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  1. Maxbialystock
    Today we are seeing the old Chavis, the one who deserved not to start the season in Boston. That said, I think Quintana has pitched well despite the hits by Gonzalez, Plawecki, and Arauz.
  2. Maxbialystock
    7, 8, and 9 hitters get the first 3 hits, then 1, 2, and 3 hitters crap out. With Chavis it's expected, but not Devers.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Baloney. Chavis is an embarrassment. So too are Chavis and Devers at bats with a man on 3b and no outs and then one out.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Eovaldi covers 1b nicely.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Meanwhile, Quintana looks every bit of a MLB starter. He doesn't have Eovaldi's heat, but he has what Eovaldi doesn't have: good breaking stuff and command.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Absolutely not. Set up or closer, you need 2 good pitches, and Eovaldi doesn't even have 1. I am exaggerating of course because some days he does have good stuff.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Well, that's certainly something to shoot at--a 4 run deficit.
  8. Maxbialystock
    A couple more runs, and Eovaldi's ERA will go over 5.
  9. Maxbialystock
    All four hits off fastballs. The one out on a slider. The HBP on the splitter.
  10. Maxbialystock
    OK, maybe good grief Nate today.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Ok, splitter not working.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Wow. Eovali mowed 'em down in the 1st, so now he wants to shake off his catcher--and then HBP.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Chavis is back!!!! Three pitches and a K. Mr. Reliable.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Gotta go with you on this issue. When jacksonianmarch says the Sox are in dire need of an ace, he is thinking like a Yankee fan who loves ownership spending tons and tons of money. As moonslav reminds us, the rotation is doing their share in both innings pitched and results. The bullpen, except for Barnes and probably Ottavino, is a little dicey.
  15. Maxbialystock
    So they say. And very few leadoff hitters say they don't feel that pressure.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Statistically, I think your strong conviction is on firm ground. There's a well known college basketball statistician named Ken Pomeroy, and he includes a stat called "luck" to explain why a team does or does not win close games that season.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Sale still doesn't have a changeup, but I think he is the most professional pitcher I've seen throw for the Red Sox. He has great stuff, good command, and does a great job fielding his position, going to 1b on the grounders to the right, etc. ERod used to be notorious for not covering first on time.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Funny thing about the pressure of leading off. I agree it's real and daunting. But you can really only lead off once in a game--in the first inning. Thereafter, almost anyone can lead off the next inning.
  19. Maxbialystock
    I cite the A's only as an example of the quirkiness of baseball and my semi-conviction that the A's know how to win close games despite a so-so offense (17th in MLB in runs scored) and so-so pitching (15th best ERA in MLB).
  20. Maxbialystock
    When the Sox started losing while the bullpen, which early on had been solid, was giving up runs, someone said they were being overworked. I bow to your stats because the numbers argue that so far no one is overworked. About Brice. His ERA in 8 appearances and 7.2 innings in April was 3.52. In 4 appearances and 4 innings in May his ERA is 13.50 when he gave up 4 runs in the win over the Tigers, 2 in the win over the Orioles, and 0 runs in the lost to Oakland and the win over the Angels. I recite those stats because right now everyone is saying to dump Brice on the dung heap of history but to have faith in Andriese. But to these old eyes Andriese and Brice are two peas in a pod: good enough in April, pretty awful in May.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Completely agree. I remember early in Devers career when he thrived near the bottom but not when he was moved up in the lineup.
  22. Maxbialystock
    They sure are, so I hope I don't have to remind you that the A's, who took 2 of 3 from the Sox, are 24-17 and have a run differential of -9. Indeed, in the 3 game Sox series, the A's scored 8 runs and gave up 11.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Andriese had a good April, I grant you. But he has hurt the Sox in May. Besides, I think he is throwing crap right now and Sawamura has better command and better stuff. Andriese almost reminds me of Kimbrel in 2018 when he was the Sox highly paid closer and pretty good during the regular season. In the postseason he had 6 saves, but in 4 of them he gave up runs and scared the dickens out of us fans. His postseason ERA was 5.91. Kelly's postseason ERA was .78 and Barnes and Brasier had ERA's of 1.04.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Fan is short for fanatic, and talksox is a great outlet for periodic outbursts of Sox fan frustration. That said, I believe I am right that using Andriese, whose May ERA in 5 appearances is 12.71, ahead of Sawamura, whose May ERA in 4 appearances is 3.60, was a mistake.
  25. Maxbialystock
    It's May 16, 41 games and over 1/4th into the season, and my realistic view of 2021 says the Sox have the most wins, 25, and the best winning percentage, .610, in MLB. Lurking nearby, however are the Yankees, Jays, and Rays--all within 3 games of the Sox. This season so far is a gift to Sox fans.
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