Not sure what this means.Originally Posted by moonslav59
Not sure what this means.
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.
And just when you think you know the answers they change the questions.
You're right, I beat dead horses too.
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.
Maybe they did not counter with $320, because they did not want to pay him that much. They felt the $300M offer was good enough to please the fans.
As related to the initial low-ball Lester offer, one of the biggest issues of contention was the lack of a counter offer until he reached free agency and it became clear Theo was not going to be outbid.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
But if the reports are true, Lester was treating the Sox very much as a contender for his services. He even took the step of informing the Giants it was down to the Sox and the Cubs.
Theo had to pay a pretty hefty premium to close the deal.
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.
I just know we have the same few conversations that repeat over and over again. I'm not sure I've ever seen someone change their mind because of an argument on here.
It's better to do when they are dead than still living.
Today, all of our horses are out in the field and we don't know when they are coming back. Not much to talk about with all the tumbleweeds scooting by.
Mookie never got to FA. We'd have a clearer answer (maybe) about this if that happened.
Is this a better question? Would the Sox have been more inclined to give Mookie a higher offer in FA after the 2020 season?
1. Coming off a horrible year.
2. They had reset the lux tax penalties.
Mookie didn’t get to FA, because the Sox didn’t want to let him walk out the door, and get nothing for him. Knowing in my opinion that the Sox were not going to get Mookie to sign a new contract I would have traded Mookie after 2018, and possibly got more for him like some pitching.
I meant if the Dodger traded for him and Mookie refused to sign a deal until the next offseason.
@josh_ock
Excited to announce that I’ve signed with the Philadelphia Phillies! Thrilled to have the opportunity to play for the organization of my hometown. Looking forward to this year ⚾️
Mookie did make it sound like testing free agency was important to him. I suppose it’s possible his $400mill counteroffer was not a serious one, either. “Sure I’ll re-sign. For oh maybe half a billion. Or heck - make it $400million.” If we think teams make non-serious offers solely for PR purposes, why do we think players don’t? (And why would anyone think the offer to Lester was for PR only? It netted exactly 0 characters worth of positive ink.)
Maybe the pandemic heavily influenced Mookie’s decision more than we realize…
While I understand his enthusiasm and confidence, does anyone think he makes his MLB debut for his hometown team?
I'm a little disappointed that he didn't catch on with the Sox. I've been following his career more closely than other minor leaguers since he was my seat-mate on a flight from Philadelphia to Ft. Myers when he was getting to start his rookie season.
Whether he makes his debut for the Phil's or not is beside the point. The Sox had made it plain that he didn't fit into their future plans and now he's had a chance to go 'home' and try his luck there. The landscape is littered with players who didn't quite make it and maybe Ockimey is going to be one of them but at least he's got a chance to go home and find out. Worse things than that have happened to a young man!
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
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