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Post by mattpicard on Aug 26, 2016 8:30:35 GMT -5
8/26 Red Sox (RHP Steven Wright 13-5 3.01) vs. Royals (RHP Ian Kennedy 8-9 3.58) 7:10 pm ET, NESN/MLBN/WEEI8/27 Red Sox (LHP David Price 12-8 4.00) vs. Royals (LHP Danny Duffy 11-1 2.66) 7:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEI8/28 Red Sox (LHP Eduardo Rodriguez 2-5 5.11) vs. Royals (RHP Yordano Ventura 9-9 4.27) 8:08 pm ET, ESPN/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 nomar on Aug 26, 2016 8:59:18 GMT -5
If Ian Kennedy at Fenway Park can't break this offense out of its funk, I don't know what can.
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Post by Don Caballero on Aug 26, 2016 11:52:37 GMT -5
Big matchup against the DUFFYMAN, dude's great. Take that and we should be alright.
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Post by nomar on Aug 26, 2016 12:07:13 GMT -5
Two pitchers coming off injury against the hottest team in baseball is tough, so is our cold lineup vs Duffy. Gonna be a tough series. I would be ecstatic with a series win.
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Post by pd on Aug 26, 2016 14:15:57 GMT -5
Two games ago we were the hottest team in baseball. Don't discount the Sox.
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Post by ericmvan on Aug 26, 2016 14:39:05 GMT -5
The Sox are 14-10 in August ... and at one point or another, had a 75% chance of winning 7 of the 10 games they lost.
August 2 in Seattle. Winning 4-0 in the top of the 8th (96.8%) ... the Cano / Abad game. JF criticized for slow hook and bullpen management.
August 7 in LA. Up 2-0 with runners on the corners and 2 outs in the 4th (75.5%). Actually bogus, since Price was the hitter up.
August 10th vs. NY. Up 3-1 in the 6th with runners on the corners and 0 out (91.4%). Barnes, Abad, and Tazawa melt down in the 7th after Buchholz throws three pitches and gets 2 outs. Severe JF bullpen criticism.
August 11th vs NY. Up 2-1 going into the bottom of the 7th (78.7%). Benintendi loses Ellsbury's LD in the lights.
August 18th in Detroit. Up 2-1 with runners on the corners and 0 out in the 8th (87.2%). As on the 10th, they score the expected run but make no more of the inning. Mammoth criticism of JF for bringing in Tazawa for the bottom of the inning instead of literally anybody else.
August 24th in Tampa. Up 3-2 with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 0 out in the 7th (85.1%). They fail to score (and lose their starting LF in the process), then severe criticism for JF's slow hook on Porcello when Ziegler was warmed up.
August 25th in Tampa. Up 1-0 in the 6th with the bases full and 1 out (77.5%). As on the 18th, a JBJ GDP kills the rally.
Lack of clutch hitting contributed, but they had a 51% chance of sweeping the four games where we correctly killed JF in the game threads, with average relief pitching, if you take each game from the point where JF blundered (88.3% after Price allows a HR and 1B to start the 8th, 89.1% when Buchholz isn't sent out to continue, 84.0% when Tazawa is sent out to start the 8th, and 77.8% when Porcello rather than Ziegler is allowed to face Longoria).
And JF has had above-average relief pitching at his disposal. So it's 3 or 4 wins this month, and I think every one of these moves (or non-moves) was criticized as it happened.
