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Post by Addam603 on Mar 2, 2023 19:14:58 GMT -5
If the Wong injury is long-term, do the Sox ask Alfaro to back out and come back to spring training and get more work with the pitchers as the #2 catcher?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 3, 2023 11:01:30 GMT -5
If the Wong injury is long-term, do the Sox ask Alfaro to back out and come back to spring training and get more work with the pitchers as the #2 catcher? Said elsewhere, grade 1.Wong should be ready for the season opener. There are also still free agent catchers out there.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 8, 2023 20:31:06 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 9, 2023 5:55:33 GMT -5
Seems strange that Lars Nootbaar, born in California with a Dut ch name would be playing for Japan.
Finally a game in normal viewing hours and of course no TV coverage. Philippines and Japan are in the same time zone.
Yoshida popped out with the bases juiced in the first.
LOL, tongue twister: Pitching Change: Weiyi Wang replaces Xiang Wang.
2nd AB: Masataka Yoshida lines out softly to second baseman Jinjun Luo
Ohtani perfect thru 3. 34 pitches/ 22 strikes.
Yoshida HBP 3rd time up, he stayed in the game.
Yoshida fielders choice 4th time up.
Final Japan 8 China 1
Ohtani clearly the star of the game.
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Post by chr31ter on Mar 10, 2023 10:12:09 GMT -5
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Post by julyanmorley on Mar 10, 2023 12:32:59 GMT -5
Yu Chang 4-9 in the WBC
Old friend Tzu Wei Lin also homered in this game
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Post by jmei on Mar 10, 2023 21:51:26 GMT -5
That’s a hell of an atmosphere. Wish all MLB stadiums had that energy.
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Post by taiwansox on Mar 10, 2023 22:12:30 GMT -5
That’s a hell of an atmosphere. Wish all MLB stadiums had that energy. Taiwanese baseball games are so much fun (super cheap too), it’s really the only professional sports league. Also, I’m glad they have it in Taichung instead of Taipei. The best youth players come from the south/east of the country so getting them access is awesome
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Post by julyanmorley on Mar 11, 2023 8:29:44 GMT -5
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Post by kevfc89 on Mar 11, 2023 8:38:37 GMT -5
Yoshida is 5-5 with a BB in the last two games
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Post by manfred on Mar 11, 2023 10:01:29 GMT -5
Can I put $5 on Yu Chang as AL MVP this season?
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Post by ianrs on Mar 11, 2023 16:11:35 GMT -5
How has nobody posted this yet? Yoshida is absolutely killing it and he and Ohtani look like best friends out there.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Mar 11, 2023 17:45:36 GMT -5
How has nobody posted this yet? Yoshida is absolutely killing it and he and Ohtani look like best friends out there. Maybe I'm misunderstanding but is the implication supposed to be that Ohtani would come to the Red Sox because he's best buds with Yoshida? I can think of 500 million reasons why that's not happening. If its Yoshida can trake, I'm not sure World Classic baseball clinches that although it don't hurt. That aside I'm already all in on Yoshida. He didn't hit .327 lifetime in Japan by accident. He can flat out hit. When I heard he was being posted I was hoping Bloom would go after him. I guess that's one of the handful of times that Bloom and I apparently agree on. Now the question is to what extent will he hit? Personally, it wouldn't shock me in the least if he were the 2023 AL batting champion.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 11, 2023 18:11:36 GMT -5
How has nobody posted this yet? Yoshida is absolutely killing it and he and Ohtani look like best friends out there. Maybe I'm misunderstanding but is the implication supposed to be that Ohtani would come to the Red Sox because he's best buds with Yoshida? I can think of 500 million reasons why that's not happening. If its Yoshida can trake, I'm not sure World Classic baseball clinches that although it don't hurt. That aside I'm already all in on Yoshida. He didn't hit .327 lifetime in Japan by accident. He can flat out hit. When I heard he was being posted I was hoping Bloom would go after him. I guess that's one of the handful of times that Bloom and I apparently agree on. Now the question is to what extent will he hit? Personally, it wouldn't shock me in the least if he were the 2023 AL batting champion. I think you are trying to see something that wasn't intended. That's a common meme. Fact though, of the position players on Japan's team, Yoshita, Ohtani & Nootbar are the only position players and I have no idea if Nootbar speaks Japanese. I'm pretty sure Yoshita is picking Ohtani's brain and Ohtani is more than willing to talk about his experience.
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Post by patford on Mar 11, 2023 18:33:15 GMT -5
One thing seems certain. Ohtani is going to get the biggest contract in MLB history and probably by a wide margin. It's not just that he's great. A team is getting two players, an All-Star pitcher and an All-Star OF. Not only does a team get two players for the price of one (unless he gets paid the combined salaries of Cole and Judge) but the team essentially buys an extra spot on the 26 man roster. Judge got 9 years, $360 million and Cole got 9 years, $324 million. So wouldn't 9 years $600 million be a bargain?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 11, 2023 18:41:43 GMT -5
Film at 11...
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 11, 2023 18:49:47 GMT -5
Film at 12...
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Post by kwodes on Mar 11, 2023 21:14:18 GMT -5
Great Britain has the worst uniforms I've ever seen.
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Post by julyanmorley on Mar 11, 2023 21:31:51 GMT -5
DR/Venezuela feels like a playoff game. I can't fully bring myself to root for a team with Manny Machado in the lineup, unfortunately.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 12, 2023 15:32:37 GMT -5
Ed Hand @edhand89 · Mar 11 Masataka Yoshida went 2-for-2 with a double and three RBI in Japan's 10-2 win over the Czech Republic. That gives him eight RBI in two WBC games.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 12, 2023 16:42:34 GMT -5
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Post by summer08 on Mar 12, 2023 22:44:16 GMT -5
These games are torturously long. Thank the lord for the pitch clock
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Post by cdj on Mar 13, 2023 0:07:21 GMT -5
Old pal Joey Meneses
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Post by hank on Mar 13, 2023 9:45:25 GMT -5
These games are torturously long. Thank the lord for the pitch clock So true. We haven't even started the regular season yet and it's so obvious that the pitch clock is necessary. And now that we have it watching a game without it is painful
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 13, 2023 21:21:03 GMT -5
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