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Everything posted by notin
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He never pitched before?
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Absolutely true. But unless we are talking about knuckleball pitchers running the bases, right?
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Even if that were true all the time, those numbers typically represent history, and said history was achieved by humans, complete with faults and foibles. I would say that the stats alone account for the human element, and probably do so to a greater degree than any of us are capable...
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Gerrit Cole's teammates all think he is headed to the Angels or Dodgers. He's a So Cal native and a UCLA alum and the Angels desperately need pitchers with two working elbows...
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Honestly, I don't think I would have minded losing to the Cards all that much. Not nearly as much as I minded losing to the Mets. I mean, a team wins the World Series every year. But a comeback from 3 games to 0 in a best of 7 is a once in a lifetime event. And to do it to the Yankees made and end it in NY (remember when the camera kept cutting to their fans?) made it soooo much better. And that series made me a huge Joe Buck fan with his call to end game 5. Of course, winning against St. Louis was nice, too...
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Ever seen his post-season resume? 1999 Cleveland Guardians. Up 2 games to none over Boston in a best of 5. Lost 2002 San Francisco Giants. Up 3-2 in the World Series with a 5-0 in the 7th inning of game 6. Lost. 2003 Chicago Cubs. Bartman series. Cubs up 3 games to 2 with a 3-0 lead in the 8th inning of game 6. Gave up 8 runs and lost the game and the series. 2004. New York Yankees. Yup, Lofton was a Yankee that year. 2007. Cleveland Guardians. Up 3 games to 1 before JD, Beckett and the Curse of Kenny set in. Lost.
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Pedro also threw significantly harder. So correlation = causation? He was 31 years old and having a career year, but he was as inconsistent as most knuckleballers. The previous season, his ERA was over 5.00. And he was an idiot for diving back into that base...
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Farrell didn't microfracture Wright's knee. That was the injury that really did him in. And at some point, Wright did commit the actual dive back into the base. Pitchers pinch run all the time without doing stupid maneuvers like that. So while (and I said this at the time) Drew Pomeranz would have been a better choice since he had pinch run earlier that year for San Diego, Wright did injure himself...
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This is about as surprising as the sun rising in the east...
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And we lost all that without playoff mega-jinx Kenny Lofton on our roster...
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I'm not so sure how this works. The Rays paid $5mill to Seattle at the time of the original non-Yankee deal Whether that money went to the buyout of Encarnacion is immaterial; it's already changed hands, right? After all, if Encarnacion's option was exercised and the Yankees kept him, the Rays would not get the money back, right? My understanding is, when cash is included in a deal, we as fans say Team A is paying th salary of the player. But in reality, the money is fungible and the cash is simply transferred. For example, if Encarnacion decided to retire mid-season for whateer reason, it's not like anyone gets a pro-rated amount of cash back...
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The Yankees are an unlikely landing spot for Martinez, as they would have to pay the parting gift of $5mill to Encarnacion first. So if they pay a $17mill AAV to Martinez, it costs them $22mill total. The Red Sox would be able to top that offer and still save AAV money...
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The Yankees also have to make a decision on Edwin Encarnacion. His $20mill salary for 2020 might look a little daunting, but he is on the books for $5mill if he isn't retained. So is he a worthwhile investment at $15mill? That's basically Andrew McCutchen/Mickey Brantley type money there...
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Shaughnessy i certainly closer to being an insider than I am, but that doesn't make him one. I doubt the Sox themselves know how all their future decisions will be made until they actually hire/promote a GM...
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Nervous? If not for my vested interest in watching an 86 year drought end, it was actually probably the most lopsided World Series in history. Not only did the Sox never trail at any point in the World Series, there was only one inning that ended with the two teams tied, and that was the 6th inning of game 1 before the Sox took a lead they would truly never relinquish the following inning. The Sox jumped out to a lead in the first inning of all four games. I was nervous with anticipation, but that was a series I never really felt was in doubt...
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Focusing on one year is why the Sox no longer have Wade Miley...
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I was just referencing the discussion when Barry Bonds was crushing everything and also drawing a record number of IBB’s and a lot of talking heads thought the game needed to ban the IBB because paying fans didn’t want to see Bonds walk so much...
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I’m all for the Nats the rest of the way...
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Or making the intentional walk illegal just because teams were afraid to pitch to a steroid-laden monster who was destroying all the home run records...
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Roberts got all the glory, but Millar started the whole rally with a walk. If not for Millar, Roberts had no one to pinch run for...
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Players do it all the time. The idea is to get a much bigger contract one year later. The bigger question is - why would a pitcher do it in Boston? Go to San Diego or Oakland...
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Kennedy admitted they are not...
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I hate the shift, but it’s here until lefties stop playing launch ball and start going the other way...
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Anda professional comparison thing. If you think you're a better player than a guy making $6 million, you're not as likely to sign for $5million...
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Yeah but it's all about the budget and if they can get under the tax limit...
