southsider2k5

The word "traditionalist" gets thrown around too much in baseball. I don't know why we pretend that baseball rules have always been the same, but that isn't really the case. Some of the early rules of baseball included... -playing until someone scored 21 times. -The original distance between bases was 42 paces -Strikes weren't originally a thing. Then umpires had to warn players to swing at good pitches before calling a strike. -Not only was a flyball an out, but also if caught on the first bounce -No provisions for balls or walks were made -For a 20 year period you could request a high or low pitch. -Pitches were done underhand -for a long time ground rule doubles of today were home runs My wonder isn't with trying to adjust to changes in the game, it is that i swear I read somewhere that this didn't actually reduce the number of pitches thrown in extra inning games at all once all of the extra offense was factored in.

Hell hath no fury like the Padres scorned.

I have not heard this one before, but apparently some call the extra inning runner the Manfred Man, and I am here for it.

Versus another half-assed season of not really being able to contend nor spend?

Again, look at his FIP vs ERA. He lost almost a run per game due to defense. Teams know how bad the Sox defense is, and how much better their own is. His 2022 FIP was under his career average.

Didn't they figure out this did nothing to shorten games?

Tim isn't exactly a top flight guy either.

Seager has been a running comp for Colson for a while now if you follow the main prospect guys.

As opposed to the cheap starting pitchers market? Giolito is a free agent a year sooner than Anderson.

Why not Lucas Giolito first?

Does any good info exist on the available Cubans? Any of them worth spending on?

For what they are paid, and for the grief they are probably getting from Sox fans, they are better off pretty much working anywhere else.

If they trade Levine, they need to just keep trading people.

Oh it set a tone all right.

We knew his velocity fell off at the end of the year.

That is pretty much what I was trying to say. It's a good indicator of what our season ticket base looks like

Why? You are never going to be under your season ticket number.

The attendance number in MLB isn't how many cross the turnstiles, it is how many paid. If 2000 people have tickets but don't show up, that still shows up at 2000 tickets sold for the attendance. Obviously it isn't perfect, but in theory, partial plans should be spread out fairly evenly across the crappier games.

They really aren't that comparable. Vaughn's numbers are markedly better offensively, and he still has significant ceiling left to get at. Vaughn is also a guy who is going to be able to finally play his natural position, while Sheets is still without a position.

Look at the total attendance for the first day weekday game after opening day. That is pretty much it.

Well at this point his primary function is to serve as he who shall not be named.

Sheets can't is a perfect description for most of Gavin Sheets skills.

Translation: It's bad, so I am now interested.

This is what I keep hoping for.

I will take even a puff piece after this long cold winter of our discontent.