The only fun I was poking was you making rules about what other people can post.Poke fun all you want but we both know that 90% of this fan base will do it within the first three seasons of him being here.
The only fun I was poking was you making rules about what other people can post.Poke fun all you want but we both know that 90% of this fan base will do it within the first three seasons of him being here.
At the meetings? Are the Soto negotiations in one place and the meetings another? That'd be my guess. Plus a lot more folks at the meetings than in the Soto talks.Get everyone into place?
Who the fuck needs to be in place who isn't already there?
Maybe not all parties have arrived yet.The entire industry is in the hotel.
Not making rules. It'll just torture me to have to listen to that.The only fun I was poking was you making rules about what other people can post.
Manfred: “And do you, Steve Cohen, take Juan Soto to be your right fielder, to love and to cherish…”Get everyone into the same building to do best and final offers, make a decision, and have a press conference.
Hurtling...The latest from McAdam and Cotillo
As of early Sunday afternoon, Boston is believed to remain in the mix for Soto with negotiations between the superstar and all interested teams hurdling toward a conclusion.
https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/12/where-red-sox-pursuit-of-juan-soto-stands-as-winter-meetings-begin.html
Manfred: “And do you, Steve Cohen, take Juan Soto to be your right fielder, to love and to cherish…”
Cohen: “Yes, yes already! Let’s move this along!”
Manfred: “If anyone objects to this union, let them speak now, or forever hold their peace.”
Friedman: “I object! Twenty years, a billion dollars! I’m sorry… I love him! Juan… Juan… you know we were always meant to be… please… let’s run off together, out west…”
Soto: “Okay, this shit is getting too weird. What was Boston’s offer again?”
I think everyone isI just heard the Dodgers are over $800. Sorry can’t name source.
$800, huh? Is that their lunch bill? Tip included?I just heard the Dodgers are over $800. Sorry can’t name source.
Being a sports journalist sounds really easy.
Maybe, but what does that have to do with Jared who is definitively not one?Being a sports journalist sounds really easy.
Not as easy as directing horror filmsBeing a sports journalist sounds really easy.
I stopped paying attention awhile ago.Maybe, but what does that have to do with Jared who is definitively not one?
Don’t tell anyone or I’ll be out of a jobNot as easy as directing horror films
I suspect that no team is "out" unless/until they say so themselves (not through leaks and anonymous quotes). All of the media reports are coming from sources, assuming they're actually sourced at all, that have an angle to work. Either it's Boras/Soto who have every reason for all teams to be in as long as possible or teams that have every reason to try to undermine their competitors in one way or another.
Can you make one about a Horror Thread?Don’t tell anyone or I’ll be out of a job
You have a great solo on "There Was A Time" but I'm not sure you understand how market value for players increases each year.You don't even have to though? Nobody should be offering more than 14 years / $550 million. Shohei Ohtani got $700 million, and he's an absolute unicorn. He's the best hitter in baseball - possessing all five tools and then some - and is a top-15 starting pitcher when he's healthy. In no world should Soto surpass him.
If that's the best they can feed to Carrabis then we are COOKED. Based on the description of our chances given by Stats, either we're further away from the top bidders than we thought or, worse, we need to beat the top bidders to have a chance because the "I wanna play here discount" is very much not in our favor.
I take each and every one of these updates with a huge grain of salt. I'm not sure what you're reading into this that has you all concerned.If that's the best they can feed to Carrabis then we are COOKED. Based on the description of our chances given by Stats, either we're further away from the top bidders than we thought or, worse, we need to beat the top bidders to have a chance because the "I wanna play here discount" is very much not in our favor.
I think the Red Sox would have to beat the Yankees offer to have a chance. I still think the Yankees had him all the way.If that's the best they can feed to Carrabis then we are COOKED. Based on the description of our chances given by Stats, either we're further away from the top bidders than we thought or, worse, we need to beat the top bidders to have a chance because the "I wanna play here discount" is very much not in our favor.
Hello New Member RD. Yes, we all know that. This is just one of a series of running jokes around here.Is this bait?
Moot. Moot point.
And "Stats" is plugged in enough to know the team's chances how? I know he's a prolific stats guy but how is he an insider that should be trusted more than any other twitter account claiming to know what's going on (including Carrabis)?If that's the best they can feed to Carrabis then we are COOKED. Based on the description of our chances given by Stats, either we're further away from the top bidders than we thought or, worse, we need to beat the top bidders to have a chance because the "I wanna play here discount" is very much not in our favor.
