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Poppy seed muffins and Machado would fail a drug test.... so it matters!
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hmm.. what kind of muffins?
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Workman, with an uptick in velocity? I'm immediately intrigued. Although a true test would be to have him pitch against Beni, not Moncada.
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Well, Betts is gritty. He also happens to be one of the best players in the game so, no 'Dirt Dog' wouldn't apply to him. He's also too polished. If he was a Dirt Dog at any point, he graduated past Dirt Dog status practically the same day he became one. If JBJ made only 1/3rd of the spectacular plays he makes in the OF, I'd consider him a Dirt Dog. But fortunately, his defense is way too elite for me to label him that. Dirt Dog is a term of endearment, it's not necessarily a compliment.
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Then again, Pedroia played the entire '13 season with a torn tendon in his thumb sooo... maybe back off a bit huh?
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Matt Barnes suspended for four games and fined
Emp9 replied to FredLynn's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I partly agree, Abad would have been the pitcher to use. Although I think Hembree is our best RP, over Barnes (and looks better than Kimbrel at this point too). -
In that way sure, I rather just lose Barnes for 4 games. I just don't like waiting until a players last AB in the series to retaliate, seems overly calculating to me with a hint of cowardice. Then again we weren't the antagonist in this situation, so I guess there's some freedom on how a team can deal with it. Pedroia is an emotional player, so I see his side of things too. As far as revenge on the O's....Baltimore can be the kings of April all they want. I'm gonna laugh when Toronto overtakes them in the standings in two months.
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He's like Betts in that way for me. He's doing better than I thought he'd do and I had high hopes to begin with.
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You could tell Betts wasn't 100% even when he came back those first couple games as well.
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Hasn't it been that the last two seasons, the 2nd half was where the Sox offense really picked it up and rose to #1? It's beena bit of a slow start for some like Hanley and Betts (health issues), but there are some encouraging signs that losing Ortiz may not have that much of an negative effect, what with Moreland's performance thus far and Beni being not much of a question mark either. I mean, I didn't think Beni would be much of a question mark personally, but for some him simply being a rookie was a valid point. Top 5 doesn't have to be that big of a drop, it depends on how close all top 5 teams are to each other. If there are huge disparities between #1 and #5, sure. Then again, having the #1 offense didn't translate to the Post Season last year anyhow. So I question the overall importance of being #1 in any said category. I'm looking for balance.
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Well then , "have his back" at the time. Not 2 games later.
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Joe Torre's ruling that it wasn't a late slide hasn't helped things either. It all started from Machado's clearly, late slide injuring Pedroia, whether intentional or not. Some closure needed to start with Torre and he failed us, and he failed MLB on a whole. If you go back to when the neighborhood play ended and that slide rule was implemented, that's undoubtedly a late slide and it's two outs. Has nothing to do with intent.
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Eh, I don't know man. Seemed pretty obvious to me at the time. In fact, I wouldn't have been surprised if he was traded DURING that All Star game. The 7th inning stretch would've worked.
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Yes. I think we've seen enough from Beni that he'd be just fine batting lead-off. Not sure if Farrell will make that move, I think he wants to spread out the lefty-righty spots in the order. In my mind, if Beni bats lead, our 4th slot almost has to be a lefty bat (Moreland or JBJ), which I might be fine with.
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When was the last time there was a new thread posted?
Emp9 replied to tombirner's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
How's 'bout we use this thread for thread topic ideas and if there are any good ones then the Mods can curate them when applicable? -
Lmfao.
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What are really concerned about here? Sale's individual win record?
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Maybe, he's 32. But if I were him, I'd get the surgery and work my way back as a reliever. s***, Fernando Rodney is still Closing and He sucks.
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Ugh, you had Gordon last year as well. That's unfortunate. I went heavy on speed this year, losing Marte won't hurt me that much I don't think (R.Davis, Peraza, Nunez, even Betts). I even drafted Villar but I traded him for Dozier. Paxton wasn't as good last night (still 8 k tho), but I'm usually quite patient. Quintana & Porcello have also thrown some stinkers in the early going. Think I'm gonna have to just ride it out.
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I drafted Paxton for fantasy. Oh, I'm also giving Haniger a try in my OF since Marte's suspension.
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no that's why i said beyond DH. The 4 others DH though. AllI'msayingis there are a lot of known power hitters overall that haven't. I doubt it means anything besides the fact that the season is still very young yet.
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From MLB App: "According to Statcast, the ball was projected to travel 427 feet and left his bat at 106 MPH. Morales' HR came on a 97.1 MPH FB from Kimbrel, the fastest pitch the veteran slugger has hit out of the park during the Statcast Era." So, yeah...sometimes you have to tip your cap I guess.
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Swept Pit Lost @ Det series 3-1 (*decimated by injuries) Spilt 2 game set Bal Won TB series 3-1 Won @ Tor series 2-1 10-6 overall Let's keep it rollin'! Go Sox!
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When was the last time there was a new thread posted?
Emp9 replied to tombirner's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Well see, I'm hoping to collect all four... -
Evan Gattis is another DH Other notables beyond DH without a HR: AGone, Abreu, Kyle Seager, Altuve, Utley, M. Cabrera, Walker...
