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  1. Maxbialystock
    Count me among those who underwrite fielding lapses by productive hitters and antagonistic toward JBJ when he goes into one his now almost legendary slumps. His BA is below the mendoza line and his ops is .545. I have not forgotten 2014 when he was handed the starting CF job on a platter and ended up in Pawtucket. Since then, he has definitely had some good periods at the plate, but right now he is a liability despite his defensive prowess. If it were up to me, I'd keep Devers at 3B, let JD play left field, move Beni to CF, and use JBJ in late innings for his defense.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Me, I'm fine with Devers at 3B, especially when the Sox have given up just 5 unearned runs this year. I have already seen improvement in his throws to 1B, and he has also made some nice plays on weak grounders where he had to go fast and hard to get the ball and then make a good throw. Nunez, on the other hand, gets almost no errors because he has so little range and to me is a bigger liability at 2b than Devers at 3b. Besides, who gives a darn about errors when the real issue in 2018 is the rapid deterioration in Red Sox pitching? In the first 19 games when the Sox went 17-2, they gave up 53 runs in 19 games, including 7 extra innings. In the most recent 12 games the Sox have given up 65 runs--roughly twice as many runs per game. We are now losing more games by 4 or more runs than we are winning by 4 or more runs. And right now the rotation and bullpen are equally bad--or so I think without having looking up the numbers.
  3. Maxbialystock
    What B squad? Our $30M starter was on the mound and in the lineup all but one of the guys who got us the 9 game and 8 game winning streaks. Pedey is not nor ever has been a player who "waits" to come back. His problem is coming back too soon. Devers at 1B puts HanRam or Beni on the bench and no good hitter at 3b.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Just thought I'd bring this up again now that the Yankees have taken 3 of 4 in Houston and the Sox look absolutely abysmal vs. the Rangers. That freight behind us is just 1 game back.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Hey, feel free to tell us all the positive things you can think of about Price since he came to Boston.
  6. Maxbialystock
    The Sox seem to be in the process of disintegrating. Price was awful, but 2 of the those runs were unearned. JBJ strikes out on 3 pitches with the bases loaded and then bellyaches to the ump about a call that was correct. What a loser.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Hard to defend $30M/year gutless incompetence.
  8. Maxbialystock
    One thing Price is not is tough.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Yankees won today with 3 in the 9th and having taking 3 of 4 vs. Astros. If the Sox lose, it's a one game lead.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Cora just does not understand how important outfield defense is. If JBJ had been in CF instead of Beni, that triple gets caught. Who the heck made that over the shoulder catch in LF? Did Swihart finally get a shot?
  11. Maxbialystock
    Great. He's in for that bum Beni, who can't hit and can't field. This is the 2d or possibly 3d time Swihart has started, and it's always been as a DH. Never catcher or leftfielder. Never at 3B.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Mays is the right guy to compare. About the same size, too, at 5'10". Five tools. 338 SB's and 660 dingers, but maybe better defensively. When he entered the HOF he said he never saw anyone better, and I agree with that. Kinda neat that Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947 so Mays could make it to the Giants in 1951 at age 20 on May 24, just 18 days past his 20th birthday. He was 23 when he made that amazing catch in a very deep Polo Grounds centerfield against Vic Wertz in the 1954 WS. Same year he was NL MVP and won Hickok--and his one and only WS. Before that 2 years in the Army, missing 266 games.
  13. Maxbialystock
    If he was offered one, you can bet it was advantageous to the FO and not to Mookie. He was right not to sign an extension.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Good grief. I didn’t see that game coming up. Go Astros!!
  15. Maxbialystock
    I watched big chunks of the Yankees winning 2 of 3 vs. the Astros, which is what drove my somewhat intemperate statement that they are better. All along I have thought we have the edge in pitching, but the Yankees staff gave up exactly 1 run in 3 games in Houston. Last night Severino completely dominated them for 9 innings. Most surprising was the 2d game when Montgomery started and only went 1 inning. The Yankees bullpen then held the Astros scoreless for 8 more innings to get the shutout. We know the Yankees have hitting, but the pitching is a shocker--to me anyway. I certainly hope all the naysayers are right, that the Yankees are just lucky right now and will quickly fade away--like June swoon.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Should Cora play Moreland more and JBJ less? I ask because right now the bottom third of the order is pretty weak. When that happens, Moreland goes to 1B, HanRam to DH, JD to LF, and Beni to CF, which diminishes the outfield defense. The above is an honest question driven by the simple fact that JBJ's OPS is .567 and Moreland's is .984. Small samples, of course.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Yankees just took 2 of 3 at Houston, including two shutouts, which I think nicely balances us taking 2 of 3 from the Yankees.
  18. Maxbialystock
    I love it!
  19. Maxbialystock
    That's good enough for me.
  20. Maxbialystock
    In line with a realistic view of 2018, I will state the obvious and say that, even though the Sox lead the Yankees by 2.5 games and have a better run differential, the Yankees are already the better team. I base that on 2 things. The most important is that the Yankees have a terrific won-lost record despite a slow start--they are right behind us. The other is that they have played the tougher schedule to date--14 of 28 games vs winning teams vs. our 9 of 29 games vs winning teams. We have played 8 games against the three MLB bottom feeders (Baltimore, KC, and Detroit) and the Yankees have played them 4 times. I don't see the above as incontestible, but it's what I think. . ..... .
  21. Maxbialystock
    He ain't worth the price, that's for sure. But he is still a viable starter. Three good starts (0 runs, 0 runs, 1 run) out of 6 ain't bad.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Love how Kimbrel came back for the save today. Nice.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Great win thanks to the mojo of Station 13 and A700hitter. Thanks, guys. Fascinating baseball game. Pom starts out horrible, gets a quality start. Kelly looks OK, but not Barnes, and Kimbrel comes right back out and gets a very nice save. Mookie unreal, just unreal. Plus JD made a very good swing on that 2 run dinger. Go, Astros! If moonslav reads this, I would like his thoughts on CERA with respect to Leon and Vazquez.
  24. Maxbialystock
    good golly, miss molly, but I think Pom now has a quality start. Who woulda thunk it?
  25. Maxbialystock
    OK, credit is now due Pomeranz. I have hammered him repeatedly and not just on this game thread. But Cora stuck with him, and he now has 3 scoreless innings after giving up 3 runs in the first 2. Also, the umpire has definitely squeezed him, especially on low pitches.
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