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  1. Kimmi
    If it is a close call, I will trust Cora to make the right decision on who to play. Again, I will only have an issue if Hanley is the clear better choice and he is not played for the sole reason of not allowing his option to vest.
  2. Kimmi
    Haha, I see what you did there.
  3. Kimmi
    That's not true! Stop saying that! What is wrong with you?!?!?
  4. Kimmi
    Better teams will likely take advantage of lucky breaks more often than bad teams. Having a wind blown fly ball turn into a triple has nothing to do with how good or bad a team is, nor with how well the team is coached. Whether a team can then take advantage of that by scoring the run from third has to do more with skill. However, randomness still contributed more to that scoring opportunity than skill did.
  5. Kimmi
    I would not bet against Pedroia. He will not likely be MVP Pedroia, but I think he will come back and be very good.
  6. Kimmi
    I would not.
  7. Kimmi
    That all very well could be true. But that is not all or even mostly due to Hanley's option vesting or not. That has to do with the win now window that Dombrowski created to begin with.
  8. Kimmi
    The original plan when signing Moreland was to form a platoon between him and Hanley. IMO, Moreland will get his playing time. It's not only about how Hanley is hitting, but about how Moreland is hitting as well. The option vesting next year is not a concern for me. Let the players' performance dictate the amount of playing time. If that results in Hanley's option vesting, I'm good with that. If that results in his option not vesting, I'm good with that as well. What I would have a problem with is if Hanley is significantly outperforming Moreland and they sit Hanley specifically to keep the option from vesting.
  9. Kimmi
    Hanley's option for next year is not what is going to open or close the window after next year. However, since we do have a window, we certainly want to maximize our chances this year with the players that we already have.
  10. Kimmi
    I am all about maximizing the payroll. However, Hanley is already on the team with a vesting option, which results in a different situation than signing a free agent or picking up a club option. I get that Hanley's $20 mil is likely to be an overpay for 2019. But if he is raking, I'm not sitting him so that the option doesn't vest. It's also about playing your best players to give the team the best chance of making the playoffs.
  11. Kimmi
    The good news is that I can watch the Yankees game tonight. At least until/unless the Yankees start winning. I really hate when the Sox and the Yankees both have off days.
  12. Kimmi
    Haha. "Good one".
  13. Kimmi
    Yup. Shame on him.
  14. Kimmi
    Not necessarily.
  15. Kimmi
    No, more often than not good teams win the close games by random factors, as do bad teams. They don't 'find a way' to win close games.
  16. Kimmi
    Agreed. Dombrowski has so much more information and resources available to him than we could ever hope for. He's on top of it.
  17. Kimmi
    Well, as you know, I am not as impressed with Dombrowski as others are. But even with that being the case, I know that Dombrowski is a smart baseball man and I know that he is constantly looking for ways to improve the team.
  18. Kimmi
    Yes, there is a difference. But my mantra is to get to the playoffs, then anything can happen. The wild card game is part of the playoffs, despite what some people consider it to be. Besides, I think the Sox have a very good shot at the division. Not smooth sailing, but a very good shot.
  19. Kimmi
    IMO, if Hanley's option vests, that can only mean good things for the Red Sox this season.
  20. Kimmi
    Very small sample size indeed. I'm encouraged by what I've seen, but it's certainly too early to determine that he will produce all season. That said, I think he will have a very good season if he stays healthy.
  21. Kimmi
    The notion that good teams find a way to win close games is a falsity. Good teams will tend to win a slightly larger % of close games than bad teams, just because they are a good team, but not close to the same winning % that they have in blow out games or overall. The reason is that randomness trumps skill in those close games. I can give you example after example of the best teams in baseball having a .500 or below W-L record in one run games, or vice versa.
  22. Kimmi
    I have defended Farrell, and would have been fine had he not been fired. That said, we seem to keep hearing more and more about how the players were unhappy playing for Farrell last year. It was probably time for a new face.
  23. Kimmi
    Once again, why the need for a personal shot? Not going to waste my time defending myself against false statements.
  24. Kimmi
    The talent of truly good teams will be evident in their records in 'blowout' games or games that are determined by more than 3-4 runs. The closer the score, the more randomness trumps skill. That's not just me blowing smoke either. That's a fact.
  25. Kimmi
    I have no problems with questioning a manager's decisions. I, myself, have stated that I think Cora left Kelly in the game too long. I will also give the manager credit when I think he made a good move. Correct move or not, the players still need to execute. The actual decision of the manager is not what impacts the game greatly. It's the execution, or lack thereof, by the players that impacts the outcome of the game.
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