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  1. Maxbialystock
    JD Drew had his best years before he signed that 5 x 14 = $70M contract with the Sox. A good right fielder and bat, but not a gamechanger.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Finally, someone I can agree with. Cora threw all the pitches, took all the at bats, ran all the bases, and made all the plays in the field. These insightful game threads have made it clear that Cora has been at the root of all the losses and helped to win none of the games. So to get ready for next year, all Chaim Bloom has to do is fire Cora and get a winning manager and thereby save a ton of money because the pitching, hitting, baserunning, fielding, and will to win all suffered because Cora lost the clubhouse sometime back in April and May.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Good pitching beats good hitting, simple as that. And in this game the Rays bullpen just overwhelmed the Sox hitters. In the 6th, Casas and Kike K'd and Refsnyer lined out. In the 7th, Plawecki walked, Pham K'd, Dugo grounded out, Bogey walked, Devers walked, and Story K'd. So that so-called huge rally was based on 1 ground ball single and 3 walks. In the 8th, all 3 Sox batters K'd. And in the 9th, McGuire singled to lead off, but then Pham K'd, Dugo grounded out, and Bogey also K'd. Indeed, the Sox were lucky the bullpen--actually Familia--only gave up 2 runs in 2 innings. Also this. Let's give Bogey a single in the 9th and Wong enough speed to score and tie the game. The Rays still have the bottom of the 9th to score the winning run.
  4. Maxbialystock
    The presumption, a not unreasonable one, is that Plawecki is better handling the pitchers. The Rays got one HBP and two doubles in that inning. Also, the baserunner stealing 2b got a huge jump.
  5. Maxbialystock
    They are hitting in the clutch against the worst bullpen in the history of baseball. Or something like that.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Kike doing his best to take some of the heat off of Casas's K--by looking a lot worse.
  7. Maxbialystock
    The HBP was very weird, but Familia wanted to walk him anyway--he threw 10 pitches, 4 for strikes. And the Rays hits looked pretty solid to me. You want a fluky hit, sit Devers' rbi bloop single. This year the late innings belong to the Rays because of their vastly better bullpen than the Sox.
  8. Maxbialystock
    No etc to it. The Sox have the 2d worst pitching in the AL and the Rays have the 2d best. That's essentially why the Rays have a 74-58 record and the Sox are 67-68.
  9. Maxbialystock
    True. In this case, some credit has to go to the Rays reliever, who threw some excellent pitches. Indeed, we are watching a team with good pitching battle a team with lousy pitching--except for Wacha's quality start. Once the Rays bullpen appeared, scoring was bound to be tough. And now that the Sox bullpen is engaged, holding a 3-2 lead is problematical. That said, the HBP was just weird. On the other hand, it was reasonable to expect Brujan to get a BB. Game now tied, man on 2b with 1 out. Hello, Sox bullpen.
  10. Maxbialystock
    How does he get hit by pitch when his elbow was in the strike zone? And how does the ump explain that to Cora?
  11. Maxbialystock
    So the Sox got a twofer--rest Arroyo, give Casas some MLB burn.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Didn't Arroyo finish the game? The box score says he did.
  13. Maxbialystock
    I like that move by the Rays, walking Devers. They could even walk Story to get to Casas--except that Story grounded out weakly.
  14. Maxbialystock
    To me he's a good infielder who is now hitting. I'd rather see him out there than Casas even though I understand why Casas is getting a look. It's September and the Sox are very unlikely get to the postseason.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Sox need to keep Wacha.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Based on what?
  17. Maxbialystock
    Rays helped by the Trop. Again.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Thru 3 1/2 innings the last four Sox hitters are hitless in 8 AB's with 2 K's by Cordero, who's getting better because this time he fouled one off.
  19. Maxbialystock
    After 3, Wacha with 43 pitches and 1 run. Patino with 62 pitches and 3 runs. Thus it becomes the duty of the bottom of the Sox order to give Patino a break--again.
  20. Maxbialystock
    OK, OK. I get it. Let Story be Story.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Lucky hit for Raffy, but aided by the Rays computer telling their centerfielder to play him deep. Story swings at two non-strikes, possibly because he simply didn't notice that Patino's a little wild.
  22. Maxbialystock
    That was a huge k for them--and unfortunately for us. Back to back hittable sinkers that Bogey couldn't touch.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Top of the 3d: Plawecki, then 2d time through the order. Come on, guys. Don't let the Trop get to you.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Ok, that's two really nasty changeups for K's.
  25. Maxbialystock
    The double was off a 91 mph four seamer about waist high. The weak grounder was off a cutter which followed a changeup, two cutters and a sinker.
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