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  1. Maxbialystock
    Good call by moonslav except for the order and Leon at C.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Surprise lineup! Betts RF Ramirez DH Martinez LF Moreland 1B Nunez 2B Devers 3B Leon C Bradley CF Lin SS
  3. Maxbialystock
    I like that idea. Both parts of it because Porcello is a ground ball pitcher only when he is good, which has been the case this year.
  4. Maxbialystock
    He just might do that. You said Nunez is good in LF and we have not seen him there yet this year, have we?
  5. Maxbialystock
    A far better answer than I would have mustered. I normally assume the manager knows a lot more than I, plus the Sox won the AL East in 2016 and 2017. But at the end of 2017 and especially the ALDS, I had no objection to Farrell being fired. What I see now is a fresh start and a putting-behind of whatever bad stuff may have happened last year. As S5Dewey says, the results are dramatic and positive with Cora at the helm. I would remind everyone that exactly the same thing happened in 2013 when Farrell replaced Valentine. I also like the comment from someone about the game being fun. Yes, you need to be a professional, but you can do that and still have fun because it's game that we all loved playing when we were young (and not so young).
  6. Maxbialystock
    Of those 4 lefty bats--Moreland, Devers, JBJ, and Lin--only JBJ does almost as well against lefties as righties. Moreland and Beni both have big drop offs. Lin is is hitless vs. lefties, but only 2 AB's. This year Nunez OPS vs. lefties is .347 (8 AB's), which is about the same as Beni's. So, me, I probably stay with the standard--Betts, Beni, HanRAm, JD, Devers, Nunez, JBJ, Vaz, and Holt (1/3 vs. lefties), but Lin would be fine too.
  7. Maxbialystock
    That's pretty thin gruel, to be perfectly honest. Lester was a big loss, and I think Lackey (after tommy john) was too. Rizzo for Gonzalez was a gamble, but Rizzo wasn't even in mlb yet.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Porcello, righty, vs. Skaggs, lefty. Both pitchers are off to very good starts in 2018. Both have ERA's below 2, 17 K's, etc. Could this be the pitcher's duel that was predicted for last night? In any case, it's still the two best W-L records in the AL and the two best run differentials. But I still don't think I can stay up that late. 14-2 !!!!!!!!
  9. Maxbialystock
    The Yankees won the WS in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000. In the 17 seasons since, no one has won in consecutive seasons. The Giants and Red Sox have each won 3, Astros 1, Royals 1, Cardinals 2, Cubs 1, Yankees 1, Phillies 1, White Sox 1, Marlins 1, Diamondbacks 1, and Angels 1. Seems to me MLB has pretty much succeeded already.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Thanks for the insights. I entirely agree on the weak schedule. Were it not for Price's almost injury, the Yankees would have been swept, and even then Chapman had to save that one (and did) in the 9th. Also agree Pedey and Bogie on the DL are nothing compared to Jacoby Ellsbury being out of action all season long. His absence is really hurting the Yankees lineup.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Out of sight of course, best in MLB at +51.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Apropos of nothing, it now appears the rotation is set at Sale, Price, Porcello, ERod, and Pomeranz, who makes his first start in game 1 at Oakland on Friday. I believe it is still true that the Sox have the best starting pitching stats inMLB so far this year.
  13. Maxbialystock
    You just like to worry and can work yourself into a frenzy when the Sox are 14-2 and Price hasn't missed a start. Pretty impressive that you can do that, actually.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Sox at 14-2 still under the radar. Big MLB story today is Ohtani blister.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Shocker. YOTN has it right.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Just woke up. Wow. Holt with 3 rbi’s and a dinger. Price 5 innings. Mookie 2 dingers. Wow.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Not bad, but I definitely prefer Lin at SS. Thanks.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the splitter keep Roger Clemens going (along with PED's)? The idea behind the splitter is what makes it so nasty because it's supposed to look like a fastball until it nosedives.
  19. Maxbialystock
    It would appear Price is not missing a start, which is how I voted. The discussion above does have its own fascination, however, and is a lesson for me on what people like to discuss on talksox.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Article on Ohtani says he has a terrific fastball, forkball (splitter), and slider and uses them in that order--that is, fastballs most often, etc. If memory serves, Uehara was a successful reliever for us with a slow fastball and a splitter, plus excellent control and fearlessness.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Say it ain't so, Joe. Say it ain't so.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Who knows? We probably won't until the lineup card is revealed. But it sure would be nice to see him back in RF and leading off in a lineup that is starting to look pretty decent. I think OldTimer said he expects this lineup tonight: Betts, Beni, HanRam, JD, Devers, Nunez, JBJ, Vazquez, and Lin.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Holt's career OPS is .687. It was over .700 in 2014, 2015, and 2016 and .548 last year in 64 games and 140 at bats. This year it's .518 in 9 games and 24 at bats. His WAR this year is -.4.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Interesting. Price was terrific in his first two starts. We need that Price, but not necessarily tonight because it's freaking April. As you say, we need some encouraging news about his physical status and tonight and the next 3 days will give us a clue. In defense of the "haters," I think Price is the highest paid Sox pitcher ever which is bound to bring expectations. On the other hand, we have a Yankee fan in our office and I asked him about Ellsbury last fall, and he is basically fine with him as long as he contributes and he doesn't expect him to be the 2011 Ellsbury or even the 2013 Ellsbury. So that's about where I am with Price. He's got undeniable talent which this team could definitely benefit from. His contract is a given. It's 2018 and this team is off to a fantastic start with a pretty darn good rotation, a solid closer, and a lineup that after 15 games is tied for 2d most runs scored, 89, in MLB. Time to root for all the good guys.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Nicely done.
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