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  1. Maxbialystock
    Kimmi has previously cited stats that measure the overall effectiveness of a team's running game. Did you not notice that last night our first two runs came on aggressive baserunning and 3 scratch singles? Ditto JBJ scoring from 1st on a double off the green monster which in some instances has held doubles to singles if the leftfielder players it right? It is not boneheaded to take risks and more boneheaded sometimes to play it safe and not try to get that extra base. When your team is ranked 27th in dingers and 10th in runs scored, aggressive baserunning seems to me to make sense. Boneheaded is failing to tag up on a fly, running on a catchable fly with just one out, much of what HanRam does (but isn't doing much these days), getting picked off at 1b (but not always), etc.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Last night our ace gave up 4 runs on 2 dingers and was saved by a great catch by JBJ and a good one by Benintendi, and our first 6 hitters went 2 for 22 with no rbi's and 1 run scored. The bottom part of the order had all 3 rbi's, 2 from singles and aggressive baserunning and 1 from Devers's dinger. But the story of the game ain't about that. Nope. It's about questioning Holt's attempt to steal 2d in the bottom of the 9th. Go figure.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Your "top of the order" --Nunez, Betts, and Benintendi--were 1 for 12 with 4 K's. The best chance for driving in Holt was JBJ and Holt needed to get to 2b to help make that happen. Plus it was a great throw--just to the right of the bag a tad below waist high, which made the tag much easier. Aggressive baserunning was what got us our first two runs off of three singles. I'm kind of biased against Holt, so I might not have sent him; but it was a reasonable call (by Holt or by Farrell).
  4. Maxbialystock
    Not really. He is one of the most versatile players in the AL. He actually does run the bases well although not much of a threat to steal. I am not a Holt fan because of his hitting, but his versatility has kept him employed.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Hell, after our ace gives up the early 3 run dinger and later a solo shot, this game was going to be hard to win. As it was, the first 2 runs were scratched out of 3 bare singles and aggressive baserunning. The big opportunity to tie was in the 8th and Bogaerts K'd on 3 pitches--abysmal. And Sale gave up 4 runs--not so good.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Meh. I think the odds were against scoring Holt from 1b even though I would not have sent him. Perfect throw beat him.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Yup.
  8. Maxbialystock
    I thought it was an obvious choice to walk Moreland and pitch to Bogaerts, but I didn't expect him to look quite that bad.
  9. Maxbialystock
    About moving Devers up in the order. Our top 6 guys tonight have 1 hit and our bottom 3 have 4 hits.
  10. Maxbialystock
    It was a slider at the bottom of the zone or below it. That was just an incredible hit, let alone dinger.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Leadoff double, and our 3, 4, and 5 hitters, no surprise, can't even advance him, let alone bring him home.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Terrible at bat by Beni. He needed to advance the runner.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Yankees have 4 runs on 6 hits, including the 3 run dinger. The Sox have 3 hits--three bare singles--and 2 runs and are still in this game. That, ladies and gents, comes from aggressive baserunning and not being overly cautious because you might be thrown out.
  14. Maxbialystock
    I don't know, but sure looks like a lot of risky baserunning out there tonight. Bogaerts could have been nailed at 3b and Devers at home. Hopefully, some day our guys we learn to play it careful.
  15. Maxbialystock
    JBJ has an uncanny sense of where the ball is going and where he is. That was a great catch, but also a smart one.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Sabathia has our guys mesmerized, completely mesmerized. Heck, he struck out Devers with ease.
  17. Maxbialystock
    I keep calling it a fast ball, but Sabathia throws what seems to be a very effective sinker, which means all of his pitches break down.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Great hex, you bum. JBJ just broke up the short-lived perfection.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Sabathia perfect so far.
  20. Maxbialystock
    He has excellent control, a variety of pitches, and, heck, even a 91-92 mph fastball.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Sale finally gets a break.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Right now we do not have a great fielding infield. Simple fact.
  23. Maxbialystock
    After 2 innings, Sale has thrown 41 pitches and Sabathia 16.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Young continues to look helpless against lefties and HanRam not much better. Both were hitless last night. So was Betts.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Do the Sox have a book that say bunting against Sabathia pays off? That might be, but our guys are terrible bunters.
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