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  1. moonslav59
    Nice post. Maybe the idea is playing everyday against live pitching in AAA is better than taking batting practice in the MLs, but what is it 3-5 PAs a day? Yes, pitchers have a better situation in the minors.
  2. moonslav59
    I can't even remember the last time we went into the 9th with a classic one run lead save opportunity. It seems like maybe once in the last month.
  3. moonslav59
    He and Ort are the only 2 untried.
  4. moonslav59
    Right now, I'm writing on a thread about closers, and ours are coming in during the 7th and 8th inning. We hardly have any 9th inning save situations anymore. Our "save men," right now, are 2-3 inning pitchers like Whitlock & Richards. I'd love to have a lights out, one inning closer, right now. They are extremely valuable. I'm not one to believe anyone can do it, so I'm not sure we are in disagreement over this one.
  5. moonslav59
    The Sox have played more games than all our competition. 2 more than TBR. 3 more than NYY. 4 more than TOR 2 more than SEA. Here's who they play on our 4 days off, this month: THU 9/9 NYY v TOR THU 9/16 NYY @ BAL, TBR v DET MON 9/20 NYY v TEX, TBR v TOR, SEA @ OAK MON 9/27 SEA v OAK FRI 10/1 TOR v BAL SAT 10/2 TOR v BAL SUN 10/3 TOR v BAL *TOR plays 2 @ BAL on 9/11
  6. moonslav59
    What's harder? Coming into the 7th with bases loaded in a tied game or the 9th up 6 runs? There is always context needed. That being said, it's not easy being "the guy" in the ninth in tight games.
  7. moonslav59
    Such an optimist! What if the Yanks or Rays get hit by COVID?
  8. moonslav59
    If we need to win the last day of the season, I want Sale pitching. If by then, we've clinched a WC slot, Sale sits and starts the WC game on extra rest. What is wrong with this idea?
  9. moonslav59
    23 games left and we only need to start of #5 twice. If we need to, we can pitch... Sale 6 times- twice with extra rest. ERod 5 times Eovaldi 5 times Houck 5 times Other teams have way fewer days off and will be using their 5th and even 6th starters more often.
  10. moonslav59
    Why not use Sale 9/22 and 9/28 and have him ready for the last game of the season, if needed or the WC game on extra rest?
  11. moonslav59
    Are we calling up the wrong guys, or do we just have guys that only do well in the minors? On the farm, today, after our teams went 5-0, yesterday. Woo wins 2-1 Hart 6IP 2H 1ER 2BB 5K Feltman & Ort 3 IP 1H 0ER 0BB 3 K Meneses 3-3 with 2B & BB Ockimey 2-4 w RBI POR- 2 games cancelled GRE loses 8-0 Nothing to report except Howlett went 1-3. SAL won 6-5 Gonzalez 5 IP 2H 0ER 2BB 5K Jimenez 2-4 Decker 2-4 w HR Northcut 2-4 w 2 RBI
  12. moonslav59
    It's a miracle we were in it until the 9th, but we did waste scoring opportunities in all 9 innings.
  13. moonslav59
    After winning 13 in a row, the Yanks have gone 2-6. The worst I can come up with on the Rays is 2-3 in last 5. OAK is in freefall going 4-10 in their last 14 & 6-14 in last 20. On the flip side... SEA is about to win 5 straight and 6 of 7. TOR has won 4 straight and 7 of 8. BOS has won 7 of 11 and 9 of 14.
  14. moonslav59
    Arroyo should be due back, too.
  15. moonslav59
    They yanked him in the August 31st game, so assuming he has passed all subsequent protocols, September 9th? (Maybe the 10th?) Arroyo's last game was 8/26. He must be real close.
  16. moonslav59
    Lots of chances: 1st: 2 on 1 out Dugo lines out/ Plawecki grounds out 2nd: 2nd and 3rd and 0 outs Lopez K, Arauz fly out, Schwarbs ground out 3rd: man on 1st 1 out and 2nd with 2 out Plawecki fly out 4th: 2nd and 3rd and 1 out Arauz fly out/ Schwarbs Ks 5th: After JD's double & Plawecki's rbi single- 2nd & 3rd 2 out Dalbec flies out 6th: After JD's 2 run HR, Verdugo 2Bs - 1 out Plawecki & Sahe ground out. 7th: Motter walks with 1 out and gets picked off 8th: Renfroe singles with 1 out JD & Verdugo ground out 9th: Plawecki lead off single 1-2-3 outs Every inning, we had opportunities lost.
  17. moonslav59
    That would be great to see the Yanks and Toronto have to play-in for the WC game vs the Rays... errr, I mean the Sox.
  18. moonslav59
    While true, we haven't really had many classic one inning save opportunities where we are up 1 or 2. We've needed 2-3 inning saves or someone to come into the 9th with a 3 or 4 run lead and not blow it.
  19. moonslav59
    That's what I wanted to hear!
  20. moonslav59
    We have 4 naturally scheduled days off coming up, soon. I agree. No extra days off for anyone from here on out. As far as I acn see, we'd only need the 5th starter twice the rest of the way. That might give us the edge we need by using just Sale, ERod, Eovaldi and Houck for almost every remaining game and having Pivetta in the pen, when he returns and is not starting those 2 games.
  21. moonslav59
    TOR looks like the easiest schedule, but they have very few days off. 2 days off, but one double header. We have 4 days off and no double headers.
  22. moonslav59
    Indeed, especially if TOR beats the hell out of 'em.
  23. moonslav59
    We are the tipping point on COVID. One more key player, and we could be toast. I'm hopeful the rest will bring back a better Bogey- wrist healed and all. We have a lot of days off in the middle of September. We need to stay focused, play our best players and stop this 6th starter thing. I'd try Seabold in Pivetta's slot, but no promises we do any better than what we just tried. Maybe we don't need a 5th starter until SEA. Sale TBR ERod TBR Eovaldi TBR off Houck @CWS (+1 day rest) Sale @CWS ERod @CWS Eovaldi @SEA Seabold or Pivetta @SEA (this is past 10 days) Houck @SEA off Sale + 1 v BAL ERod + 1 v BAL Eovaldi +1 v BAL off Houck +1 vNYM Sale v NYM off ERod +1 v NYY Eovaldi +1 NYY Houck v NYY off Sale @Bal ERod @BAL Eovaldi @BAL Houck @ WSH Pivetta @WSH Sale @WSH ERod WC game
  24. moonslav59
    TOR still has 7 games with the Twins and 7 with the O's, but the rest is very tough: 7 NYY 6 TBR They start an 8 game road trip tomorrow at NYY for 4 then 4 at BAL.
  25. moonslav59
    It's like you want it to happen, too.
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