9/15 SOX @ Phillies 1:05PM EST

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R.Porcello 12-12 5.83ERA vs J.Vargas 6-7 4.31ERA

 

Beni(CF)

X-man

Devers(who has stopped delivering after August)

JD(RF)-(the adventure continues)

Mitch

VAZ

Travis(LF)

Owings(obviously better than Holt)

Rich Man, POR man

 

2-1 may not be possible today.

[TylerD]

I’ll be watching the colts but I’ll catch this every once and a while

[a700hitter]

Beni batting leadoff? Seriously?

[jung]

Beni batting leadoff? Seriously?

 

Cora looking for a confidence booster for Beni is my guess. IMO he never was a lead off hitter and isn't one now.

[jung]

Vargas ...another of the wave of soft tossers trying to make a resurgence and balance out the preponderance of power pitchers in baseball now. Problem is most of the soft tossers CAN"T THROW IT EITHER!

[jung]

Mitch fooled by the Vargas walking pace FB.

[Station 13]

Chris Owings has a -16 OPS+ and -1.2WAR, does that means he owes us money? Edited September 15, 2019 by Station 13

[Station 13]

LMAO you f***ing blow, Porcello. A non starter fastball with the amazing ability to spot it middle and above.

[jung]

Todd Walker not bad in the booth. Did not listen to him the other night...choosing EEI audio instead. But he does not blather endlessly like Salty and so many of the other analyst stand-ins for Jerry. He is more like Angry Lou only as a TV analyst.

[a700hitter]

Speaking of stupidity an managers, Muscle Head Kapler may go unchallenged on the dumbness scale. The Phillies would be well advised to send him onto his future career as a personal trainer.

[Tedballgame]

Thank you Mitch for your contributions. Good luck next season with another team.

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MOR is to batting what POR is to throwing.

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VAZ delivers!

[a700hitter]

Vasquez enjoying the juiced ball. If they change the ball back next season, he could go back to 5 HRs.

[jung]

What a break out year for Vaz. Funny thing is that he started out sort of typical Vaz as in not even where he was at season end last year and then made a minor adjustment early in the season. From then on its like he was shot out of a cannon.

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Vasquez enjoying the juiced ball. If they change the ball back next season, he could go back to 5 HRs.

 

 

He won't be the only one by a long shot.

[a700hitter]

He won't be the only one by a long shot.

I agree.

[jung]

Vasquez enjoying the juiced ball. If they change the ball back next season, he could go back to 5 HRs.

 

I was thinking about that as I was posting. I think with a 2016 baseball, which was also juiced, he still would have hit 10-12 this year. Manfred should have stopped at the 2016 baseball. The 2018 was over the top and the 2019 is beyond stupid. Sort of over-over the top if that is possible. Heck we have no idea if Manfred will stop here!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

What a break out year for Vaz. Funny thing is that he started out sort of typical Vaz as in not even where he was at season end last year and then made a minor adjustment early in the season. From then on its like he was shot out of a cannon.

 

 

VAZ does one thing, imo, really well. He seldom over-swings.

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Owings makes one miss Nunez.

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If Sean Penn had been cast in the movie DELIVERANCE, he would look like Harper.

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I notice Kapler is wearing his old SOX number 19.

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Bye Bye Bryce.

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I notice Kapler is wearing his old SOX number 19.

 

I remember the photo after the SOX won the 2004 WS of Kapler standing next to Damon in the OF and their numbers 1918.

[jung]

How many ejections does Kapler have this year. Must be on some sort of a record pace. Though he and David Bell might be neck and neck.

 

That would be for the "no arguments" era of course.

Edited September 15, 2019 by jung

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How many ejections does Kapler have this year. Must be on some sort of a record pace. Though he and David Bell might be neck and neck.

 

I definitely wouldn't mess with Kapler.

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VAZ delivers!

 

Correction. VAZ delivers again! He was also the offensive star of last night's game.

[moonslav59]

Most HRs by a Sox catcher since 1970:

 

26 Fisk '77

26 Fisk '73

25 VTek '03

22 Fisk '72

22 VTek '05

20 Fisk '78

20 VMart '10

21 Vaz '19

18 Gedman '85

18 VTek '04

Edited September 15, 2019 by moonslav59

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VAZ delivers again again.

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Trout having foot surgery. Season over.