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Post by maxwellsdemon on Feb 28, 2019 16:38:43 GMT -5
Besides we've got Michael Chavis now
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Feb 9, 2019 20:47:13 GMT -5
Move the pitching rubber back 3 feet and you open up the bunting game, and we all know how this board eschews the bunt. Actually it would more likely put a bit more emphasis on athleticism of pitchers,catchers and corner infielders. And I think the board eschews the sacrifice bunt, not bunting for a hit so there's that also.
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Feb 9, 2019 12:47:37 GMT -5
THe midpoint between Home and Second is a smidge over 63 feet 7 and a half inches away. If the moved the mound back closer to there, say to 63 feet 6 inches what effect would that have? I save any discussion of impact on pitchers' arms etc for those who might know something about it and stick with numbers.
Average MLB fastball is now @ 92 mph. At 60'6" that gives the batter about 0.4484 seconds to react, at 63'6" that becomes 0.4706 seconds However the average release point occurs nearer to 55 feet, a distance which would become approximately 58 feet. Here the timing is 0.4076 versus 0.4298, an increase of nearly 5.5%.
Maybe you slightly deaden the ball to prevent a homer outbreak, maybe not. More offense means longer games so other pace of play things could compensate: e.g. minimum batters faced, limited visits to mound or throws to first, pitch clock.
THey made an even more radical change (in percentage terms, same 3 feet) in women's fast pitch softball when the game became too one sided, almost TWO true outcomes .
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Feb 6, 2019 11:14:09 GMT -5
I'd go with a 2 batter minimum which at least reduces the problem with an exception for the potential last out of a game. Not a fan of starting a runner on second in extra innings, don't like it even in our senior softball league. OK with a single trade deadline expiring 6 weeks before that last schedule game of the regular season. OK with the limited expansion of late season rosters, even with the work around that The Town Sports Cards noted above About time for the Universal DH and rosters to 26 with 12 pitchers Not sure how penalizing teams drafting position that have had bad results helps ameliorate that situation. Payroll floor seems like a better solution with a punitive tax for failure (not just bringing them up to the floor). Does changing the mound height create potential pitcher arm/leg injury increases. Are pitchers more dominant recently because of that situation like in the 60's or is it more a result of the increase in all-or-nothing plate approach?
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Jan 13, 2019 14:36:41 GMT -5
Looks like the Pats have broken the Chargers will. Doubt we get a Reverse Super Bowl LI in this one.
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Jan 3, 2019 16:45:45 GMT -5
Local tv revenues do add to the the $$available for teams, but running an extensive minor league system is a real cost and, as stated elsewhere, one that could use an infusion of cash to better pay the players. NFL has none, colleges do the job for them, and the NBA has a minimal league that people don't stay in near as long as they do in baseball. Only hockey has tiers of affiliated teams and no one has talked about that's sports economic as yet. I agree that there needs to be an overhaul of the system. But getting players more early does mean that they should get less later, let's see how that evolves.
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Jan 2, 2019 11:47:25 GMT -5
I agree that the free agent bust problem is huge, especially when it encompasses many years of unproductive money at the back end. Perhaps a way around this is to set a tax formula that does a couple of things. Eliminate the draft pick penalty so the free agent bizaar comes down to just money which helps the players. Then have the tax escalate with the number of years of the extension with the tax cap dropping each additional year. This helps the teams in that they have leverage against longer term deals but also means players can get more early (higher AAV/shorter term and quicker return to free agency for the young studs). Make the tax rate higher, perhaps dramatically so, and spread the wealth but do so in a way that rewards small market teams (not the Cardinals) who spend on their players rather than just pocket it for the owners.
Haven't really thought through the implications of this nor the methodology, but it seems like something that might work. Also put some of the money into raising minor league salaries and the minimum.
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Jan 1, 2019 22:28:34 GMT -5
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Jan 1, 2019 22:22:58 GMT -5
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Nov 22, 2018 22:34:46 GMT -5
Don’t elavated cutters lead to neck injuries from watching hitters blast taters? High cutters won't work at Fenway. They might have to notify the state police to warn MA Turnpike drivers when he pitches. He also is not a big strikeout guy and he appears to have some control issues. I hope that they can work with him to be a serviceable middle reliever. Spear said 11.8K/9 vs 2.8W/9 4-1 ratio. That seems like a healthy K rate although it is AAA.
