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  1. Maxbialystock
    The box score says Abreu came in for the bottom of the 4th as a defensive replacement. Did Verdugo get booted while Casas was at bat (and K'd)?
  2. Maxbialystock
    He swung at the first pitch, a hittable fastball not far from the center of the zone, but popped it up. Sox hitters have more hits than the Astros, but not the right kind and of course not with anyone in scoring position. They are obviously intimidated by 40 year old Verlander. What did Verdugo do that got him pulled from the game?
  3. Maxbialystock
    All this crap about defense ignores the fact that Paxton stunk tonight. And, except for that astounding 3 run dinger by Duvall, the Sox lineup also stinks tonight. They are 3 for 17 with RISP. For Paxton defenders, please note that Murray has given up 0 runs in 3 innings despite an error and that Paxton gave up 4 runs (3 earned) in the first 2 innings and 7 overall (6 earned) in 4 innings. I also think the Houston pitchers have done a good job of hitting corners on their pitches.
  4. Maxbialystock
    I'm not sure I see the value of having Story DH and Turner sit.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Story is such a fraud.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Verdugo RF Devers 3B Yoshida LF Casas 1B Duvall CF Story DH Reyes SS McGuire C Urias 2B Interesting lineup for game 1. 1-4 are all lefty bats, then 5-7 righty bats, then lefty bat McGuire and righty bat Urias. Big surprise is Story at DH and not Turner, with which I completely disagree--unless Turner is injured.
  7. Maxbialystock
    I like the movie, same title, with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Agree with far stupider stuff by others, but the simple fact is that he made himself unavailable by going after an uncatchable dinger. The good news is that for now the Sox won't miss his .602 OPS in August. Besides that, his DWAR is -0.5, which is kind of lousy and worse than Devers' -0.3. Season to date, however, Duran's overall WAR is +2.1, which is pretty darn good.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Disagree. His DWAR is -0.3, which means his defense cost the Sox 1/3 of a win vs average MLB third baseman.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Love the dinosaurs reference.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Turner was a terrific acquisition and is a big asset this season. But comparing him to Devers is just silly because they both play for the Sox. Devers leads the Sox right now in rbi's, total bases, OPS, and WAR.
  12. Maxbialystock
    On the game thread I commented I thought he was overdoing the "I can get this" antics which he seems to do about once every game or two on obvious dingers. So this toe contusion was in fact self-inflicted, not a brave attempt to catch something catchable.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Sale game is a good pick. Against Urquiddy. How's the heat down there? I visited Houston a few times on business about 15 years ago and found that, somewhat like Montreal or Toronto, the city had invented ways for people to stroll down the streets, but inside--in Canada to avoid the winter cold and in Houston to avoid the blazing heat of sidewalks.
  14. Maxbialystock
    I loved Mookie, but completely agree with JH's thinking, as I see it-- The 2019 Sox had almost all of the same studs (except Kimbrel) the glorious 2018 Sox had. And they still had the highest payroll in MLB. But, as we all know the pitching collapsed and the Sox couldn't even get to the postseason. So, just to stay even or maybe get back to the 2018 level, DD no doubt told JH he would need a minimum of another $50M (above the highest payroll in MLB) just to keep Mookie and replace Price and Sale in the rotation. Plus another $15M to get another good closer.
  15. Maxbialystock
    I said before the series started that, based on the Nats winning 45% of their games and the Sox 55%, the Nats were a good bet to take 1 of the 3 games. So 2 was not a big stretch. I did not know (and agree it's significant) that the Nats have been hot in August.
  16. Maxbialystock
    All long term contracts should be suspect if only because too many of them involve paying megabucks for someone well past his prime. Plus, of course, the player gets paid in full if he is injured throughout the contract.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Despite my gloom and doom, the Sox hitting seems to be on the mend.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Give me Reyes any day of the week and twice on Sundays. But, yes, I love having Urias too.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Shirley you know that's entirely possible. In any case, another gem from SPLENDIDSPLINTER.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Great point. I've been a little churlish myself, but I love watching the games. This game had something for everyone, even Yankees fans.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Valentine was awful on the balls and strikes--so bad in fact that he kept the Yankees undeservedly in the game. But that was a really close play at the plate, so close that most of us think the reviewers at MLB headquarters got it wrong and that Valentine got it right. Just a terrific, terrific play by Wong, clearly one of the best Sox catchers ever despite those errors. Was it yesterday he started that double play by catching that bunt in the air? No Sox catcher I can remember was quick enough and alert enough to get to that bunt.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Bad ump, agreed. But a tough call for anybody because it was hard to see the tag.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Baloney. Urias bats 9th and just got 2 grand slams. In the Yankees' Greg Allen's case, the pitch he hit hard was high and outside and therefore a good pitch by Jansen.
  24. Maxbialystock
    The pitch LeMahieu hit for the double was high and outside--just above the corner. He was lucky to hit it at all, and he actually hit it hard and pulled it. If I'm the guy in the dugout calling the pitches--or Wong, for that matter--I'm pretty happy with that pitch. The HBP was bad, I agree. But, since he did it twice, I'm wondering if it was accidental. Those two K's were fantastic, especially on Aaron Judge.
  25. Maxbialystock
    It's not just not being positive. He has a problem being right. I've been wrong plenty of times myself, but with d-money it's a habit.
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