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Post by aznpopsical on Oct 8, 2021 23:42:13 GMT -5
whoever refers to verdugo as "the mexican gardner" from now on needs to have his birth certificate taken away
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Post by cdj on Oct 8, 2021 23:47:51 GMT -5
Verdugo is simply built for this. Uber-confident in the spotlight, he wants to be the center of attention. That’s a great thing this type of year.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Oct 8, 2021 23:48:56 GMT -5
Robles has actually become very reliable *knock on wood Make sure it's oak
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2021 0:47:17 GMT -5
there's a video titled "why the red sox have the smartest man in baseball" on youtube, which was posted three days ago and i think it's referring to bloom based on the thumbnail, can't say i disagree guys When Cora played for the Sox, his nickname was Smib, Smartest Man in Baseball. Just sayin'
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2021 0:51:11 GMT -5
Robles has actually become very reliable *knock on wood Make sure it's oak Unrelated aside. The US Navy maintains a 5000 acre white oak forest in mid Indiana, specifically for maintenance of the USS Constitution.
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Post by soxinsf on Oct 9, 2021 1:18:31 GMT -5
Best long relief outing since Pedro in 99 (Eovaldi in 2018 not withstanding) Barnes was good, but not like Pedro Are we talking about Matt Barnes here? Two walks and a hit in one inning. Matt Barnes was very good in the first half season. Tonight was not good. If we do not have an enormous lead, he gets pulled. He is a mop up pitcher at best and a non roster pitcher if Richards does not go down.
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Post by jkfer98 on Oct 9, 2021 1:21:57 GMT -5
Nate versus a rookie opener (?) game 3 in Fenway. I don’t want to get too confident, but dare I say we are in terrific shape?
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Post by cdj on Oct 9, 2021 1:25:42 GMT -5
Nate versus a rookie opener (?) game 3 in Fenway. I don’t want to get too confident, but dare I say we are in terrific shape? I’d normally agree but Rasmussen has more or less stifled us the last 3 times we’ve faced him (I think it’s 3 runs in 13 innings)
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2021 1:42:05 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2021 1:52:29 GMT -5
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Oct 9, 2021 4:03:37 GMT -5
The Sox may have to try to slug their way through this series. Sale isn't right. E-Rod isn't right. Barnes isn't right. They desperately need a big game out of Eovaldi on Sunday. What else Houck can provide in this series is going to have to be chosen VERY carefully - it can't be wasted. Cora is going to have to mix and match pieces to try to figure out how to get 54 winning outs.
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Post by mobaz on Oct 9, 2021 6:38:54 GMT -5
This game was more fun than the prior game. I seriously wasn't sure we'd win one this series based on the first game; baseball is such a funny game. No idea why we couldn't hit a thing Wednesday but the ball looked like a beach ball Thursday
Now we have our best pitcher up at home with a great chance to take control of the series.
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Post by jimoh on Oct 9, 2021 6:44:55 GMT -5
there's a video titled "why the red sox have the smartest man in baseball" on youtube, which was posted three days ago and i think it's referring to bloom based on the thumbnail, can't say i disagree guys Fun video. Clearly the key is that he majored in "Latin Classics" in college.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2021 6:56:33 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2021 6:59:31 GMT -5
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Post by patford on Oct 9, 2021 7:09:23 GMT -5
He should have gotten two strikes there. He hit the leading edge of the outside corner and the back end edge of the inside corner.
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Post by alexcorahomevideo on Oct 9, 2021 7:18:50 GMT -5
whoever refers to verdugo as "the mexican gardner" from now on needs to have his birth certificate taken away Am I crazy to feel more confident in Verdugo in big games than Mookie? Small sample size and all but just the way the dude approaches the situation is impressive. Nowhere near the star Mookie is and doesn't have to be.
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Post by stevedillard on Oct 9, 2021 7:24:52 GMT -5
Oh my God, we're going to have to fire ... Sale.
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Post by patford on Oct 9, 2021 7:28:38 GMT -5
The Sox need to shut Sale down. Not only is he awful he's getting worse game by game and probably has an arm issue he's not talking about because he's doing his tight lipped cowboy thing. He's coming back from a serious injury and I feel there is hope he can come back next year stronger than he's been since he began having elbow issues back with the White Sox. This should be an easy decision.
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Post by Canseco on Oct 9, 2021 7:39:40 GMT -5
During a postseason game, what if Derek Jeter made a catch like Verdugo’s in foul territory? Would it be hailed as the best catch of the year? Of the postseason? In postseason history? In history?
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Post by jimoh on Oct 9, 2021 7:48:13 GMT -5
Wacha's last four post-season games, starting in Game Six in 2013 IP H ▼ R ER BB SO HR HBP ERA FIP BA OBP SLG OPS 11.0 22 19 19 8 14 6 1 15.55 10.11 .415 .500 .868 1.368
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2021 7:49:15 GMT -5
He should have gotten two strikes there. He hit the leading edge of the outside corner and the back end edge of the inside corner. It's still pretty clear to me that Houck is commanding the slider shape per the NESN story and that Vazquez knows what shape is coming. That's pretty much unheard of. Also don't forget, Houck tunnels his repertoire per the Pitching Ninja. They could have also shown the pitch where Arozarena lost his bat trying to hit it.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Oct 9, 2021 8:00:32 GMT -5
Hard to sleep last night after such an exciting game.
Watching the post game interviews, Cora's swagger is there, the team is loose and having fun. Hell, they are the Red Sox, they know it, they're going home. This is going to be fun.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 9, 2021 8:06:02 GMT -5
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Post by voiceofreason on Oct 9, 2021 8:17:17 GMT -5
I really like the position the Sox are in coming back to Boston with Eovaldi scheduled to pitch. They just put a beat down on the Rays vaunted pen and that could lead to some momentum going forward. The guys they beat up were the best TBay have so that matters. Put them back on their heals and knock the stuffing out of them. What a magical year it would/could be.
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