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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 3, 2024 20:37:47 GMT -5
Our batters have watched a lot of pitches go right down the pike tonight. Just not their night (except for Ref)
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 3, 2024 20:39:39 GMT -5
Tanner and Kutter need to be skipped for a start or two, they’re just burnt
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 3, 2024 20:40:19 GMT -5
This ump blows
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Post by wildsox on Aug 3, 2024 20:40:46 GMT -5
We have blown too many winnable games recently
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Post by finaliz3d on Aug 3, 2024 20:40:59 GMT -5
Hopefully we can come back, if not, we still got tomorrow and we could potentially take the series... then we go into a stretch that could make or break us with it going Royals, Astros, Orioles, Astros, Diamondbacks. I'm both excited and absolutely terrified.
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Post by asm18 on Aug 3, 2024 20:42:39 GMT -5
Tanner and Kutter need to be skipped for a start or two, they’re just burnt Hard to do both at the same time (the alternatives are Criswell/Priester and a bullpen game?) - so I wonder who they would prioritize getting the reset first
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 3, 2024 20:51:18 GMT -5
Tanner and Kutter need to be skipped for a start or two, they’re just burnt Hard to do both at the same time (the alternatives are Criswell/Priester and a bullpen game?) - so I wonder who they would prioritize getting the reset first They’ll have to be done sequentially but I think Houck first. You could even call Fitts up, could argue he might be a wash with the burnt out Houck/Crawford pair
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 3, 2024 20:52:13 GMT -5
I really like Sogard's patience and swing. We have a chance.
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 3, 2024 20:52:23 GMT -5
Sogard has a great approach, nice contrast to the automatic Ks in the rest of the lineup
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 3, 2024 20:53:42 GMT -5
This guy looks like Brasier's brother.
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Post by finaliz3d on Aug 3, 2024 20:54:51 GMT -5
Hard to do both at the same time (the alternatives are Criswell/Priester and a bullpen game?) - so I wonder who they would prioritize getting the reset first They’ll have to be done sequentially but I think Houck first. You could even call Fitts up, could argue he might be a wash with the burnt out Houck/Crawford pair ...So who's ready for a Barraclough-esque game against the Astros in August because the bullpen is gassed and so are the starters?
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 3, 2024 20:56:31 GMT -5
Rafaela has a flair for the big moment, that's for sure.
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 3, 2024 20:57:40 GMT -5
They’ll have to be done sequentially but I think Houck first. You could even call Fitts up, could argue he might be a wash with the burnt out Houck/Crawford pair ...So who's ready for a Barraclough-esque game against the Astros in August because the bullpen is gassed and so are the starters? Houck and Crawford are barely getting through 5, we have Criswell, Priestler, Fitts as options. Not saying any of them are perfect but we need to use our depth imo
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 3, 2024 20:58:53 GMT -5
Damn - this is one of those games that is a tease. 3 for 11 risp, 9 lob.
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 3, 2024 20:59:57 GMT -5
At least were torching their bullpen today, they’re going all out, Leclerc, Robertson over 30 pitches, we’ll see with Yates
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Post by kwodes on Aug 3, 2024 21:00:23 GMT -5
Damn - this is one of those games that is a tease. I wonder what the record is for most LOB in a game
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 3, 2024 21:01:42 GMT -5
Damn - this is one of those games that is a tease. I wonder what the record is for most LOB in a game We've left a boatload on base since the AS break.
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Post by notstarboard on Aug 3, 2024 21:01:48 GMT -5
Yates is dominant with stuff that looks pedestrian by the eye test, and by a cursory Savant check. He must just be a great tunneler? That or he balks on every pitch and isn't called on it.
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 3, 2024 21:04:08 GMT -5
Yates is dominant with stuff that looks pedestrian by the eye test, and by a cursory Savant check. He must just be a great tunneler? That or he balks on every pitch and isn't called on it. Kojiesque with the 4seam and split, good up down command too
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Post by notstarboard on Aug 3, 2024 21:07:26 GMT -5
Yates is dominant with stuff that looks pedestrian by the eye test, and by a cursory Savant check. He must just be a great tunneler? That or he balks on every pitch and isn't called on it. Kojiesque with the 4seam and split, good up down command too It's just weird because his split doesn't look particularly amazing, and neither does the fastball. Koji's fastball obviously wasn't good either, but the split was gold.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Aug 3, 2024 21:08:58 GMT -5
Rob Refsynder > Ted Williams
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Post by finaliz3d on Aug 3, 2024 21:12:30 GMT -5
dang it, so close but not close enough by Devers there.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 3, 2024 21:12:57 GMT -5
we seem to have a lot of warning track power in this game - not good enough
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Post by notstarboard on Aug 3, 2024 21:13:09 GMT -5
Kojiesque with the 4seam and split, good up down command too It's just weird because his split doesn't look particularly amazing, and neither does the fastball. Koji's fastball obviously wasn't good either, but the split was gold. Ah, he does the Jordan Montgomery: throw the ball 0-6 inches off the corner, get a call, force swings... then drops the split. Brutal to watch. Please score on this man.
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Post by dirtdog on Aug 3, 2024 21:19:22 GMT -5
Have to keep telling myself at least 60 nights a year end unhappy. The life of a baseball fan.
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