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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.
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They are now 11th in OPS in the AL; they average 4.73 RPG, good for 7th. And these bums rank DEAD LAST in HR in the league. DD made a mistake ignoring the offense at the deadline. This is his fault.
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9/4 toronto in beantown
FredLynn replied to Station 13's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
There is no more time. He needs to get a phantom injury and Johnson has to be given a chance to start. No more time.... -
9/4 toronto in beantown
FredLynn replied to Station 13's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I think its time to sit Porcello and give someone else a chance in his spot-Brian Johnson comes to mind. Might not be any better, but Porcello has been pretty consistently bad. -
The manager is responsible for making sure his players are awake and focused out there. With a better manager half of those mental mistake would not have been committed.
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Devers is at .900. But I agree with you. Not enough offense to make a deep playoff run.
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I think its time to think about sitting Boegarts so Nunez can play every night.
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LOL...Moon, you have always been a Brentz fan....NOT!
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This ^^ I think we are not being told the truth about JBJs injury, not that we deserve to be told the truth. Initially I thought that this was a poor acquisition, but Davis is hitting over .300 for about the past five weeks with an OPS of over .800. If he can stay hot he can help the team.
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Beat you to it.