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  1. Bellhorn04
    The bullpen isn't very good. Someone has to be responsible for that, no?
  2. Bellhorn04
    Many of us thought they needed to do more than they did.
  3. Bellhorn04
    They did some 'addressing' but it certainly appears they didn't do enough.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Why the stark pessimism about Sandoval? Just general pessimism about the way things have been going for us?
  5. Bellhorn04
    Dombrowski hand-picked Cora, so you're gravely mistaken on that point. And first time hearing about that offer from Dombrowski to Betts and some of those other nuggets you disclosed! And the Price-Eckersley episode was in 2017. Can you please check your facts a little?
  6. Bellhorn04
    Sorry to be picky but I don't know what you're saying about Detroit Game 2 at all.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Shout out for the use of 'tantamount'. 🙂
  8. Bellhorn04
    The losses in close games could be nothing but randomness. The last 2 games were incredibly frustrating, but they were only close losses because the team battled back from deficits, which is preferable to getting blitzed like in the first game.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Major league baseball is built for a massive randomness factor.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Of course. The two games are radically different. Brady and Mahomes have won 70-80% of their games. In baseball your ace pitcher is on the mound for you less than 15% of the time.
  11. Bellhorn04
    That's true, but the sample for 2025 is too small to indicate he's much better in inning 1 than inning 2, which is what you're kind of trying to hang Cora for. Obviously it's possible he'll just never that 2021 guy again.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Pretty common for rookies to start hot, then slump as the book gets out on them. Now Campbell has to make his own adjustments.
  13. Bellhorn04
    Thanks. Some interesting research there. However, this does nothing to support the idea that generally speaking you're better to leave the starter in for that third time, because even if the quality of pitches gets better, the stats bear out that the hitters' adapting to the pitches outweighs that factor. To this point in 2025: 3rd time facing hitters by starting pitcher -.757 OPSa 1st time facing hitters by relief pitcher -.696 OPSa
  14. Bellhorn04
    It has? The only other season he had a lot of 2 inning outings was 2021, and he was outstanding. His durability as a starter was a different story.
  15. Bellhorn04
    That's what the Sox thought in 2012 when they brought in Valentine. Kick in the ass managers seem to be a dying breed - maybe completely dead, actually.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Do you have some numbers on that?
  17. Bellhorn04
    It's possible for the manager to make things worse with his usage, absolutely. I haven't really seen any evidence Cora is misusing anyone. We were hoping Whitlock would be 2021 Whitlock. Instead he's been a big part of the problem lately.
  18. Bellhorn04
    2025 splits for starters: 1st PA .707 OPS 2nd .707 (not a typo, it's the same) 3rd .757
  19. Bellhorn04
    Bad bullpens make bad managers. If we had a good bullpen we'd have several more wins and no one would be calling for Cora's head.
  20. Bellhorn04
    But you'd rather not be the Pirates.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Why do we love baseball when so often it just kicks you in the head, stomach, butt and privates?
  22. Bellhorn04
    Can you link that article? Because something there doesn't make sense at all.
  23. Bellhorn04
    Was referring to 2020 WS G6.
  24. Bellhorn04
    They've actually blown 11 now, out of 21 opportunities. https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-reliever-pitching.shtml
  25. Bellhorn04
    It does sound like fun.
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