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  1. Otis Foster

    Much like Newman, the Sox are not “Ready to deliver”– The 2025 Offseason News (& rumors?) Thread

    "I think some people want the Sox to sign Bregman so that they get a sign that ownership is willing to do what it takes to compete after a few financially flat off seasons. " Spot on. There seems to be a lust for recognizable names that has crept into more recent discussions. . Bregman is the...
  2. Otis Foster

    The Conductor: who should Breslow haul to Boston this winter?

    “…. full throttle lie”. For the love of all that’s holy, bury that meaningless expression where it will never see daylight again. And how do you justify using the word ‘lie’ in discussing Breslow’s work, which you otherwise admire?
  3. Otis Foster

    The HC Search

    Do you have a constructive thought you’d like to add?
  4. Otis Foster

    How old are you?

    I’m older than dirt. At least, that’s what my 28 year old grand-daughter says.
  5. Otis Foster

    How old are you?

    85 this last June. Originally, a Brooklyn Dodgers fan in the late 1940s, even though I never lived in or near Manhattan or Brooklyn. Go figure. I remember listening to the clinching game of the 1955 World Series while in the infirmary at Phillips Andover. But that was it for the Dodgers and me...
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    Your catchall JOHN HENRY AND THE SOX ARE SOOOO CHEAP!!! thread

    And the only basis for your concern is…. The dead horse of the Lester negotiations.
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    Ghosts of Rosters Past

    Pedro, because when he was on, he was the most overpowering pitcher I ever saw. I always think back to that one hitter he threw against the MFYs,, when he struck out 19 IIRC. One writer talked about Daryl Strawberry coming to the plate in the ninth inning, like a condemned man walking the last...
  8. Otis Foster

    Time to trade Devers?

    I have no idea how old you are, but your comments earmark you as a grumpy old man with chronic dyspepsia and a negative mindset. Is there anything that’s happened to the RS in the last 24 months or so that give you the slightest degree of pleasure or optimism?
  9. Otis Foster

    Red Sox hook Crochet for Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez

    NM, the point was addressed in an earlier message.
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    The Conductor: who should Breslow haul to Boston this winter?

    I don’t get the willingness on the part of some to dump Casas. Is this only a strategic move to open first base for Devers? if that’s what this is all about, who fills third base - Bregman? Is it driven in part by a concern that he’s injury prone? Did the prior extension negotiation convince...
  11. Otis Foster

    Much like Newman, the Sox are not “Ready to deliver”– The 2025 Offseason News (& rumors?) Thread

    | You’re probably right, but so what? What are they going to do if Burnes signs within the Jays and the White Sox use that as a rationale for increasing there are already nutty demands for Crossett to the point of sheer insanity?
  12. Otis Foster

    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    Call insidetheparker! It’s ‘than’ not ‘then’.
  13. Otis Foster

    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    +1. Stay away from Crochet if the price is Casas. Edit:Cleaned up meaningless blather.
  14. Otis Foster

    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    The mods should take another look at SOSH’s membership standards,
  15. Otis Foster

    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    Define 'there'. I've lost track.
  16. Otis Foster

    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    Does anyone know where JH is right now? Dallas? I imagine that Boras has no interest in advertising whether the meeting took place, as it may signal to others that the RS are close to clenching a deal, whether or not that’s accurate. If in fact, JH did request a meeting, I assume he meant an in...
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    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    You’re skepticism is noted. Might it not be possible that the strategic underpinnings of the plan remain pretty constant, it’s the execution that fell short?
  18. Otis Foster

    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    ...and could have been assassinated in the street.
  19. Otis Foster

    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    JH is involved - if he is - because he senses there's a deal to be made and you need decision makers at the table, someone who doesn't need to make a half dozen phone calls . If they're too far away, wrestling with that is for other people. That's why you have Ass't VPs.
  20. Otis Foster

    Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

    That was their apprehension; so far, it’s not established one way or the other. I have a feeling that they are going to lose out on the Soto sweepstakes, I just hope they have a major Plan B queued up and ready to go. The 2023 Montgomery Snell Sweepstakes is a cautionary tale. They certainly...
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