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  1. Kimmi
    That's exactly what it is. Otherwise, we'd be in the situation that the Yankees find themselves in.
  2. Kimmi
    Looking at Yankees projections for next season: Davenport - Runs allowed 637, 3rd in the league behind only Oakland and Seattle Runs scored 662, 10th in the league PECOTA - Runs allowed 699, 6th in the league Runs scored 690, 10th in the league Zips - Runs allowed/game 4.08, 6th in the league Runs scored/game 4.13, 10th in the league The Yankees pitching is projected to be better than average while their offense is projected to be worse than average.
  3. Kimmi
    Thank you.
  4. Kimmi
    I am not counting the Yankees out of the playoffs. While I think the Sox are the current favorites to win the division, the division is more or less up for grabs, depending on who gets the fewest bad breaks in terms of injuries and underperformances. So yes, the Yankees could very well make the playoffs. Either way, the potential of the Yankees pitching scares me a lot more than their offense does.
  5. Kimmi
    They have a lot of question marks in their rotation, but if healthy (I understand that is a big if), that rotation should be really good. Tanaka and Pineda are a 1-2 punch that could be tough to beat. Last year, the Yankees were 8th in the league in runs allowed (not great, but better than their offense fared) and first in the league pitching WAR. They have an improved defense this year, along with a pen that should be very, very good. They were 13th in the league in runs scored and 11 in the league in offensive WAR. Scoring runs was a problem for them last year, and I don't see where they have improved in that area.
  6. Kimmi
    By your reasoning, you're saying the FO has not wanted any of the free agents that got away. Don't you think it's possible, and probable, that they did in fact want many of the guys that signed elsewhere, but just couldn't see beating some other team's over the top offer? As I've mentioned before, there just comes a point where you have to say that offer is too much. As far as who the Sox signed this offseason, what do you think would have happened if some other team outbid the Sox by $30 mil? Do you think the Sox would have upped their offer? I don't. Does that then mean that they really didn't want that player?
  7. Kimmi
    Had to make another post because I didn't like having a 666 post count.
  8. Kimmi
    Sometimes this approach is difficult to accept as a fan, but from the FO's point of view, it's just smart business. Because the FO would not go any higher in its offer does not mean that the team did not want that player.
  9. Kimmi
    My sentiments exactly.
  10. Kimmi
    IMO, their downfall will be their offense. They really did nothing to address their lack of it this offseason.
  11. Kimmi
    I am really excited about Mookie, but I'm trying to keep my expectations in check. He's still very young and has a lot of learning to do at this level. Of course we all hope he lives up to the expectations, but remember we heard the same kind of hype regarding Bogaerts last season, and we quickly learned that Bogaerts is only human.
  12. Kimmi
    It probably is the best thing in the long run. Before ST started, I was sure that Betts would be the one sent down, mainly because of Castillo's contract. Betts has made it very difficult for anyone not to want him leading off for the Sox. Plus Farrell is apparently in love with him. Castillo's injury isn't helping his cause either, not that it would likely have mattered either way.
  13. Kimmi
    Barring injury or trade, it looks more and more like Castillo is going to be the odd man out when the Sox break camp.
  14. Kimmi
    LOL cp This shot would have more punch if the Yankees hadn't beat us yesterday.
  15. Kimmi
    Bummer. I'm going to pretend that you didn't write that. Yaz's playing days, unfortunately, are mostly a little before my time.
  16. Kimmi
    Tanaka has actually been pitching well and feeling good so far. I'm not sure that he'll make it through the whole season, but so far that has to be encouraging for the bad guys. CC claims he's healthy, and that his knee brace is more for peace of mind than anything else. If they stay healthy, the Yankees rotation can be scary good. We just have to hope that their offense is another dud like it was last year. Despite the Yankees saying that their not in on Hamels, I wouldn't be surprised if they end up getting him.
  17. Kimmi
    I'll pretend that I didn't read that you are a Jets fan. ;-) But football season is over! It's time for some baseball!
  18. Kimmi
    You can't quantify what doesn't exist.
  19. Kimmi
    LOL, I imagine. The "Games That 'Francoma' Has Cost the Team" threads were always a ton of laughs. I will say that I think Farrell overused the sac bunt last year. We'll have to see if he continues down that path this season.
  20. Kimmi
    LOL Ogden. One of the reasons that I like you is because you love the Yankees as much as I do. Honestly, Girardi has never bothered me as much as the other 3 that I mentioned, but I am certainly not opposed to adding him to the list.
  21. Kimmi
    That would be a great problem to have. It would be nice if those guys could build their value. Some players will eventually be traded for a SP. The more value those guys have, the less likely other teams will insist on Betts or Swihart.
  22. Kimmi
    Haha, I'll have to watch that clip when I get a chance. I just feel like Maddon is too over the top. He tries too hard to put the spotlight on himself, IMO.
  23. Kimmi
    I have always felt that a manager's biggest impact on a team is with his off field contributions - how he handles the players, the clubhouse, and the media. I think that has more of an impact on the team's wins/losses than the in game decisions do. I'm not saying that a manager can't and hasn't made either a very bad or very good in game call that has affected the outcome of the game, but I think in the majority of the situations, most calls are rather straightforward. My main point was really about giving a manager too much credit in one run wins or losses. The outcome of those games is more the result of randomness than anything the manager does.
  24. Kimmi
    I don't know about the managers choking under pressure, but I do know that managers do not win the close games for their teams. In other words, they can't be considered clutch.
  25. Kimmi
    This place has been a virtual ghost town the past several days.
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