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Post by p23w on Sept 18, 2016 21:16:34 GMT -5
En Fuego mi amigo.
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Post by p23w on Sept 18, 2016 7:12:05 GMT -5
Big start for Pomeranz tonight. Even if it's a mediocre Yankee line up, Drew needs to show he can throw a shut down start in September. Hope his IP count is irrelevant at this point.
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Post by p23w on Sept 17, 2016 13:52:19 GMT -5
This is on the offense, too. Can't let this guy get through 6 with just 2 ERs ?
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Post by p23w on Sept 16, 2016 20:46:14 GMT -5
So much for the baseball adage that home runs are rally killers.....
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Post by p23w on Sept 15, 2016 22:02:34 GMT -5
YES!!!
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Post by p23w on Sept 15, 2016 21:06:52 GMT -5
Papi passes the Mick against the Yankees?
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Post by p23w on Sept 14, 2016 20:38:11 GMT -5
Let's spoil Britton's streak.
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Post by p23w on Sept 14, 2016 10:39:08 GMT -5
Gotta love Red Sox fans willing to piss games away because we are losing by 2 runs..... OOookay. Just because you'll be facing a closer who is (now) 42 for 42 in save opportunities equates to "pissing games away"..... sure, I'm on board.
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Post by p23w on Sept 14, 2016 10:33:55 GMT -5
Overall, it was great to see a good bullpen performance for two games in three days. I'll take 7IP and 1ER anytime.
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Post by p23w on Sept 13, 2016 12:53:55 GMT -5
Eric
I cited figures earlier that showed that our Win Efficiency was split pretty evenly between the hitters, the starting pitchers, and the bullpen. The inefficiency of the pitching staff can be very strongly tied to Farrell leaving starting pitchers in too long and to not correlating his relievers to situations (using better pitchers for higher leverage). Both of those truths can be demonstrated statistically and both are reflected in before the fact complaints in game threads.
The stuff about our pen versus the Orioles is so wrong it's laughable. Our bullpen ranks 8th in MLB in ERA-, just ahead of the Orioles. It is 8th in FIP- and the Orioles rank 12th. It ranks 12th in xFIP- and the Orioles rank 16th.
Moi, It's all about the bullpen, particularly the back half of it. Zach Britton is 41 for 41, with a 0.63 ERA. Brad Brach has 22 holds with an ERA of 1.78 (and 8 wins). Both have WHIP's under 1.0. In contrast Craig Kimbrell is 25 for 27, with a 2.78 ERA. Matt Barnes has 15 holds with an ERA of 4.26. Neither has a WHIP under 1.0. I clearly stated competency from the bullpen. If you choose to obfuscate my intended meaning with SABR babble, have at it if it brings you peace of mind. Trying to manipulate statistics to support your agenda is just so, so lame. Or in this case how would your analysis look if Showalter had Kimbrel and Barnes and Farrell had Britton and Brach.
But the Orioles rank 2nd in Win Probability Added. The Red Sox rank 19th.
Repeat. The Reds Sox bullpen ranks 8th in MLB at not allowing runs but 19th at helping the team win games. Gee, I wonder what might cause that?
(The starters rank 6th in ERA- but 11th in WPA. Which is to say, way too many runs given up in high leverage.)
Yadda, yadda, yadda....
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Post by p23w on Sept 13, 2016 6:22:27 GMT -5
Buck Showalter will absolutely never win anything relevant in this league and it baffles my mind that some people would like this a**hole managing the Red Sox. I get not liking Farrell, but let's face it Showalter sucks. He sucks so bad that the O's have been 13.7 games better than us at turning their stats into wins. It's hard to say how much of that is the manager, but this is an absolute fact: if we had been as efficient as them, and they as us, we would be THIRTY GAMES IN FRONT OF THEM INSTEAD OF THREE.Showalter, like Girardi has a healthy, competent bullpen. There is no absolute FACT that efficiency (statistical) can be applied to teams that have obvious differences in talent, front office and field management. As for your "30 games instead of 3", put that stat where the sun don't shine.
