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  1. fxkatt
    Wow! But I was certain he would, because he was, I think, the only player who was named as actively participating in the scheme. (btw, I understand that at least a few Houston players ignored the signal system)
  2. fxkatt
    The Mets will be in the manager hunt soon, too. Weird 3 new managers needed on big market teams just before spring training. This will never happen again.
  3. fxkatt
    If the game threads count as being part of this board then the two Yankee guys are the least of anyone's problems. To me today's news isn't bad Red Sox news because I expected much of it, and two, it's really bad MLB news which happens to affect our manager. On another note, after 5 decades of watching MLB games with a side worry about the big rich teams stealing signs from second via cameras, I'm damn glad that maybe finally a techy solution will be found for this.
  4. fxkatt
    We have waiting waiting waiting for the big Move or moves and none of us probably expected that it would be a spanking new Manager. Meanwhile will have to wait even longer for the player moves, i wd guess.
  5. fxkatt
    Yes! Because the GM and manager have already been fired. They already have their players, so they can hire a new manager and Gm NOW. While we will have to WAIT longer, perhaps much longer.
  6. fxkatt
    He's gone. And this may mean no player moves at all for a period of time. We may need to wait till the dust settles before any major move, if indeed, any is coming. This literally shakes the ground underneath the Sox, as Houston can now move on. But the hierarchy had to foresee this.
  7. fxkatt
    I think a team like TB is good with this pitching strategy because they're a dark horse team without high-priced talent or star players. They rise to the occasion because the season is a challenge so they learn to fight and have each others' backs. Normally if you throw 5-6 pitchers a game, you got yourself a tired staff, and a team which is never ready for an extra-inning game that goes beyond 10 innings. Only a team like TB can bring this off--or maybe only TB itself (a rare team). The term "opener" is a bit weird too because it reminds older fans of double headers and also the starter for the opening of a series, and to boot doesn't describe what it actually is.
  8. fxkatt
    And to think, we have a questionable starting rotation to boot, a 162-game schedule sounds more burdensome than I've been imagining.
  9. fxkatt
    You mean, it wasn't a problem, but now it is. But back to the 25m plus salaries being detrimental to a team... I would love to see some team other than the Tampa Bays of baseball, announce their own individual salary limit of say 25m. A team like this, with some commitment to player equality, is a team I could root for because it's putting team before star. And I've always been opposed to the Star esp in baseball and football which rely on from 25-50 players. The more team-like they are, the more I favor them. (BB was a huge advocate of this for years... perhaps a little less so recently)
  10. fxkatt
    German's suspension is the longest for a player not criminally investigated for violence. It's interesting that he's decided not to appeal the suspension, and to accept rehab demands and suggestions, including making donations to a domestic violence group. This has suggested to many that he's ok with and accepts the long suspension.
  11. fxkatt
    I'm sure you're right about the GMs, but it terms of innings pitched in the coming 2-3 years, I might still go with Price over Sale. But in terms of a re-set, if it's Sale who works best, I wouldn't hesitate to trade him.
  12. fxkatt
    I think I actually trust Price more than Sale. And if we could trade Sale's whole contract, that, to me, would be a plus. And this alone would work the re-set magic.
  13. fxkatt
    Despite the miscasting of Tony Perkins as Jimmy Piersall, "Fear Strikes Out" may be my best. At least it should be in the top ten, given some of the crap that's there.
  14. fxkatt
    Agreed. More likely in NL, but fairly possible in AL too, I think. But if the name Sale were substituted, I wd be more disbelieving.
  15. fxkatt
    If we get the equivalent of 3% more in a trade by moving within the Division, do it, esp when it's Toronto. Of course, now I wonder what the return would be.
  16. fxkatt
    This accepted criterion of our "84 win" season is dubious. We all know that final numbers like this don't mean one hell of a lot: 1) it truly was an off season in terms of luck, injuries, poor decisions, poor base-running etc and 2) the games in Sept for all teams out of the race do not make for good evidence of a team's value. The big concern for next season is not going from 84 upward, but our starting pitchers first, and relievers 2nd. And no matter what we do, this is going to be iffy, esp if we retain 3-4 of last year's staff. This is why we cannot think 84 or 92... we just don't know how our starters will perform. But if they go big, then we go plus 90, if they go missing, then we might be happy with 78.
  17. fxkatt
    I think some of the impatience is a carry over from last season's no move off-season. That made sense but still you like a little something to chat about. This season it doesn't make sense, but I get the picture that each move depends on so many other moves not under our control. And as to FA market, often the longer you wait, the better the deal. (e.g. BB's Patriots)
  18. fxkatt
    I know, but he should fit in perfectly here with our half season pitchers. None of our group, except the one who left who was near 6 ERA all season, has proven capable of getting through a whole season (minus the rare year for E-Rod last season). Besides, he's only 28, so may have something left.
  19. fxkatt
    Last year Perez was 7-3 at the All Star Game with an ERA of 3.95 (salary 3.5m) How were each of our high-paid pitchers doing in comparison last year at this point?? He was also used in both long and short relief by the Twins during this same period. I have no reason to think he's a poor addition, given the budget situation So, maybe that Tuba should be a Trumpet.
  20. fxkatt
    How is Paraza off the scrap heap if his lifetime MLB ave is .273??
  21. fxkatt
    Everybody got bummed with this trade. This release makes me doubt that the Yanks will be in the competition for Betts. It wd require a very large offer and this release is too strong a reminder to lay off altogether.
  22. fxkatt
    Thankfully, our home win-loss record in '18 was nearly the same as our road record. But generally speaking what's bad for baseball here is that the signs were so clearly given, and accepted by all the players and presumably coaches. This alone wd seem to indicate that it wasn't just a Houston practice, but more or less acceptable home team advantage practice. Boo.
  23. fxkatt
    The depressing thing is that when you Win it all, that means higher salaries, paying lux tax, losing precious draft picks, drafting lower, trading away home grown stars... And often starting over with a whole new batch of unfamiliar players and faces. And, of course, it's worse if you've risked big long contracts and lost.
  24. fxkatt
    Pedey Dh, Martinez to first or traded... save the knees. But his personal doctor wd be the best prognosticator of his baseball future--along of course with Pedey own input.
  25. fxkatt
    maybe he could be first base coach, then.
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