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  1. Maxbialystock
    "hitting the ball hard" was meant facetiously--at least, by me
  2. Maxbialystock
    Santana has had 2 recent medical issues: foot infection this spring; and "ulnar collateral ligament repair and augmentation procedure" last September. That latter procedure is related to tommy john surgery. He's 30 and has played 7 seasons of MLB, but only one of them good: 2019, when he played 130 games for Texas with 28 dingers, an OBP of .324, and an OPS of .857. He has neither pitched nor caught a game, but has played every other position. So it sounds as though Chaim Bloom might have found someone who is now both healthy and showing signs of his 2019 capability. On the other hand, the Sox have a very solid lineup already. Bobby Dalbec has looked better recently, and I read on last night's game thread that Franchy Cordero is "hitting the ball hard." Yes, Santana is a switch-hitter, but so is Marwin Gonzalez, who is also pretty versatile. Plus none of those three guys have foot or elbow issues.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Boy, do they. Either they can't throw strikes or they suddenly become very hittable. I believe the computer programs say "losing it" is most likely to happen the third time through the batting order.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Actually, I think he is now 8 for 8 on K's. Kid, 22, must have a great glove.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Assuming WAR is a useful measurement of pitching prowess, I notice that the Rays top three starters have WAR's of 1.7, 1, and .7. The Sox top three are 1.1, .7, and .6. However, the Sox 4 and 5 starters have WAR's of .6 and .3, and the Jays 4 and 5 are sort of undetermined. Thanks to recent dingers given up, Barnes WAR has dropped to .8 and Whitlock's to .6. Then Valdez at .3, Sawamura at .2, and Ottavino at -.2. The Jays bullpen WAR's are: Chatwood .9; Castro .6; Payamps (a name to conjure with) .5; Bergen .5; Phelps .4. Season to date, Toronto's ERA is 3.82 and the Sox 3.89. Season to date, the Sox run differential is +41 and the Jays is +40. That one run edge is because the Sox have scored 224 runs to the Jays 203. In other words, the Sox have better hitting, the Jays better pitching, and overall these two teams are about even steven. Sox are 1.5 game ahead.
  6. Maxbialystock
    So far--in these two games--the Jays bullpen does look better than ours. It is also true that both games were won--and lost--by the starters. Bullpens were incidental.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Tomorrow Pivetta vs. Matz, with the Sox again getting the edge in starters. But you gotta play the games. What a season this has been and is.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Nice win and a needed win. As we thought before the game, Richards outpitched Stripling. Sox now lead the Rays by 1 and the Yankees and Jays by 1.5.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Kluber gets the no-hitter.
  10. Maxbialystock
    No, he's not. 8.2 innings, still no hits.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Oh, I love that K by Ottavino. He made Gurriel look foolish.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Shirley you've seen the posts were I critique myself.
  13. Maxbialystock
    What a great shot of that guy with a great seat but insists on watching the game thru his iphone, probably so he can check balls and strikes calls.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Of course. Doesn't everyone? Go look it up: the purpose of a game thread is to vent. I'm p.o.'d at Andriese and Whitlock. And Ottavino better do his job or I'll go after him too.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Not nice. Absolutely amazing.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Agree. Heck, Richards was a better choice to get that last out.
  17. Maxbialystock
    One thing does seem apparent. The Jays bullpen is much better than ours. They pitched tough tonight when they were way behind and last night when they were way ahead. Andriese and now Whitlock were/are the exact opposite.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Right down the middle and Devers can't hit it, so of course he then swings at the next pitch a mile above the strike zone.
  19. Maxbialystock
    I don't know who to blame, Whitlock or Vazquez, but that ground out was the first low pitch he threw in the 7th.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Now it's 6-3 and we're just in the 7th inning.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Whitlock is just one of many Sox pitchers who either can't or won't keep the ball down.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Actually, I disagree. I think you can see it's good while the pitcher is working. You can see where he's throwing it, what kind of break the ball has, and what effect that is having on the hitters. Richards was not completely on tonight--4 walks and 7 hits--but those two K's in the 7th were dazzling.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Pivetta, yes. Richards to me is still a little scary.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Jays bullpen has been tuff, tuff, tuff.
  25. Maxbialystock
    72 pitches so far, but can he go six?
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