Maxbialystock
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Bernardino looks pretty good. 2 outs in 9 pitches and out of the inning.
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Hope is a wonderful thing--or did you miss that movie?
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So May makes it to the 5th inning giving up 5 which actually could have been. For most of that he was pitching batting practice.
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Well said.
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Rodon is pitching well, just like Fried did. 3 dingers and 5 runs for the Yankees. Ump screwed Judge on that at bat.
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Narvaez out by a mile on 3b to 2b to 1b GIDP.
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Grounder by Rafaela demonstrates yet again the value of pitching low, which May is reluctant to do.
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That's why I'm tracking his pitches. Wed was an off day, but I think the Sox bullpen is a little tired.
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Good at bat by Duran. Man on.
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He gets the K on a low pitch!! Imagine that. The batter's right, but as already noted Anthony got screwed on 2 calls in his first at bat. Both below the zone.
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My goodness does May like the middle of the strike zone.
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They aren't. They've had some good pitches to swing at, but just fouled them off. Rodon has also thrown some nasty pitches for strikes. Rafaela catches that double Duran missed.
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Excellent at bat Easton. Yes, out, but 7 pitches. Rhoden has 54 pitches in 3 IP.
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We all did, but his last 2 starts were excellent. Tonight he seems to have decided to pitch batting practice--pitches primarily in the center of the zone with not much break--against the team that leads MLB in dingers.
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Another Yankees dinger off another very fat pitch. May apparently is incapable of pitching low in the zone.
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That dinger was inevitable. But I think May is getting good defensive support. Rafaela just made a running grab that I believe no other Sox second baseman would have caught. So a point for Cora for putting him there.
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I played one unforgettable summer of Babe Ruth League and made the all-star team--and never played baseball again. I switched to basketball, made the varsity high school team, and almost made the freshman team in college (much smaller than ND), I also played straight pool, billiards, ping-pong, hockey, soccer, hand ball, racquetball, squash, golf, tennis, flag football, volleyball, and duplicate bridge. I played basketball competitively (with refs) untiI I was 40. I competed in 3 mini-triathlons in my late 40's, I could still max the Army PT test (2 mile run, pushups, situps) when I was 52. By age 60, however, I was limited to walking and golf. Baseball, especially MLB, is for me the best sport to watch in person. I've watched games in Washington (old stadium and new) Philly, Baltimore, KC, and of course Fenway. I still watch college basketball, but not much NBA or NFL. I like watching the Olympics, Qoe Good point.
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That's the key to getting Anthony out--throw near the bottom of the zone or even a little below it. In this case it only took 4 straight sinkers and no changeups.
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Of course it's not personal. A DH must above all else produce at the plate. I do understand that his has been a short season, which might explain the lower OPS. But guess what? The Sox have just 32 games left out of a 162 game season and are very definitely in the hunt for the postseason. Now is not the time to be patient with a DH who isn't getting the job done. That especially applies when Abreu and Ref returning this week.
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Rafaela is pretty near the ideal centerfielder and his WAR is 3.6, 3d best on the Sox. His OPS. 714 and apparently dropping, is acceptable to me. It is .517 this month compared to .852 in July, ,870 in June, .698 in May and .682 in April. So I think this month is the outlier, maybe because of playing 2b. His 22 BB vs 87 K's are actually a big improvement over his first 2 seasons when he had 19 BB's vs 179 K's.
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Thanks. I needed that. I don't hate Yoshida, who seems like a pretty good guy. And I don't expect him to speak any more English than I speak Japanese. Practically speaking however, he is a liability in the outfield, especially with Garcia on the team and Abreu and Ref due back this week. Yoshida's OPS is .643 (.650 vs righties!!), which is pretty low for a DH. When Abreu and Ref return this week, I see Ref as DH vs lefties and one of Duran, Abreu, or Anthony as DH vs righties. I also see absolutely no need to have Rafaela play 2b. FWIW, I also don't hate Chaim Bloom. He was new at the job and had an owner who was determined to bring the payroll down. Funny thing, but Yoshida wasn't half bad his first season with 140 games, 537 at bats, 15 dingers, 72 rbi's, and an OPS of .783. 108 games and an OPS of .765 his 2d year wasn't awful. This year he has bombed, very probably because of the layoff.
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Agree on most. I think Buehler's in the bullpen now. I do not see an open floodgate for prospects unless you mean a 5th starter.
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The 2026 Red Sox Foundation & One Possible Plan
Maxbialystock replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Abreu and Ref are both due back this week. So among Abreu, Ref, Anthony, Duran, and Rafaela, Cora always has both a good outfield and Ref as DH lefties and Anthony as DH against Righties. Against lefties the OF is Anthony, Rafaela, and Abreu. Duran and his .570 OPS drops out. I see no use for Eaton or Yoshida--or for Rafaela to play 2b. However, I trust Cora and he may see things differently. -
The 2026 Red Sox Foundation & One Possible Plan
Maxbialystock replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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The 2026 Red Sox Foundation & One Possible Plan
Maxbialystock replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Assuming Garcia is a viable Sox outfielder--and that's a big assumption--Anthony can DH against lefty starters with an outfield of Duran, Rafaela, and Garcia. Against righty starters, Garcia sits and Yoshida can DH. I don't have full confidence in Yoshida, but I do have full confidence in Cora.
