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Post by soxfaninnj on Jul 5, 2022 21:28:32 GMT -5
Swung at ball 4 3 times down 4 runs vazquez would be proud
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Post by reasonabledoubt on Jul 5, 2022 21:40:37 GMT -5
Table setters getting it done. C'mon boys! Is Devers heading to the bat rack?
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Post by soxfaninnj on Jul 5, 2022 21:40:44 GMT -5
Hanging slider for jd damn
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 5, 2022 21:42:04 GMT -5
Hanging slider for jd damn Hanging slider *drake meme* Ball in the dirt *drake meme*
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Post by reasonabledoubt on Jul 5, 2022 21:43:25 GMT -5
Do they have 1 more squander left?
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Post by soxfaninnj on Jul 5, 2022 21:52:03 GMT -5
That was the pitch damnit
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 5, 2022 21:53:39 GMT -5
Boston: 2-12 w/ RISP, 11 LOB Tampa: 5-14 w/ RISP, 7 LOB
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 5, 2022 22:00:22 GMT -5
In at the point where i would be 1000% fine letting bogaerts walk.
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Post by reasonabledoubt on Jul 5, 2022 22:00:55 GMT -5
Lack of timely hits in Wrigley and TOR have cost us series. And again tonight. Really need the win tomorrow and split or better against the MFYs this weekend. Not an easy task with a lot of secondary starters going. Hitters need to provide a lift.
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Post by congusgambler33 on Jul 5, 2022 22:06:10 GMT -5
I think that big squander in 5th had an effect on Pivetta. If they can't score there,when will they score.
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Post by wkdbigsoxfan on Jul 5, 2022 22:27:44 GMT -5
Tonight is worth it if it gets Robles off the team Bloom has consistently shown he’s slow to DFA and usually they only do it when they run out of room on the 40. And the next move will certainly be Barnes to the 60 to kick the can down the road. So maybe Taylor is ready tomorrow and they do it for Sale next week? I’m just not sure we’ll see the Kelly for Robles swap everybody wants to see based on how Bloom has run it the last few years Like I said, they’ll probably do it tonight.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 5, 2022 22:35:01 GMT -5
Bloom has consistently shown he’s slow to DFA and usually they only do it when they run out of room on the 40. And the next move will certainly be Barnes to the 60 to kick the can down the road. So maybe Taylor is ready tomorrow and they do it for Sale next week? I’m just not sure we’ll see the Kelly for Robles swap everybody wants to see based on how Bloom has run it the last few years Like I said, they’ll probably do it tonight. They did. Robles is DFA. Was watching Talkin Baseball and Ryan Ruillo announces it as breaking news.
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 6, 2022 0:36:34 GMT -5
Meanwhile, the Yankees, Jays, and Guardians all lost. And it's up to Bello (and the bats) to prevent three straight series losses after 7 straight wins, including 3 sweeps.
The previous funk was 8 games at the of May, when they went 3-5 after turning the season around with a 9-2 or 10-3 stretch. They then went 19-4 while taking the 7 series. This stretch is now 3-5.
The last funk was strange; they won the 3 games by an average score of 11.0 to 4.0, while losing 5 by 2.4 to 6.2. They were 0-1 in 1-run games and 1-2 in 2-run games.
In this stretch they've won 3 by an average score of 4.7 to 2.3, and lost 5 by 3.4 to 6.0. They are 1-2 in 1-run games and 1-1 in 2-run games.
Of course, it they win the rubber game, then it's a 1-4 skid followed by 3-1 streak, and all of the above is tossed out. Let's do that!
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 6, 2022 0:52:29 GMT -5
Tonight is worth it if it gets Robles off the team Bloom has consistently shown he’s slow to DFA and usually they only do it when they run out of room on the 40. And the next move will certainly be Barnes to the 60 to kick the can down the road. So maybe Taylor is ready tomorrow and they do it for Sale next week? I’m just not sure we’ll see the Kelly for Robles swap everybody wants to see based on how Bloom has run it the last few years Taylor has pitched just once in relief in his current rehab (as opposed to opening), on Saturday, when he allowed 3 hits and 2 runs to AA hitters. In this rehab stint he's faced 29 hitters and fanned 4, which is a lousy rate for MLB, let alone AA and AAA. I don't think he can be factored into any roster projection.
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Post by patford on Jul 6, 2022 8:32:27 GMT -5
More than anything the bats need to wake up.
