mvp 78

Price > Andrew Miller

Shoulda started Marrero!

Yes.

I don’t want to hear about how this is a smart strategy anymore. If a ball is down the middle, f***ing swing.

It would be unusual for a team to play horribly down the stretch and be swept in the first round of the playoffs in two straight years and not make a coaching change.

But Marrero's OPS against LHP!

Probably would want Price to start an inning as it takes him longer to get warmed up?

Who the f*** knows? Maybe because of his racial discrimination suit against MLB?

I can blame him for whatever I want. It's an abomination he's anywhere near the playoffs.

Neither does Angel Hernandez.

It's Angel Hernandez. Prepare for a horrible k zone.

http://www.fangraphs.com/splitstool.aspx?playerid=13325&position=3B&splitArr=1&strgroup=season&type=1&startDate=2017-9-3&endDate=2017-10-1&filter= Because Marrero was killing lefties in September?

Runners of 1b and 3b, Marrero couldn't even get the ball in play.

Devers has an OPS of 1.074 against lefties.

Is Angel Hernandez behind the plate?

Here we go.

Hanley has problems with heat. Keuchel can only crank it up to 90.

No matter what, he's got 12 more months of paychecks coming to him.

Farrell's lineup has gotten me so bummed out that I can't even enjoy this comment anymore. Pedey, for all that is good and holy about the Red Sox, please win the damn game today.

It's only a 28 hour drive. They'd be back in time for game 3.

Defensive shifts? What are those?

If Young goes 0-4, Farrell shouldn't be allowed back on the plane. USC fired Kiffin on the tarmac, the BoSox should be even harder on Farrell.

@ScottLauber Could make a strong case for DHing Devers over Young, or keeping Devers at third and DHing Pedroia. But sitting Devers? Tough to do that.

http://www.weei.com/blogs/alex-reimer/red-sox-lineup-rafael-devers-sits-no-apparent-reason?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Red Sox lineup: Rafael Devers sits for no apparent reason The Red Sox are not fielding their best lineup against the Astros in Game 2 of the American League Divisional Series. Manager John Farrell has penciled in seven right-handers for the Red Sox with left-handed Dallas Keuchel on the mound. Most egregiously, Rafael Devers is on the bench, with light-hitting Devin Marrero taking his place at third base. Chris Young, who was added to the playoff roster Thursday after Eduardo Nunez reaggravated his knee injury, is batting sixth and at DH. As a result, Hanley Ramirez is at first base and Mitch Moreland is on the bench. Moreland has performed better against lefties this season than Young. The veteran first baseman is slashing .247/.341/.342 against southpaws, whereas Young is batting .200 with a .590 OPS. Devers, meanwhile, is batting .400 with an OPS north of 1.000 against left-handers. He didn’t look out of place Thursday, either, recording an RBI. With those numbers in mind, the absence of Devers is mystifying.

@iamjoonlee Keuchel is v good vs. lefties, but: Devers: 400/.474/1.074 vs. LHP in 50 AB Young: .200/.310/.280 vs. LHP in 100 AB So Farrell: ????