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  1. Maxbialystock
    Wow. I just read Price is going to the bullpen because he wants to play and realizes time is too short to build back up to starting. If he can adjust, he could be very good.
  2. Maxbialystock
    My two cents on swinging at first pitches is that overall our guys seem to be lousy at it--see tonight's and last night's game. Sometimes they seem to be swinging just to be swinging and hit a pitcher's pitch--leading to an easy out. Other times it's the right pitch, but they still can't get a hit--another easy out. So right now I am tempering my enthusiasm for aggressive hitting. Exceptions would be Nunez and Pedey who seem to be pretty good at it (and also at getting walks). Smart hitters, both.
  3. Maxbialystock
    That was me being facetious. Of course he was great.
  4. Maxbialystock
    May become? Passed that gate awhile ago. Something just happens in these game threads. i've tried to tone it down a little on the others. Apparently, I seem to enjoy having to apologize and will do so again as soon as moonslav reads that post. I just like Beni, even with the long hair. This has been a tough season for almost everyone, and he has stood pretty tall,especially for a rookie. Thus do I tolerate his mistakes in the outfield and on the basepaths. Why do we expect perfection--you know, what gets called good fundamentals--when good enough really is good enough, at least for now?
  5. Maxbialystock
    Speaking of fire. I know Beni got those 3 hits and 3 rbi's, but did you see that misplay? Plus he has all that speed and simply stopped trying steal bases or do anything remotely risky. I'm thinking he has no fire.
  6. Maxbialystock
    On to Tampa. Really? The Trop after Irma? Orioles at the Yankees tonight, Miley vs. Tanaka. Strangely enough,both have lousy ERA's this year, 4.96 and 4.82. Miley is 8-12, Tanaka 11-11. Tough luck for Baltimore: Ellsbury is leading off for the Yankees--no Gardner. Jacoby is tearing the League up this year--why did we ever let him go?--and Gardner is just, you know, pedestrian. No fire.
  7. Maxbialystock
    I hope Kimbrel knows he still can't get the save if he is the one cutting the lead to 3 or 2 or 1 runs.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Why oh why do guys like Kelly, Reed, and Kimbrel--guys with pretty good stuff--have to make things so hard?
  9. Maxbialystock
    Bullpen, bullpen wherefore art thou, bullpen? I'll tell you where--out there scaring some pretty loyal fans, including especially those at Fenway.
  10. Maxbialystock
    No need to be. Positing JBJ at $100M for 5 years leads to a much more interesting discussion. Betts for that money almost makes sense. Where's the fun in that?
  11. Maxbialystock
    My, my. top of the 9th with Kimbrel on the mound. Whoops, single off a first pitch fastball.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Since I brought zero mojo to this game and missed big chunks of it, I would like to thank all those guys talking about Thunder's eco class today instead. Vintage talksox. Pom came through--just about a perfect start for him--6 innings, 1 run. Lots of pitches, but that's what he needs to be successful. What little I saw of the defense also came through. Hitting really came through, especially Beni. Bullpen apparently had instructions from JF or the pitching coach to scare us fans and onlookers half to death. So I guess that means they were OK.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Beni, batting 3d, comes through. Does Farrell know lineups or does he know lineups? (I'm smiling)
  14. Maxbialystock
    Did JBJ really, truly strike out with men on 2d and 3d and no one out? Seriously? Note that elder statesman--the over the hill guy--quickly hit a sac fly to get one guy home. JBJ batting 9th is right where he needs to be even though has definite hitting potential (and some pretty good numbers form 2016).
  15. Maxbialystock
    Missed a lot, but replays show some pretty alert defense by the Sox to get hyperaggressive A's runners. I know, I know--only our guys are actually boneheads. Other teams are pretty solid on the fundamentals because they are better coached and managed.
  16. Maxbialystock
    He got him! Six outs to go with the 3-1 lead intact.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Another 1-2 count with just one out needed.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Good grief. EVen Reed has hurt, giving up a double and a walk to load the bases--after getting a 1-2 count, no less.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Gossett perfect game after 2. 22 pitches.
  20. Maxbialystock
    There we go again. Another first pitch hit for an easy out. By Vazquez. Fastball, but very low and barely in the zone--made to order for a groundout. He swung at a pitcher's pitch and at the same time shortened his inning. How nice of him.
  21. Maxbialystock
    That's his problem--unable to nail mistakes and struggles against breaking stuff.
  22. Maxbialystock
    I'm both, you turkey. First retirement after 31 years was 24 years ago, but I still work full-time, and, unfortunately, still contribute to daytime gamethreads.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Indeed.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Good. We are going to aphorism those A's right into the ground. Well, probably not me.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Hey, it's a Boston movie with Boston actors (some of them)--which I have seen too many times (because I like it). Well done, Slasher9!!
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