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  1. moonslav59
    I agree on mismanagement and think Cashman and Boone are not worthy of returning. They played Torres out of position. Cashman built a team full of players made of glass, and while they may look "good on paper," we should expect most won't play near a full season. A few, like Stanton, played a lot, and one could actually call that "lucky." Unless they change their philosophy, they need a lot of luck to reach "on paper" value. Can they count on Cashman to change?
  2. moonslav59
    Okay, we agreed Sale should not go game 1. Pivetta over Sale is as questionable as your fire Cora, this winter, position.
  3. moonslav59
    He throws hard. He's streaky. I think he hoped he caught a hot streak, and he did. I'm not sure he knew he got a good one. Maybe he hoped one from Robles and Davis would do well.
  4. moonslav59
    How much of Dugo's great numbers come vs LHPs?
  5. moonslav59
    If Schwarber plays LF, Dugo is the bench bat- and a good one!
  6. moonslav59
    If Bloom has $40M to spend and 4-5 holes to fill, I agree; he will likely not make a big splash, unless he trades salary (Bogey and/or JD-Vaz). If Bloom is give $55-60M and decides to just fill 3-4 slots via free agency or trades, we could see one big splash signing like Semien, Baez or Scherzer.
  7. moonslav59
    When they keep under performing, when do we start looking at how we determine "on paper" value? Maybe they were never that good to begin with. Part of it is injuries, but injuries should be expected with the players that Yanks have on their roster.
  8. moonslav59
    Where did I say career numbers are "meaningless?" I'm concerned about Robles, too, but most RP'er have long stretches of success and failure. They ride the waves of recent success or failure. I don't feel comfortable bringing in Robles, but I do more than just about anyone else not names Whitlock or Houck. Taylor just got back, right? I like him more, but maybe he needs to pitch in a low leverage situation first.
  9. moonslav59
    I agree that ERod should go game 1 and Sale game 2. It seems like even when I agree with you, you act like I am not. When I made my statement, I was not aware Sale had made 62 pitches, in that 2.1 IP. That's more than I remembered. He should NOT be even considered as a game 1 starter.
  10. moonslav59
    Yes! 7 Ks out of 7 outs! The 3 BBs were a season high, and 4 hits made it 7 men on base in 14 PAs. We need better than that in his next start (Friday?)
  11. moonslav59
    Ditto.
  12. moonslav59
    I remember several posters arguing Kelly should be left off the playoff roster. YES! With most RP'ers, it's all about how you did your last few games.
  13. moonslav59
    He hardly pitched his last start, so I'm not sure the short rest thing matters much, but you may be right. If we are going with ERod and Sale in the first 2 games, starting ERod in game one makes more sense. Eovaldi will start game 3. The only real question mark is Houck. Does he start game 4 or could he even start game 2? Is Pivetta done as a starter for the playoffs?
  14. moonslav59
    Damn straight.
  15. moonslav59
    Why are Sox players over the hill at 31 and 32, but Lemahieu will be great next year at age 33-34? I'm curious about your pitcher predictions, too. I appreciate you putting your opinions out there, instead of preaching vagaries. .
  16. moonslav59
    With all RP'ers, ERA means very little, and career numbers, too. The recency effect pulls the most weight.
  17. moonslav59
    Had the Yanks not played the Twins, 3 teams would have passed them in the standings.
  18. moonslav59
    I agree with this, but I also think you need to start thinking some of the players you thought so highly of in March just aren't as good as you thought. You also wrote off a lot of Sox players that maybe didn't deserve your evaluations. I'm not saying nobody exceeded expectations, but plenty did not or did about what was expected. You may have also underestimated how much good managing affects the W-L record. I'll be watching how you evaluate next year's teams, after some winter changes made to both teams. Will you views on Eovaldi, Sale and others improve?
  19. moonslav59
    That's a pleasant thought.
  20. moonslav59
    Maybe after 2019.
  21. moonslav59
    At least one on every player.
  22. moonslav59
    It was directed towards the non believers.
  23. moonslav59
    He’s had 4 post season starts. It’s not about his name.
  24. moonslav59
    It won’t be easy, but our team has shown grit. We have a 99.4% Grit factor. The Rays just 54.9%.
  25. moonslav59
    Indeed! Sox advance, and the Yanks eliminated in one fell swoop! It doesn’t get much better than this!
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