6/16-Take the MFY, Please

[E5 Yaz]

Remember when we were all bent out of shape when Jeter gift-wrapped Stanton to the MFY?

 

[Looch]

Matt Clement?


Wasn;t an ace though

From Wikipedia: “As a member of the Boston Red Sox in the 2005 season, Clement was named as an All-Star Game selection for the first time in his big league career, replacing injured Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halliday. Clement’s record was 10-2 before the All-Star break, and he finished the season at 13-6 with a 4.57 ERA. On July 16, 2005, Clement was struck in the head by a line drive by Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

 

[Bergs]

Remember when we were all bent out of shape when Jeter gift-wrapped Stanton to the MFY?

Yep. I loved him, and totally wanted him on the Sox. Go figure.

 

[E5 Yaz]

From Wikipedia: “As a member of the Boston Red Sox in the 2005 season, Clement was named as an All-Star Game selection for the first time in his big league career, replacing injured Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halliday. Clement’s record was 10-2 before the All-Star break, and he finished the season at 13-6 with a 4.57 ERA. On July 16, 2005, Clement was struck in the head by a line drive by Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

F'ing Crawford

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Remember when we were all bent out of shape when Jeter gift-wrapped Stanton to the MFY?

Don’t you mean gift basket?

 

[derekson]

From Wikipedia: “As a member of the Boston Red Sox in the 2005 season, Clement was named as an All-Star Game selection for the first time in his big league career, replacing injured Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halliday. Clement’s record was 10-2 before the All-Star break, and he finished the season at 13-6 with a 4.57 ERA. On July 16, 2005, Clement was struck in the head by a line drive by Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

I had completely forgotten that Crawford was the hitter

 

[joe dokes]

The real.suspense...will Kluber get his 1st MLB save?

 

[E5 Yaz]

Yep. I loved him, and totally wanted him on the Sox. Go figure.

After this season, he has $32M, $32M, $29M, $25M guaranteed ... then a $10M buyout if they don't pick up his 2028 $25M option

 

[derekson]

If Kluber can finish the game he'll get his first career Save!

 

[derekson]

After this season, he has $32M, $32M, $29M, $25M guaranteed ... then a $10M buyout if they don't pick up his 2028 $25M option

The Marlins are paying a good portion of that, right?

 

[E5 Yaz]

The Marlins are paying a good portion of that, right?

Only $10M in '26 and '27 according to bref

 

[Ferm Sheller]

If Kluber can finish the game he'll get his first career Save!

If a frog had wings, I wouldn't bump its booty.

 

[derekson]

The real.suspense...will Kluber get his 1st MLB save?

If he does it'll be the 2nd 3 inning save via that stupid rule for the Sox this season. Winckowski got one already.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Guessing game time: How many runs do the Yankees score over the next two innings?
Closest to the pin gets a pat on the head from @absintheofmalaise

 

[barclay]

Here's hoping Masa goes 5-5. Icing on the Cake.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

14 runs and Devers goes 0-4. Go figure.

 

[Harry Hooper]

Error oversight corrected. Who is the official scorer tonight?

 

[E5 Yaz]

An ARodian Blast

 

[joe dokes]

If Kluber can finish the game he'll get his first career Save!

I think the rule is "3 effective innings" so the official scorer might need a bribe, the way it's going.

 

[Looch]

The only real value if Kluber is that he can perhaps save position players from consuming garbage outs, albeit at a very high price.

 

[patinorange]

If Kluber can’t fill this role, what is his value to the team?

 

[scotian1]

My Lord, Kluber is so nerve racking even with a 9 run lead.

 

[Coachster]

I honestly think I could get a hit against Kluber.

 

[derekson]

I think the rule is "3 effective innings" so the official scorer might need a bribe, the way it's going.

Wait a minute, if Kluber finishes the game with only allowing that 1 run, maybe he gets the win. Does Jacques really qualify as "effective"?

