We can't judge everything based on one offseason though. Philosophies can change quickly.
And right at the end of this one Alex Cobb signed a deal that was for even more than predicted, when it looked like he was going to have to settle for a small one.
I am very hopeful that Boone is a doofus, and he sure looked like one yesterday, leaving poor Betances in for 40 pitches and total humiliation.
I am very hopeful that Cora is going to be an excellent manager.
Meanwhile Boone is getting roasted by a lot of Yankee fans for his bullpen moves yesterday. They are also questioning having Judge in CF and why Gregorius was hitting cleanup instead of Sanchez yesterday. Too funny.
Here's a question: why is Tropicana Field such a hard place to score runs? Is it just the park dimensions? I wonder if it also has to do with the terrible-looking optics of the place and/or the atmospheric conditions etc.
7.1 of the IP were covered by 2 guys, which makes it sort of a piggyback game.
It's interesting if nothing else.
As someone cynically pointed out, when you're a team with no chance like the Rays you can experiment.
Wrong, Max.
Game 1 loss-181 posts
Game 2 win-210 posts (more than 181 )
Game 3 win-96 posts
I've tried to explain this before, but Saturday game threads always tend to have the least traffic. But some folks just don't pay attention.
Before the season started Cora said he was planning to use his bench extensively to keep guys rested. So you're not going to see the best team every game. It's a philosophy of managing the season vs. just managing game to game.
Horseshit. You didn't even look it up.
6 of the IP were in extra innings with the score tied.
Here are Kelly's leverage splits for 2017:
High .523 OPS
Med .502
Low .643
So he was actually excellent in high leverage situations.
I'm by no means a big fan of Kelly, but if you're going to slag a guy like that you have to at least use the right numbers.
The real wild card is our owner. JH turns 70 in 2019 and he is worth billions. Maybe he just wants to say screw it to all the tax considerations because he wants to win one more title before he sells the team or dies.