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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 25, 2019 8:27:46 GMT -5
and yet somehow it never seems to matter who they lose, as the Angels blow a 5 - 0 lead tonight and lose 6 - 5. Yankees have won six in a row. annoying It's kind of crazy. They're missing a good chunk of their team, productive players, and they still keep finding ways to win. It could be a special year for them. They should have been in a big hole with all of these injuries and instead keep finding ways to win, a trademark of a really good team, and they took it to the Red Sox the two games they played in the Bronx. Once they start getting their guys back (or at least a lot of them) they could become scary good. I'm not sure the 2018 Yankees could have handled this volume of injuries and found a way to succeed, as good as they were.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 18:19:28 GMT -5
With Vlad Jr. up, the top 3 MLB prospects are all in the majors. This looks like it could be a really good rookie class.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 26, 2019 12:33:10 GMT -5
I was looking at the standings and thought it was interesting that the Orioles and Marlins are the only teams that truly look like they're tanking at this point. There's a few other teams (Reds, Royals, and White Sox in particular) that are nothing to write home about, but so far it looks like there's only two teams that are legitimately on a race to the bottom. I'm sure a few more will drop off as the season goes on, but hopefully the number of semi-competitive teams stays relatively high. Wished the Orioles would have started tanking before that 4 game series with the Red Sox
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 29, 2019 21:15:14 GMT -5
In 35 innings across two levels, Mize has allowed one run on seven hits. He has 32 strikeouts and two walks. That gives him an ERA and WHIP both at 0.26. He's going to start getting the phenom treatment soon, the last run in the minors like this to start a season was Lincecum's.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 2, 2019 4:17:41 GMT -5
Here comes the most sought after piece at the trade deadline.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 2, 2019 4:21:17 GMT -5
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Post by redsoxfan2 on May 2, 2019 16:09:42 GMT -5
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 4, 2019 3:21:36 GMT -5
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Post by Addam603 on May 4, 2019 17:07:06 GMT -5
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Post by jimed14 on May 4, 2019 17:14:22 GMT -5
I wonder how many different teams are paying him now.
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Post by James Dunne on May 4, 2019 23:15:03 GMT -5
Joe Kelly gave up three runs in 1/3 of an inning tonight. He has now allowed 15 runs on 23 hits in 13 1/3 innings this year.
I wonder how much money he gets if Kimbrel blows Game 4 in that Yankee series and the Red Sox don't have a playoff run. Maybe like 1/$6M? 2/$8M? KBO?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 4, 2019 23:17:00 GMT -5
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Post by jimed14 on May 8, 2019 8:55:48 GMT -5
My god, when is Cody Bellinger going to come back to earth? He's still hitting .403, slugging .806 and on pace for a 13.6 win season as well as 60 HR, 145 runs and 162 rbis. It's like he's on pace for one of Babe Ruth's better seasons.
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Post by James Dunne on May 8, 2019 9:08:05 GMT -5
My god, when is Cody Bellinger going to come back to earth? He's still hitting .403, slugging .806 and on pace for a 13.6 win season as well as 60 HR, 145 runs and 162 rbis. It's like he's on pace for one of Babe Ruth's better seasons. Right? He's been incredible. It also sort of brings the Dodgers to another level. Like, they've been good the last couple years by being basically well rounded, without any obvious stars but no real holes either. They won 92 (with a 102-60 Pythag) with Justin Turner leading the team in bWAR at 4.5. Bellinger is already 3/4 there on May 8! Like, Kershaw isn't a CY contender anymore I don't think, but Ross Stripling is their #7 starter. That's ridiculous depth. Obviously anything can happen in the playoff and all that jazz, but I'd say they are the favorites right now.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on May 8, 2019 9:27:58 GMT -5
My god, when is Cody Bellinger going to come back to earth? He's still hitting .403, slugging .806 and on pace for a 13.6 win season as well as 60 HR, 145 runs and 162 rbis. It's like he's on pace for one of Babe Ruth's better seasons. Right? He's been incredible. It also sort of brings the Dodgers to another level. Like, they've been good the last couple years by being basically well rounded, without any obvious stars but no real holes either. They won 92 (with a 102-60 Pythag) with Justin Turner leading the team in bWAR at 4.5. Bellinger is already 3/4 there on May 8! Like, Kershaw isn't a CY contender anymore I don't think, but Ross Stripling is their #7 starter. That's ridiculous depth. Obviously anything can happen in the playoff and all that jazz, but I'd say they are the favorites right now. Julio Urias, who showed up in spring training blowing 97, and has struck out nearly 30% of the hitters he's faced this year, has also been banished to the pen. It's insane.
