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Post by mgoetze on Jul 8, 2015 20:09:48 GMT -5
6 innings / 95 pitches.....we are at the Rubicon here. I think Farrell is going to send him out for the 7th. Or he could learn from last night, which I think he will. He's learning it wrong, it's not about the 7th inning, it's about the 4th time through the order.
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Post by Don Caballero on Jul 8, 2015 20:18:46 GMT -5
Well, it's tough to say he went 6 strong because lol he didn't. But the fact that this is the quality start version of 2015 Porcello makes me sad. I hope he bounces back next year, he's a great pitcher to watch when on.
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Post by ajs1994 on Jul 8, 2015 20:22:30 GMT -5
Well, it's tough to say he went 6 strong because lol he didn't. But the fact that this is the quality start version of 2015 Porcello makes me sad. I hope he bounces back next year, he's a great pitcher to watch when on. Last 2 innings gave me some hope. But it is too bad is that all we're getting is flashes of what he can do.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 8, 2015 20:22:47 GMT -5
Well, it's tough to say he went 6 strong because lol he didn't. But the fact that this is the quality start version of 2015 Porcello makes me sad. I hope he bounces back next year, he's a great pitcher to watch when on. The real positive about this start is we don't have read about the disparate ERA / xFIP.
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Post by mgoetze on Jul 8, 2015 20:26:44 GMT -5
This game ain't over yet... Breslow warming in the pen.
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Post by ajs1994 on Jul 8, 2015 20:27:29 GMT -5
Why is Craig Breslow still on this team. What kind of blackmail does he have on Cherington.
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Jul 8, 2015 20:30:15 GMT -5
And the narrative of the Sox not being even as good as their mediocre record continues.
I haven't followed the game because I just got home from a church meeting. But it appears that Miami has done their best to hand us tonight's game. The talking heads have commented that the Sox got gifts over the past few games, and of course the Sox's luck in cashing in on opponents' misfortunes was a big story of the early season.
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Post by art on Jul 8, 2015 20:30:56 GMT -5
Barnes pitching, Breslow warming up, lead in danger.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 8, 2015 20:32:41 GMT -5
The only thing to fear about Barnes, Is Barnes himself
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Post by Don Caballero on Jul 8, 2015 20:33:04 GMT -5
We were 1 pick away from Sonny Gray, I'll never forgive you Oakland.
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Post by bosox on Jul 8, 2015 20:36:49 GMT -5
If the Sox are going to make a late season run, it will need to be with others in the bullpen instead of Barnes and Breslow.
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Post by soxfan06 on Jul 8, 2015 20:37:49 GMT -5
We really do need to bring Kelly up and add him to the bullpen. Cause ours is atrocious.
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Post by mgoetze on Jul 8, 2015 20:38:39 GMT -5
We were 1 pick away from Sonny Gray, I'll never forgive you Oakland. Will you forgive them if they let C.C. Sabathia have a W tonight, though?
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Post by huskies15 on Jul 8, 2015 20:47:48 GMT -5
I think NESN showed some stat that said Barnes is giving up a .345 average to RHH. That's just unreal. My untrained eye tells me that the combo of his inability to throw to the glove side and his inconsistent breaking ball lead to this. He has work to do if he will ever get better.
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Post by mgoetze on Jul 8, 2015 20:49:30 GMT -5
Isn't it cute, the Marlins bringing on a LHH to pinch hit against Uehara? Like that's going to do any good.
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Post by soxfan06 on Jul 8, 2015 20:51:41 GMT -5
4 in a row!!!
Call it a streak.
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Post by mgoetze on Jul 8, 2015 20:52:28 GMT -5
I think NESN showed some stat that said Barnes is giving up a .345 average to RHH. That's just unreal. My untrained eye tells me that the combo of his inability to throw to the glove side and his inconsistent breaking ball lead to this. He has work to do if he will ever get better. Most baseball fans will grasp at any straw they can rather than accept that something might just be the result of randomness.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jul 8, 2015 20:53:38 GMT -5
Off night for Uehara. Took him 11 pitches.
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Post by radiohix on Jul 8, 2015 20:56:39 GMT -5
KC is destroying Tampa and Baltimore lost.
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Post by Guidas on Jul 8, 2015 20:56:52 GMT -5
Love it when the Sox steal one outright.
Now if only Oak would burn up New York's pen tomorrow...
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Post by mgoetze on Jul 8, 2015 21:06:09 GMT -5
Here's an interesting thing about Matt Barnes: he has an unusually high discrepancy between his SIERA and his xFIP. 3.42 SIERA and 3.95 xFIP. For most pitchers those are within 0.2 of one another. The only Sox pitchers with an even larger discrepancy are those with an even lower GB/FB: Koji Uehara and Craig Breslow.
So basically SIERA is saying that flyball pitchers like Barnes should be able to keep their HR/FB down. That's not been the case so far...
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Post by soxfan06 on Jul 8, 2015 21:07:41 GMT -5
Ortiz should be the 1B for a while here.
The team is definitely better with Hanley at DH and Ortiz at 1st than with Hanley in Left and Ortiz at DH.
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Post by ianrs on Jul 8, 2015 21:08:34 GMT -5
Happy to see us steal one and have Ortiz go oppo.
Amazing comeback to the season so far, hopefully it keeps up.
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Post by radiohix on Jul 8, 2015 21:18:37 GMT -5
Happy to see us steal one and have Ortiz go oppo. Amazing comeback to the season so far, hopefully it keeps up. It's gonna be a moot point after we got swept by the MFY and this place is going to return to be the doom and gloom thread like it has been for a year and a half! Don't hate on me brotha, just trying to reverse jinx that coming series
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Post by wcp3 on Jul 8, 2015 21:28:07 GMT -5
Happy to see us steal one and have Ortiz go oppo. Amazing comeback to the season so far, hopefully it keeps up. It's gonna be a moot point after we got swept by the MFY and this place is going to return to be the doom and gloom thread like it has been for a year and a half! Don't hate on me brotha, just trying to reverse jinx that coming series The reverse jinx doesn't work if you announce it.
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