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8/12-8/14 Red Sox vs. Arizona Series Thread
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Post by mattpicard on Aug 14, 2016 16:47:08 GMT -5
Kevin Thomas @clearthebases 4m4 minutes ago Boston, MA #RedSox moves: Steven Wright to DL, Hanley Ramirez bereavement leave, Elias to @pawsox . Farrell said corresponding moves later Adds HRam bereavement leave. Chris Young ready? Farrell said they want Young to get 20-25 PA's on rehab. He's only gotten a handful. Sounds like Brentz may be back for a couple days before Young is ready.
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 14, 2016 17:14:31 GMT -5
Was at Fenway with my two sons and 2 granddaughters, aged 4 & 6, who saw their first Sox game. They were so excited cheering and dancing every time the Sox scored. I could not imagine a more fun game for all.
Jmei is right. Hanley's shot off the lf wall was a no hump bullet 2/3 of the the way up. Mookie's first hr was a bomb exiting Fenway in left center. The others were well-struck line drives.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 14, 2016 17:16:44 GMT -5
That was a badly needed series sweep where the Red Sox ran over a dreadful team at home, the kind of performance that we should be seeing more often. If Ortiz can catch fire look out. I think Big Papi has another big run of homers in him. He hits them in bunches.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Aug 14, 2016 17:18:18 GMT -5
I'd like to truly, and personally apologize to Rick Porcello. I know he had a bad year last year, but this is the first true year of his $20 million dollar extension and he has truly been the ace we needed. Way to go dude. He blew through that a while back. The team has produced for him, but he's also been very good. Sixteen wins and counting - ahd they've had more wins when he's pitched even if he didn't get the notch. Speaking of blowing through it, Betts is near 7 wins (BR) at this point, and working his way towards 9 or so for the year. Do the math to get an idea of what that's worth. The roster is really put together what with Benintendi getting his ML legs, and Leon lighting it up - as others have pointed out. Add in Holt to spell amost everyone and this is a very good team offensively. The focus should be on defense and getting all the relief help rested and ready if they do make the playoffs. Because there's no doubt, the team can put up runs.
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 14, 2016 18:06:46 GMT -5
Giants BP chokes
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Post by bosox on Aug 14, 2016 18:25:21 GMT -5
No breaks for the Sox. The Giants' closer gives up a 3 run bomb to lose it. The Sox need to help themselves and sweep the O's this week.
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Post by ericmvan on Aug 14, 2016 18:49:29 GMT -5
Farrell said they want Young to get 20-25 PA's on rehab. He's only gotten a handful. Sounds like Brentz may be back for a couple days before Young is ready. Hernandez has to be talking Hanley's spot for the three days bereavement. So Holt at 3B, Shaw at 1B, bench of Holaday, Hill, Hernandez, and Brentz. Miller's pitched just 5 times for the Indians and Francona has already used him in the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th. And his head did not explode! Someone should point that out to JF. Given that weapon, you really can't afford to start the lineup with three RHB and then have 5 of the next 6 be LHB, specially when Bogaerts is in such a funk. Pedey, JBJ, Mookie, Papi, X, Benny, Leon, Shaw, Holt.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Aug 14, 2016 19:40:37 GMT -5
Amazing. Mookie's power is like if deepjohn's Kopech predictions actually came true. Gkad I wasn't drinking something when I read this or I would have sprayed across the room. Whither Teheran?
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Post by larrycook on Aug 14, 2016 19:45:16 GMT -5
Farrell said they want Young to get 20-25 PA's on rehab. He's only gotten a handful. Sounds like Brentz may be back for a couple days before Young is ready. Hernandez has to be talking Hanley's spot for the three days bereavement. So Holt at 3B, Shaw at 1B, bench of Holaday, Hill, Hernandez, and Brentz. Miller's pitched just 5 times for the Indians and Francona has already used him in the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th. And his head did not explode! Someone should point that out to JF. Given that weapon, you really can't afford to start the lineup with three RHB and then have 5 of the next 6 be LHB, specially when Bogaerts is in such a funk. Pedey, JBJ, Mookie, Papi, X, Benny, Leon, Shaw, Holt. I think that Hernandez deserves the call up over Brentz. Hernandez had been hitting fairly consistently at Pawtucket. He has earned it.
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Post by xycosis on Aug 14, 2016 20:01:03 GMT -5
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Post by Oregon Norm on Aug 15, 2016 1:03:51 GMT -5
Wow, Mookie with 2 hrs. I hope Arizona isn't thinking about plunking him next at bat. At some point, teams will start thinking about walking him more. That's when he becomes a Papi-like hitter. It may be a while. He's doing what the very best hitters do, building a direct connection between pitch recognition and fast twitch muscle memory. Just like last year, he's only getting better as the season moves on, but at a higher level. It's to the point where he can't be pitched inside at all, and he seems to be figuring out what's coming when on the outer half also, so he's gradually learning to deal with those pitches. Teams will have to determine how to avoid him, but the lineup is too good to do that right now. He made Greinke look second rate for trying to sneak stuff by him. As long as there are pitchers willing to try that, Greinke will have lots of company in that club.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Aug 15, 2016 7:38:41 GMT -5
It sucks they're losing Hanley at a critical time against the O's and Indians. He was just really hitting a groove.
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