The "jokes" begin as soon as a former English teacher like me complains about a grammar or punctuation issue. It's all in fun.Hello New Member RD. Yes, we all know that. This is just one of a series of running jokes around here.
Stop letting your facts get in the way of being hysterical over nothing.And "Stats" is plugged in enough to know the team's chances how? I know he's a prolific stats guy but how is he an insider that should be trusted more than any other twitter account claiming to know what's going on (including Carrabis)?
.Soto is sigma so he is going to the team with the most rizz so he can be the GOAT. The offers from skibidi teams will fail. That is no cap.
No team is going to be out because there’s no reason to “eliminate teams” by Soto or Boras. That would only serve to erode their leverage.I suspect that no team is "out" unless/until they say so themselves (not through leaks and anonymous quotes). All of the media reports are coming from sources, assuming they're actually sourced at all, that have an angle to work. Either it's Boras/Soto who have every reason for all teams to be in as long as possible or teams that have every reason to try to undermine their competitors in one way or another.
Not sure how those are facts? No idea what will happen but Stats generally tells it like it is. I think the longer this goes on the more likely it is that he goes back to NYY (something I didn’t think would happen throughout this process)Stop letting your facts get in the way of being hysterical over nothing.
I don’t think you should be surprised when MFY lands a free agent that they’ve targeted.(something I didn’t think would happen throughout this process)
What did Stats even say? I checked twitter and Blue Sky and his posts seemed pessimistic but on the basis of vibes. Did I miss something?Stats generally tells it like it is.
Two specific posts on soxprospects:What did Stats even say? I checked twitter and Blue Sky and his posts seemed pessimistic but on the basis of vibes. Did I miss something?
That's cool and all, but it directly contradicts Mitch's revelation that we already signed him on Thanksgiving.Two specific posts on soxprospects:
https://forum.soxprospects.com/post/743349/thread
https://forum.soxprospects.com/post/743370/thread
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Where was the silence broken? Why is he the only one with this info? I generally like this account but I dont think he's getting a call from the Sox or Boras. Am I missing quotes from either?Two specific posts on soxprospects:
https://forum.soxprospects.com/post/743349/thread
https://forum.soxprospects.com/post/743370/thread
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What’s Pollyanna-ish optimism worth these days? More or less then a cup of coffee?The people predicting and/or dead certain the Sox won’t get Soto are going to feel so damn vindicated if the Sox don’t get Soto. They told us so and they knew all along! That (plus a Starbucks coffee) is worth about five dollars. (Ithink? How much is Starbucks?)
I’m hoping the naysayers or realists or whatever are wrong. Come to us, Soto!
We should wait until death is declared certainly, but cause of death discussions will be all spin. He was always going to NYY, and Boras just used the others to drive up the price. OR Cohen was never going to be beaten. Sox are cheap. Sox are wise for not overextended for this one guy. Look how hard we tried, etc.Shouldn’t we wait for the medical examiner to confirm cause of death before conducting post-mortems?
What did Stats even say? I checked twitter and Blue Sky and his posts seemed pessimistic but on the basis of vibes. Did I miss something?
Call insidetheparker! It’s ‘than’ not ‘then’.What’s Pollyanna-ish optimism worth these days? More or less then a cup of coffee?
I think slightly more because it feels slightly less like rooting against your own team for the sake of self aggrandizement.What’s Pollyanna-ish optimism worth these days? More or less then a cup of coffee?
My only disagreement with the above is that it’s conditioned on an outcome that is not known.We should wait until death is declared certainly, but cause of death discussions will be all spin. He was always going to NYY, and Boras just used the others to drive up the price. OR Cohen was never going to be beaten. Sox are cheap. Sox are wise for not overextended for this one guy. Look how hard we tried, etc.
If we remain outside of the top 10 in salary spend, the FO will be called cheap and justifiably so.
I want him, and until today I thought we had a lane. Vindication is the least of things I'm interested in feeling right now.The people predicting and/or dead certain the Sox won’t get Soto are going to feel so damn vindicated if the Sox don’t get Soto. They told us so and they knew all along! That (plus a Starbucks coffee) is worth about five dollars. (Ithink? How much is Starbucks?)
I’m hoping the naysayers or realists or whatever are wrong. Come to us, Soto!
good lord. Maybe some people just don’t think he will come here? Connecting dots on their own? Or they just aren’t as good of a fan as you are.I think slightly more because it feels slightly less like rooting against your own team for the sake of self aggrandizement.