4/20 @ Buccos

[jgar658]

I believe it's an unwritten rule that no SOX fan should ever refer to Pablo as The Panda.

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[Maxbialystock]

He hasn't quite reached Pablo's proportions yet.

 

Far from it. Sandoval makes Raffy look trim. At 27 Raffy carries his weight well, even on the base paths. But I fear it makes him injury prone.

[notin]

Abreu's catch in RF at Fenway kind of reminded me of Dewey's catch in the 6th game of the '75 WS. Not quite as good, but pretty close.

 

But where does Tom Brunansky rank?

[Thunder]

The Red Sox have a better record than the Dodgers

[moonslav59]

Crawford is really holding it together. A little high on the BBs, but he bears down afterwards. 6 IP was good to see,

 

These starters are proving to be more than capable. The only question now is durability, stamina and keeping the down times to a minimum.

[moonslav59]

The Red Sox have a better record than the Dodgers

 

Shocking!

[mvp 78]

But where does Tom Brunansky rank?

 

High stakes and waaaay further to go. Bruno’s was better. Mookie probably catches that standing up though.

[mvp 78]

Abreu's catch in RF at Fenway kind of reminded me of Dewey's catch in the 6th game of the '75 WS. Not quite as good, but pretty close.

 

Evans’ catch is overrated.

[Maxbialystock]

Please ask the SOX FO for free season tickets. Just show them your 12-0 resume.

 

I think Thunder moved to Pittsburgh.

[Thunder]

I think Thunder moved to Pittsburgh.

 

If they pay for the airfare, I’m down! Delta has daily flights from Pittsburgh to Logan. What a way to boost my status

[illinoisredsox]

Evans’ catch is overrated.

 

Other than preventing Morgan from hitting a likely Series clinching homer, sure.

 

Evans himself has said it wasn’t the best catch he ever made, but it was the most important.

 

If you’ve never seen it, there’s a video on you tube where Dewey describes the catch and why it looked so awkward. Worth spending 5 minutes on if you’ve never seen it.

 

Edited April 21, 2024 by illinoisredsox

[vegasbob]

Shocking!

 

Just hope everyone realizes that the current run of relative success only reinforces John Henry's apparent contention that a no name roster on the cheap is just as good as the high priced spread. Beware of what you wish for.

[vegasbob]

Trivia question:

 

What 3rd baseman was referred to as The Penguin?

 

As today's game was progressing, watching Yoshi on the basepaths reminded me of Ron Cey. Short legged, sort of penguin like trot.

[Bellhorn04]

Other than preventing Morgan from hitting a likely Series clinching homer, sure.

 

Evans himself has said it wasn’t the best catch he ever made, but it was the most important.

 

If you’ve never seen it, there’s a video on you tube where Dewey describes the catch and why it looked so awkward. Worth spending 5 minutes on if you’ve never seen it.

 

 

My most vivid memory of that play is that when Morgan hit it, I thought it was long, long gone, like 10 rows deep. But Fenway is fairly deep there and October weather in Boston probably took some carry off it. It seemed like a miracle when Evans caught it.

[Maxbialystock]

Just hope everyone realizes that the current run of relative success only reinforces John Henry's apparent contention that a no name roster on the cheap is just as good as the high priced spread. Beware of what you wish for.

 

What cheap? Payroll this year is $180M, 11th highest in MLB. Yoshida, Story, and Jansen all have pretty good contracts.

 

What we can be sure of is that he hates the idea of big/long contracts for starters--and that of course dovetails with your point. The current Sox rotation is pretty much the best in MLB and their (Bello, Pivetta, Crawford, Whitlock, and Houck) combined salaries amount to $14M. Pivetta is out, but expected back in about 10 days. Whitlock sometime in May I think.

 

The investments are primarily in lineup players, Story and Yoshida, who have yet to deliver.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Crawford is really holding it together. A little high on the BBs, but he bears down afterwards. 6 IP was good to see,

 

These starters are proving to be more than capable. The only question now is durability, stamina and keeping the down times to a minimum.

 

 

With 3 starters already on the IL I believe we can eliminate durability.

Edited April 21, 2024 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

What cheap? Payroll this year is $180M, 11th highest in MLB. Yoshida, Story, and Jansen all have pretty good contracts.

 

What we can be sure of is that he hates the idea of big/long contracts for starters--and that of course dovetails with your point. The current Sox rotation is pretty much the best in MLB and their (Bello, Pivetta, Crawford, Whitlock, and Houck) combined salaries amount to $14M. Pivetta is out, but expected back in about 10 days. Whitlock sometime in May I think.

 

The investments are primarily in lineup players, Story and Yoshida, who have yet to deliver.

 

I could have sworn that Masa delivered yesterday.

[moonslav59]

With 3 starters already on the IL I believe we can eliminate durability.

 

I was talking about Houck, Crawford and Whitlock, and to some extent Bello, who have never pitched 28+ starts in MLB.

 

Also, if and Whitlock returns and gives us over 25 or 26 starts for 2024, I will feel better about his "durability" than I did in March.

 

This season was not about checking our Gio and Pivetta's "durability." Their loss was somewhat unexpected.