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  1. Archer1979

    Bob Uecker dead at 90

    His HOF speech was HOF-worthy. He was a great ambassador to the sport with his appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He will be missed.
  2. Archer1979

    Is this a playoff team?

    They could be. I think that they are closer to being a playoff team than last year but it depends on a lot of things going right. First, the top of the rotation is vastly improved with Crochet. If he delivers as advertised, having an ace will go a long way. It also has the cascading effect...
  3. Archer1979

    Hypothetical: Tomlin vs. Vrabel

    I went Vrabel/Vrabel. I think that Tomlin has pretty much peaked as a head coach/field general where I think Vrabel still has more to learn. And, that said, I see Vrabel's potential ceiling to be closer to Belichick than it is to Tomlin. Tomlin has been very good in Pittsburgh and he has...
  4. Archer1979

    Vrabel named HC of the NEP

    Hiring Vrabel tells me that the Krafts are looking for an organizational overhaul. He's a known commodity; knows how to coach players; knows how to manage a game. Had the Krafts gone with someone devoid of head coaching experience, it tells me that the front office would stay as is for at...
  5. Archer1979

    NFL Wild Card Weekend Game Thread

    Ravens/Steelers was a tough one to watch. Younger son asked who I was rooting for and my response was an unsportsmanlike "Career-ending injuries floowed by a fistfight between the two head coaches during the post-game handshake." Older son just got me by switching the Broncos/Bills game over...
  6. Archer1979

    FLASH POLL

    Mayo had to go. I was hoping that he would improve as the season went on, but it was abundantly clear that he wasn't ready in any way, shape, or form. Maybe in a few years after he gained experience, but I'm betting that will never happen in NE. That said, if he had been retained, we're...
  7. Archer1979

    Patriots 1st for a head coach/ front office?

    I'll concede that my knowledge of NCAA Div 1 football is a bit dated, but I don't think that UNC has much interest in the number 1 pick in the NFL Draft. But, hey, let's run it up the flag pole.
  8. Archer1979

    Alex Bregman and Adding a Bat

    We're in the area of the Hot Stove where teams have a ton of money that they wanted to spend, but the premier free agents are off the board. Bregman just seems like one of the last people in the bar at last call and you're worried you're going to go home alone if you don't do something. At...
  9. Archer1979

    Chargers Game Goat Thread

    Currently. the second pick in the draft.
  10. Archer1979

    Goats at Buffalo

    Three straight possessions. Agreed, they've gotten better, but, if this were last year, I can almost hear Belichick say that they need to coach better while preaching ball control.
  11. Archer1979

    Goats at Buffalo

    I told my son after the Pats went up 14 - 0, that Mayo should pull all the starters because they made a statement, so I'm guessing it was me. If you had told me before the game that it was going to be a one score game and that they were keeping the Bills under 30, I would have taken it. They...
  12. Archer1979

    Rickey Henderson has died

    I won't believe it until his Wiki page gets updated.
  13. Archer1979

    How old are you?

    Just creeped into the 60+ category. The first game I ever attended was in 1972, with the Sox beating the California Angels 8 - 2. I still use that score as a benchmark that the game is over. My brother and I delivered newspapers that year. I think there was a subscription contest and we...
  14. Archer1979

    Grade the Crochet Trade

    7 - But that could change and is based largely on the unknown. Prospects are so iffy. Crochet has had one good year. We don't know if Crochet will be great . If he'll agree to an extension. Just a lot of variables. But... The Sox are getting a starting pitcher which is a huge need...
  15. Archer1979

    Do you think the Red Sox interest in Juan Soto is genuine?

    I believe that its genuine. They might have their offer bested by the Mets but they are certainly trying to get this done. If the Mets beat their offer, I suspect it will be for a number that will just tie too much capital up for the proposed length of the contract. There is a ceiling, and...
  16. Archer1979

    Daily Walkoff (another online game)

    2012 is so much of a haze for me that people have a hard time convincing me that Bobby V. actually managed the Sox for a year. That said, today's was relatively easy just because there wasn't that much overlap between the years specified.
  17. Archer1979

    Hey, Let's Talk The Mookie Trade!

    Bad news. We just traded your tree to the West Coast for two saplings and a barren pine cone.
  18. Archer1979

    MLB (Manfred) pondering the idea of a Golden At-Bat

    Years from now, when the kids and the grandkids are discussing whether or not to put me away in the home, someone will put on NESN Ocho and the Sox will be playing the Tijuana Bulldogs and its late in the bottom of seventh inning and the Sox manager is pondering whether or not to use his Golden...
  19. Archer1979

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

    "El impuesto de la ciudad de Nueva York es una mierda." - Devers
  20. Archer1979

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

    You get points for not telling him to turn around first.
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