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10/9 ALDS Game 4 at NY
moonslav59 replied to iortiz's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
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10/9 ALDS Game 4 at NY
moonslav59 replied to iortiz's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I'd have sat Nunez. I'd also rather have Holt vs a lefty than Kinsler. Holt actually has a slightly better OPS vs lefties. .708 vs LHPs .704 vs RHPs (Kinsler is .446 vs LHPs this year but .851 career.) I would not sit JBJ in Yankee Stadium. -
Almost the exact opposite of Sale with Leon. Sale never shakes off a sign.
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I've kind of lost faith in Nunez. I'd be fine with Kinsler at 2B and Holt at 3B. We can PH for Kinsler and move Holt to 2B later in the game.
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Me too, I'd just assume bench Kinsler or Devers/Nunez to get Holt into the line-up. Keep JBJ in the expansive Yankee Stadium CF.
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At least if an ump consistently calls a low outside strike a ball, a pitcher and batter can adjust. Being inconsistent makes it very difficult.
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I'm excited about Porcello getting the chance to close out the Yanks. It won't be easy, but after watching Eovaldi step up last night, I'm hopeful Porcello does as well.
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JBJ is at .851 since June 24th, not counting the playoffs. He's at .793 since May 20th.
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Watching Gardner run down all those long shots last night showed the importance of great CF defense in Yankee Stadium (although Betts in CF is not a bad thing either).
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Yes, I remember the time we lost 19-8 to go down 3-0 to the Yanks in 2004... Momentum can change on a dime.
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I expected worse, too.
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That's probably his longest consistent stretch of his career. (He was also 1.216 his last 6 games of June and .851 his last 14 games of June)
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It was just 3-0 when JBJ walked in the 4th and later scored. Did you feel the game was over at that time?
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Great post. You can bet teams know what calls some umps get wrong and try to pitch "around" it.
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vs LHPs, I prefer Pearce and Holt, but we could play JBJ and keep both. I don't mind benching Devers vs LHPs or one from Nunez or Kinsler.
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That does seem to happen to the Sox a lot, especially in the pre-Henry years. Here's a look at this year... (after scoring 9 or more runs- first game scoring 9+ listed, some multiple stretches listed) 10-8-14-7-6-7-10-3-10-9-8-7 10-6-5-5-5-6-6 9-6-7 14-2-5-9-9-4-1-11-1-4-11-3-10-15-7-5-8 10-3-2-1-15-4-4-5-10-10-5-19-5-6 10-7-3 14-9-1-6 9-3-3 11-7-4-3-6-19-3-6-5-10 (last game of season)
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Which would probably lead to the highest viewership to a MLB game in history.
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They should hook up a taser gun to the umps, so ever time they get a call wrong, they get tased... each time with more and more voltage. Screw robo umps, this would bring fans back to the game!
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I hate that song!
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Plus, the big fat umps often block passed balls.
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I certainly feel better going into tonight's game, as it will be a Yankee elimination game and not a Sox one, but yes, the 16-1 win last night changes nothing about our odds of winning tonight. I like our chances, as I always have, for Porcello and the Sox tonight. Our offense didn't lead the league in runs scored by mistake. Our bottom 4 hitters have struggled at times, but they have all had moments of being hot. I'm hopeful we can use the momentum to keep this going, but we all should no that momentum can change very quickly.
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Just robo call balls and strikes and plays at 1B. It will legitimize the game and make it go faster. There will also be less arguing and manager ejections.
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Nostril Dumb Ass
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Yes, you are wright! My bad.
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Good point on keeping JD in the DH role to allow for defensive flexibility.
