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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 12, 2021 6:09:27 GMT -5
I noticed that Kopech has aged physically more than time alone. He looks 10 years older than 2 years ago and is noticeably gaunt. He used to be pretty buff with a young man's face. I hope he's OK.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 12, 2021 7:05:46 GMT -5
He means Jays, not Rays.
With a 7-2 lead, leaving Schwarber in left produced no more offense. It didn't seem to cost Sox any runs on defense.
Of course, with Verdugo in left, he doesn't make that HR-robbing catch.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Sept 12, 2021 8:19:14 GMT -5
That was a badly needed win. It was a scary win. They blew a 6 run lead earlier in the week and then promptly blew a 5 run lead. Fortunately the lesser guys hung in (Feliz and Robles), Whitlock pitched well and Taylor did the job. They came so close to being in a 3 way tie for 2nd place with the Yankees and Jays, who both pulled out exciting wins of their own.
I know Seabold wasn't exactly overpowering the ChiSox but I didn't think Cora would pull him that fast and Richards looked like the Richards we all knew (yeah bad defense by Devers on one play). The bullpen is a scary proposition and gives off the vibes of Russian roulette. They need Barnes to come back and reestablish himself promptly so that the bullpen hierararchy can solidify. The pen's crumble correlates to Barnes' struggles. I think if they can get Barnes back in order they can get the pack back into order.
Tonight's going to be a crazy game. The Red Sox could ill afford to be swept and they avoided that last night. Today they have Pivetta coming back, but probably not for long and who knows how effective he'll be? He was struggling prior to his illness. Should be another interesting question of how he pieces the pen together. Ottavino is available. The ChiSox have the same issue, but perhaps worse. Their three best have gone multiple days (Kopech not available). The Sox have had good success against Lynn in the past. Hopefully they do today, too.
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Post by Guidas on Sept 12, 2021 8:42:17 GMT -5
Great win!
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Post by incandenza on Sept 12, 2021 9:55:00 GMT -5
Watched the highlights before reading the thread. Was expecting a giant meltdown ca. Richards' performance and the bullpen giving up the lead but everyone was remarkably restrained! Could it be that there is a burgeoning... belief... in this team? (more likely it's just that a couple of the mopiest posters had saturday night plans )
Dalbec's defense seems like such a mirror image of Devers'. He'll make some really nice plays and then botch some easy ones. Also both guys' defensive play seems to correlate with their hitting - the better one is, the better the other goes.
In any event, Dalbec has totally turned it around on both sides: I believe he was at -8 DRS way early in the season, like May, and he's at -7 now at 1B, so he's actually been average over the last several months (and I suspect the improvement has mostly occurred more recently). His UZR is a palatable -3.7. And the eye test confirms. That'll play with the 128 wRC+ he has since May 7th. Or the 145 since June 10th. Or the 161 since the all-star break. Or...
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Sept 12, 2021 10:27:42 GMT -5
MFY held on. Insane Wild Card race 81-63 - Red Sox 79-63 - MFY, Jays 77-65 - Mariners, As Wow It's going to make a hell of a yanks series coming up. That could be a yuge series. The Sox are in good shape, schedule-wise. They go to Seattle tomorrow, then play MFY later, but otherwise mostly creampuffs. MFY play BOS and finish the season with TOR and TB. TOR and TB also play each other, home at home. OAK has a tougher schedule than SEA, with two series vs. HOU. They also play each other seven times.
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Post by cdj on Sept 12, 2021 11:43:09 GMT -5
Another late lineup…typically doesn’t bode all that well. Hopefully they are just waiting on word from JD
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Post by cdj on Sept 12, 2021 12:09:09 GMT -5
Hernandez 4 Schwarber 7 Renfroe 9 Devers 5 Verdugo 8 Dalbec 3 Shaw DH Plawecki 2 Iglesias 6
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Post by tizzle on Sept 12, 2021 13:20:38 GMT -5
LOL. Great defense as usual
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Post by vokuhila on Sept 12, 2021 13:23:58 GMT -5
Pivetta with the happy jump
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Post by tizzle on Sept 12, 2021 13:37:43 GMT -5
Bobby D. The D stands for "Defense".
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 12, 2021 13:53:13 GMT -5
Kiké .150/.143/.190 since coming back
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Post by manfred on Sept 12, 2021 13:54:06 GMT -5
How did Lynn go from being very good to one of the handful of best pitchers in baseball at age 32? Did he change his pitch mix? His fastball is special even at 95… just seems to explode.
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 12, 2021 14:08:28 GMT -5
Robot umps now
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Post by radiohix on Sept 12, 2021 14:13:46 GMT -5
Itâs not like this blind ump has been giving strikes to both teams, itâs exclusively in the WS favor (Kiké, schwarber, devers) and calling balls against us (Grandal, moncada). Frustrating
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Post by art on Sept 12, 2021 14:27:08 GMT -5
Anyone heard why Bogaert's not playing? I just tuned in.
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Post by kjkramer on Sept 12, 2021 14:28:18 GMT -5
Anyone really want to face Toronto in the playoffs?
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Post by radiohix on Sept 12, 2021 14:32:36 GMT -5
Anyone heard why Bogaert's not playing? I just tuned in. Cora said he wanted to manage his workload considering that he’s been inactive for a long period of time
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Post by carmenfanzone on Sept 12, 2021 14:39:49 GMT -5
When I see Pivetta pitching like he is today, I wonder how good he could be if he ever became a little more consistent.
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Post by tizzle on Sept 12, 2021 14:41:12 GMT -5
What the hell was that slide?
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Post by manfred on Sept 12, 2021 14:44:20 GMT -5
What the hell was that slide? Sniper!
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Post by radiohix on Sept 12, 2021 14:50:06 GMT -5
WTF is Kiké trying to do? Almost costed us the game last night with the same play. Calm the f down!
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Post by tizzle on Sept 12, 2021 14:50:10 GMT -5
Man, are we gonna waste that great start by Pivetta?
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Post by vokuhila on Sept 12, 2021 14:50:18 GMT -5
AC again will the early pull?
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 12, 2021 14:50:32 GMT -5
If you're going to pull Pivetta after Robert gets a double, then why in the hell would you let him face Robert in the first place?
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