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  1. Maxbialystock
    Heck, I like Bello too. We have three excellent starters right now, of whom Crochet is a true ace. Plus, as moonslav has pointed out, the bullpen has actually been pretty good. I don't think Buehler has bad stuff, but do think his control stinks. Criswell looked really good.
  2. Maxbialystock
    You beat me to it.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Gio is a work in progress. HIs first start was April 30. His May ERA was 4.85, June 3.04, and July-August 2.92. Of those last 6 starts 4 were on the road @ Twins, Phillies, Cubs, and Nationals. Today's 8 IP and 1 ER were against a Division leader, as were the Cubs and Phillies. Same for Bello, whose first start was April 22 and whose May ERA was 4.03. But it was 2.87 in June and 2.79 in July against the Dodgers, Cubs, Rays, Rockies,, Reds, and Twins--and 39 innings pitched.
  4. Maxbialystock
    In July it's a seller's market, so the price in players and prospects would be big for a #2 starter.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Need, yes. Necessity, doubtful. Expensive because it's a seller's market, almost certainly.
  6. Maxbialystock
    I was afraid you would say that. In the past, the Sox have always been inclined to add a starter in July when they think they are in the hunt. I think it was Jake Peavy in 2013 and Eovaldi in 2018.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Story not back next year? How? The Sox need him. Mayer makes me nervous because he is very injury prone. Agree on Casas. He's missed one full season because he swung a bat and then, this season, ran to 1b. My guess is Campbell gets that spot.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Played 10, so I think it's 9.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Right now the top 9 teams in MLB have won between 62 games and 66 games. That's a very tight shot group and means the Sox are very much in the hunt. After reading moonslav's listing of the weaknesses of some of those 9 teams, I think the Sox don't have any real weaknesses. Pitching is the best since 2018. Hitting 4th in MLB in runs. Defense with lots of plus defenders. And good baserunning. The claim is that team morale is pretty good, especially after the Sox didn't trade away anyone on the 26 man roster last week. A couple were sent back to Worcester, however.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Royals at the Fens for 3, then six road games @ San Diego and @ Houston.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Seriously? Because of Wong? If so, I'm delighted.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Really?
  13. Maxbialystock
    You are in the very unenviable position of whining about the "weaknesses" of a Sox team that doesn't really have any. Gonzalez is the "good RH to play 1b." Wong showed again today he is an effective backup catcher. The Sox pitching right now is better than the 2018 staff, the hitting is ranked 4th in MLB in runs scored, the defense is solid despite those errors, and the baserunning is pretty good. How good? The Sox have just played, post ASG, 12 games against 4 Division leaders and won 7 of them. They mashed the Dodgers and Astros at Fenway and went 2-4 @ Cubs and @ Phillies. The one concern now is injuries. I think Bregman, Story, Rafaela, Narvaez, Anthony, and Crochet are irreplaceable. Maybe Chapman is.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Berra had the same problem. And Devers has been known to golf those low pitches now and then. Anthony is the opposite, and his way works a lot better.
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  16. Maxbialystock
    Amen. Some great examples. And do I need to add that the Sox weak areas are greatly exaggerated here on talksox? I mean that thread on the presumed failure of Breslow to make a big move on July 31 is now at 15 freaking pages because a huge number of talk soxers are buying the media hype that Breslow failed miserably. They give him a D or and F. The talksox complaints are based on these false assumptions: 1) the Sox rotation stinks; 2) 1b is a disaster which will bring the Sox down quicker than that iceberg did the Titanic; 3) Wong is completely incompetent as the Sox backup catcher.; 4) the Sox have way too many good outfielders, whom Cora is unable to give enough starts/at bats to.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Bello had his his only complete game ever with Wong behind the plate. Now Giolito looks to go 8 while giving up 1 run. Is it even remotely possible Breslow and Cora had good reasons for not signing another backup catcher?
  18. Maxbialystock
    This was/is kind of a one inning game--the disastrous 4th for the Astros with one of their best starters on the mound. The Sox actually have a pretty deep lineup. Those six runs occurred with the Sox having just 1 double and no triples or dingers.
  19. Maxbialystock
    I presume you're being facetious.
  20. Maxbialystock
    The numbers don't say so. Do I need to repeat them?
  21. Maxbialystock
    He is so good. Great acquisition by Breslow.
  22. Maxbialystock
    We sure do. You're his problem, at least on talksox. Rafaela has been invaluable this season. He's a terrific centerfielder who can also play 2b so Cora can optimize his lefty bats against righty starters. He has the highest WAR among the lineup players, is 2d in games played, 3d in total bases, 2d in runs scored, and 4th in dingers. It's too early to be sure, but right now I'd rather have Rafaela than any other Sox centerfielder of the last 20 seasons. Ellsbury was a better hitter, but was way too injury prone.
  23. Maxbialystock
    I went to the mlb icon on my ipad and got it, no questions asked. Blind stupid luck because like you I have been screwed repetitively by mlb.com.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Bregman is the keeper.
  25. Maxbialystock
    By your reckoning Sale should not have received the CY Award last year because he either stunk or didn't much much for the previous 5 seasons--2019-2023. I have railed against Story as much as anyone, but that doesn't blind me to the fact that this year Story is a key part of this team's success--in the field and at bat. Think of it as redemption. Why dwell on past seasons?
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