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  1. Kimmi
    That's fine. I won't argue with that.
  2. Kimmi
    Which I have acknowledged. I still believe that Cora has been the bigger influence.
  3. Kimmi
    Has the tailspin been remarkable, or expected? I am neither pulling for nor against your Mariners. I have no dog in that fight. I am hoping for a good battle between the Ms and the As (who are also playing above their Pythagorean W-L record). Best wishes to you also for the remainder of the season.
  4. Kimmi
    I completely agree. The key words in my opening sentence are "ended up".
  5. Kimmi
    Cora's influence has more to do with the improvement of Betts and Beni than JD does.
  6. Kimmi
    Kind of my point.
  7. Kimmi
    Don't look now, but what was once a comfortable 7.5 game lead for the 2nd wildcard slot is now down to 3 games. Also, the Mariners are an astounding 19 games over .500 with a -2 run differential. The Astros should be 22 games up on the Mariners. Instead, they are only up by 5. What's the difference, you ask? The Astros, arguably the best team in baseball, are 14-16 in one run games. The Mariners are 26-12 in one run games. I might also point out that the Astros, arguably the best team in baseball, are 23-4 in blowout games, while the Mariners are 10-13 in those games. Randomness at its finest.
  8. Kimmi
    Perhaps some of you were right all along. I 100% agree that handling the clubhouse is the most important job of the manager.
  9. Kimmi
    I get that, and it's a valid point. Sometimes, a player will choose to stay with a team longer than his opt out date for one reason or another. It's also possible that if we had one of those guys in AAA and they were pitching well, we would have found a way to call them up. The other thing is, you never know when you will catch lightning in a bottle.
  10. Kimmi
    Yes, I have heard that. He also said that none of our players would require surgery after last season. As I said, I wasn't buying it before. With the need for a starting pitcher, I think it just might happen now. Personally, I wouldn't do it. Doing so still wouldn't guarantee a ring, and it would further harm our long term outlook.
  11. Kimmi
    Of course it ended up being a poor decision. Two reasons why I can be on board with the decision, both dealing with long term effects: 1. Saving the BP some innings. (Yes, I know that he ended up having to go to the pen anyway). 2. Showing a vote of confidence in Porcello to work his way through it.
  12. Kimmi
    Before the season started, I posted that it's too bad that we wouldn't have the chance to see what this offense would do this season without JD. Note: I am not saying that's it's too bad that we signed JD. They were going to improve either way. Of course our offense, as a whole, would not be as good without JD as they are with him, but the other guys in the lineup would have seen marked improvements even if JD had not been signed.
  13. Kimmi
    I really had no issue with Farrell last year and didn't think that he was a problem. However, many comments were made in ST and early this season about how guys were not having fun last year and similar types of things. Perhaps Farrell's management was a bigger issue than I realized.
  14. Kimmi
    I love you. That is all.
  15. Kimmi
    Dombrowski should have listened to you and signed a couple of those dumpster dives for depth back in the offseason.
  16. Kimmi
    Unless the Sox are going over the luxury tax limit, a pure salary dump isn't going to do us any good either. Until the ERod injury, I was sure the Sox would not go over the limit. With our need for a starting pitcher, they just might do it.
  17. Kimmi
    LOL I am not trying to poke fun at Mal, but this had me giggling pretty hard. We all make typos. Some of them end up being pretty funny. I have the utmost respect for Mal and for Oldtimer and very much value their contributions here. Speaking of Mookie, I didn't get a chance to comment on his epic at bat a few days ago. That's the kind of baseball moment you live for.
  18. Kimmi
    Just going by the trade rumors I've heard. Maybe they're looking for more experience on the team? Maybe they're going to trade Andujar for a pitcher?
  19. Kimmi
    ^^This. ERod is going to be out for a while. Wright is nowhere near close to returning. Who knows what we'll get from Pom when he returns? Johnson is now our #4 starter, with a big ??? on who #5 is. We need a starter.
  20. Kimmi
    There is no reason whatsoever for the Sox to be in on Moose. Unless they are trying to drive up the price for the Yankees. The priority is now a starting pitcher.
  21. Kimmi
    If the posters on the board can see what a pitcher has or does not have, of course Cora and his coaching staff can see it as well. We are still in the marathon phase of the season. Cora has to be cognizant of overusing his BP, just as he is being cognizant of limiting the starting pitchers' innings. Being only the 3rd inning, I can't really fault Cora for leaving Porcello in. Not to mention that I'm sure Cora has a lot of confidence in our offense to put up some more runs.
  22. Kimmi
    If I had to pick just one factor, I'd go with Cora, even though I voted for regression, because I was expecting our offense to be much better this year even without the additions of Cora and JD. And someone had to vote for that option. Of course, it's a combination of several factors. 1. Cora, as I have already mentioned. 2. Positive regression, which was not just possible, but highly expected. With that, Cora gets some credit too. He encouraged our hitters to be more aggressive, rather than taking that first pitch fastball right down the heart of the plate. Also, I heard a couple of days ago that part of Bogaerts' improvement was due to Cora telling him that he'd rather Bogaerts be a .285 hitter with some power than a .330 singles hitter, or something to that effect. 3. JD obviously lengthens the line up. In terms of being a positive role model and taking some pressure off of the other guys, he has helped as well. In terms of providing line up protection, no can do.
  23. Kimmi
    'Nuff said.
  24. Kimmi
    Do you not think that a team can be a contender based on offense rather than pitching? That's not my preference, but the pitching was never supposed to be that good. The offense was supposed to carry the team.
  25. Kimmi
    Actually, he probably was. In all sincerity, if a team is projected to win the division, I am good with the job the GM did. If the Sox had somehow managed to only win 80 games this season, I would not fault Dombrowski for their underperformance.
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