Maxbialystock
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Impossible. I've been reading this game thread and can assure you the Sox are incapable of making even the easiest play. To quote the consensus, the Sox defense isn't even little league quality. Just ask MVP 78.
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True. I looked that up before I made my comment. Yet, good as they are, the Astros have committed 3 errors already. The Sox, meanwhile, have now made two excellent defensive plays to the Astros none. They got the runner going home even though he blocked the throw by running inside the 3d base line, and Gonzalez just made a heckuva play from well behind 2d base to get the 3d out.
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Welcome, one and all, to the double-standard website--mistakenly called Talksox-- where the Sox are excoriated for playing better defense--so far, anyway--than the Astros.
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And what kind of baseball is/are the Astros playing? T-ball?
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3d error by the Astros, which of course should be ignored. Only the Sox are stupid, incompetent, and worse than little leaguers.
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Yeah, well you can play the same stupid tune for the Astros.
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Hold it. Where was the "little league baseball" comment when Houston made 2 freaking errors? And where was the compliment when Devers and Jansen got that guy going home and along the way blocked Devers throw to home plate? To say this board is sometimes insanely and unfairly judgmental is an understatement.
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Stunning call. I thought he was safe because he beat the tag. However, I think his lead foot hit Jansen's knee. All for nought. O'Neill makes a terrible throw (but not an error), and then Jansen's throw is worse and an error which brings in the 2d run. Game tied.
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Trouble. Astros first two hitters in the 4th hammered that sinker.
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No kidding? Stunningly good claim. That's also the ALCS in which Francona said something like, "we don't need to win 4 games, we just need to win the next game."
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Two GIDPs for the Sox so far.
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Two at bats in a row Kikuchi made Casas look very bad, taking 3d strikes well inside the zone.
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Houck's sinker tonight is just nasty--it's got some real movement, down and to the right. I hereby dub it his splitter changeup.
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2-0 is good. So is Houck. But the bullpen isn't.
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His situation was different. He arrived in Boston like a whirlwind and was a fan fav--and TSW responded with waving his cap, etc. Then came a slump or two, and Mr Sensitive with perfect hearing as well as eyesight heard some pretty nasty catcalls. It was then and only then he he stopped waving the cap--and stayed that way forever.
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Two good innings for Houck so far. Gotta feel a little sympathy for Kikuchi, whose infield has committed 2 errors--thus the one unearned run.
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So have the Sox.
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Here's a question for our experts. Duran has a DWAR of +1.9, largely because he is really fast and has finally gotten a handle on taking the best routes to fly balls and line drives. So why in the wide, wide world of sports would everyone--and I mean everyone--on talksox want Duran to play left field instead of centerfield? And please don't mention Rafaela for CF because this year his best position for the team is SS because he has way more range than anyone else and a pretty good arm. It's also clear that Cora wants both players playing in every single game. They've both played in 121, and next most is Devers with 110.
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Allow me to point out that Duran is not from this planet. He's not Mork from Ork, but he does have a problem with his use of the vernacular.
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As am I. Blackout kept me from watching the Orioles series live, but I watched the two wins afterward.
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moonslav's OP on this year's offseason explores that in some detail.
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Rafaela's DWAR at SS is +0.8 in 66 games. Not too shabby.
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Fantastic laydown--including your 2d post on the same topic--as only you are capable of doing. I pretty much buy your central argument, which is that this time, finally, Breslow needs to be empowered to fix the pitching by offering up both top Sox prospects and competitive salaries for incoming pitchers. As you say, the Sox can do that and stay below $241M (total payroll). If we disagree, it might be about how deep next year's outfield is compared to the infield because I see an infield with Devers, Casas, Story, and Mayer backed up by Hamilton, Campbell, Grissom, and Gonzalez. The outfield: Rafaela, Duran, Abreu, Ref, and Anthony. I also think Breslow needs to look for one or more good righty bats. The Sox splits this year vs lefty pitchers provide compelling evidence to support that. Duran's OPS dips to .667, Devers .760, Yoshida .639, Abreu .512, Hamilton .566.
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Will Trevor Story actually be back this season?
Maxbialystock replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Another great topic by Brock! What does kind of grab me is that Story clearly wants to come back this season and not wait until next year. I think that's because he likes the manager and the players and the clubhouse dynamics. Plus, of course, the Sox are still in it and Story would love to contribute. And that reminds of the way Kelsey Jansen has intruded upon his manager's prerogatives by calling him from the bullpen and saying, "send me in, boss, and I know it's just the 8th inning." I hasten to add that I have gone out of my way to insult both players, Jansen and Story--Jansen because I am still astounded at how effective he is with such a small repertoire (one pitch?) and Story because of the injuries and the weak hitting. -
Will Trevor Story actually be back this season?
Maxbialystock replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
You already told us that in a separate thread, so of course some of us ignored you.