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Post by p23w on Oct 31, 2017 22:59:06 GMT -5
Me like game 7's.
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Post by p23w on Oct 30, 2017 0:25:38 GMT -5
MLB needs to start these games at 1pm, local time.
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Post by p23w on Oct 29, 2017 21:11:27 GMT -5
Badda bing.....Badda BOOM!
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Post by p23w on Oct 29, 2017 19:41:50 GMT -5
Defense anyone?
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Post by p23w on Oct 25, 2017 23:38:23 GMT -5
Twilight zone. Amazing.
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Post by p23w on Oct 25, 2017 23:12:09 GMT -5
Wow. Hinch, Giles, Fields. Lots of goats in this game.
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Post by p23w on Oct 21, 2017 22:21:57 GMT -5
Should be an entertaining match-up.
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Post by p23w on Oct 20, 2017 18:37:16 GMT -5
The NYY pitching has gotten them to this point. Judicious pitching changes by Girardi has also helped. Houston hitters look bad. NYY offense "looks" lucky, rather be lucky than good as the saying goes. Still hoping that Houston can reassert themselves. Sox should have extended Houston to a 5th game, just as Houston should have won game 5 with a 4 run lead and 9 outs to go. Bad moves by both managers and meltdowns by their key relievers. Looking forward to LA Dodger hype in the WS.
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Post by p23w on Oct 17, 2017 18:56:52 GMT -5
A.J. Hinch is a bozo. Devenski is a boob. Can Giles do what Kimbrel could not?
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Post by p23w on Oct 15, 2017 12:30:06 GMT -5
21 hours ago ericmvan said: soxjim Avatar 22 hours ago soxjim said: He is going to make $3.5m this upcoming year per the link below unless I'm reading it wrong. [snipped …] TradeRumors also reports that the Marlins want to cut payroll by $50M. I think this is a real good argument that they'll be open or even looking to sell high on him. Meanwhile, he's an average defender, and we don;t have to platoon him if we sign Martinez and keep Hanley as the 10th guy. Read more: forum.soxprospects.com/thread/4253/1b-2018#ixzz4vbBjPKTjI could live with a Bour/Rameirz platoon a 1b. Signing Martinez would be the icing on this cake.
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Post by p23w on Oct 14, 2017 16:33:21 GMT -5
Abreu is out, he is mentoring Moncada. Have little interest in Santana or Hosmer. Moreland has earned his spurs. Ambivalent regarding Ramirez. Bour intrigues me.
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Post by p23w on Oct 12, 2017 20:00:52 GMT -5
Go Nats!
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Post by p23w on Oct 9, 2017 21:17:38 GMT -5
Have not a clue. Don't particularly trust the media to get it right, other then to report the name of the new field manager, if and when it happens.
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Post by p23w on Oct 9, 2017 16:08:02 GMT -5
Have to admit, I did not want to see Sale in the 8th. That said, Kimbrel was not good. Now Devers goes deep.
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Post by p23w on Oct 9, 2017 16:04:42 GMT -5
Kimbrel was not good when needed. Sigh.
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Post by p23w on Oct 8, 2017 16:40:41 GMT -5
Pour it on!
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Post by p23w on Oct 7, 2017 5:44:58 GMT -5
All's well that ends well. Kershaw does his Sale/Kluber impression... and still wins. Strasburg with the best pitching line of the day... and looses.
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Post by p23w on Oct 6, 2017 11:20:15 GMT -5
Frankly, if the issue is a lack of leadership, the guys you have to look at are Dustin Pedroia and, to a lesser extent, Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts. Ehh, Bogaerts and Betts are only 24. Betts has never even won a playoff game. That's a lot to expect. I guess it's more fair to expect leadership from Pedroia as the veteran of the team, but even then it's not really what every guy is. I know Cal Ripken always got the leadership stuff put on his plate by virtue of his status, and he was supposedly never totally comfortable with it. I'm sure there are others like that. Nomar, infamously. If there's a leadership gap then it comes from the manager and coaches, but given how many come-from-behind/extra-inning wins down the stretch, I really don't think the gap with this team is leadership in that sense. I think they're just less talented than the Astros and Indians. Leadership is a part DNA part personality "thing". Difficult to quantify. You've got to want it. Age and experience are not always predictors. Look a guys like Millar and Gomes. Sale has 'it"(MHO), but his wrist, elbow are tired (less snap) and his legs are weary (ergo pitches up in the zone). I think he could get by, as is, if he had a really good change-up, but he doesn't. As for position players, I think Betts has the right stuff. Yeah, he's young, but look at Lindor and Altuve. As for as the manager and the coaches go, I think their function is to challenge the players to achieve. I think Francona was successful is allowing Ortiz (and now Lindor) to grow into their leadership roles. I think Farrell has been successful with with the "esprit de corps" among the pitchers. Not so much with the position players. I don't think many of us realize just how good we had it with Francona as manager and Farrell as pitching coach. I know I amaze myself with my baseball acumen with the benefit of hindsight.
