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Post by 07redsox on May 7, 2019 12:13:58 GMT -5
Here's a decent article that attempts to answer those questions. He has seen the future before (like his father's death), but maybe he doesn't always see it. But that event was so important that he probably would have seen it. Bran is one strange character and I can't quite figure out if he's actually a character that should be considered good or if there are some alternative evil motives that he has. Bran's abilities should be a much bigger part of the show, especially with how they dealt with the Night King and white walkers as well as how to deal with Cersei next episode. Like we had absolutely no clue about Arya leaving the battle to go kill the Night King. It was just "Surprise! And now we won't explain anything else around that event like why she went there when she did and how she snuck past all of the dead." More prophecy evidence for Bran. Last sesaon, he gave Arya the valyrian steel dagger that killed the Night King. www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Can-Bran-See-Future-Game-Thrones-46040134Between the way too dark episode with horrible artifacts and the Starbucks cup, I'm quite disappointed. They also skipped one of the most important scenes in the show, which is Sensa and Arya's reaction to the news that Jon Snow wasn't their brother. I was so annoyed by that. I'm still in it until the end. I just hope we don't get a Lost or Sopranos ending. There is a very good reason why she went there to kill the Night King: Melisandre told her that she would kill the Night King. When they, along with the Hound, are trapped in that room together Melisandre talks to Arya. Back in the third season they met for the first time and she tells Arya "I see a darkness in you, and in that darkness eyes staring back at me. Brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes. Eyes you'll shut forever. We will meet again." When they meet in this episode in that room she mentions killing all different eye colors again, including blue eyes. That's when Arya runs off to kill the Night King. Melisandre is telling Arya in that moment that she is the one to kill the Night King, who has blue eyes. Arya knows that Melisandre can see the future in some way through her visions, so what she is saying to her has to have some sort of significance. As for why she went to where she did, the whole plan was to set a trap for the Night King because they knew he was going to go after Bran. I would assume that was common knowledge among everyone, so she went to where she knew Bran was waiting.
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Post by 07redsox on May 7, 2019 12:05:34 GMT -5
I have a 60" plasma with excellent black levels. I have to crank up the brightness to see anything while sitting in absolute dark to the point where it looks terrible. I don't even think you could see this show well in an IMAX theater. It's my only criticism of the show and a lot of people have the same one. Do you watch the episode live on HBO or live through the HBO Go app? I watched on HBO live and the quality was horrible! It looked very grainy and sort of like there was holes in the picture (I assume that was mostly from bad quality of the snow, sort of like what umass said). Re-watched it the next day on HBO Go and it was a completely different episode. Yes, it will still dark, but I was able to see everything that was happening easily. Unfortunately didn't learn this until last week, but HBO releases the new episode on HBO Go at the same exact time as it airs on the channel. However, because television releases like that do not support the greatest quality, it's best to view it on on HBO Go. The quality is SO much better overall. I watched this past episode like this and found myself switching back and forth to see the difference. It's very noticeable.
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Post by 07redsox on Dec 28, 2018 7:44:51 GMT -5
I mean, if all the free agents signed three weeks ago, there would still be nothing going on right now. And I can't see any evidence that a J.D. Martinez (or Bryce Harper or Manny Machado) signing in January/February rather than November/December does anything to negatively impact fan interest once the season actually starts. But what do I know? Seriously. You people realize that if you open all your presents early, Christmas day is going to be awful boring, right? Exactly! And for those arguing that early signings mean fans can spend time dreaming about the season and what could be: does that not happen already? Do you think people don't get excited when reports comes out that their favorite team met with this or that free agent, or are in negotiations with them? If that is the only argument for increasing fan interest then it's a very weak one.
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Post by 07redsox on Nov 30, 2018 9:53:31 GMT -5
Wow. I'd have signed up for that. Didn't he recently have surgery and most likely won't pitch during the 2019 season?
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Post by 07redsox on Nov 2, 2018 11:31:10 GMT -5
I was there in person for #1 along the third base line (right between 3B and LF). The crowd was completely out of it most of the game. Some fans started to leave by around the 7th inning/start of the 8th. My girlfriend and her sister were trying to get me to leave and I kept saying "maybe next inning". By the 8th they went to the bathroom and told me they would wait there until I came to leave. Let's just say I never left my seat, but they certainly came back haha. Another person behind me had dinner reservations with his family and they kept trying to make him leave because they were going to be late. He kept insisting that they had to stay and they ended up making the smart decision! I was also there for the game before as well. Believe JD hit a 2-run HR and Xander hit a grandslam into the monster seats for a 10-2 win or something like that. Was a fun one to see as well!
