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  1. Maxbialystock
    Are you kidding? I said your comment was very credible.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Hard to argue against Texas and Houston. On the other hand, the Sox are very close to both the Jays and Yankees, and there is always the hope the Orioles will falter. Also, as you and others have pointed out, CB and JH might decided to acquire an arm or two. Plus one can certainly hope that Duvall, Story, and Mondesi will actually contribute this season.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Isn't it possible that being more aggressive translates to trusting his instincts--by which I mean the brain's ability to calculate where a fly ball is going--more?
  4. Maxbialystock
    I'm left eye dominant and have no stereoscopic vision, but the brain adapts and finds ways to acquire some depth perception. So I've never had a problem shooting a basketball or tracking fly balls (in the outfield or at SS). But I always fail the stereoscopic vision test and, when playing basketball, have a problem seeing players to my right.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Stunning comment about Kyle Hudson coaching Duran on defense--and very credible.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Not really. MVP 78 is right. The Rays winning percentage is .727 and ours is .545, but we are only 8 games behind them because we are less than 1/3 into this season. Also, espn did an article about how the scheduling change this season. Teams in the same division only play each other 13 times instead of 19. So it's now clear how much better the AL East is than the other 5 divisions. Thus the Sox, dead last in the AL East, have the same winning percentage as the Twins, who lead the AL Central. A whole lot of baseball ahead of us. Right now moonslav's optimism seems justified. Thanks to Sale, Paxton, and Bello, the rotation looks almost decent, especially when Cora has 5 starters--Kluber, Houck, Crawford, Whitlock, and Pivetta (now in the bullpen)--to choose from for his last 2 starters. The bullpen also looks promising, but only if Jansen is still Jansen. And the "no name" lineup has hit incredibly well without Story and Duvall.
  7. Maxbialystock
    I think Sale is the ace. But Paxton looks pretty good, and so does Bello, even when he gives up 5 freaking walks as he did last night. Backing those three up are Kluber, Houck, Crawford, Whitlock, and Pivetta (now apparently moved to the bullpen). Of those five, I prefer Crawford and Houck, but won't contest differing opinions. The point is the one you've made all along--that, while the team ERA is currently 5.00 and ranked 26th in MLB, there is discernible light at the end of the tunnel we've been in. And, contrary to my assertions a few days ago, the bullpen looks pretty decent too, assuming Jansen is OK. I think $16M for a closer is insane, but he already has 9 saves, more than any Sox pitcher had last season. As for the weak defense, I consider it to be a nuisance more than a calamity. The team is hitting and scoring runs with the third best OPS and the 3d most runs scored in MLB--and that, I would argue, is job one for the lineup.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Renfroe had a great arm and 16 outfield assists in 2021. He also had 12 errors. I don't know about anyone else, but I kind of like the outfield we have right now and don't miss Renfroe one bit. When Duvall returns, it's going to be crowded out there with a left fielder, a right fielder, a lefty center fielder and a right center fielder.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Moonslav is right. The Sox have almost always stunk at developing great pitchers, and in the John Henry era they've simply bought the ones they needed--specifically for all 4 of their WS seasons. For the best season of all, 2018, DD brought in Price, Sale, Kimbrel, and Eovaldi. But the very next season the Sox collapsed, so JH fired DD, brought in CB, and maybe swore a blood oath not to pay big bucks for another starter, However, Jansen gets $16M to be our closer.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Devers is 26. If he stays in shape, he can have maybe 10 good years. Of course tonight I was ready to shoot him for that triple pump throw of his that often leads to a bad throw.
  11. Maxbialystock
    It was a cheap shot which I regret. You also started a game thread (April 25) at my request. Kluber was starting. Dangerous duty, I said.
