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  1. sk7326
    sigh ...
  2. sk7326
    Oh the numbers don't matter - who knows what he was working on, and whether he had budgets on the types of pitches they wanted him to throw. Not like he was game planning the hitters he was facing - or sitting with the scouting reports or whatever. I mean you can have that opinion - but I wouldn't base it on AAA rehab results or scouting the stat line.
  3. sk7326
    Weirdly wasn't leaning badly, wasn't a big lead - looked like he slipped a bit getting back. Weird for him to get picked off without actually getting caught leaning.
  4. sk7326
    Buchholz 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 Ks ... for what its worth (not much) ... the strikeouts are a plus - see what the comments are afterwards. Health and progress only things that matter. 72 pitches, 51 strikes ... It's progress.
  5. sk7326
    The BABIP will fall - but the walk rate is very encouraging ... he's not going to be Youk, but he is not hopelessly flailing away either. Even if he falls back to your expected BABIP - this is a guy we can live with as a 3B.
  6. sk7326
    Overall, I think - the 1 9 8 4 are pretty solid locks. The standard still held for Fisk and Rice, but Rice is probably a step down in the timber of the numbers (Boggs for instance is a better player). The question is what standard do you want to hold for future Red Sox - if it's "better than Rice", Ortiz has a shot at that ... if it is "best of the best" or whatever, that might be a higher burden.
  7. sk7326
    Well, not retiring Clemens until the Hall figures out what to do with him is a defensible stance - after all the Giants have not retired Barry's numbers despite essentially similar cases. (crazy amount of plausible evidence, but nothing that can stick like Manny's positive test did)
  8. sk7326
    Definitely a little PR in there - although clearly a worthy HoF'er who spend half his career with Boston. At least as worthy a HoF'er as Rice.
  9. sk7326
    Well the premise is that he is ready to go for October - if he isn't, this is all moot. His pitching lines in the rehab starts are neither here nor there. Who knows what he was working on or what the plan was (pitches to throw, not throw).
  10. sk7326
    Will be fun to see how it goes - the linescores don't affect my perception (you never know what he was asked to work on) ... see if he is still throwing free and easy
  11. sk7326
    I don't know - just speculating about who'd be the best fit there ... too many starters is a good problem to have though definitely.
  12. sk7326
    The forcing his way out (minor factor) and the suspensions after (less minor factor) make that hard. The Sox have definitely used the HoF as a barometer for the guys they retire. Ortiz will by the end of his career at least be in a discussion (I'd say no, but I'd listen). Manny probably won't given the precedent - at least for a while.
  13. sk7326
    Oh that'd be silly. More along the lines that Buchholz is more likely to be a Top 4 starter than Doubront ... Doubront at this time more likely to be a Top 3 reliever on this staff for October. Either way nothing wrong with "too many starters"
  14. sk7326
    Buchholz coming off an injury might HAVE to start because he needs his work regulated. Put him in the bullpen in October you are committing to him being ready in a moment's notice and on back to back nights. I think Doubront is much better equipped for that workload.
  15. sk7326
    I think they can wait until he retires. And it's a no-brainer ... the hero of the team that broke the curse and a stalwart thereafter. He also doubles as maybe the greatest scrapheap pickup in baseball history. Next Sox player to get his number retired is probably Pedro Martinez one'd imagine.
  16. sk7326
    I did - for now. Until Buchholz shows he's ready to go - it is a fair assessment. That said, if Buchholz is healthy and there is no WC to worry about ... I would leave off Dempster and move Doubront into the swing position. While he has been good, he is the least reliable of their rotation guys, and his stuff could be absolutely nasty in 30-40 pitch bursts.
  17. sk7326
    I think if De La Rosa had shown he could be the "other" short righty out of the pen to go with Tazawa, this would have been a more interesting discussion. But Workman has clearly won that battle - so it becomes "who is the multi-inning reliever". Dempster is really the only solid choice left.
  18. sk7326
    He has been striking guys out at a good rate too - and (just going from my hazy memory) the first time through the order he has been pretty solid - it's the other stuff that has been wobbly. The fastball will play up in the pen ... I think for 6 outs at a time in a situation where he can focus on fastball-splitter he can be an asset late in the season.
  19. sk7326
    Gostkowski yanked an extra point after the 3rd touchdown
  20. sk7326
    I am more confident in Dempster - he's closed and the strikeout rate has been solid all season. He has had issues turning over a lineup, but his stuff has been swing and miss this year and the fastball will play up a little with the job change. I figure Workman is safe as the second righty too - though more looks and more "unplanned" chances does not hurt. Morales v Thornton is probably the actual decision for the staff.
  21. sk7326
    Also another thing about Workman mopping up here ... You figure that Farrell will go with 10 pitchers for the playoff roster. You have your Top 4 starters and Dempster moving into the swing spot. That leaves 5 relief spots. Brelow, Tazawa, Uehara are locks. Workman, Morales, Thornton are probably "competing" for 2 spots. I think Farrell will take the time here to get as many looks at all three guys as makes sense.
  22. sk7326
    Given the cigarette prices in Massachusetts, this was probably $25 down the drain for him
  23. sk7326
    apparently a slo-pitch has broken out here ...
  24. sk7326
    I don't disagree - just speculating on his logic here. Certainly to me it's a signal he is counting on a key role for Workman in October. Part of that might be just getting him experience with getting up for these stints - both in high and lower leverage scenarios. Once we get to the big games, not going to have the luxury to space out Workman's appearances. I would have just promoted Wright for an occasion like this - but I do see the aspects of just getting guys ready for the postseason.
  25. sk7326
    If they want to give X a chance to earn the everyday job - that is one thing. But absolutely - to think we chose the wrong SS between Drew and Iglesias is folly. Drew has been very good this season - the optics of how much he strikes out I think throws some fans off the scent of how valuable he has been.
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