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Post by chrisfromnc on Sept 13, 2018 20:18:04 GMT -5
October is going to so much fun.
Even though anything can happen in a playoff series, it feels like the team is primed to play good baseball. Price is dominant. Sale should be rested and have all the rust knocked off. ERod threw very well tonight. Nobody except Leon is mired in a deep slump. There’s plenty of bench depth. If Alex Cora can get the bullpen roles figured out, it should be a deep playoff run. This is exactly what every Red Sox fan wants on every opening day.
We are all getting exactly what we wish for.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 13, 2018 20:19:22 GMT -5
Hey fellow sox fan pals - been watching - lots of good things about this game.
eye on the weather of course - just some light rain, fascinating skies (moving fast) - we are under a tropical storm warning, so it will be some stiff winds and lots of rain until Sat or Sun....
biggie - please let the power stay on!
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Post by kevfc89 on Sept 13, 2018 20:20:24 GMT -5
I'm not digging these 8th innings without Barnes...
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Sept 13, 2018 20:20:24 GMT -5
Da bullpen.
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Post by rjp313jr on Sept 13, 2018 20:24:04 GMT -5
I'm not digging these 8th innings without Barnes... And you were with him?
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Post by rjp313jr on Sept 13, 2018 20:24:43 GMT -5
October is going to so much fun. Even though anything can happen in a playoff series, it feels like the team is primed to play good baseball. Price is dominant. Sale should be rested and have all the rust knocked off. ERod threw very well tonight. Nobody except Leon is mired in a deep slump. There’s plenty of bench depth. If Alex Cora can get the bullpen roles figured out, it should be a deep playoff run. This is exactly what every Red Sox fan wants on every opening day. We are all getting exactly what we wish for. Love the optimism and there’s a lot to love but there’s a huge glaring weakness that a team like this just shouldn’t have
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Post by voiceofreason on Sept 13, 2018 20:25:57 GMT -5
Really beginning to hate umpires!
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Post by kevfc89 on Sept 13, 2018 20:26:07 GMT -5
I'm not digging these 8th innings without Barnes... And you were with him? generally, yes (he's had a few blowups like the rest of them but overall really good)
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Sept 13, 2018 20:27:22 GMT -5
i didn't chime in with all the bullpen banter over the last week or so, but it is painstakingly obvious that the guys are underperforming and the bullpen is a big weakness right now.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 13, 2018 20:29:55 GMT -5
I would love to know what goes on between Kelly's ears. On second thought...no, I really don't.
I think Kelly is broken - you can't trust him in any leverage situation in the post season. NO IDEA what he is doing and where the ball is going once it leaves his hand.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 13, 2018 20:30:05 GMT -5
The problem with Joe Kelly is that he’s not good.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Sept 13, 2018 20:30:08 GMT -5
Oh Joe!
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Post by kevfc89 on Sept 13, 2018 20:31:24 GMT -5
rather get some looks at Thornburg over running Kelly out there so much
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Sept 13, 2018 20:31:39 GMT -5
Joe Kelly, you need to get one freaking out and you load the bases.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Sept 13, 2018 20:32:03 GMT -5
How Kelly is not an 8th inning pitcher, I have zero confidence with him going into the playoffs.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Sept 13, 2018 20:33:14 GMT -5
LOL Kelly. What a disaster. Stop throwing this guy in high leverage.
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Post by kevfc89 on Sept 13, 2018 20:33:26 GMT -5
Kelly is godawful on any given day
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 13, 2018 20:33:36 GMT -5
You cannot mismanage this situation anymore than Cora has just now.
But a pet peeve of mine has always been when a guy gets hit by a pitch while checking his swing. It doesn’t make sense that he gets to take his base.
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Post by voiceofreason on Sept 13, 2018 20:34:26 GMT -5
WTF is wrong with you Joe Kelly??
Pitching his way off the playoff roster.
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Post by kevfc89 on Sept 13, 2018 20:34:32 GMT -5
at least Kelly is confirming he shouldn't be on the postseason roster
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 13, 2018 20:34:34 GMT -5
ERod totally screwed out of a win by a horrific job by Kelly. Infuriating. Seems like we've been more than patient with him...ready to send him packing.
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Post by wildsox on Sept 13, 2018 20:35:23 GMT -5
Remember back when Joe Kelly fought the Yankees? He couldn’t do anything wrong back then. That seems so long ago
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Post by wildcardwillie on Sept 13, 2018 20:35:34 GMT -5
Kelly is literally worthless. I always hoped he'd get it together but I'd give him whatever he's owed and a bus ticket...
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 13, 2018 20:36:55 GMT -5
Wow - this is the 5th year we've put up with Kelly's consistent inconsistency. In a way seems like a decade.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Sept 13, 2018 20:37:04 GMT -5
Too bad this bullpen doesn’t have access to Ty Buttrey.
(Not regretting the Kinsler trade, just wish this bullpen had someone step up like Buttrey has since his call up.)
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