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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 15, 2019 21:51:46 GMT -5
Well I might not be afraid, but I am extremely respectful. Yanks front office is gold. I just don't see it that way. They took advantage of overpriced reliever market a few years ago to help their farm system. They have had some recent draft successes, but their club is filled with other teams players. They really haven't won sh*t and that is what teams are measured by for me. People always want to give them more credit than they deserve. It is a form of Stockholm syndrome or something jerry, this Yankees team hasn't won the big one - yet, but they've been steadily improving the last few years. This was an 80 something win team that eventually won 91 and then last year won 100 and might exceed that figure this year with half their roster injured. That is impressive. If you back away from the natural disdain that a Red Sox fan feels for the Yankees you can see that they're trending in the right direction and they're eventually going to be knocking on that championship door. I hate the Yankees with a passion, but I can see they're going to be a handful for the foreseeable future. I'm just glad that the Red Sox humiliated them last season. But this season, with all the injuries they had, I thought they'd be treading water at .500, not playing .600 ball without Judge, Stanton, Severino, Andujar, and Betances. I mean the Sox are struggling but take out the Red Sox equivalents (loosely) of Betts, Martinez, Price, Devers, and Barnes and where would the Red Sox be?
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Post by patford on Jun 15, 2019 23:33:11 GMT -5
The trade tells me they have serious concerns about Stanton. They now have a lot of guys who are best suited for DH.
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 16, 2019 10:31:43 GMT -5
I'm trying to figure out where everyone plays when everyone gets back? Maybe someone is hurt worse than said?? RF: Judge CF: Hicks LF: Stanton 3B: LeMahieu SS: Didi 2B: Torres 1B: Voit C: Sanchez DH: Encarnacion Would be my best guess... scary team lol That means that either Sanchez or Encarnacion won't be playing when Sanchez has a day off from catching, which is quite often. This move isn't a slam dunk win IMO. Encarnacion is pretty much a dead pull hitter now in the hardest park to hit HR to LF. He has hit one HR this season to the right of straight away CF. He also has trouble with high velocity and his bat isn't getting any quicker. I'm not sure what is going on in Seattle, but the number of HR they've hit out there seems to be greatly inflated, even moreso than for other teams.
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Post by radiohix on Jun 16, 2019 10:51:10 GMT -5
Man, Tanner Houck by August will be feasting on these guys with a 97 mph gas and his hard breaking slider out of the bullpen! Can't wait to enjoy that.
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 16, 2019 18:37:29 GMT -5
Talk about a National League game.
Colorado/San Diego 13-13 in the 9th inning after Wade Davis (who several people wanted the Red Sox to sign and now has a 5.21 ERA and walking 6.16/9) blows a 4 run lead. Runner on 3rd with 2 outs. Jon Gray (starter) comes in to get the last out and issues 2 IBB to get to the pitcher spot. A pitcher actually pinch hits for another pitcher and Gray walks him and gives up the go ahead run. 14-13. Padres win.
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Post by patford on Jun 16, 2019 19:18:13 GMT -5
RF: Judge CF: Hicks LF: Stanton 3B: LeMahieu SS: Didi 2B: Torres 1B: Voit C: Sanchez DH: Encarnacion Would be my best guess... scary team lol That means that either Sanchez or Encarnacion won't be playing when Sanchez has a day off from catching, which is quite often. This move isn't a slam dunk win IMO. Encarnacion is pretty much a dead pull hitter now in the hardest park to hit HR to LF. He has hit one HR this season to the right of straight away CF. He also has trouble with high velocity and his bat isn't getting any quicker. I'm not sure what is going on in Seattle, but the number of HR they've hit out there seems to be greatly inflated, even moreso than for other teams. Any move that results in Stanton and Sanchez playing the field I'm good with.
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 17, 2019 9:00:24 GMT -5
Charlie Blackmon had a good month in the 4 game series between the Padres and Rockies. He was 15-24 with 4 HR and 10 RBI which broke a record for hits in a 4 game series. The two teams scored 92 runs in 4 games. They should juice the ball just a little more and make it just like a video game.
There were 7 teams that scored 10 or more runs yesterday.
Runs scored per team per game has risen from 4.45 in 2018 to 4.77 in 2019 and it hasn't even gotten super hot yet.
In 2014, it was 4.07.
Home runs per team per game has risen from 0.86 in 2014 to 1.35 in 2019.
