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  1. Behindenemylines
    My favorite holiday of the year is Yankee Elimination Day - it came a little bit early this year. Which always makes it nicer!
  2. Behindenemylines
    Just look at Big Papi’s numbers in big games. He is the one constant force in all three championships. It takes a team, but you need to have difference makers.
  3. Behindenemylines
    If team was having trouble scoring runs then the debate on moving JBJ would probably be more even. I don’t think JBJ is a top five issue right now. If Sox come up short then they revisit this in the offseason.
  4. Behindenemylines
    Good to see Thornburg pitch in a game for the Sox. Sox have a few weeks to determine if he is the piece needed in the pen. If he is the guy it will save the Sox having to move other pieces to improve the pen. It would be nice if he worked out since the piece move to get him has done pretty good in Milwaukee.
  5. Behindenemylines
    This is why Sox fans hate the Spankees. Until a prospect shows he can do it in the majors they are just prospects.
  6. Behindenemylines
    KC is what being a small market team is all about. Make their run, cost of players becomes too great, break it down, and then rebuild.
  7. Behindenemylines
    Tigers didn’t have Big Papi though. Without Papi the Sox don’t win the World Series and maybe the Tigers do. Big Papi doesn’t homer the Sox go down two games to none.
  8. Behindenemylines
    That is why JBJ is still the starting center fielder for the Sox. The value of his glove still weighs enough that the offensive deficiencies can be accepted a little easier. Just think how effective the Sox offense would be if JBJ gets into one of his hot stretches.
  9. Behindenemylines
    The key is to not over play either one of these guys. Sharing the position allows both to stay fresher and more productive with the bat. Both are above average defensively so you are not losing anything.
  10. Behindenemylines
    People forget that Dever is just a kid. I’m not concern because he looks like he is coachable because of the adjustments he has made. The kid will have his struggles, but he is also a threat to go deep every time he steps into the box. Boggs was also shaken with the glove and made himself a better defender. As long as a here the kid is putting the time in I’m okay with the struggles.
  11. Behindenemylines
    A strong Thornburg will go a long way in making me feel better about the bullpen. As important as starting pitching is, the Sox bullpen will determine how far the Sox go. In the playoffs closing games out is the difference between winning championships or just participating in. The last two years the Sox just participated in.
  12. Behindenemylines
    I think to make a true judgement on a player you need to take all of them (OPS and WAR) into account. As flawed as they may be, you can still compare one player to another. Where a player plays also has to be taken into consideration. Playing in Boston and at Fenway brings other elements into the equation.
  13. Behindenemylines
    In October they are all big games. Pitching and defense wins championships, and right now I’m a little concerned about the Sox starting pitching. Sale and Porcello are the only two starters that I feel comfortable with right now. You need at least that third pitcher you can count on. Right now in a big game I don’t know what Price, Rodriguez, Wright, or Pomeranz will give you. Until one or two of them shows me something against the better teams I am concerned about the Sox starting pitching.
  14. Behindenemylines
    Hitting and scoring a lot of runs is great and gets you a lot of wins from April to September, but defense and pitching win games in October and championships. Good pitching stops good hitting, and good defense is vital to good pitching. You have to look no further then last weekend against the Spankees. Friday and Sunday the Sox got no starting pitching and they got crushed. Sale shut down that same team that scored 19 runs in the other two games. JBJ had that defensive gem on the Judge ball. That is why JBJ’s defense always has to weigh heavily in deciding whether he plays or not.
  15. Behindenemylines
    Glad it was JDM instead of Mike Stanton and that crazy contract that the Spankees took on that Sox got this past offseason. The more you see him, and here about his approach the more there is to like. Now until he does this in October I will not make any comparisons to Big Papi. As good as he has been so far with the bat, he may be even a better teammate with all you hear about his interactions with his teammates.
  16. Behindenemylines
    A lot of good thoughts in this post. I root for JBJ big time. This team is winning despite his struggles. Every time you start thinking it is time to move on from him he makes one of those plays. I’ve heard several times that he has hit with a lot of bad luck this year. He is never going to be a.300 hitter, but I still think he is a net positive player for this team.
  17. Behindenemylines
    Agree. There a lot of things going on when a pitcher takes too much time between pitches. They are over thinking, the batter gets more time to think, the fielders get back on their heels, and causes time of games to expand. Pitchers that get the ball and pitch quickly seem to always have the hitter on their heels. That is even more prominent when they can get ahead of the hitter with a strike one. Sox pitchers need to look no further then watching Sale pitch.
  18. Behindenemylines
    With the Spankees lineup the Sox need production out of their catching position. Hopefully, the production Vaz had last year continues with the more innings he catches in 2018.
  19. Behindenemylines
    How many pitchers have hurt themselves running the bases? With pitching so important why would you do it?
  20. Behindenemylines
    If It was JD, better there then in the Bronx.
  21. Behindenemylines
    I don’t think teams mine paying the large dollar amounts. I think it’s the length of the contracts that are the issue. If players would be willing to sign 3 to5 year deals instead of the 7 year plus ones I think teams wouldn’t mine paying the big $$$$$$$$! To many long term contracts go bad well before the end.
  22. Behindenemylines
    I think in a way that is what is happening. Can anyone name one of those players that signed a 7 plus year contract that the team got its value over the course of the whole contract? Teams are no longer willing to pay for 3 or 4 years with below or with no production. If players want these long term contracts make them Have some of the years based on production. For example maybe guarantee 5 years at a set rate, and then the last 2 or 3 years based on the players production. If player produces he still gets paid big $$$$$$$. If he doesn’t then the total amount of money goes down. A contract like that would be fair to both parties. Because in the end the group that is paying for those crazy contracts are the fans. When a player turns down a 5 year $125 million dollar contract what are fans to think?
  23. Behindenemylines
    There are a lot of strikeouts in the Spankee lineup. Hopefully, Sox pitching gets their fair share of them.
  24. Behindenemylines
    Jeter can now sell his share to the Marlins because his job is done. In June Spankees announce Jeter is taking a job in their front office. This is why the Yankees are hated!
  25. Behindenemylines
    Vazquez should catch more innings, but I would be careful on how many. A tired Vazquez will be less productive with the bat.
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