FredLynn
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The single biggest problem is that we are dead last in the league in HRs. IMO.
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I would be thinking of him as a starter, replacing the guy who has more losses this year than any other pitcher in the league.
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If we do not win the ALE there is only going to be one game.
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Yeah, Moreland usually gets that ball. That said, Devers has become a real liability at 3B. Last night his error nearly threw the game away, one that we had won. I think that its time for Farrell to consider replacing him for defensive purposes in late close games before he actually costs us a game.
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Countdown to the Playoffs - 2017 Edition
FredLynn replied to Slasher9's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
First, we lost the season series to the Yankees. That always sucks. Statistically, they are the better team, as much as I hate to admit it. They are just .08 RPG behind us in team ERA and they have scored 66 more runs than we have this year: thats about .44 RPG more than us. Their OPS is better (.779 v .740). They are a much more dangerous offensive team and nearly as effective at pitching. I would not think that we would be favored if a one game playoff were played in the Bronx to determine the ALE winner. So winning the ALE outright is essential. -
The pitching overall has been championship caliber all year long. As everyone here knows, its the hitting that needs to pick it up if we are going to make a deep run into the playoffs. Somehow guys like Bogaerts and Ramirez are going to have to do some things they haven't done since June.
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I don't think that Bogaerts should be playing, let alone leading off. Since July 1 his BA is .208, his OBP is .289, and his OPS is just under .600. Why start off a game with what amounts to nearly an automatic out?
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Countdown to the Playoffs - 2017 Edition
FredLynn replied to Slasher9's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Countdown to the Playoffs - 2017 Edition
FredLynn replied to Slasher9's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
But if they tie, don't we then become the WC? Not a good option. -
One of the posters on another forum suggested that Porcello should start game 2 (assuming we win the ALE) because his road performance (ERA: 3.43; OPSa: .770) is so much better than his home performance (ERA: 5.30; OPSa: .852).
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Porcello threw a gem yesterday, no doubt. In fact, he really hasn't been that horrible this year, certainly not bad enough to lose 17 games. As you pointed out his run support has been terrible. His ERA this year is 4.46, just .20 above his career number, and his ERA+ is 102, just above average for pitchers. If somehow he can find himself and be consistent he would be the link we really need to make a decent playoff run.
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Salty is "trying to do too much" with his broadcast ability.
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Thats not what he said. He said that he sees "dead people"......meaning the Sox lineup.
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Four hits last night; on base six times. Ten pitch at bat today. Maybe he has turned the corner.....or not.
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It remains to be seen how effective he will be.
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Jacko said that small ligament tears can heal, but thats a little misleading. Ligaments have a very poor blood supply, so no new ligament tissue is formed, unlike, for example, bones. Ligaments "heal" with scar tissue (" In fact, evidence suggests that the injured ligament structure is replaced with tissue that is grossly, histologically, biochemically, and biomechanically similar to scar tissue.") Scar tissue does not function like a ligament, so its more that the player will need to adapt to the new biomechanics caused by the injury "healing" in the absence of replacing the ligament with surgery. Although scar tissue and ligaments are both made mostly of collagen ligaments are composed of type 1 collagen, which is more densely packed, stiffer, and stronger than the type 3 collagen in scar tissue. Bottom line: ligaments "heal" but there is generally a persistent change in joint load bearing ability due to scarring. What is going on with Price is a bit mysterious. Clearly we are not being told the whole story.
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Can he be any worse than Porcello?
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I would have had an issue with it anyway. As Remy and Eck pointed out many times during the game today, Porcello was leaving fat pitches in the middle of the plate that the Rays generally missed. One of Porcello's many problems this year is the HR ball, and today the Rays just missed pitches. He was very lucky to have allowed just the two runs. He simply hasn't been pitching well, and there is no time left to wait for him to get it together. I would give Brian Johnson a shot at his job right now.
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17 He has a good chance to lose 20 games. And thats hard to do. I don't know why he still has a job.
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Porcello is actually throwing poorly...the Rays are just missing the meatballs. Until now.
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Because thats all we have?
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Thats a fair point. However, right now I do not see these three heading in the right direction for whatever reason. Its possible that Bogaerts is still hurt. Betts is capable of much more than what he is giving. As for Hanley, I don't see him as being much of a threat any more. Adding one additional bat, even someone of Stanton's caliber, isn't going to fix our problems. The only way we advance far into the playoffs is if our pitching becomes lights out.
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I think we should be the favorites to win the ALE. That said, I can't see us getting by a more balanced team like the Guardians-or, unfortunately, even the Yankees.. Sure, anything can happen, but the lack of productivity on offense should have been addressed at the trade deadline IMO.
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The problem with this team ALL YEAR has been hitting, not the pen or the starting pitching. I do not expect our pitching to suddenly implode, but neither do I expect our hitting to suddenly catch fire. I cannot remember a Sox team that finished in last place in the league in HRs.
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I was there until the end, but I wasn't on a forum. Just watched it pitch by pitch on gameday on my iphone. Being on the west coast makes that easier.