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Post by Oregon Norm on May 25, 2016 22:10:02 GMT -5
Brian MacPherson @brianmacp 2m2 minutes ago Farrell: Pedroia felt cramping in his right hamstring. Bogaerts got his thumbnail bent halfway back. Hanigan was dealing with dizziness. ...that's from all that spinning around, trying to find the balls that got away. Add: To be fair, it's even worse for the hitters. Imagine trying to put the bat on a ball that's has it moving sideways by the time it gets to the plate.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 25, 2016 22:13:05 GMT -5
Baltimore lost 4-3
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Post by radiohix on May 25, 2016 22:13:32 GMT -5
Baltimore loses. 2 games up!
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Post by radiohix on May 25, 2016 22:14:58 GMT -5
Brian MacPherson @brianmacp 2m2 minutes ago Farrell: Pedroia felt cramping in his right hamstring. Bogaerts got his thumbnail bent halfway back. Hanigan was dealing with dizziness. ...that's from all that spinning around, trying to find the balls that got away. Add: To be fair, it's even worse for the hitters. Imagine trying to put the bat on a ball that's has it moving sideways by the time it gets to the plate. Apparently it's from running the bases.
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Post by Don Caballero on May 26, 2016 0:39:10 GMT -5
So have the Sox found their LHH (and RHH when needed)LF option at the cost of..........nothing?! Ah the days of yore when people complained like crazy about Swihart moving to LF, I'm already getting nostalgic!
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Post by semperfisox on May 26, 2016 1:06:00 GMT -5
I've never obssesed over a prospect through his whole way through the minors like I did with Xander. It's great seeing him be the super star he was pegged to be.
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Post by telluricrook on May 26, 2016 1:20:25 GMT -5
As a member here @ SoxProspects it brings a big smile to my face watching the Swihart-Bradley-Betts celebration thing at the end of these games. They were all drafted in 2011.. I believe Swihart and JBJ were both compensation for losing Adrian Beltre. Mookie was just a great find in 5th round.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 26, 2016 5:01:25 GMT -5
So have the Sox found their LHH (and RHH when needed)LF option at the cost of..........nothing?! Ah the days of yore when people complained like crazy about Swihart moving to LF, I'm already getting nostalgic! I thought this was way overblown and I know I might get criticized for saying this. I wanted to see what kind of hitters both Vasquez and Swihart were at the major league level and now I am getting that chance now because of the smart hindsight that the Sox had to move Swihart to a position he can play well due to his athleticism. Now the Sox also have a pretty good platoon in LF and a good catching tandem at the catching position too (even though these two areas are the weakest two areas of a strong offense). Will Swihart's defense be compromised at the catching position in the future because of this? I don't know it's hard to say. I'm just starting to think that if Swihart is ever going to be a good defensive catcher, it's because of the extra time he puts in before games, in the off-season, at spring training, etc. A great example of this was Xander at third base in 2013. Xander was the best option the Sox had at the time. They had no other choice to put him there and it worked. Did it affect his defense at short stop in 2014? I don't know, that's also hard to say because he wasn't a great defensive short stop to begin with in 2014. What made Xander a great defensive short stop is the work he put in, in the 2014-2015 off season and spring training. Just like with the 2013 situation with Xander, the Sox are doing the same thing with Swihart and I personally love it (even though a lot of people hate it). Yeah sure value is great to think about with players both metric wise and trade value wise but in the end it's all about winning. Sure Swihart may not be the best hitting LF ever but if Swihart is the best option that the Sox have at LF when it comes to facing RHP, and if that's the best option without having to give up anything for now, then so be it. End rant.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 26, 2016 5:07:38 GMT -5
I've never obssesed over a prospect through his whole way through the minors like I did with Xander. It's great seeing him be the super star he was pegged to be. Anderson Espinoza will be the next "one." If he isn't already (he is). Love the Neo references.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 26, 2016 5:13:12 GMT -5
So could Sam Travis be called up for a cup of coffee out of general need? Hanley is day to day. Shaw is dealing with a hand issue. No one else on the roster can play 1B. Well Ortiz can but let's not go down that road... That and the fact that Marco Hernandez is rotting on the bench. Sam Travis can also be a good pinch hitter until the Sox can recall a guy like Marco back to the big leagues. Man was I ever wrong about yesterday in light of Pedrioa and Xander coming out of a game? I need better hindsight glasses. My apologies for the bad Karma everyone.
