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Post by kingofthetrill on Aug 29, 2018 20:52:43 GMT -5
And old friend Ryan LaMarre is responsible for all 4 runs against the Yankees.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Aug 29, 2018 20:55:33 GMT -5
white sox played yankees tough all series. They have some electric arms facing the red sox coming up its gonna be a tough series.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Aug 29, 2018 21:03:16 GMT -5
DA Yankees lose!! 22!
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Post by soxfaninnj on Aug 29, 2018 21:06:00 GMT -5
Just to put this season in perspective. IF the red sox beat the white sox 1 of the next 2 games they will match last years win total IN August.
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Post by radiohix on Aug 29, 2018 21:32:51 GMT -5
JBJ is loling at the haterz since June
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 29, 2018 23:48:49 GMT -5
As long as David Price is going to be alright, then today was awesome.
I think given that Benintendi has been struggling lately, has been lunging at pitches he doesn't normally lunge at, and somehow managed to be responsible for all 3 outs in an inning where his 8 teammates totally forgot how to make an out, it might be a good idea to give him a day or two off to collect himself.
That seventh inning was a blast. What I enjoyed seeing most was JBJ going to left center and left field with his hits. At Fenway he really has a nice left centerfield stroke. I'd like to see more of it.
I also enjoyed seeing Swihart chip in. I didn't think Cora would pinch-hit for Sandy Leon, but I'm glad he did.
And Nunez has been swinging a hot bat as of late, too. As has Holt. For fans who remember the 1967 Red Sox could you say that Nunez and Holt remind you a bit of Dalton Jones and Jerry Adair who like Nunez and Holt, filled in wherever and whenever they needed them to?
If this injury affects David Price then this was a really bad night. He doesn't seem to think it's the case and he hinted that he's looking forward to hitting against the Braves. I don't think there's any way Cora lets that happen, and if he isn't hurt, then there's a big silver lining to all this. It would allow for a built-in breather for Price which helps keep his innings down, meaning that Sale, Price, and E-Rod would be coming off some August downtime thus helping to preserve their arms for October. Hopefully the Sox can eventually take it easy with Porcello as well. Rested starters can make for a big advantage come October.
And it was great seeing the White Sox really challenge the Yankees all series long. They let Tuesday night's game slip away, but not this one, so thanks to the ChiSox, the BoSox are now back up 7.5 games with less than 30 games left to play.
I just hope the Red Sox don't trip over the White Sox again the way they did at Fenway earlier this year and the way the Yankees just tripped over them. The White Sox and Rays have really played the Sox and Yankees tough this year.
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Post by dirtdog on Aug 30, 2018 0:25:48 GMT -5
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Aug 30, 2018 8:06:02 GMT -5
Honestly this is just what ISO does in small samples. You see this early in the season all the time, when some power hitter (probably Edwin Encarnacion) has like a .090 ISO through the first six weeks and people start freaking out, then he hits seven home runs in two weeks and he’s right back on track with his projections.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 30, 2018 8:16:47 GMT -5
Home Runs come in bunches.
This tells me that JD Martinez is due to hit a bunch of them and soon!
For all we know Mookie might be getting due to have another 3 HR game or a 5 HR weekend.
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 30, 2018 9:11:42 GMT -5
JBJ is loling at the haterz since June Mostly going opposite field where he is a danger in Fenway. Most of his balls to the pull side are on the ground, while most to the opposite field are elevated. Balls thrown to outside part of the plate have been pitcher's meat until recently. Let's hope the pitchers take a while to adjust.
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Post by voiceofreason on Aug 30, 2018 9:14:01 GMT -5
Shout out to Price on making the play at 1st after the line drive off his wrist!! That was a very good play whether he got hit or not so given he did get hit that was a great heads up play.
