8/08 Angels @ SOX

[TylerD]

Sale is the best 5-11 pitcher in baseball.

 

No kidding!!!

 

What a game. Wow

[oldtimer]

He needs to be a more consistent hitter. He played with Kyle Schwarber in college and was as good or better.

 

He will get an opportunity since he can also fill-in at left field. There is a chance Marco will get 2nd and Chavis first in 2020 and we still have Dalbec to look at. We know Pearce and Moreland will be gone.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Trout with 3 K's. Doubt he does that very often.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

He will get an opportunity since he can also fill-in at left field. There is a chance Marco will get 2nd and Chavis first in 2020 and we still have Dalbec to look at. We know Pearce and Moreland will be gone.

 

Pearce has pretty much left early and Moreland will be no loss.

[jung]

Great start by Sale tonight. About the only notable part of this game.

[TylerD]

Great start by Sale tonight. About the only notable part of this game.

 

Can he do this every game??

[S5Dewey]

Interesting post-game interviews with Cora and Sale. Cora said there was a lot of work done in the past few days and he "wouldn't talk about what it was" while Sale OTOH seemed to downplay whatever has happened since his last start.

[Tedballgame]

Pearce has pretty much left early and Moreland will be no loss.

I will always love Pearce for last year.

[Tedballgame]

Nice win. Now they need to build on it.

[moonslav59]

Pearce has pretty much left early and Moreland will be no loss.

 

Okay, so lets all be honest.

 

Was Moreland really worth the $13M he was paid for his 663 PAs over the past 2 years? (He should end up with over 700 and about a .770 OPS.)

[Slasher9]

Okay, so lets all be honest.

 

Was Moreland really worth the $13M he was paid for his 663 PAs over the past 2 years? (He should end up with over 700 and about a .770 OPS.)

 

no.

[Kimmi]

Nope. Dead serious. I've never liked him

 

You may not like him, but that doesn't mean he's overrated. He most definitely is the best player in the game today.

[Kimmi]

Superman dive. That’s ridiculous

 

Have to give credit where credit is due. That was an awesome catch, especially getting so close to the wall.

[TylerD]

Have to give credit where credit is due. That was an awesome catch, especially getting so close to the wall.

 

JBJ even looked impressed hahaha!

[Kimmi]

Interesting post-game interviews with Cora and Sale. Cora said there was a lot of work done in the past few days and he "wouldn't talk about what it was" while Sale OTOH seemed to downplay whatever has happened since his last start.

 

I think Sale needed that start more than we did. From all accounts, he's been beating himself up over pitching so poorly. I'm happy for him.

[dannycater]

Okay, so lets all be honest.

 

Was Moreland really worth the $13M he was paid for his 663 PAs over the past 2 years? (He should end up with over 700 and about a .770 OPS.)

I'm going to say yes, and here's why. He hit some huge HRs last year in the 119 win season. His bomb in the famous Sale rant in the dugout speech completely turned that game (and possibly the entire WS around). This year, if he doesn't come up with by my count 5 incredibly big hits, some HRs, the Sox aren't even a .500 team right now. Moreland's hits early this season were the difference between winning and losing. You want to look at $13 million spent, then subtract 11 million for paying Rusney Castillo to sit in the minors. So I"m going to buck the trend and say yeah even with the injuries, and overall lack of production, he was worth it. Well worth it.

[dannycater]

And to add, Hosmer was going to be the Sox big-ticket free agent and really that would have been yet another albatross salary to deal with, so money not spent there to get cheap Moreland went to Sale/Eavoldi.

[Kimmi]

Okay, so lets all be honest.

 

Was Moreland really worth the $13M he was paid for his 663 PAs over the past 2 years? (He should end up with over 700 and about a .770 OPS.)

 

Two things:

 

1. It was a short contract. You can live with underperformance for a one or two year deal.

2. He helped bring us a WS title. That makes it worth it, much like the decimation of the farm.

 

So, in a strict and literal sense, no, he wasn't worth it. In a broader sense, the answer is yes. I liked the Moreland signing when it happened, and I still like it. I would do it all over again. That is my kind of signing.

