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  1. Maxbialystock
    Now lots of curve balls and so far none hit hard. Talk about closing the barn door after five horses escape. My opinion, which ain't worth much, is that the game plan stunk.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Finally, finally a curve for a strike. Got the K because it was totally unexpected.
  3. Maxbialystock
    I think we have to assume that the 7 run rule will be in effect with respect to Beeks even though I'm pretty sure Cora has not let any starter get that far.
  4. Maxbialystock
    It's mostly on Beeks, but I have to think everyone--Cora, the pitching coach, and Swihart (who probably had no opinion)--agreed that lots of fast balls in the 1st innings was the way to go.
  5. Maxbialystock
    If you go over to the Beeks thread, you will find universal enthusiasm for starting him tonight. Even I said it would be fine. But this kid threw way too many fastballs and got killed.
  6. Maxbialystock
    I think he said something yesterday about balancing his pitches and not relying too much on just one. Right now he is relying on his fastball and so are the Tigers. They love his fast ball. He threw one curved into the dirt and probably won't throw another until sometime next week.
  7. Maxbialystock
    I almost never have the sound on, so I'm fine with the espn feed because otherwise it's mlb.com on line, which can be sporadic.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Meh. The risk is minor and worth it if JDM fills a need which he sometimes does. As for the Tigers, they win 46% of the time, on par with Tampa, Toronto, etc. So a sweep is by no means a sure thing. Even on the road they win 1/3 of the time. We were lucky catching them after they played a double header vs. the Yankees.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Mookie was supposed to take batting practice today pursuant to a real game at Pawtucket tomorrow and activation on Saturday. Anybody at Fenway? Anyone?
  10. Maxbialystock
    Darn. Ok, JDM is in RF and not at DH. So the dogs living with cats thing still applies.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Throw me in the briar patch, please. The problem is the stats guys keep saying the best option is to go over the shift, not away from it. One of the first shifted against--by Lou Boudreau of the Guardians--was Ted Williams. He did experiment with going the other way of course, but in the end decided he was better off just making solid contact, which basically meant pulling the ball. He did hit .388 when he was 38.
  12. Maxbialystock
    And DL the stone cold dead arm who half the time won't cover 1b on a grounder to the right side.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Beni CF Bogaerts SS Martinez DH Moreland 1B Nunez 2B Travis LF Devers 3B Vazquez DH !!!!!! Swihart C That lineup reminds me of the lines from Ghostbusters: "Real wrath of God type stuff. Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together . . . mass hysteria! Will these Sox ever be the same after tonight?
  14. Maxbialystock
    Swihart fans, guess what? He's catching and batting 9th tonight.
  15. Maxbialystock
    What a knuckler works, it works very, very well. Even better than a great splitter which actually depends on also throwing a fastball (which need not be great however). I do remember Wright in 2016 and was dazzled Tuesday night--and even think that moonslav's theory about the after effect in the next game well be true.
  16. Maxbialystock
    some say the little old three game series in 1951 was dramatic. Nah. Couldn't have been with only 3 games. bobby Thompson? Never heard of him.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Wait a minute. the seven game series only become dramatic when they go to 7 games. Nothing dramatic about a 4 game sweep--unless you are Sox fans in 2004 and 2007.
  18. Maxbialystock
    NOAA map says no problem for tonight. Well, other than the Tigers.
  19. Maxbialystock
    I beg to differ. The genius of March Madness is single game elimination. And the problem with the 162 game schedule--which I am fine with--is that it magnifies small differences. A team winning 50% of their games is mathematically almost as good as team winning 60%, but in the standings they are 16 games apart--a huge, insurmountable difference. So the postseason is often a crap shoot even with 5 and 7 game series. The rationale for a 5 game or 7 game series in the postseason is money, pure and simple.
  20. Maxbialystock
    I find that last line fascinating in view of your continual support for Pom and regular trotting out of his 2017 and even 2016 stats. What has changed your mind? Do you think he is injured? I have no issues with your Wright assertions. I do think the knuckler can be a fragile thing, but also think good command of a fast ball and/or curve isn't always readily at hand. See Chris Sale last year.
  21. Maxbialystock
    I love disagreeing with S5Dewey, but on this one I emphatically agree because I think this trend reflects the other trend to go for dingers first, last, and always. Yes, you score as much, but to me the entertainment value is less. I like the action of a struck ball in play--an out, a single, a double, a triple, a great defensive play, a GIDP, whatever. K's can be cool, but don't lead to involvement by other players. Same goes for dingers, which can of course be fantastic, but also don't lead to involvement, action, etc. Scoring does decide who wins and who loses, but the fun part is how you get those runs and/or prevent them. On another thread we discussed whether MLB should outlaw those shifts, which are definitely preventing hits and encouraged teams/players to go fr the fences, which to me is a lesser game. So right now I kind of like the notion of limiting how much you can shift because I resent how statisticians and sabermetrics can take over our national pastime.
  22. Maxbialystock
    You're an FNG, so a word to the wise. Just because the thread title has Mookie's name in it does not mean it's about some rightfielder named Betts. You watch: if Mookie returns on Saturday, this thread will continue.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Two lefties tonight--just like last night. I don't see Beeks having ERod's success, but hope our guys are hitting and that Beeks only gives up 3 or 4 runs in at least 5 innings--no mean feat in his first MLB start.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Agree on Johnson--he can start. Definitely agree on ERod, who this year seems to have an especially good repertoire and actually is tied with Porcello for the second best WAR, 1.8, on the pitching staff. He still needs a lot pitches to go on average 5 1/2 innings, but he is also 7-1. He was better in May, ERA 3.18, than in April, 4.78, and is likely to be even better in June, 1.59 ERA in one start. To me ERod and Wright are evidence that the Sox just might have the best five starters on a single team in MLB. Our ace Sale is not as good as others aces so far, but the average performance of those five is pretty darn good and likely to get better.
  25. Maxbialystock
    As I just told A700hitter, I have done my share of griping this year (of all years when things have gone so well).
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