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  1. The only reason I would move Beni down in the line up is if Cora thinks that Beni is pressing and that it would take the pressure of off him. I would not do it for a 'numbers' reason. As professional as the players are, I still think they are mostly creatures of habit and they like consistency. Someone brought up the point in a game thread about how our players might be out of sorts a bit by having too many days off. I don't know if that's the case or not, but I think it's certainly a valid consideration. I support Cora's decision to rest his starters regularly, but I guess we'll have to see what the net effect is over the long season.
  2. Let's keep the good times rolling! Win!!!
  3. Haha. Touche'.
  4. Brock just hasn't been able to catch a break lately, injury wise. His injury does temporarily solve our roster crunch.
  5. Beer just tastes nasty. Period.
  6. Dombrowski will likely overpay to keep Kimbrel. I would not, but he likely will.
  7. Baltimore Orioles 3-1 against the Yankees 3-18 against everyone else
  8. It's not a low bar. The objectivity of defensive metrics is far better.
  9. Honestly, I would have preferred holding the runner at 3rd and giving Mookie a chance in that situation. My point is that these decisions always seem so much worse when they don't work. If Nunez had been safe, many would have credited the team's aggressive base running and forcing Granderson and the catcher to make the play.
  10. No one is trying to argue that UZR and the like are completely objective. Just that they are far more objective than the eyes of a single fan or an official scorer.
  11. IMO, regardless of how many games it technically is, the reduction of Austin's suspension while Kelly's was not reduced is a message sent to the Red Sox that they were more in the wrong. I think it's bogus.
  12. The good news for all of you stat loving geeks out there is that these guys are always tweaking their metrics and making improvements to them. Teams have access to defensive metrics that are better than what is available to the public. BIS introduced its enhanced version of DRS called 'PART'. I know that you all wait with bated breath, as I do, for its release to the public.
  13. A one year sample size is not large enough. A less than one month sample size is almost meaningless. You would have to first regress those values to 0 by about 80%, and even then, the numbers won't tell you much.
  14. Thank you for this post.
  15. Let's take the series tonight! Get it done boys! Go Sox!
  16. Apparently, Cora and Febles do not think that Granderson's arm is all that. They said that they've been challenging his arm for years. Kind of like Johnny Noodle Arm.
  17. Except if Nunez had been safe and the Sox won the game, it would have been a great send.
  18. Personally, I am not concerned with our catching. At the moment, I don't really see any area of need. It's still too early to know.
  19. I think the pitcher/catcher dynamic plays a huge role in how well a pitcher pitches. When a pitcher has his best stuff working, he can probably pitch to anyone and it won't matter. When a pitcher just doesn't have it, it probably doesn't matter who he pitches to. It's all of the games in between where I think a catcher can make a difference. IMO, Varitek was the master in that regard.
  20. Yes, he will. And even if he doesn't, he's still my CFer.
  21. LOL Some people should really just put me on ignore if I bother them that much. Seriously.
  22. It is human nature to be biased. That is not an insult, it just is. It is impossible for a human being to be completely unbiased. That is not saying that you don't know your baseball. It's just saying that bias will factor into your assessments of players whether you are aware of it or not. That goes for everyone.
  23. There's no better time than tonight's game to end this losing streak. WIN!!!
  24. I was not at all happy with Price when I read about the incident with Eck. I don't think Eck is too harsh on any of our players. As you said, he is beloved. I can understand why fans were not happy with him. I'm not excusing Price for his behavior. That said, we don't know the full story. What you say that Price was 'clearly' trying to do is anything but clear. Also, I think the story was likely blown out of proportion. Price acted badly in a particular situation. Other players have done similar things. It doesn't mean that they are a bad teammate.
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