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Post by soxfaninnj on Oct 28, 2023 21:35:36 GMT -5
I’ve watched Merrill Kelly a few times this year, total stud He’s pitched like their #1, I guess that wbc experience paying dividends
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Post by asm19 on Oct 28, 2023 21:45:16 GMT -5
Remember last year when people were talking smack on how the Red Sox let Martin Perez leave? It was all smoke and mirrors - he legit was throwing everything an inch off the plate last season and it worked… for a year. But I can’t imagine that many pitchers I would feel LESS comfortable with in a big spot than Martin Perez. Him getting lit up in the 8th was like clockwork. For a World Series team, the drop off from Eovaldi/Montgomery to everyone else on the Rangers pitching staff is staggering. And now those two guys are gassed. They really need a start (or two) where Max Scherzer turns back the clock
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 28, 2023 21:48:00 GMT -5
Remember last year when people were talking smack on how the Red Sox let Martin Perez leave? I couldnt figure out why they signed him in the first place. He's not a good pitcher.
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Post by bluechip on Oct 28, 2023 22:53:55 GMT -5
I’ve watched Merrill Kelly a few times this year, total stud And they’ve got two more years of control for short money. He won’t be a free agent until he’s 37.
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Post by cdj on Oct 28, 2023 22:58:14 GMT -5
I’ve watched Merrill Kelly a few times this year, total stud And they’ve got two more years of control for short money. Her won’t be a free agent until he’s 37. Throwback kind of pitcher too, I really enjoyed watching him. I’m a total baseball dork so if I’m not doing something I’ll sit down and score a game. Most of the time it’s the Sox but coincidently the 2 times that it wasn’t it was a Merrill Kelly game on FS1. So I got to watch him very closely and I’d put his change up up against any RH Starting Pitcher in the game
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Post by bluechip on Oct 28, 2023 22:58:27 GMT -5
Remember last year when people were talking smack on how the Red Sox let Martin Perez leave? I couldnt figure out why they signed him in the first place. He's not a good pitcher. The Rangers gave him the qualifying offer too. I guess that’s better than a huge long term deal.
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Post by incandenza on Oct 29, 2023 6:30:14 GMT -5
The conversation about how lousy Martin Perez is, with his career 4.44 ERA (3.84 since 2021), should go out for drinks with the conversation about how valuable Nick Pivetta is, with his career 4.86 ERA (4.39 since 2021).
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 29, 2023 7:25:11 GMT -5
The conversation about how lousy Martin Perez is, with his career 4.44 ERA (3.84 since 2021), should go out for drinks with the conversation about how valuable Nick Pivetta is, with his career 4.86 ERA (4.39 since 2021). The conversations can do that if they like, but I think Pivetta still has a higher ceiling than Perez, much better stuff, the kind of stuff that can play up better in a bullpen than Perez's stuff, which the small sample size numbers show as we remember Pivetta being the guy Cora turned to in 2021 to lock down a playoff spot and win a crucial game in the ALDS and then pitch well against Houston while Perez later came in and melted down turning a 3-2 deficit into a 9-2 deficit. Perez was very good in 2022. Why? Have no idea. Only know he has managed to keep his ERA below 4.3 twice in 12 years and his stuff doesn't really play up in a bullpen. Pivetta is a tease who hasn't even managed to post an ERA under 4 in the majors but unlike Perez he can be good out of the pen, possibly even thrive in a closing role if given a chance, but has been too durable and is needed to start on a staff that is filled with injury prone starters and hybrid type pitchers. I feel strange defending Pivetta in a sense as I'm not a huge fan of his and I know what the numbers say about him, but I'd take him any time over Perez and it's not a tough decision for me.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Oct 29, 2023 9:15:27 GMT -5
Remember last year when people were talking smack on how the Red Sox let Martin Perez leave? It was all smoke and mirrors - he legit was throwing everything an inch off the plate last season and it worked… for a year. But I can’t imagine that many pitchers I would feel LESS comfortable with in a big spot than Martin Perez. Him getting lit up in the 8th was like clockwork. For a World Series team, the drop off from Eovaldi/Montgomery to everyone else on the Rangers pitching staff is staggering. And now those two guys are gassed. They really need a start (or two) where Max Scherzer turns back the clock Yes to the inch bit. That’s who he is. If he draws an ump who will give him that inch, he can borderline dominate. If not, he’ll walk guys and eventually have to give in to hitters and can get crushed. We all saw it in Boston. Reminds me of Mike Torrez. The Snakes radio booth mentioned that the home plate ump last night was the top rated balls and strikes ump this year. No bueno for Martín.
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Post by julyanmorley on Oct 30, 2023 16:46:20 GMT -5
Lowest TV ratings for a Game 1 ever, behind even the fake COVID World Series. Down 25% from last year. And they got lucky with a close exciting game.
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Post by cdj on Oct 30, 2023 16:56:55 GMT -5
Lowest TV ratings for a Game 1 ever, behind even the fake COVID World Series. Down 25% from last year. And they got lucky with a close exciting game. I’d imagine that’s a matchup thing, not exactly powerhouse markets
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Post by bluechip on Oct 30, 2023 17:50:41 GMT -5
Lowest TV ratings for a Game 1 ever, behind even the fake COVID World Series. Down 25% from last year. And they got lucky with a close exciting game. I’d imagine that’s a matchup thing, not exactly powerhouse markets Not exciting big markets. Few big names. No compelling story lines.
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Post by pappyman99 on Oct 30, 2023 18:46:49 GMT -5
I mean can they just do 6 playoff teams three 7 game rounds and top two seeds overall get a bye?
