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  1. notin
    Because Barnes wasn’t effective. Duh...
  2. notin
    But JBJ’s defense > offense of any bench player you pop in to replace Martinez at DH...
  3. notin
    MLB avoided the NPB league’s gimmick in Japan of having the WC team start their first best of 5 series down 0-1, meaning the WC team has to win 3 games before losing 2...
  4. notin
    The Sox have resisted trading Benintendi in multiple trades, including the deal for Sale. I doubt they unload in any deal unless it’s some sort of blockbuster. And even then, they’ll be pushing Chavis first...
  5. notin
    The Sox have resisted trading Benintendi in multiple trades, including the deal for Sale. I doubt they unload in any deal unless it’s some sort of blockbuster. And even then, they’ll be pushing Chavis first...
  6. notin
    The Sox have resisted trading Benintendi in multiple trades, including the deal for Sale. I doubt they unload in any deal unless it’s some sort of blockbuster. And even then, they’ll be pushing Chavis first...
  7. notin
    It’s funny how we think the Hall of Famers carry more valid opinions than even non-HOF players. But if anything, most of them are in the Hall because their level of skill was at s level even unrelatable for most major leaguers
  8. notin
    How many starter losses have their been because Cora had to leave the starter in too long due to a tired or flat out ineffective bullpen?
  9. notin
    For every “expert” like Palmer or Eckersley who say one thing, there’s another “expert” who contradicts it. The bottom like is Cora believes in testing his players. Have you seen how Sale has been in the postseason in 2016 and 2017? Granted, an injury certainly made the decision for Cora, but the idea was to keep his IP in the lower range. Price, for example, was terrific last postseason. Before last season, he was a reputed “choker” in the postseason. Except one “expert” named Notin tried pointing out he already had well over 200 IP every time he pitched in the postseason. Last year - 176 regular season IP, terrific postseason. Did Jim Palmer miss that empirical data?
  10. notin
    On the other hand, if this was just one of those “vent in frustration” posts and not to be taken too seriously, they happen. I get it
  11. notin
    The “deadweight” is not the problem. The players who are supposed to be carrying this team are. Betts has become an LOB machine. Ditto Martinez. Benintendi is off to a weak start. If the Sox deal Moreland (who is deadweight why?), Nunez, Bradley, who replaces them? More deadweight? It’s not like we have any recent outfielders above A ball, unless you count Castillo. And Dombrowski doesn’t...
  12. notin
    And in 1995 and 2012 and 2013, also more recent. Point being, teams come back from 10 games out to make the postseason a lot. And by the way, you don’t get to say “in MLB history” if you don’t plan on actual counting all of MLB history. Especially if you plan on accusing other people of wordsmithing. Your OP didn’t even mention the World Series, let alone winning it. That’s an awful specific interpretation of “made it.” Either way, not only would “blowing the team up” in early June be stupid, but it’s even dumber to do it half ass by not even trading the pieces that will bring back anything useful...
  13. notin
    Also not really fair, since there are more playoff opportunities now than there were even in 1995
  14. notin
    Maybe we need to cut the Yankee fan some slack. They haven’t won a title in 10 years. As Red Sox fans, we’ve only had one drought that long in team history...
  15. notin
    Loss?
  16. notin
    I listed 2, plus I assume you were referring to 78 Yankees. (If not, add them to the list.) There was also the 2012 A’s, the 1993 Braves (only 9 1/2 out, but in August), and the 1951 Giants, who were 13 games out in August and won on the most famous home run and call in MLB history. And probably a few others that you can find once you learn how to use Google...
  17. notin
    Wow. Gutsy blow up...
  18. notin
    Maybe we’d have back those two games we lost i the ninth. But we’d probably have lost the 3 wins in Sale starts. Unless Ryan Weber can pull off miracles facing everyone else’s ace with no run support...
  19. notin
    I thought you wanted this team to sell?
  20. notin
    There have been a lot of teams to overcome 10 game deficits, and many were that far behind much later than June 2. The 1995 Mariners were 12 games out in mid-August and won the division. The 1914 Braves were 15 out in late June and won. Stop with the white flags. Especially the one you’re waving for fictional reasons...
  21. notin
    The Red Sox are professional athletes who don’t get to that level without knowing how to be competitive. While you’re out there making room for the 2019 AL East pennant,best in mind the Sox did start out on an 11 game11 day west coast trip against 2 teams who had to gear up fast for a March start. Since then, we’re 26-21, a record hobbled by another extensive stretch with no off days. Meanwhile, the Yankees have played one third of their games against the Orioles and Royals and gone 15-4 in that stretch. I know while every Yankee fan is salivating over getting Judge and Stanton, etc, back and how great this team will be. Well, considering you’re almost done with Baltimore and KC, maybe those expectations need to be curbed...
  22. notin
    It can be both, but at the very least it serves as a show for fans that the plan is to re-invest their money into the team. Even if you spend badly, at least fans see you trying. But these past two off-seasons, a lot of teams stood pat and didn’t spend a dime. Fans simply followed their lead. And why shouldn’t they?
  23. notin
    As I have been saying for years, free agency isn’t about improving teams. It’s about showing your tabard you are willing to spend money in an attempt to get better. It’s PR. So when teams don’t spend money and show fans they want to at least try to win, fans follow suit and don’t spend money to try and support the team...
  24. notin
    Hanley is another one, despite his actually giving the Sox a discount. But Price didn’t and is unlikely to pitch so effectively at ages 36 and 37. He will get paid the same, however. I wonder how many will insist he should retire and give up the money, too...
  25. notin
    With a 2.39 FIP and a 7.00 K/BB. ERA is neither the only nor best way to evaluate a pitcher...
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