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  1. moonslav59
    Wright pitched 72.2 IP in 2015. All but 9 were with Swihart (4.24 ERA). Swihart caught 6.2 innings with Wright in 2016 (1.35 ERA). He caught 0.2 IP this year with 1 ER allowed.
  2. moonslav59
    Maybe our starter depth is an illusion, but I'm pretty certain most teams don't have the SP'er depth we have. Steven Wright (our best pitcher for a half season before getting hurt) Velazquez & Johnson (3 GS, 16.2 IP, 4 ER --2.20 ERA) Pom has certainly sucked, but he still could return to near 2017 levels. ERod has looked sharp and is finally living up to expectations after finally getting his knee fixed. Porcello won the freakin' Cy Young just 2 years ago, and has pitched well this year. Price is a wild card due to his injury or pending injury, but he can be an ace as easily as just about anyone else. Sale is again in the Cy Young race. The Yankee rotation has way more question marks than ours. The Astros rotation started out on fire, and probably will end up better than ours, but it's close. Cleveland always has injury issues with their starters. We stack up pretty well with anyone, and our offense is right up there, too.
  3. moonslav59
    We must be using smoke and mirrors, since all our starters suck, except Sale.
  4. moonslav59
    How often did Swihart catch Wright in the minors? Anyone know?
  5. moonslav59
    I love baseball, but my obsession ends with the Sox. 162 games is enough.
  6. moonslav59
    It's a dig at Fenway. The seats down the first base line to RF all face CF and not home plate. I got s stiff neck watching a game with my head turned left for 4 hours.
  7. moonslav59
    Yes, those crazy angles are funky, and it wouldn't change the charm of the park to take them out, but overall, the park is very very nice.
  8. moonslav59
    We have a nice 9 game stretch, but it gets tougher after that: 3 vs DET 3 vs CWS 3 @ BAL 4 @ SEA 3 @ MN 3 vs SEA 3 vs LAA 3 @ NYY 3 @ WSH Then, I nice stretch right before the AS Break: 3 @ KCR 3 vs TEX 4 vs TOR
  9. moonslav59
    Yes, Holt and Nunez are better than most teams have as third base depth. just one is probably better!.
  10. moonslav59
    I rarely critisize in game managerial moves, but while at the game last night I was surprised Porchello was not yanked when he walked Kemp on 4 pitches. I still am thrilled with Cora so far.
  11. moonslav59
    We really don't have a good platoon match for Moreland. They all hit righties better.
  12. moonslav59
    well said. I'm hoping these two wins spring board us into another long hot streak.
  13. moonslav59
    It was a tough job, but someone had to do it! Hope we have started a nice winning stretch here.
  14. moonslav59
    My daughter's high school was named after Texas pioneer William B Travis. Sam Travis is a little Sam Houston and a little William Travis.
  15. moonslav59
    We moved down behind the sox dugout for the 7th to 9th inning. Great game. Thunderstorms opened up right after we got to the van.
  16. moonslav59
    It's beenover 95 for 15 straight days, and we haven't even hit summer, yet. You have to play indoors in this sauna. The park here is really nice. There's a huge window in LF that gives you a feeling of being outdoors. The grass is green. The seats are comfortable and all facing home plate. I've been to over a dozen MLB parks and this is one of the best.
  17. moonslav59
    I take back all the crap I spewed on Holt. I was dead wrong.
  18. moonslav59
    You are 100% wrong. This park is beautiful!
  19. moonslav59
    I'm at the game. I called for Porcello to be taken out after walking Kemp on 4 pitches. Oh well. Barnes came threw nicely. beni hit another bomb. Moreland, too! Hope the pen can hold the lead. Nunez sucks on D.
  20. moonslav59
    Yes indeed. I'm no where near the point of suggesting Devers be benched or sent to AAA. It may be getting close to the point of demoting him in the line-up a little bit, but who is hitting well enough to leap frog him? Maybe, if Pedey returns near form, he can knock Devers down one slot (at least vs lefties).
  21. moonslav59
    Look how nice it was having someone with power up in the 1 slot worked for us last night (see #2 point). I do agree on Moreland's likely return to near his career norm. What will we do then? Assume Pedey comes back pretty close to what he was, which means very little power, and Devers settles in around .750 to .775. Our line-up might have some issues... We might go with this... 1) Betts (over .900) 2) Bogey (over .800) 3) Beni (over .800) 4) JD (over .900) 5) Moreland (maybe around .800) 6) Devers (.750-.775) 7) Pedey (.760-.780) 8) JBJ (hopefully ends up over .680) 9) Leon (over .600) This could be enough, but having a great 5 slot hitter sure helps. Plus, it pushed everyone else down a notch, thereby upgrading most of the 6-9 slots.
  22. moonslav59
    I'd have gotten stuck between the seats!
  23. moonslav59
    I caught a lot of grief for suggesting we sign Moustakas and move Devers to part time 1B, DH and 3B. Asking a 21 year old to learn on the fly during a highly charged championship run was tempting fate. I was more worried about Devers' defense, but now his offense has become an issue. The Moreland signing puzzled me, but it has worked out very well, especially with the release of HRam. We may end up having to live or die with Devers. I could think of worse problems, but it could become a major issue. Holt and Devers offer some help, especially if Pedey can come back strong, but neither looks like a good choice to become a FT 3Bman. I will say, if our weakest position is 3B/2B and we have 4 guys with some positives on their side all looking for playing time, we're not all that bad off.
  24. moonslav59
    I've always fely Bogey was the perfect number 2 hitter (little HR power- but lots of doubles and a nice OBP). Studies show the best hitter should bat second, so that's why I suggested Betts second. My "old school" mentality always felt you best overall hitter should bat 3rd, so it would go something like this: Start with Betts 3rd. JD goes 4th. Beni leads off. Bogey bats 2nd. Moreland up 5th vs RHPs and maybe Pedey vs LHPs, if healthy. Devers up 6th vs RHPs and Moreland vs RHPs. Pedey up 7th vs RHPs. The rest is piecemeal. This might be the best using what studies show is the best: 1) Bogey 2) Betts 3) Beni 4) JD 5) Moreland 6) Pedey 7) Devers 8) JBJ 9) Leon
  25. moonslav59
    When the ball was hit, I knew it was going to be an HR and was coming very close to me. I didn't even stand up, because I knew it was too far to my left to have a chance at it. It went right into the hands of a Sox fan, who dropped it towards my direction. It ended up being grapped by a guy about 5-6 seats away from me. Beni hit that ball very hard and far. I was in the second deck about 7 rows back. It was a memorable moment, for sure.
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