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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 1, 2015 8:59:44 GMT -5
Cherington should have given away De Aza, he also should make it abundantly clear to Farrell that if De Aza is on the team, he should be strictly a bench player. Farrell should not be stupid enough to start him anyways. Frustrating on both accounts. De Aza has played very well for Boston. He is a good, fast outfielder and not a shlump at the plate. As a 4th outfielder for Boston, he has my vote. |
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 1, 2015 9:17:51 GMT -5
No give up on Papi. Some guys would be mailing it in at this point, esp vs. a lefty. I'm too lazy to go through play logs to see what his splits are recently, but he's hitting lefties a lot better now. |
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 1, 2015 10:54:48 GMT -5
Brock Holt 2B
Xander Bogaerts SS
David Ortiz DH
Hanley Ramirez LF
Mike Napoli 1B
Travis Shaw 3B
Rusney Castillo RF
Ryan Hanigan C
Jackie Bradley Jr. CF
Shaw at 3B
Red Sox optioned RHP Jonathan Aro to Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 1, 2015 11:09:09 GMT -5
No give up on Papi. Some guys would be mailing it in at this point, esp vs. a lefty. What does that mean for a DH — go up there and not swing the bat? Try to not get a hit? Close his eyes? But it is good to see Papi running a little harder these last few days. Just wondering why it tok a fan booing to light that fuse — I thought that's what we pay a manager for. Peer pressure would've been good too. Maybe the Next Great Team will have more guys who hustle. |
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Post by ianrs on Aug 1, 2015 11:39:00 GMT -5
Brock Holt 2B Xander Bogaerts SS David Ortiz DH Hanley Ramirez LF Mike Napoli 1B Travis Shaw 3B Rusney Castillo RF Ryan Hanigan C Jackie Bradley Jr. CF Shaw at 3B Red Sox optioned RHP Jonathan Aro to Triple-A Pawtucket. JBJ and Castillo are starting over De Aza. Everybody can breathe. |
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Post by radiohix on Aug 1, 2015 12:27:17 GMT -5
No give up on Papi. Some guys would be mailing it in at this point, esp vs. a lefty. I'm too lazy to go through play logs to see what his splits are recently, but he's hitting lefties a lot better now. I got chou covered! Vs LHP from April through June: .114/.122/.152 July vs LHP: .379/.438/.724 |
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Post by Smittyw on Aug 1, 2015 12:29:54 GMT -5
Gotta be the last start for Cy Kelly unless he throws a CG shutout or something, right?
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 1, 2015 13:01:28 GMT -5
Looking good through two ...
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Post by atzar on Aug 1, 2015 13:03:40 GMT -5
That's the kind of hitting that will land Shaw a major league job somewhere.
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Post by atzar on Aug 1, 2015 13:13:37 GMT -5
Missed a HR by about six inches. Love seeing that oppo power out of Xander.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Aug 1, 2015 13:33:22 GMT -5
Man, Bradley almost knocked that one out. Moore is a very different pitcher after the injury. He's really getting hammered.
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Post by soxcentral on Aug 1, 2015 13:37:40 GMT -5
So if Kelly does somehow figure it all out now, does Pedro get the credit? link |
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Post by Oregon Norm on Aug 1, 2015 13:47:54 GMT -5
Have to say that I really like the D with Bradley in center and Castillo in right. As for Kelly, featuring fastballs down the middle isn't going to get the job done.
Add: No doubt that Kelly has the stuff. But he's got to work the edges. That's how he got out of that inning. When he can do that, and stay ahead of batters he's effective. Too often he's searching for any piece of the plate. That just plays into hitters' hands.
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Post by ianrs on Aug 1, 2015 13:56:54 GMT -5
Travis Shaw: The internal 3B option we didn't know that we had in the organization.
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Post by atzar on Aug 1, 2015 14:14:25 GMT -5
One terrific turn through the order and now the wheels have come off. Kelly is not exactly doing much to quiet the narrative that he should be in the bullpen.
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Post by radiohix on Aug 1, 2015 14:18:22 GMT -5
At least his FIP will look good!
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Post by atzar on Aug 1, 2015 14:26:20 GMT -5
At least his FIP will look good! I was speaking more about his control than the results. TB has dink-and-dunked him with a bunch of singles - I'm not going to overreact to that. But I thought he generally located well through the first three innings and has been all over the place since. |
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Post by atzar on Aug 1, 2015 14:38:59 GMT -5
I've had enough of Butterfield. How the hell do you get a man thrown out at home to end the inning when you would have had Ortiz up with the bases loaded?
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 1, 2015 14:47:41 GMT -5
That's on JBJ to score there with 2 outs. It was a bang bang play with a great throw.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 1, 2015 14:48:04 GMT -5
Looking good through two ... And not so good after 5+ ... |
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Post by nomar on Aug 1, 2015 15:03:45 GMT -5
I've had enough of Butterfield. How the hell do you get a man thrown out at home to end the inning when you would have had Ortiz up with the bases loaded? It's every game with him lately |
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Aug 1, 2015 15:05:25 GMT -5
Well, we somehow got out of the 6th with the lead, but given the horrendous state of the pitching staff, how in the hell are we going to get 9 more outs?
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Post by wcp3 on Aug 1, 2015 15:14:45 GMT -5
It's almost like playing talented young players every day is good for their development.
Weird.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 1, 2015 15:18:48 GMT -5
Making young players earn their playing time is also good for their development.
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Post by larrycook on Aug 1, 2015 15:20:26 GMT -5
It's almost like playing talented young players every day is good for their development. Amen brother!!!!! I could not agree more! |
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