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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 13, 2024 20:41:44 GMT -5
Smart move by Sogard to ensure speedster Dom scored
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Post by greenmonster on Aug 13, 2024 20:43:21 GMT -5
Smart move by Sogard to ensure speedster Dom scored He is fundamentally sound...its kinda refreshing
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Post by bosoxnation on Aug 13, 2024 20:44:49 GMT -5
I have been pulling for Sogard for a while now. So happy he got a chance I almost lost hope with Yorke doing so well but man Grissom is going to have a tough time taking his spot!
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Post by rico6 on Aug 13, 2024 20:45:11 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the home plate umpire's scorecard from tonight's game.
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Post by rico6 on Aug 13, 2024 20:46:09 GMT -5
Sogard is giving Jed Lowrie vibes, never forget that 2008 ALDS Game 4 walkoff!! Hopefully he can stay healthy.
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Post by Guidas on Aug 13, 2024 20:47:13 GMT -5
Great Win!
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 13, 2024 20:47:30 GMT -5
Sogard is giving Jed Lowrie vibes, never forget that 2008 ALDS Game 4 walkoff!! Hopefully he can stay healthy. Hopefully we don’t trade him for a reliever (and then trade him for another reliever)
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Post by dirtdog on Aug 13, 2024 20:47:37 GMT -5
I have been pulling for Sogard for a while now. So happy he got a chance I almost lost hope with Yorke doing so well but man Grissom is going to have a tough time taking his spot! Grissom hit a bomb to dead center tonight in his game. Stroke looked pretty good FWIW. yeah I know AAA pitching. Anthony was 3 for 3 last I checked.
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 13, 2024 20:47:40 GMT -5
Series win!!!
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Post by soxfaninnj on Aug 13, 2024 20:47:45 GMT -5
2-0 without Duran I’ll take it!
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Post by dirtdog on Aug 13, 2024 20:49:54 GMT -5
Another night on the 2024 Sox roller coaster.
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Post by asm18 on Aug 13, 2024 20:51:15 GMT -5
One of the things I’ve low key loved watching Kenley this year is how well he manages his velo in a given game. Against hitters he’s not worried about (or in an situation like this up 5) sometimes he’s throwing 89-90 mph - and then in the same game he’ll be facing like Aaron Judge or Bobby Witt and chuck 95 mph cutters right by ‘em
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Post by dirtdog on Aug 13, 2024 20:51:23 GMT -5
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 13, 2024 20:51:24 GMT -5
Looks like 1 game out. Encouraging starts by bello and Crawford. Houck tmrw vs TBA. More Reinforcements are getting close.
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Post by shagworthy on Aug 13, 2024 20:55:05 GMT -5
MLB TV can go f itself. After a Sox win 2 out of the 3 commercials are walk offs by opponents of the Sox against them.
What other team do they pull this crap against? They only show the good highlights of the Yankees or Dodgers.
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Post by shagworthy on Aug 13, 2024 20:59:07 GMT -5
Hopefully he can stay healthy. Hopefully we don’t trade him for a reliever (and then trade him for another reliever) Jed Lowrie was a walking injury every other year. The only reason he didn’t stay on this team longer was his unreliability injury wise. He went to Oakland, was gangbusters and then went to the Mets and was a liability.
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Post by pd on Aug 13, 2024 20:59:45 GMT -5
Sims with a big hold, Wong, Devers and Sogard with big hits, great win.
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Post by foreverred9 on Aug 13, 2024 21:00:32 GMT -5
A sweep tomorrow and we can forget about that Houston series. Same outcome as winning 1 out of 3 against Houston and 2 out of 3 against Texas, which wouldn't have been a bad outcome.
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 13, 2024 21:05:56 GMT -5
Hopefully we don’t trade him for a reliever (and then trade him for another reliever) Jed Lowrie was a walking injury every other year. The only reason he didn’t stay on this team longer was his unreliability injury wise. He went to Oakland, was gangbusters and then went to the Mets and was a liability. Dumping him was fine but for a reliever who you then dump a year later? Trading for relievers is always a big yikes
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Post by shagworthy on Aug 13, 2024 21:17:37 GMT -5
Jed Lowrie was a walking injury every other year. The only reason he didn’t stay on this team longer was his unreliability injury wise. He went to Oakland, was gangbusters and then went to the Mets and was a liability. Dumping him was fine but for a reliever who you then dump a year later? Trading for relievers is always a big yikes It is, but relievers are always the mosr riskiest of propositions, and you have to evaluate the depth chart at the time of the move and the likelihood of impact for the tradeee. Lowrie always had promise but his deal was always when healthy
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 13, 2024 21:23:48 GMT -5
Solid win but the 6th was one swing away from being the most annoying half inning of the year.
Good to see Wong off the hot cold seat.
Before their last ABs, Rafaela had caught Abreu in BA.(yeah I know)
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 13, 2024 21:26:10 GMT -5
Jed Lowrie was a walking injury every other year. The only reason he didn’t stay on this team longer was his unreliability injury wise. He went to Oakland, was gangbusters and then went to the Mets and was a liability. Dumping him was fine but for a reliever who you then dump a year later? Trading for relievers is always a big yikes Gee maybe the other GMs may have noticed his injury history. ADD: There was a lot more than how taiwansox framed Oakland and Mets. He ended up with 19.9 career fWAR, pretty decent career overall.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Aug 13, 2024 21:37:54 GMT -5
Connor Wong has 1.3 career WAR he kinda stinks and Danny Jansen is probably like the 10th best catcher in baseball. My dream offseason has heading into next season with a Jansen/Teel duo and with a new #19 ranked prospect that we got from the Cubs. Wong has 4.0 WAR by BR in all of a year and a half's worth of PAs. And that will increase after this game. He caught a foul ball tonight that would have escaped the majority of MLB catchers. You'll have to work hard to convince me that Statcast knows about how little arc that had and how quickly he made his way to it. He steals bases, hits for power, and while his BABIP is sort of cockeyed, he's not the only hitter to do that over an entire year. I'd be glad to get you lots of examples if you're interested. I'm not certain why so many on the site are dead set against him. The question that needs to be asked is why he's accumulated 3 times more WAR on one reputable site than on another reputable site.
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Post by brendan98 on Aug 13, 2024 21:43:36 GMT -5
Connor Wong has 1.3 career WAR he kinda stinks and Danny Jansen is probably like the 10th best catcher in baseball. My dream offseason has heading into next season with a Jansen/Teel duo and with a new #19 ranked prospect that we got from the Cubs. Wong has 4.0 WAR by BR in all of a year and a half's worth of PAs. And that will increase after this game. He caught a foul ball tonight that would have escaped the majority of MLB catchers. You'll have to work hard to convince me that Statcast knows about how little arc that had and how quickly he made his way to it. He steals bases, hits for power, and while his BABIP is sort of cockeyed, he's not the only hitter to do that over an entire year. I'd be glad to get you lots of examples if you're interested. I'm not certain why so many on the site are dead set against him. The question that needs to be asked is why he's accumulated 3 times more WAR on one reputable site than on another reputable site. I was a couple of minutes late. A lot of bad mouthing Connor Wong earlier today, sure maybe he’s wearing down a little bit, but he’s had and continues to have an amazing season. I hope Teel becomes a star, but Wong has been great this year and I’d hang on to him at least til your certain that Teel is an above average big leaguer.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 13, 2024 21:45:19 GMT -5
I don't understand why there's even a debate. I'd extend him. Jensen is good but he's a rental.
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