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Theo's best and worst signings--- be it FA or trade
Bellhorn04 replied to kapsis21's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Keith Foulke is a good example of a move that's hard to judge. He was a huge part of winning it in 2004, then a washout after that. So it was not a good value deal, but was it a move that you would make again? I think most Sox fans would say yes. -
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I don't disagree with that, but how does the failure rate for closers compare to the failure rate for starting pitchers?
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I agree. Closer is different. To argue otherwise you would have to believe that there is no such thing as the psychological factor in sport. I think there is a huge fear factor in being a closer. Fear that you're going to blow the game and be the humiliated goat. It's a justifiable fear. Nobody ever forgets blown saves in pivotal games. Nobody ever forgets Schiraldi.
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Interesting. I like it, obviously.
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I'll be feeling much better about tonight if Shoppach is behind the plate again. Pitching staff's numbers this year by catcher: Salty 88 IP 7.36 ERA .942 OPS against Shopp 54 IP 4.50 ERA .687 OPS
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I think Salty is definitely part of the problem.
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Anybody like to know the team's record in games started by Saltalamacchia since he joined the team? Going into tonight's game, 49 wins 61 losses
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Hmm, interesting question. This is kind of like pondering which form of gruesome death scares me the most. Personally I've decided that of all our array of lethal problems, the bullpen is the biggest. Since two relief pitchers are roughly equivalent to one everyday player, I'll go with Andrew Bailey and Mark Melon Balls. I'm afraid that neither one of these guys are going to pitch a quality inning for us this year. Which would not only be terrible for our chances, but would mean we'll be subjected to an endless parade of stories pointing out how Cherington flopped with his offseason moves.
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I think Saltalamacchia may have a role too. I don't think it's a coincidence guys keep getting lit up with Salty behind the plate.
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After today it's clear to me that the bullpen is easily the biggest problem with this team. It's a disaster of epic proportions.
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The way this bullpen is going, it might end up being one of the worst in baseball history. Seriously. There is no way you can manage around that. They bring in Bailey and Melancon and both are instant toast. It's just a disastrous situation.
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Valentine came into a tenuous and difficult situation, no doubt. I think he could have gotten the players behind him though. But after we won the first 3 games of the home stand he decides to make the remark about Youkilis, leading to Pedroia giving him a verbal beatdown. Then he makes a questionable decision leaving Bard in the game. Since then the team has looked like total crap again and you get the fans chanting that they want Tito back.
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B is the obvious choice, but my hopes that Valentine can accomplish something with this team are fading fast. He may have already failed.
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A battle of the bullpens would not bode well for the Red Sox, considering that their bullpen has been the worst in the league.
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Sox dee-fence: Current outfield - stinks Current bullpen - stinks Current rotation - iffy Left side of infield - iffy Saltalamacchia - abominable
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And in those 40 games they've allowed 252 runs. That's 6.3 runs a game, which would be 1,021 over 162 games. To put that in perspective, the most runs any Red Sox team has ever allowed in a season is 922. So this really is a defensive meltdown of historic proportions.
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LOL maybe they told him he could come if he agreed to re-enact the 'fly ball off the noggin home run' play later.
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I don't mean that there's a special place in JH's heart for the Red Sox. My thinking is that there is a significant buzz in being the owner of the Sox. Once you sell the team you no longer get to watch games from the owner's box as you yuk it up with Tom Werner. And JH doesn't have to worry very much about the value of this asset going down.
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Henry owned the Marlins for 3 years. He's been Red Sox owner for 10 years. He could have sold the team for a big profit several years ago. If anything, there's evidence that the Red Sox are different for him.
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You're trying to make the facts fit your theory. If not splurging in a particular year is indicative of an intention to sell, then the Steinbrenners must be doing the same because they didn't add any big contracts this year either. Like the Red Sox they maintained their total payroll at roughly the same as it was for 2011.
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Huh? I don't see where you're getting that from at all. Last year they entered into two of the longest and most expensive contracts in team history. This year they didn't have any payroll room left to make any big deals.
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I would have thought that for many of the pre 67 fans, finally winning it all would have dispelled a lot of the negativity.
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4/17 vs. Rangers
Bellhorn04 replied to Youk Of The Nation's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Yep, in the first 11 games of the season, one team or the other has reached double figures 6 times. And Valentine has already invoked the 7-run rule 3 times.
