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  1. notin
    Panda might be off the books, but his salary doesn't count towards the luxury tax anyway. So while it keeps Henry from writing one less check, his free agency doesn't give the Sox more money to use towards roster construction....
  2. notin
    The question arises, however, is this normal wear and tear on his shoulder that he typically pitches through? Or is this a much more serious injury he needs a prolonged recovery from?
  3. notin
    It’s also probably a bigger factor than anything mental for many pitchers labeled as “chokers” in the postseason...
  4. notin
    This is so obvious and probably something we all should realize
  5. notin
    Because it involves tampering with equipment, which is illegal in every sport. There are ways a bat could be tampered with to increase batted ball distance. Cork isn’t one of those materials. (Although as it is less dense than wood, the reduced weight of the bat might lead to increased bat speed, which would be good. But if this is the case, a hitter should consider the perfectly legal maneuver of using a lighter bat)...
  6. notin
    Baseball statistics are really a numerical summary of past performance...
  7. notin
    They did have ill effects, but history has allowed us to forget many names. How often do people wonder what “might have been” with Mark Fidrych, for example? Tommy John surgeries are on the rise because the procedure itself isn’t that old. The namesake Tommy John pitched into the 1980’s. And as time has gone on, the procedure itself is getting more common with skilled and experienced doctors and refined procedures. But prior to Tommy John, if you tore that ligament, your career was instantly over. The rise in popularity of the slider probably helped, too. I also think a lot of younger pitchers throw too hard too fast. You don’t need to throw 95 mph to get high school hitters out, but kids do it because radar gun readings translate directly into scholarships and signing bonuses...
  8. notin
    It could be more of a pre-emptive measure. And with a 10 game lead, the decision to rest Sale gets a lot easier. If the Sox were up 1 or 2 games, there would be a lot more clamoring in the media for really specific details...
  9. notin
    No one went off the rails. I just am very, very hesitant to attribute Bradley’s improvement to protection in the lineup. Moonslav has been very diligent most of the year reminding us Bradley is hitting the ball well and the hot streak is coming...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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.
  13. 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...
  14. notin
    If Sale has even the slightest inkling of priority in the Cy Young award, he should be traded today...
  15. notin
    When you say “greatest start in history”, are you referring to Cora’s career and not the Sox season?
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. notin
    When was the last time the Astros pummeled you with a 4 game sweep?
  20. 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...
  21. notin
    Are you the Goose or the Wolfman?
  22. notin
    Yes. That would be very useful...
  23. 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...
  24. notin
    Do people really think postings on message boards are useful?
  25. notin
    That can be said about any stat and really about anyone's observational skills...
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