Maxbialystock
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Red Sox 2025 Trade Deadline Thread
Maxbialystock replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Meh. I agree Devers is the better hitter, but I also think his absence has improved the teamwork in the clubhouse and on the field. Tonight's game is a reminder that Devers was/is just one bat in a 9 player lineup. The Sox won tonight against a tough Astros team because of superb pitching.. Criswell surprised the heck out of all of us, and then the bullpen was lights out for 4 innings--helped by a great throw from Story to nail the guy going home in the 10th. To me the real replacement for Devers is Anthony, who came up a week before Devers left--and we never missed Devers!! -
Absolutely. They were gangbusters.
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I'm talking more about style and presence than accomplishments. Both were/are tall, had/have a good eye for balls and strike, and showed their ability in their first year. . However, to me it's a dead heat between Ruth and Williams as to who was the greatest hitter ever. In his rookie year, age 21, Williams OPS was freaking 1.049 in 149 games. No way do I put Anthony in their company,--which doesn't trouble me the least little bit. Anthony is still amazing.
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He sure is. Heck, he's even decent in the outfield.
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Nope. More like Ted Williams.
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Could not agree more. Unbelievable win with Criswell going against Brown. Despite 3 errors--2 by Sox pitchers--the defense really helped tonight.
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Absolutely, and on the dead run.
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On to the 10th. Abreu almost did it--and against a lefty at that.
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Bad break for Abreu and us. So close.
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Absolutely unreal. I figured him for 1 or 2 IP and giving up 3 or 4 runs. Long after I became a Sox fan, I lived in Oklahoma and the only games I could get were the Astros, and those were only on radio. "Little" Joe Morgan was on that team before he went to Cincy (and glory).
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I became a Sox fan largely because of Curt Gowdy calling the games on radio a little over 70 years ago. And I kind of like the NESN radio guys. But I much prefer to see the games.
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By the way, Apple is giving us the Astros feed. At Fenway Park.
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He absolutely was. Abysmal bottom of the 8th by Anthony, Bergman, and Duran.
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I feel for you because it infuriates me when MLB does this on games we've already paid for. Quite by accident, when I switched to AT&T I discovered I received the home station, MASN, for the Orioles and Nationals games, which are actually on my blackout list. Same goes for Atlanta games, and I get their station too. 3 errors by the Sox, 2 of them by pitchers. None led to unearned runs. Whitlock is on a very good streak--1 ER in his last 11.1 IP.
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Good rejoinder. I say it because I want it to be true. Masterful stats by you.
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Nice bunt by Narvaez.
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Great 3d strike pitch by Brown--called a ball by the ump. Sox have runners on 1st and 2d with nobody out.
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Try to keep, up, Fred. I said that tonight the Sox have hurt themselves by not swinging at first pitch strikes or even second pitch strikes. And they've shown little hesitation in swinging at 3d strikes that are outside the strike zone.
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Sox with 2 errors which did not lead to unearned runs--only adds to the luster of Criswell's night.
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He sure is. But right now he's still better than--wait for it--Devers with the Giants. The guy I wanted the Sox to hang onto, Duran, left 2 on with 2 outs. So I would definitely be a crappy CBO--and after all the training and schooling I've had. If only SADULU actually meant something in baseballese. Ditto for LARS,.
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I keep blaming the Sox for 0 runs, now in 6 IP, but the fact is that Brown has been tough. Uh, oh. Here's trouble. Leadoff double. Followed by an easy pop fly. I see Varitek is still growing. Weight-wise.
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Finally, finally, Bregman does the right thing and nails a first pitch--straight to the third baseman. Strikeout king Duran doubles, also on a first pitch.
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Criswell never got the word that on the Sox the changeup is to be neglected. His is pretty good. Quality start for Criswell. My oh my. What Criswell and lousy baserunning have taken away from the Astros, the Sox lousy hitting has given back--and then some.
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Are the Astros the worst baserunners in the history of MLB? No, but they're trying. That's 3 inexcusable mistakes leading to 3 easy outs for the Sox.
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No one in their right mind could have expected "a couple of steaks." The Astros Brown is just demonstrating why his ERA is 2.44.