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  1. notin
    The important point is in that series of trades, we would have lost Jon Lester. Now the Sox are supposed to get Brandon McCarthy, which would have been a minute compensation at best…
  2. notin
    Pace yourself, Bobby D! Don’t peak in March!!
  3. notin
    Ok maybe. But only because he’s trying harder..
  4. notin
    Per the latest article on MLBTR, Story is open to changing position short term. They also cite he wants a “win now” team. San Francisco and Minnesota are also in the running let the article. Seattle seems to have settled their infield issues…
  5. notin
    On the Story front, MLBTR does paint a picture with Boston as a legitimate candidate to sign him. Of course, they need to be in the right financial ballpark first…
  6. notin
    With Lester!!
  7. notin
    Sox signed LHP Derek Holland to a minor league contract. I may have to dial back the sarcasm. Is it possible Bloom took my post about needing more southpaws seriously? Or he’s just signing them to MiLB deals to watch me go off?
  8. notin
    With no Sale and 5 lefties in the bullpen?
  9. notin
    Shaw has now joined Jeff Suppan, Rheal Cormier and teammate Rich Hill on the list of players acquired by the Red Sox at least 3 times…
  10. notin
    So … not a fan of the automotive industry? Maybe Bloom is bringing Planned Obsolescence and the Toyota Way to MLB?
  11. notin
    Well, he is left-handed. So he’s on Bloom’s radar…
  12. notin
    Exactly!! Those of us who grew up in a world inundated with the TI 35 forget that there was a time when it didn’t exist…
  13. notin
    And my goal is to make $5 billion this year. But not every goal is achievable…
  14. notin
    And provided one tenth of the production….
  15. notin
    Yes, but he often uses that free time to eat someone else’s…
  16. notin
    For the time being, at least one of Houck or Whitlock will be in the bullpen…
  17. notin
    Shaw is actually a good idea for a placeholder for Casas. An added bonus is he did actually hit pretty well for Boston last year. But this is a minor league contract, and as I have said many times, there is no such thing as a bad minor league contract…
  18. notin
    And no right-handed relievers! We only have 5 lefties in the bullpen. Get another southpaw and address this shortage, Bloom!
  19. notin
    Pablo Sandoval will disagree once he is done with his lunch…
  20. notin
    This seems odd in hindsight. Up until 1884, pitchers threw underhand and hitters told them where to throw it. The job of a pitcher in the “mid-19th century” wasn’t to get the hitter out like it is today. His job was just to get the ball in play and start the action. I also wonder when scorers started differentiating between earned runs and unearned runs. Was that difference even in place in 1869?
  21. notin
    Right. Most people in 1912 looked at Christy Mathewson and said “310 innings pitched and 107 runs allowed. Give me a pencil and 45 minutes to work this out.”
  22. notin
    Again, all good choices. You, me and 5Gold clearly chose different strategies. I opted for more well-rounded players and wanted at least one pitcher. (And in hindsight, Ohtani was a much, much better option than Buehler.). 5Gold focused primarily on hitters. You went regional. All good options. MLB needs to read this thread…
  23. notin
    It probably can be dual my credited. One created to the inventor, and one credit to the statistician who pushed for its widespread acceptance. These stats rarely gain any right away. Look how long OBP and SLG were around before anyone ever mentioned them…
  24. notin
    There are truths in both of our generalities. And ideally, enjoying watching and playing are tantamount to the game’s survival. On the plus side, travel leagues have exploded in the last few years, providing more playing opportunities. The actual down side effect is the proliferation of parents who view baseball not as a fun activity, but as a scholarship opportunity. (This is not all parents, but probably more than you realize.). I do think some kids enjoy the game less for this reason. But my point that the aspects of fWAR that bother some people just don’t bother kids today does stand. Many would rather just Google abd don’t care about the math.
  25. notin
    I actually knew that. But if you look past the President Garfield and old-timey bicycle jokes, there was one subtle reminder that in 1912, ERA wasn’t exactly the easiest calculation, either…
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