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Post by dd on Jul 4, 2021 17:53:15 GMT -5
20th pitch and finally a swinging strike!
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Post by dd on Jul 1, 2021 18:03:08 GMT -5
FWIW, Valdez (19), Gambrell (30), and LDLR (47) entered the rankings mid-month. BVB, Vaughan, and Shugart exited at that time. (DD, I've got the June ranks in the July sheet on the spreadsheet - you can always copy from there if you'd like!) Ah! Sorry. I didn't notice you'd done an update on 6/21. I was on vacation and honestly wouldn't have had time (while remaining married) to deal with it even if I'd noticed. My changes refer back to 6/1.
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Post by dd on Jul 1, 2021 12:46:44 GMT -5
June was hot and so were the Sox. The weather is cooler today. Fingers tightly crossed. - Duran and Downs have switched places in the rankings, now respectively at 2 & 3.
- Brayan Bello is up to #7 from 9 last month and 24th in May.
- Jay Groome rose from 14 to squeak back into top 10 at # 10.
- Branier Bonaci moved from 16 to 13.
- Blaze Jordan is at 14, up 4.
- Josh Winckowski continues his rise from 33 in April, to 27 in May, 24 in June, and 15 now.
- Chris Murphy is at 16, up 7.
- Newcomer Freddy Valdez is ranked for the fist time at 18.
- Brandon Howlett up 12 spots, landing at #21.
- Ronaldo Hernandez fell from 13 to 22.
- Eduard Bazardo at 23, down 3.
- Jason Rosario is down 5, now at # 24.
- Jonathan Arauz and Hudson Potts at 25 & 26 are both down 4.
- Eduardo Lopez jumped from 39 to 31.
- Grant Gambrell, another June newbie, is at 33.
- Jeremy Wu-Yelland is up 7 to #36.
- Cameron Cannon fell from 35 to 39.
- Jaxx Groshans, last ranked # 57 in December of '19, leaped back onto the list at 42.
- AJ Politi is at 43, down 12.
- Yet another June acquisition, Luis De La Rosa, is at 44.
- Ryan Zeferjahn fell from 42 to 47.
- Jacob Wallace plummeted from 30 to 48. He was 20th last September.
- Kutter Crawford, 56 to 52.
- Wilkelman Gonzalez and Juan Chacon both fell 5 spots to 54 & 50.
- Johan Mieses is ranked for the first time at 56.
- Ryan Fitzgerald returns to the list at # 57, the spot he last occupied in September.
- Christian Koss is at 58, down from 44.
- Kole Cottam fell from 51 to 59.
- Tyler Dearden fills out the top 60, returning for the fist time since July of '19 when he was at 54.
- Dropping out of the rankings this month are:
- Stephen Gonsalves (from 52).
- Raynel Espinal (53)
- Brian Van Belle (55)
- Brendan Celluci (57)
- Eduardo Vaughn (58)
- Chase Shugart (59) (Shugart was # 21 in February of 2019.)
- Tyreque Reed (60)
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Post by dd on Jun 28, 2021 21:41:24 GMT -5
Win the next two and they're a 50 win team half-way through the season. I've avoided it so far but don't know how much longer I can hold out. It's getting very difficult not to actually believe in this team.
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Post by dd on Jun 1, 2021 16:08:41 GMT -5
Welcome to June! - The top 3 for this month are unchanged, but Gilberto Jiminez is at # 4, up from 6 in May, and back to where he was in April. CAH note: Whitlock graduated at 4.
- Connor Seabold, Thad Ward, and Aldo Ramirez, all rose 1 spot and are now 6-8. CAH note: again, Whitlock
- Brayan Bello soared from 24th to 9th. His previous high ranking was 17th back in February of '20.
- Josh Winckowski moved up from 27 to 24.
- Bradley Blalock is at 26, up 7.
- Shane Drohan is right behind him at 27, up 5 from May.
- Contrary to some rumors you may have heard, A.J. Polite is at 31, up 3.
- Brandon Howlett is up from 40 to 33.
