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  1. Bellhorn04
    They're more diplomatic than most fans, needless to say, but they do make a lot of references to psychological stuff. One comment that stuck with me was when Roger Clemens got shelled by the Red Sox in Game 3 of the 1999 ALCS, in the matchup with Pedro, and Joe Torre said afterward "I think the moment might have been a little too big for Roger." I have mentioned this before, but in the sport of golf, the concept of choking is openly discussed by players and commentators. Everyone seems to acknowledge that in golf choking or not choking is a big part of the game.
  2. Bellhorn04
    But players (and ex-player commentators) throw the concepts of clutch and choke around a lot too.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Again with the Hefty? You're doubling down.
  4. Bellhorn04
    I'm not quite done with ruminating about this particular move, though.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Your arguments are always solid, Kimmi.
  6. Bellhorn04
    I'll be Glad when this wordplay is over.
  7. Bellhorn04
    The NY Post actually floated a theory the Red Sox might go after LeMahieu. Probably just to ruffle the feathers of Yankee fans though.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Hiring a 76 year old drunk as manager - what could possibly go wrong? There's a theory that Reinsdorf did this because he felt bad about firing Tony years ago. Sounds ridiculous, but maybe it's so.
  9. Bellhorn04
    So Larussa had a DUI the day before he was hired. Nice look, Tony. https://nypost.com/2020/11/09/tony-la-russa-charged-with-dui-one-day-before-white-sox-hiring/
  10. Bellhorn04
    I think the only area in which I diverge is that I'm skeptical about the analytics being able to factor in every condition. The stuff about the Dodgers getting a shot of adrenaline from seeing Snell come out of the game, for example. I can't say for sure that's a real factor, but I can't say for sure it isn't, either.
  11. Bellhorn04
    I wasn't implying that what Roberts did was right. I was just observing what he did. Last year when he used Kelly instead of Jansen it didn't work. This year Treinen and Urias made him look good.
  12. Bellhorn04
    The thing is, we can never know what would have happened if the other move was made.
  13. Bellhorn04
    If so, the same principle applies to a whole lot of other MLB contracts.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Maybe call it 'responsibility'.
  15. Bellhorn04
    I don't like the idea of trading Bogaerts, because it instantly creates a significant new need. As far as getting a better return for Bogaerts, other GM's aren't in the business of doing us favors. They see all the same pluses and minuses we do, and they probably know how to use Baseball Trade Values just as well as us, too...
  16. Bellhorn04
    Economic pessimism can change to optimism pretty quickly, as we can see in the stock market today.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Me: 50% John Henry's Checkbook 40% COVID and injuries 10% SSS
  18. Bellhorn04
    Bogaerts's opt out after 2022 is a bit troublesome, of course. I wonder if they might make an offer to tear up the existing contract and replace it with a new one - maybe 5 years and 110 million? That would guarantee him an additional 30 million. The AAV would only go up by 2 million a year.
  19. Bellhorn04
    You two would trade anything that isn't nailed down, as the saying goes.
  20. Bellhorn04
    And they probably pay their manager better than some teams do, too.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Bogaerts also has a no-trade clause, of course...
  22. Bellhorn04
    notin's proposed trade of Bogaerts to Cleveland for Triston McKenzie was accepted by BTV. McKenzie is a top-rated pitching prospect, but with some injury issues that have depressed his value somewhat. Then you just have to get busy replacing Bogaerts...
  23. Bellhorn04
    We have the real world example of the champion Dodgers and their closer Jansen, one of the best and best paid in the business. In Game 5 of the 2019 NLDS against the Nats, Roberts went with Joe Kelly instead of Jansen with the season on the line. This year he passed over Jansen in favor of Treinen and Urias in situations where you would normally use your closer. I don't know if you'd call it managing with your gut, but Roberts obviously lacked confidence in Jansen in spite of his tremendous career numbers.
  24. Bellhorn04
    "A metric ton of talent". What are you talking about? Baseball Trade Values has Xander with a surplus value of 21.8 million.
  25. Bellhorn04
    And Bogaerts has that opt out in his contract, too, which is not a real attraction for other teams.
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