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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 27, 2022 19:21:35 GMT -5
did they just say we are gonna face the top 3 ERA guys in the AL? if so, WTF? how come these guys aren't tearing it up ? I believe Youk said that we are facing Their top 3 pitchers.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 26, 2022 20:11:42 GMT -5
Bello was reportedly up to 97 mph on his fastball today. I thought that he had a bit more velo. Still, he has done well. Can he be a poor man's Eovaldi? Maybe next year??? Maybe a poor man’s Pedro?!! Blasphemy!!
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 26, 2022 17:48:33 GMT -5
Just wondering I am completely sold on Bello but has the teams he pitched against were they facing good teams . Bello was reportedly up to 97 mph on his fastball today. I thought that he had a bit more velo. Still, he has done well. Can he be a poor man's Eovaldi? Maybe next year???
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 19, 2022 17:25:26 GMT -5
The Yankees actually lost a game! Yeah. My Yankee friend down the street was disconsolate. "They were way ahead and let up"! I told him that they have the best record in baseball, had won 9 in a row, had the lowest ERA for starters and relievers, the highest run differential and the most home runs of any team. His response was a terse..."So what! They lost!" As addendum, he has dementia.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 16, 2022 13:33:43 GMT -5
Ugh. that was ugly and that hurts !! Glad I wasn't watching...Rich may be over that proverbial hill. He does not give me confidence. Perhaps when Sale gets back Rich can go to long relief.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 16, 2022 11:30:41 GMT -5
Had a big guy on the high school baseball team who used to often throw a football...claiming that it added velocity. I recall players calling his fastball "the pill" because it was so hard it looked that small to batters. Good to see old sox pitcher Tom House, who caught Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th homer in 1974, is still preaching the use of footballs to train pitchers: www.nytimes.com/2022/05/09/sports/baseball/tom-house-mustard.htmlThe guy I was talking about did this in the early 1960s so maybe he was ahead of his time...
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 13, 2022 8:45:13 GMT -5
Always gotta take what guys post to their own accounts with an enormous grain of salt because it's the highlights, but gotta admit that ERC posted some absolutely nasty pitches to his IG stories yesterday that have me intrigued. Had a big guy on the high school baseball team who used to often throw a football...claiming that it added velocity. I recall players calling his fastball "the pill" because it was so hard it looked that small to batters.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 9, 2022 22:39:21 GMT -5
Letting OHtani face Franchy there was pretty loose Franchy is sinking back into baseball's batting abyss.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 9, 2022 8:49:50 GMT -5
Don't get overly exorcised. No need. You implied that refs are somehow influenced to call a game dishonestly. I wondered on that basis if your character differed from the refs or whether you too would succumb to the pressures ostensibly/supposedly applied to them. So, if you were in the position of an NBA ref, what would you do? Would you call the game straight or bend to league pressures that you allude to? I said I wouldn't be a ref because I wouldn't do what they asked Well, good for you. Neither would I. I hope that the refs aren't asked to do what you believe. I'd lose all faith in the game and it would whittle down more my faith in man.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 8, 2022 21:23:19 GMT -5
C'mon man! You are essentially saying that the refs are in the tank so the NBA can generate more revenue. That is so cynical and dark. I don't want to and can't go there. That thinking says the professional sports world is inherently dishonest. It would be yet another conspiracy along with Covid hoax, rigged election and QAnon. I asked jimed14 if he were an official in today's NBA, would he call the game straight and honestly. No response. So I pose the same question to you...? Are you a straight and honest person or would you make calls blatant or otherwise under outside influence? I didn't answer because it's a stupid f'ing irrelevant question. 99.9% sure I'd never be an NBA ref when they asked me to favor one team over the other. Don't get overly exorcised. No need. You implied that refs are somehow influenced to call a game dishonestly. I wondered on that basis if your character differed from the refs or whether you too would succumb to the pressures ostensibly/supposedly applied to them. So, if you were in the position of an NBA ref, what would you do? Would you call the game straight or bend to league pressures that you allude to?
