Maxbialystock
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Meh. Agree on the small sample size, but it's the only one we have right now. Besides, the bullpen has pitched against the exact same lineups our very expensive rotation has pitched against--and done a whole lot better. Moreover, I honestly think Barnes is throwing better stuff right now than Kimbrel--who just two pitches and sometimes struggled to get the knuckle curve over--had last year. You could still be right that the bullpen will fade somewhat, but that also might be because they are being overworked covering for the starters who keep getting shelled early. We are ver early in the season and Cora has already used Nunez for 1 inning.
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Dead right. He can definitely get excited and shows it during a game sometimes. But boy does he like to prepare and focus before a game.
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Absolutely fascinating. Thanks. Cabrera was the guy who filled in after Nomar left, right?
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Bad weather today, 43 degrees and rain. Better tomorrow \ thru Saturday. So, honestly, I give the Sox and Sale a pass today even though I hope the home crowd warms our guys up (and not the Jays).
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The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day When the sun is out and the wind is still, You're one month on in the middle of May. But if you so much as dare to speak, A cloud comes over the sunlit arch, A wind comes off a frozen peak, And you're two months back in the middle of March. 2 tramps in mud time
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All five starters now have 2 starts. Price: 12 innings, 8 ER's. Eovaldi: 10 innings, 9 ER's. Sale: 9 innings, 8 ER. ERod: 8 innings, 11 ER. Porcello: 7.1 innings, 11 ER. Sale has the only quality start.
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Agree. Way too early. Interesting that the Sox will continue with 13 pitchers and 12 lineup players. Given the problems with the rotation, that continues to make sense. Nunez gets to back up 3B, 2B, and SS. If an outfielder is injured with JDM as DH, I assume Pearce, Nunez, or Swihart can sub.
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This time it’s followed by an off day, then agame, then another off day. Great timing by Cora and not taxing.
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Pretty harsh, but I basically agree with all of it. These guys don't look like the 2018 team. I would add that Barnes has a much better repertoire than Kimbrel has and is willing to do windows. Whether his fault or not, I still see Kimbrel as the ultimate prima dona--only pitch the 9th, without any baserunners, etc. Yesterday Barnes's 7th and 8th innings were terrific and just what the doctor ordered.
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This might be the shortest game thread in a while--and it was a much-needed win. I was one of the non-contributors.
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Actually, it looks like starting Velazquez was genius. Cora not only got a well pitched game, but sent a really strong signal to that rotten rotation and positive one to the bullpen.
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Great game, great win, especially given the last 10 games. Good finish to a brutal road trip. Sox fans, please note: the Sox won this one without a single pitch thrown by the very expensive rotation; Swigart, not Leon or Vazquez, was behind the plate and must have had some influence on 9 shutout innings by no less than 5 Sox pitchers; Barnes so far totally outclasses Kimbrel with much better stuff; Cora again was a pretty darn good in-game manager. Before getting our hopes up to high, don't forget that our rotation remains problematical, our lineup ain't last year's yet, and the defense, including the outfield, doesn't look so hot. But this game was a good start at something better.
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Actually, no. Here's why. In the past 5 seasons the Sox have won 21 more home games than away games. That's against 405 total home games and 405 total away games. The west coast trip is simply a convenient excuse for the vast under-performance--granted, a very small sample size--from easily the biggest payroll in MLB. Alex Cora's spring vacation (vice training) is the most likely culprit.
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Kimmi, all due respect, but the move west--which is the easiest direction to travel (I know) in terms of sleep cycle--was done gradually by playing those to Cactus League games before going on to Seattle. It's coming east that's hard. But even then it's still baseball in beautiful ball parks and with great travel and hotel accommodations. This is The Show. You know, white baseballs for batting practice.
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The Alex Cora Managerial Decision Thread
Maxbialystock replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Yes and no. Cora does like to plan for the whole season, but most of his decisions deal with the here and now--what lineup to use, what sequence of relievers, when to pinch hit, when to pull a pitcher, etc. I think he blew it in ST, pure and simple, because his rotation so far stinks and shouldn't. But he also said his bullpen would be fine, and they have been, mostly. He as much as DD gave Swihart a slot over Leon, and Swihart already has 3 errors at C. -
We're kind of in May already. Last year's team didn't lose their 8th game until May 1. People forget that last year we needed that 17-2 run because the Yankees caught up to us in May. You middle of May could be right because maybe it will take that long for the rotation to get their mojo back.
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4/05 Sox at Diamondbacks
Maxbialystock replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
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4/05 Sox at Diamondbacks
Maxbialystock replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Bring on those rattlesnakes, I double dare ya. The thing about a small sample size like this one is that it's the only one we've got right now If you want to swing back to 2018 and tell me how great we were a year ago, I'm with you, but will remind you 2018 was successful in part because the Sox went 17-2 in the first 19 games and didn't take their 6th loss until April 27th. The Sox got their 6th loss in 2014--the year after winning the WS--on April 10th. All that said, I continue to believe there is no way this year's model won't get to the postseason. Too much talent. -
Porcello ® vs. Godley ® First things first: this sucker starts at 7:10 EDT, and it's not a school night. Bad as Rick was/is (ERA 13.50) , Godley is right there with him (11.81). The Sox have a horrendous run differential of -19, but Arizona's is -13. However, they are 3-4 (all road games) and we are, oh, yeah, 2-6. And how many lefty bats can Cora count on? I see six: Beni, Devers, JBJ, Holt, Moreland, and Swihart. I don't think it's time to rest Mookie, JDM, or Bogie.
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Not sure how a MLB manager kicks butts in this day and age and just 8 games into the season. The horrible outfield gaffe yesterday was just one of those things. Mookie's attempt at 3d was born of trying too hard and not thinking quickly enough because it was an instantaneous decision once the ball dropped in. As it was, it took a perfect play and throw to get him. How do you kick butts to get better hitting? Anyone? Anyone? Ditto fixing bad starts by our rotation which everyone thought would be gold.
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Focus is definitely the right word because I think it has to be hard to maintain over 162 games of interminable lengths.
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I'd rather have moonslav predicting an 11-0 run than that dipstick max saying 5-6.
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FIRE & DESIRE is such b.s. because it's completely undefinable and way too much of a catch all. In fact, Betts's running error last night was, if anything, too much fire and desire--which, by the way, I think he still has plenty of. I think it was in Seattle that he tried to make a catch on foul fly/liner that had him crashing into a wall, but he slid at the last moment to avoid injury. To me fire and desire works better in football and basketball, but baseball depends so much on technique to hit those corners from 66 feet while throwing the heck out of the ball--or simply to hit a round ball with a round bat squarely.
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Sure. When Lewis and Clark went out west and met some real Indian chiefs, they told them to go to DC and check out the guy there. Of course, by then it was Jefferson and Washington had died, but, yeah, our Presidents were once also Indian Chiefs, sort of. And some of the real Indian Chiefs did in fact make it to DC.
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Can't quarrel with much of that. Too true.