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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 21, 2022 19:17:29 GMT -5
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 21, 2022 13:17:33 GMT -5
Well, that's not my belief..If anything, I believe that we are extra cautious...
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 19, 2022 15:01:56 GMT -5
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 19, 2022 7:58:40 GMT -5
Timelord now out until 2023 sucks. But if it means he’s fully healthy it will be worth it This is very concerning. Williams had surgery AND now needs PRP? That suggests that the surgery was not fully corrective....I don't know how effective PRP is...helpful, but curative? I worry that Williams will have repetitive issues this year and beyond.
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 1, 2022 6:48:39 GMT -5
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Post by sarasoxer on Sept 26, 2022 19:27:43 GMT -5
Wow. Seabold came into this game with a 10.47ERA and it actually went UP! AAA to AAAA guy...
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Post by sarasoxer on Sept 25, 2022 9:14:52 GMT -5
It’s almost as if you are describing a league average player. "Verdugo is a league average player" is exactly what his supporters say... He might be league average...but what does that say about the rest of the lineup sans Bogey and Devers??
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Post by sarasoxer on Sept 23, 2022 21:41:39 GMT -5
Casas' approach and eye is so good It certainly is. I shudder to think what he might be hitting otherwise. The bat to ball leaves juusst a bit to be desired. He is 1/2 Ted Williams.
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Post by sarasoxer on Sept 12, 2022 8:26:16 GMT -5
When SteveofBradenton and I saw Perales early summer in Sarasota..the first inning he walked two and hit a batter. Bases loaded..no outs. As I recall, he then struck out two and induced a weak ground out...No score. The rest of that outing he appeared to have good command and produced a lot of swing and miss on fastballs up. He was at 96 according to dugout shoutouts. We noted that here at the time.
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Post by sarasoxer on Sept 11, 2022 11:02:41 GMT -5
Seems like Hamilton had a good close to his season This was the Field of Dreams game at Hadlock. The players emerged from the 'corn' in center and then mingled with the fans. The temp. was a surprising, for this Maine day, 82 degrees with no breeze. Hamilton hit a 365' foot home run to right and, as note, got his 65th steal. Unfortunately he is hitting .235ish. I did see 4 of Ceddanne's ABs... First...tapper back to the mound Second...long line drive to right center just short of the track Third...line drive single to right b/t first and second basemen...just reached out for a pitch away Fourth: Had a beautiful bunt single down the 3B line..pitcher fielded..too late throw. Rafaela also made his now common good fielding play ranging hard into right center to corral a long liner. Binelas is having a very hard time making contact at this level. He was hitting .157 at game time with a ton of strikeouts. He looks demoralized shuffling, head down back to the dugout. I think that he K'd 3 more times. He has to be in the 35% strikeout range. Kavadas looks like an old school catcher in uniform...I did see a line single to right that might have been a double were it someone else. But, he is the antithesis of Hamilton on the paths. Koss made a couple of really nice plays at short one of which was a fully extended snare of a liner and beat out a dribbler to third. He has 16 steals with the Sea Dogs. His season has been solid. Kyle Hart gave up 2 hits including a home run in the first, but only allowed one hit thereafter in 6 good innings. His FB operated 88-90 so I was surprised that he did as well as he did. His curve and change consistently fooled batters and appeared well located...very effective. Too bad that he doesn't have more velo.
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Post by sarasoxer on Sept 10, 2022 8:19:41 GMT -5
Going to the Sea Dog game... Hope Cedanne is playing...
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Post by sarasoxer on Sept 7, 2022 18:52:55 GMT -5
Salem with a good test tonight against Jarlin Santana. You mean Susana 👍🏽 Oh....!
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Post by sarasoxer on Sept 2, 2022 19:36:11 GMT -5
When I read the above, I thought it was a "whopper"... It is a big one. You have to watch it and note the timing of the new huge TV contract. No-one should be allowed in a discussion regarding fixed games without having watched it and once you do you can't deny it's proven it was rampant. A game Donaghy was not involved in was a game 6 semifinals with the Kings and Lakers which many say it was the worst officiated game in the history of the league including several coaches of the NBA including Pat Riley and Doc Rivers, a game gifted to the Lakers otherwise they'd have knocked out of the playoffs. They went on to win a championship. Jodyreid...honestly I can't buy into this. I'd like to think that not a great % of the world is corrupt or corruptible. Sure there are instances, given human frailties, of craven behavior....but I don't want to believe that NBA refs generally are susceptible. And doesn't the NBA monitor ref actions to discern if there is influenced based bias? To be honest, I am incredibly tired of conspiracy theories. I don't want to believe in or live in a world as you may describe. Pollyanna, naive maybe....but
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Post by sarasoxer on Sept 1, 2022 8:31:57 GMT -5
When I read the above, I thought it was a "whopper"...
