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Post by iakovos11 on Apr 22, 2022 2:48:13 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2022 12:53:07 GMT -5
Polar Park is definitely a hitters park especially for HRs. It seems Portland is the exact opposite. I have long known Portland was a pitchers park, but it makes it that much more intriguing to think of Bello, Walters, Murphy, and Santos starting in Worcester. In addition it seems German and Politi have really stepped up there game as relievers. I am anxious to see how they all do in AAA after the appropriate amount of seasoning in Portland.
It has been a long drought since Lester in 2006 and Buchholz in 2007. Even if you add E-Rod, who was acquitted, it has been ages since the Red Sox have drafted or signed an IFA and had 7 year of quality, cost controlled starters. I am looking forward to watching these guys progress toward Boston.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 22, 2022 13:45:25 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2022 14:31:30 GMT -5
Great! That mean the Red Sox pitching is fantastic on its own merits rather than being helped tremendously by the park.😀 |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 22, 2022 14:43:40 GMT -5
The thing to keep in mind in small samples now, though, is quality of opponent. With week-long series, that becomes very important, especially right now. For example, it's hard to tell how much of last week was Harrisburg being awful and how much is Portland's pitching. The Harrisburg numbers are bad, but is that because they themselves just got off of a 6-gamer with the Sea Dogs, or are they bad? We won't know for a bit. Even looking at, say, a month, if 2 of the 4 teams a guy faced were particularly good or bad, that's going to skew things more than you'd have seen in the old days of playing 2 series a week.
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Post by Addam603 on Apr 22, 2022 15:06:15 GMT -5
Hamilton back in the lineup tonight for Portland. No Reed. Have to assume there will be some kind of suspension there.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 22, 2022 15:56:44 GMT -5
Hamilton back in the lineup tonight for Portland. No Reed. Have to assume there will be some kind of suspension there. Zero question. I'll be surprised if he's back this weekend. |
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Post by Addam603 on Apr 22, 2022 16:43:56 GMT -5
Eric Sogard making his AAA debut. Batting 9th and playing 3B.
Edit: Nick, not Eric. It’s been a long week.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Apr 22, 2022 17:21:43 GMT -5
Hamilton back in the lineup tonight for Portland. No Reed. Have to assume there will be some kind of suspension there. Zero question. I'll be surprised if he's back this weekend. That right cross was worth it! |
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Post by julyanmorley on Apr 22, 2022 17:40:46 GMT -5
Casas golfed a curveball that hit the wall about 2/3rds the way up
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Post by radiohix on Apr 22, 2022 17:45:31 GMT -5
Brandon Walter is just bullying Binghamton lineup (3 hits all single, one of them of infield single variety) 6 K, no BB through 3 IP.
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Post by bellhorndingers21 on Apr 22, 2022 18:07:41 GMT -5
Brandon Walter is just bullying Binghamton lineup (3 hits all single, one of them of infield single variety) 6 K, no BB through 3 IP. To be fair no Alvarez, Baty and Mauricio for Binghamton. |
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Post by Addam603 on Apr 22, 2022 18:16:34 GMT -5
No Bonaci or Ugueto again for Salem.
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 22, 2022 18:19:53 GMT -5
Casas golfed a curveball that hit the wall about 2/3rds the way up I'm no scout nor do I want to pretend to be but that really didn't seem like a bad pitch that Casas put a good charge into. Love watching that guy swing a bat. |
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Post by ramireja on Apr 22, 2022 18:36:14 GMT -5
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Post by sittingstill on Apr 22, 2022 19:27:09 GMT -5
Eric Sogard making his AAA debut. Batting 9th and playing 3B. *Nick |
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Post by julyanmorley on Apr 22, 2022 19:31:34 GMT -5
Greenville manager ejected screaming at the umps after Binelas 3-2 check swing is called a swing after an appeal to 2nd base ump
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Post by sittingstill on Apr 22, 2022 19:39:23 GMT -5
Greenville manager ejected screaming at the umps after Binelas 3-2 check swing is called a swing after an appeal to 2nd base ump Iggy is really good at knowing when to back his players up (and maybe take the fall for them). I loved watching him in Lowell. |
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Post by jimoh on Apr 22, 2022 19:53:24 GMT -5
Frank German with a NEARLY perfect 9th and 10th for Portland with 4 Ks and one HBP.
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Post by foreverred9 on Apr 22, 2022 20:31:33 GMT -5
Portland has now won 7 games - German has the W in 3 of them.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Apr 22, 2022 22:42:44 GMT -5
The thing to keep in mind in small samples now, though, is quality of opponent. With week-long series, that becomes very important, especially right now. For example, it's hard to tell how much of last week was Harrisburg being awful and how much is Portland's pitching. The Harrisburg numbers are bad, but is that because they themselves just got off of a 6-gamer with the Sea Dogs, or are they bad? We won't know for a bit. Even looking at, say, a month, if 2 of the 4 teams a guy faced were particularly good or bad, that's going to skew things more than you'd have seen in the old days of playing 2 series a week. Same thing for Greenviille hitters. They pounded a horrible Asheville (HOU) pitching staff last week and now they've come back down to earth vs. Winston-Salem (CHW). |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 22, 2022 22:51:22 GMT -5
The thing to keep in mind in small samples now, though, is quality of opponent. With week-long series, that becomes very important, especially right now. For example, it's hard to tell how much of last week was Harrisburg being awful and how much is Portland's pitching. The Harrisburg numbers are bad, but is that because they themselves just got off of a 6-gamer with the Sea Dogs, or are they bad? We won't know for a bit. Even looking at, say, a month, if 2 of the 4 teams a guy faced were particularly good or bad, that's going to skew things more than you'd have seen in the old days of playing 2 series a week. Same thing for Greenviille hitters. They pounded a horrible Asheville (HOU) pitching staff last week and now they've come back down to earth vs. Winston-Salem (CHW). Yup. Pretty much had this in mind as I was typing. |
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 22, 2022 23:17:53 GMT -5
Frank German with a perfect 9th and 10th for Portland with 4 Ks. Probably worth noting that he did hit a batter. First baserunner he's allowed since his second appearance, third baserunner in seven innings this season, matching his win total. He's faced 23 batters, struck out 13 of them, and walked zero, has a sub-.100 opponent's batting average, and frankly (pun intended) probably belongs in Worcester. Not that I blame them for wanting him to get some success early after the bullpen transition. Seems likely he'll get the boost with some opt-out decisions coming up in May. ---- EDIT: I was at the Worcester-Syracuse game. No highlight's to give because I was there with my family so I wasn't 100% paying attention and also because you already talked about the Casas double which was the highlights. |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 23, 2022 9:56:34 GMT -5
Ian was there last night and will be there again today.
Legit rented a car because his crapped out on him. Gamer.
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