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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 25, 2017 21:41:50 GMT -5
Right, and I think that's a bad way to think about it. You don't need a certain level of offense to win in the playoffs. Plenty of great pitching, good defense, average offense teams have flourished in the playoffs. I agree with the latter, and if the playoffs were next week, I would actually be confident, esp with the couple games bye before they get going if Sox win division. It's getting there I'm worried about. I don't think it's wise to make a snap judgement of how the team has played the past few days. Perhaps you are not doing that but many fans do. Even if you are not doing that, I ask you which teams are knocking us out of the playoffs? Often fans of a team only see their own teams blemishes and that clouds their narrow perspective (especially when they are currently playing flawed ball). But when asked to suggest who realistically is better (and expand on their perspective) often have trouble responding. This team has had many issues with sickness and injuries and only more recently has been healthy. The starting rotation, finally healthy, will go ALONG way in making the post season a very realistic scenario. The offense doesn't even need to be better but more consistent. April's stats have tarnished many fans views regarding the teams offense. With all the sickness running through the clubhouse in April, I for one will give the team's offense a pass for April
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 25, 2017 21:30:13 GMT -5
I wouldn't be shocked if we heard Pomeranz name come up in the offseason but I don't think you can touch the rotation now. The Sox clearly are all in the next few seasons. You have to get to the post season in order to be in it to win it. And a SP rotation that gives you a solid chance to win any given game goes a long way towards making that happen. So what advantage would the Sox have in trading what has been their second best starter this year? The Sox, should they make the postseason, because of their rotation would have to be considered as one of a few teams to be a favorite to win it all. Do you believe they need another hitter? What position do you think they would upgrade and would they not be better off pursuing that need through the free agent market? I think you have to answer the last few questions before considering trading one of our starting pitchers. And finally if you are suggesting trading a player to make it a worthwhile conversation then you should suggest who you think we'd get back. When a suggestion is so wide open it's hard to have a real conversation about it.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 20, 2017 12:12:10 GMT -5
I still can't fathom that they didn't bring him up while Pablo was on his rehab, just to give him a 21 day look-see. People always say "they know their guys better than anyone," but since the Travis Shaw trade I disagree. (of course I said that after the Reddick and Lowrie trades, too - but I've been wrong as much, if not more, than anyone here. (COUGH Garin Cecchini COUGH Cody Kukuk). Still, it would've given them a real-time look at the guy under the bright lights during a pennant race. It would also give Devers a nice frame of reference if it was all too fast for him still. I had Cecchini as a poor man's Wade Boggs soooo....maybe Boggs on his death bed.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 19, 2017 20:27:36 GMT -5
6 2/3, 1 R on a night when he didn't really have his control. I'll take that. ESPN also now has it as unearned too. 6-2/3 IP w/ O runs I'd take that all day and everyday. He's been our second best starting pitcher this year.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 19, 2017 20:23:55 GMT -5
Because baseball players aren't strat-o-matic cards, and they somethings need an extra day of rest. Sale has pitched over 200 innings the past 3 or 4 years. He's their best pitcher and should be starting him as much as they can to increase their chances of winning. He gives you better chances to win the more he's out there. Sale is a horse and can handle the workload too. So you think you know better than the people who spend more time with him than his family does during the season? He's human and if used to much can get injured. Playing every game like it's game seven is a sure fire way to assure there is no game seven to be played.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 19, 2017 20:21:21 GMT -5
How is that an earned run? Drew gets more BS runs tagged to his bottom line than any other Sox pitcher. MLB.com has it as an unearned run though... Thanks I know I for one can rest easy now
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 19, 2017 20:00:39 GMT -5
Jim Rice seems like a different guy. He's much more affable here.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 19, 2017 19:53:44 GMT -5
How is that an earned run? Drew gets more BS runs tagged to his bottom line than any other Sox pitcher.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 19, 2017 19:12:14 GMT -5
Drew! Meanwhile Espinoza is still hurt. Karma is a bitch San Diego.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 19, 2017 18:59:21 GMT -5
Most specifically "anyone capable of using a telephone could pull it off" you realize that the white Sox originally asked for Betts or AB in SALE talks last year right? And DD said no? Why are you trying to confuse him with facts?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 16, 2017 14:34:34 GMT -5
For 2017, our offense does not have the intestinal fortitude to allow us to win it all this year. I'm having trouble getting my head around this line. Can you please explain it. If it's merely timely hitting you are referring to that comes and goes but has nothing to do with the 'gumption' of a player never mind the team. Please elaborate.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jul 2, 2017 16:22:37 GMT -5
