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4/10-4/13 Red Sox @ Rays Series Thread
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Post by ramireja on Apr 9, 2023 21:57:53 GMT -5
4/10 Red Sox (RHP Nick Pivetta, 0-1, 1.80, 5.0 IP, 6K:3BB) @ Rays (LHP Jalen Beeks, 0-0, 3.00, 3.0 IP, 2K:1BB) 6:40 pm ET, NESN/WEEI 4/11 Red Sox (RHP Garrett Whitlock, 4-2, 3.45, 78.1 IP, 82K:15BB*) @ Rays (LHP Shane McClanahan, 2-0, 1.50, 12.0 IP, 12K:5BB) 6:40 pm ET, NESN+/WEEI 4/12 Red Sox (LHP Chris Sale, 1-0, 11.25, 8.0 IP, 13K:5BB) @ Rays (RHP Zach Eflin, 2-0, 3.27, 11.0 IP, 12K:1BB) 6:40 pm ET, NESN/WEEI 4/13 Red Sox (RHP Corey Kluber, 0-2, 6.48, 8.1 IP, 6K:5BB) @ Rays (LHP Jeffrey Springs, 2-0, 0.00, 13.0 IP, 19K:4BB) 1:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEI *2022 stats shown for Whitlock MLB StandingsRed Sox Hitting StatsRed Sox Pitching StatsMLB ScoreboardMLB TransactionsA note regarding moderating of the gameday threads in 2023: As the disclaimer has always said, in the past, we have been very liberal in moderating the Gameday threads. They're meant to be a lot less formal than other threads on the forum, so to moderate them the same way would be silly. However, we do ask posters to maintain a certain level of decorum in these threads, and we plan on moderating the Gameday threads a little more actively this season. In particular, we ask that posters refrain from being overly repetitive with their posts (if you've made your point, let it go), refrain from monopolizing the discussion (if you are making more than a couple posts in a row, you probably need to slow down a little bit), and of course, follow the Ground Rules ( link). The point is to make these threads worth participating in and fun for all posters, from our long-time fixtures to people just signing up today. -The Management
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Post by bluechip on Apr 9, 2023 22:06:49 GMT -5
A split series here would be great. The Rays have to lose at some point, right?
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Apr 10, 2023 0:14:04 GMT -5
Start to a 7 week gauntlet in the schedule. Sox play the Rays, Angels, Twins, Brewers, Orioles, Guardians, Blue Jays, Phillies, Braves, Cardinals, Mariners and Padres from now until the end of May. All of them legitimate playoff contenders.
I know it’s early in the season, but if this team doesn’t come out over .500 in this run, it’s going to be very difficult to see them sneaking into a wild card spot by September.
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Post by incandenza on Apr 10, 2023 7:18:43 GMT -5
Rays have outscored their opponents by a fairly respectable 75-18 margin.
We've got em right where we want em: massively overdue for a regression to the mean.
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Apr 10, 2023 7:41:16 GMT -5
Rays have outscored their opponents by a fairly respectable 75-18 margin. We've got em right where we want em: massively overdue for a regression to the mean.
Or, look at it from the Rays' perspective: Their season has gotten off to a scintillating start, and just before the next series starts, with all my LH starters, one of the opponent's few RHH threats, who has gotten off to a scintillating start of his own, goes down with an injury. To the Rays, this must feel like the start of a potential season where all the stars align - think Seattle Mariners. All extraordinary seasons start, and feed on themselves, somehow. Just ask the Boston Bruins. |
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Post by Guidas on Apr 10, 2023 8:06:54 GMT -5
I hate these guys. Also, four-game regular season series should be banned.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Apr 10, 2023 8:28:44 GMT -5
I hate these guys. Also, four-game regular season series should be banned. Why? Seems like a random thing to have a strong opinion on. As someone who used to plan travel for teams I’m very pro travel efficiency. For the record, I’m only asking why to the latter |
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Post by soxfansince67 on Apr 10, 2023 9:03:49 GMT -5
10 AM - any Duvall news yet?
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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 10, 2023 9:18:04 GMT -5
Prediction for this series: Arroyo gets hot. He was hitting the ball really hard yesterday, steady diet of lefties should help.
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Post by blizzards39 on Apr 10, 2023 9:24:30 GMT -5
I’m going these games. Probably all of them. I have a good feeling, but agree 2-2 would probably be victory. Have to get game 1. Knock them off horse early.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 10, 2023 9:36:29 GMT -5
I hate these guys. Also, four-game regular season series should be banned. Why? Seems like a random thing to have a strong opinion on. As someone who used to plan travel for teams I’m very pro travel efficiency. For the record, I’m only asking why to the latter I personally hate series splits. I'm a fan of either a 3 game or a 5 game series. A 2-2 split just leaves everyone unsatisfied. |
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Post by cba82 on Apr 10, 2023 9:37:45 GMT -5
I hate these guys. Also, four-game regular season series should be banned. Why? Seems like a random thing to have a strong opinion on. As someone who used to plan travel for teams I’m very pro travel efficiency. For the record, I’m only asking why to the latter I’m also anti-four game series for a few reasons: 1) You can split, which denies the satisfaction of winning the series (and winning 3 of 4 is really hard) 2) Fans quickly get tired of seeing the same opponent 3) Anecdotally, it feels like more bad feelings between the two teams are created during these series, leading to dust-ups, etc. (and no, I can’t prove that with hard data) |
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Apr 10, 2023 11:04:02 GMT -5
Rays have outscored their opponents by a fairly respectable 75-18 margin. We've got em right where we want em: massively overdue for a regression to the mean.
