a friend writes:
Saw a nice interview with Peter Gammons today. You guys probably know all this, but he was raving about the Sox hiring Brian Bannister, who has his own analytics company, to help evaluate their major league pitching (son of Alan Bannister, who I think I remember seeing pitching at the Original Comiskey for the Chisox in the 80’s). Pitching coach Carl Wills welcomed the help, and as a result they completely changed the pitch selection of Joe Kelly and Porcello, emphasis on using their change-up and curve along with a four-seamer to change the eye level (Kelly has the 4th highest velocity in the league, he said). Old School and New School holding hands to put the Sox back on the map. Dombrowki, the old schooler, was so impressed he named Bannister the new Director of Pitching Analytics and Development. Of course it was Cherington who brought Bannister in, lotta good it did him. Maybe they don’t need to import and ace, maybe Kelly is it?
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 11 September 2015 20:58 (eight years ago) link
damn papi really didn't waste much time getting to 500 the past several weeks
― nomar, Saturday, 12 September 2015 23:39 (eight years ago) link
if it couldn't be at fenway, doing it to the rays is the third next-best thing.
― slothroprhymes, Saturday, 12 September 2015 23:46 (eight years ago) link
rich hill after not starting for 6 friggin years: 7.0 IP, 1H, 0R/ER, 1BB, 10K. unfortunately, drew smyly has 11Ks and it's still 0-0.
time for the bullpen to fuck it up, probably
― slothroprhymes, Sunday, 13 September 2015 19:24 (eight years ago) link
upthread my friend means Floyd Banister, not Alan..
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 13 September 2015 19:36 (eight years ago) link
rich hill!
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 13 September 2015 21:25 (eight years ago) link
33 combined Ks in that game
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 13 September 2015 21:26 (eight years ago) link
joe kelly injured/shut down
we'll always have the 8-game winning streak buddy
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 16 September 2015 21:19 (eight years ago) link
Ortiz since the break: .339/.413/.741, 20 HR, 54 RBI. And since 2010, when I figured he was washed up (per 162 games): .289/.380/.551, 38 HR, 115 RBI.
― clemenza, Thursday, 17 September 2015 14:41 (eight years ago) link
It's kind of amazing how despite all that how little credit WAR gives all those numbers. Bar for DH valueis super high I guess.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Thursday, 17 September 2015 14:44 (eight years ago) link
Plus the park, obviously. That aside, he really has had a late-career resurgence, especially for the kind of player who invariably starts declining quickly at around 31 or 32.
― clemenza, Thursday, 17 September 2015 14:49 (eight years ago) link
Why does Boston lead off with Betts and bat Bogaerts third? Wouldn't it make more sense to reverse that? Bogaerts has the higher BA/OBP, Betts the higher SLG.
― clemenza, Friday, 18 September 2015 23:16 (eight years ago) link
wondered that myself of late, early in the season his 2014 struggles were fresh in the mind but since then he's skyrocketed and especially now what do they have to lose by trying it
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 18 September 2015 23:40 (eight years ago) link
mike hazen is the new gm, if such a position matters under dombrowski
― mookieproof, Thursday, 24 September 2015 20:11 (eight years ago) link
it does matter--hazen has been responsible for scouting and player development and prob deserves a lot of credit for the current group of young players
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 24 September 2015 20:45 (eight years ago) link
now featuring an added layer of frank wren
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 September 2015 19:11 (eight years ago) link
shit.
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 25 September 2015 19:27 (eight years ago) link
front office positions: the new market inefficiency
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 September 2015 19:40 (eight years ago) link
rich fucking hill!
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 26 September 2015 01:31 (eight years ago) link
wow what an insane run. good for him, without the durability issues he'd have had a great career.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 26 September 2015 01:34 (eight years ago) link
rich fucking hill! --johnny crunch
beat me to it man
― slothroprhymes, Saturday, 26 September 2015 01:43 (eight years ago) link
CG, 2H, 0R/ER, 1BB, 10K.
― slothroprhymes, Saturday, 26 September 2015 03:02 (eight years ago) link
#worsttothird lets get it
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 30 September 2015 02:10 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRS_K6CU8AAzGBA.jpg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 14 October 2015 18:20 (eight years ago) link
will gladly listen to his broadcasts next season even if the padres suck
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 14 October 2015 18:34 (eight years ago) link
dave d confirms hanley at 1b next year
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 19:02 (eight years ago) link
"Confirms"
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 17 October 2015 00:58 (eight years ago) link
I'm high on Porcello and I predict he will have the biggest impact of all new Sox players. Joe Kelly not as much.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 10:23 PM (8 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the thing is, this was not an unreasonable thought at the time, and might be true in like 5 years, but it do kinda hurt right now
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 22 October 2015 01:59 (eight years ago) link
haha yes, i did have long hair in high school
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 22 October 2015 02:03 (eight years ago) link
bullpen successfully purged via waivers/releases - l8er alexi ohgodno and ryan cooked
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 6 November 2015 21:05 (eight years ago) link
Lol - been calling him "oh god no" since he came to the majors!
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 6 November 2015 22:51 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVu4HzOWcAA3LI4.jpg
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 22:18 (eight years ago) link
wha? you always get news 15 mins ahead
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 22:23 (eight years ago) link
ok, news to me
http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2015/12/with_boston_red_sox_season_ove.html
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 22:28 (eight years ago) link
nah, he's in some bowling tournament somewhere
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 22:29 (eight years ago) link
lol mook you sneaky fuck
― metro slothrop want some more (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 22:31 (eight years ago) link
i got paranoid for all of 30 seconds that dombo had an attack of kuru and made the jose fernandez trade or some shit
― metro slothrop want some more (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 22:32 (eight years ago) link
how we feel about price?
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 06:47 (eight years ago) link
price is house money/no pick so if you can afford it go for it?
― How Butch, I mean (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 06:55 (eight years ago) link
I'm v happy with price, I knew the sox would need one of the big FA pitchers and it's better to pay his cost than pay less for cueto or greinke or samardjiza and have made a less reliable bet by doing so
― metro slothrop want some more (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 18:23 (eight years ago) link
in theory it seems like his handedness would play better in non-fenway parks, but whatever. (also he's done very well in his 11 career starts there.) seems like good move for a bastard team than can afford him
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 9 December 2015 18:39 (eight years ago) link
lollllll
― metro slothrop want some more (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 20:12 (eight years ago) link
@mookiebettsCommentating debut tonight on ESPN at 6 central time at the World Series of Bowling! Everybody tune in!!!!
― mookieproof, Thursday, 17 December 2015 23:06 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYDQKg1UAAAQkpp.jpg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 16:39 (eight years ago) link