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Post by James Dunne on May 8, 2019 9:47:27 GMT -5
Well as I understand he's there to limit his innings coming off of surgery (it is crazy that he is still just 22). But I feel like every team would, ideally, love to limit their 22 year-old future ace's innings by having them getting regular high-leverage work in the bullpen... but most do not have the starting depth to do so. Reeling Urias in during those stretches when Rich Hill is healthy sounds like one of those well-intentioned plans that never actually goes according to plan. Like their version of "oh, Velazquez/Johsnon/Wright will eat innings early in the season while the starters ramp up." Except in the Dodgers case Velazquez/Johnson/Wright is a 22-year-old future ace and it actually has worked so far.
(Note: I am not saying that the Red Sox plan was a bad plan or that they shouldn't have tried it or that another approach would've worked better, just that it didn't work as they intended. I don't feel the need to go down that rabbit hole again.)
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 8, 2019 10:29:57 GMT -5
Well as I understand he's there to limit his innings coming off of surgery (it is crazy that he is still just 22). But I feel like every team would, ideally, love to limit their 22 year-old future ace's innings by having them getting regular high-leverage work in the bullpen... but most do not have the starting depth to do so. Reeling Urias in during those stretches when Rich Hill is healthy sounds like one of those well-intentioned plans that never actually goes according to plan. Like their version of "oh, Velazquez/Johsnon/Wright will eat innings early in the season while the starters ramp up." Except in the Dodgers case Velazquez/Johnson/Wright is a 22-year-old future ace and it actually has worked so far. (Note: I am not saying that the Red Sox plan was a bad plan or that they shouldn't have tried it or that another approach would've worked better, just that it didn't work as they intended. I don't feel the need to go down that rabbit hole again.) I'd hope (if it's not the Red Sox this year) that Dave Roberts and the Dodgers can win the Championship. They've had a long stretch of being the class of the west and the Padres are starting to ascend. I'd hate to see them become the early 90s Buffalo Bills of baseball. I can respect their caution, but it still blows my mind, with the chance of evening the World Series in plain sight, they opted not to pitch Urias or Baez after they mistakenly took out Hill. Too cautious. If they can get to the World Series this year, and they have as excellent chance as anyone given that their talent is so very there, I hope they go all in.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 8, 2019 10:30:33 GMT -5
By the way, did anybody see - Mike Fiers threw his second career no-hitter last night, this one against the Reds. He threw 131 pitches to get it.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on May 8, 2019 10:50:58 GMT -5
I'd hate to see them become the early 90s Buffalo Bills of baseball. I can respect their caution, but it still blows my mind, with the chance of evening the World Series in plain sight, they opted not to pitch Urias or Baez after they mistakenly took out Hill. Too cautious. If they can get to the World Series this year, and they have as excellent chance as anyone given that their talent is so very there, I hope they go all in. I mean, we could be saying the exact same stuff about Cora if Joe Kelly hadn't had the best month of his entire career at exactly the right time, or if the wind had been blowing just a little bit harder during any number of Kimbrel near-meltdowns. Not that Roberts necessarily made all the right calls, but you know, there's nothing in the rulebook that says Scott Alexander had to throw four straight balls when he entered the game.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 8, 2019 11:14:33 GMT -5
I'd hate to see them become the early 90s Buffalo Bills of baseball. I can respect their caution, but it still blows my mind, with the chance of evening the World Series in plain sight, they opted not to pitch Urias or Baez after they mistakenly took out Hill. Too cautious. If they can get to the World Series this year, and they have as excellent chance as anyone given that their talent is so very there, I hope they go all in. I mean, we could be saying the exact same stuff about Cora if Joe Kelly hadn't had the best month of his entire career at exactly the right time, or if the wind had been blowing just a little bit harder during any number of Kimbrel near-meltdowns. Not that Roberts necessarily made all the