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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 9, 2023 13:30:05 GMT -5
I wish we knew how much of these decision's are purely Cora vs. the analytics team.
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Post by station13 on Jul 9, 2023 13:30:52 GMT -5
I need to know why Kiké is playing over a red hot Duran Astrology...live it, learn it, love it. That's how miss Cleo scammed America.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 13:31:51 GMT -5
Dwight Evans, the best to play Right Field. So underrated. I appreciate him. That’s one thing about the old days those Red Sox had awesome outfielders. I can list them but won’t because I don’t want to leave one out.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 13:32:49 GMT -5
This is good stuff . Lol, I will go a step further maybe he is low key getting back at Bloom for tying up 10million. Even though the money is all relative Maybe saving the money for Eovaldi rather than giving it to Hernandez and Kluber might have worked out better. Nah, gotta love these bullpen games. Fair play . I’ll give u that.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 13:34:21 GMT -5
I wish we knew how much of these decision's are purely Cora vs. the analytics team. Why can’t we? Why can’t they just say? I mean I kinda know but what not
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 9, 2023 13:34:57 GMT -5
Dwight Evans, the best to play Right Field. So underrated. I appreciate him. That’s one thing about the old days those Red Sox had awesome outfielders. I can list them but won’t because I don’t want to leave one out. If they're willing to retire Johnny Peskys number I don't know what they're waiting for to retire 23 for Tiant and 24 for Evans. They're still around to enjoy it. San Kennedy, do the right thing. Just because Cooperstown screwed this up doesnt mean the Sox need to.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 9, 2023 13:35:31 GMT -5
This is good stuff . Lol, I will go a step further maybe he is low key getting back at Bloom for tying up 10million. Even though the money is all relative Maybe saving the money for Eovaldi rather than giving it to Hernandez and Kluber might have worked out better. Nah, gotta love these bullpen games. yes it would be great if they only ever made perfect signings. Aside from that the two guys you named have nothing to do with Eovaldi. After they signed Hernandez they tried to resign eovaldi he turned them down then they went to their backup plan
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 9, 2023 13:35:56 GMT -5
why is he swinging at that pitch ? come on Rafi
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 13:35:59 GMT -5
I was *very* concerned a 1-run lead might hold up for the A’s. Can you imagine please no no
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 13:37:51 GMT -5
Maybe saving the money for Eovaldi rather than giving it to Hernandez and Kluber might have worked out better. Nah, gotta love these bullpen games. yes it would be great if they only ever made perfect signings. Aside from that the two guys you named have nothing to do with Eovaldi. After they signed Hernandez they tried to resign eovaldi he turned them down then they went to their backup plan You got something there. Def . I guess there a timeline. Usually that’s better served on a. Visual platform . Like the investigators do .
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 9, 2023 13:38:55 GMT -5
And yeah 21 should be retired to. Nobodys wearing that number ever again and Clemens was the greatest long term pitcher the Sox have had...I still have Pedro #1, but Clemens pitched a good deal longer with the Sox.
I'm on the fence about 33 and 49. I dont think those numbers get circulated ever again either.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 9, 2023 13:40:12 GMT -5
What an ugly game. Oak trying to give it to us.
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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 9, 2023 13:40:13 GMT -5
Just need to drive up his pitch count so that when Kiké comes up for a third time they are bringing in Duran to pinch hit.
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Post by bluechip on Jul 9, 2023 13:40:14 GMT -5
Sears is slow working. Even with the pitch clock.
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Post by manfred on Jul 9, 2023 13:42:15 GMT -5
The HPB strategy is clever. Make that batter’s box uncomfortable, young man!
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 9, 2023 13:42:23 GMT -5
Maybe saving the money for Eovaldi rather than giving it to Hernandez and Kluber might have worked out better. Nah, gotta love these bullpen games. yes it would be great if they only ever made perfect signings. Aside from that the two guys you named have nothing to do with Eovaldi. After they signed Hernandez they tried to resign eovaldi he turned them down then they went to their backup plan Yes good signings are better than crappy ones. Sox should have waited Eovaldi out. Plan B wasn't so good as far as starters go, hence the bullpen games, and yeah, limited budget this year due to not getting under the limit last July, came into play and bit them. I'd say I was second guessing but that's not really the case, which is why that annoys me.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 9, 2023 13:43:45 GMT -5
Sox players got money on the As? Ugh.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 13:44:04 GMT -5
And yeah 21 should be retired to. Nobodys wearing that number ever again and Clemens was the greatest long term pitcher the Sox have had...I still have Pedro #1, but Clemens pitched a good deal longer with the Sox. I'm on the fence about 33 and 49. I dont think those numbers get circulated ever again either. Wow do u know the other day I don’t know why but I said how great as fans if they both were here . One of the rumors was FO thought he was out of shape. Maybe they get Pedro and I bet Clemens gets pumped up friendly competition. They both do good all for one team.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 9, 2023 13:45:07 GMT -5
Sox players got money on the As? Ugh. Yeah not feeling great about this game. Too many easy outs in the lineup and uncertainty pitching.....so that's what it feels like to root for the A's, lol.
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Post by iakovos11 on Jul 9, 2023 13:45:37 GMT -5
This is good stuff . Lol, I will go a step further maybe he is low key getting back at Bloom for tying up 10million. Even though the money is all relative Maybe saving the money for Eovaldi rather than giving it to Hernandez and Kluber might have worked out better. Nah, gotta love these bullpen games. Seriously? We’ve been over this so many times. Sox gave Eovaldi the best offer he got all offseason and he told them no, I’ll wait fir better offers. Sox didn’t sit by the phone waiting (which would have made zero sense, unless you gave hindsight vision). So they moved on.
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 9, 2023 13:45:45 GMT -5
I wish we knew how much of these decision's are purely Cora vs. the analytics team. If this is what the analytics say, get new analytics. Kiké Hernandez has -1.2 fWAR and has been a trainwreck on both sides of the ball for weeks. It's not just playing him against a lefty, because he's played a whole lot against righties too, and he's played a whole lot at SS when better options were at 2B or on the bench. And it just so happens that the guy is buddy buddy with the manager?
99% sure most of this stuff is Cora.
Edit: Kiké is now in sole possession of the lowest fWAR in the majors.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 13:47:15 GMT -5
Dwight Evans, the best to play Right Field. So underrated. I appreciate him. That’s one thing about the old days those Red Sox had awesome outfielders. I can list them but won’t because I don’t want to leave one out. If they're willing to retire Johnny Peskys number I don't know what they're waiting for to retire 23 for Tiant and 24 for Evans. They're still around to enjoy it. San Kennedy, do the right thing. Just because Cooperstown screwed this up doesnt mean the Sox need to. I hate when they honor them after death. I want them to enjoy it. Why is death the deciding factor. Or maybe not just a timing issue.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jul 9, 2023 13:48:51 GMT -5
The rationale is the R/L splits. Just be glad we don’t have Farrell in there going with the grizzled vets for its own sake.
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Post by blizzards39 on Jul 9, 2023 13:51:19 GMT -5
Alfaro clutches like 3 times before he fires the ball. It’s odd. And obviously the reason he can’t throw shit out.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 9, 2023 13:51:31 GMT -5
ANNOUNCER UPDATE: Wakefield says that you should have a good coat when you are in Chicago in the winter.
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