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  1. Bellhorn04
    I don't know. In that 2008 ALCS Beckett was 1-0 and Lester was 0-2. We were 2-2 in Tampa and 1-2 in Fenway. The Rays lit us up like fireworks at Fenway, in fact. We played a lot better in their park.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Excellent.
  3. Bellhorn04
    What he did last night was just as bizarre. Two on and two out in the 6th with Kendrick up. He gets his right-handed reliever to warm up, then visits the mound, and...leaves Escobar in! So he took his ace Shields out in almost the identical situation, but he leaves Escobar in. Kendrick naturally hits a rocket to right, which Aoki catches to save Yost's ass again.
  4. Bellhorn04
    As far as Buchholz is concerned, I think he's way down on our list of issues. The key is you have to look at him as a wild card who could be great or terrible. You just can't count on him as one of your front 2.
  5. Bellhorn04
    They got two of the Giants highest-rated prospects, Edwin Escobar and Heath Hembree. It was a very good get...many people were surprised the Giants gave up that much.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Quite honestly, I only made that pick for fun. I have no real investment in the playoffs this year, without the Red Sox to root for and no need to stick pins in Yankee dolls. The playoffs are off to a great start though. I might end up hoping for the Orioles. Showalter is really impressing me this year. Meanwhile, Ned Yost is a lunatic! Two games in a row he makes wacky decisions on when to take out the starter, and he gets away with them both.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Well, just for fun I'll go with the big money and the big stars this year. Angels over Dodgers in WS.
  8. Bellhorn04
    The Sox FO will look like clowns if they trade off some top prospects for Hamels while letting Lester walk.
  9. Bellhorn04
    I think I have to agree on Betts. You don't trade this guy unless Stanton is coming back. Betts looks tremendous. Trading him for a pitcher would be PR suicide, especially after the dismal season just concluded.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Funny cartoon of Drew for all his fans here. This was after the Ellsbury steal of home vs. the Yankees. Click to enlarge.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Absolutely not. He did pretty good considering the backfired offseason moves and the injuries to the starting rotation. This is on the Yankee FO.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Nava will be back. We need some left-handed bats.
  13. Bellhorn04
    I had to think about it, but here goes. I've been aware of OBP since I was a kid too. When I played organized baseball in fact, I kept track of my own OBP. Let me hasten to add, a big part of the reason I did was that I was not a good hitter. In pickup games I could hit the ball as good as anybody, but any pitcher who was actually trying to get me out with fastballs and curves could get me out easy enough. As far as really analyzing baseball stats like we do now though, I didn't get into that until about 10 years ago-thanks to the internet. OBP is not the end-all and be-all by any means, no. I like the point that elktonnick raised about Bill James saying that the big factor is the leadoff man getting on base. Baseball is not as complicated a game as we sometimes make it with the stats. All that really matters is who wins the games, who makes the playoffs, who wins it all. All this analysis and debate is mostly for amusement purposes. Obviously I'm one of the people who enjoys it.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Not bad LOL
  15. Bellhorn04
    I think the September performances thing is only partially true. It makes sense to be a little skeptical about September numbers, especially when you get into real garbage time like these final series with the Rays and Yanks where everybody's eliminated. But I would much rather see a guy hitting in September like Bogaerts, instead of continuing to flail like Bradley.
  16. Bellhorn04
    There's a reason why OPS is such a popular stat now. On Base + Slugging is what puts big runs on the board.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Lol btr
  18. Bellhorn04
    OTOH to argue that there isn't a general correlation between OBP and runs scored is also to deny the statistical truth.
  19. Bellhorn04
    The thing is though, the 2013 Red Sox were a 'drive up the count' offence and it succeeded quite well, leading the majors in runs scored. If it fails the next year is it because the system no longer works, or just that the hitters collectively stunk? I do get the argument that this system may not work as well any more, though. I think, in fact, that part of the reason we're seeing run-scoring continue to slide is that pitching and defense have the edge now with technology - computerized analysis of hitter's tendencies dictating pitching patterns, fielding positioning etc.
  20. Bellhorn04
    I think they might end up trading WMB. He'll be easy to trade because he's still pre-arb. They won't get much back obviously, somebody might give up a 'middling' prospect.
  21. Bellhorn04
    And just like that, he's down to a .740 OPS with the Phillies after chalking up 2 singles in his last 23 PA's.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Middlebrooks + Bradley with 2 men on and no outs = 3 outs in 3 minutes.
  23. Bellhorn04
    Ha ha...you're so right.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Bradley had very good numbers at all levels in the minors. He seemed to be progressing beautifully. Last year he hit 275/374/469 at Pawtucket. From what I've been reading, Bradley did make a couple of adjustments in his stance this year at the urging of the coaching staff. But Bradley didn't see much improvement and felt he should go back to what he knew best. When he was sent back down recently, there were some rumors that the Red Sox weren't pleased with his coachability. Bradley even sent out a tweet objecting to the rumors about his attitude etc. I think the bottom line is, some guys can fly through the minors and then just hit a brick wall in the majors. As we know, major league pitchers will find out your weaknesses and exploit them mercilessly. Bradley might just be overmatched, and all the great coaching in the world can't fix that.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Scully was also an excellent football commentator, of course. He called the classic game between San Fran and Dallas that the Niners won on 'The Catch' by Dwight Clark.
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