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I'll take a stab at what a more balanced schedule looks like:

12 each vs divisonal opponents = 48
6 each vs non divisional AL teams = 60
3 each of 10 of the NL non divisional = 30
6 vs two of the NL East = 12
4 vs 3 of the the other NL East teams = 12
 

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He’s expected mid-2022, and guys have won ROY by having great partial seasons. If he does that, Sox lose a year of service time. It’s unlikely, but something that they have to think about. I’m more wondering if the keep him down longer, not really if they call him up for opening day (although if he’s ready for that I’d be psyched)
I agree, this rule change likely means top prospects will rarely get called up mid-season. They will either get called up to start the year and then sent down if they aren't ready, or held out to the start of next season. It may be more of the latter, in order to both save service time and hunt draft picks.
 

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Uh, what about Sale?
I think the fact that he throws just once every five days buys the team more time to decide what to do than with a lineup regular like JD. But it's something they would need to address with a potential playoff matchup north of the border, or even just huge divisional games during a playoff race (I don't think this is a departure from last year regarding Canadian games and the un-vaxxed-- there were just less of them with the Dunedin split).

If he gets off to a hot start, and is still un-vaxxed, they could have a market for him. Or they hope they get home field can throw him in game one or two and potential games when the series shifts back to Boston. Neither is a good option. Sucks that there's a contingency refusing to get vaxxed in all walks of life.
 

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He is bad but A-Rod is a hundred times worse.

That is not hyperbole.
Yeah, but Rodriquez just sucks in general... I think it's the fact that I listened to Kay root for the Yankees on the radio so many years while the Sox weren't good. So my dislike hasn't as much to do with his actual broadcasting... If he was the Twins guy I heard every few years he wouldn't stand out.
 

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I think the fact that he throws just once every five days buys the team more time to decide what to do than with a lineup regular like JD. But it's something they would need to address with a potential playoff matchup north of the border, or even just huge divisional games during a playoff race (I don't think this is a departure from last year regarding Canadian games and the un-vaxxed-- there were just less of them with the Dunedin split).

If he gets off to a hot start, and is still un-vaxxed, they could have a market for him. Or they hope they get home field can throw him in game one or two and potential games when the series shifts back to Boston. Neither is a good option. Sucks that there's a contingency refusing to get vaxxed in all walks of life.
I am sure there are at least 5 players on each that are unvaxxed. It's gonna be interesting.
 

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I won't miss the pitchers hitting, but I will miss random guys that become career pinch-hitters for a cool million/year. Or better yet, guys like Matt Stairs (Matt Stairs!) who stay relevant several years into their 40s hanging on as a PH.
 

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Do you think it would have been quieter if it was game 1 of a 3 game series? I doubt it.
One and done absolutely mattered. Had this been Game 3 of that 3 game series, maybe it would rival it but objectively the only comparison was the clincher in 2013. I wasn't there in person for the 2013 clincher but that was the comparison in the paper.
 

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Are they going to add on spring training games onto the end of the current games not yet cancelled?

On a similar note, it’s 87/88 today and tomorrow in Fort Myers. Playing/watching in April, oof.
 

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The Michael Kay/A-Rod broadcasting team is ESPN's secondary team all year, they announced this a few months ago.
 

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Are they going to add on spring training games onto the end of the current games not yet cancelled?

On a similar note, it’s 87/88 today and tomorrow in Fort Myers. Playing/watching in April, oof.
Central FL has been unseasonably hot. We’ve had a long streak of days well north of 85 degrees. The neighborhood pool was warm enough to swim in in late February. If anyone here is going to games, hope you like sweating.
 

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The Michael Kay/A-Rod broadcasting team is ESPN's secondary team all year, they announced this a few months ago.
Yes, but now we have confirmation that ESPN gets two playoff series, so anyone wanting to watch that series has to listen to them.
 

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I'll take a stab at what a more balanced schedule looks like:

12 each vs divisonal opponents = 48
6 each vs non divisional AL teams = 60
3 each of 10 of the NL non divisional = 30
6 vs two of the NL East = 12
4 vs 3 of the the other NL East teams = 12
I'm going to guess:

2 two-game "rivalry" interleague series home and home = 4
14 x three-game interleague series otherwise = 42
10 x six games against other divisions = 60
4 x fourteen games against division opponents = 56