moonslav59
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Why do you and others feel so strongly that whatever you have done most recently is what you are doomed to repeat forever, when so much evidence goes against that theory or belief? I’m not trying to bust anybody’s balls, as I do it, too at times,
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We can win, if we just allow 3 runs. We can win allowing 5. The Yankee pen has been showing cracks.
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Perhaps the most stunning team stat of this season. Blaming that on just the lack of LH'd hitters is not telling the whole story. (Not that you said or implied that.)
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ERod has let up 4 or less runs in 11 of his 14 starts. He's let up 3 or less runs in half his starts. I think we can win, if he can just do that again. That 7.94 ERA over his last 8 starts is frightening, though, but maybe his last start was a sign of a turn-around.
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He's been pretty solid, all year. A couple of blips, but pretty solid.
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The book on Wong has often mentioned him changing positions from catcher, so maybe we shouldn't get too excited about Wong's D. From soxprospects.com: Field: Very versatile defender. Has played catcher, second base and third base in pro ball. Even played some outfield in college. Moves well behind the plate, but still working on his receiving and framing skills. Shows soft hands in the infield. Potential average defender behind the plate. Arm: Average arm strength for a catcher. Solid arm strength at second base, passable at third base.
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Maybe he is just good at writing about dead things.
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Much has been said about the unbalanced Yankee line-up, and how it is built opposite to the dimensions of their home park, but overall, this year, the numbers are surprisingly similar vs RHP and LHP. .714 v R .718 v L .710 when RH'd starter starts game .725 when LH'd starter starts.
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His defense has puzzled me more than his extended slump.
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If you give him 650 PAs, he's at about 35 HRs and 100 RBI out of the gate.
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Should we celebrate Dalbec's K-less night at the plate? It's only happened 6 times since May first. BTW, here is Dalbec's career line doubled to give him 634 PAs: .206 34 98 .287 OBP .460 SLG .747 OPS After showing signs of heating up and making an adjustment on holding the bat, Dalbec is now oh for his last 14.
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It's certainly possible that after 19 games of futility, Santana gets DFA'd, picked up by someone else, and then starts hitting like 2018, again. I'd still like to see him DFA'd, when Arroyo returns, if not sooner, so I am not above the fray when it comes to reacting and possibly over-reacting to short or shorter sample size- based decision/opinion making.
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Most everybody liked or loved the trade at the time, so maybe that was part of the limited hindsight analysis. Here I was hoping we might wrap up taking about the Mookie trade, yet Kimberly, AGon and even the Ruth trades are still on the table.
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One game, but so far so good
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Depends on the player's age, career numbers and maybe recent 300-1,300 PAs. I'd normally think 450-650 PAs may not even be enough. I realize being in a pennant chase magnifies the slumps, but it doesn't change how much time a player needs to snap out of a funk. The JBJ example is the extreme, but he got the chance to show sticking with him pays off. How many players never got that chance? Of course, his defense played into that choice, but the slump vs sample size aspect of his career still prove a point. Just this year, Renfroe was at .485 at the end of April! Those 19 games are more than Santana's slump. He was still at .604 after 94 PAs... which is way more PAs than Cordero got before we all were begging for his demotion. I can find more examples. Many more. I remember I wanted Santana called up to replace Cordero. YIKES! Santana has sucked while Cordero got hot in AAA. We'll never know, if we gave up too soon on Franchy's first look.
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Case in point.
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I'm for cutting Santana, yesterday, but I'm not sugar coating the fact that his sample size is smaller than Renfroe's was before he kicked into gear. I was for demoting Dalbec before he heated up a little. I was for demoting Cordero. I used the word "we" when I bashed ourselves over small sample sizes. How is that sanctimonious?
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It's hard to forget about Richards, but lets forgive a bad start or two... Recent starts by the other 4: IP H ER BB K Eovaldi 7.2 7 1 0 6 Forget 6/20 & 6/9 6.2 3 0 1 4 Previous 3: 16.2 17 3 3 18 (1.62 ERA) Perez last 2 starts: 8.2 9 1 4 6 (1.04 ERA) Forget 6/8 & 6/13 previous 11 starts: 58.1 54 20 18 52 (3.09 ERA) Pivetta 6.2 0 0 2 8 last start Forget 6/12 & 6/18 first 12 starts: 64.1 52 27 31 74 (3.78 ERA) ERod (Maybe we can lump him with Richards.) 2 of his last 4 starts: 6.0 7 3 1 7 5.1 5 3 1 7
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It's games like tomorrow's that often surprise. We will need Barnes & Whitlock.
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I got nothin to counter this with! LOL
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Had it all the way!
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19-14-19
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No 3 in a row and 4 out of 5? Showing faith in Vino?
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This is NOT going to happen!
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Pinch me, somebody!
