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  1. moonslav59
    Players rarely get called up unless there's a need. Just because the need was great does not make it a panic move. Now, had Pablo been hitting well, Devers might still be in the minors.
  2. moonslav59
    Without Betts in the line-up, it wasn't a big deal, to me. It had the effect of lengthening the line-up, for what that's worth. Unlike many of the posters I agree with most, I do believe in the "hot hand", and Nunez has been over .300 in his last 14 and 28 days. I'd have made the line-up differently, but I could say that every day with every manager. It doesn't mean I think he was wrong. (Usually) I did call JF criminally negligent for batting Holt in the 1 or 2 slot last year something like 8 times, so I'm not above being micro critical.
  3. moonslav59
    No worry there- just cut his ass, if he sucks.
  4. moonslav59
    Very well said. I try to avoid criticizing individual in-game decisions made by a manager. Sure, they must make mistakes, but I'm not even sure the ones they make are the ones we notice or call out, or that one's we pretty much all agree were mistakes might not really be ones, but for the hindsight fact that the choice failed. Managers have reasons for doing things that we just don't know about. I'm fine with people debating the choices, but I, personally, prefer to debate managing philosophies in general- like the alternating lefty-righty line-up thing (I'm against it, unless both hitters are equal), where to slot your best batter, how often and when should you rest players, should you ever bench "the hot hand?", and much more.
  5. moonslav59
    It is a shame, but I'm not sure it should be called ridiculous. What was said needed to be said, and if people twist it out of proportion, then yes, that is sad, but hopefully those people are giving to other worthy causes, and we're not losing any net charity.
  6. moonslav59
    No, I was not suggesting you were sugar-coating the bad, and you made a point I should have made in my original criticism of the first post. I'm turning 60 next year, and if there's one thing I've learned over my time, is that just about nobody is all bad or all good. We all are imperfect beings. There is rampant racism and genocide going on in our time, so I guess it makes me cringe a bit, when people bring up the "that era" argument. Are all of us doing the best or most we can within our busy lives to end it? I doubt it. I know I try to my part, but I could do more, and in the future, I could be judged as "going along" with my era too much. Let's get back to baseball. I'm not trying to get the last word in, here. I'm just not wanting this site to become too political. I come here to get away from all that, despite being guilty off taking part in it from time to time.
  7. moonslav59
    Jalen Beeks 7.0 IP 6 H 1 ER 7Ks Mike Ohlman with his 17th HR. Josh Ockimey 2 for 4 with a 2B.
  8. moonslav59
    Nunez aactually has better OF defense numbers than IF, but that knee is probably too questionable to try out there.
  9. moonslav59
    Very true. Nothing is ever as black and white (pun intended) as it seems. Yawkey did a lot of good, as did the ruthless SOB Andrew Carnegie. There's always gray area, but let's not sugar coat the bad or ignore the good.
  10. moonslav59
    We're catcher 28th now in fWAR, which doesn't factor in how catchers get the most out of their staff. Our catchers are warming up. Nunez is part of our bench. He's covering while Pedey is out. If Pedey never returns, then our bench helped us. Moreland started on the bench, but now that we cut HRam, he's not. As far as I know, Pedey is still on the roster.
  11. moonslav59
    Nobody is slamming the foundation. Yawkey was a racist. Racism was present in the Sox organization at least up to the Tommy Harper issues. I'm still a huge Sox fan, so Obviously some of us are able to look beyond him and that era. It's not hypocrisy to call it the way we see it, and not sugar coat anything just because many intelligent people did racists things back in that day. There were countless people who stood up to it. It demeans their lives and history to sugar coat racism because everyone was doing it.
  12. moonslav59
    Yes, we don't want to use up all our budget space either to make a slight upgrade only to have an injury mess us up.
  13. moonslav59
    I was thinking Alex Hassan.
  14. moonslav59
    What would his upside be had he remained with the M's?
  15. moonslav59
    It's nice to see Holt & Nunez getting the hits. With their sub Pedey 2Bman defense, we need them hitting.
  16. moonslav59
    We don't have what it takes to get "Salvy".
  17. moonslav59
    There's no glaring weakness. We have areas that are way stronger than others, and upgrading a less strong area makes sense, but I think waiting until the deadline will help us identify which area is best suited for an upgrade- if any.
  18. moonslav59
    If JBJ keeps struggling, we may see more of JD in the OF, so maybe Chavis could muscle his way into some DH time.
  19. moonslav59
    I can see the point in starting Holt, but to say "zero sense" when Nunez has been way better than Holt offensively vs RHPs is hyperbole.
  20. moonslav59
    Again, Holt is no wonder glove.
  21. moonslav59
    No Afican American suffered? 1) That's not true. More worthy players would have made the bugs. 2) That's a poor gauge to judge with.
  22. moonslav59
    I'm big on defense, but never is a strong word. It's not like holt is all that much better on D, and our offense has needed all the help it can get.
  23. moonslav59
    Leon is not "garbage". He's one of the best back-up catchers this team could have and needs. Nunez is off to a poor start, but he's better than most teams' utility players. Holt should be consider "bench", because Pedey is the starting 2Bman. Just because we are using Holt and Nunez at the moment, does not mean they are not considered depth. I stand by my position that we have better depth than most teams. (I see you left our pitcher depth.)
  24. moonslav59
    Nunez is better vs RHPs than LHPs- this year and career. Holt is better vs LHPs- this year by a ton & career. They both have significant reverse splits. That is probably why Cora played Nunez vs the RH'd starter, and he's the manager- not one of us..
  25. moonslav59
    It seems that way, but I think he can play better than he has, so far.
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