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Post by ramireja on Jun 15, 2023 17:16:54 GMT -5
6/16 Red Sox (RHP Tanner Houck, 3-6, 5.23, 63.2 IP, 62K:22BB) vs. Yankees (RHP Domingo Germán, 4-3, 3.49, 67.0 IP, 64K:21BB) 7:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEI 6/17 Red Sox (RHP Brayan Bello, 3-4, 3.78, 52.1 IP, 49K:17BB) vs. Yankees (RHP Clarke Schmidt, 2-6, 4.70, 67.0 IP, 70K:19BB) 7:15 pm ET, FOX/WEEI 6/18 Red Sox (LHP James Paxton, 2-1, 3.09, 32.0 IP, 44K:10BB) vs. Yankees (RHP Luis Severino, 0-1, 6.48, 25.0 IP, 22K:10BB) 7:10 pm ET, ESPN/WEEI 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 yuchangclan on Jun 15, 2023 19:34:58 GMT -5
Sounds like Judge could be out until the AS Break…or longer:
Speaking to the 'Brady Farkas Show' on WDEV Radio on Thursday, Buster Olney had this to say about Judge and his timeline:
“Think about the injury that he has: it's a right big toe injury for a guy who is six-foot-seven and 282 pounds. For a right-handed hitter, the right big toe is effectively an anchor in his swing. So the pressure he puts on that part of his foot, his toe, is enormous. The Yankees want to make sure that they don't bring him back too soon because otherwise they'd have a turf toe situation. I think they would be be thrilled if he played before the All-Star break.”
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Post by station13 on Jun 15, 2023 23:30:35 GMT -5
Please don't let Clarke Schmidt and all the scrubs shut down the offense again.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2023 23:31:17 GMT -5
DJ LeMahieu:
2019-2020 - .336/.386/.536, 146 wRC+
2021-2022 - .265/.353/.368, 107 wRC+
2023 so far - .236/.296/.395, 90 wRC+
His K rate has doubled since last year (13.1% to 26.3%). With his struggles, Yankees just don’t consistently have that contact/on base guy they can rely on to get on in front of Judge/Rizzo/Stanton. Imagine how different their lineup feels if they had signed Yoshida and put him leadoff
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Post by cdj on Jun 15, 2023 23:48:49 GMT -5
Sounds like Judge could be out until the AS Break…or longer: Speaking to the 'Brady Farkas Show' on WDEV Radio on Thursday, Buster Olney had this to say about Judge and his timeline: “Think about the injury that he has: it's a right big toe injury for a guy who is six-foot-seven and 282 pounds. For a right-handed hitter, the right big toe is effectively an anchor in his swing. So the pressure he puts on that part of his foot, his toe, is enormous. The Yankees want to make sure that they don't bring him back too soon because otherwise they'd have a turf toe situation. I think they would be be thrilled if he played before the All-Star break.” Dammit no! Why god why?  ? So unfair!!!!! Gosh darn it!!!!!! |
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Post by ericmvan on Jun 16, 2023 3:33:30 GMT -5
The impression that offense and pitching have essentially swapped places in terms of quality is truer than you could imagine.
(I chose to use wOBA for hitting and xwOBA for pitching, since there are obvious real skills involved in the difference between xwOBA and wOBA for the former but not the latter.)
On May 4th the Sox had 3rd best offense in MLB by wOBA (5th by xwOBA).
Since then they rank 23rd (19th by wwOBA).
On May 25th the Sox had the 24th best pitching in MLB by xwOBA (and by wOBA). Both starers and relievers ranked 22nd.
Since then they rank 2nd. Starters rank 3rd and relievers 4th.
One might well ask, how do you go 8-11 while having the second-best pitching in MLB? But you know most of the answer: errors on defense and terrible hitting with runners on base.
A third component seems to be bad luck in relief. They are .291 / .306 (expected, actual), the latter ranking 12th.
It's not unreasonable to think that they might at some point in the season have both really goof hitting and pitching. Wouldn't that be fun!
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Post by Guidas on Jun 16, 2023 8:34:52 GMT -5
If Duran is not starting two of three if not all three of these games vs. RHP, it's a gross error of judgment.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jun 16, 2023 10:36:42 GMT -5
Red sox didn't lose yesterday. Let's see if they can continue the trend today.
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Post by manfred on Jun 16, 2023 11:05:35 GMT -5
Judge-less Yankees suck. This should be at least 2 out of 3.
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Post by notstarboard on Jun 16, 2023 12:11:04 GMT -5
Judge-less Yankees suck. This should be at least 2 out of 3. I want all 3. Let's remember how to hit and go on a streak.
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Post by Guidas on Jun 16, 2023 13:44:35 GMT -5
No Duran. Touchdown the other team. Every play.
Verdugo RF
Turner DH
Devers 3B
Duvall CF
Yoshida LF
Arroyo 2B
Casas 1B
Wong C
Reyes SS
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Post by ematz1423 on Jun 16, 2023 14:21:02 GMT -5
At least Hernandez isn't at SS but what the heck is Cora's affinity with playing Duvall vs righties?
