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Post by cheers on Aug 31, 2024 19:11:00 GMT -5
I wish Devers was healthy. Not excited about this.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 31, 2024 19:12:26 GMT -5
Blah.
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Post by cheers on Aug 31, 2024 19:12:51 GMT -5
Wasn't expecting a "W" today, but man, that was there to be taken.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 31, 2024 19:13:44 GMT -5
Two of our bashers, Tristan and Raffy, aren't squaring up many balls lately
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Aug 31, 2024 19:13:50 GMT -5
Hate it. Super quick loss, nothing to get excited about. Need 8 out of 10 or something like that, immediately.
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Aug 31, 2024 19:13:52 GMT -5
White Sox scored more runs against Skubal than we did. Ugh. Our domination at the hands of lefty starters continues; thankfully Valdez will be up tomorrow to turn that around
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Aug 31, 2024 19:15:47 GMT -5
Gonna be thinking about how our right handed bat acquisition was Danny Jansen for a long time.
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Post by asm18 on Aug 31, 2024 19:19:06 GMT -5
Gotta have the series tomorrow. One month to go
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Post by kevfc89 on Aug 31, 2024 19:20:17 GMT -5
Gonna be thinking about how our right handed bat acquisition was Danny Jansen for a long time. talk about a bust of a trade deadline between Jansen, Garcia, and Sims.
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Post by cdj on Aug 31, 2024 19:36:07 GMT -5
Gotta catch fly balls that you don’t have to dive for, that’s all I got on this one
If they wanted to give up Marcelo+ for Skubal I’d be ok with it
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Post by foreverred9 on Aug 31, 2024 19:38:20 GMT -5
Gotta catch fly balls that you don’t have to dive for, that’s all I got on this one If they wanted to give up Marcelo+ for Skubal I’d be ok with it Someone also needs to explain how a fly ball that you don't have to dive for, that lands on your glove, is ruled a double.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 31, 2024 19:39:47 GMT -5
Astros have them loaded against Ragans in the 6th, no outs
2-0 Hou
4-0. Still 0 outs
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Post by asm18 on Aug 31, 2024 19:40:46 GMT -5
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Post by dirtdog on Aug 31, 2024 19:41:02 GMT -5
Seven games below 500 since the AS break. It's a wonder the team is still in contention. With the moves that were made at the deadline, may as well have sold.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Aug 31, 2024 19:41:52 GMT -5
Gonna be thinking about how our right handed bat acquisition was Danny Jansen for a long time. talk about a bust of a trade deadline between Jansen, Garcia, and Sims. Yes, the trades ended up being busts. What can we expect for Rule 5 eligible players that the Red Sox were not going to protect. I am glad the true prospects that look like legitimate MLB players were not traded! Also, the best help has come from the players and pitchers returning from injury….Slaten, Martin, Casas, and the Hill signing. Hopefully Hendricks and Story will be added to the active roster soon. The other good idea was to give the rotation extra rest. They have seemed to pitch better of late….
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Post by dirtdog on Aug 31, 2024 19:48:25 GMT -5
If they wanted to give up Marcelo+ for Skubal I’d be ok with it I cant go there ....yet. The whole ending two years in a row early with injury does get your attention though. Should not be happening at 21 years old.
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Post by incandenza on Aug 31, 2024 20:02:42 GMT -5
Well I like how the rotation is coming around. And I like how the bullpen is coming around with the Hill and Slaten additions, and the Garcia and Sims subtractions and Hendriks imminent. It's hardly inconceivable that they could overtake one of these podunk midwestern teams, but it's a pretty big hole to dig out of.
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Post by carmenfanzone on Aug 31, 2024 20:03:11 GMT -5
Gotta catch fly balls that you don’t have to dive for, that’s all I got on this one If they wanted to give up Marcelo+ for Skubal I’d be ok with it Why would the Tigers trade Scrubal for anyone?
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Post by dirtdog on Aug 31, 2024 20:06:02 GMT -5
I don't see an easy series in the bunch except the WS. Which wasn't easy earlier in the season.
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Post by asm18 on Aug 31, 2024 20:07:17 GMT -5
If they wanted to give up Marcelo+ for Skubal I’d be ok with it I cant go there ....yet. The whole ending two years in a row early with injury does get your attention though. Should not be happening at 21 years old. Skubal turns 28 in November, which is a tiny bit surprising - thought he might be a year or two younger. Was gonna say I’d be down for committing some light tampering to see if he’d open to an extension after a trade and then looked it up aaaaand… his agent is Boras. He’s not signing an extension
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Post by cdj on Aug 31, 2024 20:07:46 GMT -5
Gotta catch fly balls that you don’t have to dive for, that’s all I got on this one If they wanted to give up Marcelo+ for Skubal I’d be ok with it Why would the Tigers trade Scrubal for anyone? Idk, maybe because they’d get a huge haul. Maybe they don’t want to give him a massive extension (could end up being the biggest pitcher deal ever if he hits the market in 2027 provided he stays healthy).I’ve just seen his name thrown out there before.
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Post by incandenza on Aug 31, 2024 20:10:37 GMT -5
I cant go there ....yet. The whole ending two years in a row early with injury does get your attention though. Should not be happening at 21 years old. Skubal turns 28 in November, which is a tiny bit surprising - thought he might be a year or two younger. Was gonna say I’d be down for committing some light tampering to see if he’d open to an extension after a trade and then looked it up aaaaand… his agent is Boras. He’s not signing an extension He prefers the "hit free agency then get a one year deal with a disappointing AAV" approach?
Kidding aside, an awful lot of energy gets spent imagining trades for other teams' starters that does not seem to take into account that those other teams would probably like to keep those starters for the same reasons that they seem so desirable to all of us.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 31, 2024 20:20:26 GMT -5
We are now 70-66.
Last year we were 70-66. We then went 8-18. The bottom fell out.
Don't want to see that crap again.
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Post by finaliz3d on Aug 31, 2024 21:03:16 GMT -5
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Aug 31, 2024 21:09:35 GMT -5
We are now 70-66. Last year we were 70-66. We then went 8-18. The bottom fell out. Don't want to see that crap again. Twins, Royals, and Red Sox all lost today. The Red Sox best hope is catching the Twins (need to sweep them to have a realistic chance), but just plain need to win games with flawless defense, and solid pitching (Houck and Pivetta did their jobs). Today a low scoring game was to be expected, but it was certainly winnable.
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