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  1. moonslav59
    It's not conjecture. Earlier this season, the team said he would be playing DH all season. Since then, he has played some 1B, but I think it's pretty safe to say, he is playing injured.
  2. moonslav59
    Maybe you guys are missing an easy out of the vesting option (see bolded below): 19:$22M vesting option, guaranteed if Ramirez has 1,050 plate appearances in 2017-18 and passes club physical after 2018 season
  3. moonslav59
    Technically, if he vests, it's adding $22M over him not vesting. If Pedey DH's a lot going forward, I think we will not sign a 1Bman, and we will play HRam at 1B FT. Maybe we'll keep Nunez to play 2B, when Pedey cannot. I doubt DD's plan is to rob HRam of PAs, but HRam could play himself into a benching. He's moving towards that way now, but I do not think he's quite there yet. Let's see how he finishes the season. Just one big heroic HR in the playoffs could change everything.
  4. moonslav59
    That's been my point all along on JF. He exudes an air of cluelessness and inattention to details (fundamentals). If you were a player, and a bumbling clown came up to you to tell you not to make mental mistakes anymore, what affect would that have on you? I know I just over simplified the situation, but I just don't see any perception of skilled, knowledgeable leadership in the dugout, and that is bound to rub off on the players.
  5. moonslav59
    I'm on the Sugar Land/Richmond/Katy line, which is southwest of Houston. Yesterday, we were lucky. The rain band was east of us (in Houston). Overnight, we got about 5 inches and our street is underwater now. Cars parked on the street have water up to their doors and a little higher. The water is coming up our driveway and is now touching the tires of our cars in the driveway. Earlier, I noticed water bubbling up out of the storm drain sewers and manhole covers. Yikes! No place for the water to go! They are forecasting 15+ more inches in the next 2-3 days and maybe continued rain afterwards. We need a long break in the rain at some point, but the tropical depression has stalled out in the same area to the west of us. We are caught on the wrong side of the swirl. The winds are bring air off the gulf into the Houston area. I'm now wondering, if we made the right choice to stay.
  6. moonslav59
    Yes, at least one of our strongest contenders must lose.
  7. moonslav59
    Money Some goofy people will want to buy one for their wardrobe.
  8. moonslav59
    lol
  9. moonslav59
    Maybe Sale can cut 'em all up!
  10. moonslav59
    We got 10 inches of rain today. We're lucky to still have power. We're projected to get 15 or more inches over the next 3-4 days. We don't live by a river or the ocean, but some isolated areas are supposed to get 40+ inches. That's just sick! We got plenty of food and water. and our three pets are freaking out.
  11. moonslav59
    We're a long way from the playoffs. Remember, last year, we won 11 in a row before losing 5 of the last 6. 1) Do you think we'd have beaten CLE had we finished the season going 11-0 AFTER losing 5 of 6? 2) Does this 3 games stretch have anything to do with how we will finish this regular season? 2A) If it does have anything to do with what state we are in 5 weeks from now, does that fact that we got swept last year after finishing poorly really a strong predictor of what will happen this year?
  12. moonslav59
    I didn't realize the O's are just 2 out of the WC. WOW!
  13. moonslav59
    I'm sure he's read about it, but I wonder sometimes, if he even knows the rules. I'm no expert, but I would be, if my job was to manage the Sox.
  14. moonslav59
    Devers batted very well in the 3 slot (.951) at AA and had the most PAs there (197 AB). He only batted 6th in AAA (35 ABs and 1.047). Betts career: .886 up 4th .852 up 8th (should we bat him 8th over 1st?) .848 up 1st .807 up 7th .773 up 3rd .772 up 2nd
  15. moonslav59
    Brian Johnson 7 IP 2 H 1 BB 2 ER Carson Smith 1 IP 0 H 0 BB 0 ER 0 K
  16. moonslav59
    The Indiand end with 6 at home vs MN and CWS, but their road is not easy before that: 7 vs DET (4A/3H) 5 vs KCR 4 @ CWS 3 @ NYY 3 @ LAA 3 @ SEA 3 vs BAL They play more vs contenders than we do. We face the Yanks once more and end with the Astros in BOS.
  17. moonslav59
    I wonder if JF even knows it happened.
  18. moonslav59
    I meant in the 16-4 stretch before these 3 losses. Since July 31st, we've went... 4-3 vs CLE 4-2 vs NYY 2-0 vs TBR We padded our lead, and it helped allow us to have a 3 game losing streak and still be okay.
  19. moonslav59
    He's 20 (21 in Oct), first time in the Majors, in a pressure-filled pennant race, and started out like a house afire. I would argue that prudence would let him bat later if only to give him more time to size up the starter and to put less pressure on him. If he's better than HRam and Moreland, I'd bat him 4th. Little data there.
  20. moonslav59
    Did I forget to mention that throughout August, which has gone well overall, Farrell has not hesitated to shift almost everyone around in the batting order? I've always been fine with moving players around and poo-pooing the idea that players need slot stability and improve production in "comfort" slots. I've been wrong a lot this year on who should bat where and when. Players have reverse splits this year, and several times, I have been critical of JF for playing someone, they have done well. I've been highly critical of JF, but I've never said I'm better than he is. I think I've been right a lot and wrong a lot. It's kind of interesting for me to see how my suggestions turn out, although one never knows what might have happened, if _______.
  21. moonslav59
    Look at JBJ. He's a veteran whose OWAR (which does not include his defense) this year is the 2d best on the team and 80% of his 389 at bats have been in the 6th thru 9th slots. His lowest OPS? The 61 at bats while in the 5th slot--.480. Is that a decent sample size? To me, 61 PAs is small, especially when scattered over a season. Over his career, his best slot is 6th (.854) and his worst is 5th (.562). It doesn't make sense that this is anything more than just freaky happenings. (It should be noted that JBj has batted 5th only 165 times over his career, which is less than 9% of his total PAs. It's less than half of his PAs up 6th (364) and less than a 4th of his PAs batting 9th. )
  22. moonslav59
    The studies might be skewed by teams losing near the end of the season, because they rested starters.
  23. moonslav59
    That's why doing so well vs our nearest contenders mattered so much.
  24. moonslav59
    It could be a natural progression, but it will be hard to change overnight. My guess is, it might start with just the 4 and 5 slot pitchers and maybe slowly move to all 5.
  25. moonslav59
    I missed that. Moreland moved to P, HRam took Young's place as DH and then moved to 1B (negating the DH, which was fine, because Moreland was pitching, and we were out of it anyways), but the box score says Young PH for Ramirez in the 9th. How could Young start as the DH, be replaced and then come back as a PH'er later? Doesn't the ump keep track?
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