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  1. sk7326
    snark aside - yes, the managers have gotten much smarter at this stuff. It is probably a reflection at how the defensive numbers ARE starting to matter in managerial decisions and such, and the expectation that managers understand what analytics is communicating.
  2. sk7326
    A bunch of men growing beards? I've seen epic - this won't top 2004 ... and that is fine, nothing should
  3. sk7326
    Gold Gloves are entirely about reputation - and quite often a player won't win it until he becomes decent offensively. It's fun to see the mistakes (and there are some howlers - Adam Jones at CF????). Machado was the best defensive infielder in the league this year and Victorino was the best defensive OF in the AL - so at least the voters did not mess those ones up.
  4. sk7326
    In the same breath, the Dodgers, Braves, Rays and Tigers can ponder what their dominant pitching did while sitting in front of their televisions ...
  5. sk7326
    As a general thing - Ortiz has impacted more games ... and one of Lester's wins was a blowout. It's nothing against Lester's work - which has been excellent ... but that does figure into things.
  6. sk7326
    by scoring 17 runs in between them ... funny thing about that series - 17 runs in the 2 games in Boston, turned around and allowed 1 run combined in the 2 Saint Louis games.
  7. sk7326
    Also how World Series narrative evolves is funny ... after all that Game 6 of Texas-Saint Louis in 2011 ... known as one of the greatest baseball games played (right there with the 2004 Game 4 between us and New York, the Bobby Thomson homerun, Jack Morris 10 inning shutout - take your pick) was a SERIOUS clunker until the 7th inning or so. The Cards have made a lot of mistakes - and their field managing has been awful. Boston has made a lot of mistakes, the field managing has been less awful. The home plate umpiring has been uniformly dreadful. It has not been an artful Series, but a compelling one - complete with surprise heroes (Felix Doubront, David Ross) and a lot of moments that will be hard to forget.
  8. sk7326
    Billy Hatcher, 1990 WS Jeffrey Leonard, 1987 NLCS for San Francisco were 2 WOWs Also Carlos Beltran, 2004 NLCS was pretty incredible also
  9. sk7326
    Also - this is not enough to win an MVP, but a couple of staff-saving performances by Doubront cannot be ignored when the Red Sox equivalent of Tommy Points are being handed out. He might have as good a case as Uehara to date.
  10. sk7326
    In a Game 7, I'd reckon Farrell would be thrilled if Peavy could get him the first 9 outs and then start matching up ...
  11. sk7326
    In isolation it's a pinch hit situation - chance to blow open a close game - you basically punted a 2nd and 3rd situation ... BUT, the way this game was going it was less trivial and so I understand the decision. And Lester almost got them through the 8th. This was not the obvious mistake that the Workman at-bat was. I can see where folks might disagree with Farrell's decision here - but this was much more a 50-50 sort of call than a 100-0 one like in Game 3.
  12. sk7326
    But more importantly - 2 games left ... in 2011, Mike Napoli had the MVP clinched for a long, long time ...
  13. sk7326
    Koji was the easy ALCS MVP: 1 win, 3 saves ... and (the key) two extreme-leverage saves. (you don't give him as much credit for the clincher, holding a 3 run lead for 3 outs is something he can do in his sleep) Here Uehara has been less urgent - 2 run leads both times, though last night the four out save. There are better candidates. Ortiz has BEEN the Red Sox offense for long stretches this series - Lester has given 2 dominant starts, but Game 1 was also a blowout. Doesn't reduce the effectiveness of the starts, but it might be enough to inch Ortiz ahead of him. After all, a guy batting .700 in a 6-game series is pretty insane.
  14. sk7326
    Drew has been so good that he can go 4 for 48 and keeping him in the lineup is a no-brainer. He has been crucial to the run prevention effort here.
  15. sk7326
    Everybody but Lackey is available for a Game 7 ... and Peavy will have an extremely quick hook ...
  16. sk7326
    During his May/June issues - I pegged him as still a very valuable starter to resign on the basis of durability alone. Any guy who can crank out 200+ IP at a 4-ish or less ERA is innately valuable, if nothing else to help you organize the rest of your pitching staff. That said, he has clearly found his mechanics again, and has been either excellent or resourceful (his ALCS Game 5) all postseason. I don't need the Small Sample Size warning with him - he is our rock. He is someone you never stop being proud of - just knowing everything he had to deal with to get to a "quality starter". Exercise the option and give him 5/90 without blinking - even if he does slip from this level, his ability to just stay healthy and consistent is enough to justify the investment.
  17. sk7326
    Patriots Day is good if you can ... granted the Marathon security will sadly be much tighter and I don't know how that will impact getting around in general. The advice I'd give is - besides the opener or Patriots's Day (which is an 11 AM start) - if you have to come in April, try to avoid the weeknights
  18. sk7326
    Like that team that has to run out Pete Kozma and pretend his scappiness makes up for it.
  19. sk7326
    What it really has been - is that this team, which mashed the entire season ... has shown the versatility to lean on their run prevention, and beat two (and perhaps three) primo run prevention teams at their own game.
  20. sk7326
    When the hitting has stopped, the team has been able to shift and lean on their run prevention, and somewhat improbably, against some bigger name foes pitchingwise - it has worked. Has been the best team in the league, and has been a joy to watch them, no matter the outcome. Just hope we can get the last "W".
  21. sk7326
    Obviously Lester was marvelous - and after the Sox Johnny Wholestaffed the last 2 games and with Craig Breslow turning back into a pumpkin ... this has been particularly valuable. If Vic is healthy, he is a tempting go for Wednesday - don't want that giant outfield patrolled by anybody else. But the way he has scuffled, if he can't move - then there is not much marginal improvement over having Nava out there.
  22. sk7326
    Well, +/- stats in the NBA have significant value ... they aren't perfect (especially when you have a bad backup) ... but they have been mined quite a bit, especially when trying to truly measure defense. But yeah, correlation != causation. Gomes has had the good fortune of playing on a lot of good teams - that is what his playoff streak means. Give his agent a cookie, maybe.
  23. sk7326
    Drew has been superb defensively - and the Red Sox just finished giving up 8 runs in 3 games in Saint Louis. They mashed their way into the playoffs - but run prevention has gotten them to the precipice here.
  24. sk7326
    It's a different Bogaerts than I've been watching - you sure you are not thinking of Jair?
  25. sk7326
    Good fastball, but pretty straight ... change-up is plus, good arm action. Good command - which helps. But fairly scoutable right now - it's not #1 stuff over the long term, not compared to Martinez who, while more raw, has serious stuff. Obviously things change - but the 2 innings Martinez threw elicited more "wow" than the 6 Wacha provided (or even the NLCS starts i got glimpses of)
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