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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 24, 2017 21:59:46 GMT -5
Coming into this game Sox were 9W 10L sincr July 1. Their lead is not big enough to coast much longer. I would anticipate they will drop out of 1st place by sometime next week if not sooner. Makes me wonder what Dave will do (although that scares me too). I can't imagine he's going to sit by and watch this without doing something. Bye-bye Michael Chavis.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 24, 2017 22:08:18 GMT -5
so - who will get the first hit - and when?
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jul 24, 2017 22:13:21 GMT -5
Rodriguez missing his spots, and Paxton isn't. At 60+ pitches we'll see someone else sooner rather than later for Boston
Add: Paxton just broke out the curve. He's worked exclusively with the hard stuff at 97+ and the cutter up to now.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 24, 2017 22:15:26 GMT -5
How many pop ups has Mookie hit since the all star break? Wow...better than GIDPs, anyway.
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Post by huskies15 on Jul 24, 2017 22:17:36 GMT -5
This team is so average. Boring and average.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 24, 2017 22:18:04 GMT -5
so - who will get the first hit - and when? Devers, tomorrow?
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Post by Guidas on Jul 24, 2017 22:18:44 GMT -5
Only chance we have here, short of some blind, absurd luck like Marrerro hitting a granny, is running up the pitch count with Paxon so they might get a couple innings with the pen. But given this team's recent record and it's inability to score in general, this game is virtually over.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 24, 2017 22:20:26 GMT -5
Warm up Fister and get ERod out - he still isn't right...missing his spots. Just feels like a cloud hanging over the team at the moment - hard to watch. Finding Timlin and O'Brien particularly hard to listen to as well.
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 24, 2017 22:20:54 GMT -5
Perhaps the Sox getting perfectod or No hit will wake them up
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jul 24, 2017 22:22:27 GMT -5
This team is so average. Boring and average. I'm sure that's why they're leading the division. Here's the news for those of you who don't follow west coast baseball. Paxton is one of the best pitchers in the league.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 24, 2017 22:23:01 GMT -5
Perhaps the Sox getting perfectod or No hit will wake them up It would be interesting to know what is going through GM Dave's mind these few weeks since the All Star break.
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Post by larrycook on Jul 24, 2017 22:23:14 GMT -5
This offense is putrid!
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jul 24, 2017 22:35:02 GMT -5
Is that what teams say when Sale shuts them down? You need to check out this guys numbers, get smart.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 24, 2017 22:35:36 GMT -5
Whew
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jul 24, 2017 22:37:51 GMT -5
Paxton is awesome but this offense has been no hit through 4 innings for 2 games in a row. The other guy they faced wasn't Paxton either.
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Post by Don Caballero on Jul 24, 2017 22:45:20 GMT -5
Alright! Red Sox won't be no hit, we can all sleep early.
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Post by wesmantooth on Jul 24, 2017 22:49:06 GMT -5
Is that what teams say when Sale shuts them down? You need to check out this guys numbers, get smart. Yea, thing is they don't look all that much better when JC Ramirez is on the bump.
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Post by mredsox89 on Jul 24, 2017 22:51:07 GMT -5
I'm not sure many are arguing that this team is fine as it sits right now, but there aren't a ton of potential improvement options. Rotation is highly unlikely to change, bullpen may add a mid-level RP or two, 2B/SS/OF are all locked down. One would assume they're not trading for a 3B now that they've called Devers up.
That leaves 1B/DH/C. The only way this team changes drastically is if they trade for a "big bat," which would likely come at the cost of Groome, Chavis or Travis, etc., and there aren't really many "big bats" that seem to be on the market.
Is this team good enough to win the world series? Based on the talent they currently have on the roster, I believe so. Based on how they've played for three weeks, not necessarily. But the improvements from this team are much more likely to come from guys currently on the roster than from someone they acquire
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jul 24, 2017 22:53:38 GMT -5
Paxton is awesome but this offense has been no hit through 4 innings for 2 games in a row. The other guy they faced wasn't Paxton either. My impression: the team is gassed and guys are hurt. They're working to manage that, but Holt and Marrero aren't the most dangerous hitters in the league. None of that has anything to do with the guy on the mound.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 24, 2017 22:54:37 GMT -5
You can't keep Mookie down for long. Rally? Please?
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 24, 2017 22:57:33 GMT -5
I can't remember the last time Benny has made hard contact. You can only move so many of them down in the order, though.
Last 10 games (including tonight) - 4 for 35. 0 HR, 2 RBI. ouch.
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 24, 2017 22:58:42 GMT -5
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
this offense is pathetic
Bring Manny back!
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jul 24, 2017 22:59:47 GMT -5
The point is that Paxton is great but the offense is why this team has been losing at a bad clip since the all-star break. The Sox might be in first at the moment but after the inevitable loss tonight, they'll be tied in the loss column to the Yankmees.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 24, 2017 23:05:01 GMT -5
Black holes - last 10 games
Benintendi - 4-35, 0 HR 2 RBI Moreland - 4-32, 0, 2 Bogaerts - 6-39, 0, 2 Young - 6-29, 1, 1 Vazquez 3-25 0, 0 Bradley 8-42 0, 1 Leon 5-31, 0, 1 Holt 7-28 0, 1
How can a team win consistently with that?
8 hitters - 1 home run, 10 RBI total for their last 10 games!
(it's worse than I thought)
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Post by station13 on Jul 24, 2017 23:08:12 GMT -5
Black holes - last 10 games Benintendi - 4-35, 0 HR 2 RBI Moreland - 4-32, 0, 2 Bogaerts - 6-39, 0, 2 Young - 6-29, 1, 1 Vazquez 3-25 0, 0 Bradley 8-42 0, 1 How can a team win consistently with that? Linsanity will bring order over chaos.
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