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  1. Maxbialystock
    Game 1, no bullpen. Game 2, very weak hitting. Both games, great starting pitching.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Good. Bad bullpen, bad dog. Bad. Kelly gets a leash for now.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Good stuff, moonslav. Also agree that mvp78's discussion on Cora was spot on. During the game I was ready to shoot him. After the game, I changed my mind. I really like mvp78's point that Cora ain't going to protect his relievers when they do what Kelly did. Also, Cora's memory of what happened with Kelly is exactly mine--he was only missing by a little, but he absolutely needed to attack the strike zone, not try to kiss it gently while passing by.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Not an easy game to lock down when the bullpen disintegrates. The crucial at bat was Span with the bases loaded, 4-2 score, and 2 outs, the second of which was a K vs. the #5 Rays hitter. Me, I stay with Smith.
  5. Maxbialystock
    I frankly would never have brought Kimbrel into that particular 8th inning--not in the very first game of the season. Horrible precedent because it basically says, "only my closer for the 8th and 9th innings, even when we have a 4 (or even a 2 run) lead." We have the benefit of hindsight. But even then my memory is that Kelly had at least two 8 pitch counts on walks which came on 3-2 counts. So close. Also, we should not forget that, while Smith walked the first guy to make the score 4-2, he struck out the second guy for the 2d out of the inning. The bases were still loaded, but we only needed one out. Me, I almost certainly stay with Smith, and I sure as heck don't bring in a newbie. Later in the season, sure, bring in Kimbrel for the last out.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Agree. I like to do most of my complaining on the game thread. Postgame, I like to be a little less nasty. About Vazquez. During the game I was torqued about the two passed balls even though the second one didn't cost us. I also wonder about his pitch calling with the bullpen. Kelly in particular did not seem to have good command of his breaking stuff. Also, early on, I think Vazquez should have gone out to the mound.
  7. Maxbialystock
    I like Pedroia and always have, but completely agree that age and knees are against him. And his contract makes him less tradeable.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Yup. We got the early lead. Sale had a solid start--6 innings, 0 runs, 92 pitches, a slew of strikeouts. But a crappy pen did us in.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Excuse me, but he also didn't pitch the 7th. Barnes did that. Sale had thrown 92 pitches after 6, which was the right time to pull him with a 4 run lead.
  10. Maxbialystock
    After today's debacle, I wish I had predicted fewer wins.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Actually, there is no rational basis for blaming Cora for the 8th. A manager cannot be expected to compensate for the monumental ineptitude displayed by both Kelly and Smith. Kelly gave up 3 walks and a hit, but Smith gave up a walk, a single, and a triple with the bases loaded. Bringing in your ace closer in the 8th inning of the first game of the season is simply the wrong move.
  12. Maxbialystock
    I have to say this again. Forget what Cora did or didn't do. This one is all on Kelly and Smith. I truly believe the manager cannot be expected to compensate for monumental ineptitude.
  13. Maxbialystock
    About right. The biggest fault is with Kelly. But, boy, I hate to lose the first game like this. And, in defense of Cora, let's not forget that Smith gave up the 3 run triple as well as a single and a walk. I don't think I would have brought Kimbrel in to pitch in the 8th. Not in the first game of the season.
  14. Maxbialystock
    I'm as mad as I can be at Cora, but it is way, way too early for a thread like this. I think games in March are important, but you manage a little differently in early games.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Well, not quite. But I think it's OK to say that he didn't help much today. I just get mad when the bullpen, aided by a passive manager, destroyed a very good start by Chris Sale in the first game of the year. The Rays scored 6 runs on six hits, none of them dingers.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Cora was an infielder, has no experience deciding whether to pull a pitcher, and literally owns this bullpen because he decided who to keep and in what order to use them. It's still mostly on Kelly, but Cora cannot escape some responsibility.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Is it too soon to say Cora doesn't know how to manage his bullpen?
  18. Maxbialystock
    Wow. Lineup gives Sale a 4 run leave, and the bullpen gives it all back plus one. Those ain't bulls out there in the pen. More like soft little kitties.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Is that two passed balls by Vazquez? When does someone tell him his job is to block those low pitches, not wave at them?
  20. Maxbialystock
    Comedy of errors this inning. Kelly can't throw strikes. Vazquez tries to pick a guy of 2b--just dumb. And Cora leaves Kelly in to load the bases with the score 4-1 and 1 out.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Vazquez just looked worse--passed ball which he made almost not attempt to stop or catch--with 2 men on. How many pb's did he have last year?
  22. Maxbialystock
    I'm fine with your lineup, but would note it's not radically different from Cora's. Also, against righty Archer you start with three righty bats. Of course, your lineup and Cora's have just three lefty bats, so what the heck.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Apparently, this was a firm decision by Cora. Not a permanent one, of course. HanRam loves it and wants to deliver. Meanwhile the younger guys are wrapped around HanRam and JD batting 1st, 2d, 5th, and 6th. I think it could work. I like JBJ 9th too.
  24. Maxbialystock
    That's what I would have guessed. Last year Devers did better in the lower half of the lineup. Even with him batting 6th, the bottom 1/3 looks pretty decent to me.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Yup. 10 Cora-related things that sound pretty good. I especially like the one about being more aggressive at bat because last year I thought we were giving away a lot of easy first strikes.
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