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  1. Maxbialystock
    Horrible at bat by Anthony. But that's how to get him out--throw him low stuff, especially breaking ball. The third pitch was a fat fastball which he took.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Double by Wong, including aggressive baserunning.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Good IP by Bernardino.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Baltimore ain't much, but Camden Yards is--and so is the inner harbor. Home of Johns Hopkins U.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Whoa, Nellie. Neat freaking stat!
  6. Maxbialystock
    Here's hoping the good Sox show up this week.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Sugano was tough 5 days ago vs Sox: 5 IP, 0 ER. The Sox were 0/13 with RISP in that game. Lowe tied it in the 9th with a dinger and Gonzalez on 1b. The Sox first run was on a balk. The Sox bullpen went 7 freaking innings giving up just 1 ER.
  8. Maxbialystock
    If Wong keeps improving, it will be nice to two catchers rather than 1 1/2. Need Abreu and Ref back. Love to see Payton Tolle pitch, but not before he's ready.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Not going to bluesky, but I do like the lineup: 6 lefty bats and 3 righty; Rafaela in CF and Hamilton at 2b, Not a Yoshida fan these days, but why not with Mayer and Abreu both out? The first five hitters--Anthony, Bregman, Duran, Story, and Lowe--look pretty good. The next four--Yoshida, Rafaela, Hamilton, and Wong--not so good. The Orioles are going with 4 lefty bats, 4 righty bats, and one switch hitter. 😁
  10. Maxbialystock
    My thought is that playing Narvaez less makes him better. Catching is strenuous,
  11. Maxbialystock
    Good. I knew Bernardino would just pitch the first. Heck, he pitched last night.
  12. Maxbialystock
    "No need to waste time" evokes efficiency, not the national pastime. To remind. No one on the playing field can see that rectangle which we ,watching from far away, now take so much for granted. My goodness does it feed our little egos to know something nobody on the field of play knows. We alone are always right when no one else is. Sports and especially baseball are all about striving to make the right play, to hit a round ball with a round bat squarely, to throw strikes that are not easy to hit, to make the right throw or catch, to gain an advantage on the basepaths--and yes, to make the right call on the field. They are not about perfection. So, me, I can live with robo umps only if the hitter, catcher, or pitcher immediately challenges a call. If the hitter challenges a strike and is wrong, he should be penalized. Same goes for a pitcher or catcher challenging a ball.
  13. Maxbialystock
    After the mystery starter tonight it's Giolito, Bello, and Crochet. However, you could be dead right about the split because one of those wins at Yankee Stadium was `1-0. The Sox scored 1 and 3 runs in 2 games, 6 and 12 in the other 2. Too bad Abreu and Ref won't be ready tonight. I'm reading Thursday. I would be fine with Criswell or Fitts tonight.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Thanks, everyone. You've had a very good year with a wide variety of articles and topics to stir our thoughts and comments. Plus the policing done by people we know has been excellent.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Now here are the win totals with the 10 best ERA's in MLB-- Rangers 66 Padres 74 Brewers 81 Royals 67 Sox 71 Giants 63 Phillies 76 Cubs 76 Reds 68 Tigers 78
  16. Maxbialystock
    Scoring is a big deal this season. Here are the top 10 teams in runs scored along with their wins-- Dodgers 74 wins Brewers 81 Yankees 70 Red Sox 71 Cubs 76 Diamondbacks 64 Tigers 78 Jays 76 Mariners 70 That's 9 out of 10 are wild cards or better. The biggest outlier are the Padres with 74 wins and ranked 22d in runs scored.
  17. Maxbialystock
    The one caveat to the above is that Duran's OPS vs lefties is .57`1.
  18. Maxbialystock
    I think the Sox go with who they have now, especially with Abreu and Ref due back this week. Here are Sox OPS's with RISP (and I was wrong about Duran)-- Anthony 1.039 Abreu .944 Bregman .886 Gonzalez .869 Story .828 Duran .826 Lowe .778 Hamilton .776 Narvaez .738 Rafaela .659 Refsnyder .596 Yoshida .367 Wong .227 Team .754. Sox OPS for all splits is .750.
  19. Maxbialystock
    I dislike your headline--Roman Empire--because it smacks of the super-hype regularly indulged in by ESPN and most other outlets. And to set the record straight, I think the 6 most valuable players on this team right now are Bregman, Anthony, Story, Crochet, Chapman, and Bello. Does anyone in his right mind believe the Sox take 3 of 4 from the Yankees and their terrfic batting order without superb pitching? And, by the way, Wong and Lowe's back to back doubles won the 2d game. I really like moonslav's comment that Anthony has essentially replaced Devers because it fits perfectly. Plus Anthony can play the outfield with a plus DWAR.
  20. Maxbialystock
    The lesson from this series is that for the Sox pitching is almost everything because the Sox are lousy with RISP. The Sox have a lot better pitching and hitting than the Orioles but collapsed against them Mon and Tues. Now the Sox are at their ballpark for 4. This series, no less than the Yankees series, is important.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Agree, plus I'm fine with Fitts. "Win" means 3 of 4.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Agree on all although I think batters should have to challenge calls to get them.
  23. Maxbialystock
    So true. NYC is known world wide. My sister lives in Buffalo, one of her daughters in Buffalo, another in Canada, a son in the Finger Lakes, and the youngest in NYC (for 30 years). My favorite city is probably Paris over Rome, Berlin, London, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Brussels, Istanbul, Athens, Amman, Tel-Aviv, Riyadh, Dubai, Tokyo, Seoul, Riyadh, et al. And my second favorite city is NYC.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Series over. Sox still ahead of everyone in the WP race. On to Baltimore who were downright pesky last Mon-Tues--and at Fenway yet. Tomorrow's Sox starter is TBD and will be followed by Giolito, Bello, and Crochet in Boston. Sox `1/6 with RISP tonight. Duran was a one man wrecking crew. Unfortunately he wrecked the good guys.
  25. Maxbialystock
    1.1 innings.
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