Really hope he is fine and I hope they give him some extra time off.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Aug 30, 2018 10:34:50 GMT -5
JBJ is loling at the haterz since June Mostly going opposite field where he is a danger in Fenway. Most of his balls to the pull side are on the ground, while most to the opposite field are elevated. Balls thrown to outside part of the plate have been pitcher's meat until recently. Let's hope the pitchers take a while to adjust. It's not just at Fenway. Examining the game logs, he started picking it up at the end of June, I set it at the 24th when he got 3 hits. Before that his BABIP was .232, since then it shot up to .366 and that includes both home and away. His line since that day is .294/.354/.525. The interesting part to me is that his ISOD is far below his career avg during that stretch. Before that arbitrary cutoff point it was almost 100 points, and afterwards it's 60. I see the hitting coach at work here. This dovetails with the team philosophy that we've heard about, looking for pitches to hit regardless of the count and taking advantage of stuff on the outer half to go opposite field as you say. Now, once you start raking, it's a different story. Betts is so dangerous that he's getting walked a bit so he has an isolated discipline of almost 90, nearly 25 pts above his career number. Bogaerts has the best SLG pct of his career and his ISOD is 12 pts higher than his avg this season. So the hitting can help inflate the OBP which makes sense. But first, you've got to crawl over the Mendoza line, and Bradley has finally left that behind.
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Aug 30, 2018 10:47:21 GMT -5
Ted Williams said that the secret to hitting is, first and foremost, choosing a good pitch to hit. He said nothing about working the count while doing this.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Post by m1keyboots on Sept 11, 2018 9:25:49 GMT -5
I don't think his elbow will let him throw the curve anymore, at least not consistently. I haven't followed him too closely so maybe someone can confirm, but I would guess that his bad streak to start the season had to do with the transition to where he is now. I know I watched at least one game early in the season where he wouldn't throw his curve and he only had two pitches that game. Was a "bend but don't break" kind of performance. Where he is now seems to be a recipe to dominate and I'd be thrilled if he's this kind of pitcher for the next 4+ years. It's weird to say this, but his tenure with the Sox has been oddly perfect. He hasn't been so good that there's any real concern of him opting out of his contract, particularly with the elbow issue, but there's reason to believe that he could live up to his contract if this new version is here to stay and he doesn't need his curve to dominate. From what I remember, cutters are a lot harder on an elbow than a curve. This is really old, but cutters never hurt at least the way I was shown. It's a simply manipulation of the middle finger and you're throwing a fastball. Where as the curve obviously you're snapping as soon as the release occurs. When my elbow has ached I can feel pain trying to throw curves. Anecdotal and pointless but still
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Post by jimed14 on Sept 11, 2018 15:12:33 GMT -5
From what I remember, cutters are a lot harder on an elbow than a curve. This is really old, but cutters never hurt at least the way I was shown. It's a simply manipulation of the middle finger and you're throwing a fastball. Where as the curve obviously you're snapping as soon as the release occurs. When my elbow has ached I can feel pain trying to throw curves. Anecdotal and pointless but still There are a lot of factors here, including arm fitness and neuromuscular control. Once you get to the major league level, it seems to be velocity more than anything else contributes most to elbow and shoulder stress, followed by sliders (which cutters are a variant of). There is a lot of good information here: www.drivelinebaseball.com/2017/02/fastballs-offspeed-pitches-comparative-relative-elbow-stress/
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Post by m1keyboots on Dec 1, 2018 8:48:30 GMT -5
This is really old, but cutters never hurt at least the way I was shown. It's a simply manipulation of the middle finger and you're throwing a fastball. Where as the curve obviously you're snapping as soon as the release occurs. When my elbow has ached I can feel pain trying to throw curves. Anecdotal and pointless but still There are a lot of factors here, including arm fitness and neuromuscular control. Once you get to the major league level, it seems to be velocity more than anything else contributes most to elbow and shoulder stress, followed by sliders (which cutters are a variant of). There is a lot of good information here: www.drivelinebaseball.com/2017/02/fastballs-offspeed-pitches-comparative-relative-elbow-stress/Also a common theme being screwballs and splitters thrown incorrectly do much damage. However the overwhelming theme from ML pitchers seems to be throwing hard is what hurts. However throwing 91 yo sliders can't be good. When i watch Sherzer I can only cringe at the player he may be in 3 years.
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