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Post by costpet on May 26, 2016 5:43:08 GMT -5
Has this ever happened before? Every single player on the field was home grown. That's really something.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 26, 2016 6:19:00 GMT -5
Has this ever happened before? Every single player on the field was home grown. That's really something. Here's an interesting tidbit to that: Peter Gammons @pgammo 2h2 hours ago Each member of the Red Sox OF--Betts, Bradley, Swihart--has had a two triple game this season. All members of Amiel Sawdaye's 2011 draft
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on May 26, 2016 7:10:16 GMT -5
Has this ever happened before? Every single player on the field was home grown. That's really something. So maybe the future projected all-prospect team isn't such a completely hypothetical exercise after all.
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on May 26, 2016 7:20:40 GMT -5
Brian MacPherson @brianmacp 2m2 minutes ago Farrell: Pedroia felt cramping in his right hamstring. Bogaerts got his thumbnail bent halfway back. Hanigan was dealing with dizziness. ...that's from all that spinning around, trying to find the balls that got away. Add: To be fair, it's even worse for the hitters. Imagine trying to put the bat on a ball that's has it moving sideways by the time it gets to the plate. Batters face lots of pitches that have a sideways component of movement when they reach the plate -- sliders and cutters. Wright's k-ball may move sideways, but only as it is traveling past the hitter. The problem with hitting a knuckler is that you don't know which way it is going to move on any particular pitch. If a knuckler had consistent movement, hitting it would become more akin to hitting other types of breaking balls.
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Post by sox207 on May 26, 2016 7:35:47 GMT -5
With Buccholz pitching tomorrow! I swear, the best trade this team can do is fire Mr Moran. I was wondering how someone can make something negative about this and you didn't let me down! He hadn't pitched since Saturday and people are freaking out lol
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Post by brianthetaoist on May 26, 2016 7:43:32 GMT -5
Has this ever happened before? Every single player on the field was home grown. That's really something. So maybe the future projected all-prospect team isn't such a completely hypothetical exercise after all. I sorta feel bad for Cherington. This is his vision, and he fell on his sword to keep these guys in the Boston system and gave them time to grow.
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Post by sox fan in nc on May 26, 2016 7:46:18 GMT -5
I've never obssesed over a prospect through his whole way through the minors like I did with Xander. It's great seeing him be the super star he was pegged to be. Anderson Espinoza will be the next "one." If he isn't already (he is). Love the Neo references. OK, I guess I'm the only one on the planet that doesn't know what "Neo" means as it refers to Anderson.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on May 26, 2016 7:54:13 GMT -5
Anderson Espinoza will be the next "one." If he isn't already (he is). Love the Neo references. OK, I guess I'm the only one on the planet that doesn't know what "Neo" means as it refers to Anderson. Neo's original name at the beginning of the movie The Matrix is "Mr. Anderson."
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Post by FenwayFanatic on May 26, 2016 7:56:15 GMT -5
Barnes or Ross should be pitching here. Or Noe Ramirez if he's still up. Not Tazawa. Barnes pitched yesterday, so using him would be the worst option. Tazawa piched four days ago, Ross five... so yeah probably should have been Ross? I refuse to check to see if Noe is on the roster. Thats who I had in mind as well. I guess the reasoning could be Ross is nice to have available tomorrow to go 2 innings since its a Buchholz day. Still don't think it was wise using your 2nd best reliever in a blowout considering wearing him out by August has been a yearly problem. If he needs work then he could've gone today.
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Post by brianthetaoist on May 26, 2016 8:13:17 GMT -5
I think it's more that they care more about keeping Tazawa sharp than they do Ross.
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Post by jmei on May 26, 2016 8:41:04 GMT -5
I'd rather have a rusty Tazawa than an overworked Tazawa.
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Post by sox fan in nc on May 26, 2016 9:06:09 GMT -5
No extreme point to be made here, & not sure how Taz/Koji compare to overall ML reliever IP. Bullpen IP this year...Barnes 22, Kimbrel 19, Taz 19, Koji 18, Ross 17, Hembree 17, Layne 12. Seems as if Hembree & Layne could throw more at the end of some of these blowouts.
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Post by jrffam05 on May 26, 2016 9:28:54 GMT -5
We should just trade our back end relievers, we're not going to need them the way this offense is playing.
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Post by brianthetaoist on May 26, 2016 9:45:44 GMT -5
I'd rather have a rusty Tazawa than an overworked Tazawa. Is he overworked?
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Post by jrffam05 on May 26, 2016 10:01:42 GMT -5
I'd rather have a rusty Tazawa than an overworked Tazawa. Is he overworked? No he's not. There are 90 relief pitchers who have thrown more innings than he has, and he's pitched in back to back games once this year, and 3 games in a row once as well. I wouldn't have used him last night, but there is nothing wrong with using him. People just can't distinguish hate for Farrel from regular themes in baseball.
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