Kimmi
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Fair enough. However, I do think there's a difference in the length of game being a problem due to ads versus the actual playing time.
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I have no problem with JD's current contract. In fact, I really like it. I think Dombrowski did an awesome job with it. If he continues to hit like he has so far this year, he will be looking for a much larger payday. You may be right that he won't have a big market, but I wouldn't be so sure.
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Whether they keep the DH or not, make it consistent in both leagues.
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I am opposed to most of the pace of play ideas that are being thrown around. Simple solution to speed up the game - get rid of commercial breaks, or at least shorten them. I know that will never happen, but that's the biggest culprit, IMO. 1. What does interleague play have to do with speeding up the game? 2. No to the pitching clock. 3. No 4. OK 5. OK 6. No, but limit the commercial breaks during the pitching changes. 7. Eliminate replay altogether. What makes scoring plays more important than any other plays in the game? Every play, one way or another, affects the scoring. 8. Neither here nor there.
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I have no problem with the length of games, outside of all the commercial breaks. Like a few others, I DVR the games and start about an hour later and ff through all the ads. (Actually, I do that with all the shows I watch.) You can watch a 3 hour game in about 2 hours.
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The thing is, no one is trying to take the human element out of the game. No one. Except for maybe those who want robot umps.
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As we have discussed before, you can't really look at particular games or instances because it is impossible to know what would have happened if a different decision were made or a different batter were hitting behind another batter.
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I am just not seeing the significance of a protected batter having success in certain situations. That same batter will have similar success in certain situations even if he is not protected.
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I don't think JD is going to drop off a cliff at 32. I think he will be very good for a few more years. That said, I'm not signing him to a ludicrous contract, especially since he already is technically in the 'decline' phase.
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This is a great, and spot on tweet from Merloni: Lou Merloni Verified account @LouMerloni 6h6 hours ago Cora’s bullpen decision come down to which RHP he wants to bring in that throws 94-96 with a curve ball. Unless Hembree with his little slider or Brasier with 98 and slider are needed. I’ve been saying for months, they needed a different look out there and they never got it Meanwhile, Tito has a sidearm RHP. A sidearm LHP. 2 set up LHP’s with wipeout sliders and a RHP closer. Diversity everywhere. I thought, and still think, that our pen will be fine, but I still would have liked to have added a late inning reliever at the deadline. But as you said, Eovaldi or one of our other starters could very well solidify our pen once the injured pitchers return.
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From an emotional standpoint, I get it. I do. Sox fans have been there before and tend to prepare for the worst. Thinking about it rationally though, we'll be fine. Would anyone rather be in the Yankees shoes than in our shoes?
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Ha. There is no other explanation.
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The recency effect.
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And we caught the Guardians while they are are on tear.
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The Sox have been so good this year that losing 3 in a row feels like a colossal collapse. When the Yankees win at the same time, having gained 2.5 games on us in 3 days, it doesn't make things any better. Rationally speaking, there is no reason for panic, of course, as all teams go through spells like this. The Sox will be fine. It's still back to back to back.
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The Sox have been a little lucky in one run games and the Os have been a little unlucky in one run games. Typically, I believe the spread in winning % in those games should be closer to .550 to .450. That said, the Sox have been really good, and the Os have been really bad, so the disparity is not shocking, though still a little surprising. Notice in both cases, the W-L record in one run games tends to be closer to .500 than the teams overall record, while the record in blowout games is not.
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Good post. Tonight's pitching match up doesn't get any easier. Let's see how the team responds tonight. This is only the second time all season the Sox have lost 3 in a row, and we are the only team not to have lost 4 in a row. Can't complain about that. It was bound to happen.
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I am probably one of the most optimistic here, and I have jokingly posted that the Sox will go 11-0 in the post season, but I don't think anyone really thinks that winning the WS or winning any round in the playoffs is going to be a cake walk. All of the teams we face in the postseason will be tough. That said, I like our chances.
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It's often been said that it's not who you play, but when you play them. The Guardians have been on fire in August. We are playing them at an inopportune time for us.
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Sure, having a strong rotation to catch makes one look better as a catcher. That said, when pitcher after pitcher showers praises on Leon, there has to be something to it.
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Also, I will add that great bullpens do in fact help teams with their record in one run games, but not to the extent of a 29-9 record, which is unheard of.
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As I just posted, Better teams do win more one run games than poor teams, just because they are better. But not to the same extent of their record in non one run games. One run games are largely won or lost due to random factors. The closer the score of the game, the larger the impact of randomness on the outcome of the game.
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Better teams do win more one run games than poor teams, just because they are better. But not to the same extent of their record in non one run games.
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Moon, please read post #88 in this thread: https://www.talksox.com/forum/threads/18530-General-catch-all-baseball-thread?p=1171710#post1171710 Most of what you posted here is inherent in the meaning of regression. I have even used the Red Sox record in one run games on more than one occasion to point out this fact. Since their 5-0 record in one run games at the beginning of the season the Sox have gone 14-11 in one run games (.560%). In contrast, since the 5-0 record in blowout games, the Sox have gone 23-9 (.719%).
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A team's record in one run games should regress closer to .500 than to that club's record in games decided by more than one run. Good teams tend to be a little higher than .500 while bad teams tend to be a little lower. Yes, this year's Red Sox should have a better record one run games than the Orioles do, but not by that much. The Os, in addition to being bad, have also been unlucky.
