IT’S A GAME! They can play a game 162 times in a 365 day year!Pretty sure he did. And I'm also pretty sure he got pilloried for it by various fans and media, just like Cora. Tale as old as time, that.
IT’S A GAME! They can play a game 162 times in a 365 day year!Pretty sure he did. And I'm also pretty sure he got pilloried for it by various fans and media, just like Cora. Tale as old as time, that.
Seriously? So many viable complaints about anyone's managing styles/decisions, but giving a guy a day off shouldn't be one of them unless it's a do-or-die game. Try harder.Devers not starting tonight? Is he hitting too many homers lately? I don't get Cora's line of thought.
Giving players days off is a necessary thing.Didn’t Francona do the same thing when he had given a guy a day off?
I believe that in most cases, the player knows in advance when he's going to get a day off. Perhaps the foreknowledge of a day off relaxes the player and allows him to get "unscrewed" at the plate? Maybe the key to getting big nights out of guys is to promise they get the next day off!It’s impossible to know but a few times it has seemed a slumping hitter finally gets an unscrewed and then Cora sits them and then they slump again.
Not saying it’s causal just observing.
I know what he does but it doesn't make sense when you are trying to win games, especially when the team's weakness has been a lack of offense.Cora gives guys regular days off whether they are hot or cold. And they won anyway.
So run guys into the ground trying to win games in June when the possible outcome is they're exhausted and useless in August and September?I know what he does but it doesn't make sense when you are trying to win games, especially when the team's weakness has been a lack of offense.
Yeah, I feel like a lot of the things that people are getting outraged over (designated off days, Sunday / getaway lineups) are all things that Francona did, and Farrell did. They can be annoying in the moment, and I do love bitching about some of the ridiculous lineups we get to watch occasionally, but I don't think they're unique to Cora at all.Didn’t Francona do the same thing when he had given a guy a day off?
I don't know how Francona handled it in Boston, but just a few days ago Andres Gimenez left a game with muscle tightness in his leg. He thought he was ready to play the next game, but Francona held him out of the starting lineup. When they had a pivotal at-bat late in the game, Francona still sent him in to pinch-hit.Didn’t Francona do the same thing when he had given a guy a day off?
Glad for that. The sox had a day off on Thursday. Devers didn't need a second consecutive day off.So run guys into the ground trying to win games in June when the possible outcome is they're exhausted and useless in August and September?
Sorry, Don Zimmer is not walking through that door.
He was going to get a day off on Thursday. He didn't need two days off. If he wanted to give him a little more rest he could have used him as the DH.Seriously? So many viable complaints about anyone's managing styles/decisions, but giving a guy a day off shouldn't be one of them unless it's a do-or-die game. Try harder.
I was going to reply with the same thing @Sin Duda said. Again, try harder.He was going to get a day off on Thursday. He didn't need two days off. If he wanted to give him a little more rest he could have used him as the DH.
I would hope that the DH doesn't see being the DH as a day off.He was going to get a day off on Thursday. He didn't need two days off. If he wanted to give him a little more rest he could have used him as the DH.
Put some effort into your posting chipper. You made statements that are nothing more than your personal opinion with nothing to back up that opinion besides more of your own opinion.He was going to get a day off on Thursday. He didn't need two days off. If he wanted to give him a little more rest he could have used him as the DH.
FREE SPEECH, my friend.Put some effort into your posting chipper. You made statements that are nothing more than your personal opinion with nothing to back up that opinion besides more of your own opinion.
Read this.
If you want to discuss this I'd be more than happy to in PMs or in Backwash.FREE SPEECH, my friend.
And that is your opinion.Put some effort into your posting chipper. You made statements that are nothing more than your personal opinion with nothing to back up that opinion besides more of your own opinion.
Read this.
Once as Chipper1 and now once as Larry33. You're on quite the roll.And that is your opinion.
The great @Sprowl .As an aside, the above “exchange” reminded me of the days of someone throwing the grim reaper emoji around when certain people got frisky or when a sacrifice had to be made for gsmethread mojo reasons. Who was that? I miss having a functioning memory.
