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I think you only missed on Barnes vs Maddox. Good job.

Do you really want anyone aside from Price piggybacking a start though?

Do you really want Porcello or Fister coming out of the pen? It only has value in eating innings in a complete disaster of a game.

The Red Sox will be carrying all five of their starters -- Chris Sale, Drew Pomeranz, Doug Fister, Eduardo Rodriguez and Rick Porcello -- while carrying six relievers. Perhaps one of the few surprises of the group is the addition of Austin Maddox, who will relied on heavily against right-handed hitters. The other relief pitchers include Craig Kimbrel, Addison Reed, Joe Kelly, David Price and Carson Smith. As Red Sox manager John Farrell suggested, the Red Sox also prioritized carrying multiple infielders in case anything happens to the knees of Dustin Pedroia and/or Eduardo Nunez. Both Brock Holt and Deven Marrero will be on the roster, with Marrero likely serving as a defensive replacement for third baseman Rafael Devers if the opportunity arises. Rajai Davis joins Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Andrew Benintendi as the Red Sox outfielders on the roster. Without Young on the roster, and Davis 0-for-17 against Dallas Keuchel, it would seem a certainty that Bradley Jr. remains in the lineup against the lefty in Game 2 despite the pitcher's excellence against lefties. Young left off. Porcello AND Fister? I don't like that call. Maddox instead of a LOOGY is I guess what they are going with since no big LH Astros bats.

Boston has until 11 a.m. EDT to set the roster.

@PeteAbe If this proves true, it would be a surprise. But hearing LHP Robby Scott will not be on the Red Sox roster. Lefties had a .527 OPS again him Maybe due to a lack of impact LH Astros?

Astros Roster https://twitter.com/jakemkaplan/status/915933544815452160

I can't sit down to watch tv until about 8pm or so. I could dvr it, but I enjoy having my phone on me too much to not spoil results ahead of time.

Interesting. If you are genetically prone to male pattern baldness, using steroids can accelerate your hair loss because you will have higher levels of DHT in your body. And Performance-enhancing steroids are the gifts that keep on giving. ... But those perennial gifts aren't all "positive": Now, it seems, in addition to bulking up users, anabolic steroids also predispose them to musculoskeletal injuries. But seriously though, they are all on the juice. Accepting that is the first step to no longer caring about it.

The thing is, if they think they'll get me to watch an afternoon Sox game AND a night game, they are dead wrong. The chance is that I'll probably not watch either.

Everyone is on steroids.

Why is this game at 4pm? So so so so soooooo dumb.

Just don't mention beer.

If they lose tomorrow, he won't be allowed to make game threads next season.

WEEI - Rob Bradford is a dope CBS - Dan Roche said it was ERod OR Porcello Even if you're "right" in picking who Farrell grabs, it's the "wrong" decision.

Says the guy with 51 posts.

It would be a terrible mistake to include 5 starters on this roster.

There are no verifiable crucial situations. It's all just SSS white noise. Nothing matters.

That doesn't sound right at all.

Wrong. There are no critical situations in sport. It's all just LOL random.

I don't remember seeing them before. Good idea though.

"David Ortiz: The Greatest Clutch Hitter in the History of the Boston Red Sox" So it is written, so it shall be.

Is this a game thread or just general discussion about the series thread?

Thunder is doing game 1? Jacko seems to have started an ALDS thread elsewhere? I've been away for a few days and don't want to step on toes.

Enough people were whining that it still was too closr to call. It wasn’t.