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  1. Maxbialystock
    Gausman ® vs. Price (L) I give Gausman the edge only because Price has been so inconsistent. Last start good--2 runs in 5.1--but not a quality start. Smith, Velazquez, Kelly, and Kimbrel finished and allowed 0 runs. Orioles 13-29 for year, 5-5 in last 10, 10-13 at home, and 3-16 on the road. Sox took 3 of 3 at Fenway a month ago. Yankees are on their all-star weekend break two months early. They played 6 innings in 2 days in DC and are resting again today.
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    Me too.
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    Meh. I'm fine with Moreland in the lineup and JBJ not. Our defense is not on fumes, and no centerfielder in the history of MLB can make the difference you and others claim JBJ makes with his defense. I think Betts is as good in RF as JBJ is in CF, but we value Betts most for his great offense which is as it should be. JBJ deserves his -.4 WAR. But don't get me wrong: if Cora decides to play him, I'm fine with that too. The rotation looks great on paper, especially with Price healthy and Porcello having such a good start. But lately not so great. Earlier in the year we were getting quality starts regularly. Now, not so much, mostly because the starters aren't going 6 or more innings. When they go just 5, the bullpen has to do 4, and the bullpen is struggling. Team ERA was 2d best in MLB a month ago. Now it's 9th best. I agree with bellhorn on Kelly and you should too. Kimbrel's WAR is 1.0, and Kelly's is 0.9. Kelly has also pitched more innings than Kimbrel and has a lower ERA. True, Kelly has walked 8 guys vs. Kimbrel's 4, but Kimbrel has given up 4 dingers and Kelly none.
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    Boy, do I agree with you and have to wonder what moonslav is thinking. If he's right, opposing managers preparing their teams for the next game against us would be saying something like this: "Guys, I know Sale is on the mound, but, without JBJ in CF, we will have no problem scoring runs. Just don't hit the ball to right field, and Benintendi or JD Martinez will let it drop in or go over their heads or whatever. This is a real break for us, and we need to capitalize."
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    I do understand the somewhat philosophical point that August and October are more memorable than May, but May is where we are right now. It is a fact that we had a big lead over the Yankees and are now 1/2 game back of them. I like moonslav's point that the bottom third of the order, bad as it is, is on a par with other good batting orders. But I already thought the hitting was pretty good. The Sox are 2d in MLB in runs scored. My concern now is with the pitching. The rotation and bullpen are both struggling. Last year we didn't have Price and did have other issues, but the team ERA was still 4th best in MLB. Early this season with Johnson and Velazquez in the rotation, the team ERA was under 3 and 2d best in MLB. Right now with Sale, Price, Porcello, Pom, and ERod all healthy and the bullpen fairly healthy, the ERA is 9th best in MLB. Whatever our guys are throwing, other teams seem to like it.
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    No way, no how can getting Machado this year ever be a good deal.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Sale goes 5 and struggles with control and gives up 2 runs. The bullpen gives up 2 runs in 4 innings. A nice win, but further confirmation that the Sox pitching is slipping backwards. Also confirmation I think that Cora needs to keep as many good bats as possible in the lineup to make up for the pitching problems. The Sox scored 3, 5, and 6 runs in this series and only won once. This was the 8th straight game without a quality start by the Sox. The last one was game 1 vs. the Yankees when Pom went 6 and gave up 2.
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    You do know, I hope, that on some batters the pitches are called by the bench, not Vazquez, and are therefore visible to the opposing bench.
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    Agree completely. 3 run dinger by Bogie should not count.
  11. Maxbialystock
    I figured out why Sale threw so many pitches out of the zone tonight. He was terrified of throwing strikes without JBJ in CF to field all those inevitable extra bases hits--which JBJ would have turned into outs.
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    Need to build the lead back up because the bullpen is right around the corner.
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    I'll settle for getting thru the 5th with a lead.
  14. Maxbialystock
    A one hitter thru 4 innings and 7 K's, but also 80 pitches. Might go 6 innings, might not.
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    Getting a little scary. that was a very expensive BB--11 pitches. Plus Sale does not trust his slider or changeup.
  16. Maxbialystock
    That's twice now Beni has denied Oakland a GIDP by getting to 2B way early. That DP should have been duck soup. What a dummy he is not playing it safe.
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    Definitely an off night for Sale and he still has three scoreless innings. He's leaning heavily on the heater, but he really wants to help win this one.
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    Ahem. Mookie can do no wrong even when he does. He is more of a five tool player than any Red Sox player I can think of. My only concern when he steals or attempts to is a possible injury.
  19. Maxbialystock
    No corners from this ump. Wow. 4 pretty good pitches.
  20. Maxbialystock
    12 strikes and 13 balls in 25 pitches so far for Sale. Off night.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Absolutely. He gives it his all every time out. A real pro. Pom can't even be bothered to cover 1B on grounders to the right.
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    Nice move by Beni to take off on the 3-2 pitch and prevent the GIDP. Saved a run, as it turned out.
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    Protecting JBJ????? A manager's job these days is to protect his weak hitters from making outs or, worse, striking out (except when men are on first and second with less than two outs when you want him strike out to prevent the GIDP)? Moreland's bat is twice as good as JBJ's and Cora would like to support Sale with a better hitter in the lineup and will risk having Beni play CF.
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    Four pages about an inconsequential topic. I like Swihart but agree there is no good position for him on these Sox.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Cahill ® vs. Sale (L) Time to right the ship with Chris Sale at the helm. Betts RF Beni CF Hanley DH JDM LF Bogie SS Moreland 1B Nunez 2B Devers 3B Vazquez C Just 3 lefty bats vs. righty Cahill. I might have played Holt over Nunez at 2B, but what the heck. My NOAA map says the rain is south of Boston, but right on top of DC where it seems the Yankees and Nats are rained out. Bottom third continues to be a drag on the economy. Last night same 3 guys had no hits. A new thread on Mookie says the Sox go as he goes, and last night he was 0 for 5 in a 5-3 loss.
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