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  1. notin
    Both are possible, but until we get any confirmation from Jansen himself, neither can be correct. As for me, I wouldn’t have minded seeing Jansen receive the honor, and I agree Clay Holmes going means either the selection committee is clueless or made up of Clay Holmes’ parents. Or both. But I am at least glad Jansen (and the rest of his bullpen cronies) get a couple of well-deserved days off, because they will be needed in the second half…
  2. notin
    Post 333 mentions nothing of the sort and was a result of an argument between you and Hugh. If you’re going to be that guy who likes calling other peoples suggestions wrong, you really need to be more accurate about your own stuff. Still think I was wrong for wanting Houck and Crawford extended?
  3. notin
    From a guy who said he didn’t mind seeing Sale go but thought the Sox overpaid to have him gone. Now see there nothing wrong with that particular criticism. But now you keep fabricating this “prediction” that it was easy to see Sale bouncing back. Just like you kept fabricating s*** I said just so you could taunt me…
  4. notin
    More pinstripes?
  5. notin
    And maybe now the Sox need to extend Houck and Crawford…
  6. notin
    In a rare moment, I agree here…
  7. notin
    Or for most of 2019. That’s why this bounce back has only been predicted by pessimists and liars…
  8. notin
    He did a lot of damage this weekend. But that last home run came when being pitched around…
  9. notin
    He also has a $20mill option that vests with another 76 IP…
  10. notin
    An injury risk for only 2 months is probably worth it. It’s not like they need to extend him to a 3 or 4 year deal here…
  11. notin
    Actually the “Williams Shift” predates Ted Williams’ career. It was first employed against Cubs/Phillies left-handed slugger Frederick “Cy” Williams, whose career went from 1912-1930…
  12. notin
    Definitely a solid add…
  13. notin
    The Rockies DFAd Dakota Hudson today. Hudson is surprisingly not injured, but rather just having a horrible year, highlighted by his 48:46 K:BB ratio and 5.84 ERA. But the one thing that intrigues me about Hudson is he’s never been a particularly hard thrower, and rather gotten by with his breaking stuff. Could this be a formula Bailey can tap into for some success? Also intriguing - his ERA away from Coors - 3.72….
  14. notin
    Of course Sale wouldn’t get injured by Angry Birds. That’s more of a David Price thing…
  15. notin
    Every time you type that, I picture you as the cranky, grizzled, flannel-wearing greybeard forcibly squeezing monosyllabic grunts to express your frustration with those gosh darn changes in the world. It’s very Neanderthal. It brings a smile to my face every time
  16. notin
    Like I have been saying about Sale for years - his issue isn’t talent…
  17. notin
    So Bellhorn, do you limit your critiques solely to my posts? We gotta live one here…
  18. notin
    I think the rule changes do help. Pitch clock can occasionally tell the runner an idea when the windup can start, giving him an extra step or two before the pitcher even starts. The rule minimizing pickoff attempts helps, too. Once the pitcher has thrown over twice, that runner can go take a much, much larger lead…
  19. notin
    Yes I do know what he meant. He was specific about how the Sox would be better if Duran/Hamilton/Wong hit fewer extra base hits and instead just got to first base and used their speed to get into the pitchers’ heads. While I get the importance of the runner on first causing problems for the pitcher, how is that more important than the overall vast improvements we have seen in those small speedy guys he says have no business hitting “one run home runs”? (And how did you possibly not attack that?) Duran is one of the best offensive players in the league. Wong leads all AL catchers in batting average (150 PA min). These are players using the metrics and their lessons to become significant offensive contributors and potential All Stars. But Jung is suggesting they dial it back and instead one third of the lineup fall back into a role where their job is to instead support the remaining hitters.
  20. notin
    Right. Good call. Duran needs to change his approach and stop being a top ten player in the AL. Ditto Wong with his batting average among league best…
  21. notin
    They seem to find more pitchers that way, too…
  22. notin
    Hey I’m not the one who DFAd you
  23. notin
    Posts 5 and 8? He suggested irritating pitchers over hitting home runs. And made it sound like they were only hitting solo home runs. Hitting home runs is scoring 100% of the time. Irritating pitchers is a good strategy, but it simply didn’t lead to scoring that often. I get their home run volume is low and they’d be thorns to pitchers more often. But you look at OBP for that. Not home runs. Is hitting 8-10 home runs really taking down their OBP that much? And with Duran, he has 23 doubles and 10 triples hitting like he is. But he doesn’t bother the pitcher as much with those extra bases. So are those also a bad thing?
  24. notin
    Irritating the pitcher over scoring runs? That was the original premise. Sometimes, you just gotta take the runs. Scratch that. Always take the runs. Scoring runs is a good thing. (Also those little guys putting one over the wall has gotta get under the skin of a few pitchers.)
  25. notin
    I think no on Jansen. But yes on the other three…
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