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Post by honestlyabe on May 4, 2016 21:28:16 GMT -5
A happy Clay day! Great things happening in Salem. Chris Young hits a double. Everything's coming up Milhouse!
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Post by huskies15 on May 4, 2016 21:28:44 GMT -5
Chris Young hit a lefty!
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Post by brianthetaoist on May 4, 2016 21:29:06 GMT -5
A good Clay Buchholz makes this a really good team.
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Post by DesignatedKyle on May 4, 2016 21:30:19 GMT -5
I like Rutledge. He can be Brock's protege
edit: wow, didn't realize he was 27!
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Post by bosox81 on May 4, 2016 21:38:08 GMT -5
Holy cow! Mookie!
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Post by radiohix on May 4, 2016 21:45:51 GMT -5
JBJ spoiled me so much, when plays like this are made, I'm like "good play there!"
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Post by thursty on May 4, 2016 21:48:47 GMT -5
This ballpark really bums me out. Not only is it usually 2/3 empty, it's just totally milquetoast. The Chicago natives refer to it as Comiskey mall.
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Post by radiohix on May 4, 2016 21:52:22 GMT -5
This effin' guy! Please don't retire too.
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Post by Guidas on May 4, 2016 21:57:29 GMT -5
Great Win!
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Post by telson13 on May 4, 2016 21:59:46 GMT -5
A happy Clay day! Great things happening in Salem. Chris Young hits a double. Everything's coming up Milhouse! Classic reference. Well-played.
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Post by telson13 on May 4, 2016 22:03:43 GMT -5
A good Clay Buchholz makes this a really good team. And with the flip of the calendar page, Clay flips that #5 into #2. If Rodriguez is at all who he was last year, this is becoming a very dangerous team. The bullpen (unlike NY) will be a tremendous, utilizable weapon.
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Post by hanleyramirez22 on May 4, 2016 22:23:31 GMT -5
We are a good team boys Its gonna be a tough one tomorrow but I say we pull off a win then go on to take 2 out of three against the yanks and sweep the As I gotta say this is the most confident iv been in the boys sense '13
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Post by dd on May 4, 2016 22:23:39 GMT -5
This ballpark really bums me out. Not only is it usually 2/3 empty, it's just totally milquetoast. The Chicago natives refer to it as Comiskey mall. The first MLB game I saw was in Comiskey Park ... well, the old Comiskey Park. It was a scheduled Sunday double-header. I remember telling my Dad I hoped one of the White Sox would hit a home run near us. He explained to me that we were in foul territory.
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Post by ericmvan on May 4, 2016 22:24:37 GMT -5
A good Clay Buchholz makes this a really good team. And with the flip of the calendar page, Clay flips that #5 into #2. If Rodriguez is at all who he was last year, this is becoming a very dangerous team. The bullpen (unlike NY) will be a tremendous, utilizable weapon. Well, as I mentioned earlier, he's not Certified Real Clay (TM) until he's had good two starts in a row. His false-alarm good start in 2014 had a lousy xFIP offset by great BABIP. His good start this year against the Blue Jays three starts ago had subpar xFIP and average BABIP but mixed sequencing luck and avoiding the long ball. But he was legitimately terrific in his first and fourth starts last year, while not putting it together until his 10th. Still, diving deeper than game score makes it seem considerably likelier that this was indeed the turnaround. If you wanted to bet it was just a tease and I was giving you fair odds, I think I'd give you 3-1.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 4, 2016 22:26:13 GMT -5
A good Clay Buchholz makes this a really good team. And with the flip of the calendar page, Clay flips that #5 into #2. If Rodriguez is at all who he was last year, this is becoming a very dangerous team. The bullpen (unlike NY) will be a tremendous, utilizable weapon. And if Henry can pitch well for a few games, that will give ERod a chance to get his leg strength back (Pedro comment).
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Post by Costigan on May 4, 2016 22:55:16 GMT -5
The Chicago natives refer to it as Comiskey mall. The first MLB game I saw was in Comiskey Park ... well, the old Comiskey Park. It was a scheduled Sunday double-header. I remember telling my Dad I hoped one of the White Sox would hit a home run near us. He explained to me that we were in foul territory. I laughed genuinely so hard at this.
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Post by larrycook on May 4, 2016 23:30:29 GMT -5
Great win tonight! Ortiz bat speed is still there.
Bogey just taking what they giving him and hitting it. He is getting locked in.
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Post by ericmvan on May 5, 2016 0:23:54 GMT -5
Great win tonight! Ortiz bat speed is still there. Bogey just taking what they giving him and hitting it. He is getting locked in. We all know his .320 BA last year was based on an unsustainable .372 BABIP, so it should be no surprise that this year's he's hitting .321 with a .375 .... no, wait. He went into tonight at 8.4 fWAR and bWAR per 150 G.
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Post by danr on May 5, 2016 0:39:53 GMT -5
Just when there almost was a consensus that Buch should go he pulls this heartbreak performance tonight. Baseball is the world's greatest sport.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 5, 2016 5:26:00 GMT -5
Hanley was scratched for the flu. It's apparently going around the clubhouse.
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Post by jchang on May 5, 2016 5:51:32 GMT -5
Great win tonight! Ortiz bat speed is still there. Bogey just taking what they giving him and hitting it. He is getting locked in. We all know his .320 BA last year was based on an unsustainable .372 BABIP, so it should be no surprise that this year's he's hitting .321 with a .375 .... no, wait. He went into tonight at 8.4 fWAR and bWAR per 150 G. I am surprised and thankful that Xander is not being dismissed as just another Wade Boggs - not enough XBH
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Post by costpet on May 5, 2016 6:47:41 GMT -5
Eck won't do away games. But, I like him over Remy. Keeps you in the game from a pitcher's prospective.
Young extends hitting streak to 1. Better give him some rest.
Papi is having way too much fun. If he keeps this up, Dom might dangle a boatload of cash for one more year. Say, 30 Million
Hanley looks like he's having a blast this year, too.
Hey, we have a fun team.
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Post by brianthetaoist on May 5, 2016 6:54:08 GMT -5
Great win tonight! Ortiz bat speed is still there. Bogey just taking what they giving him and hitting it. He is getting locked in. We all know his .320 BA last year was based on an unsustainable .372 BABIP, so it should be no surprise that this year's he's hitting .321 with a .375 .... no, wait. He went into tonight at 8.4 fWAR and bWAR per 150 G. Now up to 8.7 bWAR and 9.2 fWAR per 150.
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Post by sox fan in nc on May 5, 2016 8:10:52 GMT -5
Saw the game via ESPN, Sutcliff was trashing Buch early on, saying he looked "injured". Really praising Rodon. Then nothing about Clay's good work until the 6th inning. I think Navarro cost Rodon about 15 strikes by Pierzynski'ing them out of the strike zone.
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Post by jchang on May 5, 2016 8:11:44 GMT -5
Papi's post game interview- something along the lines of: come this time next year, if he's bored, we should give him a call. Let him play golf Apr to May in the warm DR.
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