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  1. Maxbialystock
    You forgot Pomeranz. Losing him was a net plus, maybe a big net plus. Kelly right now is carrying a pitching WAR of -.6 and an ERA of 10.8, so I'm not sure he was such a big loss. As for Kimbrel, yes, a loss, but probably inevitable because he wants a lot of money, more than he is worth. Also, I doubt Kimbrel could have helped us so far. We've had 5 save opportunities and blown 1--last night in the 7th inning, an inning in which Kimbrel has never, ever pitched.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Really? I just checked the AL catcher DWAR's for 2015. Leon's was .7, Hanigan's .3, and Swihart's -.4. He caught in 83 games and started 78 as catcher.
  3. Maxbialystock
    And team ERA-- Sox at 6.01, ranked 29th in the MLB and just a tad better than the Orioles' 6.05. A race to the bottom.
  4. Maxbialystock
    And some lineup WAR's (offense and defense combined) to date-- Bogey .8 JDM .6 Mookie .4 Devers .3 Beni .3 Moreland .2 Vazquez .2 Nunez -.6 JBJ -.4 Pearce -.4 Pedy -.4 Holt -.1 Leon -.1
  5. Maxbialystock
    Some pitching WAR's to date-- Price .5 Brasier .4 Barnes .3 Velazquez .2 Workman .1 Porcello -.8 Sale -.4 ERod -.4 Eovaldi -.1 Thornburg -.1
  6. Maxbialystock
    Too true, especially about JBJ.
  7. Maxbialystock
    I honestly could care less about "fixing" 2B. The Sox won 108 last year basically with good field, no hit Kinsler--and sometimes Holt and sometimes Nunez. 2B to me is borderline irrelevant to our current struggles--except that Pedey still gets paid whether or not he can play. I do regret my harsh remarks about Mookie even though he has said basically the same thing about himself. i think I picked on him because the commentators going into this season kept talking about his potential for a "big" contract and how $20M for this year would be chicken feed. My expectation, however, is that he will recover and again be a key member of the lineup.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Nobody on this team is serious about winning, and that includes Cora, who never should have used Workman in a very winnable game.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Nunez the great one. First an error, now swings at a first pitch slider below the zone to get a fly out with the bases loaded.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Mookie just hit the Mendoza line. Could anything be more appropriate? He has his head up his ass on the basepaths and in the outfield, so why not at the plate?
  11. Maxbialystock
    I got part of that right. Just three lefty bats (Nunez is out tonight, as is Beni)-- Betts Bogie JDM Pearce Moreland Pedey Devers Vazquez JBJ
  12. Maxbialystock
    It all starts with the pitching, especially the starters. Cora has said that out loud because it's so obvious. One presumes Cora will go with some righty bats vs. lefty Happ, who was pretty tough against us last year (until the ALCS). One presumes Beni will rest another day, so my guess is JDM will be back in LF, JBJ in CF, and Mookie in RF. I see Devers at 3B (but it could be Nunez), Bogie at SS, Pedey (or Nunez) at 2B. and Pearce and Moreland at 1b and DH or vice versa. Vazquez catching. So, if Devers sits for Nunez (unlikely), we could see as many as 7 right bats. But, honestly, I believe the winning card is a700hitter transmitting vital bulletins from enemy territory.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Agree with you and Kimmi. Cora is young and can learn from this.
  14. Maxbialystock
    I'm with you. As ST progressed and we saw more and more of the regulars, including starters, the team looked worse and worse, including the losses. I'm not absolutely sure the completely lackluster ST was/is to blame, but it's pretty hard to ignore. I also recall a chorus saying that the MLB schedulers were/are a bunch of meanies and virtually guaranteed the Sox would get off to a bad start because, horror or horrors, they started out on the dreaded west cost. Unfair, unfair came the cries from TalkSoxers. Then the return to Fenway and a 3-3 home stand against the dregs of the AL East--the very teams the Sox destroyed last season. Finally, last night's debacle with our ace getting pounded by a Yankees lineup weakened by injury and a shutout by a pitching staff that has also struggled. So far, in fact, the Boston Red Sox right now are welcomed by every ballpark in America because they bring with them sure victories for the home team. The Orioles split 4 immediately after losing 4 straight on the road, so maybe the Sox won't be quite so welcome at Fenway.
  15. Maxbialystock
    I think there can be no question Cora was a genius last year. Practically everything he tried worked, and it was maybe the best season in Sox history if you skip over 2004 which ended the 86 year curse. Nevertheless, I have always believed that managers are judged on team wins and losses and whether those comport with what the front office expected or can live with. While I like most others am mad at the whole team, the rotation is clearly the biggest problem. Those five players and their salaries are easily the biggest investment DD and John Henry have made in a year when the Sox again lead MLB in payroll. It's quite possible Cora gets the blame for the easy ST for the rotation, which clearly has resulted in a bunch of starters who were/are demonstrably not ready.
  16. Maxbialystock
    This from the most upbeat fan of all of us.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Well said.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Here’s the good news if that is possible. This game thread was started by, you know, one of those guys. Seriously.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Mookie, compared to 2018 Mookie, does too.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Like a baby on a nipple.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Agreed.
  22. Maxbialystock
    It’s pretty close to the lineup that won 11 of 14 in the postseason last year. Only Beni is missing.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Meh. Yawkey wasn’t much worse than the very racist city in which his team played. With Bill Russell starring, the Celtics had an incredible run of championships, but never could fill up Boston Garden. Ever wonder why Russell loved his coach and teammates but despised Boston for literally decades? I am not exonerating or defending Yawkey, but am saying he had lots of company.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Can there be any doubt at all that the Sox stink in basically every aspect of the game?
  25. Maxbialystock
    The Dodgers and Walter O’Malley integrated MLB a year before President Truman integrated the armed services. So it was historically significant even though MLB itself normally isn’t. Jackie Robinson himself was an officer in that segregated Army and was court-martialed (but acquitted) because he refused to sit at the back of a bus on Fort Hood, TX.
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