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Post by p23w on Sept 29, 2017 19:58:10 GMT -5
Damn
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Post by p23w on Sept 29, 2017 13:05:05 GMT -5
Lots of interesting match-ups, motivations and second guessing about to take place. 1) Does Fister get to prove to Hinch and the Astro's management that they gave up on him too soon (and subsequently gave his spot to Morton)? 2) Will Girardi start Severino against the Twins? And if not Severino, whom? 3) Will Roberts give the #3 or #4 start to Rich Hill? 4) Can Verlander still top 100mph in the post season? 5) Will Farrell or Francona have more success with the Quick hook in the post season. 6) Can Price reverse him horrible post season performances from years past? This should be his best opportunity to do so. 7) Who will have the most challenging managerial decisions to make in both the AL an Nl playoffs? And the list goes on. BTW, you can toss nearly all those season stats out the window when you "analyze" what transpires in the next 3 weeks. The only edge will go to those who don't use (or need) Apple watches.
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Post by p23w on Sept 20, 2017 22:03:27 GMT -5
[b[Pedro told Grady Little that he could get one more guy out too. and that was a playoff game against an unbelievably good team [/b].[/b] Pedro had 2 outs and had 2 strikes on at least 2 batters. Very fair point, though, nice job.[/quote] [/b] Grady never pitched in the show. He was probably uncomfortable with going against the "will" of a "God". McNamare OTOH went against the will of a "God" back in 86'. McNamara never pitched in the bigs. John Farrell has pitched in the show. He understands. On some occasions you feed the ego, on other occasions you have to play "father knows best". It is a delicate psychological enactment. For now, Farrell has the respect of the pitching staff. Whether this hurts or helps the team going forward will be interesting. Personally I'd like to see Ortiz in the dugout for the final 10 games. I think the pitching is in line to give maximum effort, I just have my doubts about the bats.
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Post by p23w on Sept 20, 2017 21:07:13 GMT -5
This should be interesting.
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Post by p23w on Sept 20, 2017 12:39:49 GMT -5
The scary part about this bullpen this September is that they had another 1 or 2 arms to go, if they kept going into extras. They had Maddox and Workman available. Count 3 arms if Price was available. There's not a team in baseball that can match the Sox depth and talent this September in the bullpen. The Sox have needed every arm with all the extra innings piling up. I imagine that there are a bunch of guys unavailable tomorrow- Kimbrel Reed Kelly Smith I don't think Farrell will want to touch these guys with a ten foot pole in tomorrow's game. It would be nice to see one last Chris Sale 7 inning masterpiece this season tomorrow and then hand the ball off to Price for the last 2 innings to finish it off.From your keyboard to the Gods' of baseball's ear's.
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Post by p23w on Sept 19, 2017 11:02:24 GMT -5
Methinks winning the division is both imperative and tenuous. Sale and Porcello are #2 and #3 in MLB with regard to pitchers thrown. They are both approaching 3300 (which was the meltdown point for Pedro). Verlander is #1 at 3322, but he has thrown more pitches than this In 6 other seasons. FWIW, the most pitches thrown in a season by a Red Sox pitcher (since MLB started keeping this stat in 2000) is John Lackey with 3598. Both Clemens and Shilling exceeded this number. while pitching for other teams. I'm pretty sure Clemens did also while pitching for the Sox before 1998. Point being both Sale (3431) and Porcello (3410) are rapidly approaching their career high pitch counts (both set last year). And if memory serves me both had less than stellar starts at the end of their seasons. BTW this also applied to Price who threw over 3400 pitches last year. By my reckoning both Porcello and Sale need to be rested as best as can be managed should the Sox face Houston (or Cleveland) in the post season. Hopefully this will not apply for Price or Fister, who can say with respect to Pomeranz or ERod. I still regret managements' decision not to sign Hill. Still, I have hope that this team can advance in the playoffs, unlike last years debacle.
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Post by p23w on Sept 4, 2017 21:28:34 GMT -5
No good news from blowing this lead. It would just suck. It would suck. But the silver lining is John Farrell will be fired. Which in turn is addition by subtraction. Yeah, just like getting rid of Francona worked so well after 2011.
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