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Post by julyanmorley on Apr 4, 2023 20:35:06 GMT -5
Whelp - Pittsburgh is the young team making the plays. They've played a great game tonight
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Post by bosoxnation on Apr 4, 2023 20:36:21 GMT -5
how do we get Bednar and Reynolds? ill give up Duran and Braiser lol. Reynolds is perfect for Fenway.
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Post by notstarboard on Apr 4, 2023 20:42:22 GMT -5
Yoshida has already reached on like 5 errors this year. It's been bizarre.
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Post by taiwansox on Apr 4, 2023 20:42:42 GMT -5
Yoshida has already reached on like 5 errors this year. It's been bizarre. He’s elite at inducing errors lol
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Post by yuchangclan on Apr 4, 2023 20:44:45 GMT -5
how do we get Bednar and Reynolds? ill give up Duran and Braiser lol. Reynolds is perfect for Fenway. Lol. It always goes like this. Then a team like Braves or Padres ACTUALLY make the trade and we all scratch our heads at how little they gave up. Never fails. Meanwhile, nobody who posts on this site is ever willing to give up top prospects from the system anyway.
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2023 20:45:52 GMT -5
Yoshida has already reached on like 5 errors this year. It's been bizarre. He puts a lot of balls in play, so it’s not totally random. (But it’s mostly random.)
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Post by soxfansince67 on Apr 4, 2023 20:47:16 GMT -5
Already some serious deja vu with poor approaches at bat last two games. We saw this tons second half of last year. Are we back to swinging for the fences? Ugh.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 4, 2023 20:49:49 GMT -5
Already some serious deja vu with poor approaches at bat last two games. We saw this tons second half of last year. Are we back to swinging for the fences? Ugh. At least thanks to a dropped pop up we don't have to wait a month and a half for the first series win.
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Post by backwardsk on Apr 4, 2023 20:50:56 GMT -5
Already some serious deja vu with poor approaches at bat last two games. We saw this tons second half of last year. Are we back to swinging for the fences? Ugh. A lot of empty 0-4s with Yoshida, Hernandez, Casas, and Duvall. I'll exclude Devers because he hit the ball good with nothing to show all day. This is sort of the fear with this offense.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Apr 4, 2023 20:51:29 GMT -5
Winckowski has some insane movement on his sinker. Immediately, I didn't see a much of a difference between he and Seabold. I'm pleasantly wrong about that.
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Post by manfred on Apr 4, 2023 20:53:45 GMT -5
I know this almost seems like a joke it is so hard to believe but… the Pirates pitching looked really good today.
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Post by briam on Apr 4, 2023 20:54:59 GMT -5
At least a starter showed a pulse.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Apr 4, 2023 20:56:40 GMT -5
I have to remind myself I guessed 79 wins for the team, so losses will happen. My main concerns remain main concerns (starting pitching, Kiké, among others).
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Post by backwardsk on Apr 4, 2023 20:57:06 GMT -5
I have a feeling Duvall is going to turn into a Pumpkin in the 5 hole spot (because he doesn't get on base enough) and Hernandez is a guy you'll dread hitting against RHP. Basically the back half of the lineup is a worry for me. Maybe a lot of easy outs back there.
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Post by yuchangclan on Apr 4, 2023 20:57:54 GMT -5
At least the Yankees lost!
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Post by dirtdog on Apr 4, 2023 21:03:39 GMT -5
Team WHIP of 1 yet they scored 4 runs. Timely hitting from Reynolds.
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Post by wildsox on Apr 4, 2023 21:11:17 GMT -5
I have to remind myself I guessed 79 wins for the team, so losses will happen. My main concerns remain main concerns (starting pitching, Kiké, among others). Iâm of the same mindset. Iâm not going to start worrying until Bello/Whitlock are back. Hitting wise Kiké, Arroyo, Reese are who we thought they were so Iâm not surprised. Yoshi and Casas deserve some time to get acclaimated before critiquing
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2023 21:13:13 GMT -5
This isn’t a team with a lot of margin for error, so this start is not encouraging even if they’re missing half the rotation.
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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 4, 2023 21:21:50 GMT -5
This isn’t a team with a lot of margin for error, so this start is not encouraging even if they’re missing half the rotation. On the other hand if they win tomorrow they’ll be .500 through the first few games despite missing half the rotation (and in my opinion likely the best half).
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Post by manfred on Apr 4, 2023 21:25:58 GMT -5
This isn’t a team with a lot of margin for error, so this start is not encouraging even if they’re missing half the rotation. On the other hand if they win tomorrow they’ll be .500 through the first few games despite missing half the rotation (and in my opinion likely the best half). On the first foot, that came against the O’s and Pirates.
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Post by scottysmalls on Apr 4, 2023 21:37:14 GMT -5
On the other hand if they win tomorrow they’ll be .500 through the first few games despite missing half the rotation (and in my opinion likely the best half). On the first foot, that came against the O’s and Pirates. Orioles should be at least good offensively. Also even though the pitchers have been serving meatballs, the Orioles and Pirates have been hitting them abnormally well. The pitching could be exactly the same quality as it has been and the results will improve.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 4, 2023 21:45:08 GMT -5
Yoshida has already reached on like 5 errors this year. It's been bizarre. He’s elite at inducing errors lol Carries an 80 scout rating...
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Post by alexcorahomevideo on Apr 5, 2023 5:33:17 GMT -5
Lets not worry. Lots of teams drop two in a row to the Pirates. At least Pivetta didn't get killed.
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Post by pappyman99 on Apr 5, 2023 7:32:57 GMT -5
Old friend BC at least has a respectable squad by the looks of it Only took four years. Haha I mean it’s the pirates. They were awful and the owner spends no money It’s sad for them because they have a lot of legit prospects coming up who will probably never play with reynolds or Cruz
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Post by pappyman99 on Apr 5, 2023 7:36:36 GMT -5
Lets not worry. Lots of teams drop two in a row to the Pirates. At least Pivetta didn't get killed. The irony is I’ve been arguing all off-season with many for Houck over Pivetta. Then both are the 2 with the most affective starts first time through. It sounds like by (before) April 18th Whitlock and Bello will be in the rotation. Paxton probably before April is out
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