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Post by vermontsox1 on Feb 20, 2020 12:34:20 GMT -5
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Post by vermontsox1 on Feb 21, 2020 9:04:07 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Feb 21, 2020 15:56:15 GMT -5
I've only watched part of the game. Some vague, general comments on the new guys:
Wong moves well behind the plate. A few of McGrath's pitches required athleticism to catch.
Brice looked decent. He has a very different pitching motion where the ball comes out from the bottom, not the top. I wouldn't call him a sidearmer though. Decent velocity and curve. Spotted the ball well.
I didn't see Downs do anything that required range, so no major impression either way. He backed up the 3rd baseman on a deflection but was unable to get the runner and his first AB resulted in a grounder to 3B that was too hot to handle.
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Post by ramireja on Feb 21, 2020 18:04:37 GMT -5
Northeastern are a bunch of cowards for not starting Sebastian Keane.
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Post by redsox09 on Feb 21, 2020 20:09:26 GMT -5
Looks like Varitek is going to be the bench coach of this team. Wondering if he takes over at manager after 2020.
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Post by station13 on Feb 22, 2020 9:15:46 GMT -5
I didn't see the game, but heard jokes of Past a diving Jeter on twitter, was he really like his idol fielding?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Feb 22, 2020 9:46:37 GMT -5
I didn't see the game, but heard jokes of Past a diving Jeter on twitter, was he really like his idol fielding? I watched some but not all. There wasn't anything I saw that tested him. What I did see of him, I'd label as averish or maybe a little better defensively. I doubt if he'll be either Iglesias good or Jeter bad.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Feb 22, 2020 13:22:19 GMT -5
I’m jonesing for baseball so much that I’m actually excited that Brian Johnson just had a perfect inning against the Rays. Benintendi leading off the bottom of the inning with a single is a cherry on top.
Spring Training game or not, I have missed baseball.
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Post by beantown on Feb 22, 2020 13:32:38 GMT -5
Mata a little shaky in his one inning. Missing spots. Breaking ball not tight enough today. Allows hit and BB but comes back with a nice 2SFB to induce the inning-ending DP.
Bobby B's is a presence in the batter's box, man. That is one *big* dude. Grounds softly pass the mound vs. Beeks in first AB
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Post by kevfc89 on Feb 22, 2020 13:46:37 GMT -5
Chavis' swinging strikeout in the first was on a slightly elevated fastball
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Post by caseytins on Feb 22, 2020 13:46:49 GMT -5
Bandy is huge. Seems to be a very decent pitch framer from what I've seen so far. I mean, how many 6'4" catchers are there? It's tough for this ump to see over him even in the crouch.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Feb 22, 2020 13:50:14 GMT -5
Jett Bandy is a great baseball name.
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Post by caseytins on Feb 22, 2020 13:59:31 GMT -5
Bandy is huge. Seems to be a very decent pitch framer from what I've seen so far. I mean, how many 6'4" catchers are there? It's tough for this ump to see over him even in the crouch. Off the top of my head, Salvador Perez is the only current catcher that might be his size.
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Post by kevfc89 on Feb 22, 2020 14:17:22 GMT -5
Again, Chavis put away easily with the bases loaded with elevated fastballs. Without trying to overanalyze him one spring training game in, it doesn't look like he's adjusted his swing this offseason to hit that pitch.
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Post by cdj on Feb 22, 2020 14:25:59 GMT -5
Again, Chavis put away easily with the bases loaded with elevated fastballs. Without trying to overanalyze him one spring training game in, it doesn't look like he's adjusted his swing this offseason to hit that pitch. It’s also February and he probably hasn’t seen a ton of live pitching over the last few months I’ll be concerned if it’s April and it’s more of the same
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Post by congusgambler33 on Feb 22, 2020 15:53:24 GMT -5
Does this homeplate umpire know what the inside corner is? he has missed about 10 calls so far
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Feb 22, 2020 16:29:20 GMT -5
isn't there a spring training game thread ? I thought I remembered having one over the years.
Anyway, I was going to catch a couple innings and the MLB.TV site / app was all screwed up.
Baseball begins !!! rejoice (with a twinge of sadness) !!
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Post by sarasoxer on Feb 22, 2020 19:38:51 GMT -5
Was at today's game far down the left field line but with good views in this superb stadium. The darn sausages, peppers and onions seemed better than ever. The wind was left to right and blustery. Temps were 74.
Some main guys seemed to be picking up where they left off. JBJ struck out twice and Chavis, as others have noted, couldn't touch high fastball strikes...
JBJ looked as tho he had timing issues...still. If he can judge a fly or liner running full speed over uneven ground with the ball jiggling to the eye, why can't he 'catch' the ball with his bat? Tougher than rubix to solve.
Chavis'uppercut swing produced a high left side foul indicating that he was out in front and under the ball....and still exposed to the high fastball....bat having too far to travel to get up to the ball.
Beni hit the game's first Tampa pitch for a ringing line drive single to right center.
Pillar had today's best Sox stick. He had a liner b/t 3rd and SS caught and a rope to left center also caught.
Brewer struck out the side with his good stuff but hit a batter and was 3-2 on two of the strikeouts. Deja Vu all over again...Yogi.
No balls reached close to the walls by fly or on the ground. The wind knocked down anything modestly stuck of which there were few.
It's early.
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Post by redsox09 on Feb 23, 2020 14:00:48 GMT -5
Can see why the Sox like Mazza. Pounds the strikezone. Good downward movement on all of his pitches, will get ground balls like crazy. Matt Hall's fastball command is iffy. You can see his great curveball on display, but he needs some work.
Duran with a great over the shoulder catch earlier.
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Post by Addam603 on Feb 23, 2020 14:17:57 GMT -5
Spring Training, but Duran just absolutely smoked a ball over the center fielder’s head for an easy triple. Ball was smashed.
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Post by kevfc89 on Feb 23, 2020 14:58:14 GMT -5
Nice game for Durran. Deep triple, line drive single, and a nice catch where he used his speed to make up for his route.
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Post by redsox09 on Feb 23, 2020 15:12:59 GMT -5
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Post by manfred on Feb 23, 2020 15:23:56 GMT -5
Nice game for Durran. Deep triple, line drive single, and a nice catch where he used his speed to make up for his route. I am very excited for Duran in CF as early as next year. JBJ is my favorite (remaining) player, but.... Duran looks like the next Ellsbury. Fast, good average, maybe bursts of power.
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Post by sibbysisti on Feb 23, 2020 16:05:20 GMT -5
Looks like Varitek is going to be the bench coach of this team. Wondering if he takes over at manager after 2020. Probably because Narron had not yet been announced.
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Post by Addam603 on Feb 23, 2020 16:33:07 GMT -5
Watched the whole game today. Few thoughts.
Marco Hernandez has a couple of plays that he could/should have made at 2B that he didn’t come up with. He’s pretty low on the depth chart to me at this point.
Hall had trouble with his release. His first batter he missed all of his pitches low and it looked like he tried to overcompensate for it because everything after that was left up and hit hard.
Jonathan Diaz struggled for the most part but got two guys looking with a couple of very nice backdoor sliders.
Wong has a cannon behind the plate. Almost got a guy at second after he blocked a ball in the dirt.
Duran looked really really good both in the field and at the plate.
Aybar’s fastball can be overpowering but he’s still struggling with command.
Ockimey absolutely MURDERED a ball in the 9th after getting robbed of another hit on a hard hit ball earlier in the game.
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