moonslav59

Hee hee hee!

Time for the bats to bust loose and shut down the doom and gloomers.

Here's a closer look at Hembree. Games with less than or equal W+H to IP (If the one hit is an HR, I don't count it.) Games with (More of the first number is good) 8/12 April 5/11 May 11/12 June 7/11 July 4/7 August 35/53 Total (66% of the time he does okay or well. That's not very good, but it's not really all that bad either. Let's compare him to your #4 guy, Kelly... 9/11 April 12/14 May 6/11 June 7/12 July 4/8 38/56(68%) Look at June to August only: 22/30 Hembree (73%) 17/31 Joe Kelly (55%)

I'll take a dozen for a buck-twenty, then.

Word was the Guardians were after JBJ on more than one occasion. Now, they don't need him.

I agree. I'd expand interleague play, so we play every NL team 2 games (2 x 15=30). We play other AL teams 6 games (6 x 10=60). We play our own division 18 games (18 x 4=72). The schedule would still be unbalanced, but at least the interleague part would not be so.

17 Games (18 IP) in the 32 games he's been with us Scoreless innings 15 out 17 games. 2 hits just twice. 2 Bbs just once. Inherited runners scored: 20% (team is at 29%). IS% 0% Johnson, Thornburg & Walden 7% Barnes 17% Hembree 20% Braiser 31% Kimbrel 33% Kelly 44% Velazquez 50% Workman 60% Smith 75% Poyner

Kelly & Brasier look okay.

I didn't hear doom & gloom 3 days ago.

Agree. Brasier's sample size is still a bit too small to get all worked up over, but he's getting there. Barnes is basically 3rd in OBP against (larger sample size players) and first in SLG against (ahead of Sale!). He's slipped up a little over the last month, but all RP'ers do. This is not just a 2018 thing, either, he's been very good for 2 years. 2017-2018 (151 RP'ers qualifying) MLB RP'er WAR 3. Kimbrel 4.4 17. Barnes 2.5 His 1.19 WHIP places him 56th.

1. I'd have more interleague play. 2. Yes. 3. Just have balls and strikes called by a computer. 4. I like having a game every day. That's one great thing about baseball. 5. I've always thought the roster should be 27 (3 x 9 positions). 6. Might be going too far. 7. Disagree. Many plays could lead to runs or no/less runs. They are just as important, though not as memorable. 8. Something needs to be done. The AS game is a joke and has been for decades.

I don't like the following: 1. instant replay - which isn't instant It does slow the game down, and it doesn't always get the call "right." I do think getting the call right more often outweighs the negatives, but it's a close call by me. I think they should try to speed up the process. In this high tech age, it shouldn't be too hard. 2. the potential concept of relying on robots to ultimately replace umpires I'd like to see balls and strikes called by a robot and maybe plays at 1B. 3. a homerun or a strikeout with a de-emplahsis on many of the things that some baseball fans still love such as bunting, hitting and running, and stealing bases. Sacrifice bunting is really not a good strategy almost all the time, except when a weak hitter is up, but yes, this is hardly even taught anymore, even to those who are weak hitters. 4. pitdhers not pitching to conatact Their loss. I've always felt K's were over-rated. (I'm not a fan of FIP or xFIP) As the game changes, i don't think that it is the old folks that you have to worry about losing. My question is whether the changing game is what is not pulling younger people in. I have my doubts. Numbers have always been important to the game and will continue to be. If the numbers dictate change, I hope that they are the types of changes that the average fan wants to see. I don't think that the game is as entertaining as it once was and I don't think that I am alone in feeling that way. Numbers cause the shift to be used more. Is the shift driving fans away? Would disallowing the shift be a remedy? (They used it on Ted Williams way back when.) I'm not pretending to know the answers. I'm not sure what can be done to get young people more interested. There may be no solution short of radically changing the game.

In this context, maybe the best trade of all time.

I'm trying to understand. Are the fans that "believe", love or trust in "numbers" being turned away? Or, are the fans who have a disdain for numbers being turned away, because they are being overly inundated with numbers, stats and metrics? Personally, I don't think a single fam has walked away based on the proliferation of numbers. There is a lot more entertainment available to the average person/kid than when we were young. The game is slow, and we live in an era of impatience and instant gratification. I also think about two-thirds of teams' fans think they have little to no chance at winning a ring due the massive unbalance of skill between the best teams and the rest. I love the fact that the game is slow, but as the years go by, I have been partially sucked into the media blitz of choices. I often watch the game on tape delay and fast forward through commercials and pitching changes. I also am on the computer as I watch and multi-task. I don't do that watching football or hockey or NCAA basketball. I hope baseball doesn't become a game for just old folks to watch, but I just don't see any way that fans who like to use numbers and stats to bolster their positions is driving anyone away.

OPS Against as a SP'er: .518 Sale .659 ERod .672 Wright .684 Porcello .708 Price .727 Johnson .728 Eovaldi .763 Velazquez .925 Pom As RP'er .409 Brasier .555 Barnes .575 Wright .608 Kimbrel .624 Kelly .666 Workman .703 Pom .714 Hembree .729 Velazquez .744 Smith .754 Johnson .759 Thornburg

If our pen can pitch like their seasonal numbers, we could be alright. OPS against .409 Brasier .555 Barnes .608 Kimbrel .624 Kelly .635 Wright .666 Workman

Seasonal OBP against .209 Brasier .239 Sale .264 Kimbrel .269 Workman .281 Barnes .290 Porcello .297 ERod .301 Price .302 Poyner/ .305 Walden .309 Wright .311 Kelly .312 Hembree .313 Smith .314 Thornburg .319 Eovaldi .320 Johnson .342 Velazquez .395 Pom SLG against .200 Braiser .274 Barnes .279 Sale .314 Kelly .326 Wright .345 Kimbrel .362 ERod .394 Porcello .398 Velazquez & Workman .402 Hembree .407 Price .409 Eovaldi .418 Johnson .431 Smith .444 Thornburg .509 Pom

OPS against over the last 28 days... .282 Sale .458 Brasier .582 Price .603 Porcello .604 Workman .661 Kelly .686 Thornburg .728 Eovaldi .750 Johnson .755 Barnes .782 Velazquez .790 Pomeranz .799 Hembree .868 Kimbrel Pretty amazing we have only 1 guy over .800 and that guy is Kimbrel.

One of the Sox best trades of all time. Thanks, Ben.

I'm still thrilled we signed JD, and I'd love for him to say right now, "I give up my opt out clauses". I disagree that talking numbers and projections scares anyone away. If it does, it might also attract some stat geeks to the game to make up for any losses.

I just don't get it. I guess some people expect us to win 80% of our games at a rigid and consistent rate. Teams slump. Parts of teams slump. Good teams slump. Great teams slump. Even within this 3 game slump, we almost pulled a game or two out. Our seasonal OPS is .795, still 12 points up on the Yanks. Our last 14 days OPS is .775, and suddenly the sky is falling. A .607 OPS over our last 5 games should not scare anybody.

Yanks win on caught stealing final out.

Chapman pulled due to injury... game on the line.

We hardly ever draw walks anymore. 0 tonight 3 yesterday 2 the game before

Oh well.