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  1. Maxbialystock
    That's what I saw/thought as well. Afraid to throw strikes, then throws them down the middle. Cole, on the other hand, has also thrown some down the middle, but the Sox can't handle the heat. Cole does have much better command, however.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Once upon a time, the rbi leader in either League was in the hunt for MVP. Now it's the WAR leader. Right now the Yankees lead the AL in run production (runs scored) with 421. After them, the 2d , 3d, 4th runs leaders are the Twins, Jays, and Sox with 386, 386, and 383--and the Sox have played just 82 games to 83 for the Jays and 85 for the Twins. So, while I too am disappointed in their rbi's, I think it is also true that the Sox are somehow managing to be among the AL leaders in runs production. Last year when Bogey, Kike, Devers, JDM, Renfroe, Verdugo, and Arroyo had pretty good seasons, the Sox finished 4th in the AL in runs production.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Excellent analysis. But, why then, did you give Yankees just a 25-30% chance of winning the WS this year? I was the one, a week or two ago, who said it had to be 50% despite the plethora of teams.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Mistakes must be pounced upon. Did you know you misspelled perceives? You started your sentence with a conjunction.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Kirk (WAR 3.2), Trevino (WAR 2.0), Heim (WAR 2.0), and Raleigh (WAR 1.4) are all better than Vazquez (WAR 1.0).
  6. Maxbialystock
    You're saying 2021 was a bad year for Cora and the Sox?
  7. Maxbialystock
    You're being sarcastic, of course, so it might interest you to know that in these two games, last night and tonight, the Rays pitchers have given up 3 BB's and the Sox pitchers 14. Plus of course the Sox hitting continues to stink. Ultimately, of course, the manager owns all the wins and losses as compared to the expectations of his bosses. But right now, I doubt that Bloom or John Henry wants to dump Cora as badly as you do.
  8. Maxbialystock
    This ain't on Cora, not by a long shot. The lineup is scoreless. Bello didn't have it in his first MLB start. And Sawamura came into this game having given up 2 runs in the past month and 12.1 innings pitched. His WAR coming into tonight was +. 6. Were those 4 BB's gawdawful? Absolutely. But, if he was due for a bad night, this was the best game for it because the Sox can't hit spit.
  9. Maxbialystock
    JDM with his patented GIDP grounder, but he didn't hit it hard enough. Fans at the game tonight should get a refund.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Kluber has thrown a bunch of pitches right down the middle and not paid the price.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Oh, and the one really solid defensive play by the Sox? Bello who grabbed a grounder, turned 180 degrees, and threw a strike to 2b to start the GIDP. He also wisely didn't trust Cordero on that soft grounder to the right and touched 1b himself.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Yes, Bello is getting tagged, but this is also one very weak Sox defensive team. Verdugo and Duran have negative DWAR's, and JBJ's is a flat 0. Arroyo at 3b bears little resemblance to Arroyo @ SS. It's also continuing it's nonproductivity at the plate.
  13. Maxbialystock
    His strike % is under 60%.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Chubby Choi scores from 1b on a double off the green monster. Weak play by the outfield and infield getting the ball home.
  15. Maxbialystock
    The rookie starter is showing a lot more gumption than the woebegone lineup that already has an error and a popup with men on 2d and 3d and 2 out.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Not just Story in the 9th. Sox had tons of opportunities last night and ended up 2 for 12 with RISP. After 2 runs in the 1st inning, and 1 in the 2d, the Sox scored 1 run in the next 7 innings. Rays pitching was solid when needed. As for Story, after the solo dinger in the 2d inning, he went 0 for 4 with 3 K's and was probably happy with that popup to end the game.
  17. Maxbialystock
    And correctly, one should hasten to add. When Robles went in for the 7th, it was an unwinnable game (7-3 at that point) in a sequence of 17 straight games without a day off. This was game 5. In game 1 the Sox bullpen has to pitch 3.1 innings, in game 2, 2 innings, in game 3, 7 innings, in game 4, 9 innings, and last night 3.1 innings. Up ahead, with no break, are 5 more games with the Rays and 7 against the Yankees.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Good theory. Good laydown.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Meh. To me the bigger point is that jacksonianmarch is broadcasting old news. The AL East has been the beast of the American League almost from the outset this season. The Yankees are a big part of that, but three of the other AL East teams have winning records and the lowly Orioles @ .463 are almost respectable. The one key point jacksonianmarch pounced on not long ago is that the postseason format dampens the Yankees prospects for winning the WS in 2022. Absolutely no question they have been great his year. But last year's WS champs, the Braves, won just 88 games in the regular season. Other 2021 postseason teams included the Rays (100 wins), the Red Sox and Yankees (92 wins each), the White Sox (93 wins), the Astros (95 wins), the Brewers (95 wins), the Cardinals (90 wins), the Giants (107 wins), and the Dodgers (106 wins).
  20. Maxbialystock
    It's a brave new world. Seabold went 4.2 vs. the Jays and gave up 7 runs, then 4.0 vs. the Cubs and 1 run. Winckowski pitched 3 vs. the Orioles in April for 4 runs. June: 3 starts, 17 innings, ERA 2.12. July: 6 innings, 1 run. Crawford has had three good outings (3 IP, 0 runs vs the Rays, 5 IP, 0 runs vs Seattle and 5.1 IP, 0 runs vs. the Rays), and 8 others that brought his season ERA to 5.04. All in all, not too shabby by the rookies. Now comes Bello, age 23, with 14 starts, 85 IP, and an ERA of 2.33 this year in AA and AAA.
  21. Maxbialystock
    That has definitely been the trend this season for the Sox. We can only hope that Wacha will recover the use of his arm for ordinary living tasks.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Agree with bellhorn04, but these are just terrific stats.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Attendance last night was 31K, not too shabby. The Sox are currently ranked 9th in MLB attendance with 31,695 per game.
  24. Maxbialystock
    JDM's current (July 6, 2022) WAR is 3d best in MLB among DH's. Bogey's WAR of 3.1 is also 3d best--among shortstops--in MLB. Mookie Betts has a gargantuan contract/salary, and his WAR is 3.0. I have griped about those two as well, but perspective is needed. I agree their departures after this season are likely, but do think they will be missed. Bogey was part of the 2013 and 2018 WS teams, JDM the 2018 (his first season with Boston). However, I also think the John Henry will not want to meet their salary demands.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Agree.
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