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6/24-6/26 Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Series Thread
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Post by Foulke_In_Athol on Jun 24, 2024 22:04:30 GMT -5
The team confidence and chemistry is getting to a point thats palpable. It wasn't lost on me that Fenway was rocking to the end as well. The buzz is building.
What an exciting and resilient team, and this message board and game thread has come alive and made every night can't miss. You guys are the best group to share a game with, lots of fun, lots of good insight and all of us pulling together.. The group here mirrors the team
Thanks guys
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Post by grandsalami on Jun 24, 2024 22:04:47 GMT -5
Just noticed that Duran was on his way to 2B when Rafaela scored, not assuming CR was gonna score. Duran only knows one speed...
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Post by GyIantosca on Jun 24, 2024 22:19:30 GMT -5
Home grown and playing great - Duran (27 years old), Rafaela (23), Raffy (27), and back soon - Casas (24) Acquired and playing great - Wong (28), Abreu (25), Hamilton (26), Valdez (25), Romy (27) The arms - Tanner (27), Kutter (28), Bello (25), Criswell (27), Slaten (26), Winck (25), next year Whitlock (28) This is a young team - with some surprise emergences this season, I am feeling quite good about the future. You know what else SoxFan, the kids they acquired developed with us too. I know u know this but that cool to me.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 24, 2024 22:30:19 GMT -5
Spectacular win. Have to admit. When Campbell gave up that bomb to Vlad Jr, I turned to the hockey game to see if Edmonton could pull an 04 Red Sox- they couldn't.
I know the Jays pen sucks, but I figured they could manage 6 outs without blowing that night a lead. Nope.
The Sox have been amazing the past couple of weeks and fought back with a vengeance and the Jays defense melted.
A couple of other observations.
Havent seen Isaiah Campbell in a long time. Cant say I missed him. I thought he'd be better than that when they traded for him. Unlike many others who panned out, he hasn't. He doesnt belong on a post season roster.
If the Sox do require a RH bat down the road, while there is no premier RH bat to get, if they needed a RH hitting DH, Vlad Jr might be a guy to take a look at.
The guy has declined big time from what he was, but maybe there's an improvement to be had. I'm not sure if he's underachieving his talent or if more likely he is what he is now. I think Boston would appeal to him - I think he loathes the Yankees if my memory serves.
Not saying the Sox must get him down the road. Just saying I still feel like there's more there than he has shown, as that blast reminds me of. Who knows? Just something to consider if he came at a reasonable price and contract term if he filled a need. Somebody to keep in mind.
One last thing, duh...Duran and Hamilton have been a lethal 1-2. With all the mixing and matching he's done, I dont think the great job Alex Cora has done should be underestimated.
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Jun 24, 2024 22:30:33 GMT -5
Duran only knows one speed... “Roadrunner” should be Duran’s new walk up song
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Post by mobaz on Jun 24, 2024 22:47:11 GMT -5
Celtics are champs, hockey is done, Pats have a long way to go to feel relevant. We are here last week of June with 11 pages for game one of a division series after three straight statement series wins. This is our time! LOVE a scrappy bunch and hope the pitching holds and Casas comes back and we can be more than that!
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jun 24, 2024 23:26:05 GMT -5
I know that the word scrappy has many uses and the way they've been pulling games out fits the narrative. But the Sox have a half-dozen position players sporting OPS numbers around .800 or higher, something that characterized their winning teams over the last two decades. I don't know that we can attribute all that to Driveline, but they are a legitimately dangerous group of hitters.
They were on the money to trust their young talent and there's a bit more on the way as prospect followers know.
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Post by incandenza on Jun 24, 2024 23:31:47 GMT -5
Things Duran did in this game:
- 108mph single - double because he hustled on an infield pop up - perfectly timed leaping catch at the wall - beautiful barehand play off the wall - 113mph walkoff single - hustling to second on the walkoff just in case
The 105 and 111mph lineouts don't make the cut.
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Jun 25, 2024 0:31:21 GMT -5
Thinking more and more about tonight and man, Blue Jays have to think they’re just totally screwed the next couple of games.
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Post by cdj on Jun 25, 2024 1:08:06 GMT -5
If we can hammer Gausman in back to back outings I’ll feel very very good about this team
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Post by bosoxnation on Jun 25, 2024 3:46:51 GMT -5
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jun 25, 2024 7:10:44 GMT -5
Spectacular win. Have to admit. When Campbell gave up that bomb to Vlad Jr, I turned to the hockey game to see if Edmonton could pull an 04 Red Sox- they couldn't. I know the Jays pen sucks, but I figured they could manage 6 outs without blowing that night a lead. Nope. The Sox have been amazing the past couple of weeks and fought back with a vengeance and the Jays defense melted. A couple of other observations. Havent seen Isaiah Campbell in a long time. Cant say I missed him. I thought he'd be better than that when they traded for him. Unlike many others who panned out, he hasn't. He doesnt belong on a post season roster. If the Sox do require a RH bat down the road, while there is no premier RH bat to get, if they needed a RH hitting DH, Vlad Jr might be a guy to take a look at. The guy has declined big time from what he was, but maybe there's an improvement to be had. I'm not sure if he's underachieving his talent or if more likely he is what he is now. I think Boston would appeal to him - I think he loathes the Yankees if my memory serves. Not saying the Sox must get him down the road. Just saying I still feel like there's more there than he has shown, as that blast reminds me of. Who knows? Just something to consider if he came at a reasonable price and contract term if he filled a need. Somebody to keep in mind. One last thing, duh...Duran and Hamilton have been a lethal 1-2. With all the mixing and matching he's done, I dont think the great job Alex Cora has done should be underestimated. Let's make it a lethal 9-1-2 with Ceddanne! 😀
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Jun 25, 2024 7:37:11 GMT -5
I know that the word scrappy has many uses and the way they've been pulling games out fits the narrative. But the Sox have a half-dozen position players sporting OPS numbers around .800 or higher, something that characterized their winning teams over the last two decades. I don't know that we can attribute all that to Driveline, but they are a legitimately dangerous group of hitters. They were on the money to trust their young talent and there's a bit more on the way as prospect followers know This is true of position player talent. But the pitching depth isn't there, and this team will fall prey to that unless something is done over the next month. Maybe Hendricks will help in the pen -- maybe. A starter will be needed, and a good one, if this team is serious about competing for/in the postseason. But this is one of the years when, whether the team makes the playoffs or not, they WILL have entertainment value. My own personal most fun sight on the team is watching Duran kick it into another gear when he heads toward second and decides his hit SHALL be a triple.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jun 25, 2024 8:28:54 GMT -5
My thought as I just finished reading through various articles on WEEI, NESN and here - are we Boston fans lucky, or what!