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Post by incandenza on Jun 17, 2019 12:27:57 GMT -5
Charlie Blackmon had a good month in the 4 game series between the Padres and Rockies. He was 15-24 with 4 HR and 10 RBI which broke a record for hits in a 4 game series. The two teams scored 92 runs in 4 games. They should juice the ball just a little more and make it just like a video game. There were 7 teams that scored 10 or more runs yesterday. Runs scored per team per game has risen from 4.45 in 2018 to 4.77 in 2019 and it hasn't even gotten super hot yet. In 2014, it was 4.07. Home runs per team per game has risen from 0.86 in 2014 to 1.35 in 2019. Damn, that's crazy. I hadn't realized the numbers were that extreme. I remember ericvman mentioning an interesting proposal from a SABR conference or something to address the rising strikeout rate - the idea was to redistribute the weight in the ball so that pitchers couldn't get quite as high of a spin rate, so they'd get less movement on their pitches. And then you'd deaden the ball to compensate for the higher contact rate. So overall you'd get more balls in play, but not more homers. But in its infinite wisdom, of course, MLB is pushing us further and further toward a three true outcomes dystopia.
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Post by coachmac on Jun 17, 2019 15:24:45 GMT -5
Logan Allen heading to San Diego, according to MLBTR.
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 17, 2019 15:53:47 GMT -5
I'm having a hard time picking a winner. Probably between Beuhrle and Velasquez.
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Post by patford on Jun 17, 2019 17:36:11 GMT -5
What is Judge and Stanton returning ends up being like Hayward and Irving returning ?
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Post by geostorm on Jun 18, 2019 8:40:07 GMT -5
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 18, 2019 12:00:32 GMT -5
Beat that shift!
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Post by manfred on Jun 18, 2019 12:18:47 GMT -5
Truly spectacular. I’d like to see a lot more of this. Hit ‘em where they ain’t!
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 18, 2019 12:37:46 GMT -5
Truly spectacular. I’d like to see a lot more of this. Hit ‘em where they ain’t! I love that. Take note. The Marlins might be a little more careful on shifting on him in certain situations now - now that he's planted that seed in their heads. I wish others would try to do just as Carpenter did. Every now and then to keep the defenses honest could be a big difference maker. My guess is that there aren't a lot of good bunters out there and that's why we don't see as often as we'd think we would. There's been a lot of times I'd wish JBJ would drop one down. I mean, if he's the leadoff batter of the inning, and particularly if there's a lefty on the mound, if he can get a pitch he can push down the 3b line while most of the infield is shifted to the right side, it's almost like a free hit. Of course, they probably try to pound him in to try to get him to bang it into the shift, but if you get an opportunity sometimes it can really pay off.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Jun 18, 2019 15:56:35 GMT -5
Truly spectacular. I’d like to see a lot more of this. Hit ‘em where they ain’t! I love that. Take note. The Marlins might be a little more careful on shifting on him in certain situations now - now that he's planted that seed in their heads. I wish others would try to do just as Carpenter did. Every now and then to keep the defenses honest could be a big difference maker. My guess is that there aren't a lot of good bunters out there and that's why we don't see as often as we'd think we would. There's been a lot of times I'd wish JBJ would drop one down. I mean, if he's the leadoff batter of the inning, and particularly if there's a lefty on the mound, if he can get a pitch he can push down the 3b line while most of the infield is shifted to the right side, it's almost like a free hit. Of course, they probably try to pound him in to try to get him to bang it into the shift, but if you get an opportunity sometimes it can really pay off. The problem is that forcing defenses to respect the bunt doesn't actually help the hitter much, because moving the middle infielders around is what really makes shifting effective. And bunting isn't automatic, guys make outs trying to bunt all the time. If you really game it out, it costs more for the hitter to commit to this strategy than it does for the pitcher/defense to counter it.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 18, 2019 17:20:28 GMT -5
I love that. Take note. The Marlins might be a little more careful on shifting on him in certain situations now - now that he's planted that seed in their heads. I wish others would try to do just as Carpenter did. Every now and then to keep the defenses honest could be a big difference maker. My guess is that there aren't a lot of good bunters out there and that's why we don't see as often as we'd think we would. There's been a lot of times I'd wish JBJ would drop one down. I mean, if he's the leadoff batter of the inning, and particularly if there's a lefty on the mound, if he can get a pitch he can push down the 3b line while most of the infield is shifted to the right side, it's almost like a free hit. Of course, they probably try to pound him in to try to get him to bang it into the shift, but if you get an opportunity sometimes it can really pay off. The problem is that forcing defenses to respect the bunt