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Post by asm18 on Apr 3, 2024 17:36:46 GMT -5
Well sneak away with a win today. Probably don't win that game if they were literally playing any other team but a W is a W. Jansen had better sharpen up or he's going to need to be replaced from the closers role. Still no hits allowed, he’s unhittable! Tied for 6th all time in saves, baby! Weissert hyping up Kenley while he’s getting loose before the 9th:
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Post by brendan98 on Apr 3, 2024 17:45:48 GMT -5
The Sox certainly played down to the level of competition the last 2 games. Maybe it is possible that mentally, they saw how bad the A's were in game 1 and thought they really didn't need to show up to win the next 2 to win. Whatever it was, thrilled to be off to a good start, and lets go win the series in LA!
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Post by cheers on Apr 3, 2024 17:49:44 GMT -5
Funny Oakland Coliseum story (not relevant to gameday thread, but another opportunity may never arise).
I was at a Sox/A's game in 1993 with a pretty bay area girl whom I'd later marry (maiden name Buckner).
Sometime around the 5th inning, she told me who her uncle was, and my heart sank - I mean, how could I ever bring THAT home to New England?? I could envision my mother TRYING SO HARD to not hate her.
Turns out, she was smart enough to yank my chain for a couple weeks, and didn't have an Uncle Bill raised in Vallejo.
RESPECT.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Apr 3, 2024 18:15:02 GMT -5
Coming into the game, Devers, Casas, Valdez and Abreu were all looking up at Mendoza. That is about the same number of Yankee starters under the Mendoz lines.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 3, 2024 18:22:00 GMT -5
Small sample size rules, huh?
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Post by blizzards39 on Apr 3, 2024 18:28:40 GMT -5
Coming into the game, Devers, Casas, Valdez and Abreu were all looking up at Mendoza. That is about the same number of Yankee starters under the Mendoz lines. Cant realy look at individual stats until at least 20 games in. The exception might be Dalbec.
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Post by kevfc89 on Apr 3, 2024 18:52:07 GMT -5
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Post by Foulke_In_Athol on Apr 3, 2024 19:02:34 GMT -5
Anybody ever try stretching Slaten out? He seems like 2 innings barely phases him and he's so nasty. Could he literally mirror Whit's career in Boston?
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Apr 3, 2024 19:08:16 GMT -5
They don't score runs for Pivetta. Pivetta’s first start was a 1-0 loss, and his second a 1-0 win. I hope the Red Sox start scoring for him when they leave the West Coast.
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Post by bluechip on Apr 3, 2024 19:21:45 GMT -5
God I hate watching Jensen pitch. I feel you, Kimbrel 2018 playoffs is still my personal nightmare Kimbrel in the 2018 playoffs is why we have an iconic Chris Sale celebration on the mound. That’s all I remember. Who knows, maybe we end 2024 with Bello celebrating on the mound.
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Post by julyanmorley on Apr 3, 2024 19:23:23 GMT -5
Anybody ever try stretching Slaten out? He seems like 2 innings barely phases him and he's so nasty. Could he literally mirror Whit's career in Boston? He was a starter in college and his first couple years in the minors. If he has a successful year pretty good chance we give him another chance as a starter.
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Post by notstarboard on Apr 3, 2024 19:40:59 GMT -5
KC had a 3-0 lead in the 8th but just got walked off by the O's. Wasted 6.1 IP scoreless from Ragans.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Apr 3, 2024 19:47:27 GMT -5
It's a good thing the A's are historically bad. Some ugly fundamentals but a 3 game sweep and now another series against a bad team, but Red Sox of 2023 bad, not probably 120 loss bad. In this case you can't fault them for who they play. They had 3 games and won 3 games. This road trip is a good way to set the tone for the season and build confidence. Could set up for a nice run even when they play the better teams. The Red Sox are 5-2 now, and after the road trip their away games for the season goes from 81 to 71 remaining. If they can win even 2 of 3, they will finish the road trip 7-3 with 10 more home games than road, which would be huge (for a team everyone said (not here - media in general) would finish last in the division).
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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 3, 2024 20:00:45 GMT -5
Red Sox lead ALE in run differential so far this year (#5 in MLB)
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Post by soxinsf on Apr 3, 2024 20:29:23 GMT -5
The Sox certainly played down to the level of competition the last 2 games. Maybe it is possible that mentally, they saw how bad the A's were in game 1 and thought they really didn't need to show up to win the next 2 to win. Whatever it was, thrilled to be off to a good start, and let’s go win the series in LA! Here’s how bad the A’s are. Their broadcast team was openly hoping that the A’s could win 50 games this year but were not convinced and said so.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Apr 3, 2024 22:55:42 GMT -5
God I hate watching Jensen pitch. I feel you, Kimbrel 2018 playoffs is still my personal nightmare Zero blown saves!
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Post by taiwansox on Apr 3, 2024 23:34:50 GMT -5
I feel you, Kimbrel 2018 playoffs is still my personal nightmare Zero blown saves! That save in Game 4 against the MFY was the luckiest moment we’ve had as Red Sox fans. That sac fly by Gary Sanchez was traumatic!
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Post by rhswanzey on Apr 3, 2024 23:48:29 GMT -5
They don't score runs for Pivetta. Pivetta’s first start was a 1-0 loss, and his second a 1-0 win. I hope the Red Sox start scoring for him when they leave the West Coast. Will Flemming pointed out today that Pivetta has managed to lose 1-0 games six times with the Sox.
