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Post by sarasoxer on May 16, 2022 7:55:21 GMT -5
Do we know the nature and extent of Rob's injury and if it will be a factor going forward? Early this season he was reported to have knee tendonopathy...referred to as jumpers knee...tendonitis of the patellar tendon. He was sidelined for a good period. More recently his absence for a knee issue was variously attributed to pain and swelling due to still recovering from surgery or pain and swelling from a bone bruise.
Apparently Rob was cleared for last night in an all hands on deck mode, but held out to offer more time for symptoms to subside.
Regardless, his repetitive knee issues are a concern given his uncommon jumping ability and its importance to his game/value.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 15, 2022 20:49:42 GMT -5
G. Williams and PP rose up in the crucial game. That was the major difference. Whoda thot???
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Post by sarasoxer on May 10, 2022 5:52:41 GMT -5
Tatum has put together one of the softest series you’ll ever see. Just an absolute putrid performance by someone who wants to be in the All-NBA conversation. Pathetic performance by him and this entire team. Wait...the Celtics won...
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Post by sarasoxer on May 9, 2022 15:56:54 GMT -5
If history is a precedent, I'll gladly live with a last-place finish this year to win the world series next year. I'll side with you on the first part, but the future is shrouded in mystery. I think that it will be at least 2 years before we are solidly competitive.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 8, 2022 11:12:17 GMT -5
Some teams are unsuccessful for 86 years....
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Post by sarasoxer on May 5, 2022 5:35:56 GMT -5
The Cora-hot seat stuff is EXACTLY what the poster the other day meant when he said this place didn’t use to be like 98.5. My god, get a grip. He was in the ALCS like 25 games ago and it’s early May. As for the game…glad I missed this one. Like I said yesterday- Matt Barnes at 92-93 and an inconsistent curve is a AAAA talent. He is burnt toast. There’s no sense in trying to return him to form, he’s not gonna magically find those 4-5 mph again. The curve isn’t even a plus pitch anymore so he can’t even pitch backwards off that. I don’t mean to sound insensitive- he truly did give this team everything he had, quite literally. I can even relate to the situation where the arm just doesn’t have anything left anymore- I went from low/mid 80s with a sharp curve down to low 70s with a flat curve after getting an injury after being overused. It’s truly a helpless feeling and I can only imagine how that only gets magnified when that happens to you and you have to pitch at Fenway in a pressure cooker and it’s your livelihood. If I was him I’d take PED’s, that’s just me though. I only casually watch the games now. The Sox are in an oscillating baseball universe. One year a big bang, the next, a big crunch...This year will be a great test of Bloom. As to Barnes taking PEDs, I'd never advocate for someone cheating. If you can't do it legitimately, hang 'em up. Beyond that, he'd be caught and have to live with the stigma.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 4, 2022 22:07:30 GMT -5
I have reasonable doubt that Franchy is very fast.... I see what you did there... nice. Franchy has pretty good speed down the line... not sure on the bases. Well, I (we) don't have empirical data...but he appears to be a big, heavy set guy...not so much a lithe, quick twitch base runner And failure brings change. We will adjust. I have to think that by May end, Barnes, JBJ and Sawamura are sayonara. Dalbec? But hey, the Yankees lost.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 4, 2022 21:24:00 GMT -5
Seems like Franchy should have been used that inning. Either hitting for BobbyD or running instead of Vazquez. I have reasonable doubt that Franchy is very fast....