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Post by kingofthetrill on Jul 6, 2022 9:18:17 GMT -5
There's also enough time to get a bat at the deadline. *Looking at you, hopeful mystery acquisition that will end up replacing Dalbec*
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Post by benzinger on Jul 6, 2022 9:48:15 GMT -5
There's also enough time to get a bat at the deadline. *Looking at you, hopeful mystery acquisition that will end up replacing Dalbec* If the Sox are serious about contending, Dalbec and JBJ cannot get any kind of meaningful AB’s the rest of the way.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 6, 2022 10:00:22 GMT -5
There's also enough time to get a bat at the deadline. *Looking at you, hopeful mystery acquisition that will end up replacing Dalbec* You know, you learn the damnedest things when you remember that the NL West exists. I was just browsing around for possible 1B targets, and apparently there is a player on the Diamondbacks named Christian Walker who is popping a .400 xwOBA with 21 homers in 324 PAs as a 31 year old. He was pretty good in 2019 and 2020 too before having a down year last season.
The poor guy is still under team control through 2024 (age 33), too, despite making his MLB debut in 2014.
Actually, trading Dalbec for Walker straight up *might* make some sense for the Diamondbacks, depending on how they feel about Dalbec's struggles...
Anyway, the options look like him, Bell, Cron, Mancini, maybe Garrett Cooper if the Marlins are selling but they might not be. Am I missing anybody? (Though of course we know that Bloom will probably get like a LFer, scramble the outfield and have Kiké play 1B or something, lol.)
ADD: Also, there's really not much competition out there. The Astros might want to upgrade on Gurriel, and the Padres on Hosmer, but it's not like a desperate need for either of them (it's probably pretty low on the Padres' list of needs, actually), and every other contender is pretty well set at 1B. In theory Bloom ought to be able to just seek out a low bid for any of the guys listed above.
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Post by cdj on Jul 6, 2022 11:09:28 GMT -5
I worked with CJ Cron for a couple weeks in the cape league back in the day. One of the goofier, friendlier guys I met over the 4 years I did the job. You could tell his teammates really liked him. Would love him hitting at Fenway
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jul 6, 2022 11:18:57 GMT -5
So I really need to temper my expectations for Bello tonight. I am positively giddy about his start in a way I haven’t been for a long time, maybe back to Buchholz.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 6, 2022 11:26:12 GMT -5
It's around the same time but Eduardo Rodriguez was just outside the top 50 entering the year, such that maybe he was inside by the time he debuted? Regardless of the literal rankings, this is as excited about a prospect debut as I have been since Devers' callup. For pitchers, I'd have to go back to Buchholz. I'm as excited about Bello as I was about Espinoza. So I really need to temper my expectations for Bello tonight. I am positively giddy about his start in a way I haven’t been for a long time, maybe back to Buchholz. Heh
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Post by incandenza on Jul 6, 2022 11:42:51 GMT -5
I worked with CJ Cron for a couple weeks in the cape league back in the day. One of the goofier, friendlier guys I met over the 4 years I did the job. You could tell his teammates really liked him. Would love him hitting at Fenway That's cool to hear, because based solely on his name I've always imagined him as a 22nd century cyborg cop. But I guess he is the opposite of that!
He seems great but this is the Rockies we're talking about. Does this mean Bloom could totally fleece them (a la St. Louis and Arenado), or will they do something inexplicable like not trade him at all (a la Story last season)? Or will they pass on a package of Mata and Jordan and trade him to the Yankees for a stuffed teddy bear instead? Who knows!
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Post by chrisfromnc on Jul 6, 2022 11:58:58 GMT -5
Regardless of the literal rankings, this is as excited about a prospect debut as I have been since Devers' callup. For pitchers, I'd have to go back to Buchholz. I'm as excited about Bello as I was about Espinoza. So I really need to temper my expectations for Bello tonight. I am positively giddy about his start in a way I haven’t been for a long time, maybe back to Buchholz. Heh Hmm. I don’t remember reading your post, but I’m sure I probably did. I guess your thoughts informed mine today and I wasn’t aware. Credit to you for saying it first, for sure.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 6, 2022 12:12:41 GMT -5
I worked with CJ Cron for a couple weeks in the cape league back in the day. One of the goofier, friendlier guys I met over the 4 years I did the job. You could tell his teammates really liked him. Would love him hitting at Fenway That's cool to hear, because based solely on his name I've always imagined him as a 22nd century cyborg cop. But I guess he is the opposite of that!
He seems great but this is the Rockies we're talking about. Does this mean Bloom could totally fleece them (a la St. Louis and Arenado), or will they do something inexplicable like not trade him at all (a la Story last season)? Or will they pass on a package of Mata and Jordan and trade him to the Yankees for a stuffed teddy bear instead? Who knows!
You left out the part about the Rockies paying his entire salary in the trade to the Yankees. And your Mata/Jordan offer makes me throw up a little in my mouth. lol
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 6, 2022 12:13:11 GMT -5
Hmm. I don’t remember reading your post, but I’m sure I probably did. I guess your thoughts informed mine today and I wasn’t aware. Credit to you for saying it first, for sure. Great minds think alike! I wonder if there is any scenario where Bello forces them to keep him in the rotation. I know he's not far from his innings limit, but still.
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