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  1. moonslav59
    Had Bloom signed or added Iggy when he was released, it would have been a better choice than Kike. I had hoped we'd sign Andrus and play Kike at 2B, and I think that would have been a better choice, despite Andrus not hitting well. (I'm happy the .499 Chang is back, as are many others.) I was okay with the SS plan on day one, but GM are judged in hindsight, and the plan failed. Bloom got it wrong.
  2. moonslav59
    No, but you should be moved to DH.
  3. moonslav59
    I'm not sure how many of us felt we could possibly end up 5 games over .500 by the break after falling flat on our faces a couple times, last month, but here we are: 48-43 is an 85 win pace. -9 GB fro 1st -7 from 2nd (BAL) -2 from 3rd (TOR) -1 from 4th (NYY) The WC Race: +5.0 BAL +0.0 HOU +0.0 TOR -1.0 NYY -2.0 BOS -4.0 SEA -5.0 LAA and MIN Games to play between the AS break and Trade Deadline: BOS: 3@CHC, 3@OAK, 3NYM, 2ATL, 3@SFG, 3@SEA NYY: 3@COL, 3@LAA, 3KCR, 2NYM, 3@BAL, 3TBR TOR: ARI, 3SDP, 3@SEA, 3@LAD, 3LAA, 4BAL (Brutal) HOU: @LAA, 3@COL, 4@OAK, 3TEX, 3TBR, 3CLE (Nearly brutal)
  4. moonslav59
    No doubt. Look who we started and brought in, early. We even rested Dugo before a 4 day break.
  5. moonslav59
    Careful. Is that a PC thing to say.
  6. moonslav59
    Quite simply, I'm avoiding any back and forth with Red. I'm pretty sure most of the board is happy it has stopped. I do often comment on something he said to another poster or the comment they replied to him with, but I don't see why that should be an issue. I was at fault for keeping the pissing match going, and chose this way to lessen that from happening. Occasionally, I see nothing has changed with the frequent misrepresentations and twistings of what people say, including my own statements. I can't do back and forths with that. If it bothers him and others, so be it. It's better this way than before.
  7. moonslav59
    I never thought I'd be so happy to see the return of a .499 player in Chang!
  8. moonslav59
    Nice armchair gobbledeegoop. It's not about "lesser opinions" and never was. I've never put anyone on ignore for their opinions. It's the constant misrepresentation of my statements, then double downs when confronted with the obvious false narratives, plus the near total lack of understanding on what words mean and don't mean. It's hard to continue discussing something with someone like that. There are plenty of posters I disagree with on many things- some almost everything (like you), but I've never come close to putting them on ignore or even thought of doing it.
  9. moonslav59
    Headed for a clean sweep by Sox farm teams, again today. Woo won 5-3 Drohan 3IP, 4H, 1ER, 1BB, 5K Schreiber continued his rehab with 1IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K 2-4 EValdez w 2B & 3B 2-4 Dalbec 1-3 Rafaela w 2B & HBP 2-3 Sogard 1-4 Abreu POR won 2-1 I Coffey may keep moving up the rankings (5.1, 3, 1, 3, 9) Hickey hit the 2 run jack to win the game. His 9th. GRE is up with Blalock looking good.
  10. moonslav59
    Yes, but you said 3 last place "finishes." That was Ben.
  11. moonslav59
    With all the injuries, it does make some sense keeping everyone fresh and thinking they are a part of the team on the field. It did seem strange resting Dugo before a 4 day break, but at least it was a LH'd pitcher, this time.
  12. moonslav59
    He said lefty righty splits aren't metrics, yesterday, but now it appears they are again. Duran is playing great D, too and can run better than anyone on the team. I happen to agree he deserves to be given a chance to play everyday. I just also think others do too, do it's not an obvious choice, everytime a lefty pitches. Please tell me nobody thinks Ref, Turner or Yoshida should sit vs lefties. That leaves 3 lost open: CF, RF and 1B/DH (wherever Turner is not playing) It could be LF, if Turner plays 1B and Yoshida DHs. 3 slots: RHB Duvall LHB Dugo LHB Casas LHB Duran RHB Kike I don't think Cora will ever platoon or even half platoon Dugo. Personally, I think Duvall has to play 100% of the games vs a LH'd SP'er, so to me it comes down to 2-3 players for the last slot, namely Casas or Duran with Kike needing to earn his way over those two, even vs a LHP. He may be better than Arroyo at 2B v LHPs.