right calls, but you know, there's nothing in the rulebook that says Scott Alexander had to throw four straight balls when he entered the game. I thought there was a better chance of Alexander throwing ball four than Urias being tough to hit out of the pen that night and when you consider that the bench had Bradley, Moreland, Devers, Swihart, and Kinsler on it, I'd prefer a lefty like Urias in the game. Once Alexander walked Holt on non-competitive pitches, Madson was right in the game with all those lefties (excluding Kinsler obviously) looming - and it was the same way in the 9th. The point was that Baez and Urias were "unavailable", even though had been off between Games 2 and 3 and weren't overly taxed in Game 4. Contrast that to the Red Sox starters doing what they did, and when it's over you realize the Sox were going to do everything in their power to win, while the Dodgers were going to have restrictions. Maybe it pays off for them. Urias is as good as ever and they ride that to a World Championship. They've done a great job for the long haul, but once you're in the Series, it's a sprint. You never know if you're going to get another chance - which was a point David Ortiz hammered home during the 6th inning of Game 4 of the 2013 World Series. That's not that unlike John McNamara waiting for a 9th inning lead in Game 7 of the 1986 World Series to use Roger Clemens in relief. He kept waiting and waiting while the pen imploded once Hurst was removed. You can't always be cautious. Ironically I thought Cora was too risky at times in the post-season, but it worked out.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on May 8, 2019 15:56:09 GMT -5
I mean, we could be saying the exact same stuff about Cora if Joe Kelly hadn't had the best month of his entire career at exactly the right time, or if the wind had been blowing just a little bit harder during any number of Kimbrel near-meltdowns. Not that Roberts necessarily made all the right calls, but you know, there's nothing in the rulebook that says Scott Alexander had to throw four straight balls when he entered the game. I thought there was a better chance of Alexander throwing ball four than Urias being tough to hit out of the pen that night and when you consider that the bench had Bradley, Moreland, Devers, Swihart, and Kinsler on it, I'd prefer a lefty like Urias in the game. Once Alexander walked Holt on non-competitive pitches, Madson was right in the game with all those lefties (excluding Kinsler obviously) looming - and it was the same way in the 9th. The point was that Baez and Urias were "unavailable", even though had been off between Games 2 and 3 and weren't overly taxed in Game 4. Contrast that to the Red Sox starters doing what they did, and when it's over you realize the Sox were going to do everything in their power to win, while the Dodgers were going to have restrictions. Maybe it pays off for them. Urias is as good as ever and they ride that to a World Championship. They've done a great job for the long haul, but once you're in the Series, it's a sprint. You never know if you're going to get another chance - which was a point David Ortiz hammered home during the 6th inning of Game 4 of the 2013 World Series. That's not that unlike John McNamara waiting for a 9th inning lead in Game 7 of the 1986 World Series to use Roger Clemens in relief. He kept waiting and waiting while the pen imploded once Hurst was removed. You can't always be cautious. Ironically I thought Cora was too risky at times in the post-season, but it worked out. See bolded.
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Post by taftreign on May 8, 2019 21:50:24 GMT -5
@sportscenter
Joey Gallo is the first player in MLB history to reach 100 career HR before 100 career singles (93) 🤯
(via Elias Sports)
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Post by jimed14 on May 12, 2019 17:05:26 GMT -5
Ryu hasn't allowed a hit for LA through 7 and is at 98 pitches.
Well, it's over 5 outs away.
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Post by jimed14 on May 12, 2019 18:51:48 GMT -5
Wow, the Reds are -6 vs. their pythag record 40 games into the season.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 12, 2019 20:50:26 GMT -5
Not posting this as a commentary on bat flipping. Posting this because it's funny as hell.
Bob Nightengale Verified account @bnightengale
No love-lost between #SFGiants ace Madison Bumgarner and #Reds slugger Yasiel Puig, who homered off Bumgarner on an inside fastball, followed by a majestic bat flip. “He’s a quick study,'' Bumgarner said. "It only took him seven years to learn how to hit that pitch.”
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