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Post by Guidas on Aug 26, 2016 15:13:32 GMT -5
The Sox are 14-10 in August ... and at one point or another, had a 75% chance of winning 7 of the 10 games they lost. August 2 in Seattle. Winning 4-0 in the top of the 8th (96.8%) ... the Cano / Abad game. JF criticized for slow hook and bullpen management. August 7 in LA. Up 2-0 with runners on the corners and 2 outs in the 4th (75.5%). Actually bogus, since Price was the hitter up. August 10th vs. NY. Up 3-1 in the 6th with runners on the corners and 0 out (91.4%). Barnes, Abad, and Tazawa melt down in the 7th after Buchholz throws three pitches and gets 2 outs. Severe JF bullpen criticism. August 11th vs NY. Up 2-1 going into the bottom of the 7th (78.7%). Benintendi loses Ellsbury's LD in the lights. August 18th in Detroit. Up 2-1 with runners on the corners and 0 out in the 8th (87.2%). As on the 10th, they score the expected run but make no more of the inning. Mammoth criticism of JF for bringing in Tazawa for the bottom of the inning instead of literally anybody else. August 24th in Tampa. Up 3-2 with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 0 out in the 7th (85.1%). They fail to score (and lose their starting LF in the process), then severe criticism for JF's slow hook on Porcello when Ziegler was warmed up. August 25th in Tampa. Up 1-0 in the 6th with the bases full and 1 out (77.5%). As on the 18th, a JBJ GDP kills the rally. Lack of clutch hitting contributed, but they had a 51% chance of sweeping the four games where we correctly killed JF in the game threads, with average relief pitching, if you take each game from the point where JF blundered (88.3% after Price allows a HR and 1B to start the 8th, 89.1% when Buchholz isn't sent out to continue, 84.0% when Tazawa is sent out to start the 8th, and 77.8% when Porcello rather than Ziegler is allowed to face Longoria). And JF has had above-average relief pitching at his disposal. So it's 3 or 4 wins this month, and I think every one of these moves (or non-moves) was criticized as it happened. And that's just August. This manager is wasting a year filled with peak and near-peak performances by this offense. Yes, some guys are in slumps or underperforming in the last dozen games or so, but good managing should account for that and "manage." Not only the bonehead bullpen management that's contributed to losses all year, but if Ortiz's feet were too sore to go yesterday, Sandy Leon should've been DHing to get a little more offense in there. As Eric indicated, there're numerous examples we could all crowd source (and have) here, but the bottom line is this manager has conservatively cost this team 8 or more games this year going back to April. And that's being very conservative. |
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Post by monitormichelle on Aug 26, 2016 15:33:02 GMT -5
No structural damage on Benintendi's knee!! Sox optimistic he returns this year. No more knee-jerk ACL diagnosis' please.
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 26, 2016 15:50:18 GMT -5
The Sox are 14-10 in August ... and at one point or another, had a 75% chance of winning 7 of the 10 games they lost. August 2 in Seattle. Winning 4-0 in the top of the 8th (96.8%) ... the Cano / Abad game. JF criticized for slow hook and bullpen management. August 7 in LA. Up 2-0 with runners on the corners and 2 outs in the 4th (75.5%). Actually bogus, since Price was the hitter up. August 10th vs. NY. Up 3-1 in the 6th with runners on the corners and 0 out (91.4%). Barnes, Abad, and Tazawa melt down in the 7th after Buchholz throws three pitches and gets 2 outs. Severe JF bullpen criticism. August 11th vs NY. Up 2-1 going into the bottom of the 7th (78.7%). Benintendi loses Ellsbury's LD in the lights. August 18th in Detroit. Up 2-1 with runners on the corners and 0 out in the 8th (87.2%). As on the 10th, they score the expected run but make no more of the inning. Mammoth criticism of JF for bringing in Tazawa for the bottom of the inning instead of literally anybody else. August 24th in Tampa. Up 3-2 with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 0 out in the 7th (85.1%). They fail to score (and lose their starting LF in the process), then severe criticism for JF's slow hook on Porcello when Ziegler was warmed up. August 25th in Tampa. Up 1-0 in the 6th with the bases full and 1 out (77.5%). As on the 18th, a JBJ GDP kills the rally. Lack of clutch hitting contributed, but they had a 51% chance of sweeping the four games where we correctly killed JF in the game threads, with average relief pitching, if you take each game from the point where JF blundered (88.3% after Price allows a HR and 1B to start the 8th, 89.1% when Buchholz isn't sent out to continue, 84.0% when Tazawa is sent out to start the 8th, and 77.8% when Porcello rather than Ziegler is allowed to