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  1. illinoisredsox
    You could not have grown up with 2-2-1-1-1 in baseball. With the exception of one year, baseball has used the 2-3-2 format since the early 20’s. They even used it during all the Subway Series in NY and when the Browns and Cardinals met one time. The one year they didn’t it was 3-4 due to travel restrictions during WWII. I know basketball and hockey have used the 2-2-1-1-1 format but those sports almost never play back to back days in the postseason.
  2. illinoisredsox
    Buckner was a goat for the 1986 series but not just because of that play. The boot overshadowed an eminently forgettable series by Buckner, one where he slashed .188/.212/.188/.400 with 1 RBI; he ended 15 innings in 33 PAs. Much was made of Jim Rice failing to drive in a single run, but Rice batted behind Buckner and led off 14 innings; Rice had a good series, slashing .333/.455/.444/.899 and scored 6 runs. He seldom came up with men on base and was pitched around when he did. McNamara not only blew it by leaving Buckner out there in Game 6, bur also by not changing up the batting order once it was obvious Buckner was struggling at the plate.
  3. illinoisredsox
    That's the fan speaking. The player has $31M per for 3 more years; he's going nowhere.
  4. illinoisredsox
    You need 4 starters for 7 games, so it's him or ERod, who hasn't exactly been lights out since he came back and has been groomed for pen duty for the past month. Yes he gets a start, probably 2. As Bellhorn said, short leash.
  5. illinoisredsox
    1) He's a 10-5 guy, so he goes no where without his consent. That will mean ponying up more $ to buy said consent. 2) He's been hurt for 1 1/2 years. Who is going to chance that, even at a below market contract? Any trade would involve the Sox paying a lot of his contract, which sort of defeats the purpose of the trade. Bottom line, trading him probably costs MORE than his current contract.
  6. illinoisredsox
    Kimbrel is going to blow this
  7. illinoisredsox
    He also has 3 hits in these 2 games, including the homer tonight. Plus I’m guessing Holt goes in for Pearce for D right now.
  8. illinoisredsox
    I give Porcello 1 more.
  9. illinoisredsox
    Then you lose JD.
  10. illinoisredsox
    He’s a dangerous hitter; 27 homers shows that.
  11. illinoisredsox
    Yeah but you have to hit it right down the line. The fence at Fenway where that one went out is around 375.
  12. illinoisredsox
    That’s the way you have to pitch the Yankees in the launch angle era, up at the top.
  13. illinoisredsox
    Disagree; if he doesn’t get it it’s a triple. Not worth it in a scoreless game.
  14. illinoisredsox
    Benintendi needs to lay one down to start the 3rd. Get someone on with no one out instead of 2 outs.
  15. illinoisredsox
    Vazquez has to drop that stand up on 0-2; it fools no one and seems to make the pitch no competitive
  16. illinoisredsox
    Johnson screwed up royally by hitting for Jim Willoughby with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th. Willoughby had been untouchable to that point. My 17 year old self said it at the time and my 60 year old self still does.
  17. illinoisredsox
    I thought it was a routine fly to Mookie.
  18. illinoisredsox
    They didn’t but I would have said no; he’s been too good defensively tonight.
  19. illinoisredsox
    So who pitches the 8th? I’m guessing Wright?
  20. illinoisredsox
    Not much Cora can do; all of them look scared.
  21. illinoisredsox
    I’d rather see a base hit than a walk; at least there’s a chance it’s hit at someone if it’s in play
  22. illinoisredsox
    Depends on if it’s Britton or Betances.
  23. illinoisredsox
    Kimbrel is horrible when going more than 1.
  24. illinoisredsox
    Johnson never should have hit for Willoughby in Game 7 in 1975
  25. illinoisredsox
    Boone overmanaging; love it.
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