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Post by p23w on Sept 11, 2016 17:11:36 GMT -5
POST GAME comments on NESN. Brief exchange about the Holt attempt of home... - Cafardo: "John...the caught stealing at home...you weren't successful...but that fire up the team a little bit?...you, think?" JF: "I think that's a good baseball play...uh..Aaron Loop is very tough...and extremely tough on Jackie, as history shows...I think if Brick waits a count longer, where Aaron picks up his leg, into his delivery, I think he makes it...he broke just a tick too soon...no issues...I thought it was a good baseball play" another reporter, next question: ". ..that called or he pick that up on his own?"
JF: "in our advance meetings there are things that we highlight...we haven't done it often...if at all...but...he's one of the guys you look to possibly take advantage of...""Me" - Since he didn't explicitly answer the actual question, would a reasonable interpretation of that be that some plays are "called" during a pregame meeting, including, which TOR pitchers, and which Sox runners, and situations, that might come into play as an opp...and then certain runners are allowed to take things into their own hands?... ...and/or, with an "in-game" sign, that is more of a "reminder" that with the opp now actually presenting itself, as opposed to an in-game call to go on a certain pitch... (or was it JF simply/deftly framing it a way that answered the question, while also respecting the player and the staff?...)
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Post by p23w on Sept 11, 2016 15:45:10 GMT -5
I HATE leadoff walks from the bullpen.
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Post by p23w on Sept 11, 2016 14:32:25 GMT -5
YES!
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Post by p23w on Sept 9, 2016 19:06:01 GMT -5
More! Pour it on...
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Post by p23w on Sept 4, 2016 17:50:08 GMT -5
Sigh.
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Post by p23w on Aug 31, 2016 15:21:25 GMT -5
OMG
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Post by p23w on Aug 26, 2016 18:23:47 GMT -5
Yikes. Over/under on Wright going 5?
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Post by p23w on Aug 23, 2016 21:21:52 GMT -5
Nice
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Post by p23w on Aug 23, 2016 3:31:10 GMT -5
Tonight proved why Barnes isn't a 8th iinning guy. Still too inconsistent. I hope John Farrell realizes that Robbie Ross jr should be the 8th inning man, unless there is 3 rhb scheduled in the 8th inning, then it should be Ziegler. I really hope Farrell realizes this before the playoffs begin. Also I hope Koji has one more run left in him in September and October and he recovers. Add- Robbie Ross jr is the closest thing the Sox have to Andrew Miller. He's not as good, but he should be used as a setup man like Miller was before he got injured in 2013.[/b][/b] Andrew Miller used 13 pitches to strike out 3 batters in the 9th inning of a 1-0 Cleveland victory. It is not even close. Ross is a middle of the pack reliever. Miller is an elite.
