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Post by benzinger on Sept 4, 2022 11:20:54 GMT -5
Yankees are 19-31 in their last 50 games: Benintendi might be done for the year. Rizzo getting epidural injections in his back and can’t play. Carpenter still riding around on a cart. Stanton hitting.219 Donaldson hitting .218 Hicks hitting .217 LeMahieu hasn’t had an XBH in 20 games. If they blow the division and get bounced in the Wild card round, I will consider this a successful season. Every year the national media anoints the MFY as the top 1 or 2 teams in the AL if not MLB. From the beginning of the season I predicted that TB would win the division, because the MFY just are not that good. They played over their head longer that I thought they would, but I am not the bit surprised they are flopping. They will still probably make the playoffs, but I see loosing the first round they play. The fact they have flopped so badly makes it all the sweeter! For all the negative talk about Bloom, and the Sox being “TB North”, I say “we wish”! TB is ALWAYS right in the mix with a team full of nobodies. It’s remarkable how they do it. They lose Glasnow for the whole season and Wander Franco for most of the season and they don’t miss a beat. They also seem to have an endless arsenal of great bullpen arms every year. If Bloom can emulate that with the Sox, we will be ecstatic.
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Post by manfred on Sept 4, 2022 11:26:22 GMT -5
Every year the national media anoints the MFY as the top 1 or 2 teams in the AL if not MLB. From the beginning of the season I predicted that TB would win the division, because the MFY just are not that good. They played over their head longer that I thought they would, but I am not the bit surprised they are flopping. They will still probably make the playoffs, but I see loosing the first round they play. The fact they have flopped so badly makes it all the sweeter! For all the negative talk about Bloom, and the Sox being “TB North”, I say “we wish”! TB is ALWAYS right in the mix with a team full of nobodies. It’s remarkable how they do it. They lose Glasnow for the whole season and Wander Franco for most of the season and they don’t miss a beat. They also seem to have an endless arsenal of great bullpen arms every year. If Bloom can emulate that with the Sox, we will be ecstatic. When they win a WS, I’ll consider them a model. 24 years and counting?
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Sept 4, 2022 11:52:45 GMT -5
For all the negative talk about Bloom, and the Sox being “TB North”, I say “we wish”! TB is ALWAYS right in the mix with a team full of nobodies. It’s remarkable how they do it. They lose Glasnow for the whole season and Wander Franco for most of the season and they don’t miss a beat. They also seem to have an endless arsenal of great bullpen arms every year. If Bloom can emulate that with the Sox, we will be ecstatic. When they win a WS, I’ll consider them a model. 24 years and counting? TB has been to more World Series than the MFY in the last 20 years!
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Post by GyIantosca on Sept 4, 2022 12:08:19 GMT -5
Casas finally called up to Boston on the Lord’s day. There is something biblical about this call up. I think he's getting called up Sunday, not Saturday. Nice try though. He’s playing today . Today is Sunday am I missing something.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Sept 4, 2022 12:17:09 GMT -5
I think he's getting called up Sunday, not Saturday. Nice try though. He’s playing today . Today is Sunday am I missing something. Other religions have other Lord's days.
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Post by manfred on Sept 4, 2022 12:37:03 GMT -5
Casas era!!!!
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Post by cdj on Sept 4, 2022 12:38:13 GMT -5
Well that’s an ominous sign for his control/command today
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Post by radiohix on Sept 4, 2022 12:39:41 GMT -5
I absolutely hate watching Winckowski pitching. It's a like a vasectomy.
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Post by manfred on Sept 4, 2022 12:41:28 GMT -5
I think they really need to see Winck in the pen. See if the report of touching 99 is legit. I don’t think he is a starter.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 4, 2022 12:43:00 GMT -5
He’s playing today . Today is Sunday am I missing something. Other religions have other Lord's days. I just consider every day a Saturday! Ah, retirement ..
