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Post by Guidas on Jul 15, 2023 21:03:14 GMT -5
This game was supposed to be the better of the Sat-Sun match-ups. Paxton spit the bit and now you have to face one of the very best pitchers in MLB this year and hold-you-breath Crawford going for the Sox. Just more under performance against a sub .500 team from one of the two worst divisions in baseball. Deflating to say the least.
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Post by yuchangclan on Jul 15, 2023 21:12:51 GMT -5
Are we CERTAIN that Alfaro isn’t really Doug Mirabelli in a wig?
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 15, 2023 21:42:27 GMT -5
Not going to overreact to a bad game. Most disappointing part for me is...Kiké playing short (badly) and hitting (badly) yet again. This is Einstein saying stuff - definition of insanity. Enough of this if the team is seriously making a run at a post season spot.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 15, 2023 23:15:59 GMT -5
Red Sox lost while the other four teams in the division went 5-0. The Astros and Rangers won too, for good measure. Tough day for the ol' playoff odds, though they're still the hottest team in the AL.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 15, 2023 23:19:17 GMT -5
This game was supposed to be the better of the Sat-Sun match-ups. Paxton spit the bit and now you have to face one of the very best pitchers in MLB this year and hold-you-breath Crawford going for the Sox. Just more under performance against a sub .500 team from one of the two worst divisions in baseball. Deflating to say the least. Then you get a bullpen start, woohoo.
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Post by manfred on Jul 15, 2023 23:48:45 GMT -5
Red Sox lost while the other four teams in the division went 5-0. The Astros and Rangers won too, for good measure. Tough day for the ol' playoff odds, though they're still the hottest team in the AL. Jinx! Angels beg to differ.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 16, 2023 1:19:27 GMT -5
Seabold getting torched by the Yankees. The Sox should be ashamed for not hitting him when they faced him. That series is when I convinced myself, at least for a while, that I was Out on them. Looking back on it, they played 10 games in 9 days with none off coming into that series. They also had to fly home after Sunday night baseball to start the series - short flight, but late night and no travel day. It's possible this was kind of like the west coast trip, where it was no longer really possible to be at 100% due to travel fatigue, little sleep, etc. You guys are on to something. They really should of taken advantage of these lame teams. I still don’t understand the STLouis series either.
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Post by GyIantosca on Jul 16, 2023 1:22:00 GMT -5
Not going to overreact to a bad game. Most disappointing part for me is...Kiké playing short (badly) and hitting (badly) yet again. This is Einstein saying stuff - definition of insanity. Enough of this if the team is seriously making a run at a post season spot. Listen let them keep learning there lesson. It keeps not helping not part of solution. It’s on AC and Bloom how much more of that they deal with. It’s gotten past the point . So if he has one good game . So he saved ? It’s past due. I don’t know what to think anymore.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 16, 2023 7:19:04 GMT -5
Itâs Groundhog Day with Kiké at short. Bring Reyes back up and never play him another inning there please
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 16, 2023 7:40:23 GMT -5
can accept a loss, it is baseball FFS. don't want to see another win streak get busted up with a losing streak. No more time for that.
Get back to winning ways today and I, happy camper.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 16, 2023 8:17:28 GMT -5
Scott DFA, Faria up
Faria won't be long for the roster either
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 16, 2023 9:57:34 GMT -5
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 16, 2023 10:04:06 GMT -5
Hate Alfaro playing DH while beat up Connor Wong continues to play every single game. Alfaro is not close to acceptable at DH. Bite the bullet and live with the passed balls or put someone on the roster who you're willing to play at catcher.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 16, 2023 10:07:47 GMT -5
Hate Alfaro playing DH while beat up Connor Wong continues to play every single game. Alfaro is not close to acceptable at DH. Bite the bullet and live with the passed balls or put someone on the roster who you're willing to play at catcher. Maybe Tek should be activated, lol. Look at the bright side. Kiké Hernandez is not in the lineup or at SS.
