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Post by blizzards39 on Jul 28, 2024 15:10:32 GMT -5
Lineup out and somehow Westbrook is still in there.
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Jul 28, 2024 15:12:39 GMT -5
Lineup out and somehow Westbrook is still in there. I hope to God he’s off this team after today. Keeping Sogard down in Worcester is becoming borderline criminal.
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Post by dirtdog on Jul 28, 2024 15:14:38 GMT -5
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Post by wildsox on Jul 28, 2024 15:16:25 GMT -5
Lineup out and somehow Westbrook is still in there. I hope to God he’s off this team after today. Keeping Sogard down in Worcester is becoming borderline criminal. or Meidroth or Yorke. So many better options. It’s puzzling
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 28, 2024 15:17:19 GMT -5
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. I don't know. Give them a cowboy hat, spurs and a gorilla suit and they all look the same.
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Jul 28, 2024 15:18:30 GMT -5
I hope to God he’s off this team after today. Keeping Sogard down in Worcester is becoming borderline criminal. or Meidroth or Yorke. So many better options. It’s puzzling I say yes to both of these guys, but they’re struggling against LHP. Maybe there’s a chance if they platoon Wong @ 2B until Grissom seems ready?
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 28, 2024 15:26:40 GMT -5
Yoshida’s been the hottest hitter outside of O’Neill and Duran so personally I would prefer he was playing today. Can we get Jansen or Wong working on some 1B reps?
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 28, 2024 16:09:18 GMT -5
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Jul 28, 2024 16:19:01 GMT -5
There is hope. Praying for positive updates on Slaten & Martin.
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Post by blizzards39 on Jul 28, 2024 16:51:32 GMT -5
Yoshida’s been the hottest hitter outside of O’Neill and Duran so personally I would prefer he was playing today. Can we get Jansen or Wong working on some 1B reps? I like getting Jansen in there. Hes a MFY killer. That said you dont start him a catcher when he literally just got to the team. Leave wong to catch Houck today and go from there
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 28, 2024 16:55:57 GMT -5
Yoshida’s been the hottest hitter outside of O’Neill and Duran so personally I would prefer he was playing today. Can we get Jansen or Wong working on some 1B reps? I like getting Jansen in there. Hes a MFY killer. That said you dont start him a catcher when he literally just got to the team. Leave wong to catch Houck today and go from there Jansen is DHing; Wong is still catching.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 28, 2024 17:03:50 GMT -5
Yoshida’s career wRC+ against lefties is 89 and Jansen’s is 90 and this year they have bigger normal splits each and Rodon has big splits of his own. So I get going with the righty it’s not that crazy.
It’s just that at this moment Yoshida is very hot (including hitting lefties better) and Jansen has been ice cold and it’s his first day on the team after traveling.
Anyways not really a big deal to go with Jansen here, hopefully he pays it off
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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 28, 2024 17:11:11 GMT -5
Cora said Connor Wong is gonna play some 2B/1B.
I'm glad that they are kinda acknowledging that Wong stinks at C, but I wouldn't say I believe in his bat enough to have any enthusiasm about him playing out of position on the infield.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 28, 2024 17:31:13 GMT -5
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Post by cdj on Jul 28, 2024 17:39:06 GMT -5
Cora said Connor Wong is gonna play some 2B/1B. I'm glad that they are kinda acknowledging that Wong stinks at C, but I wouldn't say I believe in his bat enough to have any enthusiasm about him playing out of position on the infield. Probably a better hitter than any of the 2B we’ve had since Pedroia tbh (unless I’m forgetting somebody off the top of my head)
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Post by asm18 on Jul 28, 2024 18:04:11 GMT -5
Cora said Connor Wong is gonna play some 2B/1B. I'm glad that they are kinda acknowledging that Wong stinks at C, but I wouldn't say I believe in his bat enough to have any enthusiasm about him playing out of position on the infield. Probably a better hitter than any of the 2B we’ve had since Pedroia tbh (unless I’m forgetting somebody off the top of my head) It’s nice to have the option, at least. If Jansen is someone they can actually play beyond “backup catcher who keeps Wong’s knees from turning into putty by catching once a week” - which is all Reese was by the end - that has down-roster effects by letting you use Wong in different ways as you see fit. You would never use Connor creatively in that way because it meant more Reese McGuire…
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Post by cdj on Jul 28, 2024 18:05:00 GMT -5
WE ARE COMING FOR U CARLOS
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Post by TearsIn04 on Jul 28, 2024 18:12:29 GMT -5
Sigh. Dugo again.
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Post by cdj on Jul 28, 2024 18:12:34 GMT -5
Not ideal
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jul 28, 2024 18:15:18 GMT -5
Any word on Liam Hendricks?
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Post by wildsox on Jul 28, 2024 18:17:08 GMT -5
Not a lot in the bullpen to help out
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Post by cheers on Jul 28, 2024 18:17:15 GMT -5
Ugh. Not only does Tanner need to be good tonight, he needs to be efficient. This doesn't bode well.
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Post by briam on Jul 28, 2024 18:17:52 GMT -5
Starting to feel exactly like the stretch run of the past two years.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jul 28, 2024 18:18:30 GMT -5
Starting to feel exactly like the stretch run of the past two years. Yes - deja vu all over again
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Post by kevfc89 on Jul 28, 2024 18:19:10 GMT -5
all our starters just suck now ?
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