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  1. dgalehouse
    N.D. with a nice win over a pretty good Georgia Tech team. It seems kind of odd that Army and Navy are both undefeated and ranked in the top 25.
  2. dgalehouse
    The ALCS is over. The Yankees are in the World Series. Probably not the best time to knock Cashman.
  3. dgalehouse
    It's a long season and a long post season. And the late inning relievers are called on again and again. No doubt that fatigue becomes a factor. There have been some very exciting games. But with the Sox not involved, we can watch the games without becoming overly stressed out. That is the only good thing about not making the playoffs.
  4. dgalehouse
    Yes. Clase, who is probably the best closer in the game right now, blew the save by giving up back-to-back homers to Judge and Stanton. Then Weaver, who has done a really nice job since taking over the closer's role for the Yankees, blew it by giving up a two out- two run homer in the bottom of the ninth. And to top it off, the Yankee's former closer, Holmes, lost the game in the tenth by giving up a two out walk off bomb.
  5. dgalehouse
    The Cooler.
  6. dgalehouse
    The situation when Dombrowski took charge in 2016 was not so different than it is today. A need to beef up the bullpen and get a top of the line starting pitcher. Dombrowski made that his top priority. And the results were apparent. Now, Breslow is faced with a similar scenario. As is the reclusive owner. It is pretty clear what is needed. Now get it done.
  7. dgalehouse
    This is just nitpicking Dombrowski's moves. The important thing is that he took a cellar dwelling team and won three straight division titles. The Sox have not done that before or since. It's like saying the dinner was great, but the chef should be fired because he used a little too much oregano and not quite enough garlic.
  8. dgalehouse
    Sure. There is always room for improvement. But the biggest problem this season was the bullpens' inability to hold a lead. A better job of doing that would have put the Sox into the playoffs.
  9. dgalehouse
    In general, you have a five man rotation. They all pitch in turn. I do not understand what is accomplished by numbering them 1-5. They are still going to pitch in turn. Hopefully, all of them pitch well and give you a chance to win. If you have a big winner who deserves to be called an "Ace" , that is great. But saying that this guy is a number three and that guy is a number four, etc. seems like a meaningless exercise.
  10. dgalehouse
    Duran is a a breakout star. A key member of this team. Do not trade him. Simply beefing up the bullpen so they don't blow so many leads will greatly improve the team's record. And it can be done without trading Duran or any of the top prospects. And it won't cause John Henry to have to sell his yacht. It might even leave enough cash for a good free agent starting pitcher.
  11. dgalehouse
    There are more rounds in the post season than ever before. That alone obviously makes it more difficult to win championships. Back when the Yankees piled up titles, the two pennant winners met in the World Series , with no preliminary rounds and possible upsets. Later, with Division play , there was just one wild card. Anyway, the Yankees and the Dodgers consistently have high payrolls and very good teams. And there is clearly a relationship between their payrolls and the quality of their rosters.
  12. dgalehouse
    The payroll makes a big difference. The reason why the Yankees have so many championships is because of spending big, not because of brilliant strategy or monument park. You, yourself when defending Bloom, always say it was tough for him to win with the smaller payroll. And it's just a general rule of business, the better the product, the more it costs. I do know that there are exceptions to this so no need to point that out.
  13. dgalehouse
    Stanford is not good this year, but the Irish looked impressive in doing what they needed to do. They should run the table leading up to the USC game.
  14. dgalehouse
    Read the O.P. Max B. says , and I quote, " There ain't much correlation between spending big on players and winning lots of games." That is so obviously wrong that I wonder why I am wasting my time arguing it. And citing a few examples where it didn't work that way does not change that fact. Year after year , the higher payroll clubs have a better chance than the low payroll clubs. That is why the Yankees have more championships than anyone. And Sox fans all complained about that for years. And that is why we want John Henry to spend more now.
  15. dgalehouse
    I don't want to go any further with this. It is clear that there is a strong relationship between the payroll and your chances of winning. That is my point. If you can't see that, then there is no point in arguing with you. It's like I said that having a more expensive car would make it more likely for you to get to your destination. And you (and of course Max) would argue that you knew a guy with an expensive car that broke down. And you knew a guy with a junk car that made it to his destination. And that proves that having a better car does not matter. It's a false argument. Of course it matters. And the high payroll baseball team has a better chance of success that the low payroll team. I think you just like to take an opposing position and debate it, even when it is absolutely illogical. Nothing more to say.
  16. dgalehouse
    You are making stuff up. I didn't say payroll is the end all, be all. I said it gives you a better chance. And it clearly does.
  17. dgalehouse
    Since no one answered, the odds would be astronomical. Out of thirty teams, the three with the highest payroll were the first three to make the final four. Do you really think that was an accident? Or would you concede that the payroll gives you a better chance at success? Of course, it doesn't mean that it always works that way, but the correlation is undeniable. I don't think any of you are not intelligent enough to see that. So, I have to conclude that you all just like to be argumentative. But this is a poor argument. The correlation is just too obvious. Do you not remember the old days when everyone complained that the Yankees won a lot because they out spent the others? And it was true. They did. They didn't win all the time, but they always had a better chance than most.
  18. dgalehouse
    The three highest payroll teams are all in the Championship Series. That is not a coincidence. If you put the names of all thirty teams in a hat, what are the odds that the first three you picked out would be the Mets, Yankees and Dodgers ?
  19. dgalehouse
    I can't fault Dombrowski for the post season failures. There is just so much any head of baseball operations can do. He put together a team that was capable of winning it all. Anything can happen in a short series , and the Phillies got beat by a very good and very hot Mets team. And that is why the 2018 Sox were so special. They dominated from wire to wire. 108 wins . 11-3 in the post season against some very strong opponents. You seldom see that kind of dominance. This Phillies team is very good, but not dominant.
  20. dgalehouse
    According to USA Today's annual report, the three highest payrolls in MLB are the Mets, Yankees and Dodgers, in that order. All three are in the Championship Series, the final four , if you will. This should put an end to any debate about the connection between spending and winning. ( It won't , but it should.)
  21. dgalehouse
    The dislike of Dombrowski defies all common sense. He took over a team that had finished dead last two years running. He saw what was needed , took action and turned the team around immediately. Beat the Yankees ( isn't that always the goal) and won the Division three straight years, ending with a world championship. The team stumbled in 2019 due to pitching injuries and a weak bullpen. Firing him was a mistake that we are still trying to recover from.
  22. dgalehouse
    Yamamoto is listed as the probable starter. I would think that he would be on a very short leash. All hands on deck.
  23. dgalehouse
    A lot of teams make the playoffs these days. That doesn't mean that payroll is not a major factor in winning. As for Oakland, I will make a shocking disclosure. Hollywood movies are not real life. " Money Ball" Billy Beane, the Flim Flam Man , got wealthy while helping to put the Oakland franchise where it is today. An embarrassment to MLB.
  24. dgalehouse
    In baseball, as in many things, to get the top quality you have to pay more .The correlation between spending and winning is so obvious that it is not even debatable. Finding a few examples where that is not the case does not change that. That is part of the reason for the ever expanding playoffs. It gives hope to some of the lower payroll teams.
  25. dgalehouse
    It will be interesting to see what the Orioles do this off season. They have a new owner who has expressed a willingness to spend more than Angelos did. They are only a couple of pieces away from being a championship caliber team. On the other hand, Baltimore is not a real good market.
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