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  1. moonslav59
    Yes, I certainly think we'd have a better chance with Whitlock or Houck closing. I think they misused Houck by piggybacking him, and I always felt Whitlock's profile was batter than Houck as a starter and both would be good to great closers. The more I watch Houck pitch, the more convinced I am he'd be a better closer ( 1 or 2 innings) than starter. I think Whitlock would do great in any role.
  2. moonslav59
    Nice throw by Arroyo! Reminded me of the Damon throw that Manny cut off about 30-40 feet away.
  3. moonslav59
    Name them and who should be starting, instead.
  4. moonslav59
    I don't disagree, except it's 5, not 6 games. We were tied in one of those games, and with this offense, counting on them scoring is a stretch. Also, Whiltock does not have a 0.00 ERA, so expecting him to be that in those 6 games is a stretch, too. You do remember, he blew his first save opportunity and game of the season. Also, looking at his 3 starts, yes, we lost all three, but not because he did poorly in any of them. He put us in a position to win, but we happened to lose. It's easy to look back and say those were wasted innings, but only because we lost all 3. I'm not disagreeing with those who want or wanted Whitlock closing, either as a 1 inning guy or a 1-2 inning guy, but if we look at how Houck and Whitlock have pitched, so far and go only by that, which is what you seem to be doing with Whitlock, Houck has done well in his first innings pitched, and it seems, if that is transferable, he'd have done very well as a closer, and Whitlock might have won some of those starts he made, and he'd have had more starts than just 3 It's all conjecture, of course.
  5. moonslav59
    It took years to build up the Rays system, and it relied and still relies a lot on the farm. I think expecting Bloom to rebuild the farm in such a short time, where it would be instantly providing ML talent, might be a little unrealistic. The finding of the "gems in the rough" aspect of the Rays' Way has been pretty hit or miss, so far for Bloom, since joining the Sox, but he did have a few nice hits, including Whitlock (rule 5), Wacha, Hill, Strahm, Schwarber, Iggy, Shaw I, Kike ('21) and a few other that have done okay. The list of misses is just as long, if not longer, including some higher paid misses like Richards, Perez (twice), Stroy (so far), Marwin, Andriese & Diekman. I think Bloom will be given until 2023, at the earliest to build a highly competitive team. By then, some of the farm help will be making an impact, too.
  6. moonslav59
    Like Bogey and Sale (with some cash) to the Dodgers? Like Betts & Price.
  7. moonslav59
    It's a snake bite season, for sure.
  8. moonslav59
    Why didn't they think it was a scam, last year? On paper, the teams were of pretty similar value on opening day. (Remember, we added Scwarber, Iggy, Shaw and Robles, last summer.)
  9. moonslav59
    Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark.
  10. moonslav59
    Isn't saying had Whitlock been the closer... also "playing the what if game?" One could what if Houck as the closer, too, and it would negate all his games where he let up crooked numbers after 2-3 IP, as well as providing shut out 1 inning outings many times... in theory. We're all "whit iffing," at this point. Certianly had we used Whitlock as the closer, instead of what we did use him as, we might have a few more wins, but none of us really know how any of our what ifs would have worked out, except to say, "We could not have done much worse."
  11. moonslav59
    Time to try Houck as the closer. (I know: broken record, here.)
  12. moonslav59
    Maybe we can bring Feltman up. Hart pitched a no hitter for 6 innings, then Gillies let up 3, and Feltman blew the save letting up 2. Potts went 3 for 3 and is heating up. As mentioned before, Murphy's nice outing was ruined by an error by Wilson, and the pen imploding. Greenville lost, too, despite Northcuts granny and 2 walks by Binelas & Lugo. Salem completed the clean sweep of all 5 Sox teams, today. Kavadas went 2 for 3 with 2 BBs to raise his OPS to 1.004.
  13. moonslav59
    Can't disagree, but we could try Houck as the closer, so that could be on Cora not Bloom, assuming it would have worked.
  14. moonslav59
    Why not try Houck and end this piggy back cah-cah?
  15. moonslav59
    They come out of the woodwork in times like these, then you never see them, when we win. The problem is, we can't win, so we're stuck with the troll clown brigade.
  16. moonslav59
    Brutal.
  17. moonslav59
    There are other situations you bring someone in to try and get it right, but this is not one. Not that we have anyone better to bring in, since Houck is locked into piggy backing Hill.
  18. moonslav59
    Bringing in Barnes in the 10th is not really a new way to lose, though.
  19. moonslav59
    It's like Groundhog Day- the movie!
  20. moonslav59
    Watching the third strike, when this guy has been calling borderline pitches strikes all day is maddening. Then, the harmless pop out. Snake bite season.
  21. moonslav59
    I'd say this can't be happening, but sadly it's come to be expected.
  22. moonslav59
    Schreiber might just be a keeper, or is everyone else in the pen so bad, a couple good games in a row is all you need to be promoted to the top set-up man?
  23. moonslav59
    Fair enough. Can we please stop the Houck piggybank cah-cah?
  24. moonslav59
    Whitlock had major surgery. That's one reason he was "turned into a RP'er." He will likely be on a pitch count for maybe the whole year, so don't expect 160+ innings, let alone the 200+ you normally expect from your #1.
  25. moonslav59
    It did not start out that way, this season. The pen actually started out better, but wow, the starters have really stepped up. Too bad nobody else has.
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