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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What's wrong with Grienke? He led the Stros in innings pitched and games started, but threw one frame in relief in the ALDS, and wasn't in Baker's rotation at the beginning of the ALCS. He must be hurt. In the past month his ERA is over 11, with opponents' OPS at .909, including a home run every nine at bats; let's hope he faces the Sox two times through the order...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Props to ERod, who stepped up and set the pace. I didn't have a problem with him tapping his wrist watch after retiring Correa, who was actually smiling about it in postgame interviews. One thing never discussed is Cora's relationships with the Houston players after they threw him under the bus in the MLB investigation. Some still see the Astros as villains, who got no consequences except for public ridicule. But who knows whether all participants involved discussed roles with each other and are now at peace with their past. Cora didn't have a problem recruiting Marwin this season... or cutting him.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    DD signed JD for half of what his agent wanted, Bogie to a team-friendly deal, Eovaldi at market value for a near-top of the rotation starter, and Pearce for what amounted to a $6 mil bonus for winning World Series MVP (budget damage was similar to the $8 mil that kicked in for Schilling for his final season he sat out injured). He also let Kimbrel walk -- who was then paid, instead, by ex-Red Sox front office boy wonders in the NL. Besides the Price albatross, DD's Beantown legacy was smeared by his last big move, locking up Sale before he could prove he wasn't damaged goods (he couldn't, but imagine if the Sox hadn't extended Sale and then he won the Cy Young in 2019 and became a free agent?). Sale missed the 60-game Covid season, and half of this one, but obviously still has time to recover and make good on the second half of his contract. If Sale becomes an All-Star again, does Dombrowski's Boston signings really look all that horrible in retrospect?
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The unofficial Jack Lopez thread... ... and Motter wants a ring, too (regular season OPS leader!)! Each were worth 0.1 WAR -- one-tenth better than the average replacement player.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, but if I was a Dodgers fan I would've been livid. Bellinger played all 162 games that year and was MVP in the NLCS! Come on. And Muncy led the club with 35 bombs and was second in WAR; I noticed after his walk-off in Game 3 he was in there no matter who was throwing. This October, I think we can agree that Verdugo -- with the way he's delivered at the plate and in the field -- has earned a regular daily spot in the lineup. If he was still in LA, his energy might be wasted in the dugout on cheerleading, depending on what arm the opposing pitcher was using. It's not all about stats. That's the point.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe no pitcher gets an offer for as long as even five years this offseason. The market and CBA status could neutralize each other. Another factor may depend on how the rest of this postseason goes -- like if the AL team wins it all with maybe one or two good starts (which, we're not even sure any more what that looks like, statistically).
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's always been this way with Roberts and the Dodgers. That's why they keep extending him -- not because his teams always contend, because the organization assembles the roster; but because he always does what he's told. Unlike, for example, the Cardinals' ex-manager who guided a .500 team on August 10 to a 34-16 finish and a Wild Card, recently fired for "philosophical differences." Red Sox fans should still be thankful for 2018 when LA ordered Roberts to bench his top three home run hitters in the World Series because they were lefty sticks and Boston started Sale, Price and ERod in four of five games.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I just don't see Bloom spending big on an old pitcher (especially one who just said he had a dead arm last night -- not what you invest in for an lcs start); it just goes against his goal of "building sustained contenders". If the Sox really thought they were one key guy away, maybe they trade for an albatross contract, most likely in some three-way deal where they also get a prospect back.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He may get it somewhere else, but might like Boston enough to accept an $18 mil Qualifying Offer if he has the confidence to build on this season and shoot for a future multi-year of $20 mil per (if the new CBA and market looks promising for the players). Some will scoff at the notion that ERod could help his contract offers with a great start tonight and another good one in a World Series, if the opportunity presents itself. But responding under pressure on the postseason stage can't hurt, especially to potential suitors wondering if he is fully recovered from his lost Covid year. So far, ERod has had one bad start and one good one in October. A few more good ones also makes the QO easier for Bloom to offer, especially since he'll get a draft pick if ERod declines and signs elsewhere. Sox fans can at least hope the incentive of pitching for a big payoff will drive ERod to a big performance in Game 3.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Revolving bullpen doors in the postseason make it impossible to save anyone two games in advance -- at least, in the starting pitcher-deprived American League. Pivetta (tentatively scheduled for Game 4) and Houck could both be used extensively before Game 5. We shouldn't be surprised if Martin Perez gets involved on the mound sometime this week in Boston. The only guy who won't is double-secret agent Brad Peacock, not because he isn't even activated, but due to a Fox ban seeking to avoid 41 hours of stretching and long-tossing for injury replacements on primetime while truant co-eds get louder and drunker at Fenway.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So, basically, Sale has been twice as bad as Robles, while DHern and Hiro have been twice as bad as Sale. And it appears Sale will start Game 5...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Boston's October pitching indeed leads the AL in postseason ERA, WHIP, BA, and Ks... but is maybe only better than Houston, Tampa and New York because they've all had to face Red Sox' batters. This Red Sox' postseason offense could turn out to be all-time great, but still has a ways to go to match the historically underrated 2007 World Champs. 2021 Sox 5-2: .925 OPS, .318 average, 30 XBH 2007 Sox 11-3: .911 OPS, .313 average, 60 XBH Half-way there...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Won't have to see those inane orange hankies no more. Notice how most of them disappeared after the second grand slam... too heavy from tears and nose blows to twirl overhead.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dhern's a thrower, not a pitcher. Houston features the best offense in the big leagues, so the world. And yet, someone in the Boston analytics department sees a good match-up between the two in the series for the pennant.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Or even a small spot.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Let's pump them up with some hope for the plane ride to New England!
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's what good MLB hitters do when they know the pitcher only has one pitch.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is all you need to know: there's an appeal of a call in a Boston game; let's consult New York.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Darwinzonism. Survival of the sittist.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Was that really DEFINITIVE enough to overturn the call? So from every angle, Bregman's glove touched X before his foot hit the bag? Definitively?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He also hit more World Series home runs than Willie Mays.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He often goes two, and Cora may just think it's a good idea that he faces most of the tough Houston hitters tonight, in preparation for later games.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    After Dick Allen's divorce, when his wife "got everything", he bitterly noted: "She never had to face Bob Gibson."
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm surprised it took this long.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not sure about that. Playoff Cora uses a cast of dozens. He's had All-Star closers in each of his two Boston playoff years, only to abandon them for hotter arms or converted starters in the postseasons. Not that they didn't deserve it...
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