tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post2897352998620204769..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Bill Simmons Waits Until He Has Something to Whine About Before Writing His First Red Sox Column of This Season Part 2Bengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-26592243664476417652012-09-04T08:56:18.365-04:002012-09-04T08:56:18.365-04:00Anon, I don't think he knows either. Being abl...Anon, I don't think he knows either. Being able to outspend is not a market inefficiency. <br /><br />Zidane, he isn't a front runner though! The Red Sox haven't earned his fandom and respect, so that's why he wasn't interested. It has to do with the Red Sox not being good enough to deserve Bill. Once they start winning again, they will be good enough for him. He doesn't believe this makes him a front runner...which it does. <br /><br />Rich, that's what I find so funny. The Red Sox collapsed last year, but overall have had one bad season over the last decade. Grow some balls and deal with the outrageous idea your team can't be successful every year. <br /><br />That's a good way to put it. The Red Sox just done sleeping with a supermodel and now they are concerned b/c a D-list actress turned them down. Shit happens and sometimes things go wrong and a team has a bad year. There's no need to write an entire column whining and complaining about "when will we ever be good again!?" <br /><br />I think it is hilarious that Bill thinks shrewd moves are appreciated by fan bases. This is not something Bill was ever saying over the past few seasons. I really don't recall him complaining about the Red Sox trying to sign Tex, signing Crawford, trading for A-Gon, or signing Lackey. I do recall him complaining about the Red Sox relying on Mike Cameron and guys like Salty at catcher. Salty was a shrewd signing, but at the time of the signing I don't recall Bill stating what a brilliant move it was. <br /><br />Basically, Bill loves it when his team signs big name free agents, but because it didn't work he thinks (now, he thinks this of course) it is a bad idea. Prior to this, Bill was perfectly fine with the Red Sox trying to keep up with the Yankees. <br /><br />If I named my kid after an athlete, it would only be because I liked that name. It would not be because I want to name him after my favorite athlete. It's fine to name your child after an athlete, but in the free agency era, be a man and be prepared for that player to not live up to you naming your child after him. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-8487932088809256212012-09-01T23:05:46.756-04:002012-09-01T23:05:46.756-04:00we're using much of our financial advantage to...<b>we're using much of our financial advantage to outspend competitors on draft picks, scouting and foreign-born prospects</b><br /><br />Like anon said... how is outspending teams on draft picks and foreign players a market inefficiency? They really played the market inefficiencies when they got Matsuzaka...<br /><br /><b>So what changed? </b><br /><br />Or the team got old. Guys like Wakefield and Schilling retired, while Youk and Ortiz started their decline.<br /><br />They had an outfield consisting of Coco Crisp, Manny, JD Drew, Willy Mo Pena and Elssbury. Ramirez started declining as well (then became a even more of a headcase).<br /><br />It's the same thing with most successful teams, you get good, you hang onto the guys who won and they get old. When you have a team that hasn't won in a while, there's a greater sense of urgency to keep the winning team together because they're heros.<br /><br />That's the one great thing the Yankees have going for them - they win so often that with the exception of a very few players, they can release and trade whomever they want and the fans won't care. The Phillies have handed out two fucking retarded contracts (Rollins and Howard) to keep those guys in Philly because like it or not, they're city heros.<br /><br />The fact that Boston fans went from "Oh god, we suck, everyone feel bad for us" to "oh god, we won" to "shit we suck again, well fuck them."<br /><br />You didn't win shit for 90 years, one bad season isn't a big deal.<br /><br /><b>leaving Theo without any real market inefficiencies to exploit other than defense</b><br /><br />And three of the players on Bill's list of overpaid players helped the Red Sox win a fucking world series, a fourth helped the Yankees win one.<br /><br />Overpaying for elite talent hasn't exactly proven to be a bad thing for them.<br /><br /><b>"How the hell are we ever going to be good again?"</b><br /><br />Holy shit... seriously? The Red Sox just won 90 games LAST YEAR. They've sucked for literally 1 month of 2011 and the 2012 season and he's asking "how will we ever be good again?" Is there a more clueless individual on the planet.<br /><br />It's like fucking a supermodel one night, getting turned down by a bar bimbo the next and asking your buddies how you'll ever get laid again.<br /><br /><i>What gets fans excited is when a team makes a big move and adds a big, important piece to their team.</i><br /><br />I couldn't agree more with this. Ask a typical Yankee fan who they have in their minor league system and most will look at you funny, but you talk to them about who the upcoming FA are you'll have to listen to the insanity.<br /><br />Put it another way, if a team has an opening in the starting rotation at the 5th spot, no one gives two shits that a guy like Joe Blanton is available and sure as shit aren't getting ramped up about the season.<br /><br />Shrewd logical moves are necessary, but no one, including Bill, is getting excited when their team is adding depth to the roster.<br /><br /><b>I want to live in a world in which we could name our children after our favorite athletes without worrying about the consequences.</b><br /><br />What the fuck? I'm not naming my kid after a fucking athlete. Sorry, that's borderline retarded. Unless the athlete changed the game or the world (Roberto Clemente comes to mind) naming your kid after an athlete is borderline child abuse.<br /><br />What if your kid doesn't grow up to be a fan of the same team you are? What if the guy turns out to be a major asshole or a criminal?<br /><br />That and naming your kid after a guy who your team traded for is pretty stupid. If you're going to name your kid after an athlete, at least pick on that only played with your team. Name him "Tom" or "Tom Brady Simmons." <br /><br />Or name your kid after your favorite athlete and just don't tell your damn kid until the guy retires with your team. If he gets traded or turns out to be a dick, you can just tell your kid "that's the name your mom and I agreed on."<br /><br />It's not that big a god damn deal Bill. <br /><br /><br />richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-35772259245282251722012-09-01T16:21:41.176-04:002012-09-01T16:21:41.176-04:00I just know that I'm interested again.
I'...<b>I just know that I'm interested again.</b><br /><br />I'm stunned a supposed die-hard fan like Simmons didn't proofread this sentence and immediately realize that he just flat-out admitted he's a front runner.Zidane Valornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-80321388944913351022012-09-01T14:33:21.243-04:002012-09-01T14:33:21.243-04:00I'm not sure that Bill knows what term "m...I'm not sure that Bill knows what term "market inefficency" means... Being able to outspend isn't an inefficency. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com