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How many times has Whitlock just pitched in the 9th inning in a save opportunity?
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It’s hard to tell what would have happened if someone else had started those games Whitlock started so far. I wouldn’t be against Whitlock starting if the Red Sox had a good closer, but the fact is they don’t, and my opinion is that Whitlock is more valuable there then as a starter. Leading the league in blown saves is a fact, and I just think the blown saves will keep on adding up until a closer is found.
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Which team leads the league in blown saves? How many save opportunities has Whitlock had in the 9th inning? Whitlocks blown save this year was pitching in long relief trying to go 4 innings. Once again the blown saves the Red Sox have accumulated this year you cannot get a do over, but if you could, and Whitlock had been the closer I have no doubt the Red Sox would have a better record right now, and that is on Cora.
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Your right for the most part except that I ignore the reality that the team needs to score more runs, but the simple fact is they didn’t, and what you keep ignoring is all the one run leads that has been blown, and yesterday was the latest example in the 8th, and 9th inning, because they didn’t have a closer, and you are not getting those games back, and are in the loss column for good. All your facts are right, but it doesn’t change the blown saves, which means a lead in the 8th, and 9th inning. Woulda, shoulda, and coulda got have got you more runs, but woulda, shoulda, and coulda didn’t. Woulda, shoulda, and coulda should have gotten you a closer, but that still hasn’t happened, and Cora, and Bloom continue to go without one, and I predict more losses on the way, because of it.
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To bad for Evol though.
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A good win, but it shouldn’t have been that difficult. If the Sox only had a closer.
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On one of my many sports venues I visit the F&M show they refer to the people who run the Red Sox as the analytics nerds. I don’t think they are using that in a negative light, but just the way they do things, and I certainly don’t use it in a negative light either. I don’t use, or need analytics to watch, or judge any sport, and yes to me I would only use it if it was on paper in the bathroom. On the other hand other people use it, and need it like it’s the Holy Bible of baseball. The problem being to some on here is me not wanting any part of analytics causes problems, because it doesn’t match their opinions. Just by me saying Renfroe outhit Mookie last year, and didn’t clarify it only meat HR, and RBI caused all this back, and forth, and with all that no one’s opinions got changed, so round, and round we go when all we had to do was agree to disagree, but that for some reason seems to be a hard thing to do on here.
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I’ve been on record many times if it’s anything to do with analytics then I don’t care about it. My stance is well know, and there is nothing wrong with that stance just like there is nothing wrong with the people who do.
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Cora over managing again too. It’s not like Davis can’t get RHH out.
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Been saying it all year. Now the BP has to work more innings like they haven’t been overworked already.
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Yes I know I should have clarified, because the word police will be out in force for clarification. Where did I say I don’t like OPS? I don’t care if you don’t like the fact that I’m not a analytics nerd either. You judge things your way, and I’ll do mine much to your displeasure. I love it when a plan comes together. I aim to please.
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It was good enough for me last year, so if that caused a commotion then so be it. Just a different opinion that people don’t like.
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Another blown win for Evol by the so called closer. Way to go Bloom, and Cora. Yes I’ll say it again. Whitlock should be the closer.
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Another HR from Mookie today #10, which is helping my HR derby team. Been on fire lately.
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Moon there is no change need. I said Renfroe out hit Mooke last year in HR, and RBI. That as a fact. Other people has taken it to other places, so you might as well chirp in as well.
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That Renfroe had more RBI, and HR than Mookie last year, and nothing more, and nothing less. Other people took it to other areas sticking up for Mookie.
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I’m not really sticking up for Renfroe, but I just didn’t think he was that bad an OF like you, or some of the others did, or that $7M was such a high price to pay for him that’s all.
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Toilet paper fodder again.
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How many times are you going to over analyze? The comment was that Renfroe outhit Mookie last year meaning HR, and RBI, which he did. Nowhere, and I repeat nowhere did I insinuate that Renfroe was better than Mookie, but that’s where you took it. Nobody said either that there wasn’t more to hitting than just HR, and RBI, but that’s what I was using.
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The list I saw had him listed 4th, but I’d take Ohtani who was listed 5th over him any day. Different list has different rankings. I not disputing that Mookie is a great player, but just that he’s not worth that big a contract, and if he didn’t want to stay in Boston I’m glad he’s out of town.
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Over analyzing again to fit your opinion. I NEVER said Renfroe was better than Mookie last year, but I said out hit meaning HR, and RBI. That is a fact.
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Who is most people? I haven’t seen anything that has said that.
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Stilll not worth a 12 year contract, and $360M to me. I don’t know why so many pine for Mookie on here for someone who didn’t want to stay in Boston. I know I’m certainly not.
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Where did anyone say RBI, and HR are all that matters, but isn’t that’s what the big contracts are payed for? Over analyzing always gets someone to their opinion that might not be someone else’s.
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We can do this all day, but switch Kingman, and Carew in the batting order, and Carew wouldn’t have the same amount of RBI even if you had a Carew clone leading off. Different hitters do different things, but if Mookie career’s averages had been like last year I doubt he would have gotten the contract he got from the Dodgers.