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Post by Guidas on Jun 16, 2023 14:28:52 GMT -5
At least Hernandez isn't at SS but what the heck is Cora's affinity with playing Duvall vs righties? They're deluded by the exceptionally small sample first week of April performance. Hoping "he finds it again," no doubt. Meanwhile the guy's been O-Swinging more than ever since he got back. He's probably caught between trying to find his swing again after such a long lay-off and pressing to be the guy he was for one magic week. |
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Jun 16, 2023 14:30:58 GMT -5
At least Hernandez isn't at SS but what the heck is Cora's affinity with playing Duvall vs righties? Power and defense in Duvall's favor. The attributes of speed, base stealing and late game LH pinch hitter make Duran valuable to have on the bench. My question is why Arroyo over Kiki ? I wish they would move Arroyo for a backup SS, to remove the temptation to put Kiki over there again. |
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Post by ematz1423 on Jun 16, 2023 14:39:12 GMT -5
At least Hernandez isn't at SS but what the heck is Cora's affinity with playing Duvall vs righties? The attributes of speed, base stealing and late game LH pinch hitter make Duran valuable to have on the bench. My question is why Arroyo over Kiki ? I wish they would move Arroyo for a backup SS, to remove the temptation to put Kiki over there again. I mean is it though? If you compare the twos stats since 6/9 when Duvall first returned: Duvall wRC+16 K% 38.1 .111/.238/.167 in 21 PAs Duran wRC+196 K% 10 .444/.500/.556 in 10 PAs Like yea we're talking 10 PAs for Duran but he's seemingly been seeing the ball well the last week while Duvall has stunk because they stupidly rushed him back up from his rehab assignment coming back from a broken wrist. Don't get it, and the rush job is on Bloom but the playing the dang guy every day is on Cora. |
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Post by scottysmalls on Jun 16, 2023 14:39:16 GMT -5
At least Hernandez isn't at SS but what the heck is Cora's affinity with playing Duvall vs righties? They're deluded by the exceptionally small sample first week of April performance. Hoping "he finds it again," no doubt. Meanwhile the guy's been O-Swinging more than ever since he got back. He's probably caught between trying to find his swing again after such a long lay-off and pressing to be the guy he was for one magic week. I don't think literally anyone in the world expects Duvall to do what he did in that week again for any prolonged stretch. Including Duvall himself. But he is a starting caliber player it's not crazy to try to give him regular PT as he gets back into things. I'd start Duran too but it's not like this is a crazy choice. |
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Post by jimoh on Jun 16, 2023 16:06:12 GMT -5
Sounds like Judge could be out until the AS Break…or longer: Speaking to the 'Brady Farkas Show' on WDEV Radio on Thursday, Buster Olney had this to say about Judge and his timeline: “Think about the injury that he has: it's a right big toe injury for a guy who is six-foot-seven and 282 pounds. For a right-handed hitter, the right big toe is effectively an anchor in his swing. So the pressure he puts on that part of his foot, his toe, is enormous. The Yankees want to make sure that they don't bring him back too soon because otherwise they'd have a turf toe situation. I think they would be be thrilled if he played before the All-Star break.” My turf toe from about 2012 still hurts. |
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Post by shagworthy on Jun 16, 2023 16:11:53 GMT -5
It's never a good thing when your former HOF DH says the Sox have a leadership problem in their clubhouse and that no one even asks him for any advice. It means it's open season in the press on the Sox right now when they start posting puff pieces like this.
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Post by manfred on Jun 16, 2023 16:46:16 GMT -5
It's never a good thing when your former HOF DH says the Sox have a leadership problem in their clubhouse and that no one even asks him for any advice. It means it's open season in the press on the Sox right now when they start posting puff pieces like this. What did he say? Where was this? |
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Post by Guidas on Jun 16, 2023 16:47:40 GMT -5
It's never a good thing when your former HOF DH says the Sox have a leadership problem in their clubhouse and that no one even asks him for any advice. It means it's open season in the press on the Sox right now when they start posting puff pieces like this. I wouldn't say that's a puff piece if the quote is legit. Link please. |
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Post by Guidas on Jun 16, 2023 16:52:41 GMT -5
Sounds like Judge could be out until the AS Break…or longer: Speaking to the 'Brady Farkas Show' on WDEV Radio on Thursday, Buster Olney had this to say about Judge and his timeline: “Think about the injury that he has: it's a right big toe injury for a guy who is six-foot-seven and 282 pounds. For a right-handed hitter, the right big toe is effectively an anchor in his swing. So the pressure he puts on that part of his foot, his toe, is enormous. The Yankees want to make sure that they don't bring him back too soon because otherwise they'd have a turf toe situation. I think they would be be thrilled if he played before the All-Star break.” My turf toe from about 2012 still hurts. Speaking of turf-toe, I remember Deon Sanders had it chronically later in his career. He's since had two toes amputated and may need to have that foot amputated. Constriction developed in his veins in that foot. Awful. |
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Post by Guidas on Jun 16, 2023 16:55:05 GMT -5
It's never a good thing when your former HOF DH says the Sox have a leadership problem in their clubhouse and that no one even asks him for any advice. It means it's open season in the press on the Sox right now when they start posting puff pieces like this. I wouldn't say that's a puff piece if the quote is legit. Link please. Found. I wouldn't call this a puff piece at all. That's a pretty serious allegation. And you can listen to the quote here: |
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Post by taiwansox on Jun 16, 2023 16:55:13 GMT -5
It's never a good thing when your former HOF DH says the Sox have a leadership problem in their clubhouse and that no one even asks him for any advice. It means it's open season in the press on the Sox right now when they start posting puff pieces like this. I wouldn't say that's a puff piece if the quote is legit. Link please. |
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Post by yuchangclan on Jun 16, 2023 17:18:20 GMT -5
Duran needs to play in more games than Casas does. Cora needs to make this happen by moving guys around. Sitting Duran for extended stretches is a horrible move.
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Post by bosoxnation on Jun 16, 2023 17:26:11 GMT -5
At least Hernandez isn't at SS but what the heck is Cora's affinity with playing Duvall vs righties? Only answer is they want him to gain trade value to ship him out. |
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? So unfair!!!!! Gosh darn it!!!!!!
