Yeah, you know this is all in hood fun. But Id have put a bet on Eovaldi reverting to form or less. He was frustrating as hell to watch when he was with the Yankees.Flex wrote: ↑29 Aug 2019, 4:49pmSome regression to mean for previously overperforming pitchers and a down season for some otherwise usually reliably decent/good/excellent guys. It sucks, and there's probably questions to be asked around training and conditioning, but it also happens. It goes the other way too, like last year.
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Eovaldi wasn't expected for me—bone chips can't be expected, can they?—but Sale wasn't a huge surprise. He'd broken down mid-season the last couple years, so this year wasn't that out of the blue, tho his crap pitching out of the gate was.revbob wrote: ↑29 Aug 2019, 5:11pmYeah, you know this is all in hood fun. But Id have put a bet on Eovaldi reverting to form or less. He was frustrating as hell to watch when he was with the Yankees.Flex wrote: ↑29 Aug 2019, 4:49pmSome regression to mean for previously overperforming pitchers and a down season for some otherwise usually reliably decent/good/excellent guys. It sucks, and there's probably questions to be asked around training and conditioning, but it also happens. It goes the other way too, like last year.
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I mean, he was snakebit with injury and then kinda put in a position to fail in relief. Sort of the story of the season, pitching-wise. I'd be happy if he finished out the season with some adequete starts. Management-wise, the failure to put together a solid bullpen probably factors as much into the story as anything.
Addendum: Seeing Doc's response, I basically agree. You expect Sale to be down some of the time, although his performance when actually in the rotation was surprisingly bad. I expect the quality of his performance to rebound, even if we need to assume he'll get some DL time every season.
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Tough assessment.
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A manager's got his guys' backs and groins.
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Tyler Skaggs OD'd on fentanyl, oxy, and alcohol.
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Holy crap. He hid it quite well as I never even came upon that as a rumour.
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maybe he can be a martyr in the war on pharma.
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oh shit, we play this weekend, don't we? Oxy vs Fried Chicken
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They split four at Fenway, so the winner of this series is the true champion of the season.
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Watching has been infuriating the past few weeks, so i really havent been, but I think I can rally up for the Sox.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Aug 2019, 5:39pmThey split four at Fenway, so the winner of this series is the true champion of the season.
We were 5 games over .500 and were coming off 2 road wins vs the mighty LAD, when we returned home for a 1-6 homestand vs BAL & DET. Then a road sweep by CLE if I remember correctly. I haven't enjoyed a minute since. :( Just venting, I know we all got problems.
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Breaking news: Mike Trout retires immediately to pursue his dream of playing in an Eagles tribute band.tepista wrote: ↑30 Aug 2019, 5:50pmWatching has been infuriating the past few weeks, so i really havent been, but I think I can rally up for the Sox.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Aug 2019, 5:39pmThey split four at Fenway, so the winner of this series is the true champion of the season.
We were 5 games over .500 and were coming off 2 road wins vs the mighty LAD, when we returned home for a 1-6 homestand vs BAL & DET. Then a road sweep by CLE if I remember correctly. I haven't enjoyed a minute since. :( Just venting, I know we all got problems.
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