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Post by sarasoxer on May 3, 2022 7:21:42 GMT -5
I don’t know how you watch Giannis and don’t complain about the refs. He gets away with more than LeBron and that's saying something. Like I said back in 2018, the guy should foul out of every game. Johnny Most lives!😊
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 20:36:53 GMT -5
Joyce has already had TJS, but yeah hard to imagine that there won't be further physical issues at some point. That said, this is a true 80 grade fastball not literally solely for the eyepopping numbers on the gun. Angle of approach wise, that's coming in super flat and has great arm side run. Imagine seeing that up as a righty. Insanity. Move back the mound among other things like limiting shifts if we want to watch baseball with its historical nuances as we once enjoyed it. This guy is but the latest 100+ mph 'pitcher'...Wish we could get him..😊
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 18:17:37 GMT -5
Semper you are belying your oath. I think this our Waterloo. The worse we are, the greater emphasis on and impetus for, change. That part could be exciting. Hey we have Franchy up...I suspect Duran and later Casas will augment us. It's presently broke. It will be fixed this year or more likely next. The best players this year have been Bogaerts, Eovaldi, Wacha and Martinez. Next year they'll all be gone. They could take a big step backward. Well, you don't know that. If we do take a Big step backward, it will be a springboard for a future leap forward. I still have faith in Bloom. His spaghetti approach worked last year...not so much so far this year. Step back Chaim, adjust and retool the approach.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 17:51:13 GMT -5
This team is embarrassing Semper you are belying your oath. I think this our Waterloo. The worse we are, the greater emphasis on and impetus for, change. That part could be exciting. Hey we have Franchy up...I suspect Duran and later Casas will augment us. It's presently broke. It will be fixed this year or more likely next.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 16:51:28 GMT -5
Yanks have won 9 in a row. They underachieved last year while we overachieved. They look like the Sox of 2018 and 2021. We look suspiciously like the Sox of 2020....except our hitting has caught up with our then pitching. If we are going to stink, let's make a really bad smell. Mayer wasn't bad consolation.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 15:45:08 GMT -5
Think positive. If JD gets/remains healthy, we only need 5 more bats to fill out the lineup. It's not impossible....is it ? (ducks)....
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 14:16:49 GMT -5
Red Sox might be worse than the Orioles this year. For real. I'll bet you $1000 that the Red Sox will have 10 more wins. You're on!
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 14:14:08 GMT -5
Please call the game...and allow us to start the happy hour early...Watching is like having surgery without anesthesia.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 13:58:15 GMT -5
It's early ..but - blow it up! Think of how good our minors would be!
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 13:45:46 GMT -5
It's nice to see that Tampa's collection of young, cost controlled players are on the whole having a miserable start to the season We are only 3 1/2 games behind them...We'll pick them off easy.🥴
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 13:41:23 GMT -5
Devers is great but also makes some of the worst swing decisions. Please get him a copy "The Science of Hitting"...Ted Williams' book. One overriding mantra..."Get a good pitch to hit". Yes, Devers has great bat to ball ability, but in his case I feel that it's as much a curse as a gift. He believes that he can hit anything and often gets himself out unnecessarily. Imagine if he had half of Williams' patience and zone judgment? He wouldn't be a .275 hitter...maybe .320 with more production! Devers has great ability...he could be, but he isn't great.
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Post by sarasoxer on May 1, 2022 8:31:47 GMT -5
The minor affiliate have forgotten how to win also. Only Worcester has a winning record and its 12-11, Greenville has 10 game losing streak. It is catching. Yeah I've been watching our minor league performance especially after last year when we had an impressive cumulative record. This year we were up early to +17 wins. Bottom has dropped out. The Casas train has derailed (hopefully temporarily). Duran was en fuego last year but tanked in Boston. The AAA to majors gap seemed to be cavernous. What would Casas produce in a similar jump when he is Not lighting it up for the WooSox? I feel for Dalbec...Oooff. Keep your head up... Sure it's early but it looks like we have only 3 reliable offensive players in Bogey, Devers and Verdugo....for a team that historically has had an offensive calling card. Right now we are SAD. Prognosis negative, Jerry.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 30, 2022 20:06:51 GMT -5
You beat me to it!
Sox are hitting .228 and with no power (25th)!! As incredibly bad as we have been offensively, we are only 19th in team batting average...so amazingly 11 teams are hitting worse!!...with Arizona at .181. Seriously??
Move the mound back, please... 60'6" is not sacred.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 28, 2022 20:53:05 GMT -5
Real ugly night for Casas I believe that Casas has struck out 6 of his last 7 official ABs....now hitting .225....not likely to be promoted anytime soon. That hype train is currently derailed.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 25, 2022 21:19:30 GMT -5
Chris Clegg in his great series of tweets says that he's more like 5'11" now then 5'8", so that comparison is, alas, no longer accurate. Hmmm.....5'11" ?? Mickey Mantle was 5'11"...
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 25, 2022 10:34:59 GMT -5
Ben Simmons “woke up with a sore back” so he’s out Game 4. If it's not just a spasm, but related to his disc issue, I don't see him much available no matter how long the series might go.
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Post by sarasoxer on Apr 24, 2022 20:38:28 GMT -5
Ben Simmons “woke up with a sore back” so he’s out Game 4. Ha, ha, ha.. stars aligned?
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