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  1. Bellhorn04
    In his last 14 games, Willie Washup has 23 K's and 1 BB, 2 Sombreros and 2 Regular Hats.
  2. Bellhorn04
    That's the 14th time they've been shut out this year, with 18 games to go. It's going to be a crazy high number, that's for sure.
  3. Bellhorn04
    I watched it. Not pretty at all.
  4. Bellhorn04
    2011 was Dunn's first year with the White Sox after they signed him to a 4 year, 56 million deal. They were in no position to do anything but play him with that much money invested. Note: he had 4 errors that year, not 60 - most of his time was at DH, plus some 1B. As for Victorino, assuming he's healthy enough to play ball at the start of the year, I'm guessing the Sox could trade him easily enough if they picked up at least half of his 13 million salary for 2015.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Pretty strange situation with Craig. If it was just an obvious case of needing surgery, you'd think it would have happened while he was still with St. Louis.
  6. Bellhorn04
    I think it diminished this year, yes. But I don't think it was that high at the start of 2014.
  7. Bellhorn04
    The only guy I can see they may have made a costly mistake with is Bradley. We're a long way from knowing if Bogaerts will live up to the hype. And Betts looks pretty good. 2014 is a disaster, I don't disagree in the least. But it will be a while before we know just how badly they judged the value of the prospects.
  8. Bellhorn04
    I see Palodios's point. How do you find out if it's Betts or Bradley who's the real deal until you see them play in the bigs for a while? As for trading for Stanton, nobody knows exactly when the Marlins will be ready to entertain offers. If it's not until next offseason, does that mean we should be keeping all our prospects in the minors until then to max their trade value? There's a lot of luck involved in all this stuff.
  9. Bellhorn04
    OK I found the article. I certainly get the point Wiser is making, that some hitters are going to have a higher BABip than others over the careers, regardless of luck. But what he's saying is that we should expect BABip's fluctuating in a certain range, say .270 to .330, instead of being .300 for everybody. A .395 BABip is not sustainable by anybody, period. Wiser notes that Miguel's Cabrera's career BABip is .346. I would guess that is as high as anybody currently in MLB has been able to sustain over their careers.
  10. Bellhorn04
    I haven't found the article, but I'm pretty sure that some short-term BABIP's are simply unsustainable, period, such as the .395 Holt had at the All-Star Break.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Fred, what did Farrell do wrong in the ninth? He got Bogaerts to sacrifice, successfully, and he pinch hit Nava for Middlebrooks. Where exactly did Farrell cost us there?
  12. Bellhorn04
    Ben probably tosses and turns some nights thinking about Buch and what to do about him. There's always that possibility that the guy finally gets it together, and you'd hate to see him doing that in another team's uniform after trading him for not much. Like it or not he'll be part of the 2015 opening day rotation.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Farrell's not getting fired. Cherington has already accepted a lot of the blame for this year's performance. The only way Farrell would get fired, IMO, is if there's some friction behind the scenes we don't know about. It won't be because of the 2014 W-L record.
  14. Bellhorn04
    I'm not going to try to debate Farrell's managerial abilities. I try to stay away from that stuff, most of it is up for endless debate. But I can't see how having a .500 record in one-run games this year, when the overall record is 61-77, reflects badly on the manager. There's a lot of randomness in one-run games anyway.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Tommy 'Night Train' Layne
  16. Bellhorn04
    Sox are 25-25 in one run games (huge number, I know). Their Pythagorean record is identical to their actual record. So there's nothing in the stats to point a finger at Farrell. The Yankees are on the way to beating their Pythagorean record 2 years in a row, which is very unusual. Not sure it'll be much consolation if they miss the playoffs both years.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Check out these bizarre nuggets: The Sox have been one-hit twice in 10 days, Aug 21 and Aug 30. Both times, WMB got the only hit. Both times, WMB was on the bench to start the game and came in when somebody got hurt. Also, the Sox have been one-hit 3 times in a little over a month (July 24 vs. Jays, Victorino got the only hit.) Too much.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Good post.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Mookie baby...this kid looks like the real deal.
  20. Bellhorn04
    The Red Sox have demonstrated once again that they're willing to make some fairly aggressive moves in the attempt to improve the product. $70 million plus for Castillo is not chump change. But they need results and fast. 2015 cannot be a losing season. 3 out of 4 losing seasons for a team with their resources really would be an embarrassment.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Kelly was on an 85 pitch count because of the shoulder twinge he had the previous game.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Only 43% of Frank Thomas's career PA's came when he was playing first base. I'd say the DH door has been kicked more than halfway open.
  23. Bellhorn04
    I don't disagree with this, but I don't think it'll happen. Not because of Paps's ability but because of potential clubhouse issues. The Sox probably regret the Pierzynski signing. As we know, Paps can ruffle feathers when he opens his mouth.
  24. Bellhorn04
    I am guessing fatigue is probably the culprit with Koji rather than injury.
  25. Bellhorn04
    I have not posted here much lately, but it's not because I'm not following the team just as closely. I don't think the fact that someone is or isn't posting on a message board necessarily reflects their interest in the team or their dedication or their level of suffering, whatever the case may be. I think message boards are one of those things you should only participate in if you enjoy it. Personally, my problem is not so much that I can't think of anything good to say lately, it's that I can't think of anything interesting. But there's also a disheartened component to it too. Watching all the losses pile up can just take it out of you after a while.
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