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Post by soxfaninnj on Jun 22, 2019 17:06:12 GMT -5
Jbj s ops is up .694. That just amazes the heck out of me
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 22, 2019 17:07:14 GMT -5
C'mon Brian. Don't let Walden poach your pitching win.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jun 22, 2019 17:07:15 GMT -5
johnson is spinning the bejesus out of it.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Jun 22, 2019 17:08:19 GMT -5
johnson is spinning the bejesus out of it. Imagine the April version of these Sox vs today’s Brian Johnson?? There would be a ton of arguing on this board lol
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 22, 2019 17:08:31 GMT -5
That's a super impressive start by Johnson and I assume he's done now. He's not really stretched out and is only on 3 days rest and still made it through 5.
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Post by hammerhead on Jun 22, 2019 17:09:10 GMT -5
Whew. Brian Johnson scares me. Not me compared to the usual dreck we run out there in these 5th starter\bullpen games
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jun 22, 2019 17:11:25 GMT -5
If THIS is Brian Johnson, Nate can take all the time he needs to get healthy.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jun 22, 2019 17:14:58 GMT -5
Yeah, you notice his height coming into play at first base sometimes. If say a Pearce was over there, he can probably reach that ball that bounced high after hitting the ground. Pearce listed as 5'11", Chavis 5'10" Lol Pedrioa is listed at what 5'9" too. Yeah I don't take those measurements too seriously.
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Post by telson13 on Jun 22, 2019 17:15:12 GMT -5
Vazquez loves hitting bombs.
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Post by telson13 on Jun 22, 2019 17:21:42 GMT -5
Jbj s ops is up .694. That just amazes the heck out of me I think he ends up in the .750-.775 range and ends up with his usual 2.5-3 WAR. Idk why he’s always such a slow starter, but he’s looked very good for a month now. Beni has looked better of late, too. Still no HR power but he’s hitting gaps. I’m still convinced he’s on the Christian Yelich development plan. I doubt he ends up *that* good, because...zoinks Scoob...but I’m optimistic he does end up approaching it, with maybe a bit less power but the high BAs/OBPs.
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Post by telson13 on Jun 22, 2019 17:27:49 GMT -5
Absolutely zero complaints, but can anyone tell me how, exactly, Shawaryn is doing this?!
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jun 22, 2019 17:28:13 GMT -5
Shawaryn is death to RHB with that saucer slider. He'll be the new Hembree soon.
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Post by jimed14 on Jun 22, 2019 17:28:30 GMT -5
Absolutely zero complaints, but can anyone tell me how, exactly, Shawaryn is doing this?! The slider must be really tough to lay off and it makes his fastball play up. I have a hell of a time pronouncing his name.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jun 22, 2019 17:29:12 GMT -5
Shawaryn telling Dombrowski he’s not renewing his lease on his apartment in Rhode Island.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Jun 22, 2019 17:29:55 GMT -5
Jbj s ops is up .694. That just amazes the heck out of me I think he ends up in the .750-.775 range and ends up with his usual 2.5-3 WAR. Idk why he’s always such a slow starter, but he’s looked very good for a month now. Beni has looked better of late, too. Still no HR power but he’s hitting gaps. I’m still convinced he’s on the Christian Yelich development plan. I doubt he ends up *that* good, because...zoinks Scoob...but I’m optimistic he does end up approaching it, with maybe a bit less power but the high BAs/OBPs. Present day yelich is an easy first ballot hall of famer. Not saying he keeps it up but he’s playing at an all time rate last year and a half and he’s better this year than his mvp year last year. 195 wrc+
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Post by Guidas on Jun 22, 2019 17:30:20 GMT -5
If THIS is Brian Johnson, Nate can take all the time he needs to get healthy. Well, he did just pitch against the Blue Jays.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jun 22, 2019 17:31:55 GMT -5
If THIS is Brian Johnson, Nate can take all the time he needs to get healthy. Well, he did just pitch against the Blue Jays. I bet you used to tell little kids the Easter Bunny wasn’t real. 😀
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Post by soxfaninnj on Jun 22, 2019 17:32:30 GMT -5
Well, he did just pitch against the Blue Jays. I bet you used to tell little kids the Easter Bunny wasn’t real. 😀 Wait what?
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Post by telson13 on Jun 22, 2019 17:35:57 GMT -5
C'mon Brian. Don't let Walden poach your pitching win. Lol, I seriously want him to poach all the wins. I’m dying to see a statistical oddity, like a 15-0 record. Then again, he’s been my darkhorse binky since ST ‘18, so I’m super biased.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jun 22, 2019 17:36:37 GMT -5
We seem to have our 5th starter...at last.
Bottom of the order showing the way today
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jun 22, 2019 17:37:41 GMT -5
We seem to have our 5th starter...at last. Guidas says Johnson sucks.
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Post by telson13 on Jun 22, 2019 17:39:41 GMT -5
Shawaryn is death to RHB with that saucer slider. He'll be the new Hembree soon. It’s been a long time, so idk if it’s even accurate, but I have a weird association with A’s-vintage Gene Nelson when I see Shawaryn pitch. That’s the guy I think of.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 22, 2019 17:41:25 GMT -5
If THIS is Brian Johnson, Nate can take all the time he needs to get healthy. Brian threw a shutout last year..... But he is basically a 2 pitch guy....a good curve "if" way down and maybe not a strike and a 'fastball' that qualifies as such only by the way he holds/releases it. He won't be here next year IMO. Kudos to his performance today.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jun 22, 2019 17:43:02 GMT -5
That's an impressive start for Brian Johnson. JBJ continues to rake and the Sox are taking care of the teams they should.
As thrilling as come from behind wins are, I'd like to see them soundly beat bad teams, which they're doing today.
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Post by Guidas on Jun 22, 2019 17:44:19 GMT -5
Dammit. The rout is postponed.
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