May 9, 20223 yr The pitching is winning games for the Sox. That's a good thing, and it's exciting to see guys like Foster and Ruiz step up, Velasquez have a few good starts, and Cease be an absolute beast. But, the offense needs to step it up. Can't expect the pitching to go out and not give up more than 2-3 runs per game and hope to keep winning. Moncada's return will help. His return will help a lot if he's Yoan from 2019. His return will still help a good bit if he's 2021 Yoan. Abreu is starting to hit better. Robert will have a monster year. Even Leury is looking better...mainly because he's actually being used properly. There are still plenty of holes, but I'm definitely feeling better about this team.
May 9, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: They were not one of the consensus picks for Top 5 postseasons. Cubs, Giants, Tigers, Mariners, Rangers, Blue Jays and Dodgers were all up there. LOL who was picking the Cubs to be a postseason team?
May 9, 20223 yr 16 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said: LOL who was picking the Cubs to be a postseason team? I meant offseason additions/improvements.
May 9, 20223 yr 28 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Can you identify who praised the Red Sox offseason? Was about to search my history for you, but I guess see the posts immediately surrounding yours for one of them ?
May 9, 20223 yr 25 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said: LOL who was picking the Cubs to be a postseason team? The argument seems to be that Sox fans would have rather had a bad team with a good offseason than a good team with a bad offseason.
May 9, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: The argument seems to be that Sox fans would have rather had a bad team with a good offseason than a good team with a bad offseason. Those couple of years where our Sox "won" the offseason were so much fun. RIght up there with the time my alma mater won a "simulated" NCAA March Madness championship the year covid canceled the tournament. Ah, good times.
May 9, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: That full count avg is quite awful. My guess is that is a result of chasing pitches out of the zone.
May 9, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Am I reading this right that we've only had one 3-0 count as a team all season? I know we have some aggressive hitters but... wow.
May 9, 20223 yr Just now, MiddleCoastBias said: Am I reading this right that we've only had one 3-0 count as a team all season? I know we have some aggressive hitters but... wow. It can't be. We've had more than 111 batters to the plate for a 0-0
May 9, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said: Am I reading this right that we've only had one 3-0 count as a team all season? I know we have some aggressive hitters but... wow. Only swung once and put into play on 3-0 all season. Converts to a walk or 3-1 then proceeds. 3-0 caleld strike is now 3-1, then maybe 3-2 This diagram shows the count at which time the at-bat ends.
May 9, 20223 yr Oddly on a 2-0 count a swing and a miss at a ball well outside the zone for 2-1 count sets the team up better than taking for a 3-0 count?
May 9, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: Only swung once and put into play on 3-0 all season. Converts to a walk or 3-1 then proceeds. 3-0 caleld strike is now 3-1, then maybe 3-2 This diagram shows the count at which time the at-bat ends. Thank you.
May 9, 20223 yr 29 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said: Am I reading this right that we've only had one 3-0 count as a team all season? I know we have some aggressive hitters but... wow. The one time someone swung on 3-0 was Gavin Sheets and I think he popped out lol
May 9, 20223 yr 19 minutes ago, Texsox said: It can't be. We've had more than 111 batters to the plate for a 0-0 In considering AB vs PA the graph is counter-intuitive to the point of not making sense. Every PA begins at 0-0. A more sensible number would indicate and include all first pitch results.
May 9, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, FoxForce2 said: In considering AB vs PA the graph is counter-intuitive to the point of not making sense. Every PA begins at 0-0. A more sensible number would indicate and include all first pitch results. Every plate appearance does start at 0-0 . However the results are counting what happens when a ball is put into play on a 0-0 count, meaning either an out or a hit. That is how it is 111.
May 9, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Every plate appearance does start at 0-0 . However the results are counting what happens when a ball is put into play on a 0-0 count, meaning either an out or a hit. That is how it is 111. That's the way I read it. It when the at bat ends on the next pitch so you could add sac fly/bunt and hit by pitch as well.
May 9, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, tray said: A few posters here routinely castigate the WSox organization from top to bottom claiming inferior ownership and management and a failed franchise. Meanwhile, the last series instant the Cubs and BoSox provided a few counterpoints for those willing to notice. Which are what, exactly? The World Series hopeful Chicago White Sox won a string of close games against two AWFUL teams.
May 9, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Every plate appearance does start at 0-0 . However the results are counting what happens when a ball is put into play on a 0-0 count, meaning either an out or a hit. That is how it is 111. Yes I see that, but without defining that parameter the resulting number is a very narrow representation of what occurs by the pitch-count. By limiting the results to batted ball in play the results simply don't represent the full outcome of each pitch that a batter faces.
May 9, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, ptatc said: That's the way I read it. It when the at bat ends on the next pitch so you could add sac fly/bunt and hit by pitch as well. You are probably right but those do not count as official AB's so if you go 3 for 10 and 1 sac bunt on 0-0 , it's still going to be a .300 batting average with 10 results counted because the ball was either an out or a hit in an official AB.
May 9, 20223 yr I think we should still be concerned. They feel like Cleveland last year. This looks to me like a .500 team. Whether that means 84 wins or 78 I have no idea, but I think they're going to be in that range. I don't think they're going to score enough runs to make the playoffs in the AL. The pitching will have to carry them. Edited May 9, 20223 yr by Jack Parkman
May 9, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: You are probably right but those do not count as official AB's so if you go 3 for 10 and 1 sac bunt on 0-0 , it's still going to be a .300 batting average with 10 results counted because the ball was either an out or a hit in an official AB. Ah, that's true they only list average. So it probably only is truly the batted ball. Edited May 9, 20223 yr by ptatc
May 9, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, FoxForce2 said: Yes I see that, but without defining that parameter the resulting number is a very narrow representation of what occurs by the pitch-count. By limiting the results to batted ball in play the results simply don't represent the full outcome of each pitch that a batter faces. He did it based on Batting average . If you want OBP guess you would have to do that yourself. I mean you could get a walk on any 3 ball count or sac flys and bunts or an error made on all counts but that wouldn't change the batting average. I thought he did define the parameter as batting average which doesn't count those other things.
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