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9:05 pm start time, two lefties pitching well, Sale vs. Manaea

 

Manaea about equally tough vs. righties and lefties. Sox faced him twice last year: he went 5 and gave up 2 first time, got killed the second time. He's 1" shorter than Sale and about 65 pounds heavier. After 4 starts and 27.2 innings, he has an ERA of 1.63.

 

17-2 is not the impossible dream, but is nevertheless astounding. A combo of great pitching, now even better hitting--especially compared to last year--and a manager who seems really tuned into this team and vice versa.

 

Last night I ranted and raved against Pom, who was awful in the 1st and tried to be in the 2d, but Cora himself went out to the mound briefly. Pomeranz got the 3d out with no runs scored, was terrific in the 3d, and seemed to stumble in the 4th. So Cora goes right back out there and calls for Velazquez, who then pitched 3 scoreless. Nice.

 

These guys are in a groove. jacksonianmarch loves to remind us they are bottom feeders beating the likes of Tampa, Miami, and Baltimore. But the Sox just took 4 straight by an aggregate margin of 34-6 against the Angels (who had been very hot themselves) and now Oakland, who won 4 straight before the Sox and Pom showed up. And took 2 of 3 from the Yankees.

 

Note to moonslav: you were/are probably more right about Pom than I. He recovered nicely last night.

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I remember an absolute beating we handed Manaea last year. He doesn’t really strike anybody out vs a lineup that doesn’t really strike out all that often. Irresistible force meets movable object. Tune-in to the 9:00 massacre if you dare to get your stupid mind blown right out of your stupid forehead.

 

Oh #Stayhumble :o

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Can you guys lose a game already??

 

The Yankees seem to be taking care of business today just fine. A nice little offensive outburst for them as well.

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Can you guys lose a game already??

 

Much to my dismay, the Yankees are not going to go away.

 

Therefore, the short answer is NO.

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Much to my dismay, the Yankees are not going to go away.

 

Therefore, the short answer is NO.

 

The Yanks will finsih in 3rd place.

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The Yanks will finsih in 3rd place.

 

Nope, second place. This is one thing about this season I'm convinced of.

 

18-2 has a good ring to it. So does 22-2 but I think that team up in Canada will not permit that.

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Nope, second place. This is one thing about this season I'm convinced of.

 

18-2 has a good ring to it. So does 22-2 but I think that team up in Canada will not permit that.

 

Really going out on a limb saying you don't think the Sox can win 13 in a row after winning 9 in a row.

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Nope, second place. This is one thing about this season I'm convinced of.

 

18-2 has a good ring to it. So does 22-2 but I think that team up in Canada will not permit that.

 

Stay humble, stay hungry, and stay in the moment. One game at a time, one inning at a time. The mantras of the truly focused team. :cool:

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Nope, second place. This is one thing about this season I'm convinced of.

 

18-2 has a good ring to it. So does 22-2 but I think that team up in Canada will not permit that.

 

Hope Bogey is back Tuesday to add one more bat to the lineup. He was a real spark plug having adjusting his hitting approach. The Blue Jays will have their hands full dealing with the Sox lineup.

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Hope Bogey is back Tuesday to add one more bat to the lineup. He was a real spark plug having adjusting his hitting approach. The Blue Jays will have their hands full dealing with the Sox lineup.
Xander is expected back Friday
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Stay humble, stay hungry, and stay in the moment. One game at a time, one inning at a time. The mantras of the truly focused team. :cool:

 

Screw that.

 

Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. And to hear the lamentations of their women.

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