Looking at and understanding outlier years might be the hardest thing a GM does. While some think Pomeranz 2016 was an outlier, some think it's now a new baseline. That's what DD believes and he's not alone. Same thing with Kimbrel, are the last two years outliers or a new baseline? It's far from clear. Did Porcello just turn a corner and create a new baseline or was it just a career year? Pomeraz was a bad trade. So was Kimbrel. Those were my assessments at the time of eachsnd I'll stand by them. Should've reversed the first and should've never done the second. High prices to pay for both, esp Pomeranz. You don't make that deal you likely still have one of Espinosa or Kopech and still have Sale. I hope I'm proved wrong on both these guys and they perform at All Star levels, btw. I am, after all, a Sox fan and rather win than be right. Do you double down on this? You are far from the worst on this. A pet peeve of mine is never hearing the mea culpa or worse the person that admits the mea culpa but it never slows their roll of near constant negative assessments of the home team.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jun 28, 2017 22:52:00 GMT -5
Yabu was still under team control though. There is doubts from the Celtics on whether either one or both of these player will play, especially with this new lowered cap number brought from the league a few days ago. Contract status has nothing to do with summer league and both are still under team control but Yabu won't be playing I'm sure. Zizic will if he can make it over. Honestly why do so many of you respond to someone who responds to everything and yet very frequently just spouts factually incorrect responses? I'm curious. Why bother?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Jun 1, 2017 0:31:01 GMT -5
Well 2 of our 3 # 4 & #5 starters were all stars last season. Can even 1 staff other than the Sox make that claim. I'd bet that no other team can claim an all star even for their #3 starter, maybe even #2. We have 2 competing for spots and the other many believe as the upside of a front of the rotation starter. Everyone Forgets Brian Johnson. Bartolo Colon is set to be the Braves #3 starter and he was an All Star in 2016. So yeah, great way to judge a pitching staff I'd say. Also, everyone forgets Brian Johnson for a reason. Care to revisit this?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 31, 2017 21:47:29 GMT -5
Good to see Pomeranz get through seven. Great outing. I'm wondering if any of the nay sayers have admitted to possibly being wrong about Pomeranz?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 30, 2017 20:47:55 GMT -5
And another called strike outside the zone
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 30, 2017 20:33:10 GMT -5
How many pitches completely out of the zone is the umpire going to call a strike against the Sox?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 17, 2017 12:40:47 GMT -5
OK, you've stumped me. Some kind of Lou Reed reference that I'm missing? Marky Mark's version. Seemed appropriate for Patriot's Day. (and his version talks about taking "a hit" on the Wildside) In that vain, has Steven Wright(ed) the ship? .....I'll show myself the door.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 11, 2017 22:00:11 GMT -5
A lot of luck, obviously, but man this catching tandem is silly at this point. Considering Swihart, 3 major trade deadline playing cards. . . . Hope Pomeranz arm feels good tomorrow, love his high spin rate fastball. Slow your roll. Catchers take longer to develop and typically have a shorter window to flourish then any other player in the field and with that in mind you should hold onto to every good catcher who can hit and play defense as long as you can. Swihart was one of the most asked for prospects during the off-season the Sox have. That indicates his value yet they were all trying to buy low. You want to get value while you can but the window is wide open and we should wait as long as we can (at least another year) before making decisions that we don't need to. Unless we are overwhelmed between now and then you stand down everytime.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 11, 2017 21:01:28 GMT -5
I havn't been on the board much lately to much going on. But honestly injuries aside what is the weakest part of the team. The bullpen is at the moment BUT when Carson Smith and Thornburg return if they are even close to their recent form then our bullpen becomes a weapon. If Price comes back healthy then the Staff could have quality and quantity unmatched in the AL. The offense kicked ass last year outscoring the closest comp. by a wide margin so while Ortiz will be missed it needs to be put in context, and by that we should be 1 2 or 3 in runs score in the AL again. If healthy where are we weak?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 11, 2017 20:56:13 GMT -5
Barnes looks like he's made the next step to a good set up pitcher. By season's end we could have a filthy filthy bullpen but for now it's our achilles heal.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 11, 2017 20:44:26 GMT -5
It's 2-0 so the margin is razor thin. He had experimental injections in the off-season starts the year on the DL it's his first start of the season usually only workhorse start right off at 100 most first starts are capped at 90. Risk verse reward, it was simply not worth it. You want him to feel good get the win and build off it. Instead he tarnished the start to a point and put the game in jeopardy. It's not liked I stated it after the fact. I'm not saying you did. I just disagree that a bloop hit tarnished anything. Not a big deal, but I don't think it was wise. Maybe if he had even 1 start under his belt I'd understand it more but there is about 5 solid reasons not to and only one reason to do so.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 11, 2017 20:42:21 GMT -5
Needed that, hope AB can tack another one on
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 11, 2017 20:38:42 GMT -5
Schoop could be a late steal in the draft in a league that does not measure D that is
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Apr 11, 2017 20:35:41 GMT -5
First outing after being on the DL?, having him come out was better for his state of mind then 1 batter in this situation, thinking long term Pom gave the Sox the best opportunity to get that 1 batter out IMO. One batter wasn't going to raise his pitch count enough to make anyone nervous about his outing. It's 2-0 so the margin is razor thin. He had experimental injections in the off-season starts the year on the DL it's his first start of the season usually only workhorse start right off at 100 most first starts are capped at 90. Risk verse reward, it was simply not worth it. You want him to feel good get the win and build off it. Instead he tarnished the start to a point and put the game in jeopardy. It's not liked I stated it after the fact.
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