Feel like all you have to do is make the season 156 games and start the wild card round (7 game series) around September 24th or so
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Post by incandenza on Oct 30, 2023 19:09:08 GMT -5
Lowest TV ratings for a Game 1 ever, behind even the fake COVID World Series. Down 25% from last year. And they got lucky with a close exciting game. Is this a riveting World Series matchup? Pfaadt.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 30, 2023 19:30:25 GMT -5
Scherzer was living right that inning. Bad baserunning and a fortunate ricochet.
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Oct 30, 2023 20:02:50 GMT -5
I’d imagine that’s a matchup thing, not exactly powerhouse markets Not exciting big markets. Few big names. No compelling story lines. Welp, the possible Rangers 1st WS win is a compelling enough story for me. I've watched every inning so far. If it were Philly and Huoston, I would have waited until game 6 to pay attention.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 30, 2023 20:19:24 GMT -5
Not exciting big markets. Few big names. No compelling story lines. Welp, the possible Rangers 1st WS win is a compelling enough story for me. I've watched every inning so far. If it were Philly and Huoston, I would have waited until game 6 to pay attention. I feel for Rangers fans. They lost World Series back-to-back years which is disappointing but that 2011 loss was excruciating, every bit as bad as the Red Sox in 1986, perhaps even worse as they were 1 strike away in two different innings. They've been around as a franchise since 1961 and never won. No other expansion team has been around longer without winning. And they've been in Texas since 1972 when Ted Williams was their manager. That's a long time. They also have a pretty damn deep lineup and decent pitching - not great. Keeps things interesting, lol. And if Arizona wins....well that'll make them the one of the weakest champs of all-time. I honestly couldn't name too many D-back players, but I'm quickly learning. At least they'll always have 2001 and thankfully so. I love the Series, even if the Sox aren't involved and everybody is complaining about the matchup. To me, it's a piece of history I'm witnessing. Every year my memory stretches longer, from Tug McGraw striking out Willie Wilson to whatever happens this Series and everything in between.
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Post by Smittyw on Oct 30, 2023 20:42:01 GMT -5
Not exciting big markets. Few big names. No compelling story lines. Welp, the possible Rangers 1st WS win is a compelling enough story for me. I've watched every inning so far. If it were Philly and Huoston, I would have waited until game 6 to pay attention. I kind of hate this logic that a World Series can only be exciting if certain conditions (namely the involvement of big market clubs, and/or names casual fans will recognize) are met. An unlikely matchup between two teams nobody thought would be there, who can boast one championship between them, is exciting enough for me.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 30, 2023 20:59:05 GMT -5
Welp, the possible Rangers 1st WS win is a compelling enough story for me. I've watched every inning so far. If it were Philly and Huoston, I would have waited until game 6 to pay attention. I kind of hate this logic that a World Series can only be exciting if certain conditions (namely the involvement of big market clubs, and/or names casual fans will recognize) are met. An unlikely matchup between two teams nobody thought would be there, who can boast one championship between them, is exciting enough for me. Exactly. Are people craving the Dodgers and Yankees that badly? I'm not thrilled about a 3rd wild card barely over .500 making the Series, but it is what it is. People were clamoring for a Red Sox Yankees ALCS in 2003 and wanted a rematch in 2004, but it might be forgotten that when it was possible for another rematch in 2005 there were a lot of people saying, please, anybody but Sox/Yanks. People can be fickle. If you love baseball, you watch baseball's showcase series, the reason why teams play. Otherwise you're not much more than a casual baseball fan anyways. Really, the problem isn't the Series or who's in it. It's that the game isn't marketed that greatly.
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Post by incandenza on Oct 30, 2023 21:25:59 GMT -5
Rooting for Texas to win but Chapman to fail. Complicated situation.
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Post by incandenza on Oct 30, 2023 21:53:06 GMT -5
Complaints: - Bad umpiring - These guys in dumb shirts behind home plate - Too much organ
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 30, 2023 21:54:24 GMT -5
that is awful strike call. in a GD world series. I think the people that run sports and / or umpire just don't care.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 30, 2023 22:00:02 GMT -5
bu..bu..bu..bu...but....Corey Seager contract is gonna be awful at the end.
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Post by James Dunne on Oct 31, 2023 7:45:29 GMT -5
Complaints: - Bad umpiring - These guys in dumb shirts behind home plate - Too much organ Awww, I thought the organ stuff was kinda fun. As far as ratings go... I don't particularly care. My personal take is the Rays and Braves were the two best teams in the league (Orioles regular season record aside), and I don't think that would've been a ratings smash either. Just because the TV execs are rooting for a Dodgers-Yankees series every year, that doesn't mean we should too. Plus, relative to the drop in the ratings in other network shows over the last couple decades, sports are doing great - there just aren't as many people who aren't baseball fans who do a 1985-style opening of the TV Guide with Cybil Shepard on the cover and say "Oh, the World Series is on, that sounds more fun than a CBS Newsmagaize or that show where Suzanne Somers (RIP) plays the Sheriff." People who aren't baseball fans have better choices of things to watch that aren't baseball. I do think there's an argument that the expanded playoffs carries an oversaturation risk, and I've said a lot that the watered down quality of play doesn't hook the casual fans. But the series getting low ratings really doesn't have a lot to do with its watchability.
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Post by congusgambler33 on Oct 31, 2023 8:12:39 GMT -5
You would think that for the World Series they would pick the best umpires and they clearly didn't. Looks like they went with seniority instead of the best. Jim wolf is not a good umpire. He is todays Joe West.
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