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If Young goes 0-4, Farrell shouldn't be allowed back on the plane. USC fired Kiffin on the tarmac, the BoSox should be even harder on Farrell.

@ScottLauber Could make a strong case for DHing Devers over Young, or keeping Devers at third and DHing Pedroia. But sitting Devers? Tough to do that.

http://www.weei.com/blogs/alex-reimer/red-sox-lineup-rafael-devers-sits-no-apparent-reason?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Red Sox lineup: Rafael Devers sits for no apparent reason The Red Sox are not fielding their best lineup against the Astros in Game 2 of the American League Divisional Series. Manager John Farrell has penciled in seven right-handers for the Red Sox with left-handed Dallas Keuchel on the mound. Most egregiously, Rafael Devers is on the bench, with light-hitting Devin Marrero taking his place at third base. Chris Young, who was added to the playoff roster Thursday after Eduardo Nunez reaggravated his knee injury, is batting sixth and at DH. As a result, Hanley Ramirez is at first base and Mitch Moreland is on the bench. Moreland has performed better against lefties this season than Young. The veteran first baseman is slashing .247/.341/.342 against southpaws, whereas Young is batting .200 with a .590 OPS. Devers, meanwhile, is batting .400 with an OPS north of 1.000 against left-handers. He didn’t look out of place Thursday, either, recording an RBI. With those numbers in mind, the absence of Devers is mystifying.

@iamjoonlee Keuchel is v good vs. lefties, but: Devers: 400/.474/1.074 vs. LHP in 50 AB Young: .200/.310/.280 vs. LHP in 100 AB So Farrell: ????

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=willite01&t=b&year=0&post=1 Ted Williams sucked in the postseason. Not even one XBH.

Bogaerts SS, Pedroia 2B, Benintendi LF, Betts RF, Ramirez 1B, Young DH, Vazquez C, Marrero 3B, Bradley Jr. CF

You're in the thick of it now. All your classmates will start to chill out this spring. Next year, you'll look at incoming freshmen with disdain.

Anyone with a B in their name.

The team is still young and are going to continue to have growing pains. Need to be a little more patient. Also need to realize that the Sox CAN pay all these players to stay if they want. It's a good foundation for a ball club, one that many other organizations are jealous of. Don't let one loss distract you from that.

I expect him to get 496 plate appearances or less next year. That option is not going to vest. (To vest, he needs 1050 PA during 2017-18)

Pedroia will drop his bat while the pitcher is still winding up. It'd say he's probably the worst offender.

9th most runs scored. Hits, batting average, OBP, SB are all top 10. Only issue is they didn't hit for power. 1st in defensive runs saved.

A manager that can figure out how to rest his players down the stretch.

Are you kidding me right now?

They won 93 games. How sucky can they possibly be?

This is a lie. College freshmen are the worst humans on the planet.

Pomeranz vs Keuchel My daughter turned 3 today. Win a game for her!

Well, about that....

I guess Young will be added tomorrow and we won't see Nunez until the WS if at all.

It was his decision to carry him on the roster. I saw enough of what I had to see in him last time he was taken out of the game.

Is this a training staff call? I don't understand this situation at all.

@EvanDrellich Farrell, Sept. 25 on Eduardo Nunez “If he feels a little bit of a zinger, that’s going to go away. He’s not putting himself at further risk"

@alexspeier Justin Verlander in the playoffs since 2012: 8 starts, 4-2, 1.76, 30.5% K rate, 4.7% BB rate, averaging 7 innings per start.

@alexspeier For the first time since 1967, the Red Sox have a playoff lineup with 4 guys who are age-24 seasons or younger. But don't forget about that cliff!

@bradfo Way too early reaction: Cleveland Game 1 crowd last year was louder than what this Houston Game 1 crowd is showing Bradford is so f***ing useless.