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Post by johnmark on May 25, 2017 17:18:55 GMT -5
Against the white Sox. Wow. A little surprising. And if he gets bombed?
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Post by keany on May 25, 2017 17:21:23 GMT -5
It will be his first start of the year with only a few innings under his belt. I'm not worried if he's a dud and not praising him as the savior if it's a gem. Too early to tell.
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Post by jimed14 on May 25, 2017 17:28:26 GMT -5
Against the white Sox. Wow. A little surprising. And if he gets bombed? People will cry like it's the end of the world, while sane people realize he's just rehabbing in the majors because he's still a better option than Brian Johnson. |
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Post by johnmark on May 25, 2017 17:30:08 GMT -5
Against the white Sox. Wow. A little surprising. And if he gets bombed? People will cry like it's the end of the world, while sane people realize he's just rehabbing in the majors because he's still a better option than Brian Johnson. Well I am not sure that Pomeranz is a better option than Johnson at this point. |
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Post by jimed14 on May 25, 2017 17:55:07 GMT -5
People will cry like it's the end of the world, while sane people realize he's just rehabbing in the majors because he's still a better option than Brian Johnson. Well I am not sure that Pomeranz is a better option than Johnson at this point. Touche, but that's probably not being discussed yet. |
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Post by danredhawk on May 25, 2017 23:09:35 GMT -5
People will cry like it's the end of the world, while sane people realize he's just rehabbing in the majors because he's still a better option than Brian Johnson. Well I am not sure that Pomeranz is a better option than Johnson at this point. Nailed it! |
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Post by jimoh on May 26, 2017 5:37:11 GMT -5
Well I am not sure that Pomeranz is a better option than Johnson at this point. Nailed it! The guy who said that before Pomeranz struck out 11 in 6 innings looks less silly than the guy who endorsed it after. |
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Post by johnmark on May 26, 2017 7:27:13 GMT -5
The guy who said that before Pomeranz struck out 11 in 6 innings looks less silly than the guy who endorsed it after. Good to see Drew with a good outing. Hope he continues. Wouldn't bet on it but will still hope for it. |
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Post by sarasoxer on May 26, 2017 7:28:06 GMT -5
I think that they need to know whether Price is healthy enough to contribute and the time is now. Apparently his command is way off and earlier reports indicated that his loss of command is related to loose ligaments. If he gets bombed in one or two starts with the same problems, maybe he has surgery and the Sox look to trade.
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Post by danredhawk on May 26, 2017 14:53:40 GMT -5
The guy who said that before Pomeranz struck out 11 in 6 innings looks less silly than the guy who endorsed it after. What about the guy who doesn't get sarcasm and assumed I endorsed the Pomeranz take when I was doing the exact opposite...?? It never occurred to you WHY I might be compelled to post that after the fact? |
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Post by jmei on May 26, 2017 15:42:26 GMT -5
Please mellow out a little. Thanks.
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Post by iakovos11 on May 26, 2017 19:03:55 GMT -5
The guy who said that before Pomeranz struck out 11 in 6 innings looks less silly than the guy who endorsed it after. What about the guy who doesn't get sarcasm and assumed I endorsed the Pomeranz take when I was doing the exact opposite...?? It never occurred to you WHY I might be compelled to post that after the fact? FYI - Italics are the universal symbol for sarcasm. At least here they are. We've heard crazier things said seriously. |
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Post by johnmark on May 26, 2017 23:35:34 GMT -5
Yeah guess I am a better lurker than poster. Give an opinion based on numerous results and get called out because of one outing. Fun board.
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Post by klostrophobic on May 27, 2017 1:30:13 GMT -5
I think the goal is to get as many innings as they can before he needs to have tommy john and miss 18 months. Dunno why that is the plan, but I'm not the organization that gave 217 million dollars to a pitcher. Hope it all goes well for him and the team.
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Post by jimed14 on May 27, 2017 9:19:50 GMT -5
Yeah guess I am a better lurker than poster. Give an opinion based on numerous results and get called out because of one outing. Fun board. No one called you out that I can see. Everyone thought the same thing before his last game and you said it before the game, so don't sweat it. I can't even tell what has actually happened in this thread because of how convoluted the supposed call-out was. And for the record "nailed it" right after the great outing by Pomeranz was so obviously sarcasm that putting it in italics is unnecessary. I guess it's a lost art. |
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Post by johnmark on May 27, 2017 17:17:53 GMT -5
I am sticking by my original statement that I prefer B Johnson as an option. Nailed it.
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Post by larrycook on May 27, 2017 22:08:45 GMT -5
With all the time price has missed, you have to think that realistically he is in training camp mode at this point, just based on what we saw at Pawtucket.
My question is, if he not built up proper arm strength, isn't he at risk of doing more serious damage to his arm by over stressing himself against major league hitters?
I, for one, do not want to see price or any other player needlessly rushed back from injury to the point where they could hurt themselves worse when competing at the highest level in baseball.
I know price is a veteran with a ton of innings I his arm, but he is also a competitor. And sometimes competition makes athletes think they are ready, when they are not.
