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Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 13, 2019 9:40:58 GMT -5
Boston is not Baltimore. This to me is another example - we've seen many through the years - that there is a mental side of baseball. The pressure of playing in places like NY and Boston is different - some players can't take the challenge (Crawford, anyone? So many examples through the years). Cashner just may not be cut out for pressure and bright spotlights and intense attention and media. I think it's partly that and I think there's some regression to the mean. He's been a mediocre/disappointing pitcher most of his career. Early on, I thought he was going to be a good pitcher. I didn't think the Cubs ripped off the Padres in the Cashner/Rizzo deal when it was first made but it wasn't too long before it was obvious they had. I didn't expect Cashner to regress THIS hard to the mean, but I figured he might be mediocre - like keep an ERA around 5 for the Sox, which is an improvement over Velazquez/Johnson, etc, but he's found a way to be even worse. I know a lot of people will dismiss the mental side of the game (pressure of different markets, etc). I think for the most part it's not that big a deal, but to dismiss that it doesn't/can't happen isn't accurate either. Some players just thrive in certain places. I mean, look at Sandoval in SF, think he's a lot more comfortable there? Than in Boston?
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Post by costpet on Aug 13, 2019 10:44:15 GMT -5
We said that DD should have traded for a reliever. Looks like he did. Cash going to the bullpen.
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