Maxbialystock
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Wong can't catch every game, so McGuire tonight makes sense.
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Good throw, not a one hopper, by McGuire gets the runner going to 2b and out of the inning. Wong makes that throw.
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Am I wrong or are both righty starters relying on the same two pitches--fast ball and big curve?
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My, my. Sox came to play, that's for sure. Dugo again. But Duran got the single.
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Chang didn't learn how to bunt like that in the Sox system.
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In LA the important thing is where do you summer. If in LA, you can have the chicken, but not the duck.
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Good synopsis. Brewers swept Yankees in Milwaukee. They are just back from a 10 game road trip in which they were 7-3. The Sox, despite what seems to be a weak lineup, have scored more runs. Brewers have excellent pitching, ERA ranked 2d in MLB. Before the Twins played at Fenway--where they lost 2 of 3--they had the #1 (lowest) ERA. Now they are 4th.
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Actually, getting stuff wrong has produced some pretty good results in the past.
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Six lefty bats vs righty. Pretty good lineup except for Casas and Chang. I exempt Yoshida because he hit the ball hard yesterday (well, once, anyway). Bottom third looks better than the middle third. But, frankly, I refuse to second guess Cora because I think he's made some good choices this year. Without Story and now Duvall, the on paper weak lineups have produce surprising results.
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A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
Maxbialystock replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Long. But thoughtful. Maybe San Diego reinvigorated him. -
Jad has already told us he is not from this planet.
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The decline in Boston was probably inevitable because reportedly seasons were sold out in the early years of the John Henry era, which ended the curse two years in with an incredible come from behind ALCS win over the Yankees and three years later vs. Cleveland, coming from behind 1-3. But then not much until the semi-amazing 2013 and again another fallow period until 2018. Even more amazing is Fenway is 110 years old with some of the worst sightlines in MLB--combined with high seat prices and high cost of hot dogs, etc. On the other hand, the semi-genius of Fenway is it's relatively small capacity of 37K+. In a bad year against a bad team, they can still euchre the faithful to pay big bucks for right field corner seats where you can't see diddly. Plus all that history--including the very significant history of Boston itself.
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A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
Maxbialystock replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I liked Bogey. A lot. But I thought his price was too high. So of course right now he is absolutely gangbusters in San Diego with a WAR of +1.3. -
Not much difference in my view. The numbers I cited on games in which Wong has played vs games in which McGuire has played are more persuasive. I was high on Arroyo coming into this season. No longer, but I also haven't given up hope.
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In other words, he's a loser and needs to go to the bullpen or into rehab or whatever. I do understand the point that the Sox are paying him $10M. Thus someone else's comment he should get 10 starts before any change is made. After all, he's an investment. However, my furor at keeping him in the rotation is that starters and only starters can make a huge difference in winning and losing. It used to be--and often still is--that managers would leave starters in until they had given up 7 runs. Why? Because you want to get some innings out of your starter, even one who gets off to a bad start. And, of course, right now the Sox are well into playing 19 games without a break. My furor is strengthened by the realization that we know five other starters are better and that Bello has more potential right now than a veteran clearly in decline.
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I like that word inelastic. It does apply to the Rays. And to the Sox and Cubs except that I do think the Sox attendance is in decline, which you seem to agree with in your 3d point. I checked the Angels attendance and in fact Ohtani and Trout have not helped--their attendance was terrific in 2010 and still better than this year in 2016. Good point. You are right about the Dodgers, et al. Their fan bases should have high expectations. In fact, I remember looking at Sox attendance during the John Henry era and discovered that attendance didn't go up much during a really good season--but did the following season. Thus it was higher in 2014 than in 2013 and higher in 2019 than in 2018.
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Plus moonslav has said all he wants to about the rotation. He thinks it's fine with Kluber in it. And I completely disagree with him. Kluber has started and lost 4 games because he stinks. At the same time Cora has six other starters--Sale, Pivetta, Whitlock, Crawford, Houck, and very likely Bello--who are better choices.
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A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
Maxbialystock replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Preaching to the choir. I was pissed when the Sox didn't try to keep Iglesias after the 2021 season. And I assumed it was their asinine preference for hitters over fielders, even at SS. Plus of course they had their eyes on Story, whom they paid big bucks for. And they assumed that Kike and others could cover SS. -
And 10 losses minimum. Kluber is a loser. I'm exaggerating, of course, but Kluber's stuff--his repertoire and his command--don't look very good.
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I agree, but the risk is only for one game, after which they bring up another catcher. Plus, if McGuire plays 1b, there is no risk.
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Whatever happened to the idea that Kluber needs to be replaced in the rotation? He's killing us, absolutely killing us. Houck, Whitlock, Sale, Crawford, and Pivetta are all clearly better. And Bello probably is.
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Wong has a significantly higher DWAR than McGuire, so to me that makes him a better catcher. But I agree the Sox need to get McGuire's bat into the lineup. He can play 1b on days he isn't catching, or he can DH with Turner playing 1b. Casas has the lowest WAR on the team at -0.5. Wong and McGuire currently have the same overall WAR: +0.3. Those WAR's are tied for 4th best on this Sox team, so it makes sense to play both of them. FWIW (and that's not much), the Sox are 8-5 in games in which Wong has played (but not necessarily started). When McGuire has played in a game, the Sox so far are 4-7.
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I'm going to go back to my OP and suggest that part of the Rays attendance problem is that they don't pay the big bucks for the big names. I do think the Trop (which I have never been inside of) is the worst ballpark in MLB. But this year the product on the field is absolutely superb, the very best in MLB. I've been to Camden Yards several times. It's terrific. But the product on the field, combined with the Washington Nationals (and their new park) proving to be a good draw just 38 miles away, has seen attendance go steadily down. The Orioles product right now is pretty good and the Nationals stink. So far the Nats average 21,285 and the Orioles 21,181. When the Nats were the Expos in Montreal, the Orioles attendance was 34,344 in 2004. They went 78-84 that season.
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A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
Maxbialystock replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The Sox have never liked good fielding SS's, except on a temporary basis. They dumped Gonzalez once and Iglesias twice. When they decided good hitting Bogaerts was going to be unaffordable, they took the plunge on Story. At SS their rule is, "bat first, glove second." In the John Henry era that has resulted in 4 WS wins. -
A Realistic View of 2023: Part II
Maxbialystock replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The Rays have yet to lose at the Trop this season.