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Post by cheers on Aug 26, 2024 19:23:24 GMT -5
I really thought 2024 was going to be late season splat-free. Nope. Splat. Disheartening.
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Post by incandenza on Aug 26, 2024 19:23:44 GMT -5
Refsnyder's had a lot of ugly defensive flubs this year.
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Post by jphelan on Aug 26, 2024 19:23:52 GMT -5
What is even more boggling to me than the lack of starting pitching development is the lack of reliever development- there is no one in Worcester that is better than what we are watching?
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Aug 26, 2024 19:24:03 GMT -5
So where do the Red Sox currently sit draft wise?
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Post by ixnayexxus on Aug 26, 2024 19:24:05 GMT -5
I laugh, so as not to cry. Join me in doing both
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Post by kevfc89 on Aug 26, 2024 19:24:46 GMT -5
This is becoming the sequel to the Barraclough game
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Post by taiwansox on Aug 26, 2024 19:24:48 GMT -5
I still don’t get Keller coming in with any lead…Horn would even be better
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Aug 26, 2024 19:24:55 GMT -5
9-4 KC over CLE in the 6th btw
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Post by asm18 on Aug 26, 2024 19:25:02 GMT -5
They didn’t think Dick Fitts could pitch for 20 minutes over whatever the hell this is
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Aug 26, 2024 19:25:57 GMT -5
Don't blow a Gasper fella's, there is still 30 plus games to go !!
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 26, 2024 19:26:16 GMT -5
I'm at the point I dont care if they win another game the rest of the year. They're playing like a team that might not win the rest of the year, lol.
I didnt think theyd tank but they're sure working on it.
Might as well. Other than a better draft pick what else would they be playing for?
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Post by Darwin's Curve on Aug 26, 2024 19:26:29 GMT -5
You’re right that there’s a big difference between down 1 and down 2-3, which makes my post weaker. This team as constructed definitely hasn’t had a 97% win expectancy with close and late leads post ASB. If he burns Martin in game 1, we lose 1-0, and then we blow a 5-2 lead in the 8th without our top setup guy available, what does the board have to say about that? I'd say they have to win all the winnable games. As to your earlier post, I'm sure Cora has more data. But he's also very paint-by-numbers when it comes to the bullpen. He'll throw anyone in at second base, but use Martin in the 6th - horrors. So there's a deliberate and consistent approach there. The question is - is it the right one? When the results are a sub .500 record, the answer is, "No. No, it's not."
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Post by incandenza on Aug 26, 2024 19:26:32 GMT -5
I know some of you are all caught up in whether we're "winning" or "losing." But me? I'm just glad that Martin is available for this game.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 26, 2024 19:26:34 GMT -5
How to break the Fenway curse?
Get some actual pitching talent. Play fundamentally sound baseball.
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Post by julyanmorley on Aug 26, 2024 19:26:56 GMT -5
So where do the Red Sox currently sit draft wise? #17
Closer to #6 than the third wild card
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Aug 26, 2024 19:27:08 GMT -5
Cora promised meaningful games in September ! I want a refund ! LOL.
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Post by orion09 on Aug 26, 2024 19:27:42 GMT -5
Welp, it’s been fun boys… see you in the 2025 game threads.
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Post by greenmonster on Aug 26, 2024 19:27:45 GMT -5
Refsnyder's had a lot of ugly defensive flubs this year. ruled a double on a clearly catchable ball. Far too coincidental. Makes me think MLB is trying to make the numbers show better defense and better offense than reality.
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Post by jphelan on Aug 26, 2024 19:28:00 GMT -5
Can't wait for the Netflix series to come out!
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Post by shagworthy on Aug 26, 2024 19:28:02 GMT -5
hey kids, the wheels fell off. Kumbaya my lord.. Kumbaya.
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Post by cdj on Aug 26, 2024 19:28:11 GMT -5
Barraclough game 2.0
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Aug 26, 2024 19:28:55 GMT -5
I will cuncel now
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Post by Darwin's Curve on Aug 26, 2024 19:29:03 GMT -5
I know some of you are all caught up in whether we're "winning" or "losing." But me? I'm just glad that Martin is available for this game. Snort.
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Post by notstarboard on Aug 26, 2024 19:29:11 GMT -5
This is becoming the sequel to the Barraclough game The Brad Kellough game
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Post by julyanmorley on Aug 26, 2024 19:29:12 GMT -5
I think Keller is throwing 100 pitches no matter what tonight
I've seen this movie before!
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