Seems risky, but surely management has the blessing of the training staff as far as price pitching?
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Post by sgfeer on May 28, 2017 6:02:51 GMT -5
Won't be any added pressure after we win today. Nothing like the first game being in the midst of a nice winning streak. Especially with his history. Hope he does well
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 28, 2017 7:19:42 GMT -5
Won't be any added pressure after we win today. Nothing like the first game being in the midst of a nice winning streak. Especially with his history. Hope he does well Actually I kind of see it the other way. If the Sox prevail today and Price breaks up that momentum with a stinker of a start, that really shines the light on the Red Sox bringing him back too soon. Between Sale, Porcello, E-Rod, Pomeranz with a cutter, and now Johnson, the Red Sox have five viable starters. Of course Price was to be brought back before Pomeranz broke out his cutter, and Johnson pitched the game of his lifetime to be removed out of the Owens/Kendrick/Elias/Velazquez dreg pile, so I get the viewpoint that a rehabbing Price couldn't be any worse than the options they have. But I truthfully think the guy's command is off, and I anticipate that we'll be looking at an outing where we see six runs in about 3 innings, which would certainly be a momentum breaker. If the Sox make it 7 in a row, a stinker like that would surely stand out. I wish Price would be given two more starts at Pawtucket so that he has his spring training in the minors rather than in the majors where the Sox are trying to win a division. At this point I wish the Sox would tell Price to give it a couple of more starts at Pawtucket, given that the Sox had some good developments happen within their rotation the past week, but that would cause a firestorm and won't happen. I think a lot of people are expecting the David Price of 2016 while some are expecting the Price of old. I have lower expectations of him. I just hope we're not looking at John Lackey circa 2011. |
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Post by rjp313jr on May 28, 2017 7:22:33 GMT -5
I'd like to apologize to everyone as I own Price on my fantasy team and I'm literally the biggest mush when I own Sox players so prepare for some bad outings next week. 2 start week baby!!
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Post by sgfeer on May 28, 2017 8:14:32 GMT -5
Actually I kind of see it the other way. If the Sox prevail today and Price breaks up that momentum with a stinker of a start, that really shines the light on the Red Sox bringing him back too soon. Between Sale, Porcello, E-Rod, Pomeranz with a cutter, and now Johnson, the Red Sox have five viable starters. Of course Price was to be brought back before Pomeranz broke out his cutter, and Johnson pitched the game of his lifetime to be removed out of the Owens/Kendrick/Elias/Velazquez dreg pile, so I get the viewpoint that a rehabbing Price couldn't be any worse than the options they have. But I truthfully think the guy's command is off, and I anticipate that we'll be looking at an outing where we see six runs in about 3 innings, which would certainly be a momentum breaker. If the Sox make it 7 in a row, a stinker like that would surely stand out. I wish Price would be given two more starts at Pawtucket so that he has his spring training in the minors rather than in the majors where the Sox are trying to win a division. At this point I wish the Sox would tell Price to give it a couple of more starts at Pawtucket, given that the Sox had some good developments happen within their rotation the past week, but that would cause a firestorm and won't happen. I think a lot of people are expecting the David Price of 2016 while some are expecting the Price of old. I have lower expectations of him. I just hope we're not looking at John Lackey circa 2011.I was being a bit sarcastic on the no pressure post. I think they are rushing him back but who knows. Hopefully Porcello goes deep today, we have a rested bullpen for Monday and can squeeze 5 innings out of him |
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 28, 2017 8:26:21 GMT -5
Actually I kind of see it the other way. If the Sox prevail today and Price breaks up that momentum with a stinker of a start, that really shines the light on the Red Sox bringing him back too soon. Between Sale, Porcello, E-Rod, Pomeranz with a cutter, and now Johnson, the Red Sox have five viable starters. Of course Price was to be brought back before Pomeranz broke out his cutter, and Johnson pitched the game of his lifetime to be removed out of the Owens/Kendrick/Elias/Velazquez dreg pile, so I get the viewpoint that a rehabbing Price couldn't be any worse than the options they have. But I truthfully think the guy's command is off, and I anticipate that we'll be looking at an outing where we see six runs in about 3 innings, which would certainly be a momentum breaker. If the Sox make it 7 in a row, a stinker like that would surely stand out. I wish Price would be given two more starts at Pawtucket so that he has his spring training in the minors rather than in the majors where the Sox are trying to win a division. At this point I wish the Sox would tell Price to give it a couple of more starts at Pawtucket, given that the Sox had some good developments happen within their rotation the past week, but that would cause a firestorm and won't happen. I think a lot of people are expecting the David Price of 2016 while some are expecting the Price of old. I have lower expectations of him. I just hope we're not looking at John Lackey circa 2011.I was being a bit sarcastic on the no pressure post. I think they are rushing him back but who knows. Hopefully Porcello goes deep today, we have a rested bullpen for Monday and can squeeze 5 innings out of him Sorry about that. Sarcasm can be hard to pick up on the net. Sometimes it's easy to pick up, but if you're as friggin brilliant as I am, you can miss it.  |
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