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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jun 15, 2017 20:34:29 GMT -5
This pitcher doesn't have to throw a strike to get out Sandoval.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jun 15, 2017 20:35:07 GMT -5
The Sox just got shut out by the Phillies, anyone think the offense isn't a problem yet?
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Post by nomar on Jun 15, 2017 20:35:29 GMT -5
That AB was like the spark notes for Pablo's tenure here. Tough night, hopefully the Yankees stay cold.
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Post by beasleyrockah on Jun 15, 2017 20:36:21 GMT -5
I was rooting for JBJ to get picked off just to avoid having to watch the inevitable Pablo strikeout.
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Post by oilcan73 on Jun 15, 2017 20:38:14 GMT -5
Another terrible AB by Sandoval. He didn't swing at a single strike there. How much longer can they really keep him around? Make a trade and just cut your losses already. It would be nice to see Farrell get creative in these tight games where runs are at a premium. God forbid if he ever calls a hit and run or tries to steal a bag.
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Post by station13 on Jun 15, 2017 20:38:17 GMT -5
Seriously, Pablo is a waste of everyone's time.
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Jun 15, 2017 20:42:44 GMT -5
The lower 3 minor league teams are getting/have gotten clobbered.
The Sox waste a start out of their ace. Moreland going to try to play through a broken toe.
Thornburg announced to be having surgery, out for the year.
The organization has seen worse days -- I think.
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Post by wesmantooth on Jun 15, 2017 20:43:50 GMT -5
2:25, thats the quickest Sox game I can remember. Sale deserved the win.
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Post by geostorm on Jun 15, 2017 20:43:53 GMT -5
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Post by Canseco on Jun 15, 2017 21:06:22 GMT -5
Amen. I really can't stomach (wakka wakka) El Gordo anymore. I leave the room during his ABs. The cost is sunk, Dave... cut bait.
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Post by Guidas on Jun 15, 2017 21:22:30 GMT -5
This pitcher doesn't have to throw a strike to get out Sandoval. I've been contending since about a month after the Sox got Pablo why would any pitcher throw him a strike, period. The five pitch walk last night was a complete aberration. For a moment I thought he actually made an adjustment and realize how he could get out of this funk by just being a little selective. That with such a turn in his approach, he might actually get a few good pitches to hit. Then he had his next plate appearance. He swung at a ball two inches off the pate and an inch off the dirt. And then I knew the pld Pablo had never left. Vladimir Guerrero this man, sadly, is not. Or as a friend of mine from Alabama often told me: "Stupid means you can't learn. Ignorant means you won't." I've heard Pablo interviewed before and he's not a stupid man. But Ben Cherington may be one after deciding this guy would be a mid to high yield investment of $95 MILLION dollars over 5 years. I wish we could find another dumb owner with a bad, negative value contract to swap for this guy straight up, but I think the Sox have that market cornered right now.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jun 15, 2017 21:44:57 GMT -5
Something fundamental is missing to have an offense so consistently get stopped by young and/or mediocre pitchers. Coaching? Lack of true leadership? Some ugly, ugly at bats - and this is a movie we've seen far too many times this year - and quite often last year as well.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jun 15, 2017 21:51:42 GMT -5
Guess who's the only team that the Phillies have shut out this year?
You guessed it, the Red Sox.
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Post by radiohix on Jun 16, 2017 1:43:40 GMT -5
LOL MFY!
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Post by soxfan2015 on Jun 16, 2017 2:18:08 GMT -5
one of my most enjoyable Yankees losses I have witnessed. We have had some tough losses this year, with tonight being one of them, but this Yankee one may have been worse than any the sox have had. Made the loss tonight feel a lot better
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jun 16, 2017 4:48:25 GMT -5
Lol just saw the highlights. Castro literally tripping on dandy lions. Good. Hope the grass tastes good Castro.
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Post by radiohix on Jun 16, 2017 5:33:01 GMT -5
Lol just saw the highlights. Castro literally tripping on dandy lions. Good. Hope the grass tastes good Castro. Bon Appétit!
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jun 16, 2017 5:34:49 GMT -5
Lol I might just make that picture my new avatar. Freaking hilarious and awesome.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jun 16, 2017 8:26:26 GMT -5
On another happy note - Mookie now second in AL WAR and closing in on Judge. Tied with Trout.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 16, 2017 15:16:20 GMT -5
I forgot that we still had Elias. Nice to see Maddox get a look Pretty clear that he got the shot over Workman and Martin because he's capable of going 3 IP at a shot, something he's done twice in his last 5 outings. Not sure that's a good reason, though. He's been surviving on BABIP (with a worsening of xFIP) since his promotion last year to Portland, and it's rare that that nibbling trick works in MLB. I don't think that's "pretty clear" at all. Boles was quoted after Maddox's last AAA appearance as saying that was the best he'd looked to him in a couple years or something. When the club is calling up a guy from AAA, they check in with Boles or whoever the manager is for input. It's quite likely he'd have said something similar to them and they figured they'd give him a shot based on that. It's likely going to be a short stay, and he obviously made an impression in camp too staying up as long as he did. Club isn't hurting for 40-man space at all right now. Holt's about to hit 60-days on the DL, so moving him over would be a formality if they needed another spot. EDIT: Workman's last three AAA outings (admittedly over the course of a month because of his call-ups - and this is probably part of why they want him to stay in one place for a while) were all 2 innings or more. Martin has gone 2 or more innings in 5 of his last 7 outings. In Martin's case, it's far more relevant that he pitched on Wednesday night than anything else. Welcome back - I missed disagreeing with you. Hope the health stuff is going ok.
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