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Post by taiwansox on Aug 27, 2024 19:48:14 GMT -5
4 for 5 RISP today this is opposites day
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Post by cheers on Aug 27, 2024 19:52:39 GMT -5
4 for 5 RISP today this is opposites day Accompanied by some pretty good defense. I hope the sun rises in the morning.
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Post by asm18 on Aug 27, 2024 19:56:53 GMT -5
I hope Bernie gets a pat on the back for that homer - 3-1 count in a 6-1 game vs the 9 hitter Wagner. For weeks other relievers having been walking that guy in the same situation. Throw a strike and if the 9 hitter hits it out you tip your cap
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 27, 2024 20:16:14 GMT -5
O’Neil has half the team’s strikeouts
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 27, 2024 20:17:09 GMT -5
I hope Bernie gets a pat on the back for that homer - 3-1 count in a 6-1 game vs the 9 hitter Wagner. For weeks other relievers having been walking that guy in the same situation. Throw a strike and if the 9 hitter hits it out you tip your cap 97 EV too, so that’s an easy flyout if it’s 10 degrees colder
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Post by asm18 on Aug 27, 2024 20:24:30 GMT -5
O’Neil has half the team’s strikeouts Do you mean tonight or like on the season
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Post by notstarboard on Aug 27, 2024 20:26:37 GMT -5
Wilyer just got four straight fastballs right down the middle (one take, three fouls) before whiffing on the splitter. Not gonna win the ROY like that Wilyer! You're why I'm watching!
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 27, 2024 20:31:36 GMT -5
O’Neil has half the team’s strikeouts Do you mean tonight or like on the season Tonight but feels like both haha, bottom 8 changed that though…
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Post by Guidas on Aug 27, 2024 20:36:57 GMT -5
Great Win!
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 27, 2024 20:37:33 GMT -5
Pretty complete team wide victory - low stress, nice D, a happy game. TON Ks a bit baffling. Criswell always seems to get them off to a good start.
Duran - what a season!
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Post by Darwin's Curve on Aug 27, 2024 20:39:28 GMT -5
Nice to see! And ATL is up 4-0 over MIN in the 6th.
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Post by dirtdog on Aug 27, 2024 20:41:21 GMT -5
5 game nightmare over. No Raffy and Weisert pitched. Baseball can be weird like that.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 27, 2024 20:41:39 GMT -5
ESPN WAR not including tonight - Judge 9.6, Witt Jr 8.7, Duran 8.0. Pulled ahead of Soto and Gunnar.
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Post by Smittyw on Aug 27, 2024 20:44:10 GMT -5
ESPN WAR not including tonight - Judge 9.6, Witt Jr 8.7, Duran 8.0. Pulled ahead of Soto and Gunnar. I didn't realize this was a thing. eWAR?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 27, 2024 20:45:06 GMT -5
Sox to the World Series.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 27, 2024 20:46:27 GMT -5
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Post by dirtdog on Aug 27, 2024 20:47:44 GMT -5
O’Neil has half the team’s strikeouts If Anthony and Campbell keep making AAA look like a video game it will be hard to keep them there when they break spring training in March. I doubt TON is still here.
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 27, 2024 21:06:15 GMT -5
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 27, 2024 21:18:07 GMT -5
Braves just blew their lead smh
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Post by asm18 on Aug 27, 2024 21:22:00 GMT -5
Braves just blew their lead smh When you have a chance to have 41 year old Jesse Chavez pitch more than 1 inning in a close-ish game, you just have to do it
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Post by incandenza on Aug 27, 2024 21:53:40 GMT -5
Wilyer just got four straight fastballs right down the middle (one take, three fouls) before whiffing on the splitter. Not gonna win the ROY like that Wilyer! You're why I'm watching! I am happy to serve as chief propagandist for the cause. Wilyer is:
- 1st among rookies by wRC+ - 1st by SLG - 3rd by WAR but only because Cowser and Wells are benefitting from some questionable defensive stats - ahead of Cowser and Wells by BsR
He's an honest to god 5 tool player!
And while I'm in an evangelical mood... David Hamilton has been very good lately at 2B. Above-average defense, elite speed, decent bat - he could put up 3 WAR at 2B even as a platoon player. Just pair him with Romy or Meidroth or Grissom and we're good to go.
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Post by asm18 on Aug 27, 2024 22:00:45 GMT -5
Braves hold on in extras to beat the Twins. Sox are 4 back of them for WC3
Minnesota has to face this man tomorrow:
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Post by incandenza on Aug 27, 2024 22:10:08 GMT -5
You know, KC is ahead and with a win they'll pull even with the Guardians, and at this point a Guardians collapse may be our better bet. That team is pretty thin beyond a dominant bullpen and Jose Ramirez; they have some tailspin potential. In fact they're about to be 8-16 in their last 24.
Just need one of these mediocre teams to suck (and for the mediocre Red Sox to not suck)!
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 27, 2024 22:17:05 GMT -5
You know, KC is ahead and with a win they'll pull even with the Guardians, and at this point a Guardians collapse may be our better bet. That team is pretty thin beyond a dominant bullpen and Jose Ramirez; they have some tailspin potential. In fact they're about to be 8-16 in their last 24.
Just need one of these mediocre teams to suck (and for the mediocre Red Sox to not suck)!
I was just looking at the scores and standings - it is getting wild. I am watching Seattle vs Tampa - scoreless through 6 (Gilbert amazing - Springs just throws junky frisbees up there but couldn't be hit). KC is up 5-1 in the 8th, so unless there is a meltdown, they will be tied. If Seattle wins, they will be only 2.5 behind Houston. Boston's 3 games against MN could be really meaningful.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 27, 2024 22:25:17 GMT -5
This stat is really remarkable
"Jarren Duran is the first player in MLB history to tally 10 or more triples, 20 or more home runs, 30 or more stolen bases and 40 or more doubles, per Red Sox senior manager of media relations and baseball information J.P. Long."
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