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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 16, 2024 5:08:13 GMT -5
Hamilton had a great backhanded play deep in the hole yesterday in the LAA finale. Both him and Valdez will flash something above average, which is frankly more confusing than a guy with no range or who never flashes anything beyond below average or well below average. I thought Valdez had some nice turns when he was paired with Story. Valdez is capable of playing an average defensive 2b and has shown the last year + of getting key hits in clutch situations. Hamilton, on the other hand was put on the 40 man roster originally because the bases were enlarged, making his speed an asset, but he cannot steal 1b and his hitting ability in general, along with pitch selection leave much to be desired. Yes, he's ok on the defensive side, but awful on the offensive side, regardless of the situation and now, just like when he was originally added to the 40 man see no reason for him to be taking up a spot.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 8, 2024 3:44:15 GMT -5
This sounds as if it's at your end, not MLB's. Might want to run a speedtest on your ISP. Thanks. Didn't chk. Different isp last 2y after same 1 approx. 20 prior. Prices, but who knows. Cheers.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 7, 2024 21:12:23 GMT -5
Can someone help me out here because I feel like I’m losing my marbles. When did closing out a 10 run game start constituting as a save situation? If you pitch the last 3 innings is relief, you are awarded a save. That’s how it worked in the old days…. Save rule has changed am thinking. Yes on the last 3 innings, but Slaten got the save in Seattle with a better than 3r lead when he came in (pretty sure) and only went 2+. Does anyone know the oddball definitions of a save now?
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 7, 2024 21:06:24 GMT -5
Milb.tv bandwidth in general was brutal (again) today. Last season had multiple issues with it also. Not just woo sox and greenville either, but cpl other minors games decided to check out between 1-3pm eastern. Hard watching a game when it's constantly reloading.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 6, 2024 21:54:51 GMT -5
Give Valdez credit. Not the best hitter, many Sox fans probably don't even knw who he is, but this little kid has had some big hits and key defensive plays since being called up last season. A tugh/gritty ballplayer every team wants on it's roster.
My hope, with Story looking to be out for quite awhile now, is for Grissom to play SS and let Valdez be the 2b still.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 6, 2024 21:38:34 GMT -5
Almost counts as a base hit for dalbec.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 6, 2024 1:42:10 GMT -5
On top of everything else that sucked in this game, I thought this was Cora's first poorly managed game of the year. Weissert throws 2 pitches and Campbell throws 6, but he leans on the geriatrics, Martin and Jansen, for the third day out of four? The other hand says Weissert could get a save tomorrow. It really could have been worse. Was expecting Rodriquez to show up on the mound from 2 outs in the 5th until start of the 9th.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 5, 2024 4:33:53 GMT -5
Would LOVE Montreal but I think it's Vegas, Salt Lake and Nashville for teams 30-32 This made me curious... List of largest US metros by population that don't have an MLB team: 12. Riverside/San Bernardino, CA (not a real city) 21. Orlando (if Tampa can barely support a team...)
22. Charlotte 24. San Antonio 25. Portland 26. Austin 28, Sacramento (just leave the A's there!) 29. Las Vegas 32. Columbus, OH 34. Indianapolis 35. Nashville 36. San Jose 37. Virginia Beach/Norfolk 38. Jacksonville 39. Providence (neighborhood in south Boston) . . .
46. Salt Lake City There are *two* solid options for the A's to stay in their own region, in San Jose and Sacramento, but I guess the Giants were being dicks about that. Failing that, I think Charlotte (fast-growing Sun Belt city), Portland (awful place where sports distracts from the general malaise), and San Antonio/Austin (5 million people combined) would all make sense. I don't know why Nashville gets so much hype; it's smaller than each of San Antonio and Austin individually, and not as fast-growing as either.
I believe Tampa proper would have always been able to put 25k+ into a stadium. As most know, They play in St Petersburgh, in an awful stadium that might only be a tad over 10m from Tampa, but another world away travel wise anytime there is heavy/medium traffic. bottlenecks occur frequently, the bridge from hell generally being the start point. An issue towards getting any kind of stadium located on the Tampa side of the bay, is that taxpayers are not keen on forking over the money to subsidize a new one. Last I heard and maybe things have changed in pinellas county, but they thought could convince enough to get one thru on a future ballot. I don't see why, that will forever be the wrong side of the bay to fill a stadium. yes.. Orlando would have been the perfect locale, even over Tampa. Orlando is not just orlando anymore. Orange county is now a sprawling metropolis area and it's all easilly accesable, 2 major highways, multiple tool roads and no built in bottleneck bridge.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 4, 2024 22:01:17 GMT -5
incandenza, I've been thinking the same thing. The ideal time to go out west is at the beginning of the season and right after the AS break, when most of the team will be fresh and travel can be scheduled to be convenient and allow the team to get adjusted to the time difference. I was looking up the best record on a West Coast trip by a recent Red Sox team and the best I could see documented was by Ian Browne of MLB.com. Surprisingly… it was the 2022 team! As noted by Browne on June 12th two years ago, it was “an 8-2 road trip, marking the first time Boston has won eight or more games on one trip since 2017, and the first time it has done so on an all-West trip since Kevin Kennedy’s 1995 Red Sox pulled off that feat.” Weirdly, the trip out west didn’t seem to have an immediate negative after-effect, as the 2022 Sox went 20-6 in June. Kevin Kennedy was great. not so much as a manager, but really loved him the maybe half a season he did "color" commentary on Rays home games, before being told his services were no longer needed. Reason? Job prerequesite for Rays broadcasters is Tampa never does anything wrong. Kennedy, being a legit baseball guy would call out mistakes and call ou the biggest homer announcer since Phil Rhizzuto.. One DeWayne Staats.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 4, 2024 21:52:57 GMT -5
Nothing to do with the Woo Sox game, only frigid, norther game played today in general.
