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  1. notin
    That explains why the Sox offered Bigfoot a MiLB contract…
  2. notin
    Honestly though, a deal centered around Duran and Paredes should have made sense for both teams. Paredes was part of a surplus of infielders on a team looking for a LHH corner outfielder. Duran is part of a surplus of LHH corner outfielders on a team that needed an infielder. A lot of stars did align and I’m not sure why Houston was adamant that it was either Abreu for them or they were going to bench Paredes and start Joey Loperfido in LF. Unless Duran’s $7mill salary was not to their liking…
  3. notin
    I mean, getting Romy back only helps..
  4. notin
    Schedules are not even at this point, which is a huge factor. The Red Sox have played Cincy, San Diego, Houston and Milwaukee, all playoff teams from last year (except Houston, who narrowly missed). The point here isnt that the Six have an excuse for being 4-8, but rather that it’s hard to compare them as a 4-8 team even against other 4-8 teams. I mean, Toronto is 5-7 against the A’s, White Sox, Rockies and Dodgers. Does that make them a better team than Boston, or a worse team?
  5. notin
    There’s an article on the front page and numerous posts disparaging to Sox bench. But after watching the bulk of the Sox bench start postseason games, I’m glad to have MLB starting caliber players on it, and these 1 for 8 starts don’t discourage me. IKF in particular seems unpopular, but he’s spent nearly his entire career as a starter, and done so on some pretty good teams, notably the 99-win 2022 Yankees team. I’d much rather have IKF and Yoshida ready to start games over Sogard and Eaton…
  6. notin
    Right now only 3 teams in the AL are over .500, and only two teams in the NL are under .500. Obviously it’s not going to finish that way…
  7. notin
    As much as I was unexcited by Durbin’s acquisition, let’s at least give him some time to let us know who all those better infielders are. Don’t forget about a week before they traded for Durbin, they signed IKF, and there was an uproar over that acquisition as many thought he was brought in to start…
  8. notin
    The biggest obstacle to a an automated check swing system is the complete lack of a definition of a check swing…
  9. notin
    Coulombe and Kahnle were added at the 11:59pm point of the off-season. Tayron Guerrero is not real…
  10. notin
    At some point, he does become a reason to not COMPLETELY IGNORE the bullpen all winter. It’s almost as if the Sox learn a bit too much from their past successes. “Whitlock was a major Rule 5 success, and Slaten was effective when available. So the only thing we need to do for the bullpen for the upcoming season is some Rule 5 homework. Much cheaper than those pricey veterans with actual pitching talent.”
  11. notin
    I just purchased firecorahirenotin.com Surprisingly, it was still available…
  12. notin
    I said that about Bregman last year. I suppose the CBA timing is the only factor…
  13. notin
    If they’re taking the 2D reading at the back corner of the rectangular portion of the plate, that should work almost as well as 3D. The only pitchers getting shorted are the ones hitting the very bottom of the zone at the front end of the plate. 3D might be accomplished as easily as doing two 2D planes - one at the front of the plate and one at the back corner before the taper. It’s not going to be a strike and miss both of those planes…
  14. notin
    Technology is market-driven. There is no market for dinosaurs…
  15. notin
    It’s not about making umps look foolish or training them to see better. Calling balls and strikes looks easy, and maybe in local Beer League Softball games it is. But in MLB, it’s a job that requires determining if a projectile traveling 95-100 mph touched any part of an invisible box with varying dimensions, and doing so live with no help from any electronic tools. Oh and also includes being scrutinized by fans watching TV that think they have a better view and commentators that have access to replays, and now being checked against an electronic sensor system. It’s an insanely difficult job to do in the first place - probably the most difficult task of any official in any sport - and the failure to be perfect opens the door for someone who thinks you look foolish and just need to “see better”. That said, Bucknor does often look foolish and needs to see better…
  16. notin
    It’s going to have to be that way, because the system right now doesn’t determine if the batter swings..
  17. notin
    But not pitching very often…
  18. notin
    This. Last year, the stolen base was a weapon for the Sox. This year it’s a complete afterthought…
  19. notin
    You definitely have a Crusade on your hands, complete with slogan. When tee shirts become available, count me in. L. Maybe XL for that baggy look….
  20. notin
    It seems Slaten has fallen far and fallen fast…
  21. notin
    And dinosaurs are extinct, never to be seen on Earth again, much like your sense of whimsy…
  22. notin
    The last two games the Sox have jumped out to 4-0 and 3-0 leads and IMMEDIATELY let both opponents right back in it. Can we go 3 nights in a row?
  23. notin
    Rumor has it if CB Bucknor acknowledges a pitch was thrown, it’s considered a moral victory…
  24. notin
    First people want it to be 3D. Then the’ll want is shaped like a dinosaur. Then an animated dinosaur. Before you know it, that’s not enough and they’ll be using cloning technology to bring surviving DNA matter back to life to bring the dinosaurs back. And once those dinosaurs start reproducing, there’s no putting that toothpaste back in the tube. Which is fine with me.. You got greedy and demanded a Cretaceous Apocalypse, and then go mucking anout trying to clean up messy toothpaste spills in the most futile manner possible!! Some nerve! Just stick with 2D and be glad you have it…
  25. notin
    Yelling…
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