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  1. Maxbialystock
    And I don't. Vaccinations are one key, but so are washing, masks, and physical separation.
  2. Maxbialystock
    I definitely was being political because madstork insisted on making this issue political. Covid and especially vaccinations should not be political, but they have become so.
  3. Maxbialystock
    I'd love to talk baseball, but this is a game thread about a game that is for all intents and purposes being forfeited. Sox are down 6-0 in the 3d.
  4. Maxbialystock
    You still don't get it. The unvaccinated--and that's probably 100 million of us--are the problem and the reason why herd immunity is now unlikely.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Specifics?
  6. Maxbialystock
    I think you've put the wrong hat on what is happening. The red states are being hit hardest by covid simply because they don't want vaccinations, which is just stupid. 250 years ago in this country American colonists were getting vaccinated for smallpox. Fortunately, they did not have the internet to convince them vaccinations were a communist plot.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Guys going on the IL for covid is unfortunate, but it's interesting that most of the best players aren't. Pivetta is now the #5 starter. Barnes is the closer who can't close. Bogey has the bad wrist which has affected his hitting and maybe his fielding. Santana is, well, Santana. Kike is a big loss, but Duran wasn't playing anyway. Arroyo would be a big loss except he doesn't need covid to spend most of his time on the IL--he gets injured all the freaking time. Taylor is a loss, but he wasn't pitching that well lately.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Wasn't Pivetta supposed to start today with an extra day's rest?
  9. Maxbialystock
    Not sure what you mean by that because we don't have a lot of information about who's been vaccinated, etc. Moreover, during this season COVID went way down and now the delta version is romping and stomping. I personally am behaving as if COVID is back in full force, but I doubt that I have much company. Certainly MLB is not acting that way because, guess what? The stands are full (unless you're in Tampa) or almost full (Boston).
  10. Maxbialystock
    Mostly agree, but not leadoff, which was impossible to fill until Kike moved in there. Schwarber, I agree, can bat anywhere.
  11. Maxbialystock
    To me the perfect pitching staff would be 5 starters, 3 long relievers like Whitlock, Richards, and Valdez, and 4 good short relievers, and 1 garbage man.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Closer, shmoser. I'd pay Richards $8.5M to continue what he is doing now, long relief. As I keep reminding everyone (and getting ignored), the early relievers can ruin or help win a game as much as the closer. And Richards right now is freaking invaluable if he can keep coming in about every 3d day and going 2-3 innings. Valdez should have pitched 3 last night.
  13. Maxbialystock
    I would have sent Valdez back out for the 9th and sent in Ottavino only if needed. Even though the Sox won, it was costly in bullpen usage. If Valdez gets thru the 9th, Ottavino and Robles get some rest. The Sox have a somewhat depleted bullpen, but it is anchored by 3 pretty good long relievers: Whitlock, Richards, and Valdez. The Sox lineup was also hit, but Arauz, of whom I have never been a fan, has come through with hits and--surprise, surprise--highly competent bunts. Yesterday the Sox had three successful bunts in a game for the first time--according to WEEI--since 1993. Sabermetrics can stuff it.
  14. Maxbialystock
    For players. But not for teams.
  15. Maxbialystock
    So pat yourself on the shoulder. 4 big wins.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Need both 5 or more good innings from Houck and a bunch of runs today. The bullpen is tired from the 4 Rays games + last night.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Expensive win--needed too much from the bullpen.
  18. Maxbialystock
    I kind of like $8.5M, provided he keeps being great through September.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Fortunately, they do two different things. One is a closer and the other a long reliever. We would be nuts to trust Valdez, even though he's done yeoman work for the Sox this year, over Ottavino.
  20. Maxbialystock
    I like this point. I hate Kike not being in CF, but, if Arroyo isn't back or if he can't hit, I personally would move Kike back to 2B because those other choices are just awful at bat.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Nope. One more time. When Kike returns, Cora is very likely to keep Dalbec at 1b with his hot bat (rookie of the month in August). That leaves five good bats for the outfield and DH: Verdugo, Kike, Renfroe, Schwarber, and JDM. My assumption is that Schwarber and JDM will play every game at DH/LF and that the other three will play based on Cora's day to day assessment. Worse case, Cora has a very good pinch-hitter or late inning defensive replacement. If Dalbec's bat goes cold, Schwarber can always play 1b. If covid hits again, Cora has options. I see no problems when and if Kike returns.
  22. Maxbialystock
    A nice dilemma to be in. I frankly think Dalbec is going to stay at 1b, so Cora will have to figure out how to use Verdugo, Kike, Renfroe, and Schwarber/JDM in the outfield (plus Schwarber/JDM at DH). That's also 3 righty bats and 2 lefty bats, so maybe the opposing starter pitcher will determine who starts. Worst case, Cora has a pretty good pinch hitter and/or late inning replacement. Plus COVID might take away another of his options as it has already.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Always with the dollar signs, but I agree, especially on Richards. It is remotely possible that the disaster of no longer being able to rely on his doctored-up knuckle curve has actually made him a better pitcher. He has been freaking unreal in the bullpen and last night to me was the piece de resistance. If he does keep this up for the rest of the season, Bloom and Cora are going to have a heckuva discussion. $10M is a lot, plus I don't like the long hair.
  24. Maxbialystock
    The Sox outfield is far from perfect, but I'm fine with Verdugo (2.7 WAR) in LF, Kike (4.4 WAR) in CF, and Renfroe (1.4 WAR) in RF. Verdugo's OPS is .784, Rike's is .811, and Renfroe's is .813. The argument that Bloom needed to acquire a great defensive CF for the late innings is absurd.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Well, we all have our hobgoblins--or hobby horses as the case my be. Me, I think Ottavino is just what the doctor ordered to keep this badly injured bullpen functional. He's tied for the 4th best pitching WAR on the team, has 11 saves (in 15 opportunities) and 19 holds--and his ERA for August was 1.80. Bloom's acquiring him was genius.
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