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Post by orion09 on May 24, 2023 21:32:39 GMT -5
This team has been hovering around a just-over-.500, mid-80s win pace for most of the season. On pace for 86 wins coming into the game, and 84 if they lose tonight. So pretty much exactly what most people here thought they would be.
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Post by dirtdog on May 24, 2023 21:32:59 GMT -5
Maybe Mayer can continue to make us feel better on a nightly basis. As for the big league team....
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Post by incandenza on May 24, 2023 21:34:43 GMT -5
Coming into this game Red Sox starters had the worst HR/FB ratio in the majors.
As a result their xFIP (4.20) is actually 11st best, but their FIP (4.98) is 5th worst.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on May 24, 2023 21:37:49 GMT -5
There goes my warm fuzzies for Paxton.
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Post by notstarboard on May 24, 2023 21:41:26 GMT -5
eeeek. This data point is going to be hard to work into our collective "the rotation is solidifying" narrative. Given that it's only one data point, it's pretty easy to fit into the narrative. Plus LA is a good offensive team, and if this game were happening in a different park or with a different umpire it could easily be more like 3 IP 1 ER right now. I'm still bullish on Paxton and feeling good about the rotation.
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Post by taiwansox on May 24, 2023 21:42:25 GMT -5
eeeek. This data point is going to be hard to work into our collective "the rotation is solidifying" narrative. Given that it's only one data point, it's pretty easy to fit into the narrative. Plus LA is a good offensive team, and if this game were happening in a different park or with a different umpire it could easily be more like 3 IP 1 ER right now. I'm still bullish on Paxton and feeling good about the rotation. I hope he’s pulled early for ineffectiveness not injuries
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Post by radiohix on May 24, 2023 21:46:12 GMT -5
Paxton is still looking for his curveball. Actually, it was the focal point of his 3 last rehab starts which explains his uncharacteristic number of walks in those starts. If he can start landing it for strikes, he’ll be a force.
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Post by notstarboard on May 24, 2023 21:46:41 GMT -5
Given that it's only one data point, it's pretty easy to fit into the narrative. Plus LA is a good offensive team, and if this game were happening in a different park or with a different umpire it could easily be more like 3 IP 1 ER right now. I'm still bullish on Paxton and feeling good about the rotation. I hope he’s pulled early for ineffectiveness not injuries Me too. Ineffectiveness is my guess, though - off day tomorrow and Pivetta's fresh, so why not?
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Post by cheers on May 24, 2023 21:48:32 GMT -5
Observation: Duran always puts on a nice show climbing the wall for balls that are obviously parked. I approve.
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Post by kevfc89 on May 24, 2023 21:48:41 GMT -5
Fire Dave Bush
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Post by ixnayexxus on May 24, 2023 21:50:54 GMT -5
As a Canadian Sox fan, I feel somehow responsible for this
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Post by cdj on May 24, 2023 21:52:37 GMT -5
Just need to get home
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Post by taiwansox on May 24, 2023 21:54:49 GMT -5
Lol strike 3 called to Duran
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Post by notstarboard on May 24, 2023 21:55:38 GMT -5
Lol strike 3 called to Duran Clown show tonight. If MLB were like this every night I would not watch. This is why I can't watch the NBA lol
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Post by grandsalami on May 24, 2023 21:55:56 GMT -5
Fire this ump into the abyss
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Post by kevfc89 on May 24, 2023 21:56:31 GMT -5
Lol strike 3 called to Duran Clown show tonight. If MLB were like this every night I would not watch. This is why I can't watch the NBA lol I feel like it's been bad pretty often, hard to watch for sure.
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Post by notstarboard on May 24, 2023 21:57:40 GMT -5
Wtf Turner how are you that slow? I'm rage quitting for the night y'all, enjoy
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Post by yuchangclan on May 24, 2023 21:58:10 GMT -5
Turner runs at a sub-Molina level. Wow.
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Post by julyanmorley on May 24, 2023 21:58:45 GMT -5
I know Turner is slow but I was still shocked he didn't beat that
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Post by wildsox on May 24, 2023 21:58:51 GMT -5
Wow. Is Turner really that slow? Or was he dogging it?
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Post by cheers on May 24, 2023 21:59:24 GMT -5
Wtf Turner how are you that slow? I'm rage quitting for the night y'all, enjoy To be fair, Turner is like 60 in baseball years. For the actual old people: Turner is still WAY faster than Willie Stargell.
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Post by cdj on May 24, 2023 22:02:44 GMT -5
Important to remember Turner just sat out with a sore knee too, so on top of being a fossil he has that going for him
Still like him though!
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Post by kevfc89 on May 24, 2023 22:03:40 GMT -5
Thanks to a recent slump for one guy and surge by the other, the Dodgers are winning the JD-Turner swap; JD has an ISO over .300, wow.
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Post by cheers on May 24, 2023 22:09:41 GMT -5
It's gonna be kind of hard to swallow when Devers isn't an all-star. Let's hope the big fella turns it on soon.
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Post by manfred on May 24, 2023 22:09:44 GMT -5
Is 50 games considered a small sample for a 162 game season? Asking for a friend.
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