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9/6 @ San Diego, Buchholz v. a name to conjure with

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Maxbialystock

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OK, I'll take the plunge at this late hour (7:55). Clemens is the name.

 

Pitching is once again our problem, only now it's the opposing pitching. Throw strikes and mix in breaking balls and you can break our bats. It does not help that this is a NL park, which means no Ortiz, and that Clemens is a righty. Tonight we have 5 righties, 3 lefties, and Buchholz, almost certainly a non-hitter: Pedey, Bogie, Mookie, Hanley, Sandy, Jackie, Chris Y, Yoan M, and Clay.

 

This is the testing month. Yes, the wins and losses of previous months count just as much as these, but now everyone is supposed to be peaking and playing their best ball. We are 1 back of the Jays and 1 ahead of the Tigers and Orioles with Houston 2 back of them. Another 1.5 back are the Yankees, 2 back the Royals, and 3 back are the Seattle. I'd say that's 7 teams still in the hunt--not including the Guardians and Rangers who seem likely to win their Divisions.

 

Ted Williams said hitting a round ball squarely--the operative word--with a round bat is the most difficult skill in all sports. I think Kimmi and others have presented solid evidence that clutch hitting is more myth than reality, but I also think that unrelenting pressure, game after game, can get to hitters. I defy anyone to look at ours and say they are loose, relaxed, or confident. If I'm right, I place the blame on the manager because it's his job to keep them loose and confident, especially with a young team like this one.

 

I make no predictions for this game because I truly believe every game now is a test of what this year's team really is. The first 137 games--or maybe just the 133 games through 31 August--are history. Now comes the denouement, and anything can happen.

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We need a name for that pitch that's like a 2-seam fastball but breaks a little more, like some of Clemens's pitches have done so far. Power Screwball?

 

If Buchholz gets it together this start, will Red Sox Nation give him another chance?? It might be too late, but when a team is desperate for wins sometimes it can't care about the past.

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Disregard the k by Moncada. He can't be expected to have seen a curve before. No place like MLB for picking up those skills.
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What I think is funny, is Ors has all kinds of insight on the Sox team.......... but has said nothing....... almost acts like he never saw them before....
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Hanley now slashing .285/.356/.475/.832 with 20 homers, 89 RBI and has even thrown in 8 steals with decent defense. If you told us we'd be getting this production from him going into the season, I think we'd all be happy. Good season from Hanley thus far, despite his unwarranted hate.
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