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  1. Maxbialystock
    Could somebody please explain to me why Perez is so highly regarded when Cora has to pull him after 62 pitches against a weak Yankees lineup? I just looked at the detailed summary on the mlb app, and it's clear he needed to be pulled even though he was only charged with 3 runs (all earned). It seems to me that Cora does not have much confidence in Perez.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Ahem. All due respect, but I think I should remind you that Ted Williams was interested in one thing and one thing only, hitting--and he said so often. He wasn't interesting in fielding or running the bases or any other ancillary skills. Just hitting. But forget Williams and just look at how many pitches are thrown in a game vs. how many balls are put in play. And my goodness the increasing importance of getting a walk or giving one up--both of which involve nothing but the pitcher and batter and no one else.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Well, guess what? You got your wish and this lineup was/is a complete bust--against Taillon and his 4.60 ERA.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Tonight's game suggests--only that--that one guy can't fix the Sox pitching and hitting issues.
  5. Maxbialystock
    So true. In 2012 he had another injury-plagued season and in 2013 a bonafide, this is the real Ellsbury season with a .781 OPS (his career OPS is .760). Just shows how desperate the Yankees were to replace Cano's bat.
  6. Maxbialystock
    And let's not forget that a decimated Yankees lineup scored 3 runs last night and another 5 tonight--and hit 2 dingers both nights.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Perhaps. But what about the other 8 bats in the lineup? Indeed, Dalbec didn't start this game. Meanwhile, Hernandez, Verdugo, Devers, Renfroe, Duran and Arroyo are all hitless.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Next stop, Buffalo and the Jays, who have won 4 straight.
  9. Maxbialystock
    I hear you but honestly think baseball is unique in the centrality of the confrontation between pitcher and hitter. All else--baserunning, defense, etc--are secondary to that. The Sox lineup has simply stopped hitting. Last night the Sox pitching, except for Sawamura, was pretty good, but Cole owned our hitters, especially JDM and Devers who both struck out too often and in key situations.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Yep.
  11. Maxbialystock
    5-0 Yankees. This series has been a disaster--unless you are a Yankees fan.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Dalbec is the least of our problems. Any reason given on why he replaced Arroyo? Correction: I just read Arroyo hurt his leg.
  13. Maxbialystock
    I apologize for this OP, which was a lousy attempt at reverse mojo. The simple fact is that the weak hitting has lingered from last night and from before the ASG. Plus overall the Yankees do have pretty good pitching, especially the bullpen. Agree on comments about Devers hitting. I missed most of the game because I was at a family dinner, which was great fun.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Bellhorn04: I agree.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Perez (L) vs. Taillon ® Sox have no chance in this game because last night broke them and the Yankees are now resurgent. Also, look at this horrible lineup which is without talksox fav Dalbec: Hernandez 2b Verdugo LF JDM DH Bogey SS Devers 3B Renfroe RF Duran CF Vazquez C Arroyo 1B But then, hopeless causes are the only ones worth rooting for.
  16. Maxbialystock
    NYC has the 67th worst crime rate of the 100 biggest cities in the USA--as compiled by the FBI in 2017. This list does not include cities (like Boston) which simply didn't report any data to the FBI.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Agree on all, especially that 2011 was an outlier season for Ellsbury. It caused the Yankees to pay way too much for him because he never came anywhere near those numbers in the years that followed.
  18. Maxbialystock
    If you count them, you can see I named 17 teams, including the A's and Rays, who haven't won the WS in the last 20 years. That said, however, the now lengthy playoffs have made upsets more likely, which is why 13 different teams have won the WS in the last 20 years. To me that's huge! It should give hope to all kinds of teams. In 2019, for example, the Nationals were the first DC-based team to win the WS in the history of MLB because the old Washington Senators, all three iterations of them, never did. Even better, the Nationals won the WS after dumping Bryce Harper, now with the Phillies.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Absolutely.
  20. Maxbialystock
    If Duran can keep looking like last night, I expect Hernandez to replace Dalbec at 1b as soon as Bogey can return to SS. Hernandez is obviously a better centerfielder than Duran, but he is also almost certainly a better firstbaseman than Dalbec as well as a better hitter.
  21. Maxbialystock
    In the year he first came up (late in the 2007 season), Ellsbury was a better fielder than Duran, probably better on the basepaths, and had an OPS of over .900. Back then the Sox liked stealing bases, but no longer. Duran is very likely to have more power and will probably be a better overall hitter than Ellsbury, but I have my doubts about his range and arm in the outfield. Ellsbury had a crappy arm too, but became a pretty good outfielder. I do not see how it is even remotely possible Duran will be as injury prone as Ellsbury. So, yeah, better.
  22. Maxbialystock
    He looked pretty good scoring from 2b last night despite the rain.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Completely disagree. Bloom and Beane have both shown they can field winning teams with small budgets. They just can't win the WS. But guess what? The Yankees have won 27 WS, but, despite continuing to spend huge amounts for salaries, have won only 1 in the last 20 years, which is just 1 more than the A's, the Rays, the Jays, the Orioles, the Guardians, the Tigers, the Twins, the Mariners, the Rangers, the Mets, the Braves, the Marlins, the Rockies, the Padres, the Pirates, the Reds, and the Brewers.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Dalbec is 5th on the Sox in rbi's with the fewest at bats of any of the "regulars." He also, however, leads the Sox in K's, plus he's a lousy defensive firstbaseman. When Duran moved up to the Sox, I figured he would go to CF and Hernandez to 1b and Dalbec to the bench. But that hasn't happened. So, even though I too am not a Dalbec fan, Cora and Bloom aren't willing to send him back to Worcester--yet. If they want him in Boston, so do I.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Nope. 5 is kindergarten and 6 is 1st grade and 18 is 12th grade. How soon we forget.
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