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  1. Maxbialystock
    Sorry, everyone, but I've been fine with Toro/Gonzalez all along. I'd prefer Mayer at 2d base, but am not unhappy with Gonzalez/Hamilton.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Not passe. You cannot find a manager anywhere who doesn't load his lineup with lefty bats against a righty starter and righty bats against a lefty starter. When you look at the splits for the Sox, you find the righty bats do better against lefties and the lefty bats against righties. You might think it's insane for Cora to start Rafaela at 2b against a righty starter so he can then have 3 lefty bats in the outfield, but I don't.
  3. Maxbialystock
    I'm with you, Thunder. The Sox have just been through a gauntlet--4 vs Rays, 3 @ Cubs, 3 @ Phillies, 3 vs Dodgers, and 3 @ Twins--and were 10-6. And they did that with what everyone seems to think are "too many outfielders," which is horsehockey.
  4. Maxbialystock
    No doubt. I'm less inclined to criticize Breslow for 3 reasons-- 1. To get Cease from San Diego, he was going to have to cough up Duran. That's how insane the market is in July. 2. The second is that the Sox right now do not have any big weaknesses. Sox pitching, in terms of team ERA, now ranked 10th in MLB, is its best since 2018. Defense is solid, despite all the whining about errors. Sox hitting is 4th in MLB in terms of runs scored and 5th in terms of team OPS. Baserunning is good. 3. And guess what? We've seen what Breslow can do in the offseason because last winter he brought in Crochet, Chapman, Bregman, and Narvaez--all 4 of whom have been have been freaking invaluable. Does anyone on this board think Breslow would have done remotely as well this month? If so, you are nuts.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Your judgment, but certainly not mine. Right now the Sox defense is an asset, especially in the outfield, at catcher, at 3b, at SS, and even at 2b when Hamilton or Rafaela is there. 1b is the only problem, and even there I'm not sure it is. Seriously. When I watch the games, I regularly see our first basemen make good plays, and all are better than Casas. Yesterday Gonzalez started a nifty double play when the fielded a grounder, ran to first, and then made a perfect throw to Story, who tagged the runner out. I think you under-rate Story at SS. To me he has been reliable on throws to 1b when going to his right,on charging in on slow rollers, going back on popups, and turning double plays. Cora has started Story in 106 games, 2d most on the team. And he did that despite Story's struggles at the plate which hopefully are over. Thus does Story leads MLB shortstops in total chances, assists, and double plays. He is 2d in putouts.
  6. Maxbialystock
    The lousy, stinking, no good Boston Red Sox are 5 games behind the Jays, who have the most wins, 64, in MLB while playing in the toughest Division (as do the Sox). And the Sox have played the tougher schedule. We are definitely contenders with no compelling needs although good arms, starters or relievers, will always help. The problem is that the owners of those good arms expect a king's ransom in return. Thus did the Padres expect Duran for Cease.
  7. Maxbialystock
    They absolutely are. They are tied with the Tigers and the Brewers with most wins, 64, but their run differential is just +23. Plus the AL East Division remains the toughest of the six. And the Sox are just 5 games back of the Jays despite playing a tougher schedule. I think this is the best Sox team in years. The offense is ranked 4th in runs scored and 5th in team OPS. The pitching is ranked 10th in team ERA and 4th in quality starts. And I'm saying now that the dipsticks focused on total errors have failed to see that the Sox defense is actually pretty good, especially at catcher, CF, RF, LF, 3b, SS, and even 2b. The talksox fixation on total errors is foolish. Even the baserunning is pretty decent. Another starter would be great, but they are mighty expensive--like the Padres expecting Duran for Cease. What a joke. Same goes for good bullpen arms--go after them but don't give away the farm. I see no compelling need for a first baseman or, for that matter, a catcher.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Interesting. That's been done by many clubs in the past.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Good grief. Then I apologize. You guys were/are good choices as mods.
  10. Maxbialystock
    That's been topic 1 for at least a month, and the reasoning was that the Sox have too many outfielders--kind of like the Austrian Emperor telling Mozart his opera had too many notes. When the Sox refused to exchange Duran for Cease, Breslow was criticized right here on talksox. Mr Golito's latest article claims Cease is better than Bello, which would make him a fair exchange for Duran (despite the facetious "lock Duran up" claim). Cease's WAR, 0.5, is 12th best among Padres pitchers. I would be dishonest if I didn't admit I too was ready to dump Duran, but I said so because I thought the Sox would get good value in return. However, right now, today, we're being told yet again how great Cease is. Duran's WAR, +3.0, is 3d best among lineup players on the Sox.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Of course it was luck. It's important never to say anything good about him.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Heck, last time I looked he led MLB in IP. So of course I'm for it.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Bello 7 IP, 1 ER. I think he's been pretty good, but I also think the defense behind him has been excellent. So a shout out to moonslav who has always argued that a good defense can make a real difference. My retort has been that I'd rather have good hitting. Well, just maybe these 2025 Sox have both.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Hopefully, the Sox can dump Duran. I hear the Padres are offering their 12th best pitcher for him. Let's snap that up.
  15. Maxbialystock
    The mods are right. We need to dump Duran ASAP.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Slick double play.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Wong's OPS last year was .758 in 126 games. In fact I think he played 1b a couple of times because of his bat. Reportedly, his framing has improved this year.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Yoshida comes thru big time. Clean single for 2 rbi's.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Horrible at bat by Abreu. Let's two hittable strikes go by and K's on a pitch well outside the zone.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Against a righty starter, the Sox righty bats have 5 of the Sox 8 hits. The Yoshida experiment can't go on much longer.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Way to go Duran !!!!
  22. Maxbialystock
    Time for Duran to stop screwing around.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Is Mayer unreal or is he unreal?
  24. Maxbialystock
    Wong 2 for 2 today. An artist with the bat. I think it's that charcoal under his eyes that gives him the edge.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Rafaela has hit the ball hard in 2 at bats.
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