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  1. Maxbialystock
    Do us all a favor and don't forget to start the game thread for the Sox next Friday, July 19, @ LA Dodgers. Sox are 7-3 in their last 10 and the Dodgers are 3-7.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Sox can go eons without producing a good starter from the farm. Other teams seem to develop one a month. But the real point is that the head shed should be feeling a lot of heat right now. I don't remember the last time a Sox manager--or a manager from any other team--went public with the need for the FO to get reinforcements. An old military axiom is reinforce success.
  3. Maxbialystock
    I think he could have, but the fact is that Rafaela in fact made a fantastic throw at a crucial moment in the game--just as Duran made that great throw from CF a week or two ago.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Sox no-names are playing their buns off. So is big name Devers. They are 3.5 behind the Yankees and 4.5 behind the Orioles. Breslow and JH need to get serious about picking up an arm or two.
  5. Maxbialystock
    agree!!
  6. Maxbialystock
    Ball game!!!!
  7. Maxbialystock
    Way to go Gonzalez, you dipstick.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Who is that masked man behind the plate for the Royals? He got Hamilton and Duran, both of them by a mile.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Jansen going for the 2 inning save. Earlier in the season I basically said he was pathetic, not because he couldn't get guys out--because he could. I just didn't like that he throws a whole lot of cutters. And he just struck out the side in the 8th. My goodness gracious.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Actually, it is. There was/is no treatment for his injury. Plus it was caused by swinging a bat.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Great at bat and huge rbi single by Smith, lefty bat vs lefty pitcher!
  12. Maxbialystock
    You want something to gripe about? Look at that at bat by O'Neill, who took a called 3d strike in the middle of the strike zone, and he had the advantage, righty bat vs lefty pitcher.
  13. Maxbialystock
    The solo dinger in the 1st and then a bunch of singles. Given Bello's ERA (over 5), I honestly don't understand why you are griping. This is a big game, and beyond question Bello came through with a workmanlike start.
  14. Maxbialystock
    3 runs in 6 innings is a quality start.
  15. Maxbialystock
    I see it differently. Bello had a quality start before he came out for the 7th inning.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Meh. I don't know what the announcers said, but I didn't see much lag time in those uncompleted double plays.
  17. Maxbialystock
    He's made way more because he started with a whole lot more capital than Mookie, made a sound investment in the Sox, improved the franchise with a better brain trust than they had had, won 4 WS in 16 seasons (vs. 0 in the previous 86 seasons), and now has a franchise whose value has increased exponentially. Michael Jordan made more money in less time as the owner of the Charlotte Hornets--which have not been remotely as successful as the Red Sox--than he ever did as a player, including all those Nike endorsements. It's called capitalism.
  18. Maxbialystock
    One of my favs, especially after that extra long jog around the bases not long ago.
  19. Maxbialystock
    The three Royals starters in this series--Lugo, Ragans, and Singer--are ranked 3d, 8th, and 17th among MLB starters. A win today would be a huge achievement for the Sox.
  20. Maxbialystock
    When SPLENDIDSPLINTER shows up to start today's (Sunday's) game thread, tell him this is the lineup-- Duran CF Hamilton 2b Yoshida DH Devers 3b O'Neill LF Abreu RF Smith 1b McGuire C Rafaela SS 7 lefty bats plus Rafaela and O'Neill.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Meanwhile, however, these are the Sox OPS's vs righties Devers 1.101 Duran .890 Abreu .857 Hamilton .807 Ref .801 Yoshida .779 Wong .774 O'Neill .761 Rafaela .670 Smith .642 McGuire (yes, lefty bat McGuire) .603
  22. Maxbialystock
    Absolutely no one.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Oh, calm down. I made it quite clear JH spent big for players, 2002-2019, which was one of the reasons why the Sox won 4 WS's after an 86 year drought. Not this time, but elsewhere I have said DD has been repeatedly successful--with Philly, Boston, Detroit, and Florida. He knows what he is doing, including the 2018 Sox, their best team and season ever. However, by 2019, DD's 4th season as CBO, John Henry decided enough was enough. Right now the 2024 Sox look pretty competitive to me, primarily because of their pitching and despite their lousy defense. And this year's payroll is the lowest ranked--11th--in the John Henry era, 2002-2024. Plus $57M (of $182M) goes to Sale (playing for the Braves), Giolito (on the IL), and Story (also on the IL). Contrast that with the 2012 Sox who had the 3d biggest payroll MLB and finished 69-93, 26 games back of the Yankees. If I have a theory, it's that spending big doesn't guarantee success and spending small can sometimes lead to success (if not a WS win).
  24. Maxbialystock
    Another huge win. Crawford was terrific, and the lineup just as terrific with good defense and 5 runs off the best starter in MLB. Only Rafaela was hitless, which is fine because, just as moonslav says, he has been hitting well. Note to vegasbob. Rafaela played just 28 games last season, and this season, batting 9th, he is 2d on the Sox in rbi's, 3d in total bases, and 4th in runs scored. His DWAR of +0.6 is 2d highest on the Sox despite the 10 errors. Yes, he can get better, but this version is pretty great to watch. Tomorrow is the rubber game, Bello vs. Singer. Edge to Royals? Not after what we saw today. Call tomorrow even, another thriller from the Fens. And of course a shout out to SPLENDIDSPLINTER.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Crawford is one tough hombre. Men on 1st and 3d with 2 outs, and the really bears down. 6 IP, 1 hit, 1 bb, 0 runs, 79 pitches. Another bunt single!! Then Duran out by a mile stealing 2b.
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