  13. moonslav59
    No. The numbers I used were this year's Duran numbers vs LHPs. I even gave the 2023 Woo numbers, since this year is all that matters to you. Ref and Duvall blow him away v L. Casas is slightly better. Kike was better, until yesterday. Are you happy Duvall played, today?
  14. moonslav59
    It's a close call, to me, but the way Kike is hitting, I'd have gone with Duran, today. I'm glad they started Duvall
  15. moonslav59
    He was drafted 17th. That's below the halfway line. He was a HS player. There was no 2020 minor league season. He has played in 2.5 seasons, so don't make it sound like 4. He got hurt one year. He may end up sucking, but maybe Drohan or Jordan salvage that 4 round draft for you.
  16. moonslav59
    Before long, he may be our #1 prospect.
  17. moonslav59
    Just a brief appearance by me: I wish they had benched Duvall for Duran, today. I know: hit and run is against the law, but I'm outta here.
  18. moonslav59
    My baby cried and cried, but I still love her.
  19. moonslav59
    I keep asking them to name just one "Bloom supporter" after they act like there are a dozen. I've yet to hear just one name. (I'm thinking maybe Max is one, and I don't mean that as a bad thing.)
  20. moonslav59
    When did I say anyone should be okay with 3 last place finishes? (BTW, it's only 2.) I also did not say that crying was not justified- only that I felt JH, Bloom & Co. decided not to do the right thing and sell, last deadline out of fear of turning the crybabies into a raging mob.
  21. moonslav59
    What Cora and the Astros did was wrong and way more extreme than any other cheating scandals revealed. I guess he should be viewed as the worst villain, because he was better at cheating but worse at not getting caught.
  22. moonslav59
    Kike had a pretty good record at SS over a scattered sample size. The idea of using him at SS, until Story returned, with Chang as the back-up, until Mondesi returned did not seem like an awful idea. It wasn't bashed back in March. Many hoped we would sign Andrus or Iggy or someone else, but I don't think anyone expected his D to be this bad at SS. The Chang and then Reyes injuries forced Kike's continued play. Nobody liked the idea, but choices were few. I suggested trying Arroyo at SS, but he'd probably get hurt on his first play, there. We all wondered why DHam was not called up sooner, then we found out why. It turned out to be a terrible decision that was worsened by the failure of Mondesi to recover, and unforeseen injuries to Chang and Reyes. This doesn't take Bloom off the hook for a bad choice(s).
  23. moonslav59
    It's funny how a certain player's career .230 BA mattered more than his 3 month sample size to end 2021 and into the playoffs, but now, only the most recent 2 month sample size should matter with Duran. Okay, forget career numbers and 2022. Forget Duvall led the league in RBI in 2021, the year Renfroe's RBIs mattered more than his .230 career BA. Forget it all. Let's look at just 2023, like that's all that matters: OPS vs LHPs: 1.122 McGuire (14 PA reverse split) .986 Reyes (25 PAs) rehabbing, now .952 Turner .932 Ref .888 Devers .863 Duvall (29 PAs) .836 Yoshida .830 Chang (14) .735 Casas (Are we sure we want Duran playing over Casas?) .730 Dalbec (9) .708 Duran .668 Kike (Kike can play 2B vs LHPs) .667 D Ham .654 Dugo (Should we play Duran over him?) .589 Arroyo I never thought arguing for a .708 hitter would get so fervent.
  24. moonslav59
    Yes, especially if we pay the $2.5M still owed. No GM goes by most recent 4 week numbers to place value on any player.
  25. moonslav59
    How about this one? Should we bench a guy who is hitting .967 vs LHPs from 2022-2023? (.932 this year- NOT CAREER!!!!) Sample size: 161 PAs Out of 200 MLB with 161 PAs+ vs LHPs, he places 8th. His name is not Duran, Duvall, Dugo, Yoshida or even Devers; it's Refsnyder. Apparently, some might want him benched vs LHPs, too, so Duran can play FT. Guys, we have a nice problem to have: a lot of deserving players who hit very well vs certain splits. It looks like we have to choose between many good choices. It's not a slam dunk choice. It's not dissing Duran to think Ref and Duvall might be more deserving. (I understand the uproar over Kike, and it was well-founded.)
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