Kimmi
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Come on. We all know that Cleveland won in spite of 'Francoma'.
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Because there are people who, despite what they say, have been disputing that simple fact.
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There are a few posters here who have been bashing Farrell for not playing for HFA. My posts have been mostly in defense of that criticism against Farrell. That said, I have to disagree with your opinion that HFA is 'quite important'. Over the course of an entire regular season, okay. In the playoffs, it's simply not true.
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LOL I know it often takes several years to fully assess whether a trade was good or not, but the fact that we won the World Series that year, regardless of how big or small Peavy's role in that was, makes it a good trade. Iglesias could go on to be a perennial all star, and the trade would still be worth it to me because of the championship.
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I was not happy with Bogaerts seeming to be bothered by being moved to 3B in 2014. If I'm not mistaken, he made a comment admitting to this. I believe he saw it as some sort of 'demotion', that he was moved to 3rd because the FO thought Drew was a better shortstop. If that was the case, and I'm not saying that it was, then I have problem with that. Maybe it was just immaturity, I don't know. IMO, Bogaerts should have taken that move as a positive and ran with it. He should have approached it as the FO saying thank goodness that Bogey can play 3rd base because there are no other 3rd basemen available. He should have approached it with a 'whatever the team needs me to do' attitude.
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I much prefer a defensive shortstop over an offensive one. That said, I liked the trade, and my justification of the trade had nothing to do with Iggy's attitude. 1. We needed pitching. Getting Peavy not only solidified the rotation, it also solidified the BP. 2. Iglesias was expendable. If we did not have Bogaerts, as well as other 3B/SS prospects in the system, I would not have liked the trade. As good as Iglesias is defensively, Bogaerts is the better overall shortstop.
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I didn't mean to imply that you were giving up on him, though I have gotten the impression that there are some here who have, or who have at least downgraded him a good bit based off of the tiny sample size. I understand that suggesting that the team trade a player does not mean that you WANT the player traded or that you don't like the player. I have said that about JBJ. I love the guy and would hate to see him traded, but if he can bring us back a young pitcher at a somewhat reasonable price, you have to make the trade. I would hate to trade Moncada, because I do think he's going to be something special, but if he can bring us back a cost controlled young ace, I think you have to make that trade. That said, I can't see him being traded. I just don't think the FO is willing to part with him unless they are absolutely blown away by an offer.
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I'm looking forward to Kershaw pitching tonight.
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I would love to see the Cubs win it all, but Maddon almost makes me want to root against them. Maddon and Roberts should switch teams right now. LOL Maddon got lucky. His team blew a 2 run lead after he pulled Lester, who was pitching very well. Maddon looks like a genius because the Cubs won. Had they lost, he is the one who would be getting scrutinized over his moves, rather than Roberts.
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Filthy. Absolutely filthy.
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I can't see Moncada being traded either. I think it would be unwise for anyone to give up on him at such a young age, especially based off of his very limited number of at bats at the big league level.
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When I say 'on paper', I don't just mean statistically. I mean it in a looser sense, which includes things like team dynamic, leadership, etc. Again, it was not just the computer projection systems that thought the Sox would be good. It was also the predictions made by baseball analysts who have a very good feel for the human element of the players.
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I am talking about the projections for the 2015 season. The Sox finished in last place and many people have posted that they knew that we did not have enough pitching or whatnot. My point is that there was a consensus among very knowledgeable baseball people that the team was good enough to win the division. Yes, these people are often wrong in their predictions making predictions. I guess I just take exception to your statement that some fans fell for what the FO was trying to sell them. It was not a far fetched idea that the 2015 team could contend for the division.
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Absolute crapshoot is a bit of an exaggeration, though I will concede that there were question marks. Still, I don't think the overall projections, which did not project greatness, only an average pitching staff, were not unrealistically optimistic. I have long since exonerated Ben, since I was good with the team he put together.
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Good post.
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Of course you take home field advantage, all other things being equal. My point is that you don't play all out for home field advantage at the expense of other advantages. There are other things that are more important. That's all I'm trying to say.
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Dude has been untouchable, and an absolute joy to watch pitch, now that he's not mowing our team down. Very good move for the Guardians.
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Go Tito, times two!
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And yes, I understand that they are often wrong. But that doesn't change the fact that the team assembled looked good on paper, which means that the GM did his offseason job.
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True, but you missed the part about the baseball analysts, the non-stat geeks, the 'guys who actually watch the games', the 'guys who understand the human element' also largely favoring the Sox. In other words, a whole bunch of people who know a whole lot about baseball, many who use stats and many who do not, agreed that the Sox had a team that should win the division. You disagreed with their opinion, and it turns out that you were right, but I don't think you can fairly take away from the opinions of so many baseball savvy people who thought otherwise.
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51.25 % statistically speaking really is not an advantage. That said, I and everyone else have said many times that there is an advantage. My argument has always been that it is not nearly as big an advantage that most people here seem to think it is, and that there are more important things for Farrell to concern himself with than trying to secure HFA.
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On this, you and I completely agree. Dombrowski should not spend big bucks on a reliever.
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Pablo should have been a fairly good upgrade over our 3B production from 2014. I didn't like the signing, but I honestly think that anyone who says they could foresee a negative WAR year from him is kidding themselves. Should we have expected some decline from him? Sure. But not anything to the degree that he had.
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I was good with the team that the FO put together that offseason. And I was far from the only one. The Sox were the large favorites to win the division by both computer projection systems and by baseball analysts. I realize that the games still have to be played on the field, but when virtually all the projections had the Sox winning the division, that means that the FO put together a team that looks good on paper. And that is really what their job is - assemble a team that looks good on paper. They can't control what takes place on the field. The pitching staff was not supposed to be stellar. They were supposed to be mediocre, but decent enough to keep the team in games to allow the offense to come through. The defense was supposed to be good enough to make the pitching better. The team fell short in all areas, but really should have been much better.
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I agree, there was never any direct quote from Lackey stating that he would not honor the contract. OTOH, he never came out and said that he would either, which I thought was a little odd. Yet, when he went to the Cards, he publicly stated that he would honor the contract with them. It may have been nothing more than the media making a mountain out of a molehill, but I got the sense that there was something to the story. I fully admit that it's pure speculation on my part.