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Post by iakovos11 on Jul 16, 2023 10:10:08 GMT -5
Here's a day when KH should be playing CF with Refsnyder in LF and Yoshida getting a day off. If you're doing the whole as-many-RHH-as-possible lineup thing.
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Post by yuchangclan on Jul 16, 2023 10:21:45 GMT -5
It’s just so friggin’ stupid how Cora treats every single lefty as if he were Randy Johnson. Alfaro at DH?? WTF is that? He’s really overthinking it.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 16, 2023 10:21:48 GMT -5
Red Sox lost while the other four teams in the division went 5-0. The Astros and Rangers won too, for good measure. Tough day for the ol' playoff odds, though they're still the hottest team in the AL. Jinx! Angels beg to differ. Ha. Looks like a fun one!
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Jul 16, 2023 10:28:36 GMT -5
Hate Alfaro playing DH while beat up Connor Wong continues to play every single game. Alfaro is not close to acceptable at DH. Bite the bullet and live with the passed balls or put someone on the roster who you're willing to play at catcher. and with this lineup Alfaro really needs to be left in the whole game in case something happens to Wong. Just nuts !!
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Post by incandenza on Jul 16, 2023 10:28:46 GMT -5
Hate Alfaro playing DH while beat up Connor Wong continues to play every single game. Alfaro is not close to acceptable at DH. Bite the bullet and live with the passed balls or put someone on the roster who you're willing to play at catcher. Career 94 wRC+ vs. lefties for Alfaro. Casas is 103. Duran (this season) is 98.
And can you even pinch hit for Alfaro, since that would take the backup catcher out of the game?
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Post by manfred on Jul 16, 2023 10:31:48 GMT -5
This is a rough lineup.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 16, 2023 10:40:46 GMT -5
Hate Alfaro playing DH while beat up Connor Wong continues to play every single game. Alfaro is not close to acceptable at DH. Bite the bullet and live with the passed balls or put someone on the roster who you're willing to play at catcher. Career 94 wRC+ vs. lefties for Alfaro. Casas is 103. Duran (this season) is 98.
And can you even pinch hit for Alfaro, since that would take the backup catcher out of the game?
and Kiké is 118. There is no good explanation for DHing Alfaro. Edit: strike the Yoshida note he is playing misread the lineup. Still would rather have any of Kiké, Duran or Casas batting instead of Alfaro.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 16, 2023 10:56:01 GMT -5
Career 94 wRC+ vs. lefties for Alfaro. Casas is 103. Duran (this season) is 98.
And can you even pinch hit for Alfaro, since that would take the backup catcher out of the game?
and Kiké is 118. There is no good explanation for DHing Alfaro. Edit: strike the Yoshida note he is playing misread the lineup. Still would rather have any of Kiké, Duran or Casas batting instead of Alfaro. And if Kiké absolutely must be wedged into the lineup, how is it yesterday at SS rather than today at 2B or CF?
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 16, 2023 10:59:44 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if Yu Chang needed that day off for his hand
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Post by shagworthy on Jul 16, 2023 11:21:31 GMT -5
I think Carmine has a virus if this is the lineup she spit out.
I just don't know what the hell Cora is doing. Chang and Duvall hit home runs, they sit the next game. They have a horrible defensive game yesterday? Let's sit our legit GG RF. It's like he's trying to loose. Duran is such a spark plug for this team, there is no way he shouldn't be starting every day until he gives them a reason not to.
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Post by shagworthy on Jul 16, 2023 11:24:21 GMT -5
and KikÃÂé is 118. There is no good explanation for DHing Alfaro. Edit: strike the Yoshida note he is playing misread the lineup. Still would rather have any of Kiké, Duran or Casas batting instead of Alfaro. And if Kiké absolutely must be wedged into the lineup, how is it yesterday at SS rather than today at 2B or CF? Honestly I'd rather see more of Tuner @ 2b than Kiké OR Arroyo at this point. However we can keep Turner's veteran bat in that lineup I'm on board with, and Duran has been such a spark plug, I just don't see the point in not starting him, the league is going to have to create a new stat "Doubles that should have been routine singles" just for him at this stage.
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