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  1. Maxbialystock
    Good analysis, especially on Houck and Whitlock. The guy (Ian Browne) for mlb.com now says Houck will return in August and that Whitlock is a possibility. Both can be long relievers, which would definitely help--as you have said. Also agree the Sox need another starter. I'm skeptical and hopeful about Sale for obvious reasons.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Well said. This team has in fact been fun to watch. Did I get pissed at losing games 2 and 3 in San Francisco? Of course I did. But they were competitive, exciting games. Plus--and I always say this--we know that John Henry has given Bloom some guidance on how much he can spend, especially on starters. DD and the 2019 collapse (after the tremendous 2018 season) poisoned that well.
  3. Maxbialystock
    You could be right, but I think Duvall could play RF, Duran CF, and Yoshida LF with Refsnyder in reserve. Right now the three best bats on the whole team belong to Duran (OPS .873), Duvall (.872), and Yoshida (.858). This year Dugo has been our best defensive outfielder and therefore valuable, but his bat is lagging, plus he has trade value.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Agree with both you and dgalehouse. Must bring that guy on 2b home, especially on road games. Also agree with those who say pitchers dominated hitters in this series.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Sox scoreless in 1st with this lineup-- Refsnyder LF Turner 1B Devers 3B Duvall CF Yoshida LF Arroyo 2B Dugo RF Reyes SS Alfaro C There's apparently a huge Reyes fan club on talksox, so I figure the Sox win this one easily. Even better, no Kike, who singlehandedly destroyed the Sox and is now about to do the same to the foolish Dodgers.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Already started . . . Bernardino (L) vs. Alexander (L)
  7. Maxbialystock
    I said it, but later I corrected myself because Kike was the starting SS at the beginning of the season. I believe he got the job because, with Story on the IL and Bogey gone, he figured Kike was the best bet because of his hitting. As for Reyes, I agree he's probably better than Kike--certainly his WAR is--but the Sox were 11-15 in games he played in May and June. Plus the injuries. Plus Chang is getting all the starts since Reyes returned. You and others insist Kike is a loser, pure and simple. But the Sox won more games than they lost with him in the lineup--and also won more games than they lost when he didn't play. Plus, if he is loser, why did the Dodgers, who once again are leading the NL West, sign him?
  8. Maxbialystock
    My brain hurts from thinking about all the options. But overall I agree: 1) this is a good Sox team that will get better, especially when/if Story and Sale return as their better selves; 2) they have a good shot at the postseason; 3) and starting pitching should be what Bloom goes after and not--in Paxton's case--trade away.
  9. Maxbialystock
    I keep hearing that number as though it proves something. Is it an overpay in terms of his less than stellar production? Absolutely. But it pales in comparison to what the Yankees paid Ellsbury and what he delivered and the Sox paid Sandoval and what he delivered. Kike stayed healthy the whole season and was ready to play baseball, errors and lousy OPS no extra charge. Furthermore, if Kike is such a freaking disaster, why are the AL West leading Dodgers taking over the remainder of his salary for the last two months?
  10. Maxbialystock
    OK. I guess I get it. The internet is different because we are incognito and can be as provocative and nasty as we want to be. I come from the perspective of John Milton's Areopagitica, written in 1644 to defend freedom of speech, open discussions, and exploration of all kinds of ideas. Talksox actually does manage to do just that most of the time--within the confines of Red Sox baseball, of course. But, as moonslav and others are suggesting, some contributors drop by just to toss out a few molotov cocktails. They come from the same school as those who spin endless conspiracy theories and other nonsense on the internet.
  11. Maxbialystock
    The Sox won more games than the lost (I think 44-41) with Kike in the lineup. July has been a great month for the Sox, and lousy, stinking, rotten Kike--the guy everyone wanted DFA'd months ago--played in 12 July games before departing--and the Sox won 8 of them. Plus, as soon as he joined the Dodgers, who are leading the NL West, they installed him in the middle infield, where he played for the Sox. I do not disagree that Kike was not nearly as good as expected this year. His overall WAR with the Sox was -0.7, mostly because of his rotten hitting (OPS .599). But he was playing out of position and moved to the infield only because the Sox were desperate. Story has been on the IL 3 months now, and Chang and Reyes were both on the IL for I'm guessing a month apiece: Chang has played in 33 games out of 104 and Reyes in 28 games.
  12. Maxbialystock
    You are dreaming if you are counting on Sale, Houck, and Whitlock. Sale, I grant you, looks like he is headed back, maybe even in early August. Plus before the shoulder went bad, he had like 8 solid starts out of 11. However, I think we need to count him has fragile until proven otherwise. Houck and Whitlock are now expected back in September, not August. Plus they both had ERA's over 5. Whitlock has never been a consistent starter and neither has Houck. In fact, our four best starters--by a wide margin--right now are Bello, Paxton, Crawford (yes, Crawford), and Pivetta (who starts in the 2d or 3d inning, which seems to work beautifully).
  13. Maxbialystock
    Great game despite outcome. Paxton's gutsy start--1 run in 5 IP--was overcome by Sox lousy bullpen and, until the incredible 9th inning rally around Duran's fantastic clutch double, and weak hitting. I do not believe Jansen can be good 2 nights in a row because this has happened before this season. He was terrific last night, but he relies too much on that fastball, which is what Davis was looking for. And a terrific 5 game winning streak!!! Get 'em tomorrow. Devers is 0 for 8 in San Francisco, but coming into tonight his OPS for July was 1.101.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Giants bullpen has looked awfully good so far. Sox bullpen not. Bleier gave up a clean single, HBP'd the next guy, tried to take out Devers fielding the bunt and throwing to 1b but failed, gave up a hard hit grounder which Arroyo fielded but which still drove home around, and then finally got a ground out.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Looks like Bleier's instructions were to give 'em something to hit.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Manaea's ERA is 5.58 in 70 innings, but shutting the Sox lineup down for 3 freaking innings was a walk in the park for him.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Like I--and I alone on this game thread--said. Commendable in the clutch situations. 5 innings, 1 run--despite 8 hits and 2 BB's. I hope we keep him.
  18. Maxbialystock
    I find him to be commendable. Yes, hits, but no dingers, and he does bear down in the tough situations. He singlehandedly has kept the Sox in this game. The other 9 guys who go to the plate, not so much.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Devers now 0 for 5 vs. the Giants.
  20. Maxbialystock
    I'm getting the Fox feed on mlb.com, but can't get it on cable, which has the Yankees @ Baltimore.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Duran LF Turner DH Devers 3B Casas 1B Duvall CF Verdugo RF Arroyo 2B Wong C Chang SS Yoshida out, Arroyo in. Weaker lineup than last night, but Casas is moved up to #4.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Different point of view. What I don't like is when we get into verbal battles filled with insults. I've been in a couple and regretted them. In his latest (above), he commends Cora/Bloom for keeping Casas in the lineup and for sending Kike to the Dodgers. He blames Bloom for not getting pitching, which I suspect a number of talksoxers would agree with. Wacha and Eovaldi are thriving this year on other teams. So is ERod. Kluber is not for the Sox. I am fine with Bloom because I do see progress and, more importantly, I believe John Henry has given him guidance on obtaining starting pitching.
  23. Maxbialystock
    I agree. I'm pretty sure I read Mad Stork's posts whenever they show up, and so far have incurred little or no mental or physical damage.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Boy, is that true.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Impressive numbers--and research.
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