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Post by patford on Aug 24, 2021 22:03:43 GMT -5
I have not criticized Cora all year but sending out Barnes was a very bad idea. Not only because it was entirely predictable that he would be horrendous but because of the humiliation it subjects Barnes to.
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Post by wildsox on Aug 24, 2021 22:04:24 GMT -5
Is it my imagination or did Barnes struggles coincide with the crackdown on substances?
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Post by greenmonster on Aug 24, 2021 22:04:57 GMT -5
No worries...Robles is in
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 24, 2021 22:05:50 GMT -5
No worries...Robles is in No one in history has ever made that statement!
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Post by soxfaninnj on Aug 24, 2021 22:06:40 GMT -5
It shouldn’t be this hard to win a game vs the twins especially when they were up 6 runs
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Aug 24, 2021 22:06:46 GMT -5
Is it my imagination or did Barnes struggles coincide with the crackdown on substances? Funny how he was historically good for awhile.
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Post by jmei on Aug 24, 2021 22:07:11 GMT -5
No worries...Robles is in No one in history has ever made that statement! Eh, Robles had 23 saves in 2019 with a 2.48 ERA and a 2.78 xERA. It's his only good season to date, but still...
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Post by station13 on Aug 24, 2021 22:07:14 GMT -5
Barnes' 13th melt down appearances, according to Fangraphs.
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Post by greenmonster on Aug 24, 2021 22:07:20 GMT -5
Is it my imagination or did Barnes struggles coincide with the crackdown on substances? Are they even still checking? They certainly haven't shown it like they were
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Post by cdj on Aug 24, 2021 22:08:55 GMT -5
Is it my imagination or did Barnes struggles coincide with the crackdown on substances? Are they even still checking? They certainly haven't shown it like they were He’s got to go back to using that stuff and if he gets caught then so be it
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Post by manfred on Aug 24, 2021 22:10:09 GMT -5
Are they even still checking? They certainly haven't shown it like they were He’s got to go back to using that stuff and if he gets caught then so be it I am actually surprised this attitude isn’t more widespread.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 24, 2021 22:10:23 GMT -5
Well, I don't think Robles lacks confidence. Two more big outs....
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Post by patford on Aug 24, 2021 22:10:35 GMT -5
Robles sitting at 98. Unfortunately it seems only 1 in 10 of his pitches are in the strike zone.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Aug 24, 2021 22:11:04 GMT -5
Nothing but sliders here robles
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Post by julyanmorley on Aug 24, 2021 22:11:12 GMT -5
Red Sox were slow to react to how the crackdown effected their own pitchers. There's a lot of ugly Richards, Barnes, Ottavino and Taylor appearances to show for it, along with that Barnes extension.
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Post by bigpapiortiz on Aug 24, 2021 22:11:31 GMT -5
Robles sitting at 98. Unfortunately it seems only 1 in 10 of his pitches are in the strike zone. 7/10 for strikes
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Post by reasonabledoubt on Aug 24, 2021 22:11:52 GMT -5
Is it my imagination or did Barnes struggles coincide with the crackdown on substances? Are they even still checking? They certainly haven't shown it like they were Why would an umpire waste his time checking Barnes?
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Aug 24, 2021 22:11:56 GMT -5
There is zero chance Barnes doesn't blow this. It's almost cruel to send him out there at this point. The Red Sox should put Barnes on the DL with sprained confidence!
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Post by cdj on Aug 24, 2021 22:13:03 GMT -5
Disgusting little slider there
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Post by jmei on Aug 24, 2021 22:13:14 GMT -5
Is it my imagination or did Barnes struggles coincide with the crackdown on substances? Crackdown started on June 21. Barnes was worse but passable from that date through August 7, with a 1.15 ERA, 3.62 FIP, 3.88 xFIP in 15.2 innings. His strikeout rate in particular fell from a 15.95 K/9 pre-June 21 (!!!) to a 9.77 K/9 post-June 21.
But since August 8, not including tonight, in 3.1 innings, he's given up 8 earned runs (21.60 ERA, 5.57 FIP, 3.79 xFIP).
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Post by patford on Aug 24, 2021 22:14:43 GMT -5
He’s got to go back to using that stuff and if he gets caught then so be it I am actually surprised this attitude isn’t more widespread. That may be the problem but the track record is Barnes always fades and he's been tremendously overused this year. Like many (most) relief pitchers he's rarely good back to back. Taylor, Barnes, Ottavino, Sawamura have all been pretty strong when well rested. They may be all totally worn down by now. Sure looks it.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Aug 24, 2021 22:15:07 GMT -5
This has to be the last time he comes in for a save opportunity for a while. From your month toCora’s ear....hopefully.
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Post by patford on Aug 24, 2021 22:15:24 GMT -5
Robles sitting at 98. Unfortunately it seems only 1 in 10 of his pitches are in the strike zone. 7/10 for strikes They have swung at a lot of pitches out of the strike zone.
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Post by station13 on Aug 24, 2021 22:15:57 GMT -5
Koji would have finished this an hour ago and we're all be in bed resting. Sweet dreams.
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Post by jmei on Aug 24, 2021 22:16:18 GMT -5
What the **** was that, Hansel?
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