Or, look at it from the Rays' perspective: Their season has gotten off to a scintillating start, and just before the next series starts, with all my LH starters, one of the opponent's few RHH threats, who has gotten off to a scintillating start of his own, goes down with an injury. To the Rays, this must feel like the start of a potential season where all the stars align - think Seattle Mariners. All extraordinary seasons start, and feed on themselves, somehow. Just ask the Boston Bruins. I agree with everything including a comparison to the 116 win Mariners, except that they are still the only MLB franchise to never be IN a World Series… |
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Post by incandenza on Apr 10, 2023 11:30:09 GMT -5
Rays have outscored their opponents by a fairly respectable 75-18 margin. We've got em right where we want em: massively overdue for a regression to the mean.
Or, look at it from the Rays' perspective: Their season has gotten off to a scintillating start, and just before the next series starts, with all my LH starters, one of the opponent's few RHH threats, who has gotten off to a scintillating start of his own, goes down with an injury. To the Rays, this must feel like the start of a potential season where all the stars align - think Seattle Mariners. All extraordinary seasons start, and feed on themselves, somehow. Just ask the Boston Bruins. Counterpoint: they have a 9-game winning streak against literally the three worst teams in the majors, and the "team of destiny" stuff might be a tad premature.
They might be a really good team - I was originally thinking they'd be the best team in the AL before I sort of lost the courage of my convictions and now I think I might have been right in the first place. But, say, a split of this series would leave them at 11-2, which is still plenty good, and a lot closer to any reasonable expectation for how even an excellent team ought to do over a 13-game stretch. |
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Post by alexcorahomevideo on Apr 10, 2023 11:42:41 GMT -5
If the Sox win one game it will be a moral victory
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Apr 10, 2023 11:59:15 GMT -5
Or, look at it from the Rays' perspective: Their season has gotten off to a scintillating start, and just before the next series starts, with all my LH starters, one of the opponent's few RHH threats, who has gotten off to a scintillating start of his own, goes down with an injury. To the Rays, this must feel like the start of a potential season where all the stars align - think Seattle Mariners. All extraordinary seasons start, and feed on themselves, somehow. Just ask the Boston Bruins. Counterpoint: they have a 9-game winning streak against literally the three worst teams in the majors, and the "team of destiny" stuff might be a tad premature.
They might be a really good team - I was originally thinking they'd be the best team in the AL before I sort of lost the courage of my convictions and now I think I might have been right in the first place. But, say, a split of this series would leave them at 11-2, which is still plenty good, and a lot closer to any reasonable expectation for how even an excellent team ought to do over a 13-game stretch. agree, Detroit, Washington, and Oakland is not much competition as we all have just witnessed…. |
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Post by patford on Apr 10, 2023 12:02:37 GMT -5
 ? "Duvall Wrist, Probable for April 10." /photo/1 |
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Apr 10, 2023 12:21:54 GMT -5
This is a Boston Red Sox advocacy site. Let's curtail the Rays fornication, shall we ?
Whip these mofo's like the small market wannabe club they are.
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Post by freddysthefuture2003 on Apr 10, 2023 12:35:35 GMT -5
? "Duvall Wrist, Probable for April 10." /photo/1 Yeah, that definitely doesn't mean anything unfortunately |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 10, 2023 13:16:33 GMT -5
? "Duvall Wrist, Probable for April 10." /photo/1 Yeah, that definitely doesn't mean anything unfortunately 100%. It's a placeholder. |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 10, 2023 13:18:39 GMT -5
Rays have outscored their opponents by a fairly respectable 75-18 margin. We've got em right where we want em: massively overdue for a regression to the mean.
For what it's worth, they've played Detroit, Washington, and Oakland who are 7-12 combined in their other games. |
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Post by wildsox on Apr 10, 2023 13:46:36 GMT -5
I'm hoping Connor Wong gets hot. Can really use his RH Bat off lefties
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Post by KB24 on Apr 10, 2023 14:22:27 GMT -5
Duvall officially placed on IL but still no announcement on the severity. Dalbec is the corresponding move. Why can't we have nice things??
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Post by notstarboard on Apr 10, 2023 14:34:47 GMT -5
Alex Cora and Kiké Hernandez inexplicably batting leadoff - name a more iconic duo. I get why Hernandez is at SS today given that Refsnyder is substantially better against LHP than Chang, but unless Duvall's injury isn't severe Kiké needs to move back to CF after this lefty-heavy stretch.
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Post by nomar on Apr 10, 2023 14:47:33 GMT -5
Alex Cora and Kiké Hernandez inexplicably batting leadoff - name a more iconic duo. I get why Hernandez is at SS today given that Refsnyder is substantially better against LHP than Chang, but unless Duvall's injury isn't severe Kiké needs to move back to CF after this lefty-heavy stretch. I really hope they don’t do what they did with Story last year and are willing move Kiké off of his new position. He’s a horrible SS and we have no true CF healthy right now. |
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