Maxbialystock
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You make a very good point about his age. I think the real issue is that his hitting is down from last year, plus now his defense is suspect. Last year his WAR was 8.7 and right now it's 2.4. However, Duran leads the Sox in games played and--wait for it--total freaking bases (177). He is 2d in runs scored and 4th in rbi's and of course leads in triple and doubles. The OP is right. Duran gets traded only if the Sox get real value in return.
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Justice = good word.
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My goodness, I forgot! Thanks for the reminder. The Sox played the Phillies tough in 2/3 games at their park. We win game 1 if Narvaez doesn't have that passed ball.
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Italics/facetiousness notwithstanding, you love to comment on Cora in the game threads. Fact: when the Sox fell behind, I went ahead with doing the dishes and vacuuming our single level home. When I returned, I could not believe that 6-5 score. I'm probably wrong, but I think the Sox lineup is effective because just about everybody--except Toro and Wong--is a threat to do something good. Against a lefty starter tonight, 8 of the 9 Sox rbi's were by righty batters. Duran, Yoshida, and Abreu combined for 9 K's. Cora does know what he is doing.
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The game announcers said the Phillies have not lost this year when up by 5 at any point in the game. So, yes, winning was tough. Why not give the Sox some credit?
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Hard to call this momentum, and no game tomorrow is a blessing. Friday is righty Sheehan vs Bello. I like that matchup. Saturday is Kershaw vs Crochet, both lefties. Sunday is May vs Buehler, both righties with high ERA's. Dodgers lead MLB in runs scored, but their team ERA is 23d. Sox are 5th in runs scored and 10th in team ERA. If the Sox can take 2/3, that's 4-5 against three division leaders. Then 3 @ the Twins, who are 49-53 overall but 28-20 at home. The one thing I fear is that Chapman will have a complete mental breakdown and use that splitter more. It looks awfully tough to hit.
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Giolito gave up 5 in 4 IP, but the bullpen was excellent--1 ER in 7 IP. Sox now 2-4 on a mountainous road trip. Rest tomorrow, face the Dodgers at the Fens Fri, Sat, and Sun.
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Great, clutch win by the good guys. Well managed by Cora even though 90% of the credit goes to the heroics of the Sox. I personally would have started Wong tonight and would have been dead wrong.
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Alcala gets 2 outs. And the run was of course unearned. In comes reliever #7, Bernardino. lefty vs lefty.
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Great K by Alcala, but a disappointment for our favorite skeptic.
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Oh, good. Now our pitching coach goes to the mound to provide detailed guidance and maybe screw up Alcala.
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Alcala is the 7th Sox pitcher and 6th reliever tonight.
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Absolutely no one will give Cora any credit, but he is the one who had Narvaez catch his 4th straight game. 90% of the credit belongs to Narvaez of course. One tough hombre.
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He's magnificent in CF tonight and hasn't dropped a single fly ball. Plus he deftly jumped high on that CF dinger way over his head.
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My lesson learned is that it's pretty easy to get nailed for catcher interference. Duran K's again, lefty bat vs righty pitcher.
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Toro is ambidextrous screw-up. Anthony with a sweet double to right. Duran needs to do something besides K.
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That was fan on fan interference.
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How can you say that when everyone knows he is a serial interferer?
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Narvaez is the man!!!!
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Abreu K'd again, but is delighted because he hit a long four ball. "My swing is back!!!"
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It would be nice if Abreu could reconsider swinging for the fences all the time. I those 2 dingers went to his head. Narvaez is catching his 4th game in 4 days. So much for Cora thinking he's a stupid piece of crap with those insane catcher interference calls.
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Also a productive caught stealing or 3d out in 10th.
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First pitch fastball right down the middle--deep fly to right, runner advances to 3b. Single drives home tying run.
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Weissert in for Whitlock against the top of the Phillies batting order.
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I think Rafaela gets thrown out at 1b anyway. Story just made it easier.