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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 13:59:15 GMT -5
Feel like starting a new thread, somewhere I can spill my observations over the Red Sox and other MLB issues. Think it could be good...guess we will see.
I am liking the fact the Red Sox games are being played quicker. Alot of the pitchers both SP and pen get their sign and let er fly.
I am not liking all the new rules. The 3 batter rule is not working IMO, I think a skipper should be able to get a arm out and in when he wants. I don;t mind the 7 inning double headers, and getting used to the man on 2nd in extras.
I hate instant replay. IMO, this is what is slowing the game down. They have to streamline this.
I like the "Camo" caps this week-end, I loved the pink Mothers day gear ( I own a hat!!)
Bloom and company have to shore the pen up. The bridge to Barnes is a shaky one.
Love the patience they had with Dalbec and Renfroe. Paying off as they both now appear to have their feet under them. To their credit, they never hurt the team with the glove, but those two gents have some serious bat power.
I think Cordero will be heading to AAA.
I like Cora's pressers. He is too the point, in and out, and have a good day. Does not hurt that we are winning. But some skippers like Maddon, the Dufus in the Bronx, Cash in Tampa go on forever.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 15:16:38 GMT -5
The home plate umpiring this season has been dreadful I do not want anything to do with robot umps but Manfred has to get these clowns to call a sustained strike zone something else that would speed up the game
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Post by scrappyunderdog on May 15, 2021 16:38:18 GMT -5
In no particular order-
I think part of the quicker pitching is the work of Bush. I think one of the worst approaches in any sport, is to allow the hitter to think and set him set himself up. In addition. I don't think it helps the pitcher either to do too much thinking. I can understand the occasional disagreement, but the pitcher should be thinking about how he is delivering the pitch that the catcher asked for, and not thinking about sequencing, etc.
Renfroe we had to wait on. He's always hit at least a little. Dalbec was a good sign of faith, but he was never the easy K that Chavis and Cordero are. And Cordero should already be in the minors.
IRT the replay, give it a limit of 5 seconds to make the challenge, and maybe limit the manager to one challenge, right or wrong.
Some of this season is going to revolve around the 8th inning. I think we have decent 6/7th inning choices, but no one is making the 8th their own.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 16:42:38 GMT -5
Thank u Joe... and I agree with with what ya say.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 17:23:33 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 3m The #RedSox rotation having a 3.81 ERA through 41 games is not something many people expected.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 17:24:34 GMT -5
Like Ellis Burke in the booth no idea where Eck s this weekend
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Post by Kimmi on May 16, 2021 8:53:25 GMT -5
1. I agree with both of you that pitchers need to get the ball and pitch. For me, it's not so much about giving the hitters time to think, but more about not letting the pitchers overthink. Take the sign from the catcher and pitch. Take a page out of Chris Sale's book. Whosever influence it is, good job.
2. I really like the 3 batter minimum rule. IMO, commercials are the main reason for the length of the game. I used to get so sick of some managers making pitching changes after virtually every batter. And sometimes they did that in blowout games.
While I agree that the runner on 2nd and the 7 inning double headers add a sense of urgency and excitement to them, along with more managerial strategy, I prefer not to have them. That said, I don't hate either of those rules as much as I did when I first heard about them.
3. I have never like instant replay. Get rid of it.
4. I love the idea of appreciating and honoring our military, our mothers, and our fathers. However, I think MLB is going a bit too far with all of the various hats and uniforms.
5. Most fans do not have enough patience when it comes to struggling players. Patience, patience, patience. Some of these guys may end up not working out anyway, but you just cannot run a team by making rash decisions based off of small samples.
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Post by Kimmi on May 16, 2021 8:55:47 GMT -5
Like Ellis Burke in the booth no idea where Eck s this weekend I like hearing his stories about when he was a player. However, in terms of the in game commentary, I don't think he adds much.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on May 16, 2021 18:34:08 GMT -5
1. I agree with both of you that pitchers need to get the ball and pitch. For me, it's not so much about giving the hitters time to think, but more about not letting the pitchers overthink. Take the sign from the catcher and pitch. Take a page out of Chris Sale's book. Whosever influence it is, good job.
