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  1. Kimmi
    I'm hoping for Mariners-Brewers also, but don't really care who wins it past that. Just get the Dodgers out and I'll be good with any of the remaining teams, even the Blue Jays.
  2. Kimmi
    Personally, I miss the 15+ inning marathons. I wouldn't want to watch one every night, but every now and then, I find them very entertaining. I would do away with the ghost runner altogether. I felt bad for the Tigers, but such is the nature of sports. Only one team can win.
  3. Kimmi
    I am not a hockey fan, mostly because I've just never taken the time to watch much of it, but I've read that it is the second most random sport behind baseball. Maybe I'll have to take it up as a winter sport. In the NBA, the better team wins a playoff series 80% of the time. In the MLB, series would have to be 75 games long in order to achieve that same percentage. In the NHL, the series would have to be 61 games long.
  4. Kimmi
    Ha. This made me laugh. Fair point.
  5. Kimmi
    In the last week before the playoffs, the Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the Blue Jays in Toronto. Then the Yankees took 2 of 3 from the Red Sox in the wildcard round. Then, the Blue Jays took 3 of 4 from the Yankees. Not to mention we dominated the Yankees in the regular season. I don't think we were overmatched in the wildcard round. I don't think it was the lack of a big bat. It's just one of those things that happens in any short series.
  6. Kimmi
    I've seen reports that Breslow asked him to play 1B, and Devers said no.
  7. Kimmi
    Amen. Jeter should have moved to 3B for ARod. Set your ego aside and do what's best for the team.
  8. Kimmi
    I remember that not too long before Casas injured himself, I made a post about how I didn't like that the big guys (Devers and Casas) could get away with not running hard down to first base every time. (Verdugo was benched for it, if I'm not mistaken.) Well, now we know why they don't run hard.
  9. Kimmi
    We'll have to agree to disagree, on both counts. I understand that players want to stay at their current positions. I get that completely. However, I don't think I'll ever agree with a player not being willing to do whatever the team needs him to do.
  10. Kimmi
    It's the beauty of the game and one of the many reasons that I love this sport so much.
  11. Kimmi
    Cashman is a much better GM than most people give him credit for. I think he was often pressured by Levine to make some moves that he didn't want to make. He should be left alone to do his thing. That said, perhaps just having a fresh view would do the Yankees some good. Cashman has been there a long time.
  12. Kimmi
    Deferred money or not, Bregman is getting a lot of money per year from the Red Sox. Some team will probably offer him a crazy contract, because that's the point that we have reached. I want him to remain with the team, but I'm not willing to give him more than one additional year. I keep hoping, unrealistically I'm sure, that these guys love us so much that they'll take a little less money to stay in Boston. Sadly, in most cases, it's all about the money.
  13. Kimmi
    Woot! That was priority #1 besides the Red Sox winning. Now someone needs to knock out the Dodgers. It seems like the Phillies should be able to do it, but their bats went somewhat silent the first two games.
  14. Kimmi
    Sounds like a good checklist to me. Even though we have a lot of starting pitching depth, and a lot of potential, starting pitching is still my priority.
  15. Kimmi
    I can't imagine that he's opting out. He had a terrific first half but not so much with the second half. And Fenway is tailor made for him. I'm sure he's looking for more guaranteed years, but $40M/year for 2 more years is a lot of money. How much can he realistically get as a free agent? I hope that if his contract is restructured, the Red Sox don't go beyond one additional year.
  16. Kimmi
    Ugh. I don't like giving the Yankees any inkling that they have a chance to come back and win. If this goes to Game 5, I think the Blue Jays are toast, despite the fact that they'll be back in Toronto.
  17. Kimmi
    Exactly.
  18. Kimmi
    100%. I'm not looking to sign another huge contract player like Devers, but one can get some good quality players on smaller contracts with that kind of money.
  19. Kimmi
    Breslow was definitely at fault as well.
  20. Kimmi
    The players didn't openly complain. I think there was some tension inside the clubhouse, or some discomfort, at the very least.
  21. Kimmi
    It was reporters. I don't know whether Cora ever asked him to move, but I'm sure there was discussion about it. At any rate, I don't think that insinuating that you're not willing to move is the appropriate response regardless of whether you're asked by reporters or by the manager.
  22. Kimmi
    I was a big Devers fan, and I was happy to have him on our team while he was here, even after the controversy. I wasn't happy that he didn't have a team-first attitude. Had he stayed on the team, however, I would have happily rooted for him. The fact that Breslow felt the need to trade him, despite him being one of the best hitters in baseball, told me what I needed to know. When Devers told the Giants that he would play wherever they needed him to play, that sealed the deal for me.
  23. Kimmi
    I was not happy with Bogaerts when his reply to moving to 3B (or 2B) was very similar to Devers' reply to moving to DH. Bogaerts reluctance to move to another position happened twice, once when Stephen Drew was signed, then again with Story's signing. IMO, the response when asked if you would be willing to move to a different position should always be "whatever the team needs me to do."
  24. Kimmi
    We'll have no way of ever knowing, but I'm not sure that the team with Devers at DH would have been better than the team with no Devers. We might still be playing now, but we might just as easily not have made the playoffs. On paper, sure, Devers made the team better offensively. But I don't think you can discount the impact of the trade on the atmosphere inside the clubhouse.
  25. Kimmi
    I blame Devers for selling out his teammates. That was wrong, regardless of the circumstances leading up to it. I am happy with the direction the team has taken also. Even if there had been no controversy, I am relieved to be rid of Devers' contract. Let's see if the FO makes good on its word to "repurpose" some of that money, beyond extending some of their young players.
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