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    Offseason rumors

    It was actually a three in one design. The overall shape was supposed to represent an "M" for Montreal, the red at the left end of the logo was a lower case "e" for Expos and the blue, lower case "b" at the right end was for baseball. Put together it was "Montreal Expos Baseball". It was all...
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    Offseason rumors

    Back in the day I always did have a soft spot for the Montreal Expos. After all New England does touch Quebec. Sigh.
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    What if you could change one thing - Red Sox edition

    You probably have to be a fan of a certain age to understand this one, but what if Don Zimmer had started Bill Lee instead of Bobby Sprowl on September 10, 1978?
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    2024 Red Sox spring training games

    1-0 Northeastern in the first. Wait till next year.
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    Let's Predict the 2024 Red Sox Season

    I hope I'm wrong, but with veteran players saying WTF to the press before the first Spring Training game is even played it's hard for me not to see a train wreck of a season. 73 wins -Team leader in Wins? Giolito -Team leader in Losses? Giolito -Team leader in Saves? Jansen -Team leader in...
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    Theo’s back????!!!!

    This may be more than a little over the top, but for me the feeling is like both John Lennon and George Harrison have come back from the great beyond, looked up Paul and Ringo and now the Beatles are back together.
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    Championship Weekend: Chiefs @ Ravens, Lions @ 49ers

    This one was one of those “lesser of two evils” games for me, with Baltimore having a slight edge. Not anymore. Screw Baltimore and Suggs.
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    How much does winning and losing affect your fandom?

    I'm kind of a mix between #5 and #2. I don't like it at all when the Sox lose, but after some reflection I realized my displeasure level varies with the situation. A loss in early April results in a "oh well, that kind of sucks" feeling, a long losing streak in August capped by a sweep by the...
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    What is the Minimum Level of Success You will be Satisfied with from the 2024 Red Sox?

    I’m also in the “option three fits me best with a little nuance” crowd. If they finish at 0.500 or better I’ll be happy. I just don’t want them to yet again be a losing team.
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    Come on People Now, Smile on Your Brother

    Back in the day I was a dedicated/avid reader of Peter Gammons' Sunday column in the Boston Globe. In his last column before he left for Sports Illustrated, in 1986 IIRC, he wrote something along the lines of a message to the Red Sox front office that their fans actually CARE about the team...
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    No Town Hall this year at Red Sox Winter Weekend

    The lack of any communication or contact with the fanbase by FSG and John Henry is giving the look that they know their customers are mad, but they just don't care. Contrast FSG with Bob Kraft's message after the P:at's were eliminated. Robert Kraft Sent This Strong Message To Patriots Fans...
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    Thank You Chris Sale

    What do Doug Mientkiewicz, Jonathon Papelbon, Koji Uehara and Chris Sale have in common? They'll all be at the center of attention of any documentary of the showing the Red Sox winning the World Series during their time playing for Boston. It's a shame that injuries derailed his career after the...
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    Choosing your Favorite Child

    My initial reaction was to vote for 2004 as my favorite. Winning the 2004 World Series was cathartic: after all the disappointments of 1978, 1986 and 2003, after hearing "1918' over and over again, after seeing replays of Bucky Dent and Bill Buckner every time the Sox were in the playoffs or on...
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    Not our Star Blazer: Yamamoto signs with the Dodgers for $325 million, 12 years

    Boston may get rain And may get very windy But the ground won’t shake
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    Offseason rumors

    I'm with you ITP. I wish they would have acquired someone, anyone, by now that would markedly improve the rotation over last year. I'm really concerned that the Sox will be left without a chair when the music stops, and we'll try to be sold on some wishcasting for the guys already here and happy...