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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 7, 2022 20:55:51 GMT -5
We really are going to lose this game on that pop up that even the bad news bears could catch.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 7, 2022 20:57:06 GMT -5
What's the worst that can happen? Instead of being 13 games out they'd be 15 games out. Not exactly the end of the world. I was just talking about this game in particular. Division is over. Yeah, I know. I just can't get too worked up about this series either way. I dont think even getting swept would hurt the Sox that much. There's not much to gain and not much to lose. The Sox will make the postseason.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 7, 2022 20:57:49 GMT -5
We really are going to lose this game on that pop up that even the bad news bears could catch. It would be nice if they had an actual 1b.
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Post by briam on Jul 7, 2022 20:58:39 GMT -5
I’m still hoping some of that Tampa magic shows up with Chaim and he can build a bullpen like this Yankee one, feels like they’re electric from top to bottom.
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Post by taiwansox on Jul 7, 2022 20:59:18 GMT -5
I was just talking about this game in particular. Division is over. Yeah, I know. I just can't get too worked up about this series either way. I dont think even getting swept would hurt the Sox that much. There's not much to gain and not much to lose. The Sox will make the postseason. Idk about you but even if we were 20 games out of the playoffs it doesn’t feel good…
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 7, 2022 21:01:04 GMT -5
i'm finally here. LFG !!
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Post by kevfc89 on Jul 7, 2022 21:01:39 GMT -5
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 7, 2022 21:02:35 GMT -5
The Yankees have Travis Shaw batting third
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Post by sarasoxer on Jul 7, 2022 21:04:20 GMT -5
Yeah, I know. I just can't get too worked up about this series either way. I dont think even getting swept would hurt the Sox that much. There's not much to gain and not much to lose. The Sox will make the postseason. Idk about you but even if we were 20 games out of the playoffs it doesn’t feel good… If we are 20 games out, what's the point? I'd rather trade JD and X for something than get stomped in the playoffs. We aren't ready to compete.
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Post by taiwansox on Jul 7, 2022 21:04:45 GMT -5
Idk about you but even if we were 20 games out of the playoffs it doesn’t feel good… If we are 20 games out, what's the point? I'd rather trade JD and X for something than get stomped in the playoffs. We aren't ready to compete. I meant losing to the MFY, I never want us to do that
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 7, 2022 21:05:08 GMT -5
This guy is a bum. Get Dirty Water ready.
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Post by taiwansox on Jul 7, 2022 21:05:19 GMT -5
DOB should jinx Holmes now by saying how great he is
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Post by taiwansox on Jul 7, 2022 21:08:38 GMT -5
Damn that pop up in the 5th…
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Post by nomar on Jul 7, 2022 21:08:43 GMT -5
The best hitter alive is up!
Goodnight!
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 7, 2022 21:08:44 GMT -5
Refsnyder seems fairly likely to get an extra base hit here.
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Post by Guidas on Jul 7, 2022 21:09:12 GMT -5
Holmes didnt throw Franchy a single strike that whole AB. I mean, FFS, Franchy.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 7, 2022 21:09:33 GMT -5
Did not see that coming.
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Post by kevfc89 on Jul 7, 2022 21:10:35 GMT -5
wanted this win so i could watch the yankees post game obsess about dever's dominance of cole...
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Post by cdj on Jul 7, 2022 21:10:45 GMT -5
Holmes didnt throw Franchy a single strike that whole AB. I mean, FFS, Franchy. I mean they’re 98 mph sinkers not that far off the plate His missed pop up looms large tonight though
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Post by briam on Jul 7, 2022 21:11:00 GMT -5
How can you have a 230+ million payroll and not have a living breathing first baseman, stop trying to outsmart everybody.
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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 7, 2022 21:11:25 GMT -5
I'm still hoping for the clock to hit midnight for this bullpen: - Peralta was a career 0.1 bWAR pitcher in the 7 years before the Bronx, has put up 1.8 bWAR so far with New York. - King was a K-per-inning pitcher before this year, now at 1.33 - Holmes was a 1.5 WHIP pitcher in Pittsburgh who become a 0.75 WHIP pitcher when he got to New York. -0.9 bWAR in Pitt, 3.2 bWAR in the Bronx.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 7, 2022 21:14:35 GMT -5
Idk about you but even if we were 20 games out of the playoffs it doesn’t feel good… If we are 20 games out, what's the point? I'd rather trade JD and X for something than get stomped in the playoffs. We aren't ready to compete. Red Sox rotation currently:
Pivetta Winckowski Seabold ?? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hypothetical playoff rotation:
Sale Eovaldi Paxton Pivetta
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Post by incandenza on Jul 7, 2022 21:21:53 GMT -5
I'm still hoping for the clock to hit midnight for this bullpen: - Peralta was a career 0.1 bWAR pitcher in the 7 years before the Bronx, has put up 1.8 bWAR so far with New York. - King was a K-per-inning pitcher before this year, now at 1.33 - Holmes was a 1.5 WHIP pitcher in Pittsburgh who become a 0.75 WHIP pitcher when he got to New York. -0.9 bWAR in Pitt, 3.2 bWAR in the Bronx. Yes, see, this is my question about this infernal team. What have they done to appease the bullpen gods? Every other team is just like tossing out $10 million to guys who put up 5 ERAs or randomly getting lockdown performances from total randos (howdy, Schreiber), and it's all just totally unpredictable. The Yankees, though, get every single rando to turn into the reincarnation of Mariano Rivera. How? How?
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Post by sarasoxer on Jul 7, 2022 21:22:02 GMT -5
If we are 20 games out, what's the point? I'd rather trade JD and X for something than get stomped in the playoffs. We aren't ready to compete. Red Sox rotation currently: Pivetta Winckowski Seabold ?? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Hypothetical playoff rotation: Sale Eovaldi Paxton Pivetta Paxton at 37 'might' be a bullpen arm, but not a starter. Sale...we'll see, but his stuff apparently has regressed...which is understandable given TJ, repetitive injuries plus passed prime age. This is not our year. Xander can opt out. JD trending down...no power. If we wait, those guys will be gone for nothing. Let's make some deals and recoup something for a 2024 run.
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Post by tizzle on Jul 7, 2022 21:26:13 GMT -5
If we are 20 games out, what's the point? I'd rather trade JD and X for something than get stomped in the playoffs. We aren't ready to compete. Red Sox rotation currently:
Pivetta Winckowski Seabold ?? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hypothetical playoff rotation:
Sale Eovaldi Paxton Pivetta I think expecting Paxton to be a reliable starter coming back from TJ surgery just feels like wish casting. Wacha is a fine option, though.
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