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  1. vegasbob
    I'll take the not phantom DL side . I suspect Sale actually feels discomfort when doing his bullpen session between starts. He is smart enough regarding the team's and his own personal outcomes to report it and get rest/treatment or whatever he needs. The ailment may be minor, not debilitating and with the 10 game lead, another rest period is affordable. Given Sale's apparent competitive personality and his own statements today, I really doubt he would go along with a team sponsored truly fake injury, just so they can add another reliever in Workman. So I go with minor discomfort, and no need right now to force an issue with Erod coming back shortly ( ?) I think the DL was retro a couple days , so in about a week, it will become more clear.
  2. vegasbob
    I guess it is a scheduling coincidence to miss the Yankees twice ? They have seen his stuff before so not hiding anything .
  3. vegasbob
    Does he really need to hit 100 on the gun to be effective ? Don't think so. Chris may just not know any other way except full extension of his whiplike arm
  4. vegasbob
    Clearly not a good situation. A short rest is not any more likely to cure the shoulder than the last 10 days. They may need to consider a month off with a return in mid September to prep for the playoffs. They do need to know what he can do by end of September. Regrettably it may not be much if the shoulder is going to be rest, one start and rest again . This will put more urgency on getting Erod back on the Fenway mound.
  5. vegasbob
    If there wasn't either statistical information or innate sense ("conventional wisdom" or "hitting psychology") to maximize the production of a given batting order, then the simple solution would be to arrange your hitters , with sufficient sample size, in descending order of OB% because the guys who are better at getting on base will bat more often, up to 150-170 times more than the lesser OBP'ers, over the course of the season. Yet no one does this . I think S5Dewey's note above regarding the numerous variables, particularly the pitcher's reactions and defensive decisions, to situations affects outcomes as much as any one thing the hitter/runner tries to do. And if you don't think perception (psychological factors) come into play by both the hitter and pitcher, you haven't been on the mound and seen Big Papi in the on deck circle .
  6. vegasbob
    And .182 in a small sample 44 AB's with Boston this year, with a .493 OPS. The team has shown they can carry a couple of lesser bats, but adding a 3rd to the lineup will show up in the results after a while. His .971 fielding %, is only better than Devers .929 among position players. Nice guy, I'm sure but more like a career backup or AAAA'er.
  7. vegasbob
    I think the problem is the impact of his contract on luxury tax threshhold if he is put on the 40 or 25 man roster. While we are paying Hanley for a couple more months, and the fat Panda for a few months plus a year, Rusney will be shutout. If one of current regulars leaves for whatever reason, you may have a chance to see him, and as a nonroster invitee in the Spring. Interesting that not one other contending team found a need for Hanley, even for virtual free since the Sox have to pay him the majority of his contract amount.
  8. vegasbob
    I am confused. I thought FWAR, fWar and UZR determined the league champions . Please clarify. Scoring more runs than the opponent on any given day wins games. I think the stats show which guys should be playing , so they have their use.
  9. vegasbob
    Eovaldi was ok vs. the Phillies , just not dominating. Dever's error or Mitch's failure to make a great pick at first to save it didn't help. The failure of several guys to get the big hit wit numerous RISP led to this loss. Kelly and Pom also showed they are still very suspect when it comes to high pressure situations. I am not the fan of Leon's pitch calling that others are, particularly in critical situations. I don't see the pitchers throwing their best pitch with 2 strikes, or with 2 outs.
  10. vegasbob
    Of the soon to be FA's. I would go for Pearce , as a platoon with Moreland, and Eovaldi only because he starters are hard to find. Wright is still a question mark, and 7, even 8 starters is often not enough. he is not worth a big premium in length or money, however. The bullpen is the need, looking for consistency as much as anything. Most teams would be happy to lose only 40% of their games , unlike the 30% the Sox may achieve in this one off season.
  11. vegasbob
    You would think that the proof of WAR and its variations for position players and pitchers applied over a 10 year period, correlated for results in the season standings would provide some consistency of results. Better WAR cumulatively, better standings results. As many have mentioned the playoffs , whether 1 game, 5 games or 7 game series are subject to numerous variances and almost by definitions are small samples. But there still would be some correlation even if with wider variances to full seasons. I am not the stat geek, but what do you who know the numbers say to that?
  12. vegasbob
    Could not agree with you more !
  13. vegasbob
    Did you just buy out Henry, Lerner and the idiot ??? Then you can impose your will Jung, although I give you much credit for good observations of reality. We can at last laugh after a loss which was shared by the Yankees
  14. vegasbob
    It's a loss, but on the road a split is acceptable. Also it exposes Pomeranz again as a guy to not be concerned with, just set aside. Any concern about the big lead in the East being an advantage for Cora to try many options (?), or the big lead becomes an excuse for sloppy play prior to the playoffs? Cora ought to have the watch the video of the last part of the 1978 Yankee- Red Sox one game playoff to stir their s***.
  15. vegasbob
    He actually doesn't need to go. He can just clog the bullpen without being used except in a laugher all the way through September, then he can go. Maybe he's a LOOGY instead of a whole inning.
  16. vegasbob
    Oh well, even a .700 winning team loses 30% of the time. Unlike an almost .300 hitter, like Benintendi, who fails 70% of the time. 1 HR from your LF'er in last 24 games, but 13 rbi, so not useless.
  17. vegasbob
    How did Benintendi get 70 rbi ? I must have been asleep and will admit to it. He does not bring warm fuzzies in tough situations recently.
  18. vegasbob
    Drew be done, tonight, this month, next month, next year, etc.
  19. vegasbob
    That was a good observation. Mine was that Beni hasn't made good contact except when the pitch hit him
  20. vegasbob
    Does anyone here have a 2 strike pitch that works ???
  21. vegasbob
    0-2 pitches ??? Please Drew, get a grip
  22. vegasbob
    Mitch could have worked a walk on 3-2 but their eyes are always bigger than their bats. This is enough to make me a Rays fan for tonight only, and they are winning in the top 8th, 6-1. Oh wait , we get the Rays next, spoiler alert.
  23. vegasbob
    That is the story of this season and I think they will do it as they are getting deep in the bullpen, but may need to PH Mookie which Cora should do when there are RISP.
  24. vegasbob
    Another 21 pitch inning from a Red Sox reliever throwing everything but his best pitch. And yes, I know all MLB hitters can hit anyone's gas after seeing a couple, but why start every hitter with the secondary pitches.
  25. vegasbob
    So he hits a 320' sac fly on a curve ball. Thanks Joe and Sandy
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