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Post by dirtywaterinla on Jul 20, 2024 22:11:04 GMT -5
Gave you a like. But in fact I hate it. As an LA resident, anyone with leads on Laz Diaz’s location can send them to me and I can ensure he has some “car troubles” on his way to the game tomorrow. Same with Weissert.
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Post by asm18 on Jul 20, 2024 22:23:42 GMT -5
Can we just give Liam Hendriks some rare Australian performance enhancing drugs to get him back sooner
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Jul 20, 2024 22:25:24 GMT -5
Last 2 games - 2 for 25 runners in scoring position. The games should not have been close enough for the pitchers to cough them up. Abysmal in the clutch in so many ways. Clutch hitting (e.g. Freeman and Kiké) can do wonders for a bad bullpen (e.g. Ramirez, Banda, Phillips).
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Post by jbuttah on Jul 21, 2024 8:21:56 GMT -5
I'd rather see Fernandez (oops, he was lost to Rule 5 draft), Zeferjahn or Guerrero rather than Weissert. He's been a "hope they hit it at someone" kind of guy for a while now.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 21, 2024 8:26:20 GMT -5
44 % playoff odds on FanGraphs. Gotta start winning again.
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 21, 2024 8:43:38 GMT -5
Would love to hear everyone’s foolproof plan to get out of “guy on first and third with one out” with Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, and Freddie Freeman due up - and your only pitching options ara Weissert, Horn, Chase Anderson, or Bernie on a back-to-back. (Kelly was off) James Paxton in 84 innings - 57 k’s and 44 BB’s. Watch him throw a gem lol There is no foolproof plan. But I don't know how you can watch Weissert look flat and crumple in the 10th, then still come out for the 11th, then walk the 9 man in front of Ohtani, then glance up at his mid-20s pitch count and say, "Yes, he should stay in this game, but we should load the bases for him first, and if there's no GIDP we still need to get past Freeman." Weissert only has a 35.8% ground ball rate this year. I don't think I would have brought Weissert back out for the 11th, and I definitely would not have kept him in after walking the 9 man. I'd rather Horn against a LHH with first and third than Weissert with the bases loaded when he can't throw strikes. He has to know he was asking Weissert to throw the ball down the middle and hoping Smith would miss it. The tough matchup for Horn would have been Smith, but I'll take that with two outs (and therefore a normal defense) and a base open. You can nibble and either get him with pitchers pitches or go L/L against Freeman.
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Post by patford on Jul 21, 2024 9:55:15 GMT -5
Gave you a like. But in fact I hate it. As an LA resident, anyone with leads on Laz Diaz’s location can send them to me and I can ensure he has some “car troubles” on his way to the game tomorrow. Same with Weissert. Such an easy solution to this. ABS.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 21, 2024 10:15:01 GMT -5
Bad day for Laz. He and the umpire in the Rockies/Giants game are clear outliers from yesterday in terms of inaccuracy
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 21, 2024 10:42:53 GMT -5
Bad day for Laz. He and the umpire in the Rockies/Giants game are clear outliers from yesterday in terms of inaccuracy 88% is horrendous for a so called professional umpire. A dog would have called a better game
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 21, 2024 10:52:49 GMT -5
Bad day for Laz. He and the umpire in the Rockies/Giants game are clear outliers from yesterday in terms of inaccuracy 88% is horrendous for a so called professional umpire. A dog would have called a better game Ain't no rule that says a dog can't be an umpire
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 21, 2024 11:23:59 GMT -5
Silver Lining...despite 2 losses snatched from the jaws of victory, we lost noTthing in the WC standings and lowered our magic number.
Let's get out of Tinseltown with 1 win and call it a day.
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Post by jbuttah on Jul 21, 2024 12:19:03 GMT -5
Leave LA without Weissert and Winckowski. Buy tickets for Zeferjahn and Guerrero to Colorado.
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Jul 21, 2024 12:21:54 GMT -5
Leave LA without Weissert and Winckowski. Buy tickets for Zeferjahn and Guerrero to Colorado. I’m fine with Winck for now. Weissert though? Time to learn Japanese, pal.