2. I really like the 3 batter minimum rule. IMO, commercials are the main reason for the length of the game. I used to get so sick of some managers making pitching changes after virtually every batter. And sometimes they did that in blowout games.
While I agree that the runner on 2nd and the 7 inning double headers add a sense of urgency and excitement to them, along with more managerial strategy, I prefer not to have them. That said, I don't hate either of those rules as much as I did when I first heard about them.
3. I have never like instant replay. Get rid of it.
4. I love the idea of appreciating and honoring our military, our mothers, and our fathers. However, I think MLB is going a bit too far with all of the various hats and uniforms.
5. Most fans do not have enough patience when it comes to struggling players. Patience, patience, patience. Some of these guys may end up not working out anyway, but you just cannot run a team by making rash decisions based off of small samples. The Yankees always honor someone in the 7th inning, I think. That I like, particularly on the odd occasion when they get a WWII vet. Very few of those left. But I don't like it when anyone but a military person wears camo. That's a distinction that needs to be earned. I still don't like the guy on 2nd. But, like Cora said, if you want to make it 1st & 2nd, there would be more strategy. One thing I notice about RS and Yankee fans, is that Yankee fans support their prospects, even the bad ones, 100%. Some of the RS fans, and likely not the real fans, want the rookies gone after two strikeouts.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 17, 2021 9:34:03 GMT -5
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 17, 2021 13:23:08 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 2h Theo once said if you want to talk about RBI, talk about them as a percentage of opportunity.
Here's the players are thus far, league avg 13.3%.
20.0 Martinez 18.7 Devers 16.3 Dalbec 15.4 Renfroe 14.1 Verdugo 13.8 Bogaerts 13.1 Vazquez 10.2 Hernandez 8.3 Gonzalez
JDM 19.8% 2018 16.8% 2019 12.9% 2020 20.0% 2021
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Post by Kimmi on May 17, 2021 16:12:38 GMT -5
The Yankees always honor someone in the 7th inning, I think. That I like, particularly on the odd occasion when they get a WWII vet. Very few of those left. But I don't like it when anyone but a military person wears camo. That's a distinction that needs to be earned. I still don't like the guy on 2nd. But, like Cora said, if you want to make it 1st & 2nd, there would be more strategy. One thing I notice about RS and Yankee fans, is that Yankee fans support their prospects, even the bad ones, 100%. Some of the RS fans, and likely not the real fans, want the rookies gone after two strikeouts. IMO, they should just leave the game alone. It's a beautiful game the way it is. I personally don't have any issues with the length of the game itself. To me, it's all the commercial breaks that are the problem, but I know they won't be getting rid of those.
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Post by Kimmi on May 17, 2021 16:13:06 GMT -5
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Post by scrappyunderdog on May 17, 2021 21:23:25 GMT -5
Occasionally, headhunting is required. Otherwise, nothing changes.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 18, 2021 3:34:11 GMT -5
The buzz keeps getting louder and I know a few weeks ago on the other thread, I said as much as it would be nice I do not think money he would fit....he makes a shit load per season... still dont think he would
Would Red Sox be a possible landing spot for Max Scherzer if Nationals decide to sell?
By Tim Kelly, Audacy Sports 13 hours ago
In a National League East where no team has emerged as the clear front-runner, it would be a mistake to altogether rule out the Washington Nationals on May 17. However, if you had to make an assessment today, you'd guess that the Nationals are too top-heavy of a team to buy at the trade deadline.
Make no mistake, there are some pieces on the Nationals that remind you how they won a World Series title two years ago.
Even though Juan Soto has been somewhat underwhelming by his standards, he and Trea Turner are still one of the best duos in Major League Baseball. Heck, Josh Harrison is having something of a career resurgence, although that's probably cancelled out by the fact that both Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber - two offseason additions - have underwhelmed to this point.
Meanwhile, former World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg has made just two starts in 2021, a year after totaling just five innings. Former All-Star Patrick Corbin impressed in his start last Thursday, but has struggled for the most part this year, with a 6.19 ERA in seven starts in 2021.
