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  1. Maxbialystock
    When Cordero let that drive go over his head, the talksox cognoscenti condemned him. Looks to me as though the finger-pointing was misdirected. I love Cora, but 252 ft was asinine.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Ian Browne write-up of the games says Cordero was positioned 252 feet from home plate on the double over his head but which hit grass before hitting the wall. Browne adds that in prior years the average position was 277 feet from home plate, but that this year so far the average has been 287 feet. Cora says he will not second guess the positioning. I love it!!! This is one more glaring example of how computers are trusted far more than human eyesight and experience.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Time to go back to those pretty yellow and blue uniforms.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Sox seem to be coming apart--and not just tonight.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Hence my concern.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Pivetta had several out of the zone pitches called strikes. This ump is a little inconsistent.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Seattle has 3 runs on 1 hit. Of the five guys who walked, 3 scored, and the Sox needed that GIDP to prevent a 4th BB scoring.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Is this team beginning to disintegrate? Did I just see a Sox batter swing and miss at a pitch that hit him the knee for strike three?
  9. Maxbialystock
    A long time ago I developed a theory that the team whose pitching had the best K to BB ratio would win the game. Tonight the Sox pitchers have 4 K's and 5 BB's. and the Mariners pitchers have 8 K's and 2 BB's.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Pivetta also got a couple of sweetheart calls in the 6th.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Actually, a very nice game until 2 outs in the 6th, after which 2 walks and a double. Talk about the wheels coming off.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Interesting. Walks will kill you.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Nice grab, excellent angle.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Great time for a GIDP!!
  15. Maxbialystock
    You're right, of course. It's talksox, not smileandnodyourheadsox, which would be absolutely no fun at all.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Actually, my argument is that maybe Hernandez is "taking a bullet" for everyone else. Maybe nobody wants to lead off or maybe no one is suited for it. Too much pressure. So the other 8 hitters benefit by not having to lead off. I completely agree that Hernandez's stats are not at all what you want leading off.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Fascinating discussion on the batting order, so I hope I'm not disrupting things too much by pointing out that the current Sox lineup (actually, lineups) leads MLB in runs scored and OPS. In other words--and prepare yourselves for a shock--it's entirely possible that Hernandez leading off is a plus not a minus. Leadoff is always a tough slot, and I think moonslav has said the 2d thru 6th slots are more important than leadoff.
  18. Maxbialystock
    My concern is with the computerization of MLB as depicted in the movie Moneyball, as demonstrated in every game by very specific shifts for each batter and in how bullpens are employed. Computers told one of the managers in a 2019 WS game to pull his starter after 6 innings regardless of how well he was pitching. O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason. That quotation doesn't quite get it, but my point is that baseball is marching toward the dehumanization of the game.
  19. Maxbialystock
    I like the comments above from Bellhorn04 and TylerD. Despite Richards' 6 walks, 1 HBP, and 1 WP and Taylor's lousy 9th inning, it was a good game to watch.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Jays have the lowest team ERA in the American League, so this loss is entirely on Richards.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Nope. Works best when she minimizes her dwell time.
  22. Maxbialystock
    No lie. When my wife drops by to just check on the game, the Sox usually rally, especially during the earlier streak. Last night she stopped and watched Bogie hit the 3 run dinger. Tonight I begged her to drop by, and right after she did Bogie hit another dinger.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Followed by two lousy at bats by Hernandez and Verdugo.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Well done, Arroyo. Makes up for last time. Walk is as good as a hit.
  25. Maxbialystock
    You know, it's just possible the Sox bullpen isn't awful. And my goodness what a contrast with Richards. In the most recent 13 innings they have given up 1 run.
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