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  1. Maxbialystock
    I love watching great D too. Pitching and hitting are the heart of the game, but lack poetry. I mean, it's even cool when the first baseman grabs a short throw on the hop, when the catcher throws out a runner going to 2b or, better still, 3b. And double plays can run the gamut from routine to absolutely brilliant--but in every case they really make a difference. I hated when the Sox traded away Jose Iglesias in 2013, but they also won the WS after doing it--and beat Jose's new team, the Tigers, in the ALCS. This year-- 4 games--we just might be seeing the practical value of good D. I think you were right to emphasize the absence of good D last year.
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    Agree.
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    Ever the pessimist. But definitely provocative.
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    Joely is the only lefty on the staff--the other 12 are righties. I think that's why he is getting to the mound--3 times in 4 games. Cora wants to see what he can do. He no doubt also wants the front office to see.
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    I'm sure you're right and I suppose that's a great insight. But, frankly, I prefer to think of our current team as keepers, as in, we keep them because they are winning freaking games. You, on the other hand, seem to be planning for and maybe even hoping for failure. Wrong?
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    I completely disagreed with your obsession about defense last year. And I was wrong. These first 4 games have been revelatory for me. For all we know the improved defense has given the rotation a tad more confidence. Someone posted the following, which I just verified: the four starters so far have gone 22 innings while giving up 1 BB. Ain't that something?
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    There are tons of talksoxers who question almost everything Cora does. moonslav talked incessantly about the defense last year and basically said what you've just said. So far, I like the defense. The two errors last night were costly, but the good outweighs the bad so far.
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    Great win today, exactly what most of us weren't expecting. Whitlock went 5 when it looked like he'd be lucky to go 3--and gave up just the 1 run. Sox were competitive in all 4 games @ Seattle, largely because of the rotation. Credit to the pitchers of course, but also the manager, pitching coach, and both catchers. Actually, I'm impressed with the whole team--defense, baserunning, hitting (sort of), bullpen.
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    Sox now 2-2 after 4 @ Seattle. Not bad at all. Rotation was unbelievably good in all 4 games, especially because they are supposed to be the big weakness. All 4 games were winnable by Sox. 2019 Sox, fresh off the incredible 2018 season, also started on West Coast. They went 3-8 and never really recovered. They had Mookie, Xander, JDM, Beni, JBJ (OPS .783), Vazquez, Moreland, Chavis, and Holt. Rotation included Sale, Price, ERod, Porcello, and Eovaldi. I'm pretty sure they had the highest payroll in MLB and did not make the postseason.
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    Hmmmmm. Pretty lousy predictions. And I couldn't be happier!
  11. Maxbialystock
    The complaints about Cora so far have been stupid and unjustified--especially the caterwauling about how he refused to allow Jansen to close last night. I think Cora is just the right guy for this team, who could easily be 3-1 but for those two costly errors last night. Even better would have been Jansen without a stiff back. The real credit, of course, has to go to the rotation. Bello, Pivetta, Crawford, and even Whitlock were insanely good in their first starts. I think the defense is better than last year, also the baserunning. The hitting--not so good--but I agree with others it will get better.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Short game thread. I guess this game has been a bitter disappointment for the legion of Cora baiters who know so much more than he does. These first four games have astounded me--especially the contrast with the 2019 Sox who started that season 3-8 @ Seattle, @ Oakland, and @ Arizona. And they were coming off the best Sox season ever. The starting pitching has been ridiculously good and kept the Sox in all 4 games. One was lost because the hitters went scoreless, and another when Jansen was unavailable to close and Joely Rodriguez gave up 3 runs, 2 earned. The bullpen has actually been good in 2 of the 4 games (2d and 4th). The defense has been better than last year. The hitting has been a disappointment, but I expect it to get better. Oakland next, tomorrow @ 9:40. Houck starts.
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    Heck, I'm surprised the Sox are even playing the game with a lineup this bad. Time to dump that idiot Cora.
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    I believe you're being sarcastic, but in any case the lineup today--as horrible as it is and as ignorant as our manager is--seems to be working.
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    Another Cora critic bites the dust.
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    Some truly excellent insights into how truly stupid Cora is. It's just a doggone shame the Sox have scored 4 runs with the worst lineup imaginable.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Reread what I wrote. I'm no expert, but I do know Cora has tons more expertise than any of us. It's that simple. Nobody on talksox ever managed squat. Nobody on talksox has access to the information Cora has. The criticism of Cora is all about frustration that the Sox lost a game. On another website long ago and far away, every single time the Sox lost it was Francona's fault. He coulda/woulda/shoulda done this or that.
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    We don't know whose idea the stealing was. Weren't you one of those claiming Cora should have used Jansen for the save? The Sox have 13 pitchers, of whom just one is a lefty--Joely Rodriguez. So, the way this talksox board operates, if Bernardino had made the roster, the boo birds would have complained every single time a lefty batter got a hit: "Why didn't that idiot Cora get a lefty pitcher on the roster?"
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    Cora didn't lose the game last night, not even close. Reyes made the error to bring in the first run and Abreu the error that definitely contributed to the 3d run because it allowed the runner on 1b to get to 3b. Without Abreu's error, Mariners on 1st and 2b when the next guy hits the grounder for a very likely GIDP and a win. As I've said before, these game threads are infested with idiots who don't know diddly about managing a baseball team. Did I forget to mention that Cora sent McGuire in to pinch hit for Wong and that McGuire doubled?
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    What is point of this thread when all of talksox ignorant? Jansen unavailable Saturday night, but everyone condemned Cora for not using him.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Jansen unavailable. Stiff back. Cora made other good moves to win game. Ignorance rampant on talksox.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Jansen not available, stiff back.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Absolutely right. Kirby was pretty good last year too--31 starts, 190 IP, ERA 3.35. I just got a little rambunctious because, well, it's another season. One of my favorite scenes from Fever Pitch is when the season tickets arrive. I'm pessimistic like most of us this year, but right now there is a glimmer of hope because both Bello and Pivetta had good starts, the defense looks pretty decent, and the lineup is supposed to be better. Someone else said 5-5 on this road trip wouldn't be too bad, and I agree.
  24. Maxbialystock
    I almost forgot. Congratulations and many thanks to MVP 78 for our first win of the season! In fact, it was actually a good win with a good start by Bello, almost decent relief, and lots of hitting by the Sox. Now let's see if Moonslav can get us our second win.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Only the hoi polloi indulge in sarcasm. That was irony.
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