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Post by cdj on Jul 25, 2023 15:13:55 GMT -5
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 25, 2023 15:17:14 GMT -5
"Cora said Sox would listen if Story tells them he’s ready to return this weekend."
Don't do this to me
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 25, 2023 15:23:01 GMT -5
"Cora said Sox would listen if Story tells them he’s ready to return this weekend." Don't do this to me This would be extremely short sighted if they brought him back that quick. Maybe make the guy play 2-3 full days/games in a row at SS before we're talking about plugging him in there.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 25, 2023 15:26:38 GMT -5
"Cora said Sox would listen if Story tells them he’s ready to return this weekend." Don't do this to me This would be extremely short sighted if they brought him back that quick. Maybe make the guy play 2-3 full days/games in a row at SS before we're talking about plugging him in there. Who says he won't do that before this weekend?
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Post by passedball on Jul 25, 2023 15:32:34 GMT -5
"Cora said Sox would listen if Story tells them he’s ready to return this weekend." Don't do this to me This would be extremely short sighted if they brought him back that quick. Maybe make the guy play 2-3 full days/games in a row at SS before we're talking about plugging him in there. Might be desperate, but the Sox have no wiggle room in the standings. Story at 2-3 games a week for 2 weeks is still better than the alternatives on the roster.
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 25, 2023 15:33:55 GMT -5
This would be extremely short sighted if they brought him back that quick. Maybe make the guy play 2-3 full days/games in a row at SS before we're talking about plugging him in there. Who says he won't do that before this weekend? true, Worcester plays everyday from now until Sunday. He's got enough time to do so today-Thursday/Friday and be back for the weekend. I wouldn't entertain it if I was the Sox if he doesn't play every day the rest of the week though.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 25, 2023 15:37:12 GMT -5
Who says he won't do that before this weekend? true, Worcester plays everyday from now until Sunday. He's got enough time to do so today-Thursday/Friday and be back for the weekend. I wouldn't entertain it if I was the Sox if he doesn't play every day the rest of the week though. Yeah if he's good to play a few in a row at short by the weekend and everything looks fine I'd be comfortable bringing him up then.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 25, 2023 15:44:53 GMT -5
nvm.... the Spider (Strider...lol) scene from Goodfellas is just too over the top for language to be used on this site. Always try to play within the rules.
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Post by nomar on Jul 25, 2023 15:49:30 GMT -5
true, Worcester plays everyday from now until Sunday. He's got enough time to do so today-Thursday/Friday and be back for the weekend. I wouldn't entertain it if I was the Sox if he doesn't play every day the rest of the week though. Yeah if he's good to play a few in a row at short by the weekend and everything looks fine I'd be comfortable bringing him up then. Im sure they are eager to get him back but he’s also a notorious slow starter so only having 15-20 MiLB PAs as a spring training might be a little rough.
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Post by blizzards39 on Jul 25, 2023 16:25:46 GMT -5
"Cora said Sox would listen if Story tells them he’s ready to return this weekend." Don't do this to me This would be extremely short sighted if they brought him back that quick. Maybe make the guy play 2-3 full days/games in a row at SS before we're talking about plugging him in there. He dosnt have to come back and play 9 innings everyday. Harper never even had 1 rehab game.
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 25, 2023 16:36:59 GMT -5
This would be extremely short sighted if they brought him back that quick. Maybe make the guy play 2-3 full days/games in a row at SS before we're talking about plugging him in there. He dosnt have to come back and play 9 innings everyday. Harper never even had 1 rehab game. Harper was a good enough hitter to DH or play first. Story to me is not. If he's not able to play a full 9 at SS yet I don't think he adds much to the team. It does sound like his rehab has gone well enough and no setbacks so hopefully he's ready sooner than later to be the full time SS.
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Post by yuchangclan on Jul 25, 2023 17:55:07 GMT -5
No Verdugo again….hmmm
Duran CF Turner DH Devers 3B Yoshida LF Duvall RF Casas 1B Arroyo 2B Wong C Chang SS
Schreiber P
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Jul 25, 2023 18:04:05 GMT -5
No Verdugo again….hmmm Duran CF Turner DH Devers 3B Yoshida LF Duvall RF Casas 1B Arroyo 2B Wong C Chang SS Schreiber P Dougie's slump has been pretty bad and extended. Likely getting a couple extra off day to re focus/ re set and try to turn things back around. Good news is Duvall is a more than adaqute defender in RF which is pretty important in Fenway.
