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  1. Duran CF Devers 3B JDM DH Vazquez C Verdugo LF Story 2B Cordero RF Arroyo SS Dalbec 1B
  2. Actually, I think injuries to the rotation--Sale, Eovaldi, Whitlock, Wacha, and Hill are on the IL--makes it really hard for the Sox to compete. Sale has at least recently pitched in AA ball. The other guys are just throwing off the mound, waiting to throw off the mound, or whatever. The Sox rotation right now: Pivetta, two rookies--Winckowski, Seabold--and two players to be named later, like Davis.
  3. During the Toronto series, I was encouraged. That went away during the Wrigley field series, when the hitters didn't, Wacha and Hill joined Eovaldi and Whitlock on the IL, the defense looked awful, and the bullpen was heavily used in the first 3 games of 17 straight without a break. Oh, and the guys already on the IL are not coming back as soon as we hoped. So here come the Rays, right after taking 3 straight from the Jays, with solid pitching and defense and maybe an offense that's hitting again.
  4. Actually, it's 17 straight games with no days off before the ASG and another 17 after. Thus Cora's abortive attempt to get Robles back into the mix. Meanwhile the lineup's big three--JDM, Bogey, and Devers--are struggling, which puts pressure on the rest of the lineup as well as the pitching.
  5. Normally, I would point to the standings and how the Rays .544 winning percentage puts them just 3.5 games ahead of Seattle. But a couple of days ago I said that the entire AL East is tougher than all other MLB divisions, mostly because of the Yankees, but also because the Rays, Jays, and Sox all have winning records despite playing the Yankees a lot (Sox not yet, but soon).
  6. 7 stitches, day to day. Also, I don't think the Cubs baserunner was as vicious as Machado was. Looks like Bogey was trying to make a play and his knee was in front of the bag. All the more credit to him for getting the out. Wacha reported a "heavy arm" and might not start tomorrow. Might be Kutter Crawford. Whitlock and Sale both at least a week away, Eovaldi longer. Kike could start minor league rehab in a week. Hill could take a month.
  7. One game at a time. This one starts @ 1:35, with unannounced pitchers for both teams.
  8. Bullpen better last two games. Not the hitting.
  9. He has and he might. Did you see the slide that injured Bogey?
  10. Did the commentators say anything about that spikes up slide into 2b that injured Bogey? Same exact thing Machado did to Pedroia.
  11. Back to the bullpen. With Houck and Whitlock back, plus Schreiber, Davis, Dieckman, and Sawamura, I have more confidence in them right now than the lineup which has stopped hitting and fielding. Decent rotation, but riddled with injuries--Sale, Eovaldi, and Hill.
  12. Tough series, tough win today. One game at a time.
  13. Duran is a hard case. Just nasty at the plate.
  14. That Thompson curve has a pretty good break to it.
  15. Lately the Sox seem to have perfected the swing plane that leads to long outs. They lead MLB in doubles, which is great, but . . .
  16. Arroyo having a tough time with the sun.
  17. I think Fenway Park is one of the most photogenic ballparks in America, but I disliked it intensely when I watched a game from the right field side. Rotten sight lines--but still expensive.
  18. Just like the Jays, the Cubs hitters have gotten good at hitting away from the bold shifts. Sox not so much. They prefer to smack the ball hard right to someone.
  19. Absolutely true. And he's done well in the leadoff spot. Wild applause. But that comes at a price.
  20. That throw from CF missed 2b and home plate. Duran place CF like the headless horseman.
  21. Actually, Dalbec's is the new bat to replace JDM, so he did the JDM thing--GIDP.
  22. Cordero in for JDM as DH and lays down brilliant swinging bunt for a single.
  23. Seabold has used slider, changeup, and fastball. After the first two Cubs hitters, they worked reasonably well. That said, I don't think he has much command, which means his pitches are generally of the zone or down the middle, plus he throws a lot of fastballs.
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