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Post by iliketacos on Sept 4, 2022 12:43:11 GMT -5
Shit, we have to deal with both O'Brien and Mazz today. I think John Henry would save some cash if he just let Eck go solo. I with there was an option in which I would mute both Dave and Tony.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 4, 2022 12:43:44 GMT -5
Bullpen game???
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Post by incandenza on Sept 4, 2022 12:43:46 GMT -5
Tampa Bay is 20-9 since August 3rd. Guess their strategy of "do basically nothing" at the trade deadline really lit a fire under those guys. They want to prove the front office wrong for not believing in them, Major League style.
(Yes, I am trolling every insipid take about the fragility of Red Sox players' psyches that have been so popular the last two trade deadlines.)
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Post by iliketacos on Sept 4, 2022 12:44:20 GMT -5
Other religions have other Lord's days. I just consider every day a Saturday! Ah, retirement .. I consider every day a day. I have a serious beef with the Cathy family and Chick-fil-A. Talk about bad chicken and even worse humans!! They are closed on Sundays and should be closed all other 6 days of the week.
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Post by cdj on Sept 4, 2022 12:48:14 GMT -5
Well that’s an ominous sign for his control/command today It was in fact an ominous sign for his control/command
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Sept 4, 2022 12:49:02 GMT -5
Every year the national media anoints the MFY as the top 1 or 2 teams in the AL if not MLB. From the beginning of the season I predicted that TB would win the division, because the MFY just are not that good. They played over their head longer that I thought they would, but I am not the bit surprised they are flopping. They will still probably make the playoffs, but I see loosing the first round they play. The fact they have flopped so badly makes it all the sweeter! They get picked as one of the top 1 or 2 teams every year because they win 90 - 100 games just about every year. Makes them an easy pick. Just like it's easy to pick the Dodgers every year in the NL because of their consistency. I doubt the Yankees fall behind Baltimore. I still expect them to win the AL East. I think the other AL East teams will beat up on each other too much for them to catch the Yankees for the division. Unless one team asserts itself, the Blue Jays are the best candidate, I don't see the Yankees losing their lead, and if one did, then that means other teams in the division are losing too much which makes it virtually impossible for the Yankees to slip behind all 4 of TB, Toronto, Baltimore, and Seattle. They're going to the playoffs. Just hope they're as bad then as they are now. The MFY have 29 games left. They would need to go 21-8 to reach 100 wins. They only need to go 11-18 to reach 90 wins. IMO 11 wins is certainly more likely than 21, and way more likely than your earlier season prediction of surpassing Red Sox 2018 total of 108. TB is only 4 games behind and can certainly pass the MFY. IMO they are the only ALE team consistent enough to pass the MFY. Tor, Bal, Bos are all too far or too inconsistent to pass the MFY. In any case, even teams who played well “last” year have a tough time overcoming injuries (1975 Red Sox to 1976, 2004 Red Sox to 2005, 2007 to 2008, 2013 to 2014, and 2021 to 2022). People can blame Bloom for sending fining injury prone players, but just about every FA these days has a laundry list of IL visits.
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Post by incandenza on Sept 4, 2022 12:49:02 GMT -5
Oh god. Guys with Boston accents are going to be saying KASS-as aren't they?
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Post by cdj on Sept 4, 2022 12:49:20 GMT -5
That’s a nice play by Casas
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 4, 2022 12:50:25 GMT -5
Feels nice to be playing a first baseman at first base.
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Post by radiohix on Sept 4, 2022 12:50:46 GMT -5
Casas is smooth down there huh?
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 4, 2022 12:51:10 GMT -5
Big man with a big glove making big plays. That's more like it.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 4, 2022 12:53:47 GMT -5
Let's have one of "those" games - tons of runs. We will be in our pen soon anyway...that would be fun
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Post by cdj on Sept 4, 2022 12:56:32 GMT -5
Xander is en fuego AND DRIVING IN RUNS
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 4, 2022 12:57:41 GMT -5
Time to start rooting against Luis Arraez
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 4, 2022 12:57:42 GMT -5
I love Eck's lobbying. Totally agree with him. Sign Xander. (And Devers.)
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