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 25, 2022 21:05:56 GMT -5
Any word on why Ceddanne left game? Portland Twitter showed another great diving catch. Wonder if that caused it Again, I was at the game...Ceddanne was hit by an 89 mph pitch on a wrist...not sure which one. He was bent over on the ground writhing in pain for a long period. Trainers took considerable time with him before he got up and went into the dugout...likely for xrays. It was his second at bat. The first time up he hit a sharp, deep liner to right that resulted in a double against a shifted to left outfield.
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 25, 2022 21:00:31 GMT -5
Re: Rafaela Earlier in the game.. Kid's simply incredible. I was at this game with 2 grandkids. Rafaela's catch was the best that I have ever seen in person. Off the bat there was NO Way that he could get to the long liner to deep left center. Yet he Did on a full out last second dive. Crowd gave a loud standing O. The 10 year old said..."Grampa, he made the impossible, possible". About right.
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 24, 2022 21:57:26 GMT -5
July 10. He is .206-0-6 in August, not including tonight. Great Caesar’s ghost! You sound like Perry White calling for Superman...
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 20, 2022 8:08:24 GMT -5
Well we have the same amount of hits as them..18 to 18. Just 5 less homers. We are 19th in team home runs with 112...and have only 12 more than the 28th placed team! How the mighty have fallen. Yanks are at 195 and counting.
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 7, 2022 20:03:33 GMT -5
Two doubles today for Casas. He’s doubled in four straight games and has 5 total in that span. Casas up to .246! Maybe next year he could be ready...
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 5, 2022 6:34:15 GMT -5
I also want to throw in that I'm becoming less and less enamored with Cora as a manager each day. Xander has no pop in his bat. He's a great contact/OBP guy. He should be leading off, if not 2nd, so why in the heck is he batting behind Devers? Cora loves putting the worst hitters on the team in the leadoff spot for some reason. I don't understand why he gives teams more automatic outs. Some of his bullpen moves like continuing to trust Brasier and Sawamura with runners on. Just a lot of head scratchers. Totally agree! If I wanted to loose the game I would have put in Darwinzon! Cora’s moves alone have cost the Red Sox at least 5 or 6 games this year. The players may love him, but he is not a good in game manager. I agree also with Bogaerts hitting first or second in the lineup, and JD has been awful for a month! Please, Cora, give him a few days off. Well, you have to find out about guys sooner or later. This is a good time in a suitable season to do it IMO. You can't keep going to the same guys over and wearing them out...and you just lost one in Diekman
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 4, 2022 19:27:59 GMT -5
I don’t think that standard is what it was. The Sox could theoretically finish 4th in the East and get the last WC. That means we watch 162 games of them being not very good, then presumably (based on the scenario) not making the WS. A successful season, to me, is one that suggests growth towards a title. If not in that season in the next few years. Do you think that we are on that path? I believe so, but think it will be slower than we would like. Can we compete with the Yanks next year on the basis of what we have or can get back from injury and counting possible free agent or opt out losses? Even if we do not lose JD (how much left?) or Eovaldi who may have lost a bit, what process can forseably transform us? We are some 17 games behind the Yankee team that so far this year has some 82 more home runs and a team ERA .97 runs less and has scored about 100 more runs than the Sox. That is one huge gap on both sides of the ball. I know that hope springs eternal, but I suspect if the records and personnel were reversed..Yanks to Sox, we would consider them buried.
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 4, 2022 13:33:06 GMT -5
Wow! They are stocked. I'm afraid that it will be some time before we compete with those guys. Next April isn't that long Were that I felt that way....We'll see.
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 1, 2022 15:47:43 GMT -5
Wow! They are stocked. I'm afraid that it will be some time before we compete with those guys.
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Post by sarasoxer on Aug 1, 2022 12:38:35 GMT -5
#4 of the NYY prospects in the BA list, right? The Athletic has him as the #7 prospect on NYY. Also, is there a ranking that is definitive - or that this site considers definitive - other than Sox Prospects' own rankings I ask because the Athletic lists the Sox as the #20 org and was the #20 org last year. Whereas BA has the Sox at 11, Fangraphs has a completely different system predicated on perceived future value. So, which is best? Or which 2-4 should we pay most attention to? Fangraphs has Boston as the #8 farm system but that’s largely due to quantity and not quality. Their average prospect value is #17. Sort of mirrors Bloom’s moves, add depth but few top shelf prospects. Edit: and fangraphs is an updated list Updated as in 'takes into account recent draft'?
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Post by sarasoxer on Jul 29, 2022 20:49:44 GMT -5
Casas bomb #7 Rafaela bomb #17
You know Casas doesn’t have to do to much to get a call from me. Yup...Casas is up to .230.in Worcester...Consider that Duran was at .320 at Worcester, but is now at .230 in Boston. Realistically Casas needs another year in AAA given his long injury hiatus ...and let's hope that he can be a .240 MLB guy with some power and good D....Given that, it would be an upgrade on Franchy.
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