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  1. Kimmi
    Come on Justin! They gave you a gift out.
  2. Kimmi
    Bellhorn is right. It's difficult to respond because you're kind of all over the place, and you ask 100 questions. It's hard to know where to start. I don't have a lot of time to post on weekdays, and there are several other posts in here that I would like to respond to. It would be helpful if you would focus on one topic at a time, and limit the questions.
  3. Kimmi
    I'm not ignoring the data. The data shows there was a collapse. The data does not show that the cause of the collapse was Cespedes' departure. That is quite a jump you're making there.
  4. Kimmi
    Masterson got out of it with no damage. Let's go offense! Put them in a hole early!
  5. Kimmi
    LOL, Clay is such an enigma. I have no way of knowing for sure, but with him, I don't think it's the pressure, but just a general lack of focus and/or overthinking. He seems to lack mental toughness, which may or may not be pressure induced.
  6. Kimmi
    I agree. Outside of Buchholz's 2nd start, things have gone pretty well. The starting pitching which was everyone's main concern has been solid, again, besides that one start. It's early, but so far, so good. As you said, keep winning series.
  7. Kimmi
    He does seem to be one that gets injured a lot.
  8. Kimmi
    I think we ought to change Fred's title to "Goober". I like that better.
  9. Kimmi
    It's amazing how quickly depth disappears with a couple of injuries. I hope it's nothing serious with Bogaerts.
  10. Kimmi
    I like the 6:00 start time. The end of the game doesn't interfere with my bedtime. LOL
  11. Kimmi
    Bell, there are a few different baserunning stats at Fangraphs. The one you quoted, BsR, is the number of runs a player is worth on the bases, and includes things like taking an extra base, avoiding a double play, not running into an out, and scoring on sac flies, in addition to stolen bases and caught stealing. There is another stat for the number of runs a player is worth for only stolen bases and caught stealing. It is called wSB. In 2013, Ellsbury was worth +8.3 in stolen base runs and Ortiz was worth +.3 runs. So, for all of his 52 stolen bases, he was worth 8 runs more than Papi. It's not nothing, but it's not as much as most people think it is.
  12. Kimmi
    Starters, in general, are worth far more than relievers are. It's much harder to replace a starting pitcher than it is a relief pitcher. Also, relief pitchers obviously don't pitch as many innings as most starters. That said, in determing HOF worthiness, I don't think it's fair to compare a starting pitcher to a relief pitcher. I think you have to judge a relief pitcher on his merits in his specific role, and compare him to other relief pitchers. In their respective roles, Rivera is arguably the best all time, while Pettite was good but nowhere near one of the best, so I think Rivera is more deserving of being in the HOF.
  13. Kimmi
    Well, I don't think you can blame Oakland's "collapse" on the trade of Cespedes. It's easy to do because of the timing, but there could be any number of reasons for it. Honestly, I didn't follow the A's closely enough to exactly what happened.
  14. Kimmi
    On the topic of momentum, it has been shown that momentum has no predictive value. In other words, a team can have all the momentum in the world going for them, but whether that momentum continues the next game or the next inning is really a 50-50 shot. A team with momentum is just as likely to lose the next game as they are to win it.
  15. Kimmi
    The 1.3 runs is what a "disruptive" runner gained due to the disruption he caused the defense, or the advantage that he gave to the hitter behind him. Two other studies showed that the a disruptive runner actually hurts the hitter behind him at the plate. In other words, the idea that a speedy runner gives his offense an advantage by disrupting the defense is false. The speedy runner actually disrupts the hitter behind him more than he disrupts the defense.
  16. Kimmi
    All is right in the baseball universe again, after last night's crapfest. Go Sox!
  17. Kimmi
    Yes, I do. My bad.
  18. Kimmi
    I am really not happy about Buchholz not backing up home plate in last night's game. It was bad enough that he pitched so badly, but that happens. Not doing your job is inexcusable. I can't imagine that his teammates were too happy about that.
  19. Kimmi
    And don't forget about Miley's start on Saturday.
  20. Kimmi
    Not backing up home plate. That's really bad.
  21. Kimmi
    Geez Clay. Way to give them the momentum right back.
  22. Kimmi
    Come on Clay, you have to shut them down!
  23. Kimmi
    Dang it.
  24. Kimmi
    Come on Mookie!
  25. Kimmi
    Yes! Let's go!
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