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 27, 2018 2:19:51 GMT -5
It's going on 3:30am here...my dog keeps looking up at my obviously thinking I am insane, then lays her head back down in disgust.
Let's end it now, my dog needs sleep!
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 23, 2018 11:26:00 GMT -5
Going into this series now that we know the roster composition I'm pretty concerned about the matchups. The Dodgers' abundance of LH starters means a lot of Nunez, Kinsler, and Pearce, only the last of which I see as a positive. Basically Devers and Holt are pretty much neutralized for a lot of the series. So basically we'll see Kinsler, Nunez, and Leon in Game 1 (or Vazquez in Game 2) batting 6-7-8 with JBJ batting 9th and he's not as good against lefties as he is righties. I think the Sox could struggle to score runs this series. I think their best lineup normally is when Devers, Pearce, and Holt are in the lineup as 5-6-7. On the plus side for the Sox, Sale and Price put the Dodgers in a similar situation but once they're in LA it's less of an issue for them. Plus the Sox will not feature their best OF defense in LA, which takes away from a big strength of the team. I don't think the Dodgers' bullpen is lights out but they have some good relief arms and the Dodgers lefties will present issues for Barnes, Brasier (in particular), and mystery starter. I was hoping E-Rod could be heavily involved but they will use Pomeranz. Pomeranz replaces Workman on the roster but Workman was going to be used in low leverage relief. I anticipate we'll see Pomeranz against Joc Pedersen and other lefties late in the game in higher leverage relief and that worries me. No Wright means that if the starter needs to be replaced in the 5th or 6th they don't have a strong bridge so they have to use Barnes and Brasier earlier and/or stretch them and use the starter as a reliever which could weaken the starter for his next start. A healthy Wright alleviates that issue and with Wright he's tough to hit regardless of what side of the plate the hitter is from. He's a big loss. To win, the Sox need to take both games to start off at Fenway. They need Sale and Price at the top of their games and to go deep into the games.I feel like that is what many were saying/feeling in the ALCS as well. If it were that easy to predict then playing the games would be pointless to begin with. I definitely share your concerns regarding Wright not being on the roster. I was looking forward to seeing some of the Dodgers off balance with him coming in for relief. Either way I know we all are incredibly excited and can't wait for it to start. Let's play ball!
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 14, 2018 19:32:58 GMT -5
That was beautiful and exactly what you want to see JBJ doing.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 14, 2018 18:36:22 GMT -5
Time for a few more
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 14, 2018 18:35:58 GMT -5
That's what we want to see!
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 14, 2018 18:31:11 GMT -5
We gave them extra outs last night and they capitalized. Gotta do the same here!
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 13, 2018 22:06:31 GMT -5
Nunez is apparently so good that he can make good defenders make errors as well ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 13, 2018 21:11:00 GMT -5
Second time in two games Benintendi has been screwed over on "strike 3" in a big spot.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 13, 2018 20:45:17 GMT -5
This year it is an injury, he didn't pitch for whatever time it was, I can't believe it is anything but that. Last year it wasn't velo, but lost his slider. His velo is down, to me, he isn't 100% I don't know if it's injury or not, but this isn't luck because this is Chris Sale. He fades every August and September so it should be planned for. Instead it isn't planned for and they have David Price pitching Game 2 to compound it. And Nunez will probably play all four games this series. How else were they supposed to plan for it this year even if he really was injured? Not pitch after June? He barely pitched for the last two months of the season.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 13, 2018 20:43:18 GMT -5
And the chase pitches don't work when you're behind and throwing more balls and strikes. MANY of which are WELL out of the zone. Any team would have walked ALOT in this scenario. Honestly this is sad. You can still melt down about Sales performance - it wasn't good. Shouldn't that be good enough? Why do you have to pretend it's something that it's not. And why can't you admit it was a command problem and not an Astros problem. I assure you everyone on the board can see it for why it is. You're not going to win that argument no matter how much of a fight you try to put up. I'm done with you. Hey your last shot in... DUDE you and one other poster is arguing against Sale's performance the past two years in the postseason against the Astros. Not me. This is the problem: no one is saying Sale hasn't sucked against the Astros in the playoffs. He has. Only one person is saying that he apparently can't pitch against the Astros. That is the problem here, and that is the overreaction.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 13, 2018 20:40:51 GMT -5
A trend is not two games. "Keep repeating itself" is also not two games. As another poster just stated, you have been known for a long time to overreact to anything and everything. I'm done with this conversation at this point. It's pointless to even try and talk reason with someone who is this set in their view. For the record Sale has appeared in THREE games and done this against the Astros. When is the trend starting then Mr. Logical then? 3 games? If you are including the relief appearance in which he made one bad pitch that was hit for a home run, but otherwise looked good then I really don't know what to tell you. Again, it's a complete overreaction. Also, saying things like "Mr. Logic" in an insulting way is not a way to get your point across. I have found when people resort to something like that then they are getting too emotional and really have nothing of substance to say. If that is how you are going to play this then apparently this is one of those situations as well.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 13, 2018 20:36:00 GMT -5
