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Everything posted by notin
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Not the point. The point is baseball did well because of the enhanced home runs and record challenges at the time. Just like how every game in America switched over to watch Pete Rose bat once his streak reached 40 games...
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While I agree this team needs a reliever, quoting just those numbers is misrepresenting it. The Sox have 12 saves and 28 holds against 9 blown saves. Since a blown save could have been either a save or a hold. The team that leads MLB in blown saves with 15 is the Mets. You know, the team that took the contract of Robinson Cano so they could acquire Edwin Diaz. And also signed Jeurys Familia and Justin Wilson...
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The idea of spending on nobodies is typically to give them short term deals and flip them mid season for minor leaguers...
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Not in 1998 when it was McGwire and Sosa. When McGwire got to 60, games were nationally televised. But yes with Bonds...
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It’s cold to treat him like everyone else (with the exception of his excusable typing)? He comes out here for baseball discussion, not to be pushed aside under the guise of respect...
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Exact same thing. Resting a player is not playing him. So you want proof that rested is better than tired?
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The only reason to make Sale the closer is they never win his starts anyway. But no. Even if the Sox had 1998’s Mariano Rivera out there, they’d only have 2 more wins. They’ve won 3 starts from Sale. And considering they’ve only scored more than 4 runs in a Sale start twice in 12 games - and they scored 5 and 6 runs in those games - it’s not really a guarantee they can simply plug in anyone else and get the same or better results...
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Last year was fun, but really once they jumped out to a 16-2, there were all but unchallenged the rest of the way, including the postseason....
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Home runs are good for business, as we all saw in 1998. Chasing untouchable records is as well. MLB would absolutely LOVE a player to challenge DiMaggio’s hitting streak or come close to hitting .400...
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The only day off since May 16 was yesterday’s rainout and the team got a couple really short starts, one from illness, that have helped tax a fairly mediocre bullpen? I think that’s a factor.
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So you’re arguing for evidence that the players should not get any rest for the next two months? You want proof that rested is better than tired?
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And misleading. They’re certainly not good, but you really can’t argue that closers need some special skill set and support it by saying all blown saves are equal...
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In some cases, you don’t need to give them a try. If the Sox had signed Ottavino instead of Pearce, for example. I’m getting more on with Brewer, whose ERA is deceptively bad. But my confidence in Brasier has plummeted and I’m starting to think his 30 IP last season was not only a complete illusion, but fooled Dombrowski so much that he figured he never had to pay for a bullpen arm again (which is his dream)..
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So championship teams aren’t allowed to have injuries? Because most of those names weren’t even on the opening day roster...
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A year ago today, the Dodgers were 27-30. I doubt many looked at them and thought “World Series!”
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Just get some bullpen arms who belong in MLB...
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What did the bullpen do tonight?
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Yes for typos. No for content. With typos, it’s understandable. But when it comes to content, he gets the same treatment as everybody else. Positive and negative...
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Maybe MLB should just copy Little League and adopt the slaughter rule. I believe that 30-3 game was also the last career win for old friend Kason Gabbard...
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No. Just one blown save because once you become the pitcher of record and are eligible for the win, you can’t get a hold, save, or blown save...
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The Raptors are in the same division as the Celtics and therefore are their rivals. Go Warriors!
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Agreed. Very disheartening. Never liked this bullpen and don’t have the same faith in Brasier that Dombrowski and Cora clearly have. Or Ryan Weber. But the prolonged stretch without off days and a couple of shortened starts can take a toll on a pitching staff that is using “bullpen days” as a planned strategy...
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Bottom line - it is on Cora that this team was so lackluster (to be kind) coming out of the gate for what we all knew was a difficult road trip to start the season. That they have improved so much since then really just supports this...
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Them’s fightin’ words!!!
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And yet, whenever Kimmi makes these “new and outrageous” claims, she always has some logical reason to back them up when asked. Always. But if you ask anyone why the status quo method is the right one, the answer far too often is “that’s how it’s always been done.”
