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  1. illinoisredsox
    In that situation, why? Odor was on 3rd, he either going to score no matter what or the game’s over. Wade’s the tie run, need to keep him at first.
  2. illinoisredsox
    Why wasn’t Vazquez backing up 1st? Edit - game ended as I typed this
  3. illinoisredsox
    Damn.
  4. illinoisredsox
    That’s the key. Barnes should not have had to pitch last night.
  5. illinoisredsox
    In the past he hasn’t done well pitching 2 straight days; no idea if he’s ever pitched 3 in a row. Plus while he only threw 5 pitches last night, he did have to warm up so there is some wear and tear there.
  6. illinoisredsox
    There’s a reason he’s not managing in the big leagues. Or the minors. Or coaching high school. Or …
  7. illinoisredsox
    Who else?
  8. illinoisredsox
    In theory, it could be. Get one of those Ks on a passed ball/wild pitch and then get the 4th guy on 3 pitches as well. You get credit for 4 Ks on that situation.
  9. illinoisredsox
    King just had an Immaculate Inning, striking out the side on 9 pitches.
  10. illinoisredsox
    That’s up 25 points from earlier this week; I recall the announcers saying he was hitting .165 sometime during the Houston series.
  11. illinoisredsox
    For someone who throws uppers 90s to 100, he doesn’t strike out a whole lot of guys.
  12. illinoisredsox
    True, but I recall him moving quicker than that. Of course, he only takes 5 steps to reach first.
  13. illinoisredsox
    Worth a shot. 0-2 count, etc. I don’t like the dive into home, catchers got gear on just looks like an injury waiting to happen.
  14. illinoisredsox
    Oh, I know, and he had those two soft hits last night off them as well. But nobody sees that many fastballs in a row. You don’t see it to the worst hitting pitcher, let alone an everyday player.
  15. illinoisredsox
    That change up to Devers broke a streak of 56 consecutive fastballs to the Sox 3rd sacker.
  16. illinoisredsox
    Brewer was DFAd
  17. illinoisredsox
    The real burning question is will Devers see something besides a fastball. After the game last night, I went back and checked the pitch by pitch logs. He has seen 48 straight fastballs. The first two games of the series was all four seamers and last night was virtually all sinkers (I think there was 1 four seamer) from the starter and then back to the four seamers from the closer. Didn’t they say he was hitting .165 against fastballs this season? Of course, that went up with his pair of infield hits last night.
  18. illinoisredsox
    We have what, 16 games left with Tampa and 19 with the Yanks; how they do in those games will go a long way in determining playoff possibilities. Tampa wasn't going to continue a 16 out of 17 pace or whatever it was; the 27 Yankees didn't do that for a season. Unfortunately, the Yanks may be waking up, and let's face it, the Sox haven't exactly lit Yankee Stadium on fire the past several years. Even in 2018, I think they only went 3-6 there.
  19. illinoisredsox
    If the Astros got the same pitching they are getting this week, no they wouldn't. Got to remember it's not always about who you play but also when you play them. The worst teams in MLB will have a hot week here and there where everything goes right for them; you play them those weeks, you're in trouble. The best teams will have an occasional week where nothing goes right for them; you play them those weeks, you'll do okay.
  20. illinoisredsox
    It doesn't all have to be positive. If the team is playing lousy, I have no issue with anyone calling them out on it. This series is exhibit A. But those 2 only show up when things are not going well and they overwhelm the game thread. If the Sox are winning, they are nowhere to be found. The next meaningful insight either of them have will be the first. Just my view; I am loathe to put people on ignore, but those 2 have, as John Houseman from the old Smith Barney commercial, "earned it". There are other posters I don't like, and basically refuse to reply to them (MVP is one), but their stuff is worth reading.
  21. illinoisredsox
    Renfroe has some speed; don’t know if he’s a good base runner though. He is 12 out of 14 lifetime, and Astro’s closer looked like someone you could run on.
  22. illinoisredsox
    I don’t actually see his/her posts; I don’t see dmoney’s either. It makes the game thread more palatable. Of course, every once in a while I forget to login and then their drivel is there in all its “glory”.
  23. illinoisredsox
    I would have line to have seen Renfroe try and steal 2nd. Try to manufacture something.
  24. illinoisredsox
    Yeah. To me, bring an ace is both stuff and a mentality.
  25. illinoisredsox
    I see the Ghost has shown up with what I will guess is his/her usual inane ramblings. You can always least tell when the Sox are playing badly, the Ghost appears.
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