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Post by p23w on Aug 19, 2016 11:20:01 GMT -5
If Tazawa is to have value to this team he needs to either suck it up, or let it be known when he is less than 100%. Tazawa even told the media he was being overused. If you knew anything about Japanese culture, you would understand how remarkable that was. In any case you can be sure the media weren't the first people he talked to about it. I live with a Lady born in Japan. I have worked with and for Japanese people. I think I have a pretty good grasp on Japanese culture. Tazawa telling the local media that he was being overused.... in English? Local media is bi-lingual? through an interpreter? One cannot be sure this was communicated to others first. In any event this is not about culture. When Tazawa was first signed by the Red Sox he was a starting pitcher with great promise. For whatever reasons he got an arm injury. It would be very "Japanese" (a-la Tanaka) to try to work through the discomfort. I don't know if Tazawa tried to do this, but the reports I read concerning his surgery said that the damage was extensive. In any event this is not about culture sensitivity, this is about what is best for the Red Sox. Tazawa needs to be taken off the roster at this point. If he needs special care, again, like Tanaka, so be it. My contention is that you can give special attention to talent, provided they contribute. Tanaka will probably never throw 200IP for the Yankees. He may never throw 180 innings in a season, but the innings he does pitch are quality. That is all I am asking of Tazawa. If Junichi cannot throw 60 quality innings for the Red Sox, then I don't want him. The team has to account for some 1450 innings from it's pitcher over the course of a year. The goal (mine) has always to have 5 SP account for 900 IP and the bullpen account for the remainder. More innings from the starters would be terrific, but I'm not seeing that from this staff. Carrying 8 pitchers in the bullpen (I'd prefer 7) means that the average RP needs to be accountable for about 69IP. Given a closer limit of, say 60 and one or two "specialists" at the same innings limit. The remaining relief pitchers in an 8 man bullpen need to average 74IP. Since Tazawa is not a "specialist" (Zeigler is the closest I can identify as a specialist on this team), then Tazawa needs to throw a reliable 74 innings in order to be on this roster. Problem is, he has never thrown more than 68IP in any one year. We don't have any "rubber armed" relievers (like a Gossage or a Timlin) who can be called on 80 times a year or throw 100+ innings. We don't have 5 starters that are going to provide 900+ innings this year. Ergo, we have no room on this roster for a relief pitcher who is neither a closer nor a specialist and cannot provide a reliable 60IP.
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Post by p23w on Aug 18, 2016 20:45:21 GMT -5
It's not up to the player to decide when he should and shouldn't pitch. It's up to the manager. And yes, I agree, he probably shouldn't be on the roster in his current state. It should be up to a combination of the player and coaches (I'd include the bullpen catcher) to determine whether a relief pitcher is fit to pitch. Unless some one tells the manager otherwise, then the manager will assume the best. At the very worst, a word of caution from the coaches would give the manager cause to use a quick hook.
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Post by p23w on Aug 18, 2016 19:19:32 GMT -5
Tazawa is on a pace to pitch less innings and make fewer appearances than any time in the last 4 years. The claims that he has been burned out is either totally bogus, or Junichi just cannot go the distance of a full season (without special care). So long as he is on the roster he needs to shoulder his load. If he can't throw 60 innings or make 60 appearances in 162 games he probably needs to be replaced. When he is good, he is very very good, but all to often he is horrid. You have to look at the distribution of his innings. Remember, he was on the DL in July and they've not been using him as much ever since he came off the DL. In the first three months of the season, he made 35 appearances and threw 32.1 innings, which is more than you'd like considering his history of being worn down. Are you suggesting that because Carson Smith was a no show this year that Tazawa was over used? Where is Mike Timlin when you need him. If Tazawa is to have value to this team he needs to either suck it up, or let it be known when he is less than 100%. As you pointed out Junichi has been on the DL, he has been used sparingly since, he is on pace for the fewest IP and appearances in 4 years. What's his value to the team if he either can't answer the bell, or when he does he is horrible. I've seen this team let good relievers go, trade high for marquee name relievers, and stay too long with relievers that showed promise, lost it, and never gained it back. IF Tazawa's "distribution" is to blame, then I don't want to see him on the roster until he is 100%
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Post by p23w on Aug 18, 2016 16:42:26 GMT -5
You can't just ignore JF ruining Taz by clearly burning him out due to rampant overuse earlier in the season. Exactly. There seems to be a group that is either playing Devil's advocate or just being contrarians but the reason the pen is spent is because... Farrell spent them earlier in the season. Its not rocket science folks. Tazawa is on a pace to pitch less innings and make fewer appearances than any time in the last 4 years. The claims that he has been burned out is either totally bogus, or Junichi just cannot go the distance of a full season (without special care). So long as he is on the roster he needs to shoulder his load. If he can't throw 60 innings or make 60 appearances in 162 games he probably needs to be replaced. When he is good, he is very very good, but all to often he is horrid.
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Post by p23w on Aug 18, 2016 15:39:02 GMT -5
Nope. Ughhhhhh, this bullpen is taking years off of my life. Sue the Dombrowski estate, class action. I'll sign on.
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