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Post by nomar on Jul 22, 2022 22:13:17 GMT -5
If a pitching staff/defense is going to allow 20 runs I don’t think you can blame the manager.
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Post by benzinger on Jul 22, 2022 22:14:22 GMT -5
Not sure how much I can blame Cora for the shitty roster construction, but he’s been seemingly asleep a lot this year. Maybe he can grow his beard back to fix it all. Team was not ready to start the season. That’s really true. I think there was the same issue in 2019, too, right? He decided to use March AND April as Spring Training this time around. Not good.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 22, 2022 22:20:42 GMT -5
Cora's comments on Duran - better for the players to handle it...really?
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 22, 2022 22:23:58 GMT -5
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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 22, 2022 22:43:26 GMT -5
This stretch has essentially reset their pythag - 48 wins, 47 expected wins. As it stands now they have the 2nd worse runs against in the AL (4th prior to tonight, 8th prior to last weekend).
As much as we go hard at the offense, especially knowing the weak spots at the bottom of the lineup, they still have the 3rd most runs scored in the AL (2nd prior to tonight, 2nd prior to last weekend).
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 22, 2022 22:44:30 GMT -5
Fangraphs playoff odds: 33%
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 22, 2022 22:47:52 GMT -5
Boston and Baltimore are racing at each other in opposite directions. Will it happen?
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 22, 2022 22:49:17 GMT -5
Fangraphs playoff odds: 33% 32% on 538
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jul 22, 2022 22:55:30 GMT -5
I see Duran was professional after the game.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 22, 2022 23:02:21 GMT -5
I see Duran was professional after the game. It's weird - Cora said that the players were talking to him - "handling it". Duran says no, no players spoke to him.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jul 22, 2022 23:03:52 GMT -5
I see Duran was professional after the game. It's weird - Cora said that the players were talking to him - "handling it". Duran says no, no players spoke to him. I liked him asking the fans to handle a pop up.
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Post by manfred on Jul 22, 2022 23:06:04 GMT -5
It's weird - Cora said that the players were talking to him - "handling it". Duran says no, no players spoke to him. I liked him asking the fans to handle a pop up. I’m guessing in the middle of the night they’ll show up with soap in socks to give him a Code Red? Cora.. did… not… order… the… Code… Red
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 22, 2022 23:10:50 GMT -5
People in search of the optimists.. they literally just had the worst there game stretch in the modern era. It’s not the same as when they lose 2/3 by a total of one run with bad matchups.
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Post by cdj on Jul 22, 2022 23:12:04 GMT -5
Jarren Duran, welcome to the GTFO my team club
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Jul 22, 2022 23:34:04 GMT -5
Michael Feliz had to go to make room for Ort.
A comedy of riches ... bullpen is so stacked with talent that there was no place for Feliz.
Bonus info: going back 12 years (MLB & milb) to age 18, Yolmer had pitched one inning in 2020 for ChiSox.
2h, 1R, 1 HR.
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Post by benzinger on Jul 22, 2022 23:39:40 GMT -5
Jarren Duran, welcome to the GTFO my team club Hey, I’m not saying I would have caught that ball. But I sure as hell could have run after it once I saw where it landed.
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Post by cdj on Jul 22, 2022 23:46:28 GMT -5
Michael Feliz had to go to make room for Ort. A comedy of riches ... bullpen is so stacked with talent that there was no place for Feliz. I don’t know why you’re so hung up on a AAAA reliever He’s got 228 big league games with a 5.30 ERA. He’s 29. In a Sox uniform he’s given up 3 homers in 8 innings.
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Post by cdj on Jul 22, 2022 23:47:23 GMT -5
Jarren Duran, welcome to the GTFO my team club Hey, I’m not saying I would have caught that ball. But I sure as hell could have run after it once I saw where it landed. That’s exactly my problem with it I have no problem with him missing the ball. Stuff happens and he’s a bad fielder, I expect that to happen with him. I cannot tolerate the lack of effort
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Jul 22, 2022 23:49:33 GMT -5
Wow. 13 pages from one game.
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Post by philip on Jul 22, 2022 23:51:51 GMT -5
2thoughts. First bloom has done little to improve the team in Boston. His focus has been on the minor leagues. Most trades he had made has strengthened Greenville and Portland. Not Boston. But at some point it’s the Boston team that brings in the revenue.
Second. Many of our prospects get over rated. I’m also am to blame. I thought an order of the three D’s Duran downs and dalbec would lead the way. But I think there is a big gap between AAA and the majors. I don’t think any of the three are starters here. Just leave Jbj in center. Hit or not I don’t care. I just hate to see fundamentally bad baseball. They aren’t going to win every game or any game but just don’t play careless v baseball.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Jul 23, 2022 0:14:01 GMT -5
Michael Feliz had to go to make room for Ort. A comedy of riches ... bullpen is so stacked with talent that there was no place for Feliz. I don’t know why you’re so hung up on a AAAA reliever He’s got 228 big league games with a 5.30 ERA. He’s 29. In a Sox uniform he’s given up 3 homers in 8 innings. You're right. Recency bias. Yes, but ride the hot hand. May ... 9 inn, 0.390 OPSA June ... 12 inn, 0.425 OPSA And he gave 3 solid innings vs NYY
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 23, 2022 1:20:15 GMT -5
In case you're curious, yes, that was the first time in modern MLB history that a team scored 27 runs in the first 6 innings.
The '22 Cubs had a 26-9 lead on the Phillies after 6, and held on to win 26-23. Really.
So the bright side is that they didn't let the Jays tie or beat the modern record of 30.
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Post by cdj on Jul 23, 2022 1:32:12 GMT -5
I was genuinely worried about taking the record from the orioles so the final score was a welcome sight considering I saw 25 in the 5th
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Jul 23, 2022 1:36:35 GMT -5
Cora's comments on Duran - better for the players to handle it...really? I missed the game what did Duran do?
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 23, 2022 3:05:28 GMT -5
Cora's comments on Duran - better for the players to handle it...really? I missed the game what did Duran do? Lost sight of a ball hit over his head to CF that ended up as an inside-the-park GS. But the actual issue is that he saw that Verdugo was going to get to the ball (which landed on the warning track) before he would, and didn't even take a step in the direction of the ball. That looked really bad.
Officially, this gets scored as a GS to LF (because Verdugo fielded it), but I believe Statcast will have it as straightaway.
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