- Marcus Wilson moved from 39 to 34.
- Cameron Cannon, 42 up to 35.
- Ceddanne Rafaela, 43 to 38.
- Kaleb Ort is ranked for the first time at # 41. (You can count that as a rise of at least 20 positions.)
- Ryan Zeferjahn fell from 31 to 42.
- Jeremy Wu-Yelland is at 43, up 9.
- Christian Koss dropped from 41 to 44.
- 3 players returned to the top 60 after being out of it for a while, over a year for 2 of them:
- Kole Cottam is at
3451. He was last ranked at #60 back in February. The last time he was ranked this high was last July at 54. His high point was 17th back in May of '19. - Alex Scherff also made his return to the top 60. He's now at 54. He was last ranked at # 49 in April of 2020. He as #8 in April of 2018.
- Kutter Crawford is at 56. His last appearance in the top 60 was at # 47 in December of '19. In July of that year he hit his high (so far) at 21.
- Another SP ranking newbie is Tyreque Reed slipping in at at # 60.
[/ul] - Another SP ranking newbie is Tyreque Reed slipping in at at # 60.
- Missing from May's ranking are:
- Garrett Whitlock who graduated from prospect status.
A. J. Politi from 34 in May. - Michael Gettys from 51. CAH: He's 61, fwiw.
- Brock Bell from 58.
- Antoni Flores (the # 7 prospect back in April 2019) from 59.
- Gabriel Jackson from 60.
Edit: Massive formatting issues! Sorry if you had to try to read that.
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Post by dd on May 7, 2021 18:37:05 GMT -5
Better late than never I suppose: - Garrett Whitlock is the big winner this month, up 12 spots to #4.
- Houck up from 7 to 5.
- Jiminez dropped 2, from 6 down to 4.
- Connor Seabold up from 9 to 7.
- Aldo Ramirez up from 10 to 9.
- Nick Yorke rose from 13 to 10.
- Bryan Mata fell from 6 to 11.
- Matthew Lugo, 18 down to 15.
- Blaze Jordan up 3, now at # 17.
- Connor Wong is up 7 spots, from 25 to 18.
- Eduard Bazardo is into the top 20 at 19, up from 22.
- Jeisson Rosario hung unto the top 20, dropping 3 from 17.
- Josh Winchowski moved up 6 spots from 33 to 27.
- Bradley Blalock, AJ Politi, and Miguel Bleis all rose by 6, landing at 33-35.
- Chih-Jung Liu fel to 38 from 34.
- Marcus Wilson dropped to 39, down 7.
- Nathaniel Cruz jumped up 9 spots to a new high ranking at # 47.
- Michael Gettys is up from 57 to 51.
- Raynel Espinal is ranked for the first time at 52.
- Jeremy Wu-Yelland is at 53, up from 60.
- Eduardo Vaughn, down from 50 to 54.
- Ranked for the first time and sneaking into the bottom spot on the top 60 is Gabriel Jackson.
- Missing from the list are Bobby Dalbec (graduated) and Felix Cepeda (from 59)
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Post by dd on May 6, 2021 20:59:01 GMT -5
Marcus Wilson is listed in the top 60 as in Pawtucket.
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Post by dd on Feb 1, 2021 14:36:45 GMT -5
Billy Herman, Bobby Doer, Tony Lazzeri, Nellie Fox, Johnny Evers, Red Schoendinest, Bill Mazeroski, and from the 19th century, Bid McPhee. All HOF 2B, none as good as Pedroia at his peak. Granted, the last four of the modern guys are often complained about as mistakes, and there are a dozen guys who were better. But clearly he's in the conversation. Eric, please please never speak evil of my childhood hero, Nellie Fox!
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Post by dd on Dec 20, 2020 17:54:25 GMT -5
And other than that, he's a nice guy! I'm actually serious, which actually makes the political views more disturbing. If it were only bullies and a-holes that held those kind of views, the country wouldn't be in ... the current situation.
This!
