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    Sox sign Aroldis Chapman

    They can't have Wong catch Chapman in a tight game with runners on base. He struggles to receive and fame already, and it seems worse with hard-throwing lefties. He would get eaten up by Sale and Paxton a lot.
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    Hold the Mayo? Evaluating Patriots coaching.

    Ideally, about half of this roster will be turned over before next training camp. If Mayo's best traits right now are leadership and creating "buy-in", that is fine in my opinion. If Maye, Gonzalez, Barmore, and even Marcus Jones are bought in and believe in the guy - that is a big advantage...
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    Are the Pats the worst team in the NFL?

    I think losing out is very much in play for this Patriots team. The last Bills game could be interesting if they are truly going to rest all of their starters, but even that would still be a tough test. Lots of moving parts obviously, but the Patriots look primed to end up in that pick 3-4...
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    Hold the Mayo? Evaluating Patriots coaching.

    Something occurred to me this week. The Pats looked well-coached week one against the Bengals. Clearly, that team struggles in the first few weeks of the season based on recent history. The Pats were on the ball, though. They had a good plan and stuck to it. There were a few big plays that...
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    Kristian Beliefs: The Hero with a Thousand Faces

    I don't know if KC will break camp with the Red Sox, there are so many moving parts in the offseason and one would assume the major league team is going to make a few additions. It is up to them to determine if he has "nothing left to prove" in the minors. The Red Sox are also well aware of...
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    Hold the Mayo? Evaluating Patriots coaching.

    This team needs more NFL-caliber players at basically every position group. This upcoming offseason should see a huge roster turnover. I have been indifferent on Mayo, but it has been frustrating to watch the defense get worse and the silly mistakes continue this far into the season. Maybe a...
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    Toucher and Hardy: The new 98.5 morning show

    For real. Owning property in 2 wealthy New England vacation spots is a problem that I would like to have. I get that his current work situation isn't the best, but having property in those 2 spots can be a revenue stream all by themselves.
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    ‘Ready to deliver’ – The 2025 Offseason News (& rumors?) Thread

    The bullpen situation is fascinating to me. They need some arms back there, but the relief pitcher position is so volatile that I am not even sure what a good fix would look like. Personally, I hope they get Kirby Yates. He is old but is stuff is still electric. I believe Lou Merloni and...
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    Toucher and Hardy: The new 98.5 morning show

    I know the man is no longer with us, but I would love to hear an Eddie Money impression again soon. That was top-tier radio.
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    40 Man Roster Discussion

    I was looking at the 40-man roster over on Sox Prospects. The 3 longest tenured players on the 40 man are: Rafael Devers Connor Wong Tanner Houck That is crazy to me - time flies. Goes to show how much the roster has turned over in the past few years.
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    Sox Coaching changes

    Looks like the Red Sox were able to get another minor league hitting coach. Collin Hetzler will be joining the org and it sounds like he will be the WooSox hitting coach. A little background on Hetzler from the Syracuse Mets website: Hitting Coach Collin Hetzler begins his second season with...
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    Hold the Mayo? Evaluating Patriots coaching.

    Against the Bears last week, they executed perfectly at the end of the half in order to kick a late field goal. Could not ask for much more, the ball was clocked with 1 second left and everyone was lined up in position. Yesterday when Polk got called for the illegal formation, it was a total...
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    Are the Pats the worst team in the NFL?

    The Patriots probably saved his job lol. I was more talking about the coaching staff as a whole for the Pats. Lots of inexperience in their roles and little track record of success. Between Mayo and Covington, it is the first year in the seat for both of them. AVP was a coordinator, but didn't...
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    Are the Pats the worst team in the NFL?

    As it stands today, the Patriots have the 6th overall pick in the draft. They are tied with the Jets record wise, with the Pats having a slightly easier strength of schedule. Jacksonville and Tennessee are 1 and 2 respectively. It is interesting because the Patriots have lost to both of those...
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    Roki Sasaki to be posted this winter

    From MLB Trade Rumors: "MLB classifies players who sign out of a foreign league before they turn 25 as amateurs. Those players can only sign a minor league contract and are subject to a hard-capped bonus limit. Whichever team signs Sasaki is allowed to add him to the MLB roster by Opening Day —...
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    Hooking Crochet? Rumors of Red Sox "right in the thick of" trying to trade for him

    I kinda get it. They have excellent pitching and poor offense. We have had a good offense (with more on the way from the minors, hopefully) and below average pitching. It "makes sense" in so far as both teams have something that the other would want. Both teams have to "play ball" though, which...
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    Maye-day Every Day

    Maye has thrown several would-be interceptions this year that have been dropped by the defense. You can also point to several drops by his own receivers. I'm not sure if those truly "cancelled out", but I understand he will have some growing pains going forward. The one yesterday was really bad...
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    First time baseball coach

    I have been coaching 13U travel for a few years now, and there is one aspect of the game every kid needs work on: taking a lead. This is a perfect thing to work on indoors in the winter because it doesn't take a lot of space. Even the fast kids are not taking good leads because of the inherent...
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    Hooking Crochet? Rumors of Red Sox "right in the thick of" trying to trade for him

    The White Sox are in a tough spot, obviously. To make matters worse, they won't have a lottery pick next year because they are one of the revenue "giving" teams. The Red Sox could part with Wilyer (which would be tough, I love watching him play) and a couple of prospects who are under 21 years...
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    Innings pitched and increased chance of arm injuries.

    I was just about to post something in this vain. I started watching baseball in the steroid era of the mid to late 90's. ESPN Classic was still a thing at that point, and I loved watching old games so that I could see all the guys that my dad and uncles would talk about from their day. The...
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