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Post by Jonathan Singer on May 3, 2015 21:44:47 GMT -5
5/4 Red Sox (RHP Clay Buchholz 1-3 5.76) vs. Rays (RHP Jake Odorizzi 2-2 2.41) 7:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEI5/5 Red Sox (RHP Rick Porcello 2-2 5.34) vs. Rays (LHP Drew Smyly 0-0 3.38) 7:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEI5/6 Red Sox (RHP Justin Masterson 2-0 4.71) vs. Rays (RHP Alex Colome 1-0 0.00) 7:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEIMLB StandingsRed Sox Hitting StatsRed Sox Pitching StatsMLB ScoreboardMLB TransactionsWeatherSeries Thread Disclaimer: The SoxProspects Moderators will be somewhat liberal in policing the Red Sox "Series" Threads. Some of the Ground Rules are applied loosely in here, as we understand that there is a tendency to want to react (or overreact) to every play of a Sox game with one line reactionary posts. Those posts are okay in the Red Sox Series threads to a point - we certainly appreciate the passion. Just try not to overdo it, and try to maintain some semblance of reason. In addition, please don't let those type of posts spill over to other more substantive threads, where they may be deleted. -The Management
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Post by pedey on May 4, 2015 9:21:33 GMT -5
I'll be at the game tonight. Seems like Buchholz pitches well every other start. Hopefully I caught him on a good game. I've been to 6 games and they've won all of them! Maybe I should go to games more often  |
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Post by Guidas on May 4, 2015 9:35:25 GMT -5
I'll be at the game tonight. Seems like Buchholz pitches well every other start. Hopefully I caught him on a good game. I've been to 6 games and they've won all of them! Maybe I should go to games more often If they win tonight you should send all those ticket stubs to Mr. Larry, let him know you are the good luck charm and demand free season tickets until they lose in your presence. Hey, it can't hurt. PR dream, actually. Win one steal one. |
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Post by pedey on May 4, 2015 12:49:57 GMT -5
I'll be at the game tonight. Seems like Buchholz pitches well every other start. Hopefully I caught him on a good game. I've been to 6 games and they've won all of them! Maybe I should go to games more often If they win tonight you should send all those ticket stubs to Mr. Larry, let him know you are the good luck charm and demand free season tickets until they lose in your presence. Hey, it can't hurt. PR dream, actually. You're right! Its definitely worth a shot.  Tonight could also be a game in which the Sox come back from behind to win the game. I went to a game in 2011 in which they tied it in the bottom of the ninth with two outs off Rivera and won in the 10th. Another game in 2013 in which thy came back from a 4-0 deficit to go ahead 5-4, Hanrahan blew the save (it was the game he blew his arm out) and the Sox won in the 11th. |
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Post by FenwayFanatic on May 4, 2015 14:08:55 GMT -5
I am really hoping Clay turns it around and proves his peripherals do not lie. But part of me thinks tonight may be a night to watch basketball instead.
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Post by grandsalami on May 4, 2015 14:19:16 GMT -5
@kylebrasseur: 5/4 vs. TB: Betts CF, Pedroia 2B, Ortiz DH, Ramirez LF, Sandoval 3B, Napoli 1B, Holt RF, Bogaerts SS, Leon C, Buchholz RHP.
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Post by Guidas on May 4, 2015 14:39:56 GMT -5
Roster move made. Mujica still with the team.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on May 4, 2015 14:55:18 GMT -5
So if Holt in RF is going to be the plan until Victorino comes back, I ask again: what is Craig's role on the roster?
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Post by benjaminbuttons on May 4, 2015 15:07:24 GMT -5
5 for 37 with 1 XBH? he doesnt have a role. Hes also 1 for 12 against Odorizzi(not that Holt has had success against him but still L vs R).
But i would guess occasional starts against lefties and occasional starts at first base.