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Post by dd on Nov 14, 2020 18:05:53 GMT -5
Are you saying moving the Sea Dogs to Pawtucket? I don't think the stadium being an hour away vs. 2 hrs away is going to make any difference. Attendance is about even and the Hadlock is soooo much better than McCoy, as a stadium. Agree and I prefer Portland but I am talking about travel time for the teams not travel times to Boston. Also they can usually play baseball in Pawtucket in the early spring.
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Post by dd on Nov 4, 2020 23:26:54 GMT -5
Ray, I assume by "current" you mean the one that's there now, and, not a lawyer, but I don't think that's right. Although the Electoral College votes in December, the votes are not certified until 1/6/21 at which point the new Congress will already be in office. I don't think the Congress could pick winners before that. Politically (meaning partisan politics) it doesn't matter because each state in the House gets one vote and that's a Republican majority now and pretty sure it will be in January too. Sorry mods! You might be right if both the Senate and House convene before the President takes office, otherwise that would mean the current president would serve longer than the end of his term. I doubt if there would be a period with no president. The POTUS inauguration isn't until 1/20 so if the House were able to make a decision it could easily happen before that. If the House can't manage to make a pick, then if the Senate is able to pick a veep, that person would would become the Acting President. If the Senate can't get it done either, then we'll have Acting President Pelosi until one of the houses of Congress gets its act together.
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Post by dd on Nov 4, 2020 17:51:13 GMT -5
Sorry for bringing in politics a tiny bit, but this is too funny to not share- A politically neutral statement that doesn't need commentary: Actually they do. If no candidate receives 270 uncontested electoral votes, the current House picks the President and the current Senate picks the Vice President. It almost happened in 2000 with the hanging chads. Ray, I assume by "current" you mean the one that's there now, and, not a lawyer, but I don't think that's right. Although the Electoral College votes in December, the votes are not certified until 1/6/21 at which point the new Congress will already be in office. I don't think the Congress could pick winners before that. Politically (meaning partisan politics) it doesn't matter because each state in the House gets one vote and that's a Republican majority now and pretty sure it will be in January too. Sorry mods!
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Post by dd on Oct 31, 2020 18:19:21 GMT -5
Perhaps he is being treated as just another candidate by the Red Sox, however that is not really consistent with Cora NOT being considered by either DET or CWS. That seems to better support that Cora is returning to Boston and everyone in baseball knows it....IMO, the rest is for public perception and fuel for the press conference...I can hear Sam Kennedy now, "after an exhaustive search...we thoroughly investigated Alex's role and concluded that he is the best candidate for the job....etc,etc" PS: In full disclosure, I am of the opinion that the Sox should go in another direction and not bring Cora back. Perhaps that is feeding some skepticism[OffTopic] It's refreshing in today's environment to hear somebody admit to a possible prejudice on any subject! [/OffTopic]
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Post by dd on Oct 25, 2020 18:33:29 GMT -5
Only 1 "Error" on the play but anywhere from 3 to 5 errors depending on how granular you want to get: 1) The initial miss by Taylor. 2a) The wide throw to home. 2b) Smith trying to catch the ball while sweeping to tag the runner who wasn't there 2c) resulting in missing the ball. 3) Spectator Jansen being out on the field instead of in the stands. Agree that it may be the most amazing (read "ridiculous") play ever to end a WS game. Yes too all, although I can think of another epic "ridiculous" play to end a WS game that I wanted to forget - it involves am injured veteran 1b missing a slow roller through his legs after 3 straight hits and a wild pitch that ticked off the catcher's glove, all happening after the scoreboard operator accidentally "rewarded" the World Series championship to a team about to break a 68 year drought, and no that team didn't win - they had to wait another 18 years, but boy was it worth it! Only an honorable mention since only one error (big or little E) was made. Edit: (another) typo.
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Post by dd on Oct 25, 2020 18:32:03 GMT -5
That was one of the best baseball games I've ever seen. Terrific drama throughout. As for those who've asked about other crazy WS game finishes, it was at least the craziest since 2013: I'd forgotten that Chris. I wouldn't thank you for reminding me except that it all turned out well! :-) We'll see if the Dodger fans remember this in a few years. Edit: typo.
