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  1. notin
    And Amos Otis was 100% convinced corking bats helped him hit home runs, despite all the laws of physics that state otherwise. And Jack McDowell is 100% convinced pitch counts don’t matter, despite all the evidence to the contrary. But, hey, these guys played in MLB so they must be right...
  2. notin
    There will always be players who doubt the relevance, like Jayson WErth. But for every Jayson Werth, there are numerous Josh Redddick's and Joey Votto's and Todd Frasier's who do buy into a lot of the new data and use it to improve their game...
  3. notin
    That's not what I said at all. Not even close. You said you were not assuming anything, I tried to remind you that you did insinuate strongly ("it could be that I'm right...") that you attributed his improvement to protection.
  4. notin
    Well you did say “ it could be that I’m right and he's protected by Mookie.” None of us is positive why he is hitting now over whenever. But there is little evidence or even logic supporting the idea of protection making a difference...
  5. notin
    If Sale has even the slightest inkling of priority in the Cy Young award, he should be traded today...
  6. notin
    When you say “greatest start in history”, are you referring to Cora’s career and not the Sox season?
  7. notin
    He also had a significant stretch of a 1.400 OPS with no help from Betts once. He had a better OPS last year ina couple other batting order spots. I think you might be undervaluing Bradley as a hitter...
  8. notin
    That doesn't lead to one inevitable conclusion. It could be as simple as the fact hat he has at least 3 times as many plate appearances in that spot as anywhere else in the order, and therefore was not given ample opportunity to succeed elsewhere. He batted in front of Betts for about half the games least season and had better success elsewhere in the lineup...
  9. notin
    I wasn’t wild about Moreland as the option, either. But then none of Duda, LoMo, or Moustakas really excited me much either. Although to be honest, I think they all excited me more than Moreland...
  10. notin
    When was the last time the Astros pummeled you with a 4 game sweep?
  11. notin
    Well I tried continuing the discussion. You said WAR was not perfect, which it isn't and everyone knows that. I said "What stat is?" Then you started attacking my posts...
  12. notin
    Are you the Goose or the Wolfman?
  13. notin
    Yes. That would be very useful...
  14. notin
    Its probably going to be next to impossible to retain all three of them anyway. And in that case, Betts needs to be the top priority of the three...
  15. notin
    Do people really think postings on message boards are useful?
  16. notin
    That can be said about any stat and really about anyone's observational skills...
  17. notin
    So... WAR isn’t specific enough for you?
  18. notin
    I do wonder if their reappearance irritates dgalehouse. J/K
  19. notin
    I’m sorry. I did not realize our raw post resources were so limited...
  20. notin
    .. to make room for Swihart. I do think there is a very strong possibility Butler clears waivers and re-signs with Boston as a minor league free agent. He's been one before a couple times and always comes back. Plus any team claiming him on waivers would need to keep him on the 25 man roster...
  21. notin
    Nobody does. But a belief backed by strong logic or rationale is always stronger. And it's always wise to listen to alternative viewpoints...
  22. notin
    Yaz did play 165 games in CF in his career. The most recent was 2 games in 1982 at age 42. But that is certainly a very small chunk of games in a very long career...
  23. notin
    I mentioned him a couple times in one of these threads. I think he'd be running away with this award in just about any other season..
  24. notin
    Just because you don't require proof doesn't make something a fact, either...
  25. notin
    Confidence is one thing, and also the Sox have plenty of young hitters who had the ability to get better. Martinez has definitely improved this team by being an offensive force. Does hit bat mean the hitter in front sees better pitches? I am not as certain of that. If that is someone’s contention, one of the most improved hitters on the team is Bogaerts, who has been hitting behind Martinez. What Martinez has done is what I’ve heard some say couldn’t be done - he’s replaced David Ortiz in the lineup. That alone is an impressive enough feat without trying to justify his impact with all sorts of unprovable statements...
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