9/30 - Losing My Religion
- Thread starter absintheofmalaise
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That's cool. People just weren't that fast back when you sat for your profile pic.
Playing each other, so one has to win. If Det wins tomorrow they finish w/ 78 wins, ahead of us. If Cleveland wins they're at 77 & we're tied but have the tie-breaker because we finished lower last year.
Key is for us not to win.
But if Cleveland wins Detroit is also 77-85, and we only come up 2nd in that 3-way tiebreaker.
(Note Washington is here due to new rules)
Can they just clean out Llovera's locker now? He shouldn't ever throw another pitch for the team.
Mets drop 10 spots so everyone moves up. Clev 8th, Det 9th, Wash 10th and us 11th, but we'll jump to 9 when Cle/Det overtakes us.
Of course, the draft is weak so 9 v 11 may not matter much.
People act like it's crazy how bad we are with men on base.
Let me offer a different viewpoint:
Opposing pitchers come right at us (pitching to contact) because we suck and they will usually get us out without having to expend much energy.
When we accidentally get on base anyway, and they actually have to waste energy "pitching" to us, they throw garbage knowing that we are the worst-coached group of hitters in MLB and will get extra outs for them.
When viewed through that lens, it all makes much more sense in terms of probability.
Let me offer a different viewpoint:
Opposing pitchers come right at us (pitching to contact) because we suck and they will usually get us out without having to expend much energy.
When we accidentally get on base anyway, and they actually have to waste energy "pitching" to us, they throw garbage knowing that we are the worst-coached group of hitters in MLB and will get extra outs for them.
When viewed through that lens, it all makes much more sense in terms of probability.
I’ve been inclined to cut Cora some slack this summer because of the overall shittyness of the roster he’s had to work with. But if I were his Secret Santa this coming holiday season I’d buy him some asbestos underwear because if the Red Sox don’t get off to a good start in 2024 his seat is going to become very, very hot very, very quickly.
I have also been a Cora guy, but he needs to eat some of this for sure. I'm fine if he's gone next week, next month, or next June.
Do we really need another lost season to find out?
Alex Cora should really be the patron saint of middle-management everywhere.
Every.time they show him, I comment to my wife that I’d like to stick that hose up his ass.
