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Post by ray88h66 on May 10, 2015 13:10:27 GMT -5
Good to see the other teams starter spot the Sox 4 or 5 runs for a change.
Mookie has hit the ball hard all year. His numbers will go up.
I'm really rooting for JBJ to hit. I love watching him play D. He just has to hit a little to make him worth playing.
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Post by benjaminbuttons on May 10, 2015 13:10:27 GMT -5
Buchholz is absolutley drenched lol
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Post by thursty on May 10, 2015 13:13:23 GMT -5
Smyly out for rest of year
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Post by glassox on May 10, 2015 13:19:53 GMT -5
Looked like Clay pulled his hamstring there.
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Post by scottysmalls on May 10, 2015 13:32:29 GMT -5
I can't wait for the day Hanley is at first or DH and the Red Sox can play Mookie in left, Bradley in center and Castillo in right. Can't be sure but I'd bet Bradley throws out Encarnacion on that play.
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Post by blizzards39 on May 10, 2015 13:34:54 GMT -5
I'm not ready to say we still arnt in good shape. There isn't a team in this division without holes. Really all of the AL. No reason to think the Sox still can't win 85-90plus games, but we must solidify the rotation. The BABIP and RISP will both undoubtably revert to normal. We have got nothing out of 1B (well today we did) or C. Rusney hasn't played yet and Craig is finally gone. We need Clay and Porcello to pitch like they can but its apparent we do need to add a tip of the rotation guy.
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Post by benjaminbuttons on May 10, 2015 13:35:17 GMT -5
Wow at Bradley almost cutting that off
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Post by nomar on May 10, 2015 13:35:28 GMT -5
Smyly out for rest of year Jesus the Rays got screwed this week
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Post by atzar on May 10, 2015 13:40:57 GMT -5
Couple of hard-hit balls in that inning. First ones of the outing, really... Everything else has been really weak.
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Post by mattpicard on May 10, 2015 13:53:06 GMT -5
Me being frustrated at Bradley for "botching" those two plays he could have made goes to show how great he is in the field. Not sure any other right fielders make either play.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 10, 2015 13:54:07 GMT -5
Buchholz appears to be throwing his hardest this season....with lots of 94s on the FB. What you talkin' 'bout Willis?
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Post by jimed14 on May 10, 2015 13:55:36 GMT -5
See, there's Buchholz with a quality start after giving up 9 baserunners. That would have been a 9 run outing a few weeks ago. Maybe it's this ridiculous turf with the 11 ground ball outs he's gotten.
Of course I probably screwed this up because he'll come out for the 7th and give up 2 baserunners who of course will score after Breslow takes over for him.
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Post by ray88h66 on May 10, 2015 13:59:19 GMT -5
See, there's Buchholz with a quality start after giving up 9 baserunners. That would have been a 9 run outing a few weeks ago. Maybe it's this ridiculous turf with the 11 ground ball outs he's gotten. He's pitching a good game. I think he's throwing a bit harder and hitting his spots better, but I'll take luck if that's what it is.
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Post by jimed14 on May 10, 2015 14:01:51 GMT -5
See, there's Buchholz with a quality start after giving up 9 baserunners. That would have been a 9 run outing a few weeks ago. Maybe it's this ridiculous turf with the 11 ground ball outs he's gotten. He's pitching a good game. I think he's throwing a bit harder and hitting his spots better, but I'll take luck if that's what it is. He's really pitched well all year other than that Yankees game.
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Post by mgoetze on May 10, 2015 14:04:34 GMT -5
He's pitching a good game. I think he's throwing a bit harder and hitting his spots better, but I'll take luck if that's what it is. It's the haircut obviously.
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Post by ray88h66 on May 10, 2015 14:07:56 GMT -5
He's pitching a good game. I think he's throwing a bit harder and hitting his spots better, but I'll take luck if that's what it is. He's really pitched well all year other than that Yankees game. I agree, Jimed. And Clay drives me crazy. He is throwing harder today though.
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Post by jimed14 on May 10, 2015 14:09:58 GMT -5
Artificial turf will always be stupid. What a ridiculous double on the ball the bounced 20 feet in the air.
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Post by mgoetze on May 10, 2015 14:12:56 GMT -5
Artificial turf will always be stupid. What a ridiculous double on the ball the bounced 20 feet in the air. The almighty ERA statistic does not care about your petty objections.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on May 10, 2015 14:13:01 GMT -5
I'm one of Clay's biggest critics on here. Even I will admit that he got squeezed in the first inning. This guy just isn't calling the low strike.
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Post by ray88h66 on May 10, 2015 14:26:44 GMT -5
I'm willing to accept the stat guys telling me the sox pitcher's should be doing better. I hope they also agree that Xander should be hitting less than 250 with his weak swing?
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Post by jimed14 on May 10, 2015 14:30:21 GMT -5
I'm willing to accept the stat guys telling me the sox pitcher's should be doing better. I hope they also agree that Xander should be hitting less than 250 with his weak swing? Well, his BABIP is reasonable and he has dropped his k-rate from 23.2% to 17.4% this year so he's doing about what I'd expect at this point. He has given up power for contact so far. His swing is a work in progress. He's just 22. It'll come.
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Post by bookiemetts on May 10, 2015 14:34:05 GMT -5
I'm willing to accept the stat guys telling me the sox pitcher's should be doing better. I hope they also agree that Xander should be hitting less than 250 with his weak swing? Well, his BABIP is reasonable and he has dropped his k-rate from 23.2% to 17.4% this year so he's doing about what I'd expect at this point. He has given up power for contact so far. His swing is a work in progress. He's just 22. It'll come. He's been messing around with his stance too. He's definitely working on it. hopefully he can start driving the ball with some force soon.
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Post by mgoetze on May 10, 2015 14:34:02 GMT -5
Just when you thought Buchholz was going to be the pitcher with the worst haircut in this game, in comes Brett Cecil.
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Post by Guidas on May 10, 2015 14:50:25 GMT -5
Nice win.
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Post by jimed14 on May 10, 2015 14:51:52 GMT -5
Undefeated without Allen Craig.
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