9/13 Jays Bleu

[iortiz]

No Mookie PH? f***ing Cora sometime man.

 

Cora is in “I don’t give a f*** of winning anymore” mode LOL!

[iortiz]

Blake will earn his keep right now...

 

In my book he earned it a month ago. He brings more to the table than others.

[FredLynn]

In my book he earned it a month ago. He brings more to the table than others.

 

Agreed. He and Leon should be our postseason catchers.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The dulcet tones of Johnny Gomes will be in the booth this weekend to warm are hearts and other parts of the body.

[redsoxrules]

#101. One step closer to clinching division and home field

[moonslav59]

Home field is ours.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX BP takes away a lot of wins from the starters. Workman, who pitched to one batter, gets the win. He's now 5-0. Edited September 14, 2018 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[TylerD]

#101. One step closer to clinching division and home field

 

I’m calling it. Sox vs Athletics

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I’m calling it. Sox vs Athletics

 

Not sure that's good news.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Of the AL teams going into the playoffs right now, the SOX have a winning record against only one-the Yankems. Edited September 14, 2018 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[moonslav59]

Of the AL teams going into the playoffs right now, the SOX have a winning record against only one-the Yankems.

 

Who cares?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Who cares?

 

Just making it real.

[iortiz]

Home field is ours.

 

Yes Sir!

[Slasher9]

One oh one. Unreal.

[d-money]

The BP sucks. Gonna need our starters to pitch 7 to 8 innings.

[moonslav59]

Just making it real.

 

What's real is that we are the best Sox team in decades.

 

What's real is we will have home field and should beat anyone we face.

 

Yes, the playoffs are largely a crap shoot, but it's always better to be on top.

[moonslav59]

The BP sucks. Gonna need our starters to pitch 7 to 8 innings.

 

Game 1: Sale 6/Wright 2/ Kimbel 1

Game 2: Price 7/ Brasier 1/ Kimbrel 1

Day off

Game 3: Porcello 7/ Brasier 1/ Kimbrel 1

Game 4: ERod 6/ Wright 3

Day off

Game 5: Sale 7/ Brasier 1/ Kimbrel 1

 

We might get by with just 7 pitchers, if all goes well.

 

[Spudboy]

In my book he earned it a month ago. He brings more to the table than others.

 

I'll drink to that!

 

Pour some Anjejo.

[iortiz]

Not sure that's good news.

Well, they don’t have Manea. His best second pitcher will pitch in the WC, then what do they have against Sale and then Price?

 

I’d rather the A’s.

Edited September 14, 2018 by iortiz

[iortiz]

I'll drink to that!

 

Pour some Anjejo.

 

LOL! You got it my friend.

 

SWI proved me wrong. I thought he didn’t have a spot in our team, but he definitely won one.

[moonslav59]

Not counting tonight with Vaz 1 for 3 and Swi 0 for 3 with a BB.

 

Catcher OPS:

 

Last 170 PAs

.582 Swihart

.563 Vaz

.494 Leon

 

Last 120 PAs

.666 Vaz

.660 Swihart

.364 Leon

 

Last 90 PAs

.754 Swihart

.717 Vaz

.366 Leon

 

Last 60 PAs

.608 Swihart

.587 Vaz

.250 Leon

 

Last 30 PAs

.597 Swihart

.419 Vaz

.194 Leon (yes, OPS not BA)

 

Edited September 14, 2018 by moonslav59

[mvp 78]

Too many wet blankets here.

 

Good game. Nice meeting YOTN.

[a700hitter]

Too many wet blankets here.

 

Good game. Nice meeting YOTN.

That's cool that you guys met. While I acknowledge your excellent game thread mojo, YOTN has incredible at the game mojo. His lifetime record is mind boggling.

[a700hitter]

I think Cora held his nose when he went to Kelly tonight. He has to see if he can carry him on the post season roster. He gave him enough rope to hang himself without costing us the game.

[Youk Of The Nation]

That's cool that you guys met. While I acknowledge your excellent game thread mojo, YOTN has incredible at the game mojo. His lifetime record is mind boggling.

 

Like I told mvp when we met today, it helps that I went to so many Orioles and Rays games back in the days when they were awful. I think I went to three or four Rays-Sox games during the 03 and 04 seasons and the Sox won all of them by an average of probably six runs, haha.

[Slasher9]

 

Good game. Nice meeting YOTN.

 

thats awesome!!!!

[Kimmi]

Too many wet blankets here.

 

Good game. Nice meeting YOTN.

 

Awesome.

 

Glad you guys had the chance to meet, and glad you both had a good game to watch.

[Maxbialystock]

I think Cora held his nose when he went to Kelly tonight. He has to see if he can carry him on the post season roster. He gave him enough rope to hang himself without costing us the game.

 

That's basically the way I saw last night during the game. I see three big problems with Kelly. The obvious one is command of his pitches, and lately it's just the two--fast ball and knuckle curve. Another seems to be the sheer hitability of his fast ball, which comes in at 97 to 100 mph and sometimes more. If the 100 mph fast ball is in the strike zone, opposing hitters are smacking it. It is possible he is telegraphing his pitches, but I'm sure--since this has been going on awhile--that the pitching coach, et al, are checking that thoroughly. Finally there's the confidence issue because I think his is shot.

 

Kimmi quoted Price as saying his season turned around when he started throwing a cut fastball, but apparently this version had/has a little more bite to it. Maybe that would help Kelly.

 

But right now it's very hard to see Kelly making the postseason roster.

[Thunder]

Nice little streak going here by Station... Does it reopen the debate of who gets to make the Game 1 GT?

 

(That's a rhetorical question, duh....)

[Maxbialystock]

Of the AL teams going into the playoffs right now, the SOX have a winning record against only one-the Yankems.

 

Meh. We split with Houston in their park and they took 2 of 3 at Fenway when Sale was on the DL. We are even with the Astros in my book. Oakland took 2 of 3 there and at Fenway--good for them, especially when 1 of the wins was over Sale when Manaea got his no-no. But he's gone, and Oakland has a horrible postseason record--including the miracle team depicted in the movie Moneyball. So far the Sox have split 4 games with the Guardians, but still have 3 at Cleveland to play. I think they can be tough in the playoffs because their hitting has come around and the have a good bullpen and manager. Yankees are faltering because their rotation is-- plus they miss Judge.

 

So, me, I agree with moonslav. I'll take all those wins and the home field advantage plus the best lineup in MLB and a rotation that should be pretty good. Our weakness, now obvious to the known universe, is the bullpen, but even there Cora has a few cards to play.