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  1. Kimmi
    The verdict is still out on May, but 6 IP with only giving up 2 runs is a start I'll take any day from a back end rotation guy. Too bad our offense looked so futile for most of the game.
  2. Kimmi
    Fair enough. I do not disagree with any of this.
  3. Kimmi
    I'm fine with that. That's probably what the Red Sox are thinking.
  4. Kimmi
    100% We just need him to get healthy and stay healthy.
  5. Kimmi
    I'd take a flier on Lowe because I think there's some potential for some offensive upside with him. He'd probably also provide better defense than Campbell, though I'm not sure how Campbell's defense is coming along. The risk is roughly $2.5M, which is really peanuts in payroll terms. I'm not sure the FO would agree with that.
  6. Kimmi
    I have no problem with the Red Sox trying out Whitlock as a starter. A solid starter has more value than a solid reliever. It didn't work out, but it was worth the try. That said, I'm glad that he is once again a key piece of our bullpen.
  7. Kimmi
    I'm not ready to give up on Casas yet. If he can stay healthy, and so far, that's a pretty big if, he could be a very good left-handed power bat.
  8. Kimmi
    Imagine my surprise when I found out he wasn't Greek.
  9. Kimmi
    We do tend to bunch up our runs at times. That said, it's a good sign that we're typically not getting blown out in our losses, but we are able to win games by larger margins. We are 15-23 in one run losses. We are 21-10 in blowouts. Pythagoras has still not caught up with us.
  10. Kimmi
    Apropos of nothing, Youkilis never once swung with a 3 - 0 count during his career. He had 292 3-0 counts over his career. He swung 0 times.
  11. Kimmi
    It's frustrating to watch the batter take a fastball right down the middle for strike one. But it's also frustrating to have a batter make an out on one pitch, and to see the opposing pitcher get out of an inning with less than 10 pitches. For me, it's not so much about swinging at the first pitch or not, but rather being able to make the opposing pitcher work within an at bat and within any inning.
  12. Kimmi
    I don't get Fangraphs' love for Seattle. It must be the current hot streak that they're on. Baseball Reference has the World Series Win odds as follows: Bos 9.6 Hou 9.1 Tor 8.7 Sea 5.7 NY 5.3 Det 4.9 I'm usually a Fangraphs girl, but I like BR's odds a lot better right now. LOL
  13. Kimmi
    As far as having regrets about the May trade, it's too soon to know what we're going to get after two starts, one of which was pretty bad and the other of which was pretty good. I was underwhelmed by the trade for him, but even if he doesn't work out at all, I can't say that I'd regret the trade in and of itself.
  14. Kimmi
    I understand wanting to load up and go for it, but at what cost? Loading up doesn't guarantee anything. Are you willing to set the farm back several years to do so? I am not. I really think Breslow was serious about getting someone like Ryan. I just think the asking price was too high.
  15. Kimmi
    The Red Sox have the best run differential in the AL, and by a pretty decent margin over the other teams except for the Yankees. Cleveland has a -27 run differential. They have no business being 1 game out of the wildcard. Only the Brewers and the Cubs have a better run differential than the Red Sox. On the whole, we are playing good baseball.
  16. Kimmi
    Please, no, to any Banana Ball rules coming to MLB.
  17. Kimmi
    I get that. I'm just thinking that the hitter should be aware that he's being set up for the breaking ball away, and should, therefore, tell himself not to swing. OTOH, I guess that's perhaps why we see batters often take strike 3 right down the pipe. LOL You have to love the battle between pitcher and batter.
  18. Kimmi
    I am wondering why the Red Sox don't want Anthony to play first base. Actually, I do understand why. But Anthony at 1B would give us a good offensive option there and clear up the outfield logjam at the same time.
  19. Kimmi
    Interestingly, the away team has a slight advantage overall in extra innings games since the inception of the ghost runner. From 1901 to 2019, the home team winning percentage in extra innings games was .523. From 2020 to 2024, the home team winning percentage in extra innings games was .493. If the away team can score in the top of the inning, even one run, they have a decent chance of winning the game. For that reason, I agree with your opinion of bunting the runner over to third base, in general. That said, it really depends a lot on who is at the plate and who is on deck. If Anthony is up with Bregman on deck, I'm swinging away. If Wong is up with Anthony on deck, I'd probably bunt. This also assumes that the guys can actually get a good bunt down.
  20. Kimmi
    Makes sense to me.
  21. Kimmi
    LOL No doubt.
  22. Kimmi
    Anthony > Betts Why? Because Anthony chose to stay with the Red Sox and probably left some money on the table to do so. Also, he gave a great answer as to why he signed the extension. That said, Betts gets some brownie points for bowling a 300.
  23. Kimmi
    I always wonder why the hitters continue to fall for being set up like that. LOL I know it's a lot easier said than done, but wouldn't you think that the hitter would be expecting that low and away pitch and lay off of it?
  24. Kimmi
    If the Mariners offered Castillo for Hamilton, and Breslow turned them down, then yes, that's a big miss. I imagine that was nothing more than a rumor though. Not knowing what the other teams were offering for Hamilton, I can't say whether that was a miss or not.
  25. Kimmi
    Fair enough. I'm thinking of Campbell playing infield, not outfield. I know his defense needs work. Perhaps he'd be a fit at first base.
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