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  1. moonslav59
    Some great posts here, recently!
  2. moonslav59
    ...and maybe 2-3 bad meltdowns by the pen as well. We have a nice staff to begin with, but Leon & Vax seem to get the most out of them. Last year, I felt our pen was our weakest (not weak) area. They ended up being the unsung heroes.
  3. moonslav59
    I'm not even close to wanting Swihart to replace either of our catchers. Our staff is doing very well, and I feel that has a lot to do with who we've had behind the plate the last couple years.
  4. moonslav59
    Kinda like Miller Beer.
  5. moonslav59
    Well said.
  6. moonslav59
    I've never been a big beer fan, but I had my share in my college days. BTW, I used to be able to see the big Miller High Life sign from my front yard. https://goo.gl/images/p9PvZr
  7. moonslav59
    I'm still hopeful Carson Smith gets his act together, but I'm not sure how much longer we can give him him high leverage chances. Maybe by year's end, we'll have Smith & Thornburg firing on all cylinders and guys like Kelly, Barnes & Hembree are our 6-7th inning guys.
  8. moonslav59
    If Beni comes alive, this team will be very hard to beat going forward.
  9. moonslav59
    I lived in Milwaukee during the Bart Starr & Lew Alcindor eras. Cut me some slack.
  10. moonslav59
    It's actually proportionally a bigger sample size than some of these defensive ones. Stop!
  11. moonslav59
    That was the caveat about the small sample size for UZR/150. Would Loen starting 15 for 45 and Betts 10 for 45 been a better hitting example?
  12. moonslav59
    Go BUCKS!
  13. moonslav59
    Love these kind of wins. Get back in the groove, boys!
  14. moonslav59
    Vaz can't buy a hit.
  15. moonslav59
    Joe Torre was not involved, maybe?
  16. moonslav59
    Hate is a strong word.
  17. moonslav59
    So, if Leon starts the season off 4 for 8 and Betts starts at 2 for 8, then BA and OPS are called into question?
  18. moonslav59
    I am consistent. I still value defensive metrics, and did put in the caveat. I'm just pointing out that the numbers, so far, look baffling and nearly backwards.
  19. moonslav59
    I know UZR/150 is only supposed to be used in large sample sizes, but I'm losing some respect for it this year. Here are the Sox top UZR/150 players: 40.0 JMart LF 13.6 Betts 10.4 Devers -0.1 Nunez -0.9 HRam The worst: -68.9 JMart RF -35.3 Holt 2B -28.8 JBJ -20.4 Lin SS -16.0 Moreland -11.7 Beni I don't know about you guys, but if these two lists were reversed (except for Betts) it would look more like what my eyes are seeing.
  20. moonslav59
    Errors is a poor way to judge our defense. We are 1st in fewest errors (7). We are 23rd in UZR/150 (-3.7). We are 24th in DRS at -7. I knew we'd be worse than last year, since Devers was going to be FT, HRam more 1B, Nunez more 2B and JMart was expected to play some OF, but I did not expect it to be this bad.
  21. moonslav59
    Was there enough time to ask Butterfield?
  22. moonslav59
    JBJ ranks 30th in Sox everday player WAR since 1970- about the time I began being a Sox fan. He's right behind Marty Barrett, Tim Naehring, JD Drew and Jody Reed. He's just ahead of Bill Mueller, Rick Miller and Mike Lowell. Nobody has less PAs and a higher WAR than JBJ on this list....Naehring is close. (118 players with 650+ PAs)
  23. moonslav59
    My all time faves: 1) Tommy Harper (His trade to the Sox was the reason I switched from being a Brewers fan to Sox fan at age 13.) 2) Luis Tiant (El Tiante was el fuego!) 3T) Rick Burleson (The original dirt dog.) 3T) Fred Lynn (Pure grace and skill) 3T) Pedro Martinez (The best pitcher ever- in a 4-5 year span) 6) Bill Lee (Told it like it was.) 7) Papi (I can't believe I have him down this low!) 8) Manny (Enjoyed watching this guy hitting more than anyone else- best approach evah!) 9) Ellis Burks (Maybe the most under appreciated Sox player in my time as a fan-- Reggie Smith?) 10T) Jason Varitek (Master of all things not quantifiable- dare I say, "the human side".) 10T) Luis Aparicio (Maybe the best full time defensive SS the Sox have ever had.)
  24. moonslav59
    ...and Devers to DH & JMart to OF?
  25. moonslav59
    I'm not trying to toot my own horn. I've been wrong too many times to do that. I've always felt Devers should play 1B/DH, and we could have signed Moustakas to play 3B for the same money Moreland is making. While Moose is no longer a clear plus defender, he's much better than RD. We better hope Devers' learning curve is short.
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