7/04 SOX @ Marlins 1:10PM ET

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Pivetta vs Tyler

 

 

Duran

Hamilton

O'Neill

Devers

Abreu

Masa

McGuire

Smith

Rafaela

 

Hoping for a good start by Nick.

 

Go SOX!

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The new top 100 prospects list came out and the SOX have 3. Mayer-8, Anthony-27, and Teel-37.

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Another hot prospect playing 2nd base for the Portland Sea Dogs is Kristian Campbell. On another 100 top prospect list he is rated at #89.

[Maxbialystock]

Happy Fourth, everyone.

 

Just to set the record straight, the American Revolution actually began April 19, 1775 at Concord and Lexington. Two months later, June 14, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, created the Continental Army, put GW in charge, and sent him up to Boston, where the headquarters of the Massachusetts militia was. That militia was the Continental Army because other colonies sent just onesies and twosies of companies. Still to be fought was the battle of Bunker Hill and finally, March 1776, thanks to the guns brought from Ticonderoga by Henry Knox, driving the British Army and Navy out of Boston, never to return.

 

Then and only then did the Second Continental Congress have the gumption to write and then sign the Declaration of Independence. But it still took them all of April, May, and June to screw their courage to the sticking point.

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The new top 100 prospects list came out and the SOX have 3. Mayer-8, Anthony-27, and Teel-37.

 

Unfortunately, none of these 3 can pitch.

[vegasbob]

Happy Fourth, everyone.

 

Just to set the record straight, the American Revolution actually began April 19, 1775 at Concord and Lexington. Two months later, June 14, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, created the Continental Army, put GW in charge, and sent him up to Boston, where the headquarters of the Massachusetts militia was. That militia was the Continental Army because other colonies sent just onesies and twosies of companies. Still to be fought was the battle of Bunker Hill and finally, March 1776, thanks to the guns brought from Ticonderoga by Henry Knox, driving the British Army and Navy out of Boston, never to return.

 

Then and only then did the Second Continental Congress have the gumption to write and then sign the Declaration of Independence. But it still took them all of April, May, and June to screw their courage to the sticking point.

 

And, regrettably, the majority of those who signed pledging their sacred honor paid a severe price for telling the Crown to piss off. These people including strong women would not recognize the vampire that the Federal Government has become in our days. They would have been Red Sox fans, more likely Patriots fans in Tom Brady's days as El Jefe

[vegasbob]

Red Sox continue to leave men in scoring position in early to mid-innings. Need a break through hit when the chance is there. Duran has not been great in the first with pressuring the opposing pitcher right out off the box . He hits better later, like some others

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Happy Fourth, everyone.

 

Just to set the record straight, the American Revolution actually began April 19, 1775 at Concord and Lexington. Two months later, June 14, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, created the Continental Army, put GW in charge, and sent him up to Boston, where the headquarters of the Massachusetts militia was. That militia was the Continental Army because other colonies sent just onesies and twosies of companies. Still to be fought was the battle of Bunker Hill and finally, March 1776, thanks to the guns brought from Ticonderoga by Henry Knox, driving the British Army and Navy out of Boston, never to return.

 

Then and only then did the Second Continental Congress have the gumption to write and then sign the Declaration of Independence. But it still took them all of April, May, and June to screw their courage to the sticking point.

 

Well, the British did destroy all the colonists' airfields.

[d-money]

Need some offense man.

[vegasbob]

Left side infield defense making Pivetta look a little better than he is actually pitching, but it is still a shutout in any book

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Miami has two things going against them; they're bad and unlucky.

[vegasbob]

It's fun and rewarding to watch guys like Abreu learn baseball skills like baserunning at the MLB level.

[d-money]

Pivetta might need a shutout to win this.

[vegasbob]

Abreu is an example of another situation to watch as various guys ( Casas, Grissom, Hendricks) begin to matriculate off the IL lists in July--August . No, not you, Trevor.

 

When the younger players, or even Yoshida , a veteran of sorts, come back they are rarely ready to just plug in and play. It would seem to take 2-3 weeks to get back to baseball speed and reactions. The implications are that when the player is physically ready, does a team competing on the edge of the playoffs stick with who got them there, or shift back to the presumed starter quickly and risk low production for the next month, not to mention re-injury as with Casas.

 

FO and game management is much easier if your team is like the Marlins with a terrible record.

[jung]

God the Marlins suck. So many suck teams in baseball this year.

 

They could not hit a barn door with a base fiddle. Worst swings and AB'sI have seen by one team all year and I have seen some bad swings this year.

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I've been getting the Miami feed for this series. I've gotta say that the guys in the Marlins' booth make very good lemonade.

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Unlike many batters on the SOX it appears that Rafaela mainly hits when there are RISP. That explains his low BA and fairly high RBI.

[jung]

If Rafaela does not stop swinging for the fences he should be benched or sent down till he learns that his real asset is his speed meaning he does the team much more good getting on base and disrupting the pitcher and keeping the merry go round going round. Same for Duran.....though not as obvious. Same for Wong. Yoshida is both slow and only has warning track power.

 

The legit power hitters on this team without Casas are Rafi and O'Neal. Thats it.

 

Now that he has been charted by the league he will keep seeing pitches where he can't hit them out or anywhere for that matter.

Edited July 4, 2024 by jung

[jung]

Wow.....can you imagine having to watch this Miami team for 162 games?

[vegasbob]

God the Marlins suck. So many suck teams in baseball this year.

 

They could not hit a barn door with a base fiddle. Worst swings and AB'sI have seen by one team all year and I have seen some bad swings this year.

 

This series was well timed for a Sox pitching staff that was faltering, and the team needed to pile up some wins for the week ahead. Really need to win this one and that will require about 4 more runs

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Beep! Beep! The Boston Road Runners.

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Boston injuries: Swinging a bat, stretching for a ground ball, and tripping going down the dugout steps.

[vegasbob]

2nd and 3rd , 1 out, Devers hits a soft bouncer to 1Bman, but it does score a run. Abreu, not quite ready , K's. Sox lead 2-0. Like yesterday, this game should be 5-0 right now. Maybe it will be as they work through the Marlins BP. Meanwhile Nick needs to buckle down and get this down to 9 outs to go.

[vegasbob]

Pivetta causing problems. Just started his 3rd time through lineup where he is highly prone to blow up, but he is posting a gem outing ( a quality start, no less). Cora will bring him out for the 7th, but better have a guy stretching in the pen because if Nick goes off, it goes big, as in HR's.

the lead as the Sox come up in the 7th is only 2-0 due to weak key spot hitting.

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Just to confirm observations, Reese McGuire has reached his "use by " date. Not a clue at bat.

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That was a Pucked up top of the 7th.

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Just to confirm observations, Reese McGuire has reached his "use by " date. Not a clue at bat.

 

But his CERA looks good. CERA smile.

Edited July 4, 2024 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

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Nice D Smith.

[vegasbob]

Watching Nick between pitches before the run to 1B to gather Dom's very good pick, he is huffing and puffing, looks gassed. Now the no-hitter is out of play, so Cora can manage

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D. Smith prevented a run.