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  1. illinoisredsox
    I would assume Haley will be the long guy for a couple days. Johnson went 4 last night and will need a few days off. It looks like Velazquez is being limited to 1-2 inning stints. Wright is now in the rotation. Of more interest is who went off the 40 man so Haley could be added? The transaction reads “selected the contract of ...” which means he is being added to the 40-man.
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    What we saw was a nervous kid. He had some stuff go against him in the first. The wall ball. A couple of Eck’s “I gotta have that” pitches that didn’t go his way (as Sutcliffe said on one to Cabrera, kid making his debut, hitter who’s going to the Hall of Fame, it’s a ball). He settled down and only gave up one more run after that, which is good. They said on the ESPN broadcast that Beeks likes to watch how successful pitchers do things. Given his stuff, I think a good one for him to study would be the Sabathia of the past couple years. In, out, up, down, change speeds. Beeks is going to need a lot of command to have a modicum of success. Here is the debut line for another current Sox pitcher: 5 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 Ks, 3 HR. That was Velazquez last May, the same guy many here are clamoring to replace Pomeranz in the rotation. I have no idea if Beeks will make it or not. But I’m sure not going to say he sucks based on one outing, and really, one inning.
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    Beeks’ option was burned whether he was called up this year or not. He was added to the 40 man roster in November and optioned to Pawtucket in March. That uses option #1.
  4. illinoisredsox
    Sounds like Must Miss TV to me, and I’m not using the word “Miss” as a title for a single woman.
  5. illinoisredsox
    Interesting is not the adjective I would use to describe this; disgusting seems a better descriptor.
  6. illinoisredsox
    d-money posting; Sox must be down
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    He’s going to have to show something in order to flip him. I’m also not convinced it’s totally a phantom DL stint. There obviously is SOMETHING wrong. We saw what he can do both with San Diego and again last season. Healthy, he’s not an ace but he’s also not as bad as he’s been this year.
  8. illinoisredsox
    Cora is pushing everyone back a day (two with the off day Monday), which is why Wright started last night. The starters are getting a week between starts. ERod will go tonight and he last pitched on the 30th. Pomeranz pitched in Houston on the 31st
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    He was added to the 40 man roster in November and was optioned to Pawtucket in March, so this year is already an option year.
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    It is absurd. Just for giggles, I looked up the stat for Johnny Bench’s rookie year in 1968: he’s listed as having a dWAR or 9.9 in 154 games. To borrow from Lloyd Bentsen, I saw Bench play. Swihart is no Johnny Bench on either side of the ball.
  11. illinoisredsox
    You have no idea how roster moves are made, do you? This isn’t September, if you call somebody up, you have to send somebody down. And if you send somebody down, they have to stay there 10 days.
  12. illinoisredsox
    Swihart had 16 PBs in 2015; 10 of them were with Wright on the mound. 4 of those were in 1 game and there were 2 one other time. With a knuckleball you have to assume there’s going to be at least one a game no matter who is behind the plate. If it’s dancing late the way it’s supposed to, nothing you can do about it.
  13. illinoisredsox
    The Yankees have a slightly better winning percentage. You are correct about it being due to the difference in games played. You often see this early in the season; I don’t think I’ve ever seen it this far in. If the Yankees go 4-2 in their “extra” games, the two teams would be tied. If they go 5-1, the Evil Empire would have a 1 games lead, if they go 3-3, the Sox would be ahead by 1 game.
  14. illinoisredsox
    Seems that ESPN has picked the Yankees-Blue Jays game for the Sunday night broadcast on July 8. The problem is that as a result of rainouts, the Yankees just agreed to a doubleheader in Baltimore on the 9th. They will wriggle out of the night game on the 8th; other teams would not be so fortunate. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox/2018/06/bill_madden_rob_manfre_needs_to_step_in_and_fix_yankees_vs_espn_debacle
  15. illinoisredsox
    I've always wondered how much Lester really wanted to stay. Yes, the initial offer from the Sox was insulting, but there were never any reports of a counteroffer by his side (even an insanely high one). I think he always intended to get to free agent status unless the Sox blew him away with an offer early on.
  16. illinoisredsox
    They brought up Travis for Betts, but today they brought up Poyner to replace Pedroa, so even shorter than normal.
  17. illinoisredsox
    That's why Holt wasn't in for Nunez on defense last inning, replaces Swihart in right instead.
  18. illinoisredsox
    Kids:rolleyes:
  19. illinoisredsox
    Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; but there is no joy in Natick — Vazquez hit it out
  20. illinoisredsox
    Well, I see the chief panicmeisters are out in all their glory tonight. Is it time to DFA the whole club again?
  21. illinoisredsox
    With HIPPA laws being what they are, the crack medical staff legally can’t say anything.
  22. illinoisredsox
    Well, for one thing, McCullers had the ball. Devers didn't.
  23. illinoisredsox
    Every team, no matter how good, is going to lose 55-60 games. This is one of those nights.
  24. illinoisredsox
    Houston has had several freaky plays go their way tonight.
  25. illinoisredsox
    Nothing wrong with that call.
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