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Post by incandenza on May 15, 2023 21:01:42 GMT -5
Poor Pablo looks like he really doesn't want to be out there. Kind of got that diffident 13-year-old look about him.
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Post by soxfansince67 on May 15, 2023 21:04:38 GMT -5
Well, he was more successful than Bleier - there's that.
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Post by TearsIn04 on May 15, 2023 21:04:52 GMT -5
It was a bad look but he probably got a better result than Brasier would have gotten humping 97 mph heaters up there.
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Post by dirtywaterinla on May 15, 2023 21:05:36 GMT -5
Not sure what y’all are complaining about. That was the best pitched inning since the 4th!
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Post by julyanmorley on May 15, 2023 21:05:58 GMT -5
Use the position player every time and save the pen. Easy decision
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Post by julyanmorley on May 15, 2023 21:06:16 GMT -5
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Post by dirtywaterinla on May 15, 2023 21:12:04 GMT -5
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Post by congusgambler33 on May 15, 2023 21:12:10 GMT -5
That was an appropriate ending. 7 DP's in the last 4 games. a little hard to win doing that.
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Post by dirtywaterinla on May 15, 2023 21:13:04 GMT -5
I don't like this at all - not sure what message Cora is sending to the fans. Fielders must hate it. I highly doubt the players hate it. It’s a blow out game. Save the bullets for when it matters.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on May 15, 2023 21:13:17 GMT -5
So after winning 8 in a row, they're now 1-6 and I wouldn't be surprised if the slide continues a bit longer. And the tumble was jumpstarted by Jansen's weekend meltdowns.
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Post by TearsIn04 on May 15, 2023 21:15:02 GMT -5
Use the position player every time and save the pen. Easy decision I understand saving the pen (though not using J-Rod seemed strange). It was the embarrassing lack of effort that was, well, embarrassing.
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Post by greenmonster on May 15, 2023 21:18:15 GMT -5
So how long before teams figure out how to intercept the pitchcom signal and then visually relay it to their hitters?
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Post by TearsIn04 on May 15, 2023 21:18:27 GMT -5
I'd love to see an MFY scandal and that certainly looked odd. OTOH, I have trouble believing a team would blatantly break the rules after the price Cora, Hinch and others paid for the behavior of the 2017 Astros. Of course, it's also possible that the MFYs are engaging in sign stealing within the rules, not by electronic means. That'll get your players drilled but nobody gets suspended for a year.
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Post by dirtdog on May 15, 2023 21:19:13 GMT -5
So after winning 8 in a row, they're now 1-6 and I wouldn't be surprised if the slide continues a bit longer. And the tumble was jumpstarted by Jansen's weekend meltdowns. Sounds about right. Getting swept at home by Cardinals was brutal. Should have won the first two for sure.
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Post by julyanmorley on May 15, 2023 21:25:11 GMT -5
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Post by greenmonster on May 15, 2023 21:27:22 GMT -5
I'd love to see an MFY scandal and that certainly looked odd. OTOH, I have trouble believing a team would blatantly break the rules after the price Cora, Hinch and others paid for the behavior of the 2017 Astros. Of course, it's also possible that the MFYs are engaging in sign stealing within the rules, not by electronic means. That'll get your players drilled but nobody gets suspended for a year. Signs are given electronically....how else would they be stolen?
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Post by dirtywaterinla on May 15, 2023 21:27:29 GMT -5
Braiser punishing us for his DFA…
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Post by wildsox on May 15, 2023 21:29:12 GMT -5
Could really use that guy we gave to Tampa earlier in the week now
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Post by dirtywaterinla on May 15, 2023 21:30:19 GMT -5
Could really use that guy we gave to Tampa earlier in the week now Hindsight is 20/20 sadly
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Post by soxfansince67 on May 15, 2023 21:32:10 GMT -5
This is a bit of a danger zone. Starters - Kluber, Pivetta and Houck struggling, Bello, Paxton and Sale look good but the injury history...Jansen's next save appearance will tell a lot. Schreiber onto the injury list. Bleier not effective. How effective (and durable) will Whitlock be?
Hitting - wise, some of our hot bats have cooled off (thankfully Devers is heating up). Long road trip coming up will be quite a test.
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Post by grandsalami on May 15, 2023 21:35:43 GMT -5
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Post by TearsIn04 on May 15, 2023 21:38:45 GMT -5
I'd love to see an MFY scandal and that certainly looked odd. OTOH, I have trouble believing a team would blatantly break the rules after the price Cora, Hinch and others paid for the behavior of the 2017 Astros. Of course, it's also possible that the MFYs are engaging in sign stealing within the rules, not by electronic means. That'll get your players drilled but nobody gets suspended for a year. Signs are given electronically....how else would they be stolen? True, but I'm thinking more about location, though I said signs. In the days of catchers putting down fingers it was easier for teams to signal location to the hitter, especially with a runner on 2B, than it was to decode the signs.
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Post by manfred on May 15, 2023 21:41:25 GMT -5
Hey, man, at least they got Pivetta vs. Castillo tomorrow. That should get them on track.
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Post by julyanmorley on May 15, 2023 21:42:27 GMT -5
Ort and Garza?
Garza has been good in AAA since they claimed him
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Post by soxfansince67 on May 15, 2023 21:45:33 GMT -5
B is for batting practice - and for ineffective relievers throwing BP in games (Brasier, Bleier - now Bernardino being sent down).
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