Who do we hate more, Tommy the Deaf Lady or Tony the Redheaded Lady?I’ll back you up on this one. Fuck Tommy Lasorda.
Who do we hate more, Tommy the Deaf Lady or Tony the Redheaded Lady?I’ll back you up on this one. Fuck Tommy Lasorda.
I am miles out of my depth here.Who do we hate more, Tommy the Deaf Lady or Tony the Redheaded Lady?
“Too small”. That’s what I heard Pedro say last week as the reason the Dodgers traded him. The Dodgers second highest BWAR player of all time is named Pee Wee. LOLOL.Gotta love Lasorda for passing on Pedro.
Per today's Globe:
An MLB Scout's View of the Red Sox-Dodgers World Series
Out of the box question:
Do you consider a 5-man rotation with (the hypothetically good) Rodriguez back in the mix? (He obviously stinks rotting in the pen) This obviously isn't even a fantasy exercise if the Sox are down 1-3.
Tuesday - Sale
Wednesday - Price
Friday - Eovaldi
Saturday - Porcello
Sunday - Rodriguez
Tuesday - Sale (6-days rest)
Wednesday - Price (6-days rest)
I know, everything depends on series count and whether or not Rodriguez really sucks versus giving Sale and Price an extra day. Of course, it could also rain...
details?As if I needed another reason to hate LA, the Dodgers are crossing the hotel picket lines.
Hah, sorry, my inner Italophile:I am miles out of my depth here.
https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/10/22/18009428/dodgers-hotel-strike-boston-ritz-world-seriesdetails?
I never had a beef with Lasorda, he was just one of those baseball characters.......until he went off about drug addicts being weak people and later peddling complete denial about his son's homosexuality and death from AIDS.But then, I also was also pretty young during Lasorda's tenure, and kinda forget what was so bad about him...
Actually, LaRussa sprang to mind, but since he's on the Red Sox staff I decided I didn't get it.Hah, sorry, my inner Italophile:
"La sorda" = the deaf lady
"La russa" = the redheaded lady
But also of course two of the more abrasive and polarizing managers in recent MLB history. Just wondering who grates on people here more. I'd personally vote for Tony La Russa, if only because he caused me far more suffering as a Sox fan (I still have PTSD from the beatings those PED Athletics teams laid on us). But then, I also was also pretty young during Lasorda's tenure, and kinda forget what was so bad about him...
I'm sure the players didn't make this decision, management did. I can't imagine the guys, with all they have to think about, getting into a beef with management at this moment in time. But it's not a good look for their front office.As if I needed another reason to hate LA, the Dodgers are crossing the hotel picket lines.
There’s a 40-year difference between when Reese played for ‘em and when Pedro did.“Too small”. That’s what I heard Pedro say last week as the reason the Dodgers traded him. The Dodgers second highest BWAR player of all time is named Pee Wee. LOLOL.
They also played different positions. Pee Wee Reese wasn’t even that small for a shortstop in his day though, listed at 5’ 10 by BBREF. I was also surprised he was second all time dodgers BWAR, ahead of Duke Snider.There’s a 40-year difference between when Reese played for ‘em and when Pedro did.
I was, but that moment doesn't have the panning of the later one. Feels like a rough draft for the better shot later on. Still, duly noted that the focus-shift might be one of that cameraperson's go-to moves.Were you not watching at 1:45?
Ryu has really been an all-or-nothing pitcher vs. RHH this year, especially on the road: 30%-ish K rate, but contact is crushed: 41% Hard rate, 19% HR/FB (with 40% flyball rate).Ryu is much better at home, so having him lined up for two starts in Fenway is good.
I hope this jinxes (curses?) the Dodgers like it did the Yankees.As if I needed another reason to hate LA, the Dodgers are crossing the hotel picket lines.
Well of course the Sox did. And had I looked at something other than the regular season, I would have realized this! Duh.Red Sox played in that kind of weather just last week. I was at game one of the ALCS and it was definitely low-mid 40s by the middle innings. A few of us had a good chuckle at how bundled up some of the Astros were.
Did you mean overstated?Well of course the Sox did. And had I looked at something other than the regular season, I would have realized this! Duh.
Temperature cannot be understated in these first 2 games. Baseball in a raw 45 degrees is a different game than it is in 75. Same conditions for both teams, but the Sox are far more experienced wearing the extra layer and playing in the chill.
we went 9-1 in NL road games this season.I’m convinced the Red Sox need to sweep the first 2 games because the Dodgers have such an extreme home field advantage in LA. Everything to do with the DH, which will force the Red Sox to weaken their outfield...meanwhile the Dodgers have an entire bench full of DH’s available in Boston.
Maybe I need a history lesson, because I’m so used to Ortiz playing 1B and not impacting the team as much as losing 1 of Bradley or Benintendi in baseball’s best outfield. Betts playing 2B is another defensive downgrade (sorry, I don’t think he’s actually Superman) and losing all the defensive runs saved in the outfield.
Ok it’s a short series and odds are a small loss in defense isn’t going to mean anything...but in this World Series the National League DH rule, combined with 3 games in a row, really disadvantages the Red Sox.
They're also workers, many of whom are fantastically wealthy solely because of trade unionism.I'm sure the players didn't make this decision, management did. I can't imagine the guys, with all they have to think about, getting into a beef with management at this moment in time. But it's not a good look for their front office.
Who do we hate more, Tommy the Deaf Lady or Tony the Redheaded Lady?
Not only is comfort a factor, but the ball won't carry in the cold air like it does in the heat, and thats bad news for a home-run centric lineup like LA boasts. The Sox offense is perfectly capable of manufacturing runs.Temperature cannot be understated in these first 2 games. Baseball in a raw 45 degrees is a different game than it is in 75. Same conditions for both teams, but the Sox are far more experienced wearing the extra layer and playing in the chill.
