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I would have tried to avoid using him today. I would have gone to Miller after Badenhop. And while Capuano has been good thus far, we have little invested in him and Workam is waiting in the wings. If there is one group that I would not think twice about overworking, it would be the long men.
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Bells, I am confused now. Are you taking the position that allowing 6 or 7 runs without a pitching change on a consistent basis during the season is good strategy or that major league managers are smart? I'll argue with you about either issue, but I just want to know which position you are taking.
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Get Workman on the Pawtuckett shuttle if the load becomes too much for Capuano or Badenhop. Middle relievers are cannon fodder as far as I am concerned.
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I think you have long men to go multiple innings more than once a week. I don't believe in spotting 6 or 7 run leads before changing the starter, so no, I would not criticize the manager for giving Buch the hook today if he replaced him after the 5th consecutive hit to start the inning with Adam Jones coming to bat. If Capuano or Badenhop get burned out, we have Workman and others to step up in that role. Our offense has been struggling. Spotting 6 or 7 runs early is too much. I'd rather burn out one of those guys than to leave a starter out there to take a beating when he has subpar stuff. I think that is an injury risk.
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I just can't defend stupidity which is rampant among baseball managers.
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There are 7 guys in the bullpen. That should be enough to handle the load. Capuano has ben a starter so going 3 or 4 inning a couple of times a week shouldn't be a problem. He pitched yesterday. Badenhop is the other long man. He could have gone to him earlier. I don't see the bullpen issue. You can't let games get out of hand when the starter is throwing BP. I think the tendency to leave starters in for 6-7 runs is ridiculous.
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Agreed.
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The bright sport is that they fought hard from being down by a lot of runs early in the game and almost came back. They scrapped like the 2013 team and didn't give up, but Buch dug too deep a hole for us. He has been a big diappointment thus far in 2014.
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His Boston career has really been a disappointment thus far. If he can right himself this season and stay healty, they should consider trading him and getting good value.
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He has packed on about 20 lbs since last season. Not a great idea for an aging guy with bad achilles.
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Chen at 89 pitches.
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We are back in the game.
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.749 OPS for A.J. over 17 seasons .741 OPS for Salty over 8 seasons.
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Last year, he had a great first half of the season, but was useless after that and in the playoffs. Overall, he debuted in 2007 and he has had one strong full season for us -- 2010.
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Buch pitched awful in the first half of 2012, but pitched much better in the second half of that year.
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Four innings and 1 hit -- by Ortiz of course.
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Clay took an axe to this game and ended it early.
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A defensive upgrade, but only a slight offensive downgrade.
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Farrell, get Buch out of the game. He doesn't have it today.
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The best hitters hit at the top of the lineup. If he stays hot, let him be hot and provide prouction in the bottom half of the lineup. Like I said in my earlier post, at least farrell didn't bat Holt between Pedroia and Papi. That would be much worse.
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I am very much opposed to the notion of lenthening the batting order by putting an inferior hitter in the top of the lineup. It is a pet peeve of mine. I am a firm believer that your best hitters should be clustered at the top of the lineup. At least Farrell didn't put Holt between Pedroia and Papi. I really don't like when managers do that.
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Holt leading off. Gagging.
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Lineups?
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Last night's game was the first time this season that the team demonstrated that 2013 comeback ability.
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When Victorino comes back, I am hoping that Nava goes to AAA if he has an option left. Bradley brings more to the table at this point. He's an excellent fielder with a strong arm who can play all 3 OF positions, and he runs better than Nava. If Nava is out of options, Bradley will go down, and Nava will get another couple of weeks to turn around his hitting.