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Post by dd on Oct 25, 2020 0:14:58 GMT -5
Only 1 "Error" on the play but anywhere from 3 to 5 errors depending on how granular you want to get:
1) The initial miss by Taylor. 2a) The wide throw to home. 2b) Smith trying to catch the ball while sweeping to tag the runner who wasn't there 2c) resulting in missing the ball. 3) Spectator Jansen being out on the field instead of in the stands.
Agree that it may be the most amazing (read "ridiculous") play ever to end a WS game.
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Post by dd on Oct 12, 2020 12:28:47 GMT -5
No problems today so far but I did get one yesterday.
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Post by dd on Oct 10, 2020 18:44:27 GMT -5
Yah, this is definitely not as good as winning, but it's definitely right up there. I HATE the MFYs.
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Post by dd on Oct 9, 2020 16:22:50 GMT -5
There was a poll that showed millennials had a far lower response to the question “have you always believed the Earth is round” than other age groups. Buuuttt... the results were sort of inflated to say 1/3 of millennials were flat Earthers, which isn’t true either. And it was not the full millennial cohort (since they run now into the 30s). www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/04/04/only-two-thirds-of-american-millennials-believe-the-earth-is-round/#e102a777ec66It is all kind of silly. But a few famous people like Kyrie Irving have expressed doubts in, you know, Earth’s real shape, so it has become kind of a thing. What scares me about this is that they're probably all registered voters! (Nothing political intended there, just a comment on dummies.)
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Post by dd on Sept 27, 2020 18:10:43 GMT -5
Sad as it may be, if the Yankees and Astros meet, I'd actually root for the Yankees. Another way to look at it is that no matter who wins, a team I hate loses!
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Post by dd on Sept 26, 2020 13:38:10 GMT -5
For those new to the problem, when you get the message, you can just reload the page. Yup. Experienced the problem for the first time yesterday and that was the fix.
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Post by dd on Sept 24, 2020 14:18:19 GMT -5
Just like in real life, it's all going to come out. This pretty much says the Yankees can't find a competent lawyer to argue their appeal. Your take may vary. A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. I don't subscribe to the Athletic. Is there any indication of the hearing date?
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Post by dd on Sept 19, 2020 13:01:12 GMT -5
Just curious, do people say Woosta or Wista. I used to say Wista so the WooSox makes no sense to me. What you seem to be suggesting sounds too much like WizSox!
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Post by dd on Sept 18, 2020 21:21:12 GMT -5
Could my T-shirt become a collector's item??? Worth millions - of cents Well, since just one million cents is $10,000 ... let me think ... SOLD!!
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Post by dd on Sept 18, 2020 16:23:48 GMT -5
The Worcester Business Journal just posted an interesting article: more than two years after the WooSox announcement, the city still has no formal lease on the team, doesn't own the property on which the stadium is being built, and doesn't have a binding agreement with the developer! linkI spoke with a Worcester cop at the dog park last fall who'd been on the Kelley Square traffic beat during the start of construction. He said the only way this thing was getting built on time and on budget was with a light winter '19. That didn't happen and the ground froze just about when it always does - shocker. Then they get back to it and the coronavirus crisis hits. Taxpayers are already on the hook for more than $30 million in overages, in addition to the ~$100m+ initial bill. And now this latest news that there's a non-zero chance the whole thing could go up in smoke with no consequences to anyone but taxpayers and hopeful fans! Incredibly unlikely, sure, but even the possibility is upsetting as a former Woo resident. The school system is a crisis situation even outside of covid-19 -- no sex ed for the second biggest city in New England, barebones ESL for a city rich with immigrants, underpaid teachers -- but we can afford a publically funded ballpark years after most cities have gotten wise to the con! Leaving aside my editorializing, the lack of a firm deal puts the city of Worcester in a terrible bargaining position with PawSox ownership going forward. Could my T-shirt become a collector's item???
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