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  1. Maxbialystock
    Frank Robinson was the only player to get MVP in both Leagues, first with the Reds and then with the Orioles. Reportedly, when he got to the Orioles, he was highly regarded and used to conduct mock courts after games awarding penalties for misplays (some very minor, I think). Were Bello on that Orioles team, I think Frank would have not conducted his "kangaroo court" after a game like this. Too painful.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Bello has nothing, period. No command and no repertoire--just a slider and a sinker. From what I've read, he does have potential, but it's abundantly clear he hasn't been coached/taught very much in the so-called Sox "system." What was the name of that 22 year old starter the Sox faced in Tampa? He was far more professional.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Getting past Sale is almost a necessity, as it was in 2021when the Sox beat the Yankees and Rays to get to the ALCS without a closer. My comment was meant to say this season so far is unreal, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde unreal.
  4. Maxbialystock
    We react, which is normal, especially on a blog site. Besides, this team is frightening.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Thanks However, in the last three games vs LA Fenway has average 36,000 and they/you are paying a lot.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Brasier has other good games this season. As for Whitlock--and this is just an opinion--he excels the fewer fastballs he throws. That slider or curve looks awfully good. Changeup is up in the zone too often. Defense supported him well. Even Ort did, especially that pickup at 2b. Given all the bad stuff we've seen in 16 games, 8-8 is just incredible.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Back to topic A--I do not see how anyone can formulate a realistic explanation of this season so far. I sure can't.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Now that I understand. Thus my name.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Has it occurred to anyone else that the title of this thread is unachievable?
  10. Maxbialystock
    Baseball. Nothing else like it.
  11. Maxbialystock
    I wish you had not brought his name up because I do remember defending him.
  12. Maxbialystock
    To be honest, I have been as down on this team as anyone. Today the hitting kind of sucked, but Turner had that one great swing with a man on, and that was all the Sox needed. Pitching, especially Whitlock, was excellent, but so was the the defense. I especially liked the grab by Wong and the pickup throw by Ort to 2d base. That's exactly the kind of play I would have sworn this team could never execute in a million years--and they did it at just the right time. This team bears little resemblance to the team who just played four at the Trop, which is not just the worst ballpark in MLB. It's the worst ballpark in MLB history.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Great game thread, especially all the comments about how clueless Cora is. It's great to be reading stuff by experts who know way more than any Sox manager ever did.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Go ahead. Pile it on. Sox are winning 2-1 and actually look like a MLB team today. Sox fans in the seats might be the reason. First two games back at the Fens and the temp in the low 50's, the attendance was 36,680 and 36,594. Today's might be even higher.
  15. Maxbialystock
    About the defense. Refsnyder in LF, Kike in CF, and Dugo in RF is actually a pretty decent defense. So are Devers, Chang, Arroyo, and Turner. And Wong behind the plate. I think Whitlock has fallen in love with that curve ball--and with good reason. Maybe he will throw those straight ones--which he has loved way too much--a little less often.
  16. Maxbialystock
    I deserve that.
  17. Maxbialystock
    You have every reason to tout Whitlock. He's a little wild, but his stuff is good and he doesn't seem to be throwing as many fastballs (which are hittable) as last time. Me, I was ready to demote him to AA after his first start--to heck with the bullpen.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Devers the rally-killer.
  19. Maxbialystock
    That comment reminds me of the old Sox blog site (now gone) on which Terry Francona was routinely blasted for being incompetent. Reason: every loss was his fault and never the players. Right now Cora is managing a Sox team with just four weaknesses: hitting, pitching, fielding, and baserunning. But, if they win today, they will be back to .500. Were you or I managing this team, we would have reason to be suicidal.
  20. Maxbialystock
    I think moonslav said it yesterday or the day before. These Sox can't hit spit. Today's starting lineup's collective batting average is right around the Mendoza line. But they are scoring runs. Also, today's game is the Sox 9th in 9 days--and they are scheduled to play 19 games in 19 days. Nice grab by Wong.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Let's hope none of the other pitchers are watching because they might get the wrong idea.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Insanity is the right word. Babe Ruth was once asked if he knew his salary was now greater than the President's, and his answer was, "well, I had a better year." I think the President was Hoover, so he was probably right. In the series on Baseball, someone commented that before the Reserve Clause was eliminated by Curt Flood's refusal to abide by it, players made roughly 7 times as much as the average fan at the ballpark. Afterward, it was 7 x 7 as much. Assuming half a billion and 10 years of useful pitching/hitting, That's $50M/year. Forget the average fan because Ohtani isn't the average player. $50M just might be the average profit margin for a MLB franchise.
  23. Maxbialystock
    10 minutes to game time.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Watch out with that word "predetermined" because nothing could be dumber than to assume the pitcher has his full repertoire working on any given day. "Predetermined" means inflexible.
  25. Maxbialystock
    I agree it's more than calling pitches.
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