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Post by benogliviesbrother on Jul 22, 2021 17:57:55 GMT -5
I love tonight's matchup. Houck should do well against that RH-heavy lineup and we're seeing Montgomery's mediocre stuff for the third time in a few weeks. Let's crush these pigs. We also have the advantage on Saturday. Sunday is about even. MFYs have the edge on Friday, though I expect E-Rod to pitch well. Against the MFY's covid-weakened lineup, I'll be disappointed with anything less than three out of four. They're starting 5 lefties. Good test for the youngster.
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Post by kingofthetrill on Jul 22, 2021 17:59:11 GMT -5
Hopefully we can squeeze out a few wins vs. them before they acquire whatever midseason piece(s) they are going to acquire. I want to sweep them but I also want the Yankees to be buyers at the deadline.
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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 22, 2021 17:59:16 GMT -5
I used to get annoyed by the whole "JD doesn't care" narrative and how ridiculous it was that people were down on him because he didn't get emotional, but then I realized that JD likely doesn't care that people think this way.
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Post by ramireja on Jul 22, 2021 18:04:29 GMT -5
He probably naps midway through the game. Maybe the most boring, unemotional player to ever play in Fenway ...and he's probably one of the most underrated as a result of that reputation.
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Post by manfred on Jul 22, 2021 18:08:51 GMT -5
My only beef with Drew was that he couldn’t stay healthy. So that is more a beef with the cosmos, because it wasn’t his fault. The guy played 145+ games twice, and both those seasons were great. If he’d been able to stay healthy, he’d have been extraordinary. It is a bummer.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jul 22, 2021 18:14:27 GMT -5
I'm sick of this sitting Duran for lefties already. Let the kid play and wreak havoc on the basepaths. Also, not like Montgomery is Chris Sale in his prime. Or even, like, Robbie Ray. The Yankee starters have performed better than ours to date. Their offense has lagged ours. Yankee pitching has allowed 125 less hits than innings pitched. We are in a 1/1 ratio...big difference. Fortunately for us Kluber has been out and may be until September. Yes, we will be getting Sale back in maybe 3 weeks. Severino will also be back then for the Yanks....not same caliber as Sale but good. Our batting has been superior to theirs and we have scored about 90 more runs to date... again... big difference. However the Yankee offense has been on something of a rebound lately even as Judge and Urshela remain sidelined. Torres, LeMahieu, Odor are hot and some call-ups, due to incredible IL problems, have contributed. So can our pitching hold down their current offense enough and can our hitting give us enough against their statistically better pitching...? Obviously I would like this to be so. What happens at the deadline could hugely alter the dynamic.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 22, 2021 18:16:39 GMT -5
And that was kind of the crux of the whole JD Drew thing, he was a real steady ballplayer, who was loved by Saber oriented people and he was a guy that The Will to Win folks didn't relate to. It was the most fertile ground for that clash to take place. Ha.
I gotta say, by the end, i was tired of seeing him roll over another 4-3 grounder.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jul 22, 2021 18:17:12 GMT -5
Stanton sucks.
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Post by manfred on Jul 22, 2021 18:24:44 GMT -5
I am actually surprised he has an OPS over 800. Every time I see him he looks brutal.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jul 22, 2021 18:27:10 GMT -5
Montgomery reminds me of E-Rod with a 93-94 FB and good change...but with greater efficiency. He's a solid pitcher.
Stanton can suck, then go wild..streaky at least this year.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jul 22, 2021 18:35:08 GMT -5
I’m digging that Houck breaking ball. Super nasty.
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Post by station13 on Jul 22, 2021 18:37:55 GMT -5
Tanner got a wicked Houck tonight.
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Post by jmei on Jul 22, 2021 18:38:15 GMT -5
Houck has some really good stuff.
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Post by Guidas on Jul 22, 2021 18:39:13 GMT -5
I love JD “I’m Pissed Off You Dropped Me in the Order” Martinez.
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jul 22, 2021 18:39:58 GMT -5
Montgomery reminds me of E-Rod with a 93-94 FB and good change...but with greater efficiency. He's a solid pitcher. Stanton can suck, then go wild..streaky at least this year. Agree. But my point is more to the fact that if he goes 4-4 with 16 total bases and like 9 runs batted in… he still sucks. I love that he has a huge contract. What can I say, it’s a pretty unsophisticated opinion that I’m proud to have. 😀
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jul 22, 2021 18:44:31 GMT -5
Sox getting no hit.
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Post by Guidas on Jul 22, 2021 18:50:23 GMT -5
Why is Houck nibbling with a .194 hitter?
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jul 22, 2021 18:50:50 GMT -5
Seems like it has to rain nearly every time the Boston Red Sox play a baseball game.
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Post by station13 on Jul 22, 2021 18:51:32 GMT -5
Montgomery in on pace for a 70 pitch complete game lost.
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Post by kjkramer on Jul 22, 2021 18:52:48 GMT -5
Houck really can be filthy. He absolutely does look like a right handed Sale quite often. I have seen that from day 1.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 22, 2021 18:53:35 GMT -5
Who is gonna be better over the next five years, Houck or Whitlock?
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jul 22, 2021 18:53:35 GMT -5
I don’t think the Red Sox need to add to the rotation if Houck can pitch like this and Sale comes back strong. Just get a 1B.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jul 22, 2021 18:55:07 GMT -5
Montgomery reminds me of E-Rod with a 93-94 FB and good change...but with greater efficiency. He's a solid pitcher. Stanton can suck, then go wild..streaky at least this year. Agree. But my point is more to the fact that if he goes 4-4 with 16 total bases and like 9 runs batted in… he still sucks. I love that he has a huge contract. What can I say, it’s a pretty unsophisticated opinion that I’m proud to have. 😀 I want every Yankee to suck every day, all the time. At 29 million, Stanton sucks. Still, he is dangerous.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jul 22, 2021 18:56:14 GMT -5
Verdugo breaks up the no-no!
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 22, 2021 18:56:25 GMT -5
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