See? I can snap off a good one every once in a while without inciting civil war......you should call me a name now so we can keep up good ol' Talksox tradition.
Even though it's the second-best offense in all of baseball, and has been hitting lefties over the month of August better than it has all year. Depressing.
The problem is that when he's been around the plate, games like the July 22 one happen. Considering the sox' weakness against LHP, even when he's not around the plate, they may still be unable to get anything off of him
One thing i don't understand is your insistence on using "betting lines" to illustrate points. I don't really think anyone else looks at them or takes them into consideration.
The problem, however, is that when he comes in throwing strikes, he's the bane of the Sox' offensive approach. A lefty power pitcher pounding the strike zone is not something the Red Sox have been particularly able to overcome this season. And look no further than Moore's July 22 start against the Sox for evidence.
Yankees-Red Sox is not the only important rivalry that the MLB saw as a cash-cow.
Dodgers-Giants, Braves-Mets (when the Mets weren't sucking), Cards-Cubs, Mets-Phils have all been, at one point or another, veritable cash cows for MLB.