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Post by asm18 on Jun 25, 2024 8:48:35 GMT -5
Was engaged in some schadenfreude this morning and reading some Blue Jays fansites/message boards. My favorite post was someone genuinely asking if they could deport their GM Ross Atkins and CEO Mark Shapiro from Canada
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Post by seamus on Jun 25, 2024 9:35:22 GMT -5
Was engaged in some schadenfreude this morning and reading some Blue Jays fansites/message boards. My favorite post was someone genuinely asking if they could deport their GM Ross Atkins and CEO Mark Shapiro from Canada It would be hilarious if an enterprising Canadian border officer refused to admit them back after a trip to the United States, deeming them to have violated the terms of their work authorization by not doing their jobs.
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Post by nomar on Jun 25, 2024 10:05:53 GMT -5
Was engaged in some schadenfreude this morning and reading some Blue Jays fansites/message boards. My favorite post was someone genuinely asking if they could deport their GM Ross Atkins and CEO Mark Shapiro from Canada I doubt they’ll sell on the big names like Gausman, Bichette, or Vlad, but Bassitt (1.5 years of control) or Kikuchi (rental) could be useful for this team IMO. Hard to gauge Bassitt’s worth at his age and with a 21M AAV, but he is good.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jun 25, 2024 10:27:19 GMT -5
Was engaged in some schadenfreude this morning and reading some Blue Jays fansites/message boards. My favorite post was someone genuinely asking if they could deport their GM Ross Atkins and CEO Mark Shapiro from Canada I doubt they’ll sell on the big names like Gausman, Bichette, or Vlad, but Bassitt (1.5 years of control) or Kikuchi (rental) could be useful for this team IMO. Hard to gauge Bassitt’s worth at his age and with a 21M AAV, but he is good. Bassitt’s another guy in the group of pitchers with 1.5 years of control that could be available at the deadline and an interesting acquisition instead of playing in free agency. Others include Eovaldi, Eflin, Fedde and to a lesser extent Quantrill and Littell. Also caveat that I’m not actually sure how Eovaldi’s option works, I know it becomes a player option if he gets to 156 IP this year, which seems unlikely, but I can’t tell if it’s otherwise a team option or if it doesn’t exist. If it’s the latter then he’s on the rental list.
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Post by nomar on Jun 25, 2024 10:57:38 GMT -5
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Jun 25, 2024 11:00:20 GMT -5
Are we sure this isn’t David Hamilton?
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Post by Oregon Norm on Jun 25, 2024 12:12:17 GMT -5
I know that the word scrappy has many uses and the way they've been pulling games out fits the narrative. But the Sox have a half-dozen position players sporting OPS numbers around .800 or higher, something that characterized their winning teams over the last two decades. I don't know that we can attribute all that to Driveline, but they are a legitimately dangerous group of hitters. They were on the money to trust their young talent and there's a bit more on the way as prospect followers know This is true of position player talent. But the pitching depth isn't there, and this team will fall prey to that unless something is done over the next month. Maybe Hendricks will help in the pen -- maybe. A starter will be needed, and a good one, if this team is serious about competing for/in the postseason. But this is one of the years when, whether the team makes the playoffs or not, they WILL have entertainment value. My own personal most fun sight on the team is watching Duran kick it into another gear when he heads toward second and decides his hit SHALL be a triple. No doubt... Every playoff hopeful will be scouring the markets for pitching. The Orioles for one have been absolutely hammered. There's a critical shortage of pitching talent given the endless string of arm injuries.
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Post by seamus on Jun 25, 2024 12:38:57 GMT -5
For some reason I thought yesterday was an off-day, so it was a surprise to see so many pages in the thread already today. I can't believe I missed the game of the year!
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Post by cheers on Jun 25, 2024 17:53:01 GMT -5
Yawn. What highlight reel is Duran going to bestow upon us today???
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Post by cdj on Jun 25, 2024 18:13:27 GMT -5
Slider looking nasty one batter in
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Jun 25, 2024 18:17:20 GMT -5
I did not like that 1-2 HBP but I did very much like that 5-4-3 DP. LFG!
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