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  1. Maxbialystock
    I wasn't think of you on that part. We disagreed about Swihart because I didn't mind anyone replacing Vazquez in the lineup, even Swihart as the DH. I think naticktoNc and station13 are the two advocates for Swihart to be our regular starting catcher.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Could not agree more. What an idiotic baserunner Mookie is, the way he got doubled off 2B last night. I'm sure if he had the benefit of your coaching, he would straighten up and fly right. If only he had had you when he was at the 12U level. Same goes double for Beni, of course. Well coached base runners simply do not make mistakes--defined roughly as anything we on talksox don't approve of--not even at the MLB level where the arms are better and more accurate and things happen fast.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Meh. The problem is the rotation which is now healthy but lousy: 1 quality start in the last 5 games. You can argue that the manager should fix/manage what is fixable/manageable, but I would remind you that the Sox lineup is currently the second best in MLB whereas last year it was ranked 10th. I might add that there was outrage from some on talksox when Cora had the temerity to bench the greatest centerfielder of his generation (or whatever accolade one deems sufficient) for Moreland even though his OPS is double that of JBJ. Every time he has done that, there is a steady stream of invective directed toward Beni's inadequacies in CF and JD's in left field. From those comments I get the impression that the best way to fix these Sox is not better hitting and/or pitching but a better defensive outfield. JBJ and JBJ alone can fix our pitching problem--an exaggeration, but not by much. Then there's Swihart and the belief by some that he is the solution to our weak hitting by Leon and Vazquez. You are right about Moreland, of course. And Hanley's OPS in May is .601 to April's .903.
  4. Maxbialystock
    I guess it's just fun to talk about the lineup/hitting when it's the second best in MLB this year. Not so much fun to talk about the rotation which now has Sale, Price, Porcello, ERod, and Pom healthy with Velazquez and now Wright backing up--and they keep getting worse, not better. True, Price was terrific Thursday night, but Pom stunk again last night, Sale barely did 5 innings Wed, and ERod and Porcello stunk the two games before that. Isn't that four out of five non-quality starts? But here we are focusing on how to fix the bottom third of the order or whether Hanley Ramirez should be dropped down or, my personal favorite, is the notion of keeping JBJ in centerfield because his fielding brilliance will fix our pitching woes. Yes, I know that last is an exaggeration, but not a big one.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Nice.
  6. Maxbialystock
    The entire Sox coaching staffs for two different managers assure you that Swihart is not a better catcher than Leon or Vazquez. Yes, he is a better runner, but that only helps if you get on base. With Vazquez and Leon catching last year, the Sox caught 39%--second best in MLB--of opposing baserunners stealing.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Yup. About as bad as letting Baltimore score 7 runs. A bad night all around, but most of my anger is toward Pom.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Yes, "smart" was over the top, but I was and am still torqued at the notion that JBJ should have been in that game because he would have K'd instead of GIDP'd. Indeed, that same argument can now be made for every single GIDP the Sox have: too bad the hitter didn't K because we'd have been better off. That too me makes no sense because it depends entirely on 20-20 hindsight. But of course hindsight runs rampant on our game threads, so why the heck not? As for JBJ, as handy as his K's might occasionally be (in lieu of a GIDP), it would appear Cora and the FO are going to let him watch some more games.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Agree. Mancini looked awful, but it's actually not that easy a play because the fielder is worried about hitting the wall plus maybe the wind blew the ball to the right.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Fine. And I stand by the notion that using that example--that in this case a K would have worked better than what happened, a GIDP--is a good reason for having JBJ play more is absurd.
  11. Maxbialystock
    If so, you have stats I don't.
  12. Maxbialystock
    My impression is he doesn't. Usually, he is the mostly likely to take the first pitch and maybe even a 2d strike, but he usually defends the plate/zone with 2 strikes. It was just a smart pitch by Cobb.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Sadly, something to remember is that, with that at bat, the Sox remain the worst pinch-hitting team in MLB this year--1 for 19.
  14. Maxbialystock
    The full context was that, had JBJ been in the game, he would have struck out and that would have kept the rally alive. I consider that to be an absurdity and the worse kind of 20-20 hindsight. And it was said to advance the argument that JBJ should continue to be the starting centerfielder.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Didn't look near the left fielder to me. I'll check the replay when it shows up on the game videos. You could be right.
  16. Maxbialystock
    If Nunez gets on, gotta pinch hit for JBJ even if it is the 6th.
  17. Maxbialystock
    I am astounded, but it's real. The knuckler is definitely working.
  18. Maxbialystock
    He looked terrible last time and like magic tonight.
  19. Maxbialystock
    It's true. Someone actually said that, had Bradley been the batter in this one game, he would have struck out and kept the rally going. I don't remember who the guy was that hit into the GIDP. I kept saying you never want a batter to strike out because you fear the GIDP, but made no headway.
  20. Maxbialystock
    No, no, no. It's an article of faith by some on talksox that Beni is both the dumbest and the worst baserunner on this team. He is constantly being chastised for doing anything besides advancing cautiously to the next base.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Manley Ramirez, on the other hand, gets the booby prize. Let's hear again from the advocates who believe that, with men on 1b and 3b with 1 out, the smart play by Manny was to strike out. The rally would still be alive if he had played it smart. And, yes, that was said on a game thread the other night.
  22. Maxbialystock
    OK, ladies and gents, this guy here is the man of the hour because he called it.
  23. Maxbialystock
    That is absolutely astonishing that he barely made it to 3b from 1b on a clean double. Not a good baserunner, period. But of course he did make it all the way home from 3b on the single. There's that.
  24. Maxbialystock
    But he's so great in the outfield\.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Good point. He has done so tonight. But six fastballs right down the middle and zero contact are on the hitter, not Cobb.
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