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  1. moonslav59
    I probably wouldn't sound like an apologist, so much, if at all, if so many posters weren't blaming Bloom for things out of his control, things that are more the fault of others, posts not providing context or just being untruthful about some analysis. If most posters were saying Bloom has been one of our best GMs in Sox history, I'd be viewed as being anti-Bloom for arguing otherwise, all day.
  2. moonslav59
    It's hard to find those ranking numbers for bWAR or FUBAR.
  3. moonslav59
    There seems to be more bashers.
  4. moonslav59
    Yes, many of his stats do not look like top #3 RP'er numbers, but how many teams have 3 RP'ers at 0.4 or better? He does have a 1.4 bWAR.
  5. moonslav59
    The least picked category, but also the one in the middle.
  6. moonslav59
    I know there are about as many different fans as there are fans, and I get how some people just like to criticize much more than others (or can't help themselves.) I get that. I also don't think what the majority of fans think has anything to do with what I think is right or wrong.
  7. moonslav59
    So, even the ear test beats stats and metrics, for you.
  8. moonslav59
    This year, he has been better than the "middle." Yes, of course Martin is in a category above Wink, but Wink probably compares favorably to most team's #3 RP,er, so that's why I mentioned our top 3 RP'ers rank pretty highly, as do our top 2. Some of Wink's numbers don't rank all that highly, but he has been an essential part of our pen and team success, this year. He is mid to higher leverage eating innings at a good pace. If you add Pivetta as a RP'er and Crawford, you could probably go 4-5 deep and look pretty good, too.
  9. moonslav59
    And when you look at how close we are to being at the same ranking in every category, I don't think we should read too much into one ranking being 1 or 2 slots from another.
  10. moonslav59
    Agreed, and our poorer record vs weaker teams is the main reason we are this far behind. We need to gain some ground, before we lay the stronger teams, and then keep up our winning percentage vs those stronger teams. We have yet to play the Astros, and probably have to go, at least 4-3 vs them. We need to also win vs TOR, so we can see those TWO GAME SWINGS help us jump one of both of these two teams in the standings.
  11. moonslav59
    I gave up on the hopes we could win a ring, earlier than others, but I still watched every game and cheered for every player to be a success. Yes, I thought we should have had a sell off, so the team could be better going forward- like this year, too. I liked the Diekman and Vaz trades, and they both might still prove to be helpful. We see things differently, including what we think being a fan (or good fan) means. As for my word choices, I'd prefer to say "bash" instead of "constant, repetitive and excessive criticism." It's shorter and more colorful.
  12. moonslav59
    Good ole eye test, again.
  13. moonslav59
    Must be just blind luck.
  14. moonslav59
    Here is a look at other team's leaders: BAL has 11 players over 100 PAs and a .717 OPS, but their leaders are not close to ours: .838 O'Hearn .813 Rutschman .801 Mullins .801 Santander .791 Henderson .791 Mountcastle .784 Hicks .763 Hays .761 Westburg The Rays have 9 guys over 240 PAs and a .753 OPS: .901 Diaz .856 Paredes .847 Raley .814 Franco .806 J Lowe .788 Arozarena .775 H Ramirez .773 Siri .753 B Lowe TOR has 8 guys over 235 PAs and a .729 OPS .846 Bichette .815 Belt .802 Chapman .787 Guerrero .769 Merrifield .751 Kiermaier .745 Jansen .729 Springer
  15. moonslav59
    Sox ERA Leaders 20-40 IP 1.41 Martin 2.61 Bernardino 3.05 Jansen 3.23 Murphy 3.33 Schreiber (Walter is at 3.07 with 14.2 IP) 40+ IP 2.86 Winckowski 3.36 Paxton 3.64 Bello 3.80 Crawford 4.16 Pivetta 4.58 Sale The killers: 5.05 Houck (67.2) 7.04 Kluber (55 IP) 5.23 Whitlock (51.2) 5.28 Bleier (30.2) 6.26 K Ort (23.0) 5.85 Jacques (20.0) 6.55 Joely (11.0) 6.75 Dermody (4.0) Offense OPS Leaders .846 Devers .845 Duran .839 Yoshida .832 Casas .827 Turner .826 Duvall .800 Reyes .772 Verdugo
  16. moonslav59
    Many ugly losses, too.
  17. moonslav59
    Woo's game was postponed. POR lost 7-4. Hickey 2-4 w HR and 2B Rosier 1-4 w 2B Bonaci 1-3 w 2BB GRE lost 8-7 Teel 3-5 w 2B (1.336 OPS) Castro 2-4 Decker 2-5 w 3B Lopez 3-4 SAL won 9-8 Mejicano 3-4 w 2B AHern 3-5 w 2B Montero 2-3 w 2B Feliz 2-3 w BB Asigen 2-4 w 3B
  18. moonslav59
    Add Wink, and we have a pretty awesome top 3. Quite a chance from 2022.
  19. moonslav59
    Good night all around for the Sox. A rarity. Everyone lost, except BAL, who we probably wanted them to beat HOU. Updated WC Standings TBR +4.0 HOU +1.5 TOR --- SEA -1.5 BOS -4.0 NYY -5.0 LAA -6.5 We need to pass two teams with 47 games to go: -2.5 SEA (3 in loss column) -4.0 TOR (3 in loss column) -5.5 HOU (5 in loss column) -8.0 TEX (8 in loss column) We have the 12th best record in MLB at 60-55. That's on pace for 85 wins (84.56.) -1.5 from 11th (MIL) -2.0 from 10th (SFG) -2.5 from 9th (SEA) -3.5 from 8th (PHI) -4.0 from 7th (TOR) That being said, we are also just... +1.0 from 15th/16th/17th/18th tie (CIN, MIN, CHC, NYY) +2.5 19th LAA +3.0 20th AZ +4.5 21st CLE +5.0 22nd SDP
  20. moonslav59
    MLB.com reranked their top 100: 11 Mayer 37 Anthony 78 Rafaela 88 Teal
  21. moonslav59
    How about Yoshida and Turner?
  22. moonslav59
    I cried when he left and after we traded Burleson.
  23. moonslav59
    Why should I care, if you think the word "crying" is not a good choice of words? More to the point, why do you care? (Yes, I've admitted crying happens on both sides of the issues and that I cry about things, too.)
  24. moonslav59
    Several, here, questioned the signing of old fogies like Martin & Jansen.
  25. moonslav59
    Huge!
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