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  1. illinoisredsox
    Just throw strikes; if they hit the ball, then they hit the ball.
  2. illinoisredsox
    Well I guess I was right on this one, albeit later than I thought it might be.
  3. illinoisredsox
    Hadn't realized they put Abad in Leon's #7 slot.
  4. illinoisredsox
    7 relievers plus Porcello. They have Taylor left, unless Pomeranz is available for duty. And they have to ph for Abad to lead off the 12th. Not a well managed game bullpen wise IMO.
  5. illinoisredsox
    After a couple innings I remembered I could get the game via WatchESPN. David Ross has been very interesting as s color guy tonight. Lots of insight on the thought process of getting hitters out and pitch selection.
  6. illinoisredsox
    When you're going bad, nothing gets through.
  7. illinoisredsox
    Well I guess if it goes extras we put our faith in Ben Taylor.
  8. illinoisredsox
    I remember Grichuk from the Little League World Series; I think he played in 2 of them, which is very unusual for a US player
  9. illinoisredsox
    Now I really don't like the Kelly move.
  10. illinoisredsox
    I don't like the Kelly move here. 6-7-8 up next inning and he is capable of giving multiple innings. I'm thinking he maybe should have been saved for possible extra innings.
  11. illinoisredsox
    Porcello has to get a little credit here; nowhere near his best stuff but hung around and kept the score manageable.
  12. illinoisredsox
    So who would you put in? Call it ahead of time, not after you know the result of the move.
  13. illinoisredsox
    Damn the Cardinals and their effing blackout territory. I knew last night would be blacked out here but I figured an ESPN broadcast wouldn't be. Hasn't been anything that carries around here in years.
  14. illinoisredsox
    Give it up moon, his mind is made up. Nothing will change it.
  15. illinoisredsox
    Don't like using Hanley here; I would consider having Pomeranz ph and sacrificing.
  16. illinoisredsox
    Okay, who pitches the 8th? Do you trust Barnes? Dare to use Kelly back in STL? Leave Hembree in? My guess is Barnes.
  17. illinoisredsox
    JBJ has always been an outfielder; outfielders tend to have a longer throwing motion. Betts has a quicker release because he used to be an infielder.
  18. illinoisredsox
    Rodriguez needs to bear down here; they will probably ph for him next inning.
  19. illinoisredsox
    Doesn't Sale usually pitch to Leon? Also, Sale knows what he wants to do. Every pitch has a purpose. He's pitching, ERod is throwing.
  20. illinoisredsox
    So he can 't shake his head side to side?
  21. illinoisredsox
    The Impossible Dream year of 1967. I was just shy of my 9th birthday and started listening to games on the radio that summer when the family took our annual vacation to Cape Cod. My first visit to Fenway was 2-3 years after that against the White Sox.
  22. illinoisredsox
    Not so sure I would say Ortiz isn't a student of the game. But Williams managed a decade or so AFTER he stopped playing, not a few months.
  23. illinoisredsox
    Benintendi also played a couple years of high level major college baseball where he had 550 or so PAs. SEC baseball is probably equivalent to A ball, so it wouldn't be a big stretch to say AB was over 1000 PAs against competition that would mirror a minor league baseball track when he came up (obviously not all of those 550 PAs were against pitchers who would merit pro consideration but a lot of them were). He's also 2 years older; there's something to be said for physical development.
  24. illinoisredsox
    Bad idea: 1. There is far more to managing than being able to "light up a clubhouse". Baseball being an everyday sport, that will wear thin very quickly. 2. We have no idea if he can manage. He's never done it before. How does he handle a pitching staff, starters and pen? 3. As a recent retiree, he is waaaay too close to the current team. If he were going to or coming from another team, it MIGHT work. When 80% of your roster was his teammate 9 months ago, they aren't going to see him as a manager, they are going to see him as a teammate. 4. Why in the world would he WANT to manage? It is a thankless task where everything you do is criticized, and in Boston, that includes how you have a bowel movement (okay, I'm exaggerating a little bit here). He has a young son, doesn't he? I'm sure he wants to be around to see him play youth ball, etc. And at some point, he would have to be fired; almost all are. I'll say the same thing I said when Varitek was the popular ex-Sox that people wanted to see as manager. Maybe someday, but not this soon.
  25. illinoisredsox
    They can't send him down. A player gets 3 option years, after which he cannot be optioned to the minors without exposing him to waivers (which I really doubt he would clear). JBJ was first placed on the 40 man roster in 2013, but was optioned to Pawtucket in each 2013, 2014 and 2015. He is out of options.
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