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  1. Maxbialystock
    Yoshida might not be the best Sox hitter, but he absolutely is the smartest. Rarely does he not do the right thing with the bat.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Casa's shown some promised in May. We'll see.
  3. Maxbialystock
    This is his first start this season. I agree he's tough.
  4. Maxbialystock
    That's 3 straight excellent, excellent innings by Houck.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Yeah. Casas K'd because Barria threw some terrific pitches.
  6. Maxbialystock
    As if the Angels pitcher had nothing to do with their inability to hit. They're definitely awake and very frustrated.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Casa looked blindfolded on that at bat.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Terrific 3d and 4th innings by Houck.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Nice GIDP induced by Houck!!
  10. Maxbialystock
    So far we are seeing why Barria has an ERA below 2. He relies heavily on the slider and changeup--for good reason. 2d time thru the Sox lineup looks just as easy as the first time was.
  11. Maxbialystock
    That changeup is just killing our guys.
  12. Maxbialystock
    3/3 K's in the 3d against the heart of the Angels order (less Trout). Terrific turnaround by Houck.
  13. Maxbialystock
    I don't care about the road trip. I care about the game right in front of me. Suddenly Houck has two well-earned K's on Trout and Ohtani. No fastballs.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Barria is going to get more calls than Houck because his pitches are right around the strike zone or in it. Three innings: easy peasy. Sox are befuddled.
  15. Maxbialystock
    K's Trout twice but lefty Angels bats are getting to Houck. Lucky to have given up just 1 run. Barria's max innings, season to date, is 4. But what he is doing is effective.
  16. Maxbialystock
    They Angels look like they are having batting practice.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Nice easy run for the Angels in the 2d.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Barria is using just three pitches--fastball, slider, changeup--but he mixes them well and hits some corners. First time through, Sox hitters look befuddled.
  19. Maxbialystock
    You said it was Sale's and I forgot. 25th best is right. It was worse not long ago.
  20. Maxbialystock
    The "no name" offense makes a huge difference. As for the team ERA of 5.01, we are all only too aware of why. But lately some encouraging signs with Sale, Paxton, and Bello. Plus a lot of depth with Crawford and Whitlock back to either start or go to the bullpen.
  21. Maxbialystock
    I remember watching Jim Brown live on TV and agree he was the greatest ever. Big, tough, and fast. Too bad about Ernie.
  22. Maxbialystock
    I'm not sure Barria is a starter this season because his max innings to date is 4--on May 5. On May 17 he pitched 2.2. In 8 appearances in April he pitched a total of 16.1 innings.
  23. Maxbialystock
    I don't agree Turner is a bust at 1B. His DWAR is -0.2 and Casas's is -0.6. I am also a firm believer that you are better off going with the best bats vice the best gloves. The Sox routinely dump great fielding shortstops in pursuit of good hitting ones--and it has worked well. In 2013 the Sox had one brilliant SS in Jose Iglesias and one pretty good one in Stephen Drew. But Xander Bogaerts took over the very next year at age 22 and stayed the Sox regular SS nine straight years. JBJ in CF was kind of an exception, but he too had a couple good hitting seasons (2015 and 2016) and semi-adequate ones (2017 and 2018).
  24. Maxbialystock
    Sometimes. This season it's pretty hard to argue that Cora has mismanaged the lineup. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think when Duvall returns four of the Sox best hitters--Dugo, Duvall, Duran, and Yoshida--will all be outfielders. My guess is that Yoshida might become the semi-regular DH, Turner take over at 1B and Casas platoon with Turner or whatever.
  25. Maxbialystock
    That's not unfair. But I just glanced at a recent article in SI that argues that starting pitching is becoming less important to pitching staffs.
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