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Post by cheers on Jul 5, 2021 22:56:36 GMT -5
Rojas didn't seem to protest much from the dugout on the out call. Martin Perez is fearless and I admire his competitiveness. Can we squeeze a 6th inning out of him? I'd wheel him out for the 6th, but on a pretty short leash.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jul 5, 2021 22:59:13 GMT -5
Saw Vazquez in the minors and he had a history of excessive passed balls....for whatever reason(s). "I'm not here to talk about the passed..." The correct spelling is "past"..😊... But Vazquez, good as he is, has had something of a history with passed balls.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 5, 2021 23:01:47 GMT -5
I swear every JDM ground ball is hit exactly to the shortstop position. Not even a foot to the left or right.
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Post by kevfc89 on Jul 5, 2021 23:01:52 GMT -5
xander was too casual there
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Post by reasonabledoubt on Jul 5, 2021 23:04:58 GMT -5
"I'm not here to talk about the passed..." The correct spelling is "past"..😊... But Vazquez, good as he is, has had something of a history with passed balls. Sorry, it was supposed to be an obscure Mark McGwire quote reference - commenting on Vasquez's past passed balls. Poorly executed.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 5, 2021 23:09:00 GMT -5
I really hope the lead is more than 3 in the 9th inning.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jul 5, 2021 23:18:20 GMT -5
I really hope the lead is more than 3 in the 9th inning. Yeah...Somehow this game is giving me ominous feelings...I'll check out the results tomorrow...
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Post by incandenza on Jul 5, 2021 23:24:52 GMT -5
You guys are worried about... the Angels?
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 5, 2021 23:29:36 GMT -5
Sawamura throws hard. And when they connect, they get hit hard. Wow.
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Post by cheers on Jul 5, 2021 23:29:38 GMT -5
You guys are worried about... the Angels? Kinda. 2-5, that is not a bad lineup. Uhoh #9 with a bomb to right.
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Post by kevfc89 on Jul 5, 2021 23:30:10 GMT -5
Love that splitter though
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 5, 2021 23:31:25 GMT -5
I think as Sawamura continues to figure things out in US baseball, he will just get better and better in the second half. He's got filthy stuff.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 5, 2021 23:31:30 GMT -5
You guys are worried about... the Angels? I just want Barnes to get a break
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Post by incandenza on Jul 5, 2021 23:34:38 GMT -5
You guys are worried about... the Angels? I just want Barnes to get a break Oh, I gotcha. Yes, it's unfortunate that Congress passed legislation that he has to come into every game that is technically a sasve opportunity, but Cora's hands are tied - the law is the law.
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Post by cdj on Jul 5, 2021 23:34:48 GMT -5
Good work Taylor
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 5, 2021 23:35:11 GMT -5
Taylor is on an amazing run. Wow
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Post by cheers on Jul 5, 2021 23:38:55 GMT -5
Santana doing a fine job of role modeling the meh half swing on that at bat. If you're gonna swing like that, just bunt... I forcefully retract this previous comment. That bunt attempt by Santana was funny. My bad.
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Post by cdj on Jul 5, 2021 23:40:06 GMT -5
Santana doing a fine job of role modeling the meh half swing on that at bat. If you're gonna swing like that, just bunt... I forcefully retract this previous comment. That bunt attempt by Santana was funny. My bad. Looked so awkward, I started laughing immediately
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Post by kjkramer on Jul 5, 2021 23:53:45 GMT -5
JDM will manage decent stats this year bit he is not the same hitter. I am ok moving on from him unless he will take a short term paycut with another out for him.... like 4/60 with out after 2
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Post by cdj on Jul 5, 2021 23:59:34 GMT -5
JD looks pretty much identical to 2019 to me. It’s not his absolute peak at the plate but he’s had some pretty big hits
Defense has been shockingly good this year too
Josh Taylor is on another level right now
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 6, 2021 0:00:25 GMT -5
Amazing how the underperformers on the roster are coming along. At this point, just Richards (kind of - wondering if he will get beyond the goo stuff), Andriese, Marwin (his bat, anyway) and Santana (perhaps Dalbec, but not ready to give up on him yet) are dead wood-ish.
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Post by station13 on Jul 6, 2021 0:07:13 GMT -5
Sawamura throws hard. And when they connect, they get hit hard. Wow. He throws too many ball counts as well.
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Post by cdj on Jul 6, 2021 0:09:58 GMT -5
Robots!
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 6, 2021 0:10:01 GMT -5
And here we go with the umpire squeeze. 2 of those were strikes.
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Post by cutz on Jul 6, 2021 0:11:19 GMT -5
You guys are worried about... the Angels? I just want Barnes to get a break Now, lets hope Ottavino can nail this game down and Barnes gets that Break.
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