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  1. Maxbialystock
    Don't want to talk about it. And, in case you have forgotten, JDM and his team-leading OPS, RBI's, and total bases, did exactly the same thing to the Sox in the 4th game at Texas. Cabrera is 38 this year. When Ted Williams was 39, he hit .388 (OPS 1.257) and lost the batting title because he only played in 132 games with 420 at bats, 119 walks, and 547 plate appearances. When he was 42, he played in 113 games with 29 dingers and an OPS of 1.096. Williams finished his career with a total of 2654 hits and 521 dingers. Cabrera is being paid $30M this year as he has been for the past 3 years. For $30M/year for 4 years, his OPS's were/are .843, .744, .746, and .405. This is his 14th season in Detroit, during which he has been paid over $320M to play baseball. By a team in a city which has been losing population and experiencing urban decay throughout those 14 years. This is madness. Cabrera is not the culprit, but MLB and the MLBPA certainly are.
  2. Maxbialystock
    I would argue that Pivetta is a minor miracle. He is tied with Eovaldi and Barnes for the highest WAR, +.8, on the pitching staff. Last night I saw three pitches: fastball, slider, and curve. He can be hit when he goes with just the first two, but was effective when he used all three last night. Bullpen killer? He and Eovaldi both have 6 starts. Eovaldi has pitched 34.2 innings and Pivetta 30.2, which means Eovaldi is worth 2 more outs per start than Pivetta. ERod has 5 starts and 28 innings, so he too is worth 2 more outs per start than Pivetta. Perez and Richards are both under 5 innings per start.
  3. Maxbialystock
    You're right. I saw that last night. It's his SLG that is slipping and currently .328. His overall WAR, however is -1.0, worst on the team. When he and Devers are both in the lineup, Dalbec's -1.0 cancels Devers' +1.0. That is, if you accept the premises for WAR.
  4. Maxbialystock
    I think he's taken a page from Kimbrel's book and gone to just two pitches, knuckle curve and fast ball. Luckily, he also avoids all the posing on mound Kimbrel used to relish.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Key to Detroit ain't so sweet. Population has dropped steadily from 1,849,568 in 1950 to an estimated 670,000 today, resulting in massive areas of urban decay. Better than a key would be bus, train, or plane ticket out of town.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Bobby Dalbec could well be proof that the peter principle--being promoted to your level of incompetence--even applies to baseball. He was very good at U. Arizona and at Portland (AA) and Pawtucket (AAA), but so far this year he is tied for the MLB lead in errors--4--at 1b and with just a little effort could get his OPS, currently approaching .300, down below the Mendoza line.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Pivetta could go 6, amazingly enough.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Am I wrong or is Pivetta only throwing fastball and slider? Saw plenty of knuckle curves in the 3d. Also a clean inning. Hmmm.
  9. Maxbialystock
    1, 2, and 3 go hitless, and 3 tries to kill the rally with his patented GIDP, and 6, 7, and 8 (Gonzalez, Arroyo, and Renfroe) all get clean singles. Dalbec then K's. Nice grab by the mom in dark blue.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Hah! Bogie read that snide remark and decided to show us the Sox defense ain't dead yet. The Tigers starter, meanwhile, demonstrated once again that throwing from that mound is trickier than it looks. Then JDM goes for this third straight rally-ending GIDP and falls slightly short.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Mojo aside, the issue that concerns me most is the hitting, which was great for big chunks of April, but that seems to have been a false positive. The pitching is still better than I expected. The defense continues to be a problem, but it is what it is.
  12. Maxbialystock
    I'm confused by two things: your temper/language; your assumption that no one else has anything useful to say about Whitlock. We would have to be blind not see how effective he has been this season. But, as someone else said, he's coming off Tommy John surgery (July 2019), which can be tricky. On top of that, Bloom gambled in December by making him a rule 5 draft pick, which means he must remain on the Boston Red Sox active roster this entire season. Given that, I think Cora has every reason to be cautious about how often and for how long he uses Whitlock. Thus your argument that Whitlock's talent--which we have all seen clearly--shouldn't be hidden is specious.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Good points.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Hope you're right, but the 9 game winning streak is looking more and more like an aberration.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Sox have been working steadily at it and are now mastering the art of losing. Lousy bullpen, lousy decision by Cora to limit Whitlock to 1 inning, 2 errors, and our rbi leader taking a wrecking ball to the offense with those GIDP's.
  16. Maxbialystock
    That's about it. Get 'em tomorrow.
  17. Maxbialystock
    ERod was off but not terrible. The bullpen, especially Andriese, killed us, but they have been staunch many times already this season.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Devers, Vazquez, and Dalbec in the 9th. The 8th was our best chance. But anything can happen in baseball.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Another hit for the scum at the bottom of the order.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Taylor, Taylor, Taylor!
  21. Maxbialystock
    Taylor is in. Price of victory just went up.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Dalbec overmatched by a steady diet of fastballs. I think he wanted his Mommy.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Bogie is stark, raving nuts. Way to go, Bogie!
  24. Maxbialystock
    Andriese's ERA just shot up. Let's hope this is a slugfest and our guys come thru. 3 innings left.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Both Rangers' hits off fastballs.
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