face Longoria). And JF has had above-average relief pitching at his disposal. So it's 3 or 4 wins this month, and I think every one of these moves (or non-moves) was criticized as it happened. Seriously, even if they aren't going to fire him, doesn't anyone in the front office sit down with him and review his decisions and suggest alternatives with reasons all laid out in a simple format? It's so aggravating. You can tell it happens every once in a great while and he does smart things for a few games before falling back into his old habits. Like can someone sit down with him and explain just how good Ross has been this year against both RH and LH batters and explain how he is a great 8th inning option. And given how inept he is at managing hitter to hitter matchups, they are way better off bringing relievers in for clean innings. It seems he has gotten away from that quite often lately. Maybe they can also withhold pitcher vs. batter stats when the sample size is under 10 PAs from him. |
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 26, 2016 15:51:28 GMT -5
No structural damage on Benintendi's knee!! Sox optimistic he returns this year. No more knee-jerk ACL diagnosis' please. I think it's pretty obvious that people are guessing when that happens. But I'm also so glad he's apparently going to be ok. |
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Post by monitormichelle on Aug 26, 2016 16:39:07 GMT -5
No structural damage on Benintendi's knee!! Sox optimistic he returns this year. No more knee-jerk ACL diagnosis' please. I think it's pretty obvious that people are guessing when that happens. But I'm also so glad he's apparently going to be ok. Youuuu are exactly who I was talking about with your "That's an ACL" declaration, seconds after it happened. |
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 26, 2016 16:43:30 GMT -5
I think it's pretty obvious that people are guessing when that happens. But I'm also so glad he's apparently going to be ok. Youuuu are exactly who I was talking about with your "That's an ACL" declaration, seconds after it happened. Yeah no kidding. And it was obviously a guess considering I'm not a doctor and I was not examining his knee or MRI/CT results, which I'm glad to be wrong about. Would you like to ban predictions in game day threads? I'll still be surprised if he's back during the regular season. |
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Post by dnfl333 on Aug 26, 2016 17:33:02 GMT -5
Anyone mystified why Tazawa is not on the DL?
Kelly? Trade for another arm?
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Post by ray88h66 on Aug 26, 2016 18:01:01 GMT -5
Wow, medical and managerial experts. My dumb *** wants two out of three, how it happens doesn't matter to me.
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Post by ray88h66 on Aug 26, 2016 18:19:05 GMT -5
Wow, medical and managerial experts. My dumb *** wants two out of three, how it happens doesn't matter to me. OK, Butt. |
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Post by Guidas on Aug 26, 2016 18:23:26 GMT -5
We're sure we want Buchholz in the pen? Wright's regression continues...
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Post by templeusox on Aug 26, 2016 18:23:42 GMT -5
Turns out Steven Wright is still a knuckleballer and that helps absolutely no one.
Absolutely unacceptable.
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Post by p23w on Aug 26, 2016 18:23:47 GMT -5
Yikes. Over/under on Wright going 5?
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Post by ramireja on Aug 26, 2016 18:24:13 GMT -5
We're sure we want Buchholz in the pen? Wright's regression continues... Continues? Wasn't the start before his DL trip one of the best of his season? |
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Post by ramireja on Aug 26, 2016 18:24:53 GMT -5
Turns out Steven Wright is still a knuckleballer and that helps absolutely no one. Absolutely unacceptable. This can't be serious. Italics? |
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Post by templeusox on Aug 26, 2016 18:25:07 GMT -5
You absolutely cannot have Wright in the rotation. This is humiliating.
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Post by larrycook on Aug 26, 2016 18:26:23 GMT -5
Wright does not have it tonight. Next!
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Post by monitormichelle on Aug 26, 2016 18:26:34 GMT -5
You absolutely cannot have Wright in the rotation. This is humiliating. Should we give his 13 wins back too or can we keep those? |
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Post by GyIantosca on Aug 26, 2016 18:27:07 GMT -5
It's too humid for Wright to pitch.
How many times has Farrell said that ?
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Post by Guidas on Aug 26, 2016 18:32:42 GMT -5
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