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Post by chrisfromnc on Jul 6, 2024 6:01:18 GMT -5
Suck on it you Yankee clowns.
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Post by radiohix on Jul 6, 2024 6:19:52 GMT -5
MFY last night used all their bullpen top arms, they're left with a bunch of stiffs for today's game and, according to YES crew last night, Cole is still on pitch count limit. If Winckowski can keep us in a striking distance and we drive Raffy son's pitch count up, we have a chance.
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Post by costpet on Jul 6, 2024 6:57:06 GMT -5
Fun reading all the stuff about the MFY’s in the NYC papers today. Especially the take on the team by their fans. Some of it was brutal. Made me smile.
Ps If the Sox don’t extend Cora, he’ll get a lot of money from another club. He’s really good. Do they think there’s someone better out there? I don’t see it.
Let’s put 15 on ‘em today.
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Post by asm18 on Jul 6, 2024 8:10:32 GMT -5
Baseball Images That Precede Unfortunate Events:
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 6, 2024 8:19:38 GMT -5
Fun reading all the stuff about the MFY’s in the NYC papers today. Especially the take on the team by their fans. Some of it was brutal. Made me smile. Ps If the Sox don’t extend Cora, he’ll get a lot of money from another club. He’s really good. Do they think there’s someone better out there? I don’t see it. Let’s put 15 on ‘em today. I hope the Sox offer the bucks Cora deserves. He's an excellent manager. I dont know what the stats are but does any manager have a better track record with pinch hitters? Cora has a knack of sending guys up to pinch hit, no matter who, and they seem to come through more than any Red Sox manager I've ever seen, and I'd surmise relative to the league. It's not all that shocking that the Sox got 2 PH 3 run HRs in the 2018 World Series. I remember groaning when he PH Nunez for Devers so naturally Nunez went deep and put the game away. Moreland's bomb woke the Sox from their offensive coma and spring boarded them to the Championshio. He still has that knack. Last night it was Don Smith. This athletic club is the kind of club he enjoys managing. I hope they keep him but doubt they will. It's too bad. Last year wasnt his best managing job but still he kept the team close to .500 which in itself was kind of a feat given their mediocrity. Between Francona and Cora they've had 2 of the best managers the past 20 years. I liked Farrell but he wasnt as good. Valentine was abysmal.
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Post by puzzler on Jul 6, 2024 8:38:32 GMT -5
Fun reading all the stuff about the MFY’s in the NYC papers today. Especially the take on the team by their fans. Some of it was brutal. Made me smile. Ps If the Sox don’t extend Cora, he’ll get a lot of money from another club. He’s really good. Do they think there’s someone better out there? I don’t see it. Let’s put 15 on ‘em today. I hope the Sox offer the bucks Cora deserves. He's an excellent manager. I dont know what the stats are but does any manager have a better track record with pinch hitters? Cora has a knack of sending guys up to pinch hit, no matter who, and they seem to come through more than any Red Sox manager I've ever seen, and I'd surmise relative to the league. It's not all that shocking that the Sox got 2 PH 3 run HRs in the 2018 World Series. I remember groaning when he PH Nunez for Devers so naturally Nunez went deep and put the game away. Moreland's bomb woke the Sox from their offensive coma and spring boarded them to the Championshio. He still has that knack. Last night it was Don Smith. This athletic club is the kind of club he enjoys managing. I hope they keep him but doubt they will. It's too bad. Last year wasnt his best managing job but still he kept the team close to .500 which in itself was kind of a feat given their mediocrity. Between Francona and Cora they've had 2 of the best managers the past 20 years. I liked Farrell but he wasnt as good. Valentine was abysmal. Maybe a better question would be has any Red Sox manager pinch hit as often to this point in the season as Cora has? I've got nothing to back it up, but I reject your assertion that this is a skill that any manager has. As a counter to Dom Smith, pinch hitting with Abreu in the 8th given all the swing and miss in his game seemed like a really poor decision.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 6, 2024 8:41:34 GMT -5
Red Sox last 20 games they are 15-5, Yankees last 20 games they are 5-15. That is real beauty
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Post by manfred on Jul 6, 2024 9:18:19 GMT -5
By the way: huge appearance from Jansen. Have the free guy at 2nd and Soto and Judge to start the inning, and he gives up nothing. Pretty sweet.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 6, 2024 9:23:59 GMT -5
By the way: huge appearance from Jansen. Have the free guy at 2nd and Soto and Judge to start the inning, and he gives up nothing. Pretty sweet. Honestly the whole pen was impeccable yesterday
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Post by taiwansox on Jul 6, 2024 9:35:15 GMT -5
What we all knew last night, robots
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Post by costpet on Jul 6, 2024 9:41:37 GMT -5
Probably the best manager they ever had was Dick Williams. But, he was too tough on Yaz, so Yaz went to Yawkey and had him fired. Williams then went to Oakland and won the WS there.
