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Sep 27

Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 3, Tying It All Together and Playing the Roster Construction Game

Welcome to part 3! If you’re reading this and haven’t yet read the introduction to this series, I suggest you read that first here. Additionally, if you haven’t yet read parts 1 and 2, on the Red Sox’s controllable position players and pitchers, you may want to redirect yourself there…

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Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 3, Tying It All Together and…
Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 3, Tying It All Together and…

15 min read


Sep 27

Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 2, The Pitching Staff

Welcome to part 2! If you’re reading this and haven’t yet read the introduction to this series, I suggest you read that first here. Additionally, if you haven’t yet read part 1, on the Red Sox’s position players, you may want to redirect yourself there first. You can find that…

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Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 2, The Pitching Staff
Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 2, The Pitching Staff

10 min read


Sep 27

Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 1, Position Players

If you’re reading this and haven’t yet read the introduction to this series, I suggest you read that first at this link. Otherwise, dig in. Below you’ll find an assessment of what can be expected of each of the Red Sox’s position players who are contracted long term to the…

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Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 1, Position Players
Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 1, Position Players

18 min read


Sep 27

Fall in New England: Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 0, The Introduction

If you follow the Boston Red Sox, or just baseball in general, then you know that change is afoot at Fenway Park. Just over a week ago the organization parted ways with Not-General-Manager, “Chief Baseball Executive,” Baseball Ops Tzar Chaim Bloom. Bloom was a divisive figure in the New England…

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Fall in New England: Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 0, The…
Fall in New England: Making Sense of the Assets Chaim Bloom Leaves Behind in Boston — Part 0, The…

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Dec 17, 2022

Where Does Oranje Go From Here?

When the football gods close a door, they open a window — let’s look through that window together, to 2026 — The Dutch were heartbreakingly dumped out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on penalties last Friday. This loss spelled the last chapter of the odyssey that has been Louis van Gaal’s three spells as national team coach, and left a new book to be written by not-so-new national team…

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Where Does Oranje Go From Here?
Where Does Oranje Go From Here?

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Nov 23, 2022

Netherlands vs. Senegal: What Actually Happened

The Netherlands got off to a successful, albeit rocky, start to the World Cup on Monday against African Champions Senegal. The Dutch side started very slowly, and created only a few chances in the first 60 minutes of the match, while struggling to move the ball into the final third…

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Netherlands vs. Senegal: What Actually Happened
Netherlands vs. Senegal: What Actually Happened

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Nov 15, 2022

Thinker or Tinker, Mastermind or Meddler: Exploring Exactly How Peculiar Louis van Gaal’s Selection Choices Have Been for the Dutch National Team

Louis van Gaal is a divisive figure. He likes it that way. Perhaps the most decorated manager currently in international football, the 71 year old Dutchman made his name in Amsterdam as manager of 4 time European Champions Ajax Amsterdam. In those days Ajax were only 3 time European Champions…

Louis Van Gaal

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Thinker or Tinker, Mastermind or Meddler: Exploring Exactly How Peculiar Louis van Gaal’s Selection…
Thinker or Tinker, Mastermind or Meddler: Exploring Exactly How Peculiar Louis van Gaal’s Selection…
Louis Van Gaal

18 min read


Oct 27, 2022

Striking the Right Chord: Discussing Solutions to United’s Issue at Centre Forward

Manchester United have a net spend of almost 700 million euros in the transfer market over the course of the last 5 years. That is more than 100 million euros more than their next closest competitor in the Premier League. …

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Striking the Right Chord: Discussing Solutions to United’s Issue at Centre Forward
Striking the Right Chord: Discussing Solutions to United’s Issue at Centre Forward

14 min read


Oct 8, 2022

Misconceptions, Limitations, and Disappointments: Jadon Sancho and Some Ideas for Breathing Life into the Cadaver of the Red Devils’ Attack

Jadon Sancho has not been the success at Manchester United that he was meant to be. After three years in pursuit of the London-born attacker, the former Dortmund man was meant to be the keystone in the arch that was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s attack. Instead, Cristiano Ronaldo arrived, and the…

Sancho

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Misconceptions, Limitations, and Disappointments: Jadon Sancho and Some Ideas for Breathing Life…
Misconceptions, Limitations, and Disappointments: Jadon Sancho and Some Ideas for Breathing Life…
Sancho

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Jun 22, 2021

Wout Weghorst and Occupying: Bodies, Space, and Minds

By: Kees van Hemmen The Dutch national team has not struggled to create chances from open play to start this year’s European Championship. This is not only a departure from form under Frank de Boer, but it’s also wholly uncharacteristic of the side since their renaissance in 2018 under Ronald…

Football

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Wout Weghorst and Occupying: Bodies, Space, and Minds
Wout Weghorst and Occupying: Bodies, Space, and Minds
Football

8 min read

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