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Post by grandsalami on May 4, 2015 15:21:57 GMT -5
@scottlauber: Leon, not Swihart, catching Buchholz, which makes sense given what Christian Vazquez told me yesterday - www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/clubhouse_insider/2015/05/christian_vazquez_will_serve_as_valuable_resource_forIf anyone can relate to the head-spinning work of getting acquainted with a pitching staff, to say nothing of figuring out how to get out big-league hitters, it’s Vazquez. If Vazquez' experience was any indication, one of Swihart's toughest tasks might be getting in sync with Clay Buchholz, who throws more than a handful of pitches and likes to mix them up as much as possible. As Farrell said, "I don't think Clay is ever shy of shaking off" and "probably calls more pitches on his own than other guys in the rotation." "I think he's the tough one to get on the same page with because he runs his game," Vazquez said. "He likes to run his game. But we talk a lot about that and get on the same page to not shake too much last year. It got better." @clearthebases: Not surprised Swihart not catching Buchholz. They did not connect well their last time together, in spring training www.pressherald.com/2015/03/28/kevin-thomas-from-spring-training-buchholz-still-a-work-in-progress/ |
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Post by rafael on May 4, 2015 15:22:55 GMT -5
Wil Nieves DFAd. Could the Sox claim him and option Swihart to AAA?
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Post by jmei on May 4, 2015 15:31:06 GMT -5
Wil Nieves DFAd. Could the Sox claim him and option Swihart to AAA? No. |
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Post by danr on May 4, 2015 15:32:58 GMT -5
They could, but why would they want a 37-year old catcher who has never been a regular and knows nothing of the Sox pitching staff?
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Post by Guidas on May 4, 2015 15:35:23 GMT -5
So if Holt in RF is going to be the plan until Victorino comes back, I ask again: what is Craig's role on the roster? He's there to prove the Lackey trade wasn't a bust but rather a shrewd opportunity to pick up a #5 starter and a $26.5M bench player in exchange for 1.5 years of a 2.5 WAR pitcher who had approximately $4.5M left on his entire deal. |
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Post by bookiemetts on May 4, 2015 15:39:46 GMT -5
So if Holt in RF is going to be the plan until Victorino comes back, I ask again: what is Craig's role on the roster? He's there to prove the Lackey trade wasn't a bust but rather a shrewd opportunity to pick up a #5 starter and a $26.5M bench player in exchange for 1.5 years of a 2.5 WAR pitcher who had approximately $4.5M left on his entire deal. And yet every time he logs a PA it just looks worse and worse. |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on May 4, 2015 15:59:17 GMT -5
I'll say it until I die - the Lackey trade only makes sense if the club had reason to believe Lackey wasn't going to play out the league minimum year on the contract if he remained in Boston, and the goal was to get anything they could in return while they could.
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Post by Guidas on May 4, 2015 16:00:57 GMT -5
I'll say it until I die - the Lackey trade only makes sense if the club had reason to believe Lackey wasn't going to play out the league minimum year on the contract if he remained in Boston, and the goal was to get anything they could in return while they could. Agreed. But look, he's playing out the contract as we speak/type/scratch our heads. |
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Post by grandsalami on May 4, 2015 16:18:36 GMT -5
I'll say it until I die - the Lackey trade only makes sense if the club had reason to believe Lackey wasn't going to play out the league minimum year on the contract if he remained in Boston, and the goal was to get anything they could in return while they could. Agreed. But look, he's playing out the contract as we speak/type/scratch our heads. Just because he is playing out his contract in STL doesn't mean he would have done the same in BOS. |
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on May 4, 2015 17:06:47 GMT -5
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Post by mgoetze on May 4, 2015 17:40:52 GMT -5
So if Holt in RF is going to be the plan until Victorino comes back, I ask again: what is Craig's role on the roster? He's the short end of the platoon. |
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Post by jmei on May 4, 2015 18:16:30 GMT -5
Uh oh.
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Post by grandsalami on May 4, 2015 18:17:27 GMT -5
Fun start to the season. Funnnnnnnnn
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Post by soxfan06 on May 4, 2015 18:20:14 GMT -5
So if Holt in RF is going to be the plan until Victorino comes back, I ask again: what is Craig's role on the roster? You just had to ask? Ugh.....as if the offense wasn't bad enough as is right now. |
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Post by ethanbein on May 4, 2015 18:20:16 GMT -5
How is that not an out?
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Post by soxfan06 on May 4, 2015 18:20:42 GMT -5
Not to mention how ridiculous it is that, that isn't a catch.
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Tonight could also be a game in which the Sox come back from behind to win the game. I went to a game in 2011 in which they tied it in the bottom of the ninth with two outs off Rivera and won in the 10th. Another game in 2013 in which thy came back from a 4-0 deficit to go ahead 5-4, Hanrahan blew the save (it was the game he blew his arm out) and the Sox won in the 11th.