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Post by cdj on Jul 25, 2023 18:06:58 GMT -5
No Verdugo again….hmmm Duran CF Turner DH Devers 3B Yoshida LF Duvall RF Casas 1B Arroyo 2B Wong C Chang SS Schreiber P Dougie's slump has been pretty bad and extended. Likely getting a couple extra off day to re focus/ re set and try to turn things back around. Good news is Duvall is a more than adaqute defender in RF which is pretty important in Fenway. Could also be playing through something, he did it last year with his toe and saw his performance suffer (although that was more bad luck than this recent stretch)
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Post by blizzards39 on Jul 25, 2023 18:12:50 GMT -5
He dosnt have to come back and play 9 innings everyday. Harper never even had 1 rehab game. Harper was a good enough hitter to DH or play first. Story to me is not. If he's not able to play a full 9 at SS yet I don't think he adds much to the team. It does sound like his rehab has gone well enough and no setbacks so hopefully he's ready sooner than later to be the full time SS. You would rather have chang or arroyo or Reyes out there than Story?? Story is the best defender, the best baserunner and has the most power. If he is close you get him in the lineup.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jul 25, 2023 18:14:28 GMT -5
Harper was a good enough hitter to DH or play first. Story to me is not. If he's not able to play a full 9 at SS yet I don't think he adds much to the team. It does sound like his rehab has gone well enough and no setbacks so hopefully he's ready sooner than later to be the full time SS. You would rather have chang or arroyo or Reyes out there than Story?? Story is the best defender, the best baserunner and has the most power. If he is close you get him in the lineup. The narrative on Story’s defense has gotten pretty wild imo. If his arm is back to healthy he’s good but he’s not better than Chang
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Post by blizzards39 on Jul 25, 2023 18:16:48 GMT -5
I see the game is delayed? Anybody have any info?
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 25, 2023 18:21:28 GMT -5
Harper was a good enough hitter to DH or play first. Story to me is not. If he's not able to play a full 9 at SS yet I don't think he adds much to the team. It does sound like his rehab has gone well enough and no setbacks so hopefully he's ready sooner than later to be the full time SS. You would rather have chang or arroyo or Reyes out there than Story?? Story is the best defender, the best baserunner and has the most power. If he is close you get him in the lineup. I certainly think story is better than them but I would rather be cautious with him and make sure his elbow can handle playing a full game at SS before they're penciling him in there. Last thing they need for this year and even more so the future years on his contract is him pushing himself too much early and blowing out his elbow again.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jul 25, 2023 18:24:00 GMT -5
I see the game is delayed? Anybody have any info? Its been pouring in Boston since about 5pm. Looks like it should stop and they’ll get the game in but it will be a late start.
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Post by cdj on Jul 25, 2023 18:24:25 GMT -5
You would rather have chang or arroyo or Reyes out there than Story?? Story is the best defender, the best baserunner and has the most power. If he is close you get him in the lineup. The narrative on Story’s defense has gotten pretty wild imo. If his arm is back to healthy he’s good but he’s not better than Chang I think the narrative the other way is just as crazy, people worry about his arm but even when it was a noodle that final year in Colorado he played a good SS! Before that year he was an elite defensive SS. If the arm is back then I don’t see why he can’t go back to being elite. Worst case he should be merely good there.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 25, 2023 18:25:23 GMT -5
I doubt a few throws in a game is meaningfully increasing the stress on his arm that he's been putting it under to rehab. He's in the minors to get some practice ABs
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 25, 2023 18:26:41 GMT -5
The narrative on Story’s defense has gotten pretty wild imo. If his arm is back to healthy he’s good but he’s not better than Chang I think the narrative the other way is just as crazy, people worry about his arm but even when it was a noodle that final year in Colorado he played a good SS! Before that year he was an elite defensive SS. If the arm is back then I don’t see why he can’t go back to being elite. Worst case he should be merely good there. Completely agree, if this elbow surgery allows his arm to even be average then he's going to be a good maybe great defensive SS who is capable of hitting 20-30 HRs and stealing 20-30 bases. That would obviously be an extremely valuable player but I don't think they need to rush him and risk reinjury to the elbow.
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Post by cheers on Jul 25, 2023 18:29:38 GMT -5
This Braves lineup is horrifying. The fanbase has dubbed it "Mortar Strike", and it isn't hard to see why. Tough first inning back for Schreiber.
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Post by terriblehondo on Jul 25, 2023 18:50:05 GMT -5
If Story's arm is good to go and he looks good in the field then I don't see an issue with activating him. It is not like he is replacing an offensive powerhouse in Yu and his defense should be at the least equal. Hit him 9th his speed will play.
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 25, 2023 18:50:53 GMT -5
This Braves lineup is horrifying. The fanbase has dubbed it "Mortar Strike", and it isn't hard to see why. Tough first inning back for Schreiber. And yet, despite hitting 76 more homers, they've only scored 46 more runs than we have! Incredible offense to be sure, but they're 3rd in the majors in runs and we're 5th. We can hang with this team if our pitching holds it together.
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