  12. Maxbialystock
    I liked JDM a lot, especially in 2018--but not so much lately. I wrote Turner off as too old and am delighted to admit my error. He hits and is extremely versatile and capable in the field.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Sox are 4 games over .500 for the season in part because you and your negativism have started just 3 game threads.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Bello with 5 BB's and 7 K's and 1 HBP. 106 pitches and counting. Got the 3d out in the 5th inning on pitch 107!!!! 1 run in 5 innings.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Ahem. Cough, cough. They scored 10 runs in game 1. They scored 4 in 5.1 innings off Pivetta yesterday. And they are ranked 14th in MLB in runs scored.
  16. Maxbialystock
    I think whether Bello goes 5 innings for the win will depend mostly on pitch count.
  17. Maxbialystock
    He's young and healthy and Cora will give him a chance to get out of the inning. Bottom of the 2d took forever, plus the umpire jacked Bello around on at least two missed calls in the top of the 2d.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Agree on 1st paragraph. As for the 2d on the rotation, I agree Sale, Bello, and Paxton look pretty good. As for the rest, Whitlock and Crawford are due back shortly--this month--and that gives Cora 8 starters: Sale, Paxton, Bello, Houck, Pivetta, Kluber, Whitlock, and Crawford. Right now Cora has a six man rotation, including Houck, Kluber, and Pivetta. Plus Whitlock and Crawford have started. I see pros and cons for starting Kluber, Pivetta, Houck, Whitlock, and/or Crawford and am happy Cora has to make those decisions. If pressed to choose, I'd go with the two best (among those five) WAR's, Crawford and Houck.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Very apt phrase by your former brother-in-law. The quirks are a challenge, but it overall the Green Monster simplifies the defense.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Too many empty hits by JDM and too many K's with RISP last year. Remember the games we watched? He was a godsend in 2018, the good bat who made all other Sox bats better. As for Bogey, still a good all around SS and good hitter. But he turns 31 this year, and that contract is for $280M. Think about those two numbers. If the Padres are wildly optimistic, they can assume Bogey has 8 good years left, which means they are really paying him $35M a year. Also, Bogey had 15 dingers last year vs. 23 in 2021, 11 in 2020 (in 50 games), and 33 in 2019.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Given the usual title of this thread, I think it's also worth noting that your somewhat optimistic View of 2023 has been the most consistent and--dare I say it?--realistic. The hitting is way better than expected, especially without Story and Duvall, the rotation has shown a few rays of hope, and the bullpen just might have recovered. Plus Whitlock and Crawford, both due back this month, should help. Defense is still an issue.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Let's try this. Ted Williams was the quintessential leftfielder in Fenway. He even said he regretted not paying more attention to his defense. But the overwhelming fact about Fenway is that a really good leftfielder is wasted there. Indeed, on most teams the leftfielder is normally the weakest if only because he doesn't have to make long throws as CF's and RF's customarily do. I have not forgotten the terrific grab Sandy Amoros made against Yogi Berra--I think in the 1955 WS.
  23. Maxbialystock
    I have never played fantasy baseball, so am clueless about how much to spend and where. That said, I believe JH is driving the decision-making on big contracts and is loathe to invest heavily in starters--as he was willing to do in the past.
  24. Maxbialystock
    I'm not sure he's bad. He has 2 outfield assists and 1 error. Dugo--granted, playing a much bigger RF--has 3 outfield assists and 1 error and his DWAR is +0.3. Fenway left field is unique in MLB. Granted Sox leftfielders only play about half of their games at Fenway, I still think the green monster automatically reduces the Sox leftfielder's DWAR. Care to guess what Manny's DWAR was in 2007 when he had 8 outfield assists and 2 errors? -1.9. Jason Bay in 2009 with 15 outfield assists and 0 errors? -0.7. Andrew Benintendi in 2018 with 12 outfield assists and 4 errors? -0.6. He's the same guy awarded the defensive play of the season for that great grab vs. the Astros in the ALCS--in Houston, of course. If you play left field for the Red Sox, you are guaranteed a negative DWAR. The exception might have been Jimmy Piersall, who played CF for the Sox with Ted Williams in LF. Piersall once said he should be paid double because the had to cover CF and LF.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Agree.
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