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Post by cdj on Jun 22, 2023 13:24:43 GMT -5
Joe Ryan just threw a split that moved like a knuckleball
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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 22, 2023 13:28:32 GMT -5
Joe Ryan just threw a split that moved like a knuckleball If a pitcher not on the Sox is going to randomly turn into one of the best pitchers in baseball, I'm glad it was the one the Rays traded for 55 games of Nelson Cruz
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Post by ematz1423 on Jun 22, 2023 13:37:35 GMT -5
If there's any bright side to today's game, it's that the Rays traded Joe Ryan for Nelson Cruz I believe. Thank goodness the Rays don't have him, he's pretty filthy.
Edit:poster above me beat me too it!
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Post by manfred on Jun 22, 2023 13:42:34 GMT -5
Ryan might go 11 today.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jun 22, 2023 13:54:54 GMT -5
Injuries taking a big toll always an inevitably
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Post by manfred on Jun 22, 2023 13:56:12 GMT -5
I can only assume the Sox have an early flight.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 22, 2023 14:02:17 GMT -5
Gotta give Walter credit for eating 6 innings after a rough beginning to the outing
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Post by manfred on Jun 22, 2023 14:13:03 GMT -5
What is the rationale for not just starting Walter? What is gained by the opener here?
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Post by Guidas on Jun 22, 2023 14:13:11 GMT -5
Duran's exit velos 96mph, 108 mph.
Right to opposing players.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 22, 2023 14:13:41 GMT -5
What is the rationale for not just starting Walter? What is gained by the opener here? Makes it less attractive to stack the lineup with righties
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Post by cdj on Jun 22, 2023 14:16:01 GMT -5
Why the hell would Cora take Walter out with literally one left out to get in the game against a bad hitter? Now you want to manage?
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Post by manfred on Jun 22, 2023 14:22:53 GMT -5
What is the rationale for not just starting Walter? What is gained by the opener here? Makes it less attractive to stack the lineup with righties I guess.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jun 22, 2023 14:22:54 GMT -5
So today the lineup wasn't going to show up, depth starter was okay, you lose, that's fine. Just unfathomable that they punted yesterday's game, no guarantee it would have ended differently but there was no way there was going to be an inning as high leverage as last night's 10th so what are you saving your good relievers for? Especially after using Jansen and Martin the prior two. Cora's been bad in game this year.
Last time I'll beat that horse I promise
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Post by station13 on Jun 22, 2023 14:28:23 GMT -5
Offense was sleep walking. They need a day off
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Post by wildsox on Jun 22, 2023 14:32:56 GMT -5
Didn't even seem like we had any interest in winning this one from the get-go
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Post by cdj on Jun 22, 2023 14:38:21 GMT -5
I would like a better manager. Can we pay Kevin Cash extra dollars or something?
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Post by manfred on Jun 22, 2023 14:42:30 GMT -5
I feel like the Sox are lucky Judge was hurt during the Yankees series.
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Post by ematz1423 on Jun 22, 2023 14:46:34 GMT -5
I feel like the Sox are lucky Judge was hurt during the Yankees series. They certainly were but at the same end he doesn't pitch for them so while Judge maybe gets them one win in that series I still think chances are the Sox take two. They won 15-5, 6-2 and 4-1, he's for sure not making up 10 runs in the first game, questionable if he makes up 4 runs in the 2nd game and who knows on the 3rd. Edit: forgot they played prior in the week too, those were all one run games with the Sox taking 2 of 3 so yea that would have been a totally different series most likely.
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Post by jmei on Jun 22, 2023 15:08:23 GMT -5
Was not aware that today was a day game and kind of glad I missed it to be honest.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jun 22, 2023 15:55:23 GMT -5
Was not aware that today was a day game and kind of glad I missed it to be honest. exactly...i was just gonna post this....verbatim.
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Post by shagworthy on Jun 22, 2023 16:14:09 GMT -5
Was not aware that today was a day game and kind of glad I missed it to be honest. exactly...i was just gonna post this....verbatim. This is one of the few times I was thankful I had a 2:00pm Teams Meeting. By that time the game was already more sunk than OceanGate. Side note, nothing good ever happens to anything with the term "Gate" attached to it. If Boing came out with an AirGate 767 you couldn't pay me to board that thing.
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Post by kingstephanos on Jun 22, 2023 16:56:43 GMT -5
exactly...i was just gonna post this....verbatim. This is one of the few times I was thankful I had a 2:00pm Teams Meeting. By that time the game was already more sunk than OceanGate. Side note, nothing good ever happens to anything with the term "Gate" attached to it. If Boing came out with an AirGate 767 you couldn't pay me to board that thing. Lionsgate Films have made some pretty good movies IIRC. American Psycho Reqium for a Dream John Wick Crank...
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Post by Guidas on Jun 22, 2023 17:29:47 GMT -5
Dropped to 2.5 away from the last Wild Card and pissed away a completely winnable game last night. If these guys want to prove they're worthy of being a "Competitive Team," pick-up Trade Deadline acquisitions and a make a legit playoff run, they need to pick up wins in the next three weeks. Opponents upcoming:
Chicago White Sox - need to win them all because next up is... Miami Marlins - very tough team and winning two would be huge because after them are... Blue Jays - a real opportunity to leap-frog and perhaps bury a Wild Card rival. They better, next are... Texas Rangers - perhaps the second best team in baseball right now. Take two and you get to pile on... Oakland Athletics - If this isn't three wins it's because the entire team got injured. Then
ALL STAR BREAK
And a much needed rest.
Realistically the team should go somewhere between 10-6 and a best case 12-4. They have some teams they should win series from right after the break, too - Cubs, As, and Giants (there's also a two-game set with the Braves).
They go 10-6 or better before and 9-5 or better after (i.e. 19-11 or better from now until July 30) and they will be firmly in the WC hunt, Bloom will be buying and we'll have some fun here in August and September.
Much less than that, though, and there'll be a big sell-off at the end of July and Bloom and Cora's seats will become white hot, if not creaky trap doors.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 22, 2023 18:29:27 GMT -5
Walter down, Murphy up
I guess they're going with a four man rotation + bullpen games
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Jun 22, 2023 19:01:34 GMT -5
What is the rationale for not just starting Walter? What is gained by the opener here? The third time through the lineup starts with Castro & Taylor ... not the top of the lineup.
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