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  1. Yaz Fan Since 67
    Not sure I was a fan of putting him in the 5 hole in a big game against a tough pitcher at Yankee Stadium for his first game. He looked lost on those curveballs.
  2. Yaz Fan Since 67
    22-12 over the last 3 seasons. They are our bitch. I'm most excited at the performances of Bello. He is finally realizing all this talent which has tantalized us for several seasons. Man the Yankees just play such sloppy defense, their lineup is not deep at all. But Duran got his footwork screwed up and despite what the announcer claimed that play was close when it didn't have to be. We have had a lot of great closers over the years. But I don't remember any of them being as dominant as Chapman has been this season.
  3. Yaz Fan Since 67
    While this is probably true why have I seen them try, and fail, so many times this season? Bunting in certain situations such as the scenarios above. So it's still important and should be worked on even if just a bit more than now. .
  4. Yaz Fan Since 67
    The inability to bunt is ridiculous and it's been this way for years throughout baseball. I have no idea why they don't work on it more today.
  5. Yaz Fan Since 67
    As the game was slipping away I was actually hoping they would continue to pile on runs against Hicks so Cora will bury him where he belongs, at the end of the bullpen rotation.
  6. Yaz Fan Since 67
    I really like this move and surprised there was not more discussion about it. I am ready for a real firstbaseman. I've seen far too many tough plays simply not made by our 1st baseman this year. So many throwing errors could have been avoided if we simply had a legit 1st baseman capable of picking some of those errant throws. Hopefully his stick returns to a decent level.
  7. Yaz Fan Since 67
    I do not believe it is a requirement to have played haseball above the high school level to know that you are wrong. Mookie came up as an infielder, was switched to the outfield and became one of the best 2 baseabll players in the world.
  8. Yaz Fan Since 67
    Good to know.
  9. Yaz Fan Since 67
    I think it's a reach to blame Cora and the position changes for Campbell's inability to put the bat on the ball after the hot start.
  10. Yaz Fan Since 67
    I like where they are. They just got through a brutal part of the schedule post ASB and their record reflected that in those games. Now the schedule is so much easier and they have a great shot at post season, it's fun watching meaningful games for once. It's important that the young players get post game experience. I mean just look at what it did for the the Baltimore Orioles..... .
  11. Yaz Fan Since 67
    That was a scary game, they could not lose to the Florida Marlins and continue the slide. Just put Rafaela in center field and find a damned 2nd baseman already so they can put Gonzales at first and sit Toro. I backed up that deep fly ball play where he tracked it down like a deer. He gets such a fast jump, his first step is amazing and by the time the camera is following the ball he is already at full speed. I'm still not sold on Story, I'd love to see his LOB stats to go with the RBIs because he sure seems to come up a lot with men in scoring position. But his defensive has been solid and of course he is 21 for 21. The entire team seems to get great jumps when they steal bases, I love how this team runs the bases and puts pressure on the defense.
  12. Yaz Fan Since 67
    The Red Sox lead the majors with 19 games of 10 runs or more. The average appears to be 8.5 or so games (I couldn't find a league average but teams tied at #13 have 9 games and teams at 15 have 8). So that is 10+ games where they scored a lot of garbage time runs and that skews the stats. And I absolutely believe Romy should always play 1st base, I'm so done with Toro.
  13. Yaz Fan Since 67
    Trading Duran scares the crap out of me. He is that rare player who can take over a game. Like Abreu obviously but he seems to be the more likely candidate.
  14. Yaz Fan Since 67
    Oh there is no queston the Sox have improved and the Giants have regressed since the trade, and that is satisfying for sure. But I'm not looking at the trade for these recent few months, I'm thinking more along the lines of the next several years. And losing a bat like Rafael Devers will eventually hurt us and again we got nothing in return.
  15. Yaz Fan Since 67
    If he blows up I can see a Scotty Pippen situation in a few years.
  16. Yaz Fan Since 67
    It's a big gamble for sure, what if Campbell never develops as an example. But I love the balls of making moves like this and have to believe most of these deals will pay off for them. Interesting they have not made this type of move with Mayer. I still believe we have a long way to go before i feel comforable believing he will be a top player.
  17. Yaz Fan Since 67
    What a great move. Of all the long term deals for young players you have to like this one the best as he just has so much more upside. Sure it's a gamble but one worth the risk.
  18. Yaz Fan Since 67
    As I have posted before I often tune in the opposing team broadcast because they talk baseball as the NESN spends an entire half of an inning interviewing someone from some charity. Last night was great, those woman acually talked baseball.
  19. Yaz Fan Since 67
    Yeah I grew up in the DC burbs, now live an hour north. When I was young the Redskins stunk, as did the Senators. I got on the Red Sox because I was born in Boston and it was 1967. I didn't become a Redskins fan, it was the Colts at first, until George Allen arrived and instantly made them winners. For decades the streets around DC were barren during the game, they really took over the city until Snyder ruined it. Not getting into the name thing, been there done that. I call them the Commanders because that's their name.now, just as I call them the Wizards and not the Bullets. .
  20. Yaz Fan Since 67
    Other Commanders fans here? I didn't expect that. 8 in a row, man this is some fun. But we are getting breaks. Bobby Witt should have made that play, the 2nd baseman should have let the RF take that pop up. But they are also putting the ball in play, pitching well and winning a lot of games on their own.
  21. Yaz Fan Since 67
    Probably a first for me. But I love his aggressiveness and we get far more extra runs and bases than we surrender. I'm still getting used to having a fast team who likes to run even though it's been the case here for several years.
  22. Yaz Fan Since 67
    I can certainly understand the frustration from Sox fans. I'm pissed at him as well. But let's clarify something, Devers is hardly a "slightly above average hitter". He is a top 10 hitter. If Reddit is to believed 66 of his 141 career errors were throwing errors which sounds about right. So we are talking about 75 ground ball errors in 9.5 seasons. I will pass on the scoring as that is subjective and hard to quantify. Still a lot no doubt but his bat makes up for those. Of course he won't be great at digging out poor throws but neither have any of our first basemen this season. How much slower to cover the bag do we expect him to be over the average 1st baseman who probably checks in at 280 pounds? Interesting that he didn't commit an error in that game and went 2-5 with an RBI and there is absolutely no reason to believe playing first base will result in injury. A salary dump is great if we can believe JH will reinvest these funds but that's probably not going to happen. Instead we got nothing in return so I'll never be on board with this trade.
  23. Yaz Fan Since 67
    Bello hung a lot of pitchers in the heart of the plate but got away with it because the Royals suck. But really happy for him and his line again looked fantastic. Story is playing great, I would be happy to be wrong on him but let's wait and see. I love how they run the bases. I could never understood how a team with so many average or below average hitters throughout the lineup is putting up so many runs. Clearly the extra bases they get and pressure this puts on the defense plays a large role. I love their 3rd base coach and his aggressiveness.
  24. Yaz Fan Since 67
    You guys appear to be more forgiving than I am when it comes to Trevor Story. Wildly inconsistent is a good description and that is not an asset. Look back to his first season here before he got hurt. For a month he was Hank Aaron. But it was only a month, the other 70 or so games he played that year he was a black hole and killed us. Now he is hot again, I'm taking a wait and see and will be happy to admit I was wrong if he continues to play well. But I fear I won't have to do that. I'm pretty convinced that it's only a matter of time before he goes in the tank for a long stretch and finishes the year with a below average OPS. .
  25. Yaz Fan Since 67
    What are the excuses for the games he did play in? I"ve provided the numbers, are those "great" numbers in the games he was healthy and played?
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