Watched the Cub/brewer game. Was 37 and raining. temp they said felt like 29 and the cubbie starter was out there in short sleeves..
How can anybody play this game in that kind of weather?
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 4, 2024 15:54:53 GMT -5
Charlie O brought in the bright green & gold and after he moved the franchise from KC. Guess he grew tired of the drab pinstripes they and most all teams wore prior.
Without trying to start anything, it should be obvious what has happened to the city of oakland econics wise the last 50y. Same to chicago, Detroit to name 2 more. Indusrty/manufacturing gets priced out by unreal union demands, so the previous good paying jobs leave not just the city, but country itself and a city dies on the vine.
We here all kinds of excuses for this, but that is the cold hard truth of it and derelect/crime ridden cities left behind are the proof.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 4, 2024 0:50:23 GMT -5
Didn't know how many here hd seen the Oakland management folks had passed around memo to emploees at the stadium, prior to game 1 vs sox to avoid many things vs fans. like avoiding anything as Oakland as their home.. Many other comical items.
Try to post the twitter feed, not able will post link to it.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 3, 2024 3:42:45 GMT -5
When an extra year of service time is the potential prize, I wouldn't hate it. You don't need to hit a lot to be valuable with a glove like his, but if he keeps handling ABs like he has been, I'm not sure he will end up clearing that bar. Hopefully he makes some adjustments.
With that said, I think the obvious guy to go down would be Dalbec, since Refsnyder can back up 1B, Reyes can back up 3B and help with 1B in a pinch, and Refsnyder is better at the only thing Dalbec allegedly still does well (hitting LHP).
The extra year of service time should only be a consideration if the Sox think they have no shot. Always been a fan of having the best guy on the roster.. Period. Forget about service time and forget about trying to keep some retread/vet on the roster over someone else who is better. Takes us back to tanking in general, but another despicable trend taken hold the last few years.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 3, 2024 1:08:36 GMT -5
Believe it or not, there is an element that thinks Rafaela should be sent down when Refsnyder returns. It's seriously funny. It’s Abreu that needs to be sent down. Not Rafaela. Rafaela is helping this team win. He has to stay. The glove is game changing. Unfortunately, the bate is nearly as bad in the opposite direction and mostly the fault of chasing anything and everything. him being so gifted defensively in the OF, ability to play 2b, so fast makes him a valuable roster addition regardless. knock on why Duran was removed late in the game with runs at a premium.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 2, 2024 8:45:34 GMT -5
My post came out more of a critique than it should have of Houck. The A's talnt seemed to be of a poor AA team, both offensive and defensive sides so maybe to be fair treat performances as rehab for the Sox this series since this oakland franchise does not seem to be of MLB caliber.
Now, the K's and win, hits for players all count of course and u bet i was smiling all game, but lets try not to get carried away with Chase Anderson wiping them out for 3 innings and believeing he's the 2nd coming of El Guapo.
A pound of salt will be required before digesting the results of this series, tho have a strong feeling it will be a wonderful meal regardless.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 2, 2024 3:36:24 GMT -5
Great win against The Bad News Bears. Houck made it one strong start the first time around the rotation. Duran has become a dynamic leadoff man. I'm not even sure this A's team makes it to 50 wins or even plays .300 ball. They're as bad as some of the worst Orioles teams we've seen prior to their revival. Truly don't wish to be a down er on the nice end result of Houck's game, but we all must take into consideration he did manage to be around the plate consistently all 6 IP, which he doesn't always manage to do. Had really good command and drop of his splitter, which he doesn't always have, plus was facing which many have pointed out a team that just may lose more games than the 112 they lost in 2023.. They seem that bad. Yes, I have always thought houck was the perfect 2-3IP reliever, or once thru the lineup guy, but today he just kept mowing the same guys down. He did change tactics 2nd time thru, many probably noticed, rather than hitting them slider hvy 1st time round #2m he attack with FB and the splitter, which doesn't always work for him real well. Take it and move on. Rotation looks 90's Braves caliber thru 5 games does it not?
