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  1. Maxbialystock
    I'm being disingenuous of course. I was quite happy with the big payrolls of yesteryear, to say nothing of the 4 WS wins after the 86 year drought. On the other hand, I also understand JH's frustration when the 2019 Sox had the biggest payroll in MLB and didn't make the playoffs. Plus, to make matters worse, DD wanted a bunch more money to keep Mookie and replace Price and Sale while continuing to pay them huge sums to do nothing. That's when he brought in Chaim Bloom, who didn't fare too well with the new budget (which remains a mystery). Breslow stepped in and sent Sale packing to the Braves while paying $17M of his 2024 salary and brought in Giolito @ $19M x 2 seasons--and who has yet to throw a Sox pitch in anger. Talk about a horrible start! But he also brought in pitching coach Bailey, who has been terrific.
  2. Maxbialystock
    You absolutely do not want this team to be competitive. In fact, your biggest disappointment this season was when the Sox went 11 games above .500 right before the ASG break. You want a big payroll and big names in the lineup.
  3. Maxbialystock
    You're blaming this on Cora????!!!!! Varitek is a fat slob who sits on the bench the entire game and brings nothing to this Sox team. I'm not saying he wasn't a good catcher because he was--except when it came to catching Wakefield. For that, the Sox had to have Mirabelli.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Meh. The Sox played well in the first two games until they brought in their bullpen, which stunk uniformly, including Jansen. Tonight, Paxton is simply outpitching Crawford because he has a terrific knuckle curve, a better fast ball, and better command. Crawford relies heavily on his fast ball and cutter and the Dodgers are killing both pitches.
  5. Maxbialystock
    It's pretty simple, actually. Crawford loves his fastball and the Dodgers love it even more. Paxton loves his knuckle curve and it has the Sox hitters completely befuddled. So much so that, when he throws heat above the zone, they invariably swing at it and of course miss. Devers has been the most befuddled Sox hitter in this series. He can't hit a pitch in the geometric center of the strike zone.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Agree the Dodgers are better and certainly better constructed. If anything, the 2024 Sox were deconstructed. They are basically a bunch of no-names,. I think that's why attendance has been down 2022-2024. As for the first 2 games in the series, we saw the Dodgers prevail because they had the better bullpen. Both Sox starters outpitched their Dodger counterparts, which is why the Sox had the lead through 7 innings in game 1 and through 8 1/2 innings in game 2. Then Bernardino came in and absolutely destroyed the Sox with his miserable showing in game 1. In game 2 Jansen stunk, Winck stunk, and Weissert stunk. I don't disagree the Dodgers have a ton of big names on their team and the Sox don't. Their CBO/GM is definitely better than ours, and ownership is far more willing to support a big payroll. But that does not mean the Sox are lousy because they've already taken 4/6 from the Yankees (2d highest payroll in MLB) and 2/3 from the Phillies (4th highest payroll, best W-L record in MLB).
  7. Maxbialystock
    Could not agree more. I think 4 or 5 really good teams in MLB would be optimal. Get rid of those nasty errors, lousy pitches, weak swings, etc We need to keep the game pure.
  8. Maxbialystock
    I'm a purist, but like the rule because I think extra inning games can take forever and unfairly overuse the pitching staffs of the teams involved.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Actually, in both games "pure surrender" was sending almost any Sox reliever to the mound. Bernardino was a complete disaster in game 1, and last night Jansen was actually more of a disaster than Weissert was. He needed to get three outs from the bottom of the Dodgers order and didn't come close.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Andrew freaking Vaughn??!!! He's played 91 games for the White Sox this year and his OPS is .675 and his overall WAR is -0.1. I have my doubts about whether Casas will ever be Casas again, but right now I would vastly prefer him over Vaughn. Also, let's not forget that 1b is the easiest infield position. If Trevor Story is healthy, Mayer is brought to Boston, Hamilton is still decent at the plate, Grissom turns out to be decent, etc--then one of those guys could be moved to 1b. Or Devers could be moved to 1b with Story or someone moving to 3b.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Did you miss the first two Dodgers games? Of course you didn't, but you seem to have forgotten that both games were quality starts--yes, quality starts--by Pivetta and Bello. And right now the Sox two best starters are Houck and Crawford. The bullpen, meanwhile, is a disaster--including closer Jansen, who was lucky not to get the loss as well as the blown save tonight.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Sure is, but the Sox did score 6 tonight with 5 of them earned.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Meh. If we can fault Cora, it's for the top of the 11th when of course--with Bill James whispering in his ear--he didn't have Smith bunt the two Sox baserunners over to 2b and 3b. When the Dodgers came to bat in the bottom of the 11th, they had the leadoff batter attempt to bunt not once but twice--and moved the runner to 3b. And that was the ballgame. In Cora's defense, his bullpen simply stinks. Jansen blew the save in the 9th and was lucky not to get the loss.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Not well deserved, and especially not "another well deserved L." The Sox had leads in both games and lost both games because of a weak bullpen. You seem to think the Dodgers are pushovers and no different from the Oakland A's, but in fact the Dodgers lead the NL West by 7 games and are 30-19 in Dodger Stadium.
  15. Maxbialystock
    The Dodgers lead the NL West by 7 games and have been especially good in Dodger Stadium. The Sox had the lead going into the 8th inning in game 1 and in the 7th thru 10th innings in game 2. With a decent bullpen, they win both games. You don't know squat about these Sox and you certainly aren't a fan. Your moniker--Fred Lynn--reminds us of what losers the Sox were for 86 years.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Indeed. Cora had/has lots of options.
  17. Maxbialystock
    What did that Dodgers hitter just do? Was that a bunt? Isn't that illegal or something? I ask because of course the Sox would never bunt with a man on 2b and no one out.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Yoshida pinch-hitting for Ref. Who plays LF in the bottom of the 11th?
  19. Maxbialystock
    Smith is hitless and worthless. And Casas may or may not play again this season.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Well, there's always the excuse that the bullpen is overworked and exhausted. Oh, wait . .
  21. Maxbialystock
    Can someone explain how the call against Kike at 2b wasn't reversed? He looked safe by a mile.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Sox bullpen stinks. Sox bullpen stinks. Sox bullpen stinks.
  23. Maxbialystock
    I agree, but he has the Sox bullpen's only $16M/season pitching arm. In fact, if we ignore Sale, $17M, and Giolito, $19M, he has the most expensive arm the Sox are paying for this season. Giolito is on the IL and Sale is on the BL (Braves List).
  24. Maxbialystock
    For tonight, absolutely.
  25. Maxbialystock
    O'Neill just might have a hot bat. So, should Jansen be asked back to pitch the 10th? Better still, how about an encore from Bernardino?
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