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Sox sign Garrett Richards, pending physical
notin replied to illinoisredsox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Well, last year they had Ryan Weber as the #3 starter. This year, he isn't even the #3 starter in Worcester. I'd call that a significant upgrade... -
It also helps that we only remember the greater players. Sure a lot of you guys recall Bob Gibson and talk about him lie he was the epitome of an MLB pitcher in 1968. But for every Bob Gibson, there were 100 Hal Gilson’s...
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Sox sign Garrett Richards, pending physical
notin replied to illinoisredsox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
They didn’t play the Orioles 19 times last year.... -
Sox sign Garrett Richards, pending physical
notin replied to illinoisredsox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Having 19 games against the Orioles might inflate the win total a bit -
Did you mean 8th or 9th?
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So Lowe for 4 innings that night? He hasn’t thrown 4 IP in a game since June. I can understand Jimy going to Gordon for two reasons. 1) It worked all year. Gordon had only one blown save that entire season. And 2) unlike me, Jimy was able to talk to Lowe and see how he felt...
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But I would think there is a difference between saying “this is a bad strategy” and “this is a bad strategy because it failed one time.” Even Lowe over Gordon? Flash was unit table that year. I had no problem with that call...
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I did start with my typical “saying just the other day” intro, but the latter part is a legitimate question. Do fans over analyze this? Cash did what got him to the World Series. Ditto Grady in 2003. These exact same decisions worked out multiple times. But one time they didn’t. Sometimes, maybe it’s just that simple?
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I was saying all this just the other day to Grady Little. And before that with Jimy Williams. Is the problem with manager’s overanalyzing? Or with fans overanalyzing managers?
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I agree completely. I’m all for the pitch clock, which doesn’t even require a rule change since the rule already exists!! But if teams want to shift, figure out how to beat it. The three batter rule is also stupid. The only rule change MLB instituted that I like is minimizing September call ups. Playing for 5 months with a 25 (now 26) man roster and then allowing 40 players for the final month is just wrong and encourages the very delays MLB keeps trying to prevent...
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There is a certain amount of comic irony in the song he flubbed being “It Don’t Come Easy”...
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Thank God other sports don’t do this and I can still watch two way players in the NFL! And my quarterback can pass, kick, punt and play safety!!
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... much like every sport. Screw you, boring Triangle Offense!!
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I think the goal is to be competitive but without jumping into unwanted future commitments. Not like they have some expansive budget or deep farm to keep bringing talent in. Have to get it where it can be found...
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I believe this 100%. One prime example was Lucas Giolito, who was topping 100mph in high school. You don’t need to throw 100mph to get high school hitters out. But scouts bring radar guns to high school games, and every high school pitcher knows radar gun readings can translate to scholarships or signing bonuses. It did get both for Giolito, but it also got him a TJ surgery before graduation. And once on Real Time, when they were discussing the proliferation of travel baseball, the reporters were talking to parents who were trying to find doctors to perform Tommy John surgery on their healthy high school sons. And they wanted it because it reportedly adds a few mph to the radar gun. (The kicker is it doesn’t “add” velocity, but rather for many pitchers it can restore velocity lost to wear and tear. Not the same thing at all.)
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Exactly. I remember 1994 when Jon Valentin looked completely lost at the plate. On April 30, he was hitting .160 (with a .501 OPS!!). But then he somehow turned it around quick and wound up hitting .306 on the season...
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The Sox are without their ace, so not surprising. But why are you so opposed to them taking chances in a year when they’ve already lost Sale?
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Like Johan Santana and Brad Keller?
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Bullpen games are a waste and probably detrimental to the staff. But using an opener does have a certain sneaky brilliance to it...
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And this is why you are not a GM...
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The “multiple innings” thing is a big part of why I think today’s closers are overrated and pitchers like Gossage are comparatively undervalued. Of course, in building a team today, the specialized closer is a “need” whereas a lights out bullpen workhorse who pitched more innings but in fewer games is a relic from the past...
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Maybe, but the Royals and Rays have been pumping the bullpen and spending less on the rotation for years now. Can you name the best starter from the 2015 World Series champion Royals without looking it up? I bet you can name 4 or 5 relievers from that team faster...
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Does your trash talk earn you syndication money? It’s the same repeats every year. It might be better but the Yankees just refuse to back you up...
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That’s one specific decision not related to team construction or salary negotiation. Are you arguing if Snell stayed in, he’d get paid more?
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Yes, and my hindsight is apparently ahead of your reality.