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 8, 2022 20:36:35 GMT -5
Why didn't they push the Nets series to 7?...or Golden State and Dallas series? It sounds as tho you believe that the refs are part of this envisioned conspiracy. Come on man, this should be self evident for numerous reasons. One they don't actually fix games they influence games as reported by a former referee. If they made every series 7 games we wouldn't need to have this conversation. Do I need to explain it further? C'mon man! You are essentially saying that the refs are in the tank so the NBA can generate more revenue. That is so cynical and dark. I don't want to and can't go there. That thinking says the professional sports world is inherently dishonest. It would be yet another conspiracy along with Covid hoax, rigged election and QAnon. I asked jimed14 if he were an official in today's NBA, would he call the game straight and honestly. No response. So I pose the same question to you...? Are you a straight and honest person or would you make calls blatant or otherwise under outside influence?
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 8, 2022 8:43:17 GMT -5
Ok what will Stern want the refs to do tonight? On which team should I place my money? When the series is tied, it's a coin flip. When one team is up, bet on the other team. If you were a ref in the NBA, would you make honest calls?
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 8, 2022 8:12:32 GMT -5
I think the word fixed is wrong, no one ever said that. There's just going to be games where you have to go against the other team and Refs because the NBA is a business and more games equals more money. Doesn't mean you can't win those games, it's just a lot harder. It is what it is, we likely shouldn't complain because we know it's coming. Yet it's the finals and it makes the games hard to watch. You just knew, no way we get a whole series of game 1. It's a shame, that was a great game, that was fun to watch. Ok what will Stern want the refs to do tonight? On which team should I place my money?
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 6, 2022 17:55:49 GMT -5
Judge is more valuable to the Yankees because he's great at hitting cheap home runs over that little league RF fence. Probably have at least 10 less HR in Fenway. All the more reason to bid his price up. Center, right center and left center are more friendly at the Fens. Judge will likely take a discount to remain a Yankee from what I have read...but money talks at some point.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 5, 2022 22:33:19 GMT -5
Really, and I’ve felt this way for a long time, refs bias their calling in the playoffs because they understand, at a certain level, that their incomes depend on the profitability of league, and that depends on, in part, the number of televised playoff games and the sense in the public mind that the Championship series will be a competitive one and is worth tuning in for as the outcome is not a foregone conclusion. I feel like writing Adam Silver a long memo explaining to him that if it perceived in the pubic mind that the refs are throwing games to prolong series, they, the paying public, will begin to lose interest in games in which they think the outcome has been preordained and is simply another WWF spectacle. Man, I am just not this cynical. In today's world it seems that no one is trusting and no one is trustworthy. In part I blame politicians who are prominently at the vanguard of being willful deceivers. It's in their DNA. But that cynicism on almost everything today is a sad state of affairs, no?
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 5, 2022 21:42:19 GMT -5
The reason I chose Celtics in 7 is because it was never more obvious the NBA would push this series to 7 games. Why didn't they push the Nets series to 7?...or Golden State and Dallas series? It sounds as tho you believe that the refs are part of this envisioned conspiracy.
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Post by sarasoxer on Jun 1, 2022 9:25:26 GMT -5
Offense is so hot and cold Gotta give credit to good opposing pitchers.....and we know that if we put together 3 consecutive wins, all thoughts of tanking will be in the tank...nature of us sports fans.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 30, 2022 12:30:01 GMT -5
Yeah but seriously if Butler hit that shot I would have called this franchise cursed because there would be no explanation lol. Thankfully, it's a long way back to Lenny Bias and Reggie Lewis.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 28, 2022 18:59:51 GMT -5
Naw… Webster broke my heart, and he was useless. Winck looks like a possible solid reliever. Maybe Whitlock can teach him the changeup 😊 Maybe Houck can teach him the slider...
