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  1. moonslav59
    Yes, and hopefully he gets hot when others are down and we need a win. Every time anyone slumps, the boo birds come out. JBJ will heat up again, and then the trade talk stops...again. Streaky players can be frustrating, but just give me the final numbers and I'll live with the hot and cold streaks.
  2. moonslav59
    Bogaerts has two problems. 1) he can't recognize a slider (this is not unique to this season, it's been a career long issue) 2) he gets tired You forgot #3: At worst, he's a slightly below average defender at a position where defense matters mightily. Plus, people talk about JBJ being a slumper. If you look at Bogey's ups and downs, he's worse.
  3. moonslav59
    The slumps are annoying, but the guy ends up with decent numbers year after year, since that bad start. His defense makes up for a .675 OPS and he's over .730 now, even with all the prolonged slumps. Speaking of OPS, with Bogey having the big game, and JBj slumping, they've passed each other on the top Sox OPS list: .800 Betts .788 Beni .767 Pedey .759 Moreland .749 HRam .747 Vaz .743 Bogey .733 JBJ Still just a .067 differential from top to bottom. Isn't "no black holes" wonderful? Sometimes, we need to be careful what we wish for.
  4. moonslav59
    Would you rather have him get all his hits tonight?
  5. moonslav59
    All the more reason to this year!
  6. moonslav59
    Don't blow this one Dick!
  7. moonslav59
    Actually, I didn't even know about the history of September drop offs, so I can't claim I'm smarter than them- not that I would anyways. A month or so ago, I thought we should have started lessening his innings per start or give him extra days off. I did not look so far ahead as to plan it so he wasn't slated to pitch game 162. A couple of weeks back, I suggested we start giving Sale at least 1 day extra before each start. I'd have given him 2 days off before that great start 2 games ago and timed it so he had 1 less start. He'd have started game 1 or 2 vs HOU as his last start. Overall, I estimate I'd have pitched him 12-18 less innings this year. I am fully aware the idea might not have made any difference, and if we need him game 162, I'd be throwing up somewhere as Porcello gives up a 3 run first inning HR in the clinching game.
  8. moonslav59
    He needs to just skip the first inning somehow.
  9. moonslav59
    He's one of the last guys I'd consider trading.
  10. moonslav59
    Yes, and two games should not make people get all huffy.
  11. moonslav59
    It doesn't necessarily have to be either or. When you spot an issue, there's something called "being proactive".
  12. moonslav59
    When you burn a bridge, there's no more crossing it. Had he rested Sale more, maybe he wins his last 2 starts, instead of going 2-1 or 1-2. We'll never know- either of us.
  13. moonslav59
    ...and theirs.
  14. moonslav59
    That trade was a dream come true. I've suggested trades like this for decades. I think I was more thrilled with this deal that the Schilling and Pedro trades from way back.
  15. moonslav59
    I have agreed that we don't know the real reason this pattern continues at the end of almost all his seasons. I'm guessing fatigue or endurance or stamina or whatever you want to call it MIGHT BE part of the problem. Then, I'm making an educated guess that more rest MIGHT help him stay stronger and/or sharper as the season goes along. It's just a guess. There could be multiple factors. The velocity charts do not show much of a change, and I agree, it's hard to see any change when watching him do well or poorly. He always looks good, but sometimes he gets hit. Back to the Velo charts. Looking at games where his velocity averages 95 or more, he had 2 of his first 14 games below 95. He had 11 of his next 18 below 95 with 2 right at 95. You might be right though. There may be no correlation. His game 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 21 some of his lowest. In those games, he let up these ER in these IP: 3 8.1 1 6.1 0 7.0 0 7.1 0 6.0 0 7.0
  16. moonslav59
    He'll get hot just when we need it. (Hopefully) Bogey is more streaky than he is.
  17. moonslav59
    Some dwell on 3%.
  18. moonslav59
    Totally!
  19. moonslav59
    Good point. Look at his velocity charts. He's up from last year, but he's down from earlier in the year. http://www.fangraphs.com/pitchfxo.aspx?playerid=10603&position=P&pitch=FA&data=pi
  20. moonslav59
    That could be part of the problem. It might not even be a problem. It could just be dumb luck (I don't want to use the word "random") that he has bad stretches bunched near the end of most seasons. I'm not sure if getting him to put on some weight would mess him up, though.
  21. moonslav59
    Cozart has just one big offensive year. I'm not sure I trust that. Do we then move Bogey to 2B? Back to 3B, and Devers to 1B? Too complicated. I might sign Cozart, if we trade Bogey for Votto or Stanton.
  22. moonslav59
    No, his plan was to give him all his extra days' rest at once. Assuming we clinch, Sale will have 9 days rest.
  23. moonslav59
    The Astros, known more for their hitting, are also the only AL team with 4 starters with an ERA- of 86 or better (and McCullers isn't even one of them)! 68 Keuchel 70 Peacock 76 Verlander 86 Morton The Sox have... 64 Sale 74 Pom 86 ERod 100 Porcello
  24. moonslav59
    That's why I posted it so many times. Just for you!
  25. moonslav59
    Maybe, if he gets to 150 innings in August, instead of July, things could be different.
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