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  1. Kimmi
    That's true, but it's still baffling that they can't score at least one run. I wasn't expecting to score double digits, but I was expecting our high powered offense to score some runs.
  2. Kimmi
    He is not pitching as well as he has in the past. There are so many "bad" stats that I've read about him where he's done something 4-5 times already with Boston that he's only done once or twice previously throughout the rest of his career.
  3. Kimmi
    That's the spirit Moon!
  4. Kimmi
    Not that I'm glad that ERod lost his no-no bid, but I am glad that Farrell did not have to make that decision. ERod should not have been brought back out for the 9th, but my guess is that he would have been if he still had the no-no going.
  5. Kimmi
    What this means is that we're typically blowing out our opponents in wins, and we're losing by very close margins. As frustrating as it is, that's a sign of a good team.
  6. Kimmi
    This game is on the offense, plain and simple. People can question the move to bring in Kimbrel all they want but the offense didn't get it done.
  7. Kimmi
    Frustrating game. What a waste of a great start by ERod. Sometimes, I really hate baseball.
  8. Kimmi
    He is not walking anyone. His BB/9 is 2nd among qualified pitchers behind only Josh Tomlinson. His K/BB ranks first.
  9. Kimmi
    And yet you throw kudos at Dombrowski for signing Price.
  10. Kimmi
    Maddon, Showalter, and Scioscia - the trifecta of self-important micro-managers who think they are smarter than they are.
  11. Kimmi
    They do, but not it's not nearly as large an impact as we think it is. Also, like with clutch hitters, there is no evidence that a manager's success with a certain type of move is a repeatable skill. In other words, a manager may be very successful in employing the sac bunt or pulling pitchers at the exact right time one year, but that success is not repeatable or sustainable year after year.
  12. Kimmi
    I understand what you're saying and I agree that there was very strong data that supported pulling Pedro. As I've said, I think Grady made the wrong decision. I agree that we can't blame Pedro for that game either. Parenthetically, there is strong evidence for pulling most starters facing the opposing line up the third time through the order. My point is that the difference in win expectancy between choice A and choice B in most cases is something like 2%, really bad decisions about 5%. I'm going off memory here, so don't quote me. In other words, if the team had an 85% chance of winning the game with Timlin coming in, it would still have an 80% chance of winning with Pedro. Either way, the team has a strong likelihood of winning.
  13. Kimmi
    Ha. It would be nice to hear from him.
  14. Kimmi
    It depends on what the other pieces of the package were. My guess is that it was far too expensive. Dombrowski has shown that he's not afraid to pay hefty prices for quality pitching. The fact that he didn't pull the trigger pretty much tells you the asking price was unreasonable.
  15. Kimmi
    I have always liked Jackie batting 9th. Farrell should just leave him there.
  16. Kimmi
    Building that stranglehold on the division lead. Complete the sweep! Win!
  17. Kimmi
    This brings back not so fond memories of the "they won in spite of Francoma" posts. In both cases, it's simply not true.
  18. Kimmi
    Fair enough. I know I'm not going to convince you or anyone else that, before the fact, the difference in win expectancy of one decision over another is not as big as most of us think it is. When it doesn't work out, the change in win expectancy becomes huge. That doesn't mean that a decision is not a bad decision, just that the decision itself doesn't impact a game as much as we think. It's the players ability or inability to execute that impacts the outcome of the game.
  19. Kimmi
    The 11 runs the Sox scored in this game is a season LOW against the As. That is just crazy.
  20. Kimmi

    The Cubs

    Kimmi replied to iortiz's topic in Other Baseball

    I agree with you on the placement of the Sox and the Yankees.
  21. Kimmi

    The Cubs

    Kimmi replied to iortiz's topic in Other Baseball

    The Guardians are 3rd on my list.
  22. Kimmi

    The Cubs

    Kimmi replied to iortiz's topic in Other Baseball

    I don't see it as Theo ditching the Sox. I see it as ownership more or less showing him the door.
  23. Kimmi
    Time for us to take a stranglehold on the division. WIN!!!
  24. Kimmi
    Our bullpen was pretty crappy all season. There was no guarantee that they would have preserved the lead. I am not defending Grady's decision. Like virtually everyone else on the planet, I thought he should have pulled Pedro. All I'm saying is that we cannot pin the loss solely on him, regardless of how bad the decision was.
  25. Kimmi
    LOL The Sox definitely offer a good excuse to drink.
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