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Everything posted by notin
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They did change the rules at one point. But it was a big deal when Boggs' number was not retired right away.
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Grissom has played plenty of games...
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That’s poor planning in itself. His MLB past was minimal at best, consisting of 29 innings in Seattle. I’m sure they saw plenty of things they loved about him in the minor league level, but certainly professional baseball people folks should know by now that doesn’t always translate to MLB success. But he can pitch for the minimum wage, so he did meet that criteria…
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I just gave a strategy. Use your closer in the tenth in home games. How many do you need?
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How is his number retired anyway? Didn’t the criteria for having your number retired by the Sox back then include 1) making the Hall of Fame and 2) playing your entire career for the Red Sox? That was why we were told 26 couldn’t be retired. And 24. So why does this former Washington Senator have his number hanging at Fenway?
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It becomes one of you get through the ninth and still have your best reliever. This isn’t a Cora criticism specifically since most (all?) managers do it. But it seems like too many manage the game now as if they didn’t know the ghost runner was coming. It also depends who is coming up. Last night, Cora brought in Jansen to face the 6-7-possible 8 hitters with no one on and one out. The leaves very little margin for error for the tenth. If Jansen gets the first two, the 8-9-1 hitters come up in the 10th, which isn’t bad. But if he lets one or more runners on, that inning gets increasingly difficult for a lesser reliever. The ghost runner has been around a long time now. And while it’s a dumb rule, it’s apparently not going away. But outside of road teams that don’t score using an IBB to set up a double play, there hasn’t been much in the way of strategies to handle this situation…
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Don’t you think it’s easier to get through the ninth inning where no one starts on base than it is the tenth inning when a runner is already in scoring position with no outs?
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One strategy I’m not getting yet is using the closer in the ninth inning of tied home games. As the closer is ideally in most teams one of, if not the best RP, it makes sense to hold him for the 10th inning, as ghost runners make that inning tougher. In tie road games, the closer in the ninth makes sense since you want to force another inning. But in home games, I’d think use the lesser reliever in the ninth and if he can keep the tie, you have an edge with regards to remaining bullpen arms…
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Blasphemy!!!
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Hey, don’t blame ownership just because when they said “full throttle,” you assumed it meant forward…
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It was a punchline…
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I charge more if you don’t go to games…
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Plus Wong is Nature’s Perfect Backup Catcher…
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Nope. Cora is platooning at 3b, since Reyes has an OPS about .030 higher vs LHP…
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I’m raising ticket prices, but only for cranky old timers in Maine!
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Oh. That’s the most sensible reason I’ve heard so far…
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Last year he did make bad decisions. I was at the games in Chicago against the White Sox. In the Sunday game of that series, Casas had the ball when Andrew Benintendi rounded 2b and was HALFWAY from second to third. (My seat was behind 1b so I had an excellent vantage point.). Not sure how far Benintendi appeared to be off second on TV, but he was halfway and stopped there, watching Casas with the ball. Casas noticed Benintendi and threw the ball to 2b. Benny broke for third and beat the second relay. Casas had three options there. 1. Hold the ball and charge Benintendi, forcing him to commit to a base. (Best option) 2. Throw the ball to third. (Safest option.) 3. Throw the ball to 2b. (Worst by far.) It’s just one play, but he couldn’t have handled it worse…
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Agreed, but I think that ship has sailed…
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Damn straight. Just give me the chance!
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Duran is passable on a good day, which is a step up. Two years ago, he had some plays where it looked like Scott Bakula Quantum Leapt into his body while the ball was already in midair…
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He was drafted as a shortstop. If they needed a left fielder, they should have drafted a left fielder!
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Honestly, what the f*** are they doing? Best RF in the game and they are using him to cover for every injured MI they can…
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I’d rather put a better fielding 3b over there and make Devers a 1b/DH…
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I greatly prefer overpaying Devers to losing him after Betts and Bogaerts. It would have been better for the Sox if he accepted the Matt Olson extension, but much worse if he simply walked…
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Based on what? Last year at age 23, Casas had a .856 OPS and 24 HRs. Devers’ age 23 was the pandemic shortened 2020, but at age 22, Devers had a .916 OPS, 32 HRs, and 54 doubles. Casas might be a bit behind Devers’ pace. Not sure why you’re so pro-Casas but so anti-Devers…