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Post by sarasoxer on May 24, 2022 21:21:10 GMT -5
As of this moment the Sox full-season organizations are undefeated and outscoring their opponents today by a combined 40-5. I bet you'd have to go back quite a ways to find a more dominant performance by the organization as a whole. Very probably true. I wish the cumulative team records would be more encouraging tho.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 24, 2022 19:25:05 GMT -5
Here's the point, folks. We've seen teams blow huge leads all throughout these playoffs. A careless play, a careless quarter - it's been really quite bizarre. We've also seen this version of the Celtics team totally dominate, then totally collapse inexplicably into hero ball. So - both things can be true in these threads. Those of us who have good memories, and great passion, can express concern when Ime has to call two time outs in just a few minutes to prevent another epic collapse. And - we can celebrate a great, dominating victory. Stifling valid comments by a very few here who want to demand the flow and tone of conversation is a good way to push people away from threads that are GAME threads. We all also have different personalities - from stoic, to ironic, to passionate, to sometimes over the top concerned. Big tent, folks. But leave the psychobabble analysis of what may be wrong with certain members here on the cutting room floor. Yes, the tent is big. But honestly, I don't think anyone is engaged in stifling valid or reasoned commentary even if negative to team performance (at least intentionally). Speaking for myself, I don't like essentially ad hominem comments on player character, effort, etc. Our guys are professional athletes who have achieved lifetime thru talent and drive. But, they are human and not infallible. When complaints are made about their character or drive or branding them losers or frauds, I object. The tent should be big enough to accommodate that as well. If anyone continually assaults player integrity or principles, I wonder how they might react should their employer apply the same standards.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 24, 2022 7:00:26 GMT -5
You tell ‘em. I’m so happy you’re here to remind us how true fans act. The Celtics will now move out of their shivering corners and regain their voice. Thank you for your bravery. With that said, I’m glad you brought up the fact that the Celtics are 5-0 after losses. If they had maintained that same energy after wins, they would have swept this series. After a win like tonight, i appreciate you reminding us of that fact. All sarcasm aside, you know it's professionals against professionals?. Sorry I even have to ask that question but unfortunately I do. The Celtics just allowed the fewest points by a starting 5 in a playoff game since 70-71. I was born in 70 so that is not a random stat or a generational start it's a lifetime start. This is not just one game where it can be called a fluke as this has been the trend for 6 months so it's legit. In my eyes those that whine at this point are cry babies and they need to stop. Buy in and if you heart breaks so be it, you are better off for it. At some point you buy in. If it take to game 7 of the finals well then what kind of fan is that? Hear, hear. In December we were an under .500 team going nowhere. Since then we have the best defense and largest point differential of ANY team. We win a playoff game by 20 and it's still code blue. You have to give the other team some credit. And no one in any occupation is at the top of their 'game' every day. We have human variabilities. Those who played sports...which is likely most everyone here...knows that. I remember Bird had a game when he was 1-14. It didn't mean that he was "soft", "choked" or was a "loser". We are all Celtic fans. The amount of emotion invested in the team is great and the pain of losing near intolerable. I can identify with that. Still, sometimes the drumbeat of negative commentary disparaging the team or coach discourages reading the thread.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 21, 2022 17:57:12 GMT -5
Barnes warming. What can go wrong? Lol Oh yee of little faith....🙏
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Post by sarasoxer on May 21, 2022 17:49:59 GMT -5
Is Schreiber our best reliever? That was one helluva n' inning. Wow! Ks the first guy with a 3/4 rising FB, falls behind the next guy 3-0 then comes back to K him on a frisbee, then easy grounder...Beautiful!
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Post by sarasoxer on May 19, 2022 19:35:58 GMT -5
I'm watching the Sox. Basketball is too slow. With Houck being the innings sponge today, wondering if Seabold is lined up right for a spot-start?? Well played, Cheers!
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