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Post by taiwansox on Sept 4, 2024 19:22:41 GMT -5
Wong is having one of the greatest falls from grace that I’ve ever seen He’s been brain dead since having his baby, I wonder what the before and after stats are there… Since June 27: - **Batting average (AVG)**: .244 - **On-base percentage (OBP)**: .304 - **Slugging percentage (SLG)**: .384 - **Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+)**: 89 - **Weighted On-base Average (wOBA)**: .305 - **Strikeout rate (K%)**: 26.3% - **Walk rate (BB%)**: 6.1% yikes
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 4, 2024 19:26:46 GMT -5
Duran. So focused, so consistent
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Post by cheers on Sept 4, 2024 19:28:05 GMT -5
Sigh. I'd almost see anyone but Devers at the plate with RISP at this point. Wish they'd give him the rest he clearly needs.
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Post by taiwansox on Sept 4, 2024 19:28:05 GMT -5
Damn it Devers
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Post by soxfansince67 on Sept 4, 2024 19:28:12 GMT -5
Raffy as ice cold as the Arctic.
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Post by shagworthy on Sept 4, 2024 19:29:32 GMT -5
He also did gargantuan loads of coke, so there is that. I was at a Fenway event last year where Jack Clark (Red Sox, 1991 and '92) was signing and he held nothing back in his conversations with fans. He said nobody on the team respected Hobson because he was always drunk. In fairness to Hobson, those were pretty lean years, I am not sure I would want to be sober either. Hobson as a player was never their star, he was a servicable player. The pressure is different, even generationally now with the money involved. We could regail past “bad behaviors” of star players. Who could forget Nomar drawing a line around an area the press had to respect and be silent in, or Manny pushing a 70 something travel secretary over seating requests… Or the lunacy that was Carl Everett, who never refused a media request much to managements chagrin. Or Adrian Gonzalez blaming god for why the Sox faltered down the stretch, or an oft injured Victorino declaring he wouldn’t show up if he wasn’t a starter… Are all of these guys evil? No, they are humans, put under a microscope and judged harshly by their worst moments. I jest about them having to chain Hobson to the bench to keep him from snorting the foul lines, but we also have to remember that these guys (mostly kids really) are human with human issues.
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Post by asm18 on Sept 4, 2024 19:30:13 GMT -5
Devers DP ball was 108 mph off the bat
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Sept 4, 2024 19:31:46 GMT -5
As Houck continues to pitch well since the first, the missed call to Winker is weighing more heavily on my mind
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 4, 2024 19:32:21 GMT -5
Devers ball was nearly identical to Duran's, just hit harder and directly at the fielder
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Post by taiwansox on Sept 4, 2024 19:34:19 GMT -5
Robots in this Nimmo AB smh
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Sept 4, 2024 19:37:29 GMT -5
He also did gargantuan loads of coke, so there is that. I was at a Fenway event last year where Jack Clark (Red Sox, 1991 and '92) was signing and he held nothing back in his conversations with fans. He said nobody on the team respected Hobson because he was always drunk. I was referring to Butch the player who played with bone chips, not Butch the Mgr. My guy was an SEC QB & played baseball like it -- not necessarily good, but hard. 1st time I saw him live he hit an inside the park homer off Jim Palmer & laid out Rick Dempsey at the plate.
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Post by asm18 on Sept 4, 2024 19:39:09 GMT -5
Robots in this Nimmo AB smh I wonder how it’s gonna feel like again when we have a pitch framer better than Wong (or robots) - it feels like we probably have the biggest differential between called strikes for/against but I have no actual numbers for that Although I suppose the next skill is deciding when to use challenges when ABS comes…
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Post by shagworthy on Sept 4, 2024 19:41:03 GMT -5
I was at a Fenway event last year where Jack Clark (Red Sox, 1991 and '92) was signing and he held nothing back in his conversations with fans. He said nobody on the team respected Hobson because he was always drunk. I was referring to Butch the player who played with bone chips, not Butch the Mgr. My guy was an SEC QB & played baseball like it -- not necessarily good, but hard. 1st time I saw him live he hit an inside the park homer off Jim Palmer & laid out Rick Dempsey at the plate. Fair, although for me at least it’s hard to compare role players pressure to expected stars. Honetly over the years I have liked more of the second tier guys anyways. Give me Marty Barrett, a smart, scrappy guy every day of the week.
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Sept 4, 2024 19:46:31 GMT -5
Yoshida plz
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Post by finaliz3d on Sept 4, 2024 19:46:34 GMT -5
hold up, we might actually be doing something.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Sept 4, 2024 19:46:48 GMT -5
I was referring to Butch the player who played with bone chips, not Butch the Mgr. My guy was an SEC QB & played baseball like it -- not necessarily good, but hard. 1st time I saw him live he hit an inside the park homer off Jim Palmer & laid out Rick Dempsey at the plate. Fair, although for me at least it’s hard to compare role players pressure to expected stars. Honetly over the years I have liked more of the second tier guys anyways. Give me Marty Barrett, a smart, scrappy guy every day of the week. Like Jody Reid and Reid Nichols
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 4, 2024 19:47:17 GMT -5
Yoshida slumping instead of finishing the season on that heater is a bummer
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Sept 4, 2024 19:47:47 GMT -5
Casas plz
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Post by dcsoxfan15 on Sept 4, 2024 19:48:22 GMT -5
Nah I’m done, end the season
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Post by taiwansox on Sept 4, 2024 19:48:22 GMT -5
First pitch swinging DP again, Fatse is gonna get fired isn’t he, this hitting approach is moronic
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Post by wildsox on Sept 4, 2024 19:48:52 GMT -5
1st and 2nd None Out. Not even close to a threat
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Post by shagworthy on Sept 4, 2024 19:49:11 GMT -5
Fair, although for me at least it’s hard to compare role players pressure to expected stars. Honetly over the years I have liked more of the second tier guys anyways. Give me Marty Barrett, a smart, scrappy guy every day of the week. Like Jody Reid and Reid Nichols I was a huge Glen Hoffman fan as a little kid. I also loved Spike Owen far more than he probably deserved. It’s funny how as a kid you don’t look at the game the same way.
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Post by finaliz3d on Sept 4, 2024 19:49:38 GMT -5
hold up, we might actually be doing something. i should have just kept ignoring the game ;-;
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Post by shagworthy on Sept 4, 2024 19:49:59 GMT -5
First pitch swinging DP again, Fatse is gonna get fired isn’t he, this hitting approach is moronic One would hope. Not that I am rooting for someone to loose their job.
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Post by asm18 on Sept 4, 2024 19:50:24 GMT -5
6 hits, 3 walk so far - just can’t get the big hit
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