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  1. USAFChief
    Waddell works a scoreless 7th.
  2. USAFChief
    WHEN YOU HAVE GARLIC ABAILABLE???!!;?? Dude!!
  3. USAFChief
    7 pitches, 3 outs. Garlic made em work, by comparison.
  4. USAFChief
    What I take from that is that Boston has had 14 opportunites w/ RISP, we, 7.
  5. USAFChief
    LH AAAA reliever to pitch to Martinez. Bold strategy, smalls, we'll see if it pays off here. EDIT: not to worry. I know I've had a few, but I made it home just fine.
  6. USAFChief
    Dunno about that...have you SEEN this bullpen???
  7. USAFChief
    It's not possible to go through the bottom of the order without a PH appearance from Buxton, is it?
  8. USAFChief
    Can't really afford to give up another run here.
  9. USAFChief
    Yes.
  10. USAFChief
    Well now you're just being ridiculous. The proper comparison here would be 20 ABs and 20 singles vs 20 PAs and 20 walks. I'll say it again...I'll take a guy with a .300 BA and a .350 OBP over a guy with a .200 BA and a .350 OBP, EVERY TIME. Batting average is still a meaningful measure of offensive performance. Always has been, always will be. Not the only one, for sure. But certainly meaningful, and one you should know about every hitter.
  11. USAFChief
    Batting average is quite meaningful. I'll take someone who's OBP is built on hits over built on walks every time. For one thing, a single is more valuable than a walk, and for another, good pitchers aren't likely to give up walks. And beating good pitchers is required to advance in the postseason. "Advanced" statistics can add valuable insights. That does not mean "old" statistics don't. And some of the "advanced" stuff is questionable at best, junk at worst.
  12. USAFChief
    Pretty pedestrian lineup. Shut em down, Kenta.
  13. USAFChief
    xFIP allows you accurately judge a player? Someone's opinion of how someone should have been "expected" to perform allows you to accurately judge said someone? Non-concur. BTW, there is nothing inaccurate about batting average. It certainly leaves out much valuable information if taken in isolation, but it's 100 percent accurate.
  14. USAFChief
    "non covid related illness."
  15. USAFChief
    you might be right, dunno...but I don't give a hoot about the other 29 teams.
  16. USAFChief
    Well, yeah. At the end if the day, they put a W in one column or an L in the other. It's literally all that matters. I understand there are ways to attempt to measure "effectiveness," but what does actually get you? When they start awarding playoff spots based on xFIP I'll worry more about it. In any case, "it's early" applies equally to those pointing to these measures, no?
  17. USAFChief
    I do agree with bringing up Kirilloff. I don't know if he'll hit, but I know we can't have Cave in the every day outfield. Do it. Don't care about another year of control 7 years from now. Hell, I might be dead.
  18. USAFChief
    Blown saves.
  19. USAFChief
    Color me unimpressed with XFIP, Sierra, dohickky, or other new age hoohah. The bullpen is weak, and has directly impacted every loss. I expect the offense to be better. I think the defense is fine. Starting pitching isn't overpowering, but should keep us in plenty of games. But it's up to the pen to turn all that into W's. I don't think Falvine have done a good job of building one capable of that on a consistent enough basis. And I don't know what the fix is.
  20. USAFChief
    Just goona be really tough to win with this bullpen. I know the offense is struggling, but hopefully that'll turn around at least some. But I don't know how you can ever trust this bullpen to win close games.
  21. USAFChief
    Yeah, I think you gotta bite the bullet and bring up Kirilloff. I don't know if he'll hit, but I know you can't start Jake Cave.
  22. USAFChief
    They could try not letting the other guys score.
  23. USAFChief
    rally caps, boys.
  24. USAFChief
    No. If that was even a possibility, he wouldn't be in this game down 1. Which begs the question, why WAS he in this game? TF is Waddell for?
  25. USAFChief
    Looking like another come from ahead loss. "The bullpen's fine."
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