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  1. Maxbialystock
    There is no A lineup. This year the Sox have a lot of lefty bats and aren't half bad against righties. But tonight they faced a very good lefty and scored 6 runs off him. They coulda scored more if they had given Devers a rest day.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Everything is relative. Those 27 WS wins are the Yankees signature. It's plastered everywhere. It sets them apart from all other MLB teams and all other American professional sports franchises. So, when the Yankees go from from 2001 thru 2022 with just one WS, it's kind of a big deal for them.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Nope. Gotta have 2 catchers.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Devers has been Kikuchi's best friend in this game--every time he needs an out, Devers delivers. When was the last time a manager, seeing his starter was on his last legs, has left him in because Devers was coming to bat? As soon as Devers provided the out, in comes a reliever.
  5. Maxbialystock
    What is it with Wong? He's not too bad at getting on base, but seems unable to score any runs. He needs to focus on scoring. Hitting is the easy part.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Ump definitely helped Yoshida on that dinger--by calling two strikes balls. Yoshida may be slow on the bases and not much in the outfield, but that's a pretty good swing.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Tapia in for Duran a small surprise, but otherwise a pretty inevitable lineup--including Kike at SS and Arroyo at 2b. I'm surprised the Sox have scored 2 runs already because I'm impressed with Kikuchi's repertoire, which works well against Devers, but not so much Dugo, Arroyo, Wong, and Yoshida. Houck is going great guns. Until Varsho gets the double. Got the groundout for his 12th out and a scoreless 4 innings.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Meh. Jacksonianmarch usually has pretty good insights. Plus we should be kind to him--given that the Yankees have unquestionably fallen on hard times going back at least 20 years. They won three straight, 1998-2000, but have won just once, 2009, in the John Henry era.
  9. Maxbialystock
    The Red Sox have repeatedly demonstrated a preference for SS's who can hit first, field 2d. As soon as they realize they are playing a SS who is a superb fielder, they dump him. This has actually worked well in the John Henry era.
  10. Maxbialystock
    I'm higher on Sale than you because I think he was tipping his pitches or whatever in Baltimore. I think he's back and probably our ace. Then it's just a bunch of decent but not terrific starters--in order, Houck, Pivetta, Bello, Kluber, and Paxton. Including Sale, that's 6 starters. I would start Crawford over a couple of those guys--and certainly over Whitlock--but the real point is that Winckowski, Crawford, and now Whitlock can give Cora some long relief options, depending on game situations. That's exactly when he did with Schreiber when he sent him back out to pitch the 9th last night after that disastrous 8th inning in which Kike tried to sabotage the game. Or put it this way. The bullpen is the strength of this pitching staff. However, to win consistently, the rotation must avoid what Kluber and Sale were doing earlier in the season. What Kluber did last night, especially against the Jays, was just right. That game was won until Kike decided to help the Jays back into it. I see absolutely no need to bring Whitlock back to the rotation.
  11. Maxbialystock
    As unlikely as that is. On the other hand, I have high hopes for this current Jays series although their lefty starter tonight, Kikuchi, looks pretty tough. That means that Casas will probably sit, Turner move to 1b, and Refsnyder or Yoshida will be DH. Wong bats righty, so he fits. It's possible both Arroyo and Kike will start in the infield. The four lefty bats staying in tonight's lineup have to be Verdugo, Devers, Yoshida, and Duran. The point is that you and Thunder have identified that this year's Sox allow us to hope a little. The hitting is the big surprise, but the bullpen has also been pretty good. Rotation and defense, not so hot.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Wow. I had completely forgotten.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Let's not forget that, despite all the jibes from talksoxers, Kluber had a pretty decent start and Wright had a pretty decent night behind the plate. I'm a big fan of Connor Wong, but see absolutely nothing bad in having two good catchers. No one has been more anti-Kluber than I, so could not be happier to see him have two back to back good starts. Credit, once again, to Cora for letting Kluber go 5.1 innings and for bringing Winckowski back for the 9th inning. Also for sending Tapia in to run for Kike.
  14. Maxbialystock
    A good reminder, especially for gripers like me. Huge walk.
  15. Maxbialystock
    But they sure said he's an idiot at 2b. One more time: that was a tough play at 2b on a ball hit into the LF corner at Fenway. It was not a routine tag. Also, as much as I dislike like Casas, I do like it when he gets yet another BB.
  16. Maxbialystock
    An embarrassment.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Because you're stupid.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Casas is such a loser. He does not have potential written all over him. Maybe something like, "no compete."
  19. Maxbialystock
    I'm always amazed when NESN interviews players--on camera yet--while the game is being played. It sends this message: we know this game is dreadfully boring with nothing on the field worth discussing, so here's some worthless bs which might distract you.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Absolutely nothing routine about that tag.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Disagree with both of you. The game has changed enough to encourage baserunners to vary how they touch the base, which of course is also bigger this year. There are few routine tags these days for someone sliding into 2b. Plus that double was down the line in LF, which makes it very difficult to get a runner going to 2b.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Sox batters getting some calls.
  23. Maxbialystock
    The last thing Casas wants is to swing. He has to be a joke among the umpires. Were I behind the plate with him up, I would call strikes on anything remotely close to the strike zone.
  24. Maxbialystock
    That's agent talk because agents only get a small percentage of the player's salary. The simple fact is that Raffy is fixed for life with a stupendous guaranteed contract.
  25. Maxbialystock
    A lotta good signs, agreed. I'll take Wong over Vazquez any day of the week and twice on Sundays. Biggest surprises have come from what I call the "no-name" offense, which currently is ranked 3d in MLB in runs scored. That's better than the marquee offenses of the Dodgers, Jays, Angels, Yankees, Astros, Padres, Phillies, etc.
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