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  1. jdc69
    I think 1/4 of the season is a fair sample size, however we should be going for a 3rd great SP no matter what.
  2. jdc69
    Devers has been brilliant with the walks. He may be relying on them too much.
  3. jdc69
    Wow, I guess there always IS a bright side.
  4. jdc69
    All in all we scored 5 runs, which should be enough to win. I would put this one on Newcomb and hes not in our long term plans so Im ok. I guess Seattle also has a better offense than last year. If we win today, I'll be satisfied.
  5. jdc69
    To be Mayer would be tough. For him to be so ready and have Story doing so well must give anxiety. With him, Casas and Yoshida, you have the makings of a great trade package for another top notch SP. Not saying I'd do it though, just a thought.
  6. jdc69
    I can imagine everyone with ear pieces waiting for instructions while guys on computers feverishly punch in numbers. I know it's not like that but there's more than numbers to this game to get wins. Going back to Nolan Ryan, him wanting pitchers to go deeper into games comes from him as GM for Rangers. Him and his pitching coach, Mike Maddux both agreed. Maddux said a pitcher has had enough when the batters start hitting his pitches. He also said pitch counts limit their ceiling. Sounds very complicated now and hand holding-ish.
  7. jdc69
    You don't think, talent wise, we are a playoff caliber team?
  8. jdc69
    I've heard that but I don't see much difference in scoring numbers. They say scoring has gotten less but looking at scoring season to season, it's somewhat lower lately but has been a lot lower throughout the years. I'm kind of going off Nolan Ryan's philosophy that pitchers should pitch deeper into games. Pitchers throw their arms into injury smacks of them being the muscle of the machine while the unseen analytical team are the brains. The players and managers should be the muscle and the brains.
  9. jdc69
    Yet they pitch much less
  10. jdc69
    Obviously we have some people playing under their abilities but I'm personally glad the pitching is improving. Yes we've been playing the White Sox, so shouldn't put too much stock into any winning but after all the hand wringing, we are only a game and a half out of first place in our division.
  11. jdc69
    It was nice to have Buehler pitch 7, then the setup man, then the closer. No adventurous late innings.
  12. jdc69
    I think having one of the best farm systems in the league is very smart. If this was their plan when not resigning Betts, it becomes much more understandable.
  13. jdc69
    If he wants to ease pitchers into the season, OK but studs must be studs.
  14. jdc69
    I agree. Having someone like Crochet, it would be nice to only worry about winning the games he doesn't pitch.
  15. jdc69
    Shutouts deserve at least that. They used to get you through the 8th, if not finish, if kept up. I'm not sure how much pitchers care about their wins but he's not getting one.
  16. jdc69
    I don't see why Yoshida creates a log jam. Not if Casas keeps on playing the way he is. When Yoshida gets healthy and if Casas hasn't heated up, bring Yoshida up, put Casas back to AAA, have Devers play first (which he may appreciate) and put Yoshida back on DH. Yoshidas batting would fit our needs nicely. He's got a good average and low strike outs.
  17. jdc69
    It's good to finally win a pitchers duel without Garrett Crochet.
  18. jdc69
    I later thought that maybe he's still figuring out who he likes best in the bullpen but it's also a modern trend.
  19. jdc69
    Cora replaces starting pitchers too early.
  20. jdc69
    Thats very telling and wouldnt doubt is part of the problem. Today's culture doesn't celebrate the individual anymore, it's all about "it takes a village..." aka "no accountability." It all goes back to not wanting people to have hurt feelings.
  21. jdc69
    Was watching a clip of "The Sport Hub" and they're suggesting analytics is too much of a factor with the Red Sox. So much so that one of them told Jim Rice to stop talking with a prospect he was giving advice to. We obviously benefited, probably the most, from analytics but now I think it's gone too far. For one thing it almost makes players merely the body for the analyzers who are the mind. I think this could have a detrimental effect on the players not relying on themselves enough, making them second guess themselves too much. Just this idea of some unknown group of people on computers, making decisions or the team, doesn't sit right with me.
  22. jdc69
    Yeah, who knows but intelligence and knowing how to work with a pitcher was his strong suit which theoretically would seem to cross over well to managing. As for the Red Sox troubles so far, strikeouts, leaving men in scoring position and errors could be seen as pressure. To add to that, team batting average, OBP and stealing bases are all good, stats less related to scoring. It could be their approach to batting like swinging for the fences when a single would do but either way, pressure or batting approach, the manager has some responsibility. I personally think they feel the pressure of having to perform after having such a big off-season and feel they have to live up to that.
  23. jdc69
    Tek as manager? Yes!
  24. jdc69
    I thought this was some kind of inside joke, about the quote book from Yale. I don't like the sound of that. A good manager shouldn't need that and a GM shouldn't think that about his manager.
  25. jdc69
    I think that should've been done. Devers could have played first which would have solved the Yoshida conundrum.
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