Kimmi
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As it eventually always does. The good news is, Seattle is not out of it yet.
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I have no concerns with our offense as of now. Let's see how the team looks after the series with Cleveland.
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OK, but it's still a player believing something that simply isn't true, pointing out that players can be wrong about things, even things that they have a lot of experience with. I am just arguing against the idea that if the players believe it, then it must be true or that it must have a lot of validity. If there were no data supporting either opinion, then absolutely, you go with the players who are playing the game. When the data supports very strongly one opinion over the other, you go with the data.
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Ah. Thanks for the clarification.
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You may very well be right Oldtimer. If he can play 3 games a week, and he might not even be able to do that, I think having Nunez and Holt as platoon guys makes more sense.
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That's fair, though I don't think it matters to my point. Eck is 100% sure of something that can be proved conclusively to be not true. The point is players believe things because that's the way they've always thought. If Eck can be so wrong about something that is a fact, then MLB players can certainly be very wrong about their beliefs in protection. That said, saying that the studies have not come up with anything conclusive is a little misleading.
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Didn't Nolan Ryan try something like that with the Houston pitching staff not too long ago?
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I am not ready to move Devers to 1B yet. With Moreland signed through next year, I'm giving Devers at least that much time to show us some improvement defensively. It's difficult to know what to do about 2B without knowing how Pedroia is going to respond. It would be hard to sign a full time 2B and then have Pedroia also ready to play full time.
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I won't argue with that. Our team will be largely intact next year. I can agree that Kimbrel will be the biggest loss, if he does in fact sign elsewhere, but I think the BP is one of the easiest areas to improve or replace.
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Seattle has been a very lucky team. They have no business being in the race with Houston.
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All fair points Notin. It still seems that pitchers these days are coddled, but maybe it's with good reason.
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Why?
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Winning the series is always the goal. As frustrating as the offense was today, the goal was accomplished. Can't really complain.
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Thank goodness we lost it 2-0.
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If the Red Sox can't hold a 10.5 game lead (now 9.5), then we don't deserve to be division champs. That said, relax. We got this.
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He didn't quite get 5 innings, but it figures that he would pitch great against us. Our former players seem to have a knack for playing well against us.
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I am not an expert on physiology and shoulder ailments, but I think there is a lot of validity to what you're saying. How was it that pitchers back in the day could pitch so many innings with seemingly no ill effects? Pitchers are being coddled these days, yet TJ surgeries seem to be on the rise.
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Oh Carbo, do not get me started. The As have been the beneficiary of some good luck, while the Astros have been the victim of some bad luck.
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If hitters become better hitters when they have someone protecting them, it would show up in the numbers.
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I understand where the players are coming from. Concepts like clutch, protection, etc. are very powerful ideas and are easy to buy into. Then confirmation bias all but seals the deal. As a softball player, I believed in those things myself. I experienced clutch and protection, among other intangibles, as many here have. Eck is 100% sure that fastballs rise, and he should know better than any of us because he was a major league pitcher. Right?
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Pablo was a very good player until he signed with the Red Sox. Was he worth signing for that 5 year contract? No. But should he have been a solid 3B for us for at least 3 years? Yes. His drop off was one of epic proportions.
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Yes. IMO, we are good for 2019, as our team is remaining mostly intact. We'll lose Pom, but how much did he really help us this year? With good health, our rotation is good to go. I would look for some of those dumpster dive depth pieces that everyone here loves so much. I don't think finding quality bullpen arms should be a problem. I guess our biggest need or question mark will be what to do about 2B. I think Pedroia will be back, but I also thought he would be back this year. Either way, the Sox need to have a viable back up plan in place. Perhaps we can make do with Holt, Nunez, Hernandez? again until the trade deadline like we did this year. Short answer: Yes, the Sox will be a strong contender next year.
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Interesting. Even with their injuries and their drop off from last year, the Astros have a +195 run differential. They are a very good team. In contrast, the As have a +72 run differential. Still a very good team, but to have the same record as the Astros with such a disparity in run differential is one of baseball's quirky things. That said, the As did make some improvements at the deadline. So, they have a good chance of continuing to beat that first have Pythagorean W-L percentage.
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The As have beaten us in both series played against them.
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This is my take as well. I don't think it's a phantom injury, but I also think that if we were in the playoffs right now, Sale would push through it. I'm hoping that the Sox are just choosing to be extremely cautious because they have the luxury to do so. There hasn't been any indication in his recent performances that something is seriously wrong. Also, no MRI and Sale passed all the strength tests, so that's encouraging.
