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Post by cdj on Aug 4, 2023 20:48:01 GMT -5
That loss is entirely my fault
I will be betting on toronto tomorrow. For the good of the nation.
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Aug 4, 2023 20:48:21 GMT -5
Verdugo 2 Yoshida 3 Devers 4 Duvall 5 Casas 6 Wong 7
Combined to go 1/21 with 1 BB and 6K
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Post by cdj on Aug 4, 2023 20:49:35 GMT -5
In fairness to Yoshida he at least hit the ball reasonably hard tonight. Not enough from the bats
Can’t be wasting Chang bangs
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Aug 4, 2023 20:49:58 GMT -5
Verdugo 2 Yoshida 3 Devers 4 Duvall 5 Casas 6 Wong 7 Combined to go 1/21 with 1 BB and 6K Not going to win many games that way....
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Aug 4, 2023 20:50:02 GMT -5
Not to be too reactionary, but what has Bleier done this season to remain on the roster? I'd rather have Murphy used in tight spots like this and use Walter as the long man. Don't understand the bullpen management in a close game against our most obvious wildcard target right now. Would also be nice if the middle of our lineup wasn't completely lifeless. AC is managing the bullpen like the next two games will be bullpen games Bullpen games are when you throw the kitchen sink at the other team. Tonight would have been a good time to be a little more urgent with some pitching changes.
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Aug 4, 2023 20:50:47 GMT -5
In fairness to Yoshida he at least hit the ball reasonably hard tonight. Not enough from the bats Can’t be wasting Chang bangs Agree, Yoshida catching strays here, but this middle of the lineup has been bad the last week plus.
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Post by Foulke_In_Athol on Aug 4, 2023 20:51:28 GMT -5
don't look now, but it might be time to DFA Bleier and give Barracuda a shot, the guy's got some suitable AAA numbers.
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 4, 2023 20:55:21 GMT -5
Mariners are about to pass us
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Aug 4, 2023 20:55:45 GMT -5
To many non compensating players. Sone of that will be fixed. The overall defence is maddening. Again this inning The 2018 squad got nothing from 3B, 2B, and C. It's not about roster spots that aren't productive. It's about a productive overall roster.
The defense is maddening, but the offense is good and the pitching has a high ceiling when healthy. It just looks bad now because 3/5 of the rotation has been injured for several weeks. Story should also help stabilize the defense.
I agree with your overall point but Núñez had two of the most memorable plays that post season with the homer in the World Series and really tough play that ended the Yankees series.
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Post by kevfc89 on Aug 4, 2023 21:01:03 GMT -5
Mariners are about to pass us Mariners sold off a few of their 'depth' pieces and still look like a good enough team to hang around the wild card race...not a bad bit of business.
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Post by rico6 on Aug 4, 2023 21:02:18 GMT -5
Mariners are about to pass us Astros moving further ahead.
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 4, 2023 21:04:51 GMT -5
Mariners are about to pass us Astros moving further ahead. I don’t mind them beating up on the MFY lol, even if we miss the playoffs it’s worth it
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Aug 4, 2023 21:05:26 GMT -5
Mariners are about to pass us Mariners sold off a few of their 'depth' pieces and still look like a good enough team to hang around the wild card race...not a bad bit of business. And the Angels… man that franchise is going to go into the dark ages.
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Post by greenmonster on Aug 4, 2023 21:07:49 GMT -5
Uhh Ohh, Papelbon is being critical of the Red Sox in the post game
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Post by soxfan06 on Aug 4, 2023 21:12:04 GMT -5
Should have traded Verdugo for whatever we could have gotten at the deadline.
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Aug 4, 2023 21:12:59 GMT -5
Being critical of the front office for not getting pitching? fine. I would have liked Lorenzen. But let's be real, you're not winning this game when your middle of the lineup 2-7 hitters go 1/21.
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Post by yuchangclan on Aug 4, 2023 21:13:34 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 4, 2023 21:14:42 GMT -5
Being critical of the front office for not getting pitching? fine. I would have liked Lorenzen. But let's be real, you're not winning this game when your middle of the lineup 2-7 hitters go 1/21. Yup. But seriously. Sit Devers for a few. Games. Something is clearly wrong. He is playing like horse poop on defense and offense
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Post by rico6 on Aug 4, 2023 21:17:33 GMT -5
Being critical of the front office for not getting pitching? fine. I would have liked Lorenzen. But let's be real, you're not winning this game when your middle of the lineup 2-7 hitters go 1/21. Papelbon was questioning why Story wasn't here if he's playing everyday in AAA. And, they are fighting for a wild card. Tom Caron said Story was experiencing some general soreness and Papelbon said they all experience soreness.
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Aug 4, 2023 21:17:38 GMT -5
Being critical of the front office for not getting pitching? fine. I would have liked Lorenzen. But let's be real, you're not winning this game when your middle of the lineup 2-7 hitters go 1/21. Yup. But seriously. Sit Devers for a few. Games. Something is clearly wrong. He is playing like horse poop on defense and offense Some really ugly ABs lately. Weird year overall, hope he can round back into form for the next two months.
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Aug 4, 2023 21:18:19 GMT -5
Being critical of the front office for not getting pitching? fine. I would have liked Lorenzen. But let's be real, you're not winning this game when your middle of the lineup 2-7 hitters go 1/21. Papelbon was questioning why Story was here if he's playing everyday in AAA. And, they are fighting for a wild card. Tom Caron said Story was experiencing some general soreness and Papelbon said they all experience soreness. I was mostly referencing the Wakefield comments in the middle of the game
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Aug 4, 2023 21:19:49 GMT -5
This was a game that had nothing to do with the Sox actions at the trade deadline, since the Jays beat Paxton, one of our "reliable" starters who was either going to pitch today or get traded at the deadline and we would have had to figure out someone else to pitch.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2023 21:22:59 GMT -5
The difference of winning 2/3 of this series, or even winning just ONE game, vs getting swept is kinda staggering. After the Marlins sweep us late June, the Sox were 5 games back of Toronto. They proceeded to sweep the Jays and have a good month of July, and generally keep the wild card deficit to a constant (but still attainable imo) 1.5 - 3ish games. A sweep sends us all the way back to 5 games out of a playoff spot - not a great place to be in August.
It would be a bitter irony if after months of waiting and anticipation, Trevor Story and Chris Sale are both merely days away of returning and the season gets dealt a grievous wound just as they’re about to come back.
So uh, yeah - let’s win tomorrow 👏
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Post by yuchangclan on Aug 4, 2023 21:27:00 GMT -5
That loss is entirely my fault I will be betting on toronto tomorrow. For the good of the nation. Did you really bet Verdugo over 1.5 hits? He hasnât done that in a month. Just bet it all on Duran. Meanwhile, now that Kiké and Arroyo are gone, I think Verdugo is my least favorite player on the team. Sorry, Verdugo fan club.
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Post by yuchangclan on Aug 4, 2023 21:31:40 GMT -5
Verdugo 2 Yoshida 3 Devers 4 Duvall 5 Casas 6 Wong 7 Combined to go 1/21 with 1 BB and 6K Casas hasn’t been the same since Cora bumped him up to cleanup in SF.
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