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Post by Guidas on Apr 5, 2014 21:12:14 GMT -5
That was a Navariffic catch.
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Post by brianthetaoist on Apr 5, 2014 21:25:42 GMT -5
I'm just getting in ... what's up with this lineup? Where's Middlebrooks?
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Post by ibsmith85 on Apr 5, 2014 21:31:11 GMT -5
Wow. Filthy.
Both Middlebrooks and Carp were both late scratches. I believe it was a calf strain for WMB.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 5, 2014 21:31:43 GMT -5
Ortiz, Carp, and Middlebrooks getting the night off - so far. Napoli at DH, Nava at 1st, so Gomes in LF.
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Post by pedroelgrande on Apr 5, 2014 22:02:27 GMT -5
Is there any room in the I hate AJ train left? I'm hoping in.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 5, 2014 22:02:46 GMT -5
Nice to see Tazawa's FB back in the 94-96 range, esp on a cool night.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 5, 2014 22:18:37 GMT -5
I know all the sportswriters love Badehop because he's "intelligent" and "a nice guy" and pimp up his abilities like he's some elite set-up guy but I've always thought he's a 6th or 7th inning ham-and-egger-type pitcher.
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Post by jmei on Apr 5, 2014 22:27:13 GMT -5
I hate everything about this game.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 5, 2014 22:34:31 GMT -5
Ugh.
Go Huskies!
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Post by wskeleton76 on Apr 5, 2014 22:36:14 GMT -5
One of the worst game. Besides bullpen, everything was terrible.
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Post by pedroelgrande on Apr 5, 2014 22:37:45 GMT -5
Take out your panic button and stomp on it.
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Post by moonstone2 on Apr 5, 2014 22:41:05 GMT -5
Buchholz hasn't thrown a pitch above 90 MPH. I am personally getting tired of his act. Bad location at 89? I am sure he will say that getting hit on the foot threw him off and he now has to go on the disabled list. Good grief.
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Post by bluechip on Apr 5, 2014 23:36:06 GMT -5
I know all the sportswriters love Badehop because he's "intelligent" and "a nice guy" and pimp up his abilities like he's some elite set-up guy but I've always thought he's a 6th or 7th inning ham-and-egger-type pitcher. He has been decidedly mediocre his entire career.
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Post by grandsalami on Apr 5, 2014 23:39:54 GMT -5
Buchholz hasn't thrown a pitch above 90 MPH. I am personally getting tired of his act. Bad location at 89? I am sure he will say that getting hit on the foot threw him off and he now has to go on the disabled list. Good grief. Really dude?
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Apr 6, 2014 6:21:18 GMT -5
Upside if he is dled Rubby is in his slot.
Yesterday's stuff from him plays anywhere.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Apr 6, 2014 7:31:30 GMT -5
Is there any room in the I hate AJ train left? I'm hoping in. We might have to add a few extra cars for the express train out of town for AJ. He will not last the year with the Red Sox. He is a mediocre catcher and he can't hit. Shipping him out of Boston....can't come soon enough.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Apr 6, 2014 7:38:03 GMT -5
Let's hope Vazquez tears up AAA and is ready sooner than later. That would markedly improve the defense and perhaps we can have a starting catcher who doesn't swing at every piece of crap thrown toward home plate.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 6, 2014 7:58:05 GMT -5
Let's see. The suddenly not so lowly Brewers had better starting pitching, a better bullpen and better hitters. Our starter threw 89-90 which is Sabbathia like and we were outhit 19-7. Mujica has apparently lost velocity and even Koji, at 87-88, is down a tick...perhaps to be expected at 39. When will Bailey be available?
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Post by ibsmith85 on Apr 6, 2014 8:14:58 GMT -5
Let's see. The suddenly not so lowly Brewers had better starting pitching, a better bullpen and better hitters. Our starter threw 89-90 which is Sabbathia like and we were outhit 19-7. Mujica has apparently lost velocity and even Koji, at 87-88, is down a tick...perhaps to be expected at 39. When will Bailey be available? Koji? Really? You're complaining about Koji?
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Post by godot on Apr 6, 2014 8:52:40 GMT -5
Boy, we are true to form, panicking already. Oh well, that's our prerogative. But after one game Clay is washed up, after hitting ok for 17 years, they finally have figured A,J. out, and of course, the usual criticisms of Farrell. And someone pined for Bailey who signed with the Yankees. Oh well, it's fun. Now my rant. The lineup misses Ellsbury (and Shane), but enough talent there to figure it out.
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Post by jdb on Apr 6, 2014 9:05:34 GMT -5
They were just saying on MLB network that WMBs calf injury could land him on the DL. If that's the case would you bring up Holt or Cechini ?
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 6, 2014 9:29:02 GMT -5
Daniel Nava, RF Dustin Pedroia, 2B David Ortiz, DH Mike Napoli, 1B Xander Bogaerts, SS Jonny Gomes, LF Jonathan Herrera, 3B Jackie Bradley Jr., CF David Ross, C Jon Lester, SP
Cecchini has played all of 3 games at AAA, let him settle in at that level before thinking of calling him up.
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Post by brianthetaoist on Apr 6, 2014 9:33:01 GMT -5
Gotta be considered a must-win, right?
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 6, 2014 9:43:19 GMT -5
Gotta be considered a must-win, right? Talking about must-wins this early in the season is just silly. Especially in interleague. If WMB goes on the DL and Carp doesn't, but still needs some rest, then Snyder would seem to me a better call-up than Holt (or Cecchini).
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Post by brianthetaoist on Apr 6, 2014 9:53:26 GMT -5
Gotta be considered a must-win, right? Talking about must-wins this early in the season is just silly. Especially in interleague. Well, you can bury your head in the sand of you want, but a loss today and a win by the Rays puts the Sox 2.5 back with only 156 games to go.
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