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  1. twoBshorty

    How do you feel about the Breslow hire on 10/25/2023? (non-binding)

    I'm not feeling enthusiastic. There were definitely worse choices out there, but I don't think Breslow has enough experience in all the facets needed to be a successful #1; I don't think the Red Sox are a training wheels situation, not with the office politics, the difficult media and fanbase...
  2. twoBshorty

    2023 LCS Game/Discussion Thread: Battle of Texas, Philly vs NL West WC Redux

    His wife died of glioblastoma the day after the trade deadline last year. He's somehow doing a full-time GM job and single parenting four boys ages 13-17.
  3. twoBshorty

    2023 LCS Game/Discussion Thread: Battle of Texas, Philly vs NL West WC Redux

    His family's story has been getting a bit more national attention in the last couple of weeks (and probably even more now) but not as much as it should. I have no clue how he is doing what he does. It's incredible and heart-breaking.
  4. twoBshorty

    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Yeah, it isn't much of a stretch. You can't keep cycling through people at the rate the Sox have and leaving them feeling hard done by and not expect some blowback. Baseball is very insular and all these people have friends, and their friends have friends, and they all talk. What are they...
  5. twoBshorty

    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    I would love to know if they requested to interview Amiel Sawdaye, and if so, what he said. I feel like that would be a good barometer. He was with the organization for 15 years. He's presumably got friends here still and knows the lay of the land. His advancement is blocked in Arizona for at...
  6. twoBshorty

    2023 LDS Game/Discussion Thread

    I've been on the Arizona bandwagon all postseason because they're fun to watch and because good things should happen for Mike Hazen and family. I'll be on that bandwagon until it imminently crashes back to earth in the NLCS, then I'll root for the Rangers. Can't stand the Phillies, but can't...
  7. twoBshorty

    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Buried in that article is the news that they also extended Amiel Sawdaye for the same length.
  8. twoBshorty

    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    The Washington Post did a feature piece on the D-backs front office this morning. WaPo I've previously opined that there's zero chance of Hazen coming here and this just solidifies my feelings on that. I wonder about Sawdaye. They have a unique situation down there and work with a patient...
  9. twoBshorty

    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    Is there evidence that Byrnes wants to come back? He was not a happy camper when he left Boston previously; I remember an account in one of the earlier books about the Red Sox (Seth Mnookin's Feeding the Monster?) that there was a trade he felt Lucchino threw him publicly under the bus for and...
  10. twoBshorty

    So....who is the new GM/head of baseball ops?

    D'backs president on Hazen: https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2023/09/18/dbacks-derrick-hall-downplays-mike-hazen-red-sox-rumors/70896464007/ Hazen is a recently widowed father of four boys between ages 13-17. I just don't see what would be attractive enough about this...
  11. twoBshorty

    Damar Hamlin is headed home to Buffalo!

    It's more than a little concerning that he's not breathing on his own, no? And apparently didn't do so when they got his pulse back? Christian Eriksen was only down for about 3 minutes total and came to pretty quickly after being shocked. He was conscious and breathing on his own when they...
  12. twoBshorty

    Global Football Odds & Ends

    Poland, Sweden, and Czech Republic have all refused to play Russia in upcoming matches under any circumstances. FIFA have sort of acted, but it doesn't appear to be sufficient for those teams: Washington Post
  13. twoBshorty

    Jaguars fire Urban Meyer

    After reading that article about Meyer kicking Josh Lambo, I can only imagine the kind of verbal and physical abuse he must have subjected powerless Ohio State players to, or what other stories are going to come out in the next 72 hours. What a monstrous turd.
  14. twoBshorty

    The 2021 World Series: Braves vs. Astros

    One of my grandfathers was a Braves fan dating back to their Boston days; some of my earliest childhood memories are of him falling asleep in front of the Braves game on TV every night. He subscribed to cable only to get them on TBS. He's been gone almost 15 years but I'm sure he's smiling...
  15. twoBshorty

    Euro 2020 FINAL: Is it coming home or going to Rome?

    Some vile stuff on Twitter at the moment. Racist abuse and videos of Italian fans being beaten up trying to leave the stadium, also someone being thrown in the Thames. Absolutely disgraceful behavior.
  16. twoBshorty

    Euro 2020: Semi-Charmed Life

    Can't belief UEFA gave Felix Brych more matches after that Round of 16 horror show.
  17. twoBshorty

    Euro 2020 Round of 16 Day 3: Game Thread

    Absolutely fantastic stuff today. What a pair of matches.
  18. twoBshorty

    Euro 2020 Round of 16 Day 3: Game Thread

    I am rubbish at spotting penalties in real time and even I saw that one. He shouldn't have needed VAR.
  19. twoBshorty

    Euro 2020, round of 16, day 2: Tilting at Windmills

    Awful referee. Has let this match get totally out of control. Pepe should have been sent off.