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  1. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, his last 2 outings were piggybacks. But he pitched a total of 11 innings in them. Over his last 6 outings he's pitched 32.1 and given up 9 ER.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Last year we got heavy coverage of Bailey's methodology of analyzing data on which pitches were yielding the best and worst results for each pitcher and getting them to alter their pitch mix accordingly. It appeared to result in great early success that didn't last very long at all, presumably because opposing offenses quickly adjusted. Which brings into question whether Bailey's methodology works at all. When you see an accomplished veteran like Buehler talking like this it's especially concerning.
  3. Bellhorn04
    We now have stories on both sides of the ball about Red Sox coaches basically getting guys mixed up by the information they're getting. Not what you want to hear!
  4. Bellhorn04
    He's an aggressive fellow. One wonders if the surprising Priester trade is biting us in the butt, though. Priester has at least been able to survive the first inning.
  5. Bellhorn04
    It's not a do or die game. But us Red Sox fans tend to look at a lot of games that way.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Yes, Devers has done a lot of whining, as you and many others have said.
  7. Bellhorn04
    He may have been a 3B at the time, but he was also an obvious candidate to be moved to 1B or DH at some point. It was a massive overpay. All part of the fallout from JH's catastrophic decision-making starting in 2019.
  8. Bellhorn04
    It made no sense, it was useless, and Devers should have realized that. It's basically a non-issue, or should be.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Well, it is a bit questionable how Chaim Bloom could promise Devers he'd still be playing third 11 years in the future. The promise may have been made, but it didn't necessarily make any sense. Especially when Bloom got the axe not much later.
  10. Bellhorn04
    This is kind of a confusing discussion. You're basically asking "what matters?" Some people of course believe nothing matters at all. I consider a 20 point difference in batting average meaningful, but only if it translates to say 40 points higher in OPS. As I said, BA in isolation doesn't mean much.
  11. Bellhorn04
    I'd like the Sox to win. That's about all I can say.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Maybe, but Bailey is Breslow's guy and Lawson is somebody's guy. All depends what kind of manager they hire and how much power they're willing to give him.
  13. Bellhorn04
    And if our pitching coaches and hitting coaches stink, we still have problems after they replace Cora.
  14. Bellhorn04
    As the old saying goes, you can't fire all the players.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Really questioning the merits of Andrew Bailey these days, too... With all that was made of his changes in pitching mixes last year, the benefits seemed to last about a month.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Really not sure what Cora is supposed to say that will make anything better. He could go Hal McRae or Herman Edwards of course. I loved what Earl Weaver said about not believing in "team meetings" - you know, the kind that are supposed to turn things around. Weaver said "if you have a team meeting and go out and lose again, then what do you do?"
  17. Bellhorn04
    If the above is true, and I have a bad feeling it is, it means Sox hitters are getting conflicting messages from their coaches. I would think that is one of the worst things possible for young hitters especially.
  18. Bellhorn04
    It provides some hope in the offense and in team spirit, perhaps, but over the long haul it spells a completely shredded pitching staff.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Cora's days may be numbered. But I believe the current problems run much deeper than just the manager.
  20. Bellhorn04
    He has wanted Cora fired long before this.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Fitts, Giolito and Buehler all getting lit up before the fans are even settled in their seats kind of signals there really is no hope for the 2025 Sox.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Lifted from SOSH: Julian McWilliams had some interesting insights during his interview on the “Off the Pike” podcast regarding both Pete Fatse and his assistant Dillon Lawson. Regarding Fatse he had this to say: “the core of Pete's teachings is just to have you at your base and then sort of build on that base. The infrastructure that you built and building on top of that to make you a better hitter.” It seems like there could be a rift between Fatse and his assistant as McWilliams suggested that Dillon Lawson is the Driveline guy teaching everyone to pull the ball in the air whereas Fatse is more of traditional hitting coach who tries to build on each hitters’ strengths. There are some other interesting tidbits in the interview particularly that Lawson was the only coach Cashman fired mid-season in his 28-year tenure with the Yankees and hitters like DJ LeMahieu proclaimed that it was a relief. All this is to say that it seems that the Fatse/Lawson divide is yet another instance of the coaching staff and front office not being on the same page.
  23. Bellhorn04
    Depends how you look at it, I guess. One is clearly better than the other, and small differences can be big in MLB. There can be small differences between the guy who's good enough to play MLB and the guy who's not. BA is not a great stat in isolation, of course. I'd rather use OPS+ any day.
  24. Bellhorn04
    The Orioles have been doing much better since they changed managers.
  25. Bellhorn04
    He made it back to the ALCS in his third season with the team. That said, I think it's obvious to everyone that right now his job security is at a low point.
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