Tito and Cora were the next two best.
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Post by asm18 on Jul 6, 2024 9:46:34 GMT -5
Duran LF Hamilton SS Abreu RF Devers 3B Valdez 2B Yoshida DH McGuire C Smith 1B Rafaela CF
Cora trying to Jedi Mind Trick Boone into using Caleb Ferguson (L - 5.46 ERA) or Tim Hill (L - 5.28 ERA) today
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Post by dirtdog on Jul 6, 2024 9:54:23 GMT -5
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Post by cba82 on Jul 6, 2024 10:00:36 GMT -5
Duran LF Hamilton SS Abreu RF Devers 3B Valdez 2B Yoshida DH McGuire C Smith 1B Rafaela CF Cora trying to Jedi Mind Trick Boone into using Caleb Ferguson (L - 5.46 ERA) or Tim Hill (L - 5.28 ERA) today Abreu is struggling; why is he batting third? I’d like the Sox to sit him, much like they did Hamilton earlier in the season, and work with him on the side to try to get him right. (Now watch him go 3-for-5 today with a homer.)
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Post by kevfc89 on Jul 6, 2024 10:05:08 GMT -5
Certainly Valdez starting at second base with a ground ball pitcher on the mound won't hurt us again.
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Post by TearsIn04 on Jul 6, 2024 10:07:38 GMT -5
My roommate is a Yankees fan. Tomorrow is his birthday. I’ve decided his present will be me not bringing up tonight’s game Could also buy him a beer and bust his balls Or pull one of these: "Oh no, I forgot my wallet. You'll get this, right? Thanks for the beer."
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Post by taiwansox on Jul 6, 2024 10:07:58 GMT -5
Certainly Valdez starting at second base with a ground ball pitcher on the mound won't hurt us again. Pretty insane especially with all the GB Winchowski had in his last start
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Post by asm18 on Jul 6, 2024 10:13:25 GMT -5
Certainly Valdez starting at second base with a ground ball pitcher on the mound won't hurt us again. Pretty insane especially with all the GB Winchowski had in his last start Fwiw Hamilton/Valdez was the SS/2B combination for that start
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Post by taiwansox on Jul 6, 2024 10:20:42 GMT -5
Pretty insane especially with all the GB Winchowski had in his last start Fwiw Hamilton/Valdez was the SS/2B combination for that start Rolling the dice, but hopefully the extra offense is worth it
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 6, 2024 10:31:14 GMT -5
Since coming back from the minors Valdez has been running an 80th percentile xwOBA Im okay with playing him a lot right now
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 6, 2024 10:57:07 GMT -5
and to think...you wanted to trade Duran. LOL. Jerry, Jerry, Jerry… sorry brother, i was just in too good a mood. lol. i am gonna bury this fake news forever, these words shall never be spoken again.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 6, 2024 10:58:00 GMT -5
i knew I was gonna wake up in a good mood today because of last night. That was as much fun as I have had on the GT in a while.
Let's do it again today.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 6, 2024 11:02:06 GMT -5
Suck on it you Yankee clowns. love to see it, been a while Conan. Good to see you again.
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Post by cmax on Jul 6, 2024 11:14:49 GMT -5
The interesting thing about Cedanne's HR is that, with a guy who chases everything, the catcher set his glove up in the exact middle of the strike zone - and the pitcher hit the mitt, or would have if the ball had gotten there. Why anybody ever throws Cedanne a strike is beyond me. If you watch the extended replay, you can clearly see Kahnle is very concerned with Hamilton at second. Literally looking right at Hamilton and away from home plate until he starts his pitch, Kahnle then throws one right down the middle, which obviously plays into Rafaela's strengths. Both times Hamilton was on second last night the ball ended up in center field to the Red Sox advantage - once on the pickoff attempt error that sent Hamilton to third and the tying runs into scoring position with one out (a golden chance the Red Sox squandered in the 8th) and the next time when Rafaela hit it over the fence for the game winner in the 10th. Hamilton's 4 stolen bases in the Red Sox rubber match win of their previous series against the Yankees, as part of the 9 SBs from the Red Sox in that decisive game, appear to have lingered in the Yankees' heads during their skid. The fun part of the speed is not just the steals and getting from point A to point B quickly but the pressure it puts on opposing pitchers and defenses, and how that can lead to game changing plays, momentum shifts, and snowball effects.
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Post by asm18 on Jul 6, 2024 11:17:09 GMT -5
Jose Trevino is catching today…
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