 

[E5 Yaz]

Well, he has to pitch to contact in this situation. It's not a nail biter and it's not as though they're going to take his CYA away

 

[Looch]

Honestly, the Kluber signing was like last year’s JBJ trade, both of which seemed to make no sense as a casual fan and that you assume the brain trust has inside info and analysis to justify. But this guy was toast last year and he is even more burnt this year. Hard to trust people who I could outsmart from watching random games.

 

[joe dokes]

out

Wait a minute, if Kluber finishes the game with only allowing that 1 run, maybe he gets the win. Does Jacques really qualify as "effective"?

Fair point. Official scorer could decide Jacques wasn't "effective." But I'll go with home cooking. Jacques for a win, Kluber a save.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Duran grabs a garbage double off IKF to pad the stats a bit. Refsnyder missed his chance.

 

[joe dokes]

Honestly, the Kluber signing was like last year’s JBJ trade, both of which seemed to make no sense as a casual fan and that you assume the brain trust has inside info and analysis to justify. But this guy was toast last year and he is even more burnt this year. Hard to trust people who I could outsmart from watching random games.

I think you'll have to do more than just say "Kluber was toast last year" to make it be true.

 

[derekson]

Spared the indignity of not scoring off of a position player!

 

[Harry Hooper]

Got the insurance run.

 

[Bergs]

Honestly, the Kluber signing was like last year’s JBJ trade, both of which seemed to make no sense as a casual fan and that you assume the brain trust has inside info and analysis to justify. But this guy was toast last year and he is even more burnt this year. Hard to trust people who I could outsmart from watching random games.

Great post, apart from all the blatantly incorrect stuff.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Kluber made 31 starts last year and had the lowest walk rate in the league. That’s what the brain trust saw.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Casas grabs a garbage double to pad the stats against the pitiable IKF.

 

[barclay]

Duran grabs a garbage double off IKF to pad the stats a bit. Refsnyder missed his chance.

Barring an injury we do not know of, guess getting Ref an AB was more important to Cora than the possibility of Masa going 5-5. But to this fan it ain't.

 

[srpat]

Casas grabs a garbage double to pad the stats against the pitiable IKF.

Poor guy needs all the easy hits he can get.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Where’s Willard Lee Nixon when you need him

Somewhere, Trot Milhous Nixon weeps. Otis just snorts.

 

[E5 Yaz]

If this winds up 15-14, Brian "the Cashman" Cashman will furiously kick his own ass

 

[derekson]

Bernardino in. No Save for Kluber. But maybe he'll get the Win?

 

[E5 Yaz]

Barring an injury we do not know of, guess getting Ref an AB was more important to Cora than the possibility of Masa going 5-5. But to this fan it ain't.

Masa getting a fifth hit off IKF really wouldn't count

 

[joe dokes]

Cora Denies Kluber Chance At Career Save Mark.

 

[barclay]

Masa getting a fifth hit off IKF really wouldn't count

As they say in the world of fashion, "appearance is everything"!

 

[joe dokes]

Bernardino in. No Save for Kluber. But maybe he'll get the Win?

Cora Schemes To Deny Jacques 1st Major League Win

 

[E5 Yaz]

As they say in the world of fashion, "appearance is everything"!

And the fifth hit would have been the brown shoes below the tuxedo

 

[Beomoose]

Cora Denies Kluber Chance At Career Save Mark.

Headline by Chaim Bloom?

 

[barclay]

And the fifth hit would have been the brown shoes beneath the tuxedo

So it WAS you that was making fun of me at the Gala!

 

[Redkluzu]

FUCK MFY WATER

 

[derekson]

Blowout win against the Yankees Water!

Hope Houck isn't too bad.

 

[E5 Yaz]

So it WAS you that was making fun of me at the Gala!

Well, I was ... but I wasn't the first

 

[simplicio]

Barring an injury we do not know of, guess getting Ref an AB was more important to Cora than the possibility of Masa going 5-5. But to this fan it ain't.

We were just hearing earlier in the week how Masa can get tired during the season; the NPB schedule has a lot more days off.

Water!