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  1. moonslav59
    Fielding: Throwing to the wrong base. Forgetting how many outs there are. Not backing up bases or covering the right base. Running: Forgetting how many outs there are. Running with your head down right into the runner ahead of you. Running to 3B with a ball hit right in front of you (left-side IF), when you can see it's hopeless. It was way more than "a few". Now, the aggressive base running outweighed much of the blunders, if not more than outweighed it. Overall, out base running was a plus and our defense was a plus, but without the mental blunders, we'd have been much much better in both areas.
  2. moonslav59
    JD scored a 100 on the last leadership quiz!
  3. moonslav59
    If Martinez is not coming - fine. Then the question is what do you do? 1. Sign LoMo - who is young and could be a late bloomer. But it could also be major fluke rule. Would you want to go 5 years with him? He will likely sign for 2 years...maybe 3. He may even gamble on one year in hopes that a second big year will lead to a longer term deal. 2. Sign a CarGo or Joey Bats (or something similar) - who are old and have bloomed already. But it would be a year - and maybe you strike gold (or at least silver). Statcast data would be helpful here - alas. Joey bats is toast and a cancer. CarGo is a bad roll of the dice... like your hand hits the table as you roll 'em. 3. Ride with this group. This would be frustrating - but the team scored the 6th most in the AL without anybody having an outstanding season. There is reason to see things getting better. At worst, we can sign Duda (to crowd out HRam's PAs) and Nunez (as Pedey insurance and overall bench improvement). We could also sign Cobb or Lynn or Cashner plus a Nunez or Duda. I'd go with LoMo and a better pitcher than we would get after signing JD.
  4. moonslav59
    Easiest pass on a big ticket FA in a long time.
  5. moonslav59
    They also had the Seattle Pilots who moved to Milwaukee and became the Brewers.
  6. moonslav59
    Why give 7 years to guy who bats .700 every other year and now suck on defense? Plus, we need power and Hoze is one of baseball's worst power-hitting 1Bmen. Just say no to the hoze!
  7. moonslav59
    I still don't think people envy Seattle over their soccer viewership ratings or high level of women's basketball interest.
  8. moonslav59
    I wish we'd just have signed LoMo, instead of Moreland. Then, we could be looking at Cobb and Nunez or Lynn and Duda.
  9. moonslav59
    Almost fell on the floor laughing.
  10. moonslav59
    Maybe. Don't budge, DD. Have your plan B ready to happen, if needed.
  11. moonslav59
    That's the first I heard the numbers were similar. It makes more sense for JD to wait it out a bit longer. If I were DD, I would not go higher than $125M/5. That's already an overpay and a year too long.
  12. moonslav59
    I'm not sure. Since it's so hard to identify, we're all just stabbing at the dark. I was never a big Dempster fan, but I was told repeatedly how great he was in the clubhouse, and how he was "needed" to win the ring in 2013. I had and have my doubts on that one. I guess one could say Millar and Mueller were good leaders way back when. I'm not big on the idea we lack player leadership, but I don't think it would hurt to add some.
  13. moonslav59
    I do think losing Papi hurt more than just losing his on filed production, but I'm not sure he was all that great at "leadership." It's not an easy thing to identify, so I think it's hard to blame a GM when a team lack it. DD changed the manager. I think that was a big step.
  14. moonslav59
    ...but by itself, your farm (and recent grads) would not be nearly as remarkable.
  15. moonslav59
    I happen to think a good manager can steer the players into taking accountability for their own actions and to help push those who are not to begin doing so. Also, I'm not so sure it's all that easy to identify a "leader" and then to get him here and be sure he fits into our clubhouse. Again, I'm not disagreeing with your position. I do think improved player leadership would help.
  16. moonslav59
    I'd like to see JD & Cora make a big difference. I am also expecting a combined uptick from our under prime players (Betts, Bogey, JBJ, Devers, Beni and others). The health of Price, ERod, Smith & Thornburg might be what makes or breaks us.
  17. moonslav59
    I guess you weren't around for Reggie, Giambi, Gossage, Mussina, Winfield, Jimmy Key and Kevin Brown. Those are just the ones I remember off the top of my head. There are many more.
  18. moonslav59
    Okay, maybe "grossly" was a poor choice of words. The Yanks certainly always high spenders as the second most spending teams were rarely the same. I'm also guessing the Yanks were easily the highest spending team for decades beforehand.
  19. moonslav59
    The decision to trade vets for prospects gave your farm a big boost, and maybe your "analytics" had a lot to do with getting good hauls on most of your deals. The Sox reportedly drafted Betts based on some pretty cutting edge analytics way back when. I'm wondering how many teams copied us.
  20. moonslav59
    I'm not disagreeing, but I think this may be an oversimplification. Anyways, how are you so sure that "guy that can lead these sheep" isn't Cora? It's also not that easy knowing what player out there has the leadership skills that match with the needs of this team. It's not like a great leader/player can just walk in the door and get everyone focused and full of fire easily.
  21. moonslav59
    The Bruins are pretty good, too. No city has it better right now, sportswise.
  22. moonslav59
    I liked us being more aggressive on the base paths. I don't necessarily equate that with "fire & desire". Bonehead plays were made too often that had nothing to do with being aggressive. I'm hoping Cora brings some positive change in a few areas.
  23. moonslav59
    Well said. Nobody we have drafted recently is even close to being a lock at becoming even a decent MLB player. We've all seen many players with similar profiles struggle or fizzle out. I have hopes, but I'm not counting on getting much from our farm over the next 2-3 years. The young player acquisition system is much different than even just a few short years ago. Some good players still slip down in the draft due to signing issues. The slot money allotment keeps some of this in check, so this area of winning teams getting gems is much harder now. The international free agent limits are much stricter now. Even the policing of established rules has gotten stricter. I'm curious to see how GMs can build a strong farm while winning consistently for a long stretch. Gaining comp picks and trading for pool money might help, but I'm of a mind that I'll believe it when I see it happen.
  24. moonslav59
    Well, that and currently having 4 very competitive teams right now. All look to be strong for 2-3 more years, too.
  25. moonslav59
    Are you arguing the Yanks were not grossly outspending all other teams before 2002?
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