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Yeah, that's how I see it as well. It's a problem too because now they might have been able to bank a couple extra wins earlier in the year that they lost out on, and now they're short handed. I still think sitting Mercedes in a divisional game because he was "late" to "teach him a lesson" hurt the team today as well. Lamb came up in biggest spot of the game offensively and k'ed, and the offense never got anything going. I just don't get how you send your player a message by sitting him. I'm not sure what that accomplishes outside of hurting your teams chances.

Tony is playing bench guys to keep the starters fresh for the playoffs, I heard. No?!? I thought that meant the playoffs this year were guaranteed!

Giolito given up 5 hits in 5 innings and 1 earned run and 7ks and you read soxtalk again and he's been terrible lolol

Yes, and they should fine them. I agree with that. It's not complicated. Most guys are fined.

I think everyone agrees it was Tim's ball, the problem is Tim wasn't calling for it at all. He should have been calling Yoan off.

I'm not moving any goal posts. This is again a basic understanding of statistics. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2708637-matt-harvey-reportedly-was-partying-until-4-am-before-suspension-for-missed-game Here is a prime example. It was later reported Harvey had been late MANY times before this incident where he flat out missed a game. He was never skipped or sat for his previous episodes of being late. Coaches don't sit guys every time they're late. This isn't little league. People are late to their jobs sometimes. The fact that you think that athletes are immune to the tardiness that plagues every other industry in the world is just hilarious. Regardless, this is taking up too much time to continue arguing so I'm going to drop it.

Tim wasn't calling for that ball at all. It was his, but he wasn't saying a thing.

How would you know if they were ever late? The only way you find out is if a coach says so. I know in Puig's case, he was chronically late and eventually sat for it.

LOL so you think in the last 7 years of baseball there have been three guys who were late to their job? ?

You hear about maybe 5-10% of players who are late to a ballpark or arena in any sport.

What lesson are you teaching a professional athlete by benching him for being late? I'm serious. What message are you sending the team? Being on time is more important than producing and winning baseball games? That's just dumb.

This is just not true at all.

So fine him and put him in the damn lineup because his job is to win games, not be Yermins dad.

So glad we taught Mercedes, the 28 year old grown man, a lesson about timeliness today! Hopefully that's a valuable lesson that Yermin will take with him to his future office jobs. After all, professional sports are about life lessons and not winning... amirite or amirite?!

Bases loaded!!! for Jake Lamb

Oh my goodness. It just won't end despite all the evidence to the contrary. Giolito's xFIP is 3.2 - the lowest of his career. Unless you think Giolito is suddenly a 22.7% HR/FB guy, Giolito has been absolutely fine. His LOB% is 10% below his career average, and is actually 3.5% lower than it was in the year where he was the worst pitcher in baseball. Sequencing has gotten him, and ONE BAD INNING vs the Red Sox has inflated the heck out of his numbers. Giolito is FINE.

Why would you compare August to April/Early May?

In fact, if you look at the graph his peak velocities have actually been UP over multiple starts last year and all April starts in April 2019.

I posted his velocity chart. There is nothing off about Giolito's velocity. Compare April/May of 2019 vs 2021. They are nearly identical. His peak and bottom velocities are the same as well. If the Red Sox game HAD NOT happened (which frankly was a fluke combination of terrible command and a team just having a read on a pattern he had shown early), no one would be talking about how "bad" Giolito looks today. If LaRussa actually took him out when he was gassed, no one would be saying "three bad games" when reality is it was one. Giolito's problem right now is his command has gotten a little weary. It happens!

Lol this narrative is so exhaustingly broken

The guy is good! I didnt even wait for it to be official, started looking it up right after he posted it assuming that was it

Sounds like 3-6 weeks.

Nothing at all crazy or alarming about 2021 here. Giolito has just had had command in this recent stretch and it's hurting him imo

Jack you just said yourself his velocity is down .5! Mph. You may not remember it, but they happened. .5 MPH is absolutely nothing to worry about.