No, that is not what I said. I said that the Astros put good at bats against all pitchers. Just because Chris Sale is pitching doesn't mean that's going to change. If Sale is Sale then he could definitley shut them down. I also never said you were blaming him for pitching badly. What YOU did say is that Sale can't pitch against the Astros based on two games, one of which (tonight) he is clearly not right/himself. It's a complete overreaction to state that based off of two starts. Two games that matter the most. This is a trend when things keep repeating itself. A trend is not two games. "Keep repeating itself" is also not two games. As another poster just stated, you have been known for a long time to overreact to anything and everything. I'm done with this conversation at this point. It's pointless to even try and talk reason with someone who is this set in their view.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 13, 2018 20:28:03 GMT -5
Starting to look a little better this inning...too bad he's already at 80+ pitches
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 13, 2018 20:24:57 GMT -5
Thats exactly my point. It has nothing to do with Sale not being able to pitch against the Astros like you stated. They are a great team that puts great at bats against any pitcher. Sale walking 3 batters and hitting another on 2 in info is not the Astros doing much of anything to beat him. He had no command during the second inning and great teams are not going to help you get out of the inning. I don't get what you're trying to say really. You're giving credit to the Astros for getting good at bats and blaming Sale for bad command, while making a point to not say Sale can't pitch against the Astros. Not a lot of teams can put these good at bats together. I wasn't blaming Sale for pitching bad tonight specifically, I'm blaming Sale for doing this two years in a row against the Astros. No, that is not what I said. I said that the Astros put good at bats against all pitchers. Just because Chris Sale is pitching doesn't mean that's going to change. If Sale is Sale then he could definitley shut them down. I also never said you were blaming him for pitching badly. What YOU did say is that Sale can't pitch against the Astros based on two games, one of which (tonight) he is clearly not right/himself. It's a complete overreaction to state that based off of two starts.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 13, 2018 20:12:33 GMT -5
Or he just doesn't have it/is hurt. I mean come on, they aren't the ones doing the damage. He's doing that himself right now. They are putting up great at bats per usual. They smoke the one mistake he gives up. No one is 100 percent this year. He's not effective. That's what it comes down to. Thats exactly my point. It has nothing to do with Sale not being able to pitch against the Astros like you stated. They are a great team that puts great at bats against any pitcher. Sale walking 3 batters and hitting another one in 2 innings is not the Astros doing much of anything to beat him. He had no command during the second inning and great teams are not going to help you get out of the inning.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 13, 2018 20:05:54 GMT -5
Chris Sale can't pitch against the Astros. Or he just doesn't have it/is hurt. I mean come on, they aren't the ones doing the damage. He's doing that himself right now.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 11, 2018 13:01:29 GMT -5
The playoffs are blacked out on mlb.com for the playoffs - just set the radio broadcast of choice. You do indeed get blacked out for the playoffs if you use mlb.com/mlb.tv. However, just like you have to pay the $100+ for the regular season, I believe they have introduced an option to pay for viewing of the playoffs as well.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 10, 2018 8:12:15 GMT -5
Im just tuning in, so sorry if this has been discussed already. But I hope Kimbrel loses the closer spot for the remainder of the post-season. Absolutely no trust in him. 3 runs in 2 innings. Kimbrel isn't losing his job. Cora had no one warning in the 9th last night at ANY point. That shows you what this team thinks of Kimbrel. Kelly was actually just starting to warm up during that final AB against Torres. Either way though I agree- Kimbrel is not losing his job.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 8, 2018 21:04:17 GMT -5
Ok - back home - dangerously long game...2 pints was plenty. So back to listening to Joe C and Tim N from the comfort of my sofa. The comment they just made - need to win this game tonight because with Angel H behind the plate tomorrow night, anything can happen - then said supposedly umps for post season are chosen on merit...or so it is supposed to be! had to laugh at that. That is how it is supposed to be. However, I believe I heard that Hernandez originally wasn't chosen to be a playoff umpire and then sued MLB stating that there are not enough minority umpires in the playoffs and they were keeping him out because of his race/ethnicity. If that was true then apparently MLB caved due to that...this game is proving that the original decision was completely performance related.
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Post by 07redsox on Oct 6, 2018 21:05:44 GMT -5
Brasier tells him to get in the box. All I think is "what's in the box?" Well apparently a 97 mph fastball for swinging strike three!
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