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Post by yuchangclan on Apr 4, 2024 0:22:49 GMT -5
The A's draft pick can't be better than 10th for the 2025 draft after two straight lottery picks. They got 6 and 4 with the worst and second worst teams in baseball those years. I was curious if they had any hope of being good any time soon. I found according to MLB.com their only top 100 guy on their list is Wilson who they picked last year who is ranked 65. So not much hope for Oakland in the near future. Surprised to hear this as the A’s used to be one of the best-run teams in MLB(despite the stingy ownership). Also, they traded Chapman, Olson, Murphy and Montas and didn’t get a single top-100 guy in return? That’s MLB malpractice.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Apr 4, 2024 0:50:23 GMT -5
Didn't know how many here hd seen the Oakland management folks had passed around memo to emploees at the stadium, prior to game 1 vs sox to avoid many things vs fans. like avoiding anything as Oakland as their home.. Many other comical items.
Try to post the twitter feed, not able will post link to it.
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Post by trotman on Apr 4, 2024 7:39:51 GMT -5
I was curious if they had any hope of being good any time soon. I found according to MLB.com their only top 100 guy on their list is Wilson who they picked last year who is ranked 65. So not much hope for Oakland in the near future. Surprised to hear this as the A’s used to be one of the best-run teams in MLB(despite the stingy ownership). Also, they traded Chapman, Olson, Murphy and Montas and didn’t get a single top-100 guy in return? That’s MLB malpractice. The Athletics did terribly in almost all their trades but did trade for top 100 prospects. Olson Trade: Langeliers was top 100 at the time of trade. Pache just graduated but was top 100. The Frankie Montas trade in a vacuum wasn't bad. I enjoyed my schadenfreude when all 3 pitchers the Yankees traded away got starts when the Yankees needed it. 56 starts between JP Sears, Waldichuch and Luis Medina in 2023 when the Yankees needed help. In 2024 only JP Sears is in the majors. Waldichuck (injury) didn't look terrible but Luis Medina may not contribute ever again. The Montas trade is probably a win for the Athletics. The Murphy trade always fascinated me because the 3-team trade. The Braves traded William Contreras (an all-star at age 24) to the Brewers. Sean Murphy is a better all around catcher but for how long. Both catchers have been great for their respective team. The Athletics completely bombed that trade yielding Kyle Muller (maybe Esteury Ruiz) as the only salvageable piece a few years later. Edit: Montas has as many wins in two starts with the Reds as his entire 2 years with the Yankees. He started 8 games vs the 56 bad starts the Athletics got from the Yankees prospects.
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Post by ericmvan on Apr 4, 2024 11:05:58 GMT -5
Sox pitching leads xwOBA with .257; runner-up Astros are .280. The gap is bigger than the one between the Astros and #10 Reds.
Sox pitching leads wOBA with .223; runner-up Braves are .242. The gap is just about the same size as that between the Braves and #4 O's (.262), but the second-best team that has plated 6 games is the D-Backs, 7th best at .282.
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Post by juanpena on Apr 4, 2024 11:21:38 GMT -5
That save in Game 4 against the MFY was the luckiest moment we’ve had as Red Sox fans. That sac fly by Gary Sanchez was traumatic! Nope. The luckiest moment by far was Tony Clark's double in Game 5 of the 2004 ALCS going into the stands, keeping the runner at third. The ball didn't just hop into the stands, like they often do in the right field corner, it bounced and hit the ball, but instead of bouncing back onto the field, it skipped into the stands.
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Post by incandenza on Apr 4, 2024 12:47:30 GMT -5
I'm of two minds with the above quotes about A's ownership. On the one hand, he is definitely tanking, and working hard to get out of dodge. And on the other, the situation in Oakland has been pretty bad for a long time. The ballpark itself is terrible, and not in a very good part of the city in that it is surrounded by parking lots and industry. And the city itself has all kinds of problems from historic mismanagement, to geographic factors to unlucky timing. Just look at the growth of the area in general over the last 5-30 years, versus the stagnation of Oakland really since 1950. It is a sprawling car-centric city in a desert, prone to natural disasters. That doesn't mean it couldn't be great, but a lot of things have conspired to make it bad. Don't forget that the other two pro sports teams have left in recent years as well. Again, I don't mean to absolve the owner of wrong-doing, nor to encourage cities to spend ungodly sums on ballparks to keep their teams around. The right owner could have collaborated with the Warriors to build in an up and coming area, create a vibrant district, profit off the real estate, and be a part of the solution rather than the problem. But I the owner is also in an awful situation that likely cannot support a sports team without significant investment. He's getting a sweetheart deal in another city, and why wouldn't he take advantage. ADD: I selfishly don't want them to leave the name in Oakland. I love that the A's are a nomadic team, which has brought MLB to ever deeper frontiers. The name is city-agnostic anyway. Maybe they leave behind the green and yellow color-scheme? Maybe they should even consider a partial barnstorming season before they move? I hope they officially change their name to the Sacramento Athletics for the next three years.
I say boo to this, but there is something to be said for this spirit of total placelessness. The A's are everywhere and nowhere, a state of mind, your hometown team and mine should we merely choose to claim it is so.
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Post by asm18 on Apr 4, 2024 13:18:26 GMT -5
There isn't an Angels thread yet, but have a feeling Casas is going to like this... Let the Big Dog Eat.
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