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  1. Maxbialystock
    Great call by Plawecki (or Eovaldi) on that final strike for the swinging K. Solid 1st for Eovaldi. Credit to Gardner for just making contact to get that single.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Recently the bottom third of the order has done well, but not Plawecki or Cordero.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Based on what I said, it's a fair criticism that I don't appreciate how hard MLB pitching is. But in fact I do and have expatiated on the topic in the past. A MLB starter has to have the accuracy of a professional knife thrower--but at four times the distance--and the strength to throw it really hard, the skill to throw different kinds of breaking balls, and the endurance to do it 80-120 times per start. And you're right: Porcello did all those things. But in my view he never had even one good pitch that was really hard to hit, so he had to rely on mixing his pitches, which kind of worked, but he lacked the kind of command that got guys out. Thus his career OPS Against was .750, and in his five years (2015-2019) with the Sox his OPS's against were .787, .635 (his Cy Young year), .826, .698, and .809.
  4. Maxbialystock
    I don't like Vazquez one darn bit. He's stopped hitting, he needs to stop taking chances on the basepaths, he leads MLB in passed balls with 9 (next worst only has 5), and he's overweight. However, I think one reason why the pitching staff--and last night is a perfect example--has exceeded expectations has to be that Vazquez knows what he is doing behind the plate. So, yeah, I'm fine with more Plawecki or even Wong (who looks great behind the plate--no passed balls and very few if any wild pitches). But I think Cora likes Vazquez out there and maybe for good reason.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Devers currently has the 11th best WAR, 3.8, in the AL and the 8th best OPS, .939. He's also tied with Guerrero for most rbi's, 79. His DWAR is +.2.
  6. Maxbialystock
    My guess is you are right: COVID related.
  7. Maxbialystock
    I've watched the replay on the mlb.com app, but it only has a couple of camera angles. Yes, Verdugo is running hard, but I don't know if he ran hard from the outset. The camera from last night, which I no longer can see, showed the ball hitting his glove, which normally allows the official scorer to call an error if he thinks one is merited.
  8. Maxbialystock
    I don't think that can be done for less than $300M. Devers might be willing to settle for less, but his agent will insist on more.
  9. Maxbialystock
    If you mean the one in the 9th inning, I thought he was just running so hard he couldn't hold his glove steady. It did hit his glove, but he was not charged with an error. I did not see anything lah-dee-dah about that play.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Same thing happened in the 3d inning when Cole walked Duran because he stopped throwing heat and wanted to get fancy.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Good grief. Yes, I too loved the 6 runs, the two dingers by Devers, etc, but the miracle of this game was losing ERod after 3 outs and holding the Yankees to 1 run over the last 8 innings. The bullpen, no doubt aided by the Yankees anemic lineup, was/were amazing.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Betts went to LA for one reason and one reason only: the Sox decided his first free agent contract would be unaffordable, which in fact proved to be the case. Getting Verdugo only softened the blow slightly. However, since you insist on comparing the two, I offer the following. The Dodgers are paying Mookie $365M for 12 season, which means this year he is earning $30M and has a WAR of 3.5. Verdugo is getting paid $560K and has a WAR of 1.3. So it seems to me Verdugo is a much better value even though I would agree Mookie Betts is a rarity, a bonafide five tool player (hit, hit with power, run, field, and throw).
  13. Maxbialystock
    Porcello only pitched 5 seasons for the Sox, after which they were eager to let him go on his way. I just like Houck more than Porcello because Porcello drove me nuts because he didn't have one single really good pitch nor all that much command. I entirely agree we have no idea what Houck will amount to.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Neither did I.
  15. Maxbialystock
    He's the only Yankees fan I can remember reading on talksox. Did you not mean a Yankees fan?
  16. Maxbialystock
    An exaggeration, but not by too much.
  17. Maxbialystock
    jacksonianmarch is no troll and often has good insights.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Duran ain't no JBJ, but I don't see a lot fly balls dropping in or going over his head.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Dalbec hitless tonight. His 2 singles last night--both crucial singles resulting in runs scored--are long forgotten.
  20. Maxbialystock
    That could take awhile. Maybe until 2022.
  21. Maxbialystock
    You got that right.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Sort of. Good point. Valdez did go 3 innings.
  23. Maxbialystock
    I think tonight we are seeing the real Yankees lineup. Our starter ERod only got 3 outs, and in the 2d walked a guy, gave up a single and a double, with one man scoring, and had to leave the game with no one out. The Sox bullpen took over and that was the Yankees last run through 8 innings so far. Don't get me wrong--I'm delighted with how our bullpen came through--but I also think a better Yankees lineup would have scored at least one more run. The hitters definitely came through, especially Rafael, of course, but Duran had had 2 hits, as did Hernandez, Bogey with a single and a sac fly, Verdugo with a single and run scored.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Three HBP's by Sox pitchers tonight.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Devers is just unreal.
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