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  1. Maxbialystock
    Bello was quick to 1b on that third out.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Whoops! Another mistake by Cora. He started Bello, who just gave up a 2 run dinger. What was he thinking?
  3. Maxbialystock
    Perfect timing. You disparage Cora--yet again--for playing Turner, and he gets a 2 run dinger. You also disparage him every time he doesn't play Devers. Too much resting of players!! And now you have it both ways. Cora's wrong whenever he doesn't play Devers and now he's wrong because he is playing Devers.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Given your track record going to games this season, that report is ominous.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Duran CF Verdugo RF Turner 3B Yoshida DH Refsnyder LF Casas 1B Arroyo 2B Alfaro C Chang SS Not terribly different from the lineup vs Medina on July 7. Devers is still out with a sore calf. Refsnyder is in for Duvall, but playing LF so Duran can play CF. As predicted Alfaro is catching to give Connor Wong some rest. In the July 7 game, Duran had 2 hits (one was a triple), as did Turner and Dugo. Devers and Wong were hitless. Chang batted in 2 runs.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Jacques, a lefty who pitched 2 scoreless innings against Oakland not long ago, is starting tonight.
  7. Maxbialystock
    I already posted this, but repeat it here. If we are now seeing the real Crawford and the real Pivetta, then Bello, Paxton, Crawford, and Pivetta are already the best Sox rotation since, what, 2018? Houck and Whitlock have never--repeat, never--been consistently good starters. Kluber is almost certainly over the hill. And, since 2017 when he faded badly in August-September, Sale has been the most fragile starter I've ever seen. Terrific, HOF material when he is healthy, but I don't see that in his future, including this year. Maybe Bloom should "trade" as many of those four as possible and try to get a 5th starter elsewhere.
  8. Maxbialystock
    I'm the one predicting Kluber, but I'm only citing stuff from the Red Sox site on mlb.com. Reportedly, he had a terrific bullpen session of just 30 pitches. And I cited that article because the news on Sale, Houck, and Whitlock is same-old, same-old: no earlier than August and maybe September. Or put it this way. If Crawford has in fact found himself and if the same applies to Pivetta as a "bullpen starter," then Bello, Paxton, Crawford, and Pivetta might already be the best Sox rotation since, what, 2019? Plus let's not forget that neither Houck nor Whitlock has been all that good at starting. Sale did have maybe 8 pretty good starts this season, but in the other 3 he gave up 7, 5, and 5 runs. Based on starts going back to 2017 when he faded in August/September, the truth is that he is as fragile as any pitcher I can remember. So, realistically, waiting and hoping for the return of Sale, Houck, Whitlock, and Kluber is like waiting for godot. Better is to keep the four healthy ones and trade the other four (if only they were tradeable).
  9. Maxbialystock
    I of course have a contrarian view of the Yankees. While I love to beat them, I don't hate them simply because to have a great rivalry actually requires two good teams. Plus Yankees is a great name for baseball team, almost as good as the Dodgers. As a team name, red sox is just, well, pedestrian.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Agree Sox continue to astound. Hard not to get excited.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Sure they would. And 2 seasons ago the Sox whipped the Rays in the ALDS.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Reportedly, he is financially well off--Mark Kotsay.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Sale, Whitlock, and Houck are all August at the earliest and maybe September. Kluber might get back sooner, but . . .
  14. Maxbialystock
    TBD vs. righty Medina Bullpen game, probably with Alfaro catching. Sox beat Medina July 7, but he went 6 IP, giving up 4 runs.
  15. Maxbialystock
    In 2018 Vazquez WAR was -0.8 and Sandy Leon's was -0.5. Vazquez OPS was .540 and Sandy's was .511. So, no, not top end, either of them.
  16. Maxbialystock
    You’re dead right about Varitek for 2004 and 2007. In 2013 it was Saltalamachia and 2018 Vazquez.
  17. Maxbialystock
    FWIW, I'm not buying your little quote at the bottom. For one thing, you start out by misspelling redemption. Second, you emphasize great defense over great hitting, which is just silly and never, ever applied to a Sox World Series team. I love defense, but the bread and butter for winning MLB teams are pitching and hitting, and for the Sox that order is normally reversed to hitting and pitching. Third, you don't even use the word hitting, but instead say "generate runs in more than one way," and that suggests basestealing, bunting, etc, which the 2004, 2007, 2013, and 2018 Sox WS teams did not emphasize. Fourth, you emphasize a "top end catcher," which the Sox just might have--jury is still out--in Connor Wong, but which they did not have on their WS teams.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Terrific win, even with it being the A’s.
  19. Maxbialystock
    One of those GIDP's needed a slick play by Chang who raced to his left, caught it, and flipped it (backhand I think) to Arroyo.
  20. Maxbialystock
    TBD vs. righty Blackburn, ERA 4.86 Big win yesterday in Chicago with 11 runs, 6 against Steele, maybe the Cubs best starter--and a terrific start (6 IP, 0 runs) by Crawford. Smart money says a reliever starts tonight with Pivetta coming in shortly thereafter. Since he moved to the bullpen (May 21?) he's pitched 29 innings while giving up 9 ER for an ERA of 2.79. His last game was July 7 vs the A's: 5 IP, 2 ER (and the win). Connor Wong caught all three games @ the Cubs, so Alfaro is a good bet to catch one of the three in Oakland--probably tomorrow night which should be an all-bullpen affair. However, thanks to days off, Connor should be able to catch all the rest of the July games. Those three days off will also allow Bello, Paxton, and Crawford to pitch an extra game while still getting 5 days rest between starts. None of Sale, Houck, or Whitlock will be back before August--and maybe not until September. Kluber could start again before any of those three.
  21. Maxbialystock
    You may be oversimplifying things. You are dead right we can't be sure who is coming back and when. Also that we can't be sure how good Sale, Houck, Whitlock, or whoever (Klubar?) will be. So, yes, first priority should probably be a starter, but then the questions are: how reliable a starter and for what price in $$ and/or prospects?
  22. Maxbialystock
    Agree a somewhat reliable starter would be great. The issue to me is always, in return for what?
  23. Maxbialystock
    Finally, finally, a name. I have no problem accepting the notion that Ortiz was clutch in the postseason. As someone said, pitching is normally better/tougher in the postseason because of the off days. So the fact that Ortiz was actually better in the postseason is astounding.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Careful with the "stupid" branding, especially when applying it to Cora. Seriously. He's in his 5th season with the Sox, which includes managing the best season, 2018, the Sox ever had as well as 2021 when his managing wrought a minor miracle in getting the Sox to the ALCS. The Sox have a winning record this season with Kike in the lineup. This does not at all mean he was/is the key to winning, but it does undercut what seems to be your belief that his presence in the lineup guarantees the Sox will lose.
  25. Maxbialystock
    His arm, etc are all fine, but apparently the Sox (and the doctors) want to give his face plenty of time to heal. So the word is August. There is finally a report on Whitlock, not good: August or September. He has not thrown at all since that one inning. They are waiting for the bone bruise in his elbow to "resolve itself." Sale is also August at the earliest. Kluber just might return first. Plus Pivetta will probably pitch tomorrow--long reliever after someone from the bullpen starts. In that context Crawford's 6 IP and 0 runs today were huge.
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