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  1. Kimmi
    To be fair, as much as Lucchino knows about baseball, his main purpose behind baseball moves was putting fans in the seats. The way a baseball ops persons builds a team (to get the most wins) is different than the way a businessman builds a team (to make the most money). Sometimes, those two ideas are not mutually exclusive, but many times they do not mesh. The moves that I blame Lucchino for are the types of 'splashy' or 'sexy' moves that just do not make any sense from a baseball ops point of view, especially one that is advanced metrics oriented. Pablo is Exhibit A.
  2. Kimmi
    Why are the Yankees going to be good for several years? They have a strong farm system. I am so opposed to any GM depleting a farm system in an all out effort to 'win now'. It irks me even more when a GM depletes a farm system that he didn't build. IMO, Dombrowski did not have to go to the extremes that he did, and the team would still be competitive now. That's my only beef with Dombrowski.
  3. Kimmi
    And the Sox don't have to play the Sox, the best team in the division.
  4. Kimmi
    That is a very valid point.
  5. Kimmi
    Not happening.
  6. Kimmi
    I go back and forth about whether I want to face the Yankees in the ALCS. Beating them in the ALCS would be the sweetest kind of victory possible. OTOH, losing to them would be the toughest kind of heartbreak to deal with. Honestly, I would prefer that they are nowhere near the playoffs. With that not being a option this year, I hope they are eliminated in the WC game.
  7. Kimmi
    You have a fair point Harmony. In terms of the top two teams, no other division rivals the AL East. Not even close. I think that's where most of the disagreement with you stems from. In terms of the bottom 3 teams, it is fair to say that the AL West is stronger than the AL East. To add to the strength of remaining schedule that I posted elsewhere, the Ms have a tougher schedule (.515) than either the Sox (.501) or the lucky Yankees (.475).
  8. Kimmi
    This is absolutely correct. My hope is that the As mount a serious charge and make the Ms work for it.
  9. Kimmi
    ^^This.
  10. Kimmi
    This is likely your best post of the season.
  11. Kimmi
    LOL I, too, was of the opinion that Cora should have pulled Porcello at that point, but what do I know? Porcello worked his way out of it and ended up having a pretty good pitching line. Kudos to Cora and Porcello for knowing what they're doing.
  12. Kimmi
    There are certain games where the opponent takes the lead, and I don't have much confidence that the Sox can come back. This wasn't one of them. I kind of feel sorry for the Royals, as I did for the Nats when we were whooping up on them. LOL
  13. Kimmi
    Ten of his errors are fielding and 8 are throwing. More importantly, Devers is now at -9 in defensive runs saved and -4.5 in UZR/150. The good news is, Devers has good range.
  14. Kimmi
    In terms of the strength of remaining schedule, Baseball Prospectus has the Sox strength at .501 (.500 being average) and the Yankees at .475. For reference, the weakest strength of schedule belongs to Cleveland at .468. The Yankees have the 2nd weakest, reinforcing my claim that the Yankees are the luckiest team ever. The Strongest remaining schedule belongs to Baltimore at .532.
  15. Kimmi
    Reminds me of my son's favorite joke when he 6 or 7. What did the fireman name his sons? Jose and Hose B.
  16. Kimmi
    Mitch Moreland an All Star. Who'd a thunk it?
  17. Kimmi
    It's what we do here. We debate things ad nauseam because we have nothing better to do.
  18. Kimmi
    That too.
  19. Kimmi
    End of story.
  20. Kimmi
    {Proudly raises her hand.}
  21. Kimmi
    I think it was Lucchino that drove Theo out the door, and Henry let him walk. Tito and Theo were the best.
  22. Kimmi
    Fans of most other teams would kill to be in our shoes.
  23. Kimmi
    Well, a lot remains to be seen between now and the end of the season. Wright might become completely ineffective, while Price goes on a tear which includes shutting down the Yankees. At this point, I do think that sending Price to the bullpen is an overreaction, but I can understand the sentiment.
  24. Kimmi
    Yes, Dombrowski finished the plan. Cherington would have finished it as well, had he been given the opportunity to do so. I can almost guarantee you that Cherington would have traded some of his prospects in 2016, and that the Sox would have been in the playoffs with whatever moves Cherington made. The team was already set. I'm not arguing any results. I have said time and time again, that Dombrowski has set the team up well for the short term.
  25. Kimmi
    I think a large part of the reason that Theo left was because of Lucchino, which resulted in Theo not having the autonomy that he wanted. Perhaps Theo would have left anyway, but I think Henry was ready to part with him and Tito after the 2011 collapse. As I said, Henry 'let' him walk. Cherington had a 5 year plan. The 5 year plan came to fruition in 2016 because of the work that he did, not because Dombrowski came in and 'saved the day'. Cherington should have been given the opportunity to see his plan through.
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