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  1. notin
    Nope. He is carrying a career ERA of 0.00 and a career WHIP of 1.00 Granted, 1 career IP in a scoreless relief outing against the A's...
  2. notin
    .. with early Cy Young candidate John Means....
  3. notin
    I agree that it really depends on who and why is starting 3 IP 0 ER from, say, Andriese is considered a good thing. While it is techncially the same as 3 IP 0 ER from ERod, I don't think we would look at it that way. I thought at one point way back when, a Quality Start was 7 IP 3 ER or less, but I can'r find any evidence of that. 6 IP 3 ER seems like a borderline start and no one gets excited over a 4.50 ERA...
  4. notin
    Also the Sox had met their quota of Dimaggio's...
  5. notin
    What? They're already winning half the time!!
  6. notin
    But those crazy velocity raptors behind you leaning on the horn are another matter!!!
  7. notin
    I have never heard of any GM in any sport telling his boss “Keep the money. I don’t want to spend.” It’s a bit shocking. The guy has managed to put together a winning team in Tampa on no budget, and some fans are trying to hold that against him. “Well he never spent before.” Yeah neither did LeBron when he was growing up in Akron. Go Google his house. It turns out access to money can impact people’s spending habits...
  8. notin
    I mentioned the no hitters early in this thread. Didn’t you just know someone would throw one when I posted that?
  9. notin
    Per my cursory research, the record in a season is 7, done 3 times. 1990: Mark Langston & Mike Witt, Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Fernando Valenzuela, Dave Stewart, Terry Mulhollan, Dave Stieb 1991: Nolan Ryan, Tommy Greene, combined 4 Oriole pitchers, Dennis Martinez, Wilson Alvarez, Brett Saberhagen, 3 combined Braves pitchers. 2015: Chris Heston, Max Scherzer (twice), Cole Hamels, Hisashi Iwakuma, Mike Fiers, Jake Arrieta. 1991 would have had 8 as Mark Garnder of the Expos no-hit the Dodgers for 9 innings 2 days before Dennis Martinez perfect game (mentioned above), but the Expos failed to score when he was out there. None of the years above had 3 no hitters by May 6. Only one of the no-hitters above (Langston/Witt) was by that date. Offense is down. Could we see eight this year?
  10. notin
    It's May 7th and we have already had 3 no-hitters in the league...
  11. notin
    Then at least add the proper addendum and know your audience. Like: “A Baltimore win coupled with a Yankee loss means the Yankees are still in last place on May 7th.”
  12. notin
    I know you fear the unknown and think Bloom will always spend like a small market revolving door roster GM like he was in Tampa, but that notion seems silly. Don’t forget that even after two years of no pricey additions and several pricey subtractions, THE SOX STILL ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST PAYROLLS IN MLB. Sorry for the caps and hope your ears are ok. We’ve seen small market GMs go to big market teams before. I’ve never seen any of them turn down the chance to spend. Whether it was Duquette in Boston or Friedman in LA, if they get to spend it, they usually do. Now they might not spend the way you or I want it spent. Maybe Bloom thinks Devers won’t be worth it. But he likes Luis Castillo or Cody Bellinger instead (no idea if those contracts coincide). Maybe he spends there. But he will spend. Because his job depends on winning. In Tampa and Oakland and Pittsburgh, a GM makes a name for himself by building a competitive team on a budget. In Boston, New York and LA, that’s not enough to make anyone care about the job you did...
  13. notin
    Pujols does have an OPS (.622) almost 120 points higher than Dalbec (.507). Like him or not, he is an improvement and would be available for a pro-rated portion of the league minimum. I wouldn't find it terribly surprising if the Sox gave him a shot, as the risk couldn't be less. If he flounders like he has recently (3 for his last 23), he could be jettisoned by the Sox and at most cost them only $400,000 or so...
  14. notin
    Any deadline additions will probably be minimal. If the Sox are in a position to be buyers, I still think they will do something like a "buyer and seller" dual role like Billy Beane used to do back in the 90's. Matt Barnes headlines the list of trade candidates, especially if he keeps this up...
  15. notin
    They only did it to entice Matt Barnes to sign an extension
  16. notin
    Not according to his accountant...
  17. notin
    Technically he didn’t start...
  18. notin
    That can be interpreted two ways, one of which is possibly a serious accusation, depending on how it’s done. (And given Detroit’s season-long offensive struggles, it probably isn’t being done.) But the other one is on the Sox pitching staff...
  19. notin
    He could do both...
  20. notin
    The Sox have 9 relief pitchers. I trust 4 of them to varying levels. Barnes, Whitlock, Andriese, Sawamura. The rest? They make me squirm, and not in a good way...
  21. notin
    What’s his Twitter handle?
  22. notin
    The Sox just gave up 25 runs in 28 innings to the worst offense in MLB. Santana, while versatile, is not going to fix their biggest weakness...
  23. notin
    An “ugly win” is still a win; a “moral victory” is a loss....
  24. notin
    His eye level is still pretty low...
  25. notin
    Also another example of a third baseman who could hit but not play third base...
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