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Post by tizzle on Oct 24, 2018 20:43:31 GMT -5
Actually, its 6 baserunners, 3 walks. My mistake, still point still proven. It more proves your point if anything, I was just clarifying a fact.
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Post by mobaz on Oct 24, 2018 20:43:34 GMT -5
Why are we not aggressively swinging at strikes? Boegarts and then Devers watching the best pitches go by early in the count and then getting stuck swinging at pitches outside the zone.
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Post by manfred on Oct 24, 2018 20:43:58 GMT -5
In a more literal sense, being as good as an MLB umpire at your job means being one of the best few dozen people in the world at it. 50% of the doctors in the world are below average doctors. Wait: wouldn’t that be below the median? Average could be a different percentage (that is if I had 3 students, and 1 got an A and 2 Fs, 2/3 would be below average).
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Post by kevfc89 on Oct 24, 2018 20:44:18 GMT -5
Why are we not aggressively swinging at strikes? Boegarts and then Devers watching the best pitches go by early in the count and then getting stuck swinging at pitches outside the zone. i'm sure they're trying
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Post by dd on Oct 24, 2018 20:45:19 GMT -5
50% of the doctors in the world are below average doctors. MLB umpires represent the top 1% of baseball umpires in the world. Yup. The point I think is that calling balls and strikes accurately, or even consistently, is an extraordinarily hard thing for humans to do. At the MLB level they shouldn't have to. It can be done better without them
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 24, 2018 20:45:34 GMT -5
50% of the doctors in the world are below average doctors. MLB umpires represent the top 1% of baseball umpires in the world. is it important for you to defend Danley's strike zone tonight? Because that is what folks are really posting about
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Post by Guidas on Oct 24, 2018 20:45:41 GMT -5
Here we go - third time through.
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Post by cutz on Oct 24, 2018 20:46:09 GMT -5
Just heard on WEEI that Danley was drafted by the Dodgers but did not sign. He played College ball at San Diego St. when Tony Gwynn was ther.
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Post by dd on Oct 24, 2018 20:46:50 GMT -5
WOW
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Post by Guidas on Oct 24, 2018 20:46:58 GMT -5
Sweet catch!
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 24, 2018 20:47:26 GMT -5
MLB umpires represent the top 1% of baseball umpires in the world. is it important for you to defend Danley's strike zone tonight? Because that is what folks are really posting about Yeah I don't really get it either. No one can tell me this ump is any good tonight.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 24, 2018 20:47:44 GMT -5
Benny saving the Sox bacon all postseason.
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Post by tizzle on Oct 24, 2018 20:49:31 GMT -5
This ump is really getting on my tits.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 24, 2018 20:49:47 GMT -5
At least Price is bouncing back fine.
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Post by dd on Oct 24, 2018 20:51:04 GMT -5
At least Price is bouncing back fine. If I "like" that will it count as a jinx?
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Post by soxfaninnj on Oct 24, 2018 20:51:12 GMT -5
nice bounce back inning price
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Post by wildsox on Oct 24, 2018 20:51:29 GMT -5
Is it the way Vazquez is receiving? Why isn’t Price getting the same inside strike as Ryu?
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Post by kevfc89 on Oct 24, 2018 20:51:34 GMT -5
could use one more inning from Price, then just need the bp for 3
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 24, 2018 20:51:54 GMT -5
ok. the bad guys bats have awoken a bit, i fully expect ours to also. Let's go offense !!!
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Post by Guidas on Oct 24, 2018 20:52:36 GMT -5
Ok, need some here. Bottom of the order guys. (i.e. lay off the curveballs and nail that sloppy cutter/fb)
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Post by Legion of Bloom on Oct 24, 2018 20:52:59 GMT -5
At least Price is bouncing back fine. Exactly, dude looks good tonight. Bad inning in the 4th but he minimized the damage and had a 1-2-3 5th. If you were told before the game that Price would go 5 IP with 2ER, you’d take it.
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Post by bosox on Oct 24, 2018 20:54:29 GMT -5
Looks like Roberts made the right call in starting Ryu on the road. The Sox can't get anything going off him and Urias waiting.
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 24, 2018 20:54:52 GMT -5
Really nice effort by the offense tonight
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Post by Legion of Bloom on Oct 24, 2018 20:56:04 GMT -5
3 pitches, 2 outs. Pathetic.
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Post by dridiot on Oct 24, 2018 20:56:18 GMT -5
can we make him throw more than 5 pitches?
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