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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I thought I remembered reading or hearing something about not using position players on the mound anymore for mop ups in blow-outs; maybe it's thought of as an insult to actual customers paying to watch a shoddy product. I probably nightmared it.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I always wanted this played at Fenway during the visitors' pitching change, after a wild reliever forced in a Red Sox run with a freebie:
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And please, anything by Neil Diamond. But not everything by Neil Young.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This just in: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/mlb-power-rankings-red-sox-rise-after-surprisingly-strong-start
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It just seems like someone can do better in the Statcast Fangraphs BBRef era... maybe incorporate some formula like other sports that includes strength of competition, run differential, etc. to actually justify rankings. I dunno, do any of the sites that do preseason predictions based on stats do in-season ratings -- like with "pythagorean" type stuff?
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The PDD Era (Performance Detracting Drugs).
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Astroturf teams; half the NL cities had synthetic grass. The big problem, besides destroying knees (from playing on the cement under the carpet), is when dealers started pushing it in nickel bags on street corners.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In Fenway they used to water down the kegs so much we called the beer "Charles Light"... after their water source, the nearby river.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But there it is again: right now -- today -- are they "good" or have they just been "doing good (things)"? Would you rather have your team be good on paper (or on screen)... or on the diamond? The Mariners are better right now than every AL team except Boston.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But "at the moment" the Red Sox and Angels are better -- or playing better (either means both). If you're a website updating "current" rankings, then that should be reflected properly.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, the ALeast may come down to who sucks less. But as much as the MLB wants and needs New York back on top, maybe it will help the sport more right now if say, the Angels finally make and advance deep into the playoffs. Trout and Ohtani are worth watching and rooting for...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You forgot: end "instant" 15-minute replays of safe slides into bases not home where runners maybe disconnect with the bags for a millimeter and a millisecond...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think the marathon is what Cora (and any good manager) keeps in mind. We don't know if there was a reason besides rest that led to JD's day off, but we do know he was sitting in the cold all day and was Oh-fer in three games in Minnesota... Meanwhile, each of the big swingers at the bottom of the order were at least moving on and off the field all day -- plus, Cora may have wanted to show he had confidence in them, as each had had big hits in the streak.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nope. I chose 78 Ws on the Sox preseason poll. This club is improved, but unless a few players have breakout seasons and a few pitchers throw with All-Star consistency, it's going to be tough to sustain a winning combination with so many moving parts over 162 games. But ever since the Yankees replaced their #2, 3 and 4 starting pitchers with hopefuls, I've been saying they are a vastly overrated runaway AL pennant favorite. They didn't address glaring weaknesses at important defensive positions at catcher and shortstop, and now they have Odor at second base, a negative DWAR in 6 of 8 years. Their bullpen is worse without Britton and their offense is all or nothing. Not a 90-win team.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think they're hypocritical. Since rankings are updated each week, shouldn't they reflect what's actually happening on the field (and not in their studios)? It's obviously all based on opinion, but begs the question: can a team be considered good only because of its roster, while another is unfairly dismissed for doing good things in games right now? The overrateds and underrateds... If they didn't include won-loss records, the AL East would look like a powerhouse. But we know every AL East team has many flaws... however, Toronto's big IFs aren't pitchers coming off TJ, like NY and Boston. Pearson has a pulled groin, '20 OPS leader Hernandez has Covid, and Springer hasn't even played a game yet.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I know this is the Realistic thread, but MLB.com just updated its Power Rankings... and the Yankees are still NUMBER THREE?!?!?!?!? Are there any realistic Yankee fans that honestly think NY with its losing record is really the best team in the AL and behind only LA and SD right now? The Red Sox moved up to #12... but are still ranked behind three other AL East teams with losing records, and the Twins (also with a losing record), who they just beat 3 of 4 in Minnesota.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hitch, I enjoyed reading this -- don't apologize (sometimes I type too much, and assume few will read it -- what's the average thread attention-span: three lines?). Your adjusted outlook following sports teams is solid. I also never once got the impression Betts wanted to be a Red Sox forever. But I'm glad for his Boston years; they got my son hooked on baseball... a dynamic, young superstar with a phonetic nickname kids can recite! Who will be the next Nomaaah/Yooooook/Mookie?
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    that pitch that caromed off Polanco won't get Arraez out of the umpire
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Strike FOUR (same pitch, bitch).
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That was the at bat of the season so far. We were arguing in the living room who JD with a helmet on was going to pinch hit for... and worried it would be Verdugo vs. the lefty. Glad JD took off his helmet.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We've seen quick at bats on the last game of road trips plenty of times before, from either side. Batters aren't trying to make outs, but their focus might be making Pineda look a little better today.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Getaway Day.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I hope it's Reed: Mr. Fantastic. If it's Sue, we won't see her.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Never in a million years will Bloom trade away the farm in July. But no matter where the Sox are in the standings, I expect him to add to it.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My cousin is a pitcher who despises this rule almost as much as I do when a batter flinches at an offspeed pitch and the first base ump calls the appeal a swing (when it's barely even a check-swing). Does the MLB really want to cut down on strike-outs? Eliminate the check-the-check and force umps to call it a ball unless the batter turns his wrists over -- like it was 50 years ago.
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