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  1. illinoisredsox
    Probably seeing how it reacted after playing a game. It would 't surprise me to see another play one sit one before they go to 2/3 etc. and then more full time duty if it's holding up. The last thing you want to do is lose him completely by overdoing it.
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    You two do realize tonight's mess was made by Abad and Kimbrel cleaed it up by striking out the only 2 guys he faced, right?
  3. illinoisredsox
    When are you talking about when you mean clutch? He missed most of September that year when he broke his foot after fouling a ball off of it. When he came back, he hit .500 against the Rays in the ALDS, and over .300 against the Tigers in the ALCS. He hit .250 in the World Series. He was on base 29 times in 71 PAs that postseason