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Post by patford on Aug 29, 2021 10:35:19 GMT -5
Terrific job by Bloom with the pickup. He's had a tremendous year - even if team doesn't make the playoffs Bloom's done a great job. Nine AL teams were projected to be better than the Red Sox. The Schwarber pickup only further highlights the strong job he's done. I wonder if there's extra value in knowing the player, that he likes Boston/performs under the pressure etc....where some FAs come to Boston and disappoint...Im not sure it actually matters in real life, but in my mind Im way more excited about potentially signing him now than I would have been otherwise. Delete this when he OPS .650 next year... I was always keen on the "performs under pressure" component and then Sandoval happened.
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Post by cdj on Aug 29, 2021 11:18:41 GMT -5
Schwarber 7 Devers 5 Martinez DH Bogaerts 6 Verdugo 9 Plawecki 2 Dalbec 3 Duran 8 Arauz 4
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Aug 29, 2021 11:28:22 GMT -5
Looks like Yairo gets to start 3 times this week vs TB LHP
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Post by cdj on Aug 29, 2021 11:29:41 GMT -5
Arroyo has now tested positive for covid. He was originally a close contact
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Post by benzinger on Aug 29, 2021 12:00:09 GMT -5
Arroyo has now tested positive for covid. He was originally a close contact There’s a dark cloud that follows this guy around. It’s unbelievable.
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Post by vokuhila on Aug 29, 2021 12:11:15 GMT -5
Let's hope we don't get any close contact follow ups...
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 29, 2021 12:38:35 GMT -5
will they get the game in? just noticed the weather delay
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Post by vokuhila on Aug 29, 2021 12:49:46 GMT -5
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Post by widewordofsport on Aug 29, 2021 13:03:05 GMT -5
Its sad we've moved from "get vaccinated so you don't get covid" to "get vaccinated so you don't get really sick from it", but I think I saw Kiké is vaccinated, dunno Arroyo. But man if I had Arroyo's luck I'd be getting every vaccine known to man. Also if you are a fringe roster guy... you gotta do everything you can to take opportunity and be present.
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Post by widewordofsport on Aug 29, 2021 13:09:23 GMT -5
I was always keen on the "performs under pressure" component and then Sandoval happened. I'm still a fan of it, you just have to take into account the "quits immediately after he signs his contract" component as well. Admittedly, that one seems to be way easier to spot after the contract is signed than before. If I had two otherwise equal players, and one we knew/liked/performed in Boston, and ostensibly got along with everyone and fit in the clubhouse, even over a 40 game sample, that's worth something. Edit: one example may be getting Orlando Cabrera who did well and I think fit in, and then letting him go for the unknown fit in Edgar Renteria who they traded away?
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 29, 2021 13:27:33 GMT -5
Any update on game??
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Post by kjkramer on Aug 29, 2021 13:32:52 GMT -5
Start time?
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Post by art on Aug 29, 2021 13:44:54 GMT -5
Had Houck already warmed up before they put the tarp on?
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 29, 2021 13:54:16 GMT -5
Had Houck already warmed up before they put the tarp on? I would imagine. But this was a big system. I’m sure he never ramped right up
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Aug 29, 2021 14:24:10 GMT -5
Its sad we've moved from "get vaccinated so you don't get covid" to "get vaccinated so you don't get really sick from it", but I think I saw Kiké is vaccinated, dunno Arroyo. But man if I had Arroyo's luck I'd be getting every vaccine known to man. Also if you are a fringe roster guy... you gotta do everything you can to take opportunity and be present. I don't want to get another knives-out covid thread going but it was always "get vaccinated so you don't get really sick from it." It was just portrayed otherwise by just about everyone. That's what most vaccines have always done but the public perception is that they grant you absolute immunity because there has rarely been a need to make that distinction.
It was also impossible to predict how different the effectiveness of the different vaccines would be, in terms of viral load if you caught it after being vaccinated, which affects how likely you are to pass it on. It appears that a lot of baseball teams opted for the one-shot vaccine, so that they'd be able to get to 85% quicker and it's a drag that the one-shot vaccine isn't as effective as the two-shotters.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Aug 29, 2021 14:26:42 GMT -5
Had Houck already warmed up before they put the tarp on? On the radio they said that both starters had warmed up and were sitting in their respective dugouts when the rain started. Maybe Houck, as the visiting pitcher, didn't get into quite as big a lather as the CLE starter.
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Post by ericmvan on Aug 29, 2021 14:41:09 GMT -5
Schwarber 7 Devers 5 Martinez DH Bogaerts 6 Verdugo 9 Plawecki 2 Dalbec 3 Duran 8 Arauz 4 I was going to post that, since Schwarber has had great success at leadoff, they should do that and put the other three best hitters after him. The odd order of the next 3 puzzled me at first but it seems designed to keep LHR away from Verdugo ... and in fact Alex Young is their only lefty arm in the pen, so Devers as the best hitter 2nd is just standard.
Hopefully Renfroe joins the team in Tampa. That give you 6 or 7 guys who are actually dangerous (Dalbec being the wild card).
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 29, 2021 14:49:28 GMT -5
Radar seems to show the last shower over CLE - have they announced a start time yet?
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Post by tizzle on Aug 29, 2021 14:51:23 GMT -5
Radar seems to show the last shower over CLE - have they announced a start time yet? Just saw a couple of tweets that said 4:20. Insert joke here.
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Post by ericmvan on Aug 29, 2021 14:56:49 GMT -5
Looks like Yairo gets to start 3 times this week vs TB LHP Patino (R), TBD, Rasmussen (R), McClanahan (L).
Game 2 would be Yarbrough's turn, but he's allowed a career 1.170 or so OPS to Xander, Devers, JDM, Verdugo, Renfoe, Dalbec, and Plawecki (median 1.037). Alternatives would be LH Josh Fleming, who was pretty good in the pen in two games after he had a 3.1 11 10 10 6 3 line against us in the 20-run game, and 2 IP of Colin McHugh.
Of course, we have TBD for that game because we're giving Sale (and hence E-Rod) an extra day of rest.
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Post by nomar on Aug 29, 2021 14:58:53 GMT -5
Radar seems to show the last shower over CLE - have they announced a start time yet? Just saw a couple of tweets that said 4:20. Insert joke here. Insert that Blaze Jordan meme
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 29, 2021 15:21:57 GMT -5
Definitely an interesting line up. Hope Houck can go deep (so we can avoid the Robles and Barnes dramas). Seems like this 3 plus hour delay was a bit of a sham - OB said it hardly rained. Oh well - Baseball invading dinner time tonight!
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Post by cdj on Aug 29, 2021 15:24:37 GMT -5
Quick start by our sweet baby boy
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 29, 2021 15:25:02 GMT -5
Ellis Burks. Pleasant voice, not quite there as a color person - a bit too much Captain Obvious, too much filling space with needless adages. Maybe when he gets some time under his belt he will settle in. I do miss Remy. Anyone hear anything at all about how he is doing? And Eck of course is just fun to listen to.
Devers with a bomb. Pretty!
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Post by julyanmorley on Aug 29, 2021 15:33:04 GMT -5
Myles Straw looks like a good ballplayer. No idea why the Astros traded him for some reliever
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