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Not defending the move, I think it was stupid. But the Dodgers relievers have completely shut them down, and LA has too much firepower to hold down forever.
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Well, it could have been worse. It could have been a meteor strike series (Yankees-Dodgers) with the evil empire winning.
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We can complain about the Snell move all we want, but the Rays have scored 1 run, which is almost never enough. Edit - Naturally Smoltz makes this point as I’m typing this.
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The real question is will Roberts overmanage and bring in Jansen. Urias has been lights out and is a starter, so he is physically and mentally capable of going one more.
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Your obvious sarcasm was somehow lost on him.
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The hope for the Rays is to hold it here and get Jansen into the game.
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Agree but it’s the way they’ve played it all year.
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There were multiple reports at the time that Bard asked to become a starter; the Red sox did not have to acquiesce to that request, but it sure didn't seem at the time that they went to him and told him he was going to become one. And he was already showing signs of losing it in September 2011. He blew multiple games that month. In 11 games and 11 innings, he went 0-3 with 3 blown saves and a 10.64 ERA, walking more batters that one month than he had the rest of the season combined. Now, whether that was due to overwork (he ended up pitching in 70 games that year, losing it or some combination of the two we will never know, but it was awful and contributed a lot to the Sox collapse that season.
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Question on the steal; it looked to me like the tag came on the helmet which was touching his chest after falling off; would he have been safe had it not fallen off? Ballsy play either way.
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Right city, wrong team. It was the St. Louis Browns who used Eddie Gaedel as a pinch hitter in a game around 1951. He walked, was replaced by a pinch runner and never played again. IIRC, he wore number 1/8. The team moved to Baltimore a couple years later.
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Why wouldn't they?
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notin, Dalbec played 15 innings at 3B this year (including 1 full game) and has a fielding percentage of 1.000 on 1 chance (an assist). Doesn’t change your point though.
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A Realistic View at 2020: Part II
illinoisredsox replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Here’s a stat from Gibson’s 1968 season that will blow your mind: He started 34 games that year, completing 28 of them (with 13 shutouts). In each of the 6 games he did not complete, he was removed for a pinch hitter. He never came out of a game from the mound all season (I think had manager Red Schoendienst tried, Gibson might have killed him). One I read the other day; in his final appearance in 1975 (he was in the bull pen at that point), Gibson was brought in with the bases loaded. He got the first 2 hitters and then gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock (son of game show host Peter Marshall). 15 years later in an old timers game in Kansas City, Gibson faced LaCock and drilled him. I saw him pitch once at Shea Stadium in the early 70s. IIRC, Willie Mays was with the Mets at that point.
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Perez and Pivetta might fit very nicely into the 4/5 slots in the rotation next year.
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A Realistic View at 2020: Part II
illinoisredsox replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Why? Perfect ending to a s*** season. Don’t like it? Don’t read it any further or participate in it. -
A Realistic View at 2020: Part II
illinoisredsox replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
At least in that one, somebody actually did something wrong. The crazier one is the perfect throw from the outfield that hits a runner and bounces away, allowing him to advance. -
He was fired tis morning. And how draft picks are working next year is not clear at this point. It may not be strictly off this years record; it may involve a combination of 2019 and 2020.
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Which bunch would that be? A lot of these guys won’t be there next year. Don’t confuse sleepwalking with lack of talent (of which this team was lacking a bunch).
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What retread does Roenicke throw out in the bottom of the 11th?
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Houck will be in AAA next year. The Sox have basically said so and he really needs a 3rd pitch to be an effective starter long term. He looks promising but 11 innings don’t me a thing. He’s also only pitched 83 innings at AA and 25 at AAA. This is a very raw kid.
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I think you clicked the wrong column in Baseball Reference. The Sox have 16 outfield assists, which does lead the majors (5 more than any other team). Verdugo has 7 by himself. (In looking at it, you probably clicked the errors column, as the Sox do have 6 outfield errors).
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9/18-9/20 vs Yankees
illinoisredsox replied to Thunder's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
It’s as good an explanation as any. -
9/18-9/20 vs Yankees
illinoisredsox replied to Thunder's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
He’ll need a 3rd pitch to be an effective long term starter. Wouldn’t surprise me to see him spend some time in AAA to start the year in 2021 doing so. -
9/18-9/20 vs Yankees
illinoisredsox replied to Thunder's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Minor nit; not all extra inning runs are unearned. Only a run scored by the guy placed at second is unearned. Any subsequent runs are subject to normal scoring rules regarding earned and unearned. If somebody hits a homer to score him, it's one earned and one unearned.