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  1. Maxbialystock
    About all the griping on this game thread. I understand it, but prefer not to do too much of it because I feel lucky to have lived long enough to see the four WS titles and especially the 2018 season and WS title. I believe John Henry owes me nothing. This has been an especially difficult season only because the great pitching early on got my hopes up. Then, when the pitching started to fade after the ASG break, the hitting came on like gangbusters. Because of those two, I didn't worry too much about the Sox leading MLB in errors and unearned runs. Even now, despite weak fielding, weak hitting, weak bullpen, and so-so rotation, the Sox are still 2 games above .500 and 4.5 games out of games back of KC for a wild card. However, the Tigers are just 1/2 game back of the Sox and the Mariners are 1 game back.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Box Score says all 4 Mets runs are earned, so, as bad as they were, the 2 errors did not cause unearned runs even though they gave the Mets an extra out or 2. This season, as I've said too many times, the overwhelming majority of games won happened when the Sox scored 5 or more runs. The biggest problem right now is the hitting/scoring, which very recently--say, 2 weeks ago--was ranked 4th in MLB in scoring and 3d in team OPS.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Excellent summary, which is just sad.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Bello vs. Severino I'm giving the Sox the edge even though they scored just 1 run apiece yesterday and Saturday evening--largely because Bello has looked good lately and Severino is a righty. The Sox are now 4.5 games out of the wild card and it's hard to see them making that up.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Love the "Over Managing once again," which certainly dovetails nicely with the CBO, owner, and others in the Sox brain trust recently agreeing to extend Cora for 3 more years @ $7M/year. The Sox scored 1 run in this game. They have not won a game this year in which they scored just 1 run. In fact, the vast majority of wins have occurred when the Sox have scored 5 or more runs.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Fair enough.
  7. Maxbialystock
    He has indeed. His WAR is currently 8.8. Devers is next best at 4. Then Abreu at 3. 8.8 is the 2d best WAR in MLB. Judge at 9.8 is first. Bobby Witt is 3d @ 8.7. Ohtani, primarily because he's a DH, is only 6.9. Duran leads MLB in triples with 13 and is tied with Bohm for most doubles with 44. He is 8th in runs scored with 96.
  8. Maxbialystock
    A pretty good rule of thumb this season is that Sox must score 5 runs to win.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Meh. Fact is the Sox hitting/scoring, season to date, is better than the pitching. Last night and today, agreed, the lineup has been miserable. Last night the Sox pitching was excellent, Today, Criswell was fine and the bullpen stunk--yet again.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Duran K's to end the Sox 3d inning.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Sox have 6 lefty bats going against lefty Hurter.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Lefty Hurter, now pitching for the Tigers, went 5 IP while giving up 2 runs against the Angels on August 27, 5 days ago.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Sneaky. In comes the lefty in the 2d inning with 2 on and 1 out in the Sox top of the 2d inning--leading to Abreu's GIDP. Devers remains hitless in his now 3d game since returning to the lineup.
  14. Maxbialystock
    You were really close to being right yesterday despite the Tigers having a big edge with their starter, lefty Skubal, who was terrific for 8 innings. Thus did Pivetta get a quality start--6 IP and 2 ER.--and the loss.
  15. Maxbialystock
    I cannot resist adding that in his very first season, Breslow, who's smart and has 12 years MLB pitching experience, did nothing to assuage JH's lack of confidence in his CBO"s when he did the Sale for Giolito thing. And this. David Dombrowski has been repeatedly successful as a CBO for over 20 years and on several teams. But even he could not prevent what happened in 2019 when Sale and Price both went down with years left on their pricey contracts.
  16. Maxbialystock
    As I keep reminding everyone ad nauseum, JH has been reacting to what DD led the Sox into--the biggest payroll in MLB in 2019, not making the postseason, and not having enough money to compete with the Dodgers for Mookie nor enough money to replace Sale and Price while still paying for their huge contracts. So, yes, no big contracts for a starter since Sale. Biggest payroll in 2024 is the Mets, who are 72-64. Next biggest is the Yankees, who are 79-57 and neck and neck with the Orioles, whose payroll is 22d and--wait for it--$200M less than the Yankees. Does no one on here remember the movie Moneyball and how the John Henry character commended Billy Beane for how little the A's paid per win compared to the Yankees? The real JH, who no doubt loved sabermetrics, nevertheless kept the Sox payroll among the top 3 in MLB for roughly 20 years. Then I think it's possible he just got pissed off.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Another truncated game thread, maybe because they are hard to find. MLB is showing Roman Anthony hitting @ or for Worcester. They flashed his over .900 OPS right before he struck out. Now it's Story. Swings weakly at an outside curve. and misses. Then flies out to LF/CF. Just a tiny snapshot, but it's nice to know Worcester is fully in tune with the big club.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Terrific game, which I did not expect. Credit to moonslav who predicted a win in what turned out to be a very close game.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Of course he's more comfortable in CF. It's easier. And maybe he will hit better while playing CF. But that doesn't mean he isn't still the best Sox SS this season and where he should play this season. I think playing Duran in LF is a waste even though I think he makes the catch Ref didn't tonight which cost the 2d run.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Too valuable to be sent down. He is the best Sox SS right now and the best centerfielder. Plus he's a righty batter facing mostly righty pitchers. I'm not sure the minors can teach him how to see and hit MLB pitching.
  21. Maxbialystock
    I think Pivetta showed a ton of heart getting through 6 innings and giving up 2 runs. Skulak, however, is just as tough as advertised. But at 2-1 it's still a great game and one the Sox could win.
  22. Maxbialystock
    That was a wicked changeup Skubal used to K Gonzalez.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Home plate ump is doing pretty well so far. He might be favoring the pitchers, but that's fine with me. Devers remains hitless in Detroit.
  24. Maxbialystock
    We are just 3 innings, and the score is 2-1, Tigers, but it's been an excellent game to watch. If Ref catches that catchable fly to LF, the game is score is 1-1. So your prediction looks pretty good so far.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Enough. Let's just agree I'm the pissant and you're the expert. I don't know the numbers, but my guess is that most double plays for a major league team involve the 2d baseman. And double plays are a pitcher's best friend. Good double play tandems need to be artists as well as fielders/throwers because tenths of a second count.
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