Dodger Stadium is an extreme pitchers park so a downgrade in outfield defense may not be much of a factor ( and JD is actually not a bad outfielder). Conversely, because Dodger Stadium is a pitchers park, it would make sense to field the most potent offense available and Kinsler and Nunez haven’t been hitting well. So I really can’t see how the Sox are going to be at a major disadvantage when playing in LA.I’m convinced the Red Sox need to sweep the first 2 games because the Dodgers have such an extreme home field advantage in LA. Everything to do with the DH, which will force the Red Sox to weaken their outfield...meanwhile the Dodgers have an entire bench full of DH’s available in Boston.
Maybe I need a history lesson, because I’m so used to Ortiz playing 1B and not impacting the team as much as losing 1 of Bradley or Benintendi in baseball’s best outfield. Betts playing 2B is another defensive downgrade (sorry, I don’t think he’s actually Superman) and losing all the defensive runs saved in the outfield.
Ok it’s a short series and odds are a small loss in defense isn’t going to mean anything...but in this World Series the National League DH rule, combined with 3 games in a row, really disadvantages the Red Sox.
Why only in this World Series does the NL gain such an advantage? Also, in 3 of the last 5 World Series, the AL won, and the Sox were one of those winning teams. So I am not sure how much of an edge all these things really are for the NL.I’m convinced the Red Sox need to sweep the first 2 games because the Dodgers have such an extreme home field advantage in LA. Everything to do with the DH, which will force the Red Sox to weaken their outfield...meanwhile the Dodgers have an entire bench full of DH’s available in Boston.
Maybe I need a history lesson, because I’m so used to Ortiz playing 1B and not impacting the team as much as losing 1 of Bradley or Benintendi in baseball’s best outfield. Betts playing 2B is another defensive downgrade (sorry, I don’t think he’s actually Superman) and losing all the defensive runs saved in the outfield.
Ok it’s a short series and odds are a small loss in defense isn’t going to mean anything...but in this World Series the National League DH rule, combined with 3 games in a row, really disadvantages the Red Sox.
And averaged 5.7 runs per game.we went 9-1 in NL road games this season.
I was at the Pedro 17k game in August of '99. After the game, there were a couple hundred Dominicans marching around the Stadium chanting "Pedro, Pedro.." It felt like a revolution was happening.Sounds like my time in Washington Heights might have overlapped with yours. We were up there from 1990 to August 2005, the last 13 years on Bennett at 190th Street. When we first moved up there, Manny was starting to get noticed in high school.
Wouldn’t you want your best outfielders playing in an extreme pitcher’s park? Actually, I think I’m happy with our three jackrabbits all playing at Fenway because of all the outfield quirks. If JD does play RF in LA though, after seeing at least an excellent athlete if not a good fielder in Yasiel Puig look foolish in RF a few times, oh mama. And JD may not be a bad outfielder, but he’s a big comedown from the three regulars. He may not take terrible routes or have a bad arm but he’s slow and will field balls on a bounce for hits that Mookie or Benny would catch easily. JD has to play though.Dodger Stadium is an extreme pitchers park so a downgrade in outfield defense may not be much of a factor ( and JD is actually not a bad outfielder). Conversely, because Dodger Stadium is a pitchers park, it would make sense to field the most potent offense available and Kinsler and Nunez haven’t been hitting well. So I really can’t see how the Sox are going to be at a major disadvantage when playing in LA.
Justin Turner is the player I`d be most worried about.Just don't pitch to Machado and make someone else beat you. Everyone else in that line-up can be pitched to.
Buehler looks a little scary. Best approach is to wait him out. Kershaw is the opposite: be aggressive early in the count.
Both work IMO.Ayup. I meant overstated.
It's the air, especially in fall.What about Dodger park makes it extreme pitcher-friendly? It’s not the dimensions, so is it the air?
I’m from Philly and watched that game live.Fellow Dayton grad Steve Bulpett traces the origin of the "Beat LA" cheer and if you were not alive in 1982, it ain't what you think it is:
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2018/10/sentiment_of_beat_la_back_in_boston_baby
Yes, to the extent hitters are "scary," Machado is one of those. His OPS this year was .905 (I think you were only looking at his LAD OPS). He also came up as a 19 year old, which skews his career OPS (although he did have a 'down' year last year). He's probably a top 10-15 hitter in the game.Is Machado even that scary a hitter? The Red Sox have seen more of him than just about any other team and have handled him quite well. He's had a sub .800 OPS for his career, including barely over .800 this season. The Dodgers seem to be the second rate Yankees with more speed. Keep them in the ballpark and they don't have a chance in the series.
I was looking at his Red Sox splits. He has 415 plate appearances in his career with a .277/.321/.475 line. If you look at just this year, it's .278/.333/.472.Yes, to the extent hitters are "scary," Machado is one of those. His OPS this year was .905 (I think you were only looking at his LAD OPS). He also came up as a 19 year old, which skews his career OPS (although he did have a 'down' year last year). He's probably a top 10-15 hitter in the game.
Got it. He's had 39 PA against the Sox this year, so not sure it's a useful sample size - for example, his line in 30 PA at Fenway is .310/.330/.552. Not sure his career line against the Sox is any more useful - his stats against the 2012-2014 Sox do not seem particularly relevant. In any event, I suppose a hitter's scariness is in the eye of the beholder and, for me, he's the scariest hitter in the Dodgers lineup.I was looking at his Red Sox splits. He has 415 plate appearances in his career with a .277/.321/.475 line. If you look at just this year, it's .278/.333/.472.