They didn't want to re-sign him. They got a decent return out of it. I'm not happy with the move, but it's the move that the boss wanted.
And the weird part was it was some stupid Sports Illustrated Player of the Year Award to finally get him to write it.
I’m picturing his internal struggle. “Do I publish that article where I say the Sox need to be embarrassed by the World Series? Not yet. How about after the Gold Glove? Or Silver Slugger? Or great season Graterol had? Or after coming in second line NL MVP? No, no, no and no. Too soon. Timing is everything here.”
“Betts won SI Player of the Year!! The time is now! Get that blog online!”
"Fans have become more entitled than anything. So they're starting to question our motives for the game, or how we approach the game. The ones that do question -- like who are you? Just shut up and watch the game tonight." --Kevin Durant on players' lack of effort in regular season games.