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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 29, 2018 15:10:43 GMT -5
Yes......no sweep. MFY will lost tonight !! Nite all !!
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Post by Don Caballero on Apr 29, 2018 15:12:07 GMT -5
Gritty!
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Post by incandenza on Apr 29, 2018 15:13:02 GMT -5
Sox are hot - playing at a 97-win pace over the last five games.
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Post by radiohix on Apr 29, 2018 15:13:03 GMT -5
Kimbrel channeling his inner Jalen Beeks is beautiful to watch.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 29, 2018 15:14:39 GMT -5
Kimbrel has eased my concerns about him in the last few outings, but I can't get used to him not striking out 2 or 3 every inning. He looked more like last year's Kimbrel today.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 29, 2018 15:18:24 GMT -5
GREAT WIN!
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 29, 2018 15:18:31 GMT -5
That was a very needed win.
Kind of reinforced some of the good and bad we've seen.
The defense is kind of scary. I never thought that JDM was as bad on defense as I've heard. He is. He almost cost the Sox in the 8th with that ball he froze on and didn't catch. It cost Kimbrel some extra pitches.
Likewise with the play Devers chose to make. Pedroia is obviously light years ahead of Nunez defensively, but that runner was already practically at the bag when Devers made his throw to 2b. It was a poor decision that almost cost the Sox the game.
It didn't because Kimbrel was awesome. He had to be and he was.
As bad as JDM can be defensively, he is everything as advertised with the bat. I'm so glad he's in the middle of the lineup. He is a huge difference maker with his bat.
And I think Cora lost his mind letting Leon hit. He had Bogaerts on the bench if he didn't want to use Mookie. I know he likes his guys to get their rest but the game was there to be won at that point.
I thought it was a poor decision, and naturally it worked out swimmingly. I really hope when the season approaches Aug or Sep that Cora will tailor those types of decision towards winning - the guys should have sufficient rest by then with the way he's rotation people in and out. I don't want to see Leon in that type of situation in the future. I'm not too crazy about seeing Leon period, but today he did come through.
Now hopefully the Sox can tear KC apart and beat up the Rangers' pitching staff.
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Post by telson13 on Apr 29, 2018 15:25:05 GMT -5
Kimbrel has eased my concerns about him in the last few outings, but I can't get used to him not striking out 2 or 3 every inning. He looked more like last year's Kimbrel today. I’m presuming you mean 2016? Idk...he’s 2.4 mph down from last year, and his K rate is 50% lower. His walk rate is up, too, though more in line with his career numbers. And he was whiffing 40%+ back when he first came up and was averaging high 96/low 97, so I don’t think the velo loss is too troubling yet. A tick or a tick and a half (especially when it’s been cold at home) shouldn’t make that much difference. But he’s definitely not dominating like he did in ‘17
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 29, 2018 15:28:15 GMT -5
Kimbrel has eased my concerns about him in the last few outings, but I can't get used to him not striking out 2 or 3 every inning. He looked more like last year's Kimbrel today. I’m presuming you mean 2016? Idk...he’s 2.4 mph down from last year, and his K rate is 50% lower. His walk rate is up, too, though more in line with his career numbers. And he was whiffing 40%+ back when he first came up and was averaging high 96/low 97, so I don’t think the velo loss is too troubling yet. A tick or a tick and a half (especially when it’s been cold at home) shouldn’t make that much difference. But he’s definitely not dominating like he did in ‘17 Throw this April's numbers out, this is his spring training. Judge him in June.
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Post by telson13 on Apr 29, 2018 15:31:29 GMT -5
OTOH, Porcello has really been terrific. His control has been truly outstanding, and he’s stayed away from the long ball for the most part. And, like in the last two starts, he hasn’t derailed but has kept them close and pitched deep. I’d like to see him get a few leads, and maybe limit the early damage, but it’s tough to legitimately complain about 3 runs in 7 2/3, especially with this offense. He looks almost exactly like 2016 Porcello, only with arguably better control/command. Given Sale’s efficiency problems and Price’s recent struggles, Porcello’s performance has been a huge, if unheralded, lift for the team. He’s basically been their best starter.
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Post by widewordofsport on Apr 29, 2018 15:33:52 GMT -5
Porcello has one more year after this on his contract (same as Sale.) Pomeranz ends this year obviously. and I feel about Price the same way I did about Farrell. Hated him from the start, wading through his occasional defenders, but eventually everyone will come around to agreeing with me.
