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I'm not saying this as a criticism of Gordon, age always wins. However, you could always argue his elite defense was a good enough reason to keep playing him, but that is no longer the case. His defense is average now, IMO. |
Both Gordon and Bubba are not in the starting lineup tonight. Probably a good call.
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Life comes at you fast. I'm almost Gordon's age so this is very scary. :( |
Mike Trout just keeps getting better. 7.5 WAR in 108 games. 1.112 OPS. 38 homers.
It will be sad if he doesn't ever get to win a World Series or at least go to one. He's only been to the playoffs, what once? He's the best player of all time. Not his fault his team doesn't win. |
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In his one postseason series, though, he ran into our Boys in Blue, who held him to one hit (a homer) and 3 walks in 15 plate appearances, good for only a 0.600 OPS. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...i01&t=b&post=1 |
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Excellent outing by Sparkman, we need that #2 overall pick.
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I know it's a small thing and means nothing long-term...but tonight's lineup is an example of what drives me nuts about Yost and always has. Arteaga batting second? I'm curious as to why he's getting so much playing time as it is...but batting second? WHY? And why can't we just ride Whit and Lopez at 2B and SS until Mondi returns? This seems so simple, but Yost seems to have some convoluted logic that only he's privy to. I give Dayton plenty of slack...I think he deserves it and actually has some talent as a GM...Yost is what he always was. A pretty good manager of players and good at making the painfully obvious decisions on a talent-rich team...but terrible at getting the most out of a team with lesser parts. I'm genuinely surprised more people don't call for a change at manager long before the GM.
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Junis (23) 21g 119ip 9-7 (8.95k/9 2.04bb/9 o.91hr/9) 3.25era 3.36fip Singer (22) 11g 59ip 3-3 (7.79k/9 2.59bb/9 1.22hr/9) 4.27era 4.68fip |
Gordon was sitting tonight, you gotta play somebody in left. Playing left in Fenway is tricky so Yost stuck Whit out there, which was probably his best option. Thus why you end up with Lopez and Arteaga in the infield.
As far as why he hit Arteaga second, I have no idea. Lack of options, I guess? With Mondesi out and Gordon sitting, not sure who else you can really put there? Lopez was given the opportunity for a while, but couldn’t hold it down. Yost is not the greatest tactician or manager in general, but in all fairness to him, he doesn’t have much to work with right now. |
Yeah you can't really have it both ways. We're sitting here talking about how Gordon and Bubba are struggling big time, well you can't complain when they get a day off and someone else has to play.
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At least we aren't the Orioles.
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And yes...it's a small thing in the big scheme. I get that. It's just curious...DM gets a lot of the heat. He will deserve it if he can't produce another team that competes for championships. But Yost gets a pass from what I've observed. And while he might not have much to work with, that's also my point. He doesn't get the best out of lesser talent. That's not ideal long-term for a small market. |
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