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  1. moonslav59
    If the numbers show a pitcher gets crushed the third time through a line-up are you guys saying keep the guy in out of some sort of macho act or tradition- keeping philosophy? I can just imagine the game threads after Cora leaves a starter in to get drilled.
  2. moonslav59
    The guy is coming off TJS. He probably could go 6 or 7, but I'm glad they haven't pushed him , too much. I do think he might be ready to go a little longer in his next start or two. BTW, he did go 6 on Sept 1st and 5 or more every start but one.
  3. moonslav59
    As late as September 13th, the talk was how the Jays looked like a lock- coming off a 12-1 run (and 15-2), only to then go 6-6 and lose ground to the streaking Yanks and Sox. On August 27th, jacko and many posters were anointing the Yanks as the clear WC winner and maybe even division winner after winning 13 in a row. They followed that up with a 2-11 run. Now, they win 6 in a row, and people act like they can't lose again. (BTW, before winning the last 6, they went 1-3 vs BAL & CLE and lost 2 of 3 to the Mets not longer before that. You know, the team we just swept.) Baseball is one of the most unpredictable sports. Going by recent results is about as bad as flipping a coin.
  4. moonslav59
    To you, everything is black or white- no grays. It's possible to not feel great or 100% defeated. I'm confident we make the playoffs and think it's pretty close to 50-50 we get home field, since we own the tie-breaker vs NYY and TOR. Yes, MLB does not go by head to head since July 30th.
  5. moonslav59
    Okay, so it's 8 not 7 out of 40. Makes a big difference, right?
  6. moonslav59
    We'll probably end up with robo umps in just the NL.
  7. moonslav59
    And one is Brasier- acquired in march of 2018, but not added to the 40 until mid-season.
  8. moonslav59
    Universal DH is a lock. Book it. Robo umps may be just a dream.
  9. moonslav59
    Certainly a reasonable ending to our season. Your defeatism is duly noted.
  10. moonslav59
    We miss Means, again, so that helps.
  11. moonslav59
    Yes, and although we all felt like Bloom's hands were tied, last winter, he still spent $40M, which is way more than the Rays ever spend.
  12. moonslav59
    The Yankee - Jays series is our godsend.
  13. moonslav59
    We've also let up less dingers.
  14. moonslav59
    It seems bout the same for the Sox, jays, yanks and M's.
  15. moonslav59
    Thanks for doing "nothing at the deadline", Bloom.
  16. moonslav59
    I'm hoping this CBA solves that issue and enacts robo umps.
  17. moonslav59
    It's the cherry-picked stat that makes us look the worst of any other date.
  18. moonslav59
    I'd say he's our #1 pen target, unless we can trade for a cheaper option.
  19. moonslav59
    The Yanks are 22-29 with 6 to go. I guess this has no meaning at all.
  20. moonslav59
    Recent past performance has never indicated future results, especially pulling out an obscure stat that does have meaning but is surely not something odds makers use as their top factor. How far back do you go? Why is the deadline the date you pick? (Not that the yanks don't still blow us away in shorter sample sizes, but longer ones, not so much.) I've just never bought into the recency effect. Yes, it has value and meaning, but it's not the major factor. What if the Yanks lose 5 of their last 6 vs "stronger teams?" Does that change the factor, or does the magic date of July 30th overpower everything? We've gone 6 and 7 in our last 13 games. Before we played the yanks we were 6-4 vs winning teams, but how did that help? If the Yanks go 2-4 in their last 6 games, they'll be 5-8 in their last 13 vs winning teams. Why would this not matter? If they go 3-3, they will have the same record as us vs winning teams in the last 13 games vs winners: 6-7. (They are 3-4 in their last 7 vs winners. They are 3-6 in their last 9.)
  21. moonslav59
    True, but that extra round of playoffs was very exciting. Once it got past 2 rounds, things got sketchy, but many a team has won it all from one of those slots.
  22. moonslav59
    Every team has similar "ifs," and nobody know which ifs will work and which will not.
  23. moonslav59
    Come on. Zero chance? If they get swept by the jays, they may be in a win or out last game scenario. If they go with Taillon, they will be watching the play-in game.
  24. moonslav59
    No, but it doesn't make the odds 73-27. Who starts is the biggest factor in setting odds. Home field is maybe second. A rested and in tune pen maybe third, and what starters are available in a pinch for pen use. Those are all unknown, for now.
  25. moonslav59
    Houck seems better suited for the pen, unless he proves he can have an effective third pitch. IMO, Whitlock is better suited for the roatation, but keeping them both in the pen avoids the need to replace Ottavino/Richards- leaving more money on starter upgrades. I'd love to see us improve our D, but that seems too problematic for this winter, so our focus should be on the rotation.
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