doesn't actually help the hitter much, because moving the middle infielders around is what really makes shifting effective. And bunting isn't automatic, guys make outs trying to bunt all the time. If you really game it out, it costs more for the hitter to commit to this strategy than it does for the pitcher/defense to counter it. There have been a number of times when nobody is in the vicinity of 3b and a bunt down the line is virtually a guaranteed hit. It comes down to how good a bunter a batter is. It's a fundamental of the game that has probably fallen by the wayside because bunting is normally not cost effective. Bunting does help the probability of scoring a run, but kills the chances of the big inning but I think bunting for a basehit in certain situations when the defense is giving the batter the free base is a defensible strategy.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jun 18, 2019 19:37:00 GMT -5
The problem is that forcing defenses to respect the bunt doesn't actually help the hitter much, because moving the middle infielders around is what really makes shifting effective. And bunting isn't automatic, guys make outs trying to bunt all the time. If you really game it out, it costs more for the hitter to commit to this strategy than it does for the pitcher/defense to counter it. There have been a number of times when nobody is in the vicinity of 3b and a bunt down the line is virtually a guaranteed hit. It comes down to how good a bunter a batter is. It's a fundamental of the game that has probably fallen by the wayside because bunting is normally not cost effective. Bunting does help the probability of scoring a run, but kills the chances of the big inning but I think bunting for a basehit in certain situations when the defense is giving the batter the free base is a defensible strategy. It's difficult to say anything positive about the minor's extra innings starting a runner at 2B thingy but, it pretty much generates a sacrifice bunt attempt every inning which should help give some of these players some experience. I still don't like it btw and never want to see it in the majors.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 19, 2019 7:27:12 GMT -5
There have been a number of times when nobody is in the vicinity of 3b and a bunt down the line is virtually a guaranteed hit. It comes down to how good a bunter a batter is. It's a fundamental of the game that has probably fallen by the wayside because bunting is normally not cost effective. Bunting does help the probability of scoring a run, but kills the chances of the big inning but I think bunting for a basehit in certain situations when the defense is giving the batter the free base is a defensible strategy. It's difficult to say anything positive about the minor's extra innings starting a runner at 2B thingy but, it pretty much generates a sacrifice bunt attempt every inning which should help give some of these players some experience. I still don't like it btw and never want to see it in the majors. My hope is it fails and they just put a 12-inning cap on minor league games. It's so dumb.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jun 19, 2019 9:16:59 GMT -5
I just wanted to take a moment and recognize that the Houston Astros are 31-18 against teams with a better than .500 record. The Dodgers are also an impressive 27-16.
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Post by radiohix on Jun 19, 2019 15:04:09 GMT -5
I really really enjoy watching Osuna blowing saves! I can watch that all day. The Astros got swept by the Reds.
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Post by James Dunne on Jun 19, 2019 15:06:10 GMT -5
If the Reds climb above .500 at some later date does that make that sweep better or worse for the Astros? Asking for a friend.
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 19, 2019 15:07:03 GMT -5
I really really enjoy watching Osuna blowing saves! I can watch that all day. The Astros got swept by the Reds. And since the Reds are under .500, it doesn't count. If the Reds now swept the Orioles in a 4 game series, that will completely change the Astros season because they'd be much less likely to win because of the extra losses vs teams over .500.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jun 19, 2019 15:19:03 GMT -5
If the Reds climb above .500 at some later date does that make that sweep better or worse for the Astros? Asking for a friend. Better. Considering some of those losses were contributed because of you. For them to get out of .500 means they had to makeup 4 wins elsewhere, and were actually good enough. Since the Reds swept and they're able to sustain winning then it shows they're a better team than we previously thought. But, you know, at least the Astros can beat a winning team, unlike you. I posted that purely because it was a phenomenal stat showing how good the Astros have been. They've played a lot of games against winning teams have been crushing it. Same with the Dodgers to a lesser degree. Not sure why that's not an admirable accomplishment for a non-Red Sox team.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jun 19, 2019 15:19:24 GMT -5
I really really enjoy watching Osuna blowing saves! I can watch that all day. The Astros got swept by the Reds. And since the Reds are under .500, it doesn't count. If the Reds now swept the Orioles in a 4 game series, that will completely change the Astros season because they'd be much less likely to win because of the extra losses vs teams over .500. Correct.
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