It's safe to say that the rest of the league is circling around the Nationals, who have a slew of interesting trade candidates - Harrison, Brad Hand, Ryan Zimmerman, Jon Lester - if they choose to sell. At the forefront of that discussion, though, is arguably the most dominant player in franchise history, Max Scherzer.
A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Scherzer is in the final season of a seven-year/$210 million deal that's aged about as well as you could possible ask for. He's perhaps no longer at the height of his powers, but Scherzer's 2.10 ERA and 3.08 FIP in eight starts suggest he is still among the game's best arms.
"A source close to Scherzer" suggested to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand in April that the seven-time All-Star may be willing to consider a trade if the right contending situation presents itself this summer. Scherzer will have to sign off on any deal this July, given that his 10-and-5 rights give him a full no-trade clause.
It would be a difficult decision for the Nationals, as Scherzer is arguably the most accomplished player that the team has had since moving from Montreal prior to the 2005 season. For that reason, we're going to guess they'd rather not trade him to a division-rival, such as the Atlanta Braves. Still, here are five potential landing spots for Scherzer, should Mike Rizzo and company ultimately decide to trade him: Max Scherzer
Boston Red Sox
To the surprise of many, the Red Sox have jumped out to an early lead in the American League East. A big part of that has been excellent starting pitching. Nick Pivetta, Martin Perez and Garrett Richards all have ERAs under 4, and advanced statistics actually suggest that Nathan Eovaldi and Eduardo Rodriguez have been much better than their back-of-the-baseball-card statistics suggest. Still, if this team finds itself at the top of their division around the July 30 trade deadline, a bonafide front-line starter like Scherzer would go a long way in helping them to win the American League East and potentially do damage in the postseason. That, of course, assumes that chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom would be willing to push the chips to the center of the table a year after going 24-36. Max Scherzer
St. Louis Cardinals
If the Nationals do trade Scherzer, the guess here is that they'd prefer to do it to the American League, where he'll be out of sight, out of mind for their fans. But the Cardinals are the class of a bad division, and could probably use another starter to slot in between ace Jack Flaherty and any of John Gant, Kwang Hyun Kim, Adam Wainwright and Carlos Martinez. The Cardinals lineup is led by Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt and Yadier Molina, so they are an organization that should be in win-now mode. We'll see if president of baseball operations John Mozeliak and company operate that way this summer. Max Scherzer
New York Yankees
Remember when the Yankees were seen as ahead of schedule when they reached the ALCS in 2017? Well, it's now 2021. Aaron Judge is 29, Gerrit Cole is 30, Giancarlo Stanton is 31, DJ LeMahieu is 32 and Aroldis Chapman is 33. This is a team built to win a championship this season. Offseason pickup Jameson Taillon hasn't delivered the impact the team expected thus far, and two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber probably isn't a No. 2 on a contending team at this stage of his career. Scherzer could be the missing piece that helps the Yankees return to the World Series for the first time since 2009. Max Scherzer
Chicago White Sox
The White Sox don't absolutely need to add a starter, because Lance Lynn, Carlos Rodon and Dylan Cease have all been excellent. The team could probably bank on positive regression from Lucas Giolito and/or Dallas Keuchel to win the American League Central, but may need to make another impact addition to be a legitimate World Series contender. Scherzer would certainly represent that, giving them an option to start against someone like Gerrit Cole in Game 1 of a postseason series. Max Scherzer
Toronto Blue Jays
After sneaking into the postseason last year, the Blue Jays added former World Series MVP George Springer on a six-year/$150 million deal. Despite the fact that a quad injury has limited Springer to just four games thus far in 2021, the Blue Jays are 22-17, very much in the mix in the American League East. Led by American League MVP candidate Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the Blue Jays will have one of the deepest lineups in the sport once Springer returns. If you added Scherzer to the top of the team's rotation with Hyun-jin Ryu, the Blue Jays would have a legitimate chance to win the American League East and make noise in the postseason.
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