shagworthy
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Post by shagworthy on Jul 28, 2024 11:23:37 GMT -5
The real question is who on this team do you think you can take a punch from? I think Hamilton would be a safe bet. The ball girl. Beat me, spank me, make me write bad checks. Well, we now know what to get Phil for the holidays. I haven't been playing that close attention, have the ball girls been hot lately? I honestly stopped watching the sideline entertainment after Hazel Mae and Heidi Watney left.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 28, 2024 11:30:22 GMT -5
Last night's game impacted my sleep (well, that and reading Stephen King's latest short story collection).
Hoping for something a bit calmer, cleaner - and successful - tonight
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Post by cba82 on Jul 28, 2024 11:49:16 GMT -5
Me too! I thought about the game as I went to sleep, dreamt about it, and thought about it as soon as I woke up.
In the 70s, I remember reading Salem’s Lot late into the night — too scared to turn off the light.
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Jul 28, 2024 12:09:13 GMT -5
Me too! I thought about the game as I went to sleep, dreamt about it, and thought about it as soon as I woke up. In the 70s, I remember reading Salem’s Lot late into the night — too scared to turn off the light. Series win will be an acceptable out come. Loss will not. Looking for Houk to put the team on his shoulders and go 7 at least with his 100-110 pitches. Sox will score some runs, but they need to slow the game down and make plays in the field and on the bases the right way. Head in the game. I wish Keller were coming up to add a fresh pen arm, but he is starting for Worcester today. It is sad how little options we actually have right now. Criswell has had 4 days rest, so he is available and could go multi inning if need be.
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Post by asm18 on Jul 28, 2024 12:42:19 GMT -5
The Red Sox through 103 games:
2024: 55-48 Second Half TBD
2023: 56-47 Finished 22-37
2022: 51-52 Finished 27-32
2021: 63-40 Finished 29-30
You can attribute this however you’d like (front office not making certain moves, blaming Alex Cora, players checking out, injuries to Sale & Eovaldi (22) or Duran, Casas, and Houck (23), a literal plague ship in 2021). It sure would nice though to see a Sox team play “all four quarters” to use another sports metaphor. Hopefully a team powered by Jarren Duran - who has stated he wants to play all 162 - has that in ‘em
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Post by wildsox on Jul 28, 2024 12:45:16 GMT -5
Me too! I thought about the game as I went to sleep, dreamt about it, and thought about it as soon as I woke up. In the 70s, I remember reading Salem’s Lot late into the night — too scared to turn off the light. Series win will be an acceptable out come. Loss will not. Looking for Houk to put the team on his shoulders and go 7 at least with his 100-110 pitches. Sox will score some runs, but they need to slow the game down and make plays in the field and on the bases the right way. Head in the game. I wish Keller were coming up to add a fresh pen arm, but he is starting for Worcester today. It is sad how little options we actually have right now. Criswell has had 4 days rest, so he is available and could go multi inning if need be. I’m finally over yesterday’s game. Let’s win tonight!
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Post by cdj on Jul 28, 2024 12:52:48 GMT -5
Win tonight and yesterday never happened
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Post by shagworthy on Jul 28, 2024 12:58:58 GMT -5
I am at a brewery in the RAD (River Arts District) in a corner trying to forget last night’s game
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 28, 2024 13:07:34 GMT -5
it has been a crazy week and a half since the ASB. Many games have been super close and we just ending up on the losing side.
Patience being put to the test, but that is what this is all about.
Gonna opt from Olympic viewership tonight to take off the edge a bit, at least for some of the night. LOL.
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Post by shagworthy on Jul 28, 2024 13:11:08 GMT -5
it has been a crazy week and a half since the ASB. Many games have been super close and we just ending up on the losing side. Patience being put to the test, but that is what this is all about. Gonna opt from Olympic viewership tonight to take off the edge a bit, at least for some of the night. LOL. Seems sensible considering the Reese option is also on the table.
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Post by patford on Jul 28, 2024 13:16:32 GMT -5
it has been a crazy week and a half since the ASB. Many games have been super close and we just ending up on the losing side. Patience being put to the test, but that is what this is all about. Gonna opt from Olympic viewership tonight to take off the edge a bit, at least for some of the night. LOL. Seems sensible considering the Reese option is also on the table. The last time I watched the Olympics Olga Korbut was the big star of the Games.
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Post by TearsIn04 on Jul 28, 2024 13:39:50 GMT -5
Win tonight and yesterday never happened Yesterday? I don't know what you're talking about. This is a Red Sox message board and they didn't have a game scheduled yesterday. I'm just glad Team USA blew out Serbia. That's the only game I know of from yesterday.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 28, 2024 13:51:52 GMT -5
Seems sensible considering the Reese option is also on the table. The last time I watched the Olympics Olga Korbut was the big star of the Games. you had to have watched the USA v USSR (CCCP) in 1980, no ? I always loved watching Olympics. It is overcommercialized now, but what isn't. Plus, when I was 11 years old this song came on and, being the sports crazed kid i was, old enough to really understand the significance, I was hooked.
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Post by asm18 on Jul 28, 2024 14:10:30 GMT -5
Chase Anderson also getting DFA’d
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Post by Foulke_In_Athol on Jul 28, 2024 14:29:48 GMT -5
Reese and Anderson have been DFA'd
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Post by cba82 on Jul 28, 2024 14:34:52 GMT -5
“I am at a brewery in the RAD (River Arts District) in a corner trying to forget last night’s game” — Asheville? I love Asheville.
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Post by cba82 on Jul 28, 2024 14:35:49 GMT -5
Reese and Anderson have been DFA'd Feels like Anderson has been living on borrowed time all season. Wish him well.
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Post by shagworthy on Jul 28, 2024 14:38:28 GMT -5
“I am at a brewery in the RAD (River Arts District) in a corner trying to forget last night’s game” — Asheville? I love Asheville. Yeah, I live outside Asheville in Candler, NC, where men are men ans sheep are scared.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 28, 2024 14:41:33 GMT -5
I am at a brewery in the RAD (River Arts District) in a corner trying to forget last night’s game Lucky you. I was mowing until the skies opened up yet again. I'm going to make salsa.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 28, 2024 14:43:54 GMT -5
“I am at a brewery in the RAD (River Arts District) in a corner trying to forget last night’s game” — Asheville? I love Asheville. Yeah, I live outside Asheville in Candler, NC, where men are men ans sheep are scared. And I am about 20 miles south in Hendersonville - we go to Asheville mainly to shop at Trader Joe!
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Post by shagworthy on Jul 28, 2024 14:44:26 GMT -5
I am at a brewery in the RAD (River Arts District) in a corner trying to forget last night’s game Lucky you. I was mowing until the skies opened up yet again. I'm going to make salsa. Weather here is so peculiar. 1/2 mile from the house, torrential downpour. At the house, sun.
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Post by shagworthy on Jul 28, 2024 14:48:44 GMT -5
Lucky you. I was mowing until the skies opened up yet again. I'm going to make salsa. Weather here is so peculiar. 1/2 mile from the house, torrential downpour. At the house, sun. Side note, let me know if you need eggs.
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Post by dirtdog on Jul 28, 2024 14:53:20 GMT -5
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Post by dirtdog on Jul 28, 2024 15:04:10 GMT -5
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Post by incandenza on Jul 28, 2024 15:07:25 GMT -5
So our new addition, who has a 28 wRC+ since the start of June, immediately takes PAs away from Yoshida. Great.
Yeah, I know, handedness. Never mind that Yoshida historically has no splits and Jansen has reverse splits... I had a feeling I couldn't trust Cora to use this guy in his proper role.
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