Also, not scoring in the top of the 10th has got to put the win probability pretty high for the home team. I'm not suggesting putting a position player on the mound (if they were allowed), but given the potential for an innings crunch today, there's at least some rational explanation for Ort last night (to the extent there ever is).He had already used Martin in the 8th and Jansen in the 9th.... Wasn't much left in the cupboard though I would have rather seen them bring in literally anyone else... Jacques had warmed up earlier but didn't come into the game. And seems like they were saving Garza and possibly Winckowski for today's game....
Good question. But is Taylor really a better bunter than Vaz? That aside, force at 3rd possibility in the event of a not-great bunt might be worth it?Better question for me is why he IBB'ed the #8 hitter there to put a much better bunter at the plate in an obvious sacrifice situation.
I didn't see the game and didn't know who was available, so I won't dispute that. I do think that extra innings with the Manford Man is much more of quick-to-end proposition than a long-haul strategy. If you're there, you're tied. You shouldn't be punting or thinking about the next game.It was also their 5th game in 4 days. Bullpen is pretty taxed right now, not a ton of options. Cora went for the win in the 8th and tried to give the team a chance in extras by using Kenley in the 9th, but the offense couldn't pull it out.
I have questioned his bullpen usage at times, but not last night.
Yeah. I didn't like Ort coming in in that situation, but the onus was on the offense to do something in the top of the 10th, and they whiffed.It was also their 5th game in 4 days. Bullpen is pretty taxed right now, not a ton of options. Cora went for the win in the 8th and tried to give the team a chance in extras by using Kenley in the 9th, but the offense couldn't pull it out.
I have questioned his bullpen usage at times, but not last night.
Vaz is pretty good at making productive outs, I was on board with the walk.Better question for me is why he IBB'ed the #8 hitter there to put a much better bunter at the plate in an obvious sacrifice situation.
He could flip-flop Arroyo and Kike defensively. There was at least some talk of that when Arroyo was on his last rehab assignment and got a few SS innings for Worcester. For whatever reason it hasn't happened.With Reyes down, who do you want at SS then?
100% agree. When you fail to score in a tie game with 1st and 3rd, no outs in the 7th, that’s bad. Didn’t realise it had been happening all game, but that’s my main issue with Cora and his staff. Fundamentals.That game was lost much earlier when they failed, repeatedly, to score after runner on 2B, 0 outs or runner on 3B, 1 out scenarios in the 4th, 6th, and 10th; and when they made outs on the bases in the 6th and 7th.
Does anyone know where to find team baserunning and situational hitting performance?
Why isnt that on the players for sucking at it? Is "Cora and his staff" responsible for Ort being unable to execute the "fundamental" of "throwing" the "ball"?100% agree. When you fail to score in a tie game with 1st and 3rd, no outs in the 7th, that’s bad. Didn’t realise it had been happening all game, but that’s my main issue with Cora and his staff. Fundamentals.
Not defending the post…. Because I disagree with the premise But there’s a difference between game strategy to push a run across and a pitcher trying to throw good hard-to-hit strikes, no?Why isnt that on the players for sucking at it? Is "Cora and his staff" responsible for Ort being unable to execute the "fundamental" of "throwing" the "ball"?
At the extremes, its different. But in the moment?Not defending the post…. Because I disagree with the premise But there’s a difference between game strategy to push a run across and a pitcher trying to throw good hard-to-hit strikes, no?
Who could replace him that’s better?Fire Cora yesterday.
How is he possibly helpful? What exactly does he add?
I’m pretty ambivalent about Cora, because I’m ambivalent about nearly every MLB manager. This ain’t the NFL, the vast majority of baseball managers are fungible.Fire Cora yesterday.
How is he possibly helpful? What exactly does he add?
Cora has been bad for years. Why on earth would you want to keep him?Who could replace him that’s better?
It’s not like they’re giving him filet that putting into a meat grinder
He was certainly terrible in 2018. And 2021.Cora has been bad for years. Why on earth would you want to keep him?
With whom would you replace him?Cora has been bad for years. Why on earth would you want to keep him?