Recent content by HfxBob

  1. HfxBob

    Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension

    You really like to get personal, to a somewhat creepy degree. It seems to flow from your hatred of being disagreed with, even on such an obviously contentious matter as extra inning losses and game management.
  2. HfxBob

    May: Red Sox discussion, observations and trend tracking...AKA It's not all about the Benjamins

    Thank you, I thought it was a perfectly fair and reasonable question too.
  3. HfxBob

    May: Red Sox discussion, observations and trend tracking...AKA It's not all about the Benjamins

    Wow, you are the champ. Purely anecdotal armchair evidence, got it, thanks.
  4. HfxBob

    Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension

    You're basing the damning judgment of a rookie on small samples and volatile measuring tools. How can you ignore what his move to shortstop seems to have done for the team's defense? Who would you prefer at SS right now?
  5. HfxBob

    May: Red Sox discussion, observations and trend tracking...AKA It's not all about the Benjamins

    You seem to be saying that if a team has a disproportionately bad record in extra innings it must be attributable to bad management. I think most would agree that Bochy is a good manager. Last year the Rangers were 88-64 in 9 inning games and 2-8 in extra inning games. I think it's mostly...
  6. HfxBob

    March/April: Red Sox discussion, observations and trend tracking...AKA It's not all about the Benjamins

    What kind of question is that? :p I've been following baseball for about 60 years now, and analyzing it seems to get more confounding all the time.
  7. HfxBob

    Sox to trade for Garrett Cooper, Pablo Reyes DFA’d

    You can almost see Dalbec being a guy that's in the Sox organization after his playing days.
  8. HfxBob

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Are those guys good comps for Whitlock though? He turns 28 soon and he was never a highly touted prospect. This is his 4th year in the bigs. He had a brilliant season as a "relief ace" in 2021. Since then he's had 3 runs as a starter cut short by injury after 9 starts, 7 starts and 4 starts.
  9. HfxBob

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    A lot of the negative thinking has been triggered by the injuries. There was concern from the start about how well this rotation would hold up over 162 games after the loss of Giolito, with only one guy, Pivetta, with any track record of innings.
  10. HfxBob

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Sorry, my bad there.
  11. HfxBob

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Seriously? Pivetta has pitched at least 133 MLB innings 5 times. Whitlock has exceeded 78 .1 MLB innings 0 times. Not a real comparison.
  12. HfxBob

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Nonsensical question. He can either do it or he can't. It's not a criticism, by all accounts he has worked hard. But he might be one of those guys who can't handle the workload of a starter.
  13. HfxBob

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    If he's going to stay in the rotation he has to demonstrate that his body is up to it. He hasn't so far.
  14. HfxBob

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    And MLBTR predicted Imanaga would get 5/85. Then again, they predicted Snell would get 200 and Montgomery would get 150. They had a bad offseason.
  15. HfxBob

    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    The 14-13 record is competitive, but the pitching staff is not in great shape, with Cora already having to stitch together bullpen games on a regular basis. We saw how that goes last year.
See more
Top Bottom