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Man Porcello looks good tonight, everywhere.

Naw, supposed to be sunny even from 11a to 4p

This game should be a can o’ corn on the cobb.

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Gotta remember too, and perhaps this isn’t as well known as it should be, but a lot topics are producer driven. Producer says brings this or that up, extrapolate more on that, etc. It’s not as improv as it seems. Chances are if you hear anyone put their voice to the mic broadcasting it to the entirety of New England and beyond it’s because the producer told them to.

Think I vaguely remember this? I don’t remember it being a huge fight, of course I could’ve stepped out of the room. Sounds like a comment O’brien could make to Remy or Eck to simply avoid dead-air and have a laugh. My top 3 rank is Eck, Castglione and Remy. What a crazy game last night. We’re into the dog days now you can tell.

If the shift increased bunting, that would be one thing. But it hasn’t.

Well yeah, because we’re Red Sox fans and they’re f***ing amazing this year. I don’t recommend watching most other teams. I’ve tried (fantasy purposes only), its not good.

Really? Rodney was one of the main reasons Detroit lost that WS in 06. We got to him in the ‘13 ALDS. Mets got to him in ‘15. I just don’t think he’s that good. The A’s are good. He’s not.

Yeah the End Results are up. The quality of the means are down.

I don’t like Rodney, although he’s having a better season per his usual. Pretty sure DD is glad Rodneys on another team as well.

It’s not about how many runs scored. It’s more about how the runs scored. In fact, there could be even less runs scored as long as there’s more action. League-wide. This is one of the reasons why the Red Sox are so exciting to me this season (and last couple seasons to an extent). We have at least two of the top hitters in the league in JD & Betts and they’re not HR or Bust. I’m not talking about the red sox. The Sox are fine. I’m talking about baseball as a whole attracting more fans and making sure the action on the field keeps up with other sports.

I’m not opposed to the NL having a DH. It’s a bit off my post’s topic that’s all and I don’t think it solves too much pertaining to the shift. Yeah i’d be fine with an NL DH. I’m not talking about mild adjustments. Like the 3B moving five feet in off the line. That’s an adjustment. There are mild shifts and extreme shifts. Depending on how extreme the shift is, yeah I definitely think there should be some rules. Defensive freedoms? I can only think of three rules at present. Interfering w/ a runner, a bad throwing error, and a balk. Fact of the matter is ‘HR or Bust’ isn’t helping the sport as a whole. Forget what should happen. Not developing proper bunting skills has been a systemic issue in baseball for decades now. Should the whole sport and it’s fans have to wait another decade for better bunting to develop? Wouldn’t it be easier to put some rules on the shift?

Have the new pace of play rules had any meaningful affect? And what good does allowing the DH to the NL? Sounds like 15 more hitters batting .220 to me. Fine, a defense can do any crazy ass shift they want on ONE condition. They have to sit a player.

I think the Shift has had a bit of a domino effect on the game recent years. There’s not a lot of incentive for a batter to NOT try to hit a HR and bypass it all together. If hitting a baseball isn’t the hardest thing to do in sports, surely it’s still the hardest thing to do in baseball. Squarely. And that says nothing about hitting it where a defender isn’t. And sure, especially if the game is on the line, i’d love to see more batters try and square-up a bunt to defeat a shift, but that seems like a different argument. That’s a rabbit-hole we can go down too. But if the MLB powers that be want a more exciting game then they have to look at creating some defensive rules that limit the shift. Football & basketball have some sort of illegal defense rules. In baseball its f***ing Vietnam out there. And don’t get me wrong, I think the shift has it’s place but without some rules one better get used to the 28HR, .220 BA .290 OBP Type of hitter. If they do it right it could be fun and even more strategic. Until then, I’ll have keep holding down my lunch when I hear how great world cup soccer is.

Lol The idea that a Pink Hat would take the time to post on this board... That’s funny. You’re funny man!

I’m fine with our catching. A RP might be ok though

What would be the appropiate number of Long relievers to carry on a post season roster?

Well, Moreland obviously is good enough to take advantage of that situation. But yes, JD in my mind, I credit him with .5 Hrs and 1.5 RBI on that. Absof***inglutely

It almost seems like the more we win, Pom earns another start. A few losses could do the trick, but I’m not sure this team is capable.

Yeah. Their next loss, I may call the league and ask for conformation.

I can just hear Cashman after this Chisox game “ You wonder what their record would be if they weren’t playing us. Because when we go head to head, we do some damage... “

It’s official: Red Sox don’t lose that much

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