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  1. Bellhorn04
    Let's not be cursing out other posters, please. Red isn't literally telling anyone what they can talk about or not. He's basically saying it's a waste of time talking about some things because the team just isn't doing them. I get that he does it in a needling way, but he's not crossing any lines. Telling others to eff off does cross the line.
  2. Bellhorn04
    It may be just as simple as Henry setting the payroll at $10 million below the first tax threshold or whatever, and leaving it up to baseball operations to figure out the rest. And then within operations there may be a lot of disagreement about pricing and roster strategy. That's the way it looks, anyway.
  3. Bellhorn04
    'We were really interested in keeping Garrett (Crochet) with us for a long time. We just didn't quite line up in terms of a contract extension that made sense for everyone. We wish him the best."
  4. Bellhorn04
    And now it's my turn to utter this gem: hope is not a strategy. But seriously, these guys have shown an inordinate capacity to fall short on their bids the last several years. I don't think anyone would be stunned if it happens again.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Like I keep saying, somethin' just ain't right in that Red Sox Front Office. If there's an intelligent decision-making process going on, I have no idea what it is.
  6. Bellhorn04
    And I'd feel okay about this except I'm not really bursting with optimism about that extension for Crochet. I don't doubt they make him an offer but I do doubt their ability to get it done.
  7. Bellhorn04
    I don't disagree. But man, they just made a blockbuster trade of prospect capital to get Crochet, and they only have him for 2 years guaranteed. They're still not making a lot of sense.
  8. Bellhorn04
    And thus far they have done jack diddlesquat about it, and none of us are actually surprised.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, when MLB gives up on something, you know it's pretty bad.
  10. Bellhorn04
    For a few years MLB was actually tracking "game-winning RBIs" using the same principles as the "winning pitcher" rules (the RBI that puts you ahead to stay) before abandoning it.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Craig says a lot of stuff. He questioned why anyone would be talking about trading Casas, and then tried to do just that. I like him, but when it comes to leveling with us, these guys are all the same!
  12. Bellhorn04
    Close though?
  13. Bellhorn04
    Looks like another year of Raffy being the worst defender at his position in baseball.
  14. Bellhorn04
    It's been noted that a lot more of the people at Fenway now are fans of other teams. So even staying home might not necessarily have any impact.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Very reasonable take. And I do get why wins still mean something to starting pitchers. It's one of those things that's just kind of wired into them. It's what these guys do for a living, after all. And you will see managers sometimes trying to get the pitcher the win by getting him through the 5th inning. OTOH you see managers throw that right out the window sometimes too.
  16. Bellhorn04
    I think Bregman might be this year's Jordan Montgomery for Sox fans - a guy we talk and talk about mainly just because he hasn't signed with someone else yet, then find out there was really very little interest in them.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Are you including all the "advanced metrics" in that last sentence?
  18. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, the fact that a reliever can get charged with a blown save but also credited with a win is another thing that should put this to bed. The guy gets a win for not doing his job and basically takes the win from the guy who deserved it. Makes no sense whatsoever.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Nolie Ryan's 1987 season should put this argument to bed forever. 8-16 with a 2.76 ERA. It's a thing of beauty in its own way. Nolie is one of the poster boys for misleading W-L records. A measly .526 winning pct. with a 3.19 ERA and 5,714 K's.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Winning is the most important thing for the team, no question. But why should any one player be credited with the win? That's kind of a dumb idea in itself. Pitchers have rarely contributed any run scoring to their teams, and run scoring is half the game.
  21. Bellhorn04
    This is just it, the rules that determine who gets the win or loss are pretty wacky. This year Bello was 14-8 with a 4.49 ERA, and Houck was 9-10 with a 3.12 ERA. Crawford was 9-16 with a 4.36 ERA. Obviously mostly luck.
  22. Bellhorn04
    I lived and died with the 1975-1978 teams. I died on October 2, 1978, and it took a few years to resurrect me.
  23. Bellhorn04
    What about Kirby Yates? I'm surprised he hasn't signed yet.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Team wins and losses - very important Pitcher wins and losses - not very important Why should a relief pitcher who pitched 1 inning be designated as the game winner? Why should a starter who pitched 5 innings be the winner? It's a team game, that's the bottom line. Once upon a time pitching wins and losses did mean more, when starters were routinely throwing complete games. But even back in 1968, you can see with Gibson and McLain that the W-L records didn't match up with the ERAs. Gibson's record should have been much better than McLain's and instead it was much worse.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Frankly until this thread I'd never heard of anything that was the best for a particular century called a "record".
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