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 1, 2024 23:00:51 GMT -5
I'm beginning to think Dave Bush was a human paperweight in his time in Boston. Like why couldn't he couldn't get half of these type of performances from these guys a year ago? Have posted this before regarding Bush.. Several years ago, like when he worked with Sox Milb kids in Ft Myers during the FCL season? Hes was always in the stands, in uniform during games when we were in Ft myers and not in the dugout. Lot of good a pitching coach can do there instead of there, even out in the BP area.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 1, 2024 22:37:57 GMT -5
Houck could easily go 7 innings tonight but I assume Chase Anderson will have a destiny to fulfill. 10 Ks for Houck. I am too lazy to look it up right now but I would think this was the most Ks by Red Sox starters first time through the rotation in decades. Amazing how easy it looked for him tonight, still tho. Have to wonder if a lot of it was how bad A's hitters truly are. Fun to watch how Houck carved up this hapless team with ease for 6 innings and virtually no trouble. Kotsay might quit his managerial job in Oakland if this is what talent he has to work with.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 1, 2024 17:09:18 GMT -5
Longenhagen grades Boyle's command as 20...never seen that before Look at his 2022 walk numbers. Guys walking that many batters at AA, usually do not make AAA, never mind the majors. I expect Casas and Yoshida to collectively have 5 walks. Make the guys watch videos of him and his location issues, then bench 1 (for sure) player this game who has trouble laying off of anything within 2' of the plate. Earl Weaver, the master of going against whatever one was supposed to do would never put pandering to "being proper" 1st and go with what is best for the team 1st, probably why he's the best manager the last 60-70y. he'd put lefties in vs lefties if situation called for it, not caring what anyone thought. this is no different. Cora needs to be smart and keep 2 ultra free swingers far away from this guy. 1 who is a starter and the other being a corner utility piece.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Mar 31, 2024 17:35:25 GMT -5
THIS is when you use the Joely. 4 run lead - try to get his confidence back. They can’t just stone him in the town square - he’s going to get chances until he proves to be an Ort-ian level disaster. Hopefully it’s not another implosion here… Way he has looked this series and 2 games in ST? 14r lead maybe not safe. Didn't Slaten look good for his 1 1/3. everything is hard and really moves. noticed that cpl times saw him this spring. must be some warts to him, or he would have been protected and not available virtually free.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Mar 30, 2024 23:49:24 GMT -5
I realize it’s almost 1 am and and everyone is pissed, but can someone explain to me how Wilyer Abreu letting a ball go underneath his glove (the plate appearance right before Joely got a routine ground ball to second base that had to go home because it was 2nd and 3rd) means Alex Cora is a shitty manager Wilyer did more to hurt the team tonight than Cora, but physical errors are more forgivable than mental ones Physical can be easilly forgiven. Abreu had a brutal ST and most expect him to be OK. Rodriquez has barely pitched in over a year and what he has shown has been rubbish. Have been a fan of Cora's for years, but last year or so his pitcher management in general has begun to mirror that of possibly the worst ever in Sox history, that being one Don Zimmer.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Mar 30, 2024 19:22:42 GMT -5
Is gameday right? Grand slam but they got the runner out at second? Requires a lot of talent to celebrate so hard before getting all the way back to collect his prize. Aother thought on the woo sox 1st game is isn't it nice to see Jacques earn that 40 man spot some don't see him having anyway?
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Post by johnsilver52 on Mar 29, 2024 17:07:03 GMT -5
This year has been more difficult to see college baseball in general from various sports networks.. sec, longhorns channel etc. Reason? This year they ALL have began broadcasting what seems to be lots more women's softball, replay upon replay of previous season's college football games, ditto basketball and other sports. It's like baseball has been shoved to the rear of the que list.
coming from someone who has always loved the game at the collegiate level and counted on this as a way to get good eye on coming talent, only now university channels are going the way of negative society it looks like.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Mar 28, 2024 23:15:07 GMT -5
Joely just lives in the middle of the plate Sure is nice to have brenandino at AAA and Rodriquez on the roster, just because of who has the opt out. Who cares which is the best and if keeping the sucky dude costs games.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Mar 27, 2024 1:35:52 GMT -5
So Red Sox are going to have a fully healthy starting 5 all year? It's going to be fun to watch this rotation when your normal injuries happen. Good thing Whitlock and Houck don't have a history of getting injured. Let's call it for what this likely is, tank to get a high pick. Let's just hope our new GM doesn't mess up the deadline. How about really call it like it is. Poor trades over the years. not retaining franchise and quality players. Drafting and signing IFA talent, which have generally not been optimal with the exception of a few the last 8-10y. It's not hard to see why the smart breslow isn't inclined to pay a mid rotation montgomery 25m guaranteed for 1 y, plus be on the hook for more when this poor looking team (as it currently sits) could very well finish in last place a 3rd year in a row. Why not try and retool once again, rather than pander to a never satisfied NE media and never satisfied portion of the Sox fanbase who refuse to see how bad this current team is?
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