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  1. Bellhorn04
    His career winning percentage is .565 and his WHIP is 1.298, you moron.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Plus the fact that we should look at a player's career numbers a bit in our judgments, not just this season's first 107 plate appearances.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Yes, I certainly don't think the Red Sox are a sub-.500 team talent-wise. It's virtually the same team that won 119 games last year. And so far, knock on wood, it's a relatively healthy team.
  4. Bellhorn04
    I'll try this. I would say the chances of failing are obviously much higher in the first case. But there might actually be no more 'pressure' because you've been brought into an obviously tough situation and left with someone else's mess. In the second situation, on paper it's relatively easy, but the other team might well use one or two pinch-hitters. And if you allow a man on base you will be facing the top of the order. Also, how does the fact that the batting order doesn't matter that much, statistically speaking, factor into this?
  5. Bellhorn04
    Over the last 2 seasons the Sox are 26-8 in starts by E-Rod. Some of that is good luck with run support obviously.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Devers only has one long ball. He's being doing it with singles and doubles.
  7. Bellhorn04
    I would like to see a picture of four things that are back to back to back to back.
  8. Bellhorn04
    It's cherry-pickin' time! Last 10 games: 15 hits 5 walks .985 OPS
  9. Bellhorn04
    Man, the guy is killing it. This must be one of the best starts by a Red Sox hitter in history, on short sample obviously.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Sandy Leon and JDM would be my choices for consolation too. They'll probably both be coaches some day.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Not exactly, not with this point anyway. I'm just saying that higher pressure situations exist, not commenting about players' ability to perform under the pressure. But more to your point, I think there are probably some good relief pitchers who really don't want to be closers because of the pressure. I remember that Tazawa really struggled during the short period he was closer.
  12. Bellhorn04
    A very special idiot.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Thornburg actually had a pretty good outing last night. Game up a home run to Abreu, big deal. Otherwise he got 6 outs with 4 K's.
  14. Bellhorn04
    I don't disagree with that, but I'm just talking in general terms. The bottom of the ninth with a one run lead is different from the bottom of the seventh with a one run lead. If you give up two runs in the bottom of the ninth it's irrevocable - it's a walkoff, baby.
  15. Bellhorn04
    There really isn't much ground to make up to get a Wild Card spot. At the start of the day we're 2.5 games out of the second spot, with 80% of the season to go. But the Rays are for real, IMO. We do have our work cut out to win the division.
  16. Bellhorn04
    There's no doubt in my mind that pitching the bottom of the 9th with a one run lead is harder on the nervous system than pitching the bottom of the 7th with a one run lead.
  17. Bellhorn04
    It looks like a team on the upswing to me too. Especially with Sale pitching a game like he did last night.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Although it worked out OK last year.
  19. Bellhorn04
    No one's saying there isn't pressure in the ninth. You're still going to be using one of your two best relievers in the ninth. It's just that it might be the second-best one. The Guardians kind of had the perfect template when they had Miller as relief ace and Allen as closer. And this is not some nerdtastic breakthrough. It's just common sense, really.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Thank you both. But man, 20,000 seems like way too many.
  21. Bellhorn04
    He certainly did. Not vintage but highly encouraging.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Swihart now seems to be buried on the Arizona bench. Not seeing much action at all.
  23. Bellhorn04
    I think there's a 'tipping point' where it's too early to employ that strategy - in regular season games, at least. If you use your fireman in the 5th or 6th inning to preserve a lead it leaves 3 or more innings to cover with your lesser relievers. That's a lot of room for the other team to come back.
  24. Bellhorn04
    It does make perfect sense. However, I still don't think we'll see many managers use their best reliever earlier than the 7th inning in a regular season game no matter what.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Crazy. I almost have sympathy for you guys.
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