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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 08:43 PM) I fell for the mirage. If he keeps this up, he's not even a #5 on a good team. The game he pitched against the Cubs so many people in the game thread were straight up in denial that he was just getting completely owned by a s*** lineup and the only thing saving him was all the rockets hit right at people.

Hey guys Avi 2-2 with a HR so something to look forward to next week maybe.

Prolly be turning this one off in a few minutes.

88mhh cock shot, right down the pipe and up.

I'm sick of seeing John Danks pitch BP, that's for sure.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 07:28 PM) Danks mechanics haven't been right for a while now. He can't keep the ball down, and doesn't have enough stuff to pitch up anymore. He has to finish on his pitches better than he is now. Bigger problem imo It's a loose shoulder joint. Just can't throw the ball like he used to.

He's a liability for next year? Geez, tell me someting I don't know!

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 01:44 PM) Can somebody just go to his house and slash 2 of his tires. Nobody has 2 spares. Lol, preferably a slumpbuster on her way out. We know not even THAT is gonna work for Beckham so better go for the tires.

Using ERA to value relievers is dumb as dirt. If you're a reliever and you come in with the bases loaded and you give up a grand salami in your inning of work your ERA is 9. If you give up a triple in your inning your ERA is zero. Those things happen all the time. FIP is MUCH better to use for relievers. As Eminor said it's more predictive than ERA, that's a fact you cannot dispute, it's like the Earth revolving around the sun. I am not the world's biggest supporter of DIPS theory but you can't argue that FIP is worse than ERA for relievers, no freaking way.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 11:28 PM) Some posters are saying the bullpen is the last to be fixed. My point is he did address the bullpen during this rebuild. It's like some are saying you should fix the everyday lineup first, then the bullpen. He did also try to fix the bullpen, but failed miserably. I'm just perplexed some people think he has yet to address the bullpen. He has ... he's just failed at it so far. Chicago was 20th in payroll to open the year, they are probably around 22nd now. They weren't going to spend 20 million to fix it (see stupid signings like Joe Nathan among others) so they brought in high variance guys in hopes some of them panned out. Then best of them got injured. Jones and Lindstrom were the clear best coming into the year and they have barely pitched. So bad luck with injuries plus having bigger fish to fry while trying to cut long term salary (hopefully for use the next two years) meant the bullpen just wasn't a priority, and that was correct thinking IMO. Imagine in some hypothetical scenairo the Sox go and sign two 2.0 WAR relievers for 10 million for 3 years each, so 60 million on the table for an elite closer and solid setup guy. That gets them what, to 84 wins? 85? And for what? All the payroll you just cut is now going to relievers while you have fairly large weaknesses at C, 2B, LF and SP. Not good. It was a safe, smart plan that cost the team a few games in an otherwise solid rebuilding year. If the bullpen sucks in 2016 when the everyday players are solid and the Sox are 7th in payroll, then really b**** it up.

hey, they figured out a way to save the pen. Rain seeding.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:59 PM) Nice outing for Noesi. 7 IP 4 H 3 R 1 ER 3 BB 6 SO. ERA under 5 now. Yea he's been good as a guy off the scrap heap he's pitched some solid innings for the Sox. I see no reason to think he's not the 5th starter headed into next season. If they can somehow trade Danks they will have $$$$ to get creative with it as Noesi, Sale and Q are cheap and fill the 1,2,5 spots perfectly.

Seems like the Sox have had some bad decisions on rain delays this year.

Holy s*** Eaton is up to 307 with a 378 OBP? Damn. Dunn better look out or he's going to get out OPSed by Eaton.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:52 PM) Very true.. There is some hope for optimism, I just don't want the front office to bank of this last few weeks and not try and get a better catcher I will be thrilled if Flowers comes into camp as the backup. Or, they get someone better (have no idea how or who) and Nietto shows enough to stick as the backup and they dangle Flowers for SP help.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:38 PM) In an organization with decent 2nd base prospects, it's insane Beckham continues to get at bats. I really is. The only thing I can possibly think of by way of an explanation is a common courtesy to Beckham plus service time games with Semian on a team that isn't a decent 2B away from the playoffs anyways. But yea, it makes no sense. His OBP is .269 FFS.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:20 PM) This bouncing off the top is unreal. That is bad luck. I have never seen that happen and now it happens twice in a month? That is pretty unreal.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:14 PM) Is Beltre a HOFer? He's borderline IMO right now but if he keeps up his solid play for 2-3 more years he should be a no doubter IMO. He's been very good for a very long time.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:10 PM) Noesi cannot be a starter in 2015. Really? He's been decent with the Sox. Be a pretty solid 5th starter.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 08:56 PM) With who is on the roster right now I would have Gillaspie bat 2nd against RH and Beckham against LH.. If Semien comes up I would have him bat 2nd against both probably Yea at least when Beckham screws it up he usually pops it up softly rather than rolling over Viciedo or Alexei style on a pitch and hitting it to SS.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 08:49 PM) Team leading 18th DP The perfect guy to bat behind Eaton and in front of Abreu. f***ing Conor 2nd against RHP it's so damn simple.

People conflate the high leverage situations bullpens often come into with the actual importance of the pen. No bad team looks at its roster and thinks "boy, If I just had a shut down pen this 70 win team is gonna make the playoffs". Try it on OOTP one time see how it works out for you. First you get a good offense and a solid starting staff, then you worry about the pen.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 12:04 AM) If I showed you the bold in December, you'd think I'm crazy. Such an awesome season for a .500 team... Abreu is now the first Sox hitter to have 10 PA in a row without making an out since ... Frank Thomas had 15 in a row in 1997. Makes sense. I was critical of Robin in the game threat but whatever the more important thing is this team has some good talent again and if they can find some decent players to fill out the roster they might have something good going for awhile. All their key pieces are locked up for at least the next 4 years. If Jose keeps this up, he's gonna finish around 330/390/630, lordy. Will he ever slump again? Like, seriously, he kinda owned the cuban league is this just who he is, one of the 5 best hitters in MLB?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 10:36 PM) You are having a bad inning. unlike you i can seperate process from outcome. If I got to the slots tonight and hit a million it doesn't make playing the slots a good idea tmr.

Again, dumb decision comes very close to costing them. Garcia scores by 5 feet.