[Bellhorn04]

Okay, so lets all be honest.

 

Was Moreland really worth the $13M he was paid for his 663 PAs over the past 2 years? (He should end up with over 700 and about a .770 OPS.)

 

His 3 run jack in Game 4 of the WS was worth about $5 million.

[Bellhorn04]

I'm going to say yes, and here's why. He hit some huge HRs last year in the 119 win season. His bomb in the famous Sale rant in the dugout speech completely turned that game (and possibly the entire WS around). This year, if he doesn't come up with by my count 5 incredibly big hits, some HRs, the Sox aren't even a .500 team right now. Moreland's hits early this season were the difference between winning and losing. You want to look at $13 million spent, then subtract 11 million for paying Rusney Castillo to sit in the minors. So I"m going to buck the trend and say yeah even with the injuries, and overall lack of production, he was worth it. Well worth it.

 

You're a good man danny. Good to see you here posting a lot.

[TylerD]

I'm going to say yes, and here's why. He hit some huge HRs last year in the 119 win season. His bomb in the famous Sale rant in the dugout speech completely turned that game (and possibly the entire WS around). This year, if he doesn't come up with by my count 5 incredibly big hits, some HRs, the Sox aren't even a .500 team right now. Moreland's hits early this season were the difference between winning and losing. You want to look at $13 million spent, then subtract 11 million for paying Rusney Castillo to sit in the minors. So I"m going to buck the trend and say yeah even with the injuries, and overall lack of production, he was worth it. Well worth it.

Well said.

[dannycater]

thanks Bells and Ty...you know I didn't really intend to post much. I was absent last few years much here and last year it was like everything the Sox did turned to gold. Phenomenal performances to the point where I told my brother after the Sox first week of the season, they were going to win 102. He laughed at that, scoffed and then they won 119 (overall). But even with the team seemingly out of playoff contention this year, I just can't stop watching them play. I am going to likely 2 games at Anaheim. I probably do a better job of being a fan when the Boston teams are not at their best, if only because you can see all the talent and the potential for winning. And when Sale throws a gem like last night, you get excited. It's natural. Meaningless? Probably, but still fun to watch. B's fans over on the other board, many in mourning, upset, and I'm like hey what a great run to get to the 7th game of Cup final. It was a remarkable adventure. Go Sox! Go B's! Go Pats!!! and even Celts! Edited August 9, 2019 by dannycater

[Bellhorn04]

I kind of envy people who are fans of all the Boston teams. That would be pretty cool.

[dannycater]

Old school, grew up in Boston (Newton) and while my Celtics fandom basicaly died with Bias, then Lewis (renewed a bit in the championship Big 3/Pierce), I've always been a die-hard B's, Sox and Pats fan..it paid off after years and years of no titles.

[Bellhorn04]

So health permitting Tom Brady will be playing 3 more years. Pretty amazing.

[dannycater]

Might actually be just 1 year and then he may do the unthinkable....not retire, but go to a NY based team.

[Bellhorn04]

Might actually be just 1 year and then he may do the unthinkable....not retire, but go to a NY based team.

 

Don't even say that, man LOL

[Slasher9]

I'm going to say yes, and here's why. He hit some huge HRs last year in the 119 win season. His bomb in the famous Sale rant in the dugout speech completely turned that game (and possibly the entire WS around). This year, if he doesn't come up with by my count 5 incredibly big hits, some HRs, the Sox aren't even a .500 team right now. Moreland's hits early this season were the difference between winning and losing. You want to look at $13 million spent, then subtract 11 million for paying Rusney Castillo to sit in the minors. So I"m going to buck the trend and say yeah even with the injuries, and overall lack of production, he was worth it. Well worth it.

 

this just made me change my answer.

yes.

[Bellhorn04]

this just made me change my answer.

yes.

 

danny is good.

[TylerD]

danny is good.

 

I like this danny character.