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  1. illinoisredsox
    I played against a kid from a neighboring town in Babe Ruth ball who ended up at UConn and then was the #1 pick of the Jays; he never made it past AAA. He was a year older than I was per the way youth baseball figured their ages back then, but he was only a couple months older than me on the calendar. I hit him pretty well in Babe Ruth, he was skinny and basically had a curve ball (I could hit those, mostly because my swing was so slow). Two years later, we became teammates on a Legion squad; he had grown about 6 inches, added about 30 pounds and was now throwing in the mid 80s (still had the curve). I couldn't touch him in BP, let alone a game. He played, I mostly sat.
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    I think that was one of my rare birdies (I'm usually good for 2 or 3 a year).
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    Not moon, but I'll say this: Ortiz had his share of clutch hits. He also had his share of failures in those situations. We remember the former. The biggest "clutch" hit in franchise history was not delivered by Ortiz or Yaz or Williams, but by Bill Mueller.
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    I believe my signature says it all.
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    Hey I had to do that. Once. Downwind. During a drought (fairways were rock hard).
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    Actually, Young has been pretty decent off the bench this season. It's when he starts he has really had trouble. Acknowledging small sample size: As a sub: .333/.478/.812 As a ph: .400/.550/.950 As a starter: .227/.308/.699 Young brings little to the table for the ALDS (and potentially ALCS). He might be more valuable on a potential World Series roster, where pitchers will have to hit in 3-4 games and a bench guy who's had a modicum of success as a ph might be needed. Hanley certainly has struggled in the role. Marrero has to be there as a defensive sub for Devers, and also because of Nunez's and Pedroia's problems.
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    Very well said. Two cases in point: 1) Game 5, 2004 ALCS. In the 14th, Ortiz gets a "clutch" hit by dumping a very soft single into CF, scoring Damon and winning the game. If he hits it a little harder, Williams probably catches it and they move on to the 15th. Instead, the Sox live another day and on to history. 2) Game 7, 1962 World Series. Bottom of the 9th, men on 2nd and 3rd, Willie McCovey rips a line drive right at Bobby Richardson and the Evil Empire wins again. If that ball is 3-4 feet to the right, left or higher, it's a two run single and the Giants are the champs. McCovey wasn't "clutch" in that situation. The results were different, but did either of them really fail? We like to remember the times an Ortiz came up with a "clutch" hit to win or tie a game. We forget all the times he failed in those situations.
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    They don't have to finalize it until Thursday morning.
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    Magic Numbers: Division - 0 Wild Card - 0
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    You cannot possibly be that obtuse in asking that first question.
  11. illinoisredsox
    Given the lineup posted up on the game thread, no. All regulars with one very notable and troubling exception, Davis in for Betts.
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    Looks like good Tanaka showed up for the Yankees today. 1 hit allowed with 10 Ks through 5 innings. Bad guys up 3-0 in the bottom of the 5th.
  13. illinoisredsox
    Why are the Jays and Yankees playing at 1 today? Outside of Wrigley Field before the lights went in or a day-night doubleheader situation, I don't ever remember seeing a Friday afternoon game scheduled, and I go back 50 years of following the game. Maybe when the 4th of July has been on a Friday (or in the case of the Blue Jays/Expos, Canada Day).
  14. illinoisredsox
    Max, all a day of rest mean is a pitcher didn't pitch on a particular day. E.g., Pitcher A pitches a game on a Sunday. With no off days in the teams schedule, his next scheduled would be Friday (with Mon, Tue, Wed and Thu counting as days of rest). Another way of putting it is he pitches every 5th day (which is what your 5-6 day calculation is telling you). Back in the day, teams had 4 man rotations and pitchers used to go every 4th day, meaning 3 days of rest between starts. That's how they used to start about 40 games a year. With modern 5 man rotations, it bumps up one.
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    If they clinch today (which, with the Yankees and Jays scheduled for an afternoon game, they theoretically could do before ever taking the field), I would read nothing into how the rest of the series goes. It will be spring training mode with second stringers all over the place. I know the Astros and Guardians are in a battle for best record, but with the Sox will be locked into the 3rd slot, it is far more important to let a few guys heal up as much as they can than play the Astros tough. If that means they have to play the Guardians, so be it.
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    Yep, can't get a more pathetic all around perfromance than tonight. Let's hope the weekend rotation becomes Fister, TBD, TBD.
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    Magic Numbers: Division - 1 Wild Card - 0
  18. illinoisredsox
    No. Style points don't count. All it does is add a number to the loss column.
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    Pom and Sale and hope for hail
  20. illinoisredsox
    Looks like the 4th straight game the Astros will score in double digits. They are white hot right now.
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    That's about it. The pitching tonight has been terrible but on the bright side, the defense has been merely lousy. Meanwhile, the offense is the highlight so far, with a solid grade of poor.
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    You watching the same game I am? Only one decently hit ball. Devers makes a play and he could have been out of the inning unscored upon.
  23. illinoisredsox
    A walk, an infield hit off Devers glove and bloop hit set it all up. Devers has some serious work to do defensively; potentially cost 3 runs.
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    Cherry picked stat to support his hatred of Pedroia. Not to mention a player who's been injured could never come back and have a good ear. That has never happened.
  25. illinoisredsox
    The only way he pitches Sunday is if the Sox haven't clinched. Meanwhile, he does have to prepare as if he were going to pitch (side throwing, etc.,). If the Sox are even or up by 1 after Saturday's games, he has to take the hill. Assuming they get that far, that would set him up for game 2 in the ALDS, and with the off days, he could pitch a Game 5 on regular rest. Porcello would get the start in a Monday game at Yankee Stadium. That does not bode well and has to be avoided. They would be better off to blow the division completely.
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