Kimmi
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Fair points. If we're assuming that the Sox can line up their rotation the way we want, then we have to assume the other teams can as well. So, we'd likely be facing an ace in the wild card game.
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It also treats an infield single the same as a triple or a HR. Not to mention many 'hits' are at the discretion of the team's official scorer. I use BA all the time, as I do ERA, RBIs, and other traditional stats. They have their value.
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I can see that argument for a tie breaker game, since the team will go on either way. I would still start Sale against the Yankees. I think our other starters are good enough to beat whoever we had to beat in the Wild Card game if it came to that.
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I'm just wondering why Jacko didn't start a thread about it.
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He let Theo walk. That's a problem.
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7//4 @ Nationals Park 11 a.m. first pitch
Kimmi replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Outside of about 4 teams, the competition seems so much weaker this year. -
All signs pointed towards our hitting being much improved this year. That said, you obviously have a much clearer picture in July than what you have in January.
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Stranger things have happened. We should have been "in it" in 2014.
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My only criticism of Henry is that I think he tends to overreact when things go badly. Letting Theo and Tito go, then later letting Cherington go, were all hasty decisions. I don't know how anyone can seriously criticize Henry in terms of thinking he doesn't want to win every year or in terms of not spending enough money.
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As I posted before, it's a fine line. As I also posted before, I do 100% believe in the concept of choking, and have no doubt that there are choking moments.
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Completely agree. If we could set our rotation the way we wanted, Sale would get the start against the Yankees.
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I would start Price against the Yankees.
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That's fair enough if you're not interested in a player's worth. However, I don't think WAR is misguided. It serves a very good purpose, though it might not be what you care about.
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I will have to respectfully disagree. Not only does it correlate well with runs scored, it also gives one a very good idea of who the good hitters are, despite its flaws.
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Why not? WAR is adjusted for those things, very similar to the way many stats are park adjusted.
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It's not a matter of whether we needed the prospects on our team or not, nor is it a matter of how well the prospects are doing after the fact. It's about getting proper value in return.
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The prospects, but also the salary on top of that. Double whammy.
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7//4 @ Nationals Park 11 a.m. first pitch
Kimmi replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Definitely. -
7//4 @ Nationals Park 11 a.m. first pitch
Kimmi replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
For whatever reason, he got away from his changeup in his last start. He threw it more last night, which IMO, was the difference maker. It was great to see him pitch so well and so efficiently. Great to see Kelly with a good outing as well. Great series all around! -
No mention of Torres to the DL?
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Yup, that has always been his Achilles' heel. Which might explain why he overpaid for Kimbrel.
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Yes and yes! I have mentioned before the amount of pressure there must be in the minors, playing before dozens of scouts, knowing that your career is on the line.
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Well said David. I think a case could be made that Price pitched well in the playoffs out of the pen because he was well rested. Or on the other side of that, he has not pitched well in the playoffs as a starter due to fatigue.
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But Price has actually pitched very well in starts this season, except for the Yankees games, especially after getting the carpal tunnel diagnosis. I get that there is no bigger regular season stage than pitching against the Yankees, but Price pitched well in other "big" games. He pitched well against the Angels in LA, at a time when the Angels were playing very well, he pitched well against the Astros who have a very good lineup, and he pitched well against Seattle, who is a wildcard contender.
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Haha. It seems to me that Price let the negative media attention and negative social media comments from his first season in Boston get to him. He seems overly sensitive to that criticism, which could be lack of confidence. I don't know.
