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  1. illinoisredsox
    Exactly, he had plenty of time to get there. Should have been up and moving as soon as the bat slammed. Also, a catcher should never take his mask off in those situations; if the other guy is dumb enough to punch a mask and/or helmet, let him. If you watch the Varitek -ARod incident, Varitek walks down the line between ARod and Arroyo and never takes his mask off; it gets knocked off once the benches clear.
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    Tells me Vazquez had no idea Kelly was going to plunk the punk. Varitek anticipated those situations and was ready for them. He probably ordered them when needed.
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    Difference in background. Vazquez went after him like a soccer player (which I'm sure he played growing up) Moreland came racing in and tried to crossbody block Austin. Didn't quite get there in time, but tried to play it like a football player (which I'm sure he played growing up).
  4. illinoisredsox
    Here's a nice difference from last season: Grand Slams: 2017 (166 games, including the postseason) - 0 2018 (11 games) - 3
  5. illinoisredsox
    No it wouldn't. As I say in my signature, they could go 0-162 and it still wouldn't be enough (now THAT would be fun).
  6. illinoisredsox
    Prediction: Kelly gets 5 games, Austin gets 2. Torre justice.
  7. illinoisredsox
    What was wrong with that inning? It’s what you want from him, a couple of weak grounders and a K.
  8. illinoisredsox
    Merely 1 of 60-65 games they will lose this year. One of those nights.
  9. illinoisredsox
    I have no problem with that being called a strike but it hasn’t been one all night.
  10. illinoisredsox
    If i’m Johnson, I take a 10-15 minutes to warm up. Make the Yankees sit there a while.
  11. illinoisredsox
    I warned you. Lets hope Tanaka has the same strike zone (I’m guessing he wont).
  12. illinoisredsox
    Hope that's true and hate to be a downer, but over his career, Price has struggled against the Yankees (15-11 in 38 games, 4.53 ERA and 1.370 WHIP). The only AL team he's been worse against is the Rangers. And who knows which Tanaka shows up tonight; he seems to be either very good or very bad when facing the Sox.
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    You mean he's the bald guy from Pawn Stars?
  14. illinoisredsox
    We all hope that, but if he can put up even 2016 numbers it wouldn't be the worst thing. As I said in another thread, I can write Holt's season last year off due to the concussions, and he was at least showing some life offensively towards the end of last season. If he can put up a .250/.350/.700 we should be happy. Some will say he stinks at those numbers and has no business on a major league roster, but in the end, he is a back up infielder for a reason. Fans need to be somewhat realistic about expectations.
  15. illinoisredsox
    That may be Holt's best defensive position (faint praise for sure). But how good is Nunez at short (I don't really know)? I'm prepared write off Holt's 2017 season due to the concussions. He was actually showing some signs of life late in the year, so there is hope, at least on offense.
  16. illinoisredsox
    As an attorney, being a prick is one of your specialties as well It comes across many times eacgh day here. Take the last word, since you always have to have it.
  17. illinoisredsox
    My guess is they will split time, with Lin available as a defensive replacement in the games Holt starts. Got to hope for Holt to have his hot half early, if past perfromnce means anything.
  18. illinoisredsox
    Well, at least you got some of the terms right. Spin rates, launch angle, etc would also have to be taken into account, and BTW, chaos theory and the minute differences in initial conditions does partially account for differing end results. Don't need a term paper nor do I need to "take physics" but I will admit that 40 years out from all those engineering courses probably has me a little rusty as well. As a Chemical Engineer, fluid mechanics and laminar/turbulent flow were more important to my background than dynamics. Doesn't change the fact that you never actually answer a direct question about anything. The name calling shows a certain level of maturity on your part; I'll leave it at that.
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    Exactly the answer I expected from you. You won’t ever actually answer a question, no matter how simple. The truth is in this case you have absolutely no idea which laws do or don’t apply.
  20. illinoisredsox
    Which laws would those be exactly?
  21. illinoisredsox
    Touche. Add to that what I said before. While he could throw 100+, he didn't do it all the time. 95 was good enough and he had the extra when he needed it. He had perfect mechanics; he also had a great curveball and NEVER threw a slider.
  22. illinoisredsox
    Even if it could be repeated precisely every time, chaos theory also comes into play (in this case, changing lane conditions, slight difference in pin placement, etc). You can repeat the motion while still having the end result be different.
  23. illinoisredsox
    I assume you meant 100-115 pitches per start. The problem with going every 6th day is that they will get used to it; will they be able to convert to every 5 days down the stretch and especially in the postseason? We already see mixed results when pitchers are asked to go on 3 days rest late in the year after not doing it all season. Skipping a start here and there would be better IMO. Once thing these guys could do is learn every pitch does not need to be thrown with maximum effort. If you can throw 98 but can get get guys out with 90-92, do it. I know changing speeds is not as sexy as striking everyone out with heat, but it is very effective (one need look no further than the Sox futility with CC Sabathia as an example of that). As Warren Spahn said, hitting is timing and pitching is upsetting timing. And all old Warren did was pitch into his 40s (winning nearly 300 games AFTER he turned 30).
  24. illinoisredsox
    As a 10-5 guy. he can veto any trade, which means somebody is going to have to pony up more $$$ for him to go. Does that have further luxury tax implications?
  25. illinoisredsox
    Hope you've been following the postseason exploits of our alma mater. The #1 sign on Grace has been lit up for 2 weeks now. Fencers won the title 2 weeks ago, the women's basketball team beat UConn and Mississippi State on last second shots to win that title last weekend and the hockey team scored with 5 seconds left last night to beat Michigan and advance to the title game Saturday.
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