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  1. notin
    There is no such thing as a blown hold. A hold is credited to any pitcher who pitches in a save situation (lead of 3 runs or less or tying run on deck, and also not in line for a win) who maintains a lead but doesn’t finish the game. And if he doesn’t maintain the lead, as it was a save situation, he’s credited with a blown save. They can happen in any inning. A couple years ago, Ryan Brasier (still with Boston) was credited with a blown save in the fifth inning. It’s rare to see one that early, because more often than not, relievers pitching in the fifth are in line for a win and not a save. (It’s not real common to have a lead in the fifth in a game in which you’re on your third pitcher.) But BS are rather common in the 6th through 8th innings. The abomination known as the ghost runner has lead to an increase in blown saves after the ninth, mostly when the visiting scores a single run in the top of the inning and a new pitcher enters the bottom.
  2. notin
    He was a byproduct of catfishing…
  3. notin
    As opposed to the constant switches they keep making? Like repeatedly moving CFs to shortstop? Sticking random warm bodies at 1b and in RF? Bloom suggested Devers’ future was at 1b at some point. This originated from outside this forum…
  4. notin
    Maybe if he took her out for one of those $200 dinners, she’d change her mind….
  5. notin
    And concussion protocol meant: ”How many fingers am I holding up?” ”Wanda?” ”Close enough. You’re clear “
  6. notin
    Reinsdorf…
  7. notin
    Sure Devers could be worse, but that’s a low bar to limo under. And even if he is, the potential upgrade at 3b still might make it worthwhile. But 1b is generally regarded as the easiest position to field, and probably why a huge chunk, if not the majority of MLB first basemen are hitters who couldn’t field some other position…
  8. notin
    Of course it is. Do you not get how Internet forums and, well, baseball off-season discussions generally work? There’s more to baseball than complaining about ownership…
  9. notin
    I get your point; your wife doesn’t value bourbon…
  10. notin
    Was that with Eric Roberts ?
  11. notin
    If they needed a LHH DH more than a SP, that’s one thing. But they don’t. Even if they break even financially on this deal, they still have to replace Gausman…
  12. notin
    The AFL titles? That’s like winning the USFL or the ABA…
  13. notin
    Iglesias is pretty far down on my “I wish we re-signed him” list. And I’d say it’s a safe bet it didn’t come down to “either we re-sign Iglesias or we have to trade Sale”…
  14. notin
    That’s not real…
  15. notin
    How much of that is because when he comes in early, it’s to face better hitters? Kimbrel in the ninth faces whoever is due up. But in the 8th, he’s almost always (probably always) coming in to face better hitters in a key situation. I would expect any pitcher facing, say, nothing but 1-4 hitters in a lineup to do worse than if he just faced a random assortment of the 1-9 hitters…
  16. notin
    All the more reason to stick to the analytics that tell you when the game is on the line as opposed to that 1980’s style of bullpen management that dictates “just use a lefty against a lefty and save that closer for the ninth!”
  17. notin
    If the Mets defeat Milwaukee today they advance with a rotation headed by Sean Manaea. And only one year after finishing 12 games under .500 with rotation headed by two Hall of Famers…
  18. notin
    When you have a top-heavy bullpen, maybe some better manage of the resources can help. A prime example is Judge’s game-winning grand slam. What was the logic there!? “Ok if this 32yo career minor leaguer fresh out of retirement can just get through the toughest 1-2 punch in the AL, then I can use Martin in the 8th for the 4-5-6 hitters and I’ve saved my best reliever to get the 7-8-9 hitters in the ninth.”
  19. notin
    Will he settle for having his jugular Severino’d?
  20. notin
    That trade also eventually got them Dylan Cease…
  21. notin
    Wacha wanted a lot more than what he settled for from San Diego in that odd contract. But numerous teams (not just Boston) turned him away that off-season
  22. notin
    I could get excited about this Padre team. First of all, they built a lineup entirely out of shortstops, which is pretty cool. But also, the Padres and Brewers are the only teams still alive that have never won a World Series. (For reasons related to living with Cubs’ fans, I cannot root for the Brewers.) In fact, I don’t think the city of San Diego has ever won any championship. The Chargers never won before the left. The Clippers used to play there, which is as low as it gets. Bring San Diego a non-surfing trophy!
  23. notin
    Maybe the Sox could re-unite high school teammates Fried, Flaherty and Giolito…
  24. notin
    Skubal last year pitched like Houck this year. I would think many considered him a TOR starter last year, even though it was only the second time he exceeded 0.6 fWAR…
  25. notin
    Clearly I was not referring to the Canadian city and when I said TOR, I meant Torrington Municipal Airport in NY…
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