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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 14, 2021 17:11:45 GMT -5
Our offense is clearly figuring some things out...(caveat - even though it is the Os. Crooked numbers are fun!)
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Post by manfred on Aug 14, 2021 17:11:53 GMT -5
Baseball needs relegation.
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Post by voiceofreason on Aug 14, 2021 17:13:07 GMT -5
Is it my imagination or did Bobby Bombs just hit another dinger?
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Aug 14, 2021 17:13:36 GMT -5
Ok, I hate the Yankees as much as any Red Sox fan, but can someone please explain to me why people feel the need to chant "Yankees Suck" when they are playing the Orioles? Also, man that's what I want to see from Duran. Think of the end of A Clockwork Orange when Alex has to listen to a piece of Ludwig Van.........LOL. Just the mention of the MFY brings out the nasty.
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Post by pasadenasox on Aug 14, 2021 17:14:23 GMT -5
Ok, I hate the Yankees as much as any Red Sox fan, but can someone please explain to me why people feel the need to chant "Yankees Suck" when they are playing the Orioles? Also, man that's what I want to see from Duran. Maybe some O's fans and the home fans finding something to agree on?
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Aug 14, 2021 17:14:28 GMT -5
Killer D's ! I love that !!
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Post by voiceofreason on Aug 14, 2021 17:16:29 GMT -5
Bench player ? If the guys ends up hitting 25-30 home runs a year he won't be on the bench, at least most of the time. That’s not a guarantee if his walk and strikeout rates continue to stink. The offensive bar at 1B is high enough that if he hits, say, .230/.290/.470 (think Adam Duvall or Khris Davis or Gary Sanchez), he’ll be a below-average starter at 1B. Is there any question about the fact that he is a place holder until Casas is ready? Do we just want him to be the best he can be for now and as a trade chip later? Lets not complicate this, we just want him to be the best he can be right now, that's it. No big expectations for a guy who is a 2nd division starter.
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Post by pasadenasox on Aug 14, 2021 17:19:37 GMT -5
That’s not a guarantee if his walk and strikeout rates continue to stink. The offensive bar at 1B is high enough that if he hits, say, .230/.290/.470 (think Adam Duvall or Khris Davis or Gary Sanchez), he’ll be a below-average starter at 1B. Is there any question about the fact that he is a place holder until Casas is ready? Do we just want him to be the best he can be for now and as a trade chip later? I want him to be the best he can be since I like it when the Red Sox win games and it'll be a while until Casas is ready. At the risk of stating the obvious: the low BA and Ks are more tolerable with more regular bombs and doubles.
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Post by vokuhila on Aug 14, 2021 17:20:33 GMT -5
How many more games against the O's this year?
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 14, 2021 17:22:54 GMT -5
Still a pleasant game.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 14, 2021 17:23:10 GMT -5
gotta save some of these runs
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 14, 2021 17:24:16 GMT -5
The Orioles really have a way of making other teams look great. The last two starting pitchers were definitely not major league caliber. They make Martin Perez and Garrett Richards look like Cy Young candidates. And they make the Sox offense look like Murderers Row.
Chris Sale looked ok. I think he would have struggled against a good offense. In retrospect it was a good idea to start him against Baltimore and Texas.
Hopefully he keeps improving with more innings, but it was great to see him out there and his appearance did provide hope.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Aug 14, 2021 17:24:48 GMT -5
Seven! As Joe Castig might say!!
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Post by voiceofreason on Aug 14, 2021 17:31:56 GMT -5
How is it that the Orioles can go year after year being terrible, drafting at the top of the draft year after year and still just be so pathetic. Compare them to the Rays and try and figure that out.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Aug 14, 2021 17:35:46 GMT -5
Bobby is hitting well against a team with AAAA pitchers. Let's pump the breaks here. There's a reason the Red Sox have scored 14 runs today and 8 yesterday. He's still a pretty useless player with no real upside.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 14, 2021 17:38:59 GMT -5
Bobby is hitting well against a team with AAAA pitchers. Let's pump the breaks here. There's a reason the Red Sox have scored 14 runs today and 8 yesterday. He's still a pretty useless player with no real upside. Ya but all teams get to face the bad teams. And there is more than just there Orioles. These stats and Wins still count.
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Post by soxinsf on Aug 14, 2021 17:42:52 GMT -5
Baseball needs relegation. Not that promoted teams are necessarily going to be any better, just threatening some of these complacent teams with dropping into TripleA might wake some of them up.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 14, 2021 17:43:51 GMT -5
That was far. And high. En Fuego
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Post by incandenza on Aug 14, 2021 17:44:07 GMT -5
Bobby is hitting well against a team with AAAA pitchers. Let's pump the breaks here. There's a reason the Red Sox have scored 14 runs today and 8 yesterday. He's still a pretty useless player with no real upside. But he's also been good recently against Tampa Bay and Toronto. There are plenty of caveats to throw out there - he's had hot streaks before and not been able to maintain them; he's mostly been platooning recently - but it's not like he's just feasted off cellar dwellers.
ADD: And there's another one! Orioles or no, his bat is hot.*
*for now and we'll see if he can drive the OBP up, etc.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Aug 14, 2021 17:45:12 GMT -5
Bobby is hitting well against a team with AAAA pitchers. Let's pump the breaks here. There's a reason the Red Sox have scored 14 runs today and 8 yesterday. He's still a pretty useless player with no real upside. But he's also been good recently against Tampa Bay and Toronto. There are plenty of caveats to throw out there - he's had hot streaks before and not been able to maintain them; he's mostly been platooning recently - but it's not like he's just feasted off cellar dwellers. His past 7 were great, but I believe that a lot of it included bloop hits and a BABIP of .400.
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Post by julyanmorley on Aug 14, 2021 17:45:21 GMT -5
.233/.284/.443
It's official. Bobby Dalbec is having an Acceptably Bad season.
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Post by voiceofreason on Aug 14, 2021 17:45:21 GMT -5
Bobby is hitting well against a team with AAAA pitchers. Let's pump the breaks here. There's a reason the Red Sox have scored 14 runs today and 8 yesterday. He's still a pretty useless player with no real upside. Are we Red Sox fans? I mean that is your avatar right, redsoxfan2. OK we shouldn't show any enthusiasm for a player who has struggled and has played a lot better lately. I guess I will go with your take that he is useless and can't help them win this year.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 14, 2021 17:46:24 GMT -5
How is it that the Orioles can go year after year being terrible, drafting at the top of the draft year after year and still just be so pathetic. Compare them to the Rays and try and figure that out. It starts at the top, ownership. I'm so thankful John Henry is the Sox owner and not Peter Angelos. It's sad. The Orioles were so great from 1966 - 1983, but now they suck year after year like their predecessors, the St Louis Browns.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 14, 2021 17:48:03 GMT -5
So Dalbec is definitely on one of his hot streaks.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 14, 2021 17:49:02 GMT -5
Bobby is hitting well against a team with AAAA pitchers. Let's pump the breaks here. There's a reason the Red Sox have scored 14 runs today and 8 yesterday. He's still a pretty useless player with no real upside. Are we Red Sox fans? I mean that is your avatar right, redsoxfan2. OK we shouldn't show any enthusiasm for a player who has struggled and has played a lot better lately. I guess I will go with your take that he is useless and can't help them win this year. I'm glad to see Dalbec take, but I would be more impressed if he holds his own against NY or Tampa, teams with better staffs. When John Means doesnt pitch I don't know how they get any batters out. That is one sorry pitching staff.
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