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Ohhhhh!!!!

Yah! No more shut out at least

Rondon looks like s*** tho. Maybe there's still a chance?

It WAS a nice K. Authority:cool:

manure?

over sand or dirt?

Great AB from Selksy otherwise. Yeah, No Betts, HanRam, and XB really hurting us I think. It's too bad. We're a good inning away taking this game.

Nice job Panda to keep running.

Wright does It again w/ the FB down the middle with 2 strikes. the 2 pitches before it, it looked like he was having control issues... so it's really throwing off the batters.

It's early. Flu is going around. Pretty sure Mookie had flu-like symptoms on opening day, before it was full blown flu.

That was impressive. Leon took that high pitch and gunned down the runner. sweetness.

OOOHHH... Wright w/ the sneaky FB for strike 3. That was sneaky

I've already questioned Moreland in the 5 spot, was he really the best option to move up to bat clean-up? Rest day for Hanley?

Hope Mookie is available to PH late if needed.

True. but, say for example a... Sale Porcello* De La Rosa Webster Masterson would've been, what's a good word?... "wasteful"?

I was watching a bit of Reds vs Phillies yesterday. The commentary turned to Cesar Hernandez after getting on base. Hernandez is young (26) and definitely fast, 17SB last season (19SB in '15), but not a particularly good base runner and while 17SB in '16 might look good, he got caught 13 times as well. So he's really not a good base-stealer either. They said it's also partly because there's no real way to practice base stealing. A player can take batting practice and work on his swing, or a fielder can work on various drills to get better. A player looking to steal more bases efficiently is at a disadvantage mostly due to not being able to replicate any given pitchers' subtle moves before a pitch. I suppose one can look at video to spot the best time to run on a pitcher before the game, but to practice it is impossible. This isn't so much of a counter-argument to what you're saying, you make some strong points, but I think it's worth noting. I also like a catcher who can pick off a runner leading ( I've seen both Vaz & Leon do this). That may not count under CS%.

Having a SP like Sale on a team ready to seriously compete definitely puts more meaning on his performances. It's one of the better trades I've witnessed as a Red Sox fan. And I mean timing-wise as well. It was a perfect time to not only fill a need, but put an exclamation point on our rotation. And for him, having at the very least a top 5 defensive OF behind him? These should be good times. Cheers!

Moon, honest question.. Why is CS% over-rated? Is it just comparatively speaking not as significant to other stats or?

You're welcome, fellow 1/10th LOL

In all seriousness, I think it's portions for Pablo, for one. For two, Non-strategic diet.

The hamburger diet is way different than the cheeseburger diet. Shot in the dark... I think it's the cheese.

And I give a huge pat on the back to all 10 Sox fans worldwide that exuded patience during that transition...

Ahhh... the ole' cheesebuger on a string trick... 80% of the time it works every time.

Ahh... I was on that train. Maybe not as vocal about it as in the off-season.

I never thought we'd get a whole lot for holt and JUST Holt, unless some team got hit with a major injury bug. I always envisioned him as Part of a trade and most likely to an NL team. Love Holt, but thought he was more of a luxury in times of more pressing needs.