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Post by rhswanzey on Jul 21, 2024 12:35:37 GMT -5
NESN had a graphic late in game 1 showing us as somewhere in the top 6 of AL for total relief innings thrown. Guardians - good -, Rays - alright, and three terrible teams.
Stuff’s gonna happen. Our closer hadn’t blown a save since April or given up a home run all year. He’s cooked after doing one of those things? Come on
Game 1 was consecutive XBH to Ohtani and Freeman. You’re not going to get those guys out 10+ times in a three game series.
We’ve gotten some excellent and surprising production from lots of unexpected places. The back half of the roster is full of optionable players and we should take advantage of not having to choose between the gamble of assuming surprising production can continue, versus having to cut bait with a player if acquiring someone else.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 21, 2024 12:39:24 GMT -5
Leave LA without Weissert and Winckowski. Buy tickets for Zeferjahn and Guerrero to Colorado. I’m fine with Winck for now. Weissert though? Time to learn Japanese, pal. Zeferjahn walked in a game-winning run last night. Be careful of assuming the grass is greener... This isn't to say I'm averse to giving either a shot if the bullpen is taxed. Put Mata on the 60 and DFA Speas. I'm just saying assuming these guys will do any better might be assuming too much.
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 21, 2024 15:17:46 GMT -5
Verdugo is now on an 0-19, down to .228/.284/.367
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Jul 21, 2024 15:25:34 GMT -5
Verdugo is now on an 0-19, down to .228/.284/.367 Jerry Seinfeld eating popcorn.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 21, 2024 15:45:18 GMT -5
Scoreboard watching (yes, I know, it is early for this) - but - Twins losing in the 9th, Os losing in the 8th, Astros losing to Mariners in the 2nd, Rays beat the MFY, KC beat the White Sox. We are half game out of the WC
This would be a good night to win.
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Post by cdj on Jul 21, 2024 15:52:06 GMT -5
Gonzalez 1B Duran LF TON RF Devers Wong Yoshida DH Westbrook Hamilton SS Rafaela CF
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 21, 2024 16:00:50 GMT -5
Gonzalez 1B Duran LF TON RF Devers Wong Yoshida DH Westbrook Hamilton SS Rafaela CF Hmm...not sure about Romy leading off (prefer Duran) - Refsnyder not in the line up, Westbrook in the line up - but...it is what it is.
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Post by cba82 on Jul 21, 2024 16:01:51 GMT -5
44 % playoff odds on FanGraphs. Gotta start winning again. This team has been exposed.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 21, 2024 16:08:04 GMT -5
44 % playoff odds on FanGraphs. Gotta start winning again. This team has been exposed. I don't think so. I think the all star break came at a bad time - they will find it again.
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Post by jbuttah on Jul 21, 2024 16:28:01 GMT -5
I’m fine with Winck for now. Weissert though? Time to learn Japanese, pal. Zeferjahn walked in a game-winning run last night. Be careful of assuming the grass is greener... This isn't to say I'm averse to giving either a shot if the bullpen is taxed. Put Mata on the 60 and DFA Speas. I'm just saying assuming these guys will do any better might be assuming too much. Not assuming they'd do better (esp Guerrero who seems to have iffy control at best), but I'd rather see Zeferjahn walk in a winning run than keep seeing Weissert give up the winning hit.
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Post by cdj on Jul 21, 2024 16:48:43 GMT -5
Gonzalez 1B Duran LF TON RF Devers Wong Yoshida DH Westbrook Hamilton SS Rafaela CF Hmm...not sure about Romy leading off (prefer Duran) - Refsnyder not in the line up, Westbrook in the line up - but...it is what it is. Refsnyder was apparently a late scratch
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 21, 2024 17:08:25 GMT -5
Hmm...not sure about Romy leading off (prefer Duran) - Refsnyder not in the line up, Westbrook in the line up - but...it is what it is. Refsnyder was apparently a late scratch Ah. Thx.
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