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Post by telson13 on Apr 29, 2018 15:40:43 GMT -5
I’m presuming you mean 2016? Idk...he’s 2.4 mph down from last year, and his K rate is 50% lower. His walk rate is up, too, though more in line with his career numbers. And he was whiffing 40%+ back when he first came up and was averaging high 96/low 97, so I don’t think the velo loss is too troubling yet. A tick or a tick and a half (especially when it’s been cold at home) shouldn’t make that much difference. But he’s definitely not dominating like he did in ‘17 Throw this April's numbers out, this is his spring training. Judge him in June. Eh, he’s a month in. He didn’t exactly miss ST, either, and he was really only a couple of weeks behind. I’m not all that worried, though, because 1) you’re right to an extent and I think command has been his issue, especially at the top of the zone with his 4-seam, 2) he’s had other, more important things on his mind. Fwiw, I’m not judging him, I’m observing. As you allude to, I think judgement (or at least, drawing conclusions) requires a much larger sample without major easily identifiable confounders. Regardless, I’m hesitant to advocate re-signing him, but I’m going to miss watching him pitch.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 29, 2018 15:54:33 GMT -5
Throw this April's numbers out, this is his spring training. Judge him in June. Eh, he’s a month in. He didn’t exactly miss ST, either, and he was really only a couple of weeks behind. He had 2 appearances in spring training Telson. He missed nearly most of it.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 29, 2018 15:56:29 GMT -5
If it's between Pomeranz and Kimbrel, it's definitely Kimbrel. Pomeranz looks like a guy who's almost ready to head to the knife with all this velocity drop after his injury. At least Kimbrel's velocity drop isn't injury related.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 29, 2018 16:07:07 GMT -5
Eh, he’s a month in. He didn’t exactly miss ST, either, and he was really only a couple of weeks behind. He had 2 appearances in spring training Telson. He missed nearly most of it. He was in Florida for most of spring training. They pitch a lot of live BP when they're not in games. Spring training games aren't a huge deal for guys like him. I agree it's early, but I don't see him hitting 100 later this season like he was last year.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 29, 2018 16:38:45 GMT -5
Porcello has one more year after this on his contract (same as Sale.) Pomeranz ends this year obviously. and I feel about Price the same way I did about Farrell. Hated him from the start, wading through his occasional defenders, but eventually everyone will come around to agreeing with me. Then you should hope Price will have a Cy Young year from here on so he will opt out.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 29, 2018 16:48:53 GMT -5
He had 2 appearances in spring training Telson. He missed nearly most of it. He was in Florida for most of spring training. They pitch a lot of live BP when they're not in games. Spring training games aren't a huge deal for guys like him. I agree it's early, but I don't see him hitting 100 later this season like he was last year. He was in Boston for nearly 4 weeks.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 29, 2018 16:54:20 GMT -5
Porcello has one more year after this on his contract (same as Sale.) Pomeranz ends this year obviously. and I feel about Price the same way I did about Farrell. Hated him from the start, wading through his occasional defenders, but eventually everyone will come around to agreeing with me. Then you should hope Price will have a Cy Young year from here on so he will opt out. Really every Red Sox fan should hope for that every year for all the pitchers.
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Post by widewordofsport on Apr 29, 2018 17:59:47 GMT -5
Porcello has one more year after this on his contract (same as Sale.) Pomeranz ends this year obviously. and I feel about Price the same way I did about Farrell. Hated him from the start, wading through his occasional defenders, but eventually everyone will come around to agreeing with me. Then you should hope Price will have a Cy Young year from here on so he will opt out. I ranted about Farrell all through the WS they won... I'll do it to Price too (who did have a good year 2 years ago). That's actually what I hate about the Martinez/Price contracts... the salaries were at too high a premium (especially Price) to merit an optout too, which shifts so much risk to the team and not the player. Of course... it's just what the market is, but I still hate it.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 29, 2018 18:03:45 GMT -5
Then you should hope Price will have a Cy Young year from here on so he will opt out. I ranted about Farrell all through the WS they won... I'll do it to Price too (who did have a good year 2 years ago). That's actually what I hate about the Martinez/Price contracts... the salaries were at too high a premium (especially Price) to merit an optout too, which shifts so much risk to the team and not the player. Of course... it's just what the market is, but I still hate it. Martinez didn't get a contract too high compared to the market. Upton got a whopping 4 million dollars more in the same off-season, and I'll take Martinez. Cespedes also had a higher AAV. Hamilton had a higher contract 6 years ago.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 29, 2018 19:09:23 GMT -5
He was in Florida for most of spring training. They pitch a lot of live BP when they're not in games. Spring training games aren't a huge deal for guys like him. I agree it's early, but I don't see him hitting 100 later this season like he was last year. He was in Boston for nearly 4 weeks. It was 3 weeks actually (he left 2/28 and was back 3/18), but whatever. Point stands. You could also forgive the guy if his focus isn't all there.
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Post by GyIantosca on Apr 29, 2018 20:16:23 GMT -5
The bottom of the lineup is struggling. Nunez is struggling at 2b. Catching is not hitting. JBJ is not gonna change at offense ,it’s gonna get a point where his value is only worth so much on defense. I hope Boras isn’t selling him on some fantasyland contract.
I think the Sox last night was the only real bad game. They been in on the loses too.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 29, 2018 21:27:17 GMT -5
Castillo is hitting .326....and is a good fielder.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 29, 2018 23:36:22 GMT -5
Castillo is hitting .326....and is a good fielder. Yes, but he's a $10 million backup OF who would put the Sox over the $237 million mark. So until that doesn't matter he'll collect a big paycheck - playing for Pawtucket. And the .326 mark is for Pawtucket as a 30 year old. He's probably more around .250 with the Sox. Oh, he could help him. He'd make a nice backup, but 237 is a line I don't think they really want to cross.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 30, 2018 18:17:47 GMT -5
That Bucknor is allow to call balls and strikes in an MLB game tells you all you need to know about MLB umpiring standard.
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