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Nov 4, 2018 9:26:20 GMT -5
So that's why they all went to Jared, er, Reddit and hid their identities behind Cubbies
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Nov 4, 2018 9:04:50 GMT -5
It figures that baseball's "advanced" stats would one day include fan online f-bombs. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) The team that was the target most often was the Yankees and the player was Machado. Given that, I figured (unhappily) the fans using the profanity most were probably the Sox fans. Wrong though, we came in 2nd. Cubs fans were the worst by a pretty large margin which is surprising since the Cubs only played one post-season game. The article. Surprised Kimbrel didn't make the top 5 just coming from his home team fans particularly on this site venting where they are allowed.
![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Nov 2, 2018 19:15:09 GMT -5
I think that Eovaldi, Kelly and Pearce are resigns if at all reasonable. Willing to try Kelly, Barnes and Brasier as a committee of closers as it has been stated the 9th isn't always the critical inning anyway. Also never know might emerge (Lakin, Feltman) to add to that mix. Remember that the Sox led the MFY by 8 games so they can afford a few more blown saves if it comes to that ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 30, 2018 13:04:22 GMT -5
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 29, 2018 7:31:35 GMT -5
Can't remember which site analyzed the series position by position and gave the Dodgers the edge in 7 of 11 (all infield plus starting and relief pitching) and the Sox in 4 (all outfield, begrudgingly in center, plus DH) and therefore predicted an LA victory. Amazing how arguably one of the best 3 teams of the modern era was so disrespected by so many "experts". Analytics have rightly become the lynchpin of building a franchise and have proven so with their success. But they can only explain so much and that missing 5-10% is what we can call "clutch" or "chemistry" or "heart" (old school) and that whatever-it-is is something this team had in great measure. In retrospect it all seemed so easy and so inevitable though you would know that by reading some of the game threads ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) Thanks to everyone here for adding immeasurably to a great and historic run and next year, when the MFY come to town (hopefully with Machado in tow as their latest anchor) let's greet them with a new chant: TWENTY-EIGHTEEN, TWENTY-EIGHTEEN!
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 27, 2018 23:16:21 GMT -5
I grew up with Sox teams that snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Nothing will ever top the 2004 comeback down to their last out, but this team is the most amazing, resilient, RELENTLESS one possiblyever in the history of baseball.
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 27, 2018 23:03:29 GMT -5
Got to believe Kimbrel ain't coming back next year either waay.
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 24, 2018 10:10:40 GMT -5
Buster Olney Verified account @buster_ESPN Exit velocity on Leon's hit: 59.8 mph. Well under the Montana speed limit. That was his first hit. The second one was 98. So barely under the Montana speed limit ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 23, 2018 19:28:32 GMT -5
Free Tacos!!!
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 23, 2018 19:14:10 GMT -5
Good News! MLB.Com says Dodgers have the edge in 7 of 11 positions (9 plus DH & Relief pitching). Need that disrespect!
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 23, 2018 14:29:25 GMT -5
The questions is do we let him change his name to redsox04071318chps or not?
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 23, 2018 12:10:56 GMT -5
Sox 5 Mookie Who is the last player to win MVP, batting champion, and world series MVP? I hope it's Mookie. Seconded
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 22, 2018 18:26:30 GMT -5
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 20, 2018 7:45:21 GMT -5
I forgot how quickly Miley works. There's an aesthetic pleasure to a guy like that. If he and Sale squared off. It'd be a two hour game. Assuming he lasts more than 5 pitches ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Oct 20, 2018 7:44:07 GMT -5
If I were the Sox GM my top priorities would be 1. Extend Betts (or resign him when he hits FA)\ 2. Extend Bogaerts or identify a reasonable replacement given Boras 3. Extend Sale but no more than 5 and preferably 4 years eve? n at a higher AAV The reason I don't go after Machado is I believe he is a dirty player, he doesn't always hustle and his attitude in general can disrupt a clubhouse Kershaw versus Sale is tougher, both have health issues now and are heading into decline. Who can adjust better to that and become Verlander 2.0 There is literally no replacement for Betts other than Trout, you will have to pay up big time for him and Harper is going to cost just about as much and is not the player Betts is. I like Eovaldi and think he will come at a reasonable price given 2 TJ surgeries, he's worth the risk because I think the Sox know how to use him wisely. If another pitcher (e.g. Keuchel, Corbin) can be had at fair value that's fine. While greatscottcooper states that a business that isn't growing is falling behind I would point out you don't cannibalize your best assets just to get different ones and there is danger in growing too fast (ie. overrunning the cap and hamstringing yourself for years to come (see: Crawford, Sandoval, Hanley).
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