Countdown to Playoffs - 2019 edition

[Slasher9]

what a difference a year makes.

going to have to fight to make it in this year.

 

53 games to go.

 

ALE:

NYY

TB 7.5

BOS 10

 

WC:

CLE +2.5

TB -

OAK 0.5

BOS 2.5

 

need to leapfrog 2 teams to get the 2nd WC spot.

need a miracle to get the ALE title.

 

Me? i have NOT given up hope on the division. i most certainly believe we can be one of the 2 teams in the playin game to get to ALDS.

 

Time to go on a W streak.

Time for the SP to STEP UP!

 

who's with me?

[Bellhorn04]

You're a brave man. Kudos.

[Kimmi]

I am 100% with you Slasher. Always.

 

Except when it comes to robot umps.

[jacksonianmarch]

You're gonna have a hell of a time winning the division. We play you 4 times in 3 days and if you don't sweep those game, you aren't gonna sniff the division. We play 11 games in 10 gays vs the O's and Jays after the sox series. While we are literally dealing with near auto wins, you'll have the auto-win Royals then have to play the Angels and @CLE before killing the Orioles.

 

The sox lack a true long run of sucky opponents like we are about to jump into. We both go to the west coast at the same time then you come home to the Twins and Yanks for 7 games. We all know the history of the sox on the left coast. The you finish the year bookending some tough play with 3 at Toronto and 3 home vs Baltimore (auto wins), but inbetween you'll play at PHI, home vs SF, @TB and @TEX.

[Slasher9]

right. hence the "miracle" part. but as my friend Al once said...."do you believe in miracles? YES"

[Swiharts Ghost]

Well this as one brave thread .Should be a real treat .

[YastrzemskI]

This team needs a nice little 5-6 game win streak to really get going. 15 games over .500 should be a short term goal at this point.

Hidden in that are Sale, Price & Porcello doing their job. Hopefully this team won't fizzle out thus we will have a nerve-racking September.

The way we have played in 2019.. I hope to be pleasantly surprised come October.

 

GO SOX!

[TylerD]

what a difference a year makes.

going to have to fight to make it in this year.

 

53 games to go.

 

ALE:

NYY

TB 7.5

BOS 10

 

WC:

CLE +2.5

TB -

OAK 0.5

BOS 2.5

 

need to leapfrog 2 teams to get the 2nd WC spot.

need a miracle to get the ALE title.

 

Me? i have NOT given up hope on the division. i most certainly believe we can be one of the 2 teams in the playin game to get to ALDS.

 

Time to go on a W streak.

Time for the SP to STEP UP!

 

who's with me?

 

I'm with you, but the confidence is starting to get lost with me. Every time this team shows some promise like going 5-2 in the Rays/Yankees series, they piss it away and lose 3 or 4 in a row. We need to get on a streak starting tonight, and hope to hell that this starting rotation get's their s*** together (more specifically Sale, Price and Porcello)

 

But it all starts with one win, so lets get it tonight!!!

[dannycater]

Sale, Porcello, Price (and Eavoldi) need to have a pow-wow and basically will themselves into the right frame of mind. Basically get rid of the negativity in their minds, and clear the air and then go out pitch to their capabilities. If they all get it together and then combine Rock the Cashner and EROD, the team will flourish. The offense is good enough, they just need to not have to always chase the score. It's a different Sox offense, and what's sad is that the Sox are one of the MLB leaders in rallying from deficits to win--except that cup is/has run dry. Yesterday, 5-0, then 6-2, then 8-5. Chase, chase, chase. Can't have it, and the buck starts with SPs getting quality to better starts, and all of them getting 18 outs minimum, hopefully 21 to 24.

[jacksonianmarch]

I think Porcello is done. He’s always had marginal velocity but has managed with prime movement and location. His balls aren’t moving and his location is far too often middle middle. He’s still young enough, but he’s been a big leaguer since he was 20 and has tons of miles on his arm. I don’t think there’s another gear for him to get to

[bkzwhitestrican]

Porcello??? More like POOR SMELL OH!!!!!

 

Gosh I am really bored at work.

[TylerD]

Porcello??? More like POOR SMELL OH!!!!!

 

Gosh I am really bored at work.

 

Same here. Tomorrow is my EDO.... This is my Friday, gonna get beer and then go home. Also Saskatchewan Roughriders are playing Hamilton Tigercats tonight so i'll be watching that. I live in Saskatchewan. CFL is big here haha, though I prefer the Colts way way more.

[notin]

right. hence the "miracle" part. but as my friend Al once said...."do you believe in miracles? YES"

 

Heart does. Head doesn’t..

[devildavid]

Best hope is for Sox to "back into" the WC. This team is terrible at run prevention. Most likely this a a countdown to the Sox watching other teams in the playoffs.

[Noles_1335]

Point blank.... we are terrible in so many ways! This team doesn’t deserve a WC spot! Hell give it to the teams that are playing with passion and fire and determination! There is no leadership on this team! And why does Cora continue to play worthless sacks of elephant dung? Pitching is terrible, hitting is terrible, defense at times is terrible, coaching is terrible in every aspect of the game! Such a theme here in 2019!

[moonslav59]

Start a thread named "Countdown to Elimination."

[harmony]

Before Thursday's game FanGraphs gave the Red Sox a 45.2 percent chance of advancing to the postseason:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds

 

... while after the game FiveThirtyEight listed the Red Sox postseason chances at 26 percent:

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2019-mlb-predictions/

[YastrzemskI]

Start a thread named "Countdown to Elimination."

 

I’m throwing in the towel.. officially. Just zero pitching from this club. Dombrowski was keen on it. What’s the point in giving up prospects in order to get an arm or two for the pen this season? Bunch of veteran pitchers who can’t get it done. It’s only a matter of time until the “next year” commentary starts to surface. This team has quite a bit of work to do to get itself right. I wouldn’t mind seeing LeVangie canned soon.

[illinoisredsox]

Okay, I’ll play. Red Sox will start the playoffs in about 425 days.

[moonslav59]

Place Porcello, Moreland, Pearce, Price & JD on waivers and pray someone claims one and takes them off our hands (and budget).

 

[illinoisredsox]

Place Porcello, Moreland, Pearce, Price & JD on waivers and pray someone claims one and takes them off our hands (and budget).

 

 

Might not be the worst idea, although Moreland is the only one who has a prayer of being claimed since his contract is up. Pearce is hurt and the rest have too many years left.

[notin]

Might not be the worst idea, although Moreland is the only one who has a prayer of being claimed since his contract is up. Pearce is hurt and the rest have too many years left.

 

Porcello’s contract is also up. And JD can opt out...

[Slasher9]

Place Porcello, Moreland, Pearce, Price & JD on waivers and pray someone claims one and takes them off our hands (and budget).

 

 

You know the drill. Everyone will be placed on waivers. The question is....do we pull them back???

[notin]

You know the drill. Everyone will be placed on waivers. The question is....do we pull them back???

 

With no August deadline, will that be a thing this year?

[jacksonianmarch]

There are no trade waivers anymore. You’re either waived or not. No pulling them back

[OH FOY]

3.5 behind the Rays, 3 behind Oakland, for last Wild Car spot. 3 games behind in the loss column to both teams. Sox have to go 31-21 to reach 90 wins, rest of the way. Doable, but very hard, with this team. Need to reach 90 wins at a minimum, and hope other 2 teams struggle. Since your only playing Tampa once more, for 4 games. Score board watching now, providing you win, or winning games. Edited August 2, 2019 by OH FOY!

[notin]

3.5 behind the Rays, 3 behind Oakland, for last Wild Car spot. 3 games behind in the loss column to both teams. Sox have to go 31-21 to reach 90 wins, rest of the way. Doable, but very hard, with this team. Need to reach 90 wins at a minimum, and hope other 2 teams struggle. Since your only playing Tampa once more, for 4 games. Score board watching now, providing you win, or winning games.

 

Doable, absolutely.

 

But like most people, I’m it seeing it from this team...

[jung]

Doable, absolutely.

 

Not by that buncha' slugs in red hose we saw last night. Let them crawl into the last AL spot and get bounced out in the ALDS if they want to. However, they don't deserve to make it and if there are not 5 more deserving teams in the AL, then that is yet another indicator of what a mess MLB is today.

[OH FOY]

Last Wild Card spot always comes down to last week. Their is never 5 dominant teams, in either League. Giants are 55-54 and only 2.5 behind last Wild Card spot.

Sox need to get hot, and cannot lose series anymore. Need to take 3 from Yanks to stay in race. Split does nothing but take more games off schedule, and lose precious games now. Unless you get lucky and Tampa and Oakland lose too. Luck is starting to become involved a lot more, now. Less games, More Luck.

E-Rod, Sale, Johnson, and Price this weekend. Supposedly your 3 of your 5 best Starters go this weekend.

This series will tell you a lot. Do you have what it takes, or you don't.

Edited August 2, 2019 by OH FOY!

[Noles_1335]

Last Wild Card spot always comes down to last week. Their is never 5 dominant teams, in either League. Giants are 55-54 and only 2.5 behind last Wild Card spot.

Sox need to get hot, and cannot lose series anymore. Need to take 3 from Yanks to stay in race. Split does nothing but take more games off schedule, and lose precious games now. Unless you get lucky and Tampa and Oakland lose too. Luck is starting to become involved a lot more, now. Less games, More Luck.

E-Rod, Sale, Johnson, and Price this weekend. Supposedly your 3 of your 5 best Starters go this weekend.

This series will tell you a lot. Do you have what it takes, or you don't.

 

The fact that we have to depend on Johnson in Yankee stadium is a scary thought!