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  1. illinoisredsox
    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.
  2. illinoisredsox
    Perez and Pivetta might fit very nicely into the 4/5 slots in the rotation next year.
  3. illinoisredsox
    Why? Perfect ending to a s*** season. Don’t like it? Don’t read it any further or participate in it.
  4. illinoisredsox
    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.
  5. illinoisredsox
    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.
  6. illinoisredsox
    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).
  7. illinoisredsox
    What retread does Roenicke throw out in the bottom of the 11th?
  8. illinoisredsox
    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.
  9. illinoisredsox
    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).
  10. illinoisredsox
    It’s as good an explanation as any.
  11. illinoisredsox
    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.
  12. illinoisredsox
    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.
  13. illinoisredsox
    Too much Yankee stench.
  14. illinoisredsox
    I’m pretty sure Dalbec tied the club record for consecutive games with a home run. I looked at a list of players who have homered in 6 or more straight and I didn’t see any Red Sox players on it. If he did, anyone know who else may hit one in 5 straight? I don’t recall anyone in my time as a fan (and I’m in my 54th season) but that doesn’t mean much.
  15. illinoisredsox
    Nope
  16. illinoisredsox
    Too many BBs. What is it with this staff (this year and last)?
  17. illinoisredsox
    He’s having a great day, but how is Devers not on 3rd on that one?
  18. illinoisredsox
    300 pitches combined with one out in the 6th, and overall, the ump has had a large strike zone.
  19. illinoisredsox
    I say take the position players out, put the scrub pitchers in the field and let them chase balls around.
  20. illinoisredsox
    Now to be fair, if you were standing out there for hours on end watching your pitchers go 3 and whatever on every batter, walking a bunch of them, you might just fall asleep as well. One has to wonder if Roenicke was trying to send a message to the front office with Hall, get him out of here and never bring him back up here again.
  21. illinoisredsox
    In addition to his great stuff, he was a thinking pitcher who was always learning. I remember reading his book as a kid. In it, he described his rookie year the first time he faced Hank Aaron. He got Aaron to ground into a double play on an inside fastball. Seaver "wrote" he recalled thinking, that's it, his weakness is an inside fastball. Next time up, Seaver threw an inside fastball and Aaron deposited into the left field seats. Seaver said he learned that hitters think as well; Aaron said to himself, kid pitcher, got me to hit into a DP on an inside fastball last time, bet he comes in with it again. The other thing I remember from his book was his description of the time he lost a perfect game with 1 out in the 9th on a single by Jimmy Qualls. He swore that someday he would pitch a perfect game (he got one no-hitter with the Reds, but never got that perfect game). The he said something about not knowing what a true perfect game was. Was it 27 pitches for 27 outs or 81 straight strikes? For some reason, those passages have always stuck with me, even though its been nearly 50 years since I read them
  22. illinoisredsox
    He’s also only 21 and played all of 28 games at AA. He’ll be at Pawtucket next year, probably learning 2B. He’s been a ss most of his minor league career (that’s where he played when I saw him in 2017 and 2018 with our local Class A Astros affiliate). He looks like a utility type guy but I’d let him mature a little before totally giving up on him.
  23. illinoisredsox
    I agree with Roenicke here. Hart can take the pounding. He’s goes out for the 9th as well.
  24. illinoisredsox
    Pitching rotation? Right now, he’s got 1 guy who’s actually a starting pitcher in Perez, and he’s a 4/5 type starter. Line up wise he’s also not dealing from a position of strength either. What would your rotation be? What would your lineup be? Step up and be the manager.
  25. illinoisredsox
    Who knows? For whatever reason, Beni can’t hit lead off. He sucked at it last year and he sucked at it this year.
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