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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 14:12:58 GMT -5
I know you're being facetious but in 2003 that wasn't the option for long. When the 2003 season started Ortiz was the 11th man of a 9 man lineup. My memory could be slightly off but Giambi got injured at some point in either May or June 2003, but what really opened up a spot for Ortiz was the Shea Hillenbrand trade to Arizona for Kim. I think up to that point Ortiz was only playing when Pedro started per Pedro's request. Then Hillenbrand was dealt and I think by then Giambi soon got injured and then Ortiz played and struggled along until around July 4th when he had his coming out party with two 2 homer games back to back in the Bronx and the rest was history. I’m definitely being facetious, but I always trust your memory on this stuff much more than my own. I don’t know how you keep it all straight, but it’s damn impressive. They interviewed Pedro said Giambi was Theo guy supposedly . So Theo was going to give him time Pedro always pushed for Ortiz. On a side note I swear this happened. In the off-season Felger show on Tv had Shaunessy and he said I hope they don’t sign that Ortiz guy . Fast forward like 3 seasons. Shsunessy says I was wrong about Ortiz. I could not believe my eyes. I mean it was a segment just Shaunessy looking into the camera . Wow.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 9, 2023 14:17:07 GMT -5
Raffy pretty brutal lately.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 14:17:24 GMT -5
Cancel my Sears account please . No hit yet Maybe Cora can pinch hit Duran in the 9th to break up the No-No Our guy Turner already did it. How can all of us ever say anything bad about this guy. Thank you Dodgers for not signing him.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 9, 2023 14:17:57 GMT -5
Wakefield: "I was dead set against analytics when it first came out."
Middlebrooks: "Why is that, Wake?"
Wakefield: "Uhhh... I don't know. I really don't know."
Pretty pithy demonstration of a reactionary mindset, if nothing else.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 14:18:55 GMT -5
Ok Pellerin keep waiting for healthy bodies. We need this game
Great we’re going to screw this game up
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 14:20:14 GMT -5
Wakefield: "I was dead set against analytics when it first came out." Middlebrooks: "Why is that, Wake?" Wakefield: "Uhhh... I don't know. I really don't know." Pretty pithy demonstration of a reactionary mindset, if nothing else. I can’t read into OB brain but a couple of times I think he is all set with Wake.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 9, 2023 14:20:17 GMT -5
My man Wake going "The Will to Win", yeah baby !!
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 14:22:31 GMT -5
Ok Pellerin keep waiting for healthy bodies. We need this game Great we’re going to screw this game up Good thank u
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Post by terriblehondo on Jul 9, 2023 14:23:31 GMT -5
Kotsay looks like me when I see someone not be able to get a bunt down.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 14:23:37 GMT -5
Ok Pellerin keep waiting for healthy bodies. We need this game Great we’re going to screw this game up Good thank u You know getting Kemp for 2b not the worst idea
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Post by redsoxfansince94 on Jul 9, 2023 14:24:12 GMT -5
Kotsay looks like me when I see someone not be able to get a bunt down. Making him do it x3 was glorious.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 9, 2023 14:25:28 GMT -5
Duran leads off yesterday....6 runs in the first 3 innings
Duran not leading off and 1 run in 5 inning today.
Coincidence ? I think not.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 14:25:28 GMT -5
We need a 3rd catcher
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 14:26:17 GMT -5
Duran leads off yesterday....6 runs in the first 3 innings Duran not leading off and 1 run in 5 inning today. Coincidence ? I think not. I’m in agreement . Some one wake up AC, this guy he gives time off but KK plays every dam game
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Post by redsoxfansince94 on Jul 9, 2023 14:26:46 GMT -5
Wakefield: "I was dead set against analytics when it first came out." Middlebrooks: "Why is that, Wake?" Wakefield: "Uhhh... I don't know. I really don't know." Pretty pithy demonstration of a reactionary mindset, if nothing else. WMB bombed him right after with the, “people don’t like them because they don’t understand them.”
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 9, 2023 14:28:29 GMT -5
lucky Wink didn't give up a run after the singles, but he tightened it up.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 14:28:32 GMT -5
The Sox can win this game, look at that fog
Finally Sears is out of here
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Post by TearsIn04 on Jul 9, 2023 14:28:50 GMT -5
They’re gonna lose 3-1 today and will miss the wild card by a game I'm starting to worry.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jul 9, 2023 14:29:39 GMT -5
Scott, Murph and Winck combine for a quality start.
Maybe the Sox will have their cake letting guys rest and eat it too with winning this game, but it very much has the feel of mailing it in before the AS break.
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Post by foreverred9 on Jul 9, 2023 14:30:06 GMT -5
Nice, thought they were going to with Sears one more inning. While it's been a brutal start, they did get his pitch count up.
Duran should be up 4th this inning.
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Post by terriblehondo on Jul 9, 2023 14:30:43 GMT -5
Kotsay looks like me when I see someone not be able to get a bunt down. Making him do it x3 was glorious. Yeah Kotsay being a dick like me. F you if you can't bunt you are doing it 3 times. Cut off my nose to spite my face.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 9, 2023 14:31:09 GMT -5
There you go , Yoshida I’ll take it
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Post by Guidas on Jul 9, 2023 14:31:11 GMT -5
Finally, Duvall gets a cookie.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 9, 2023 14:31:33 GMT -5
FINALLY
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 9, 2023 14:32:13 GMT -5
Give a little space to Wake. he is the who made a ML living out of throwing 1 pitch, which almost no one in ML history every really threw ( a few guys).
And he was almost out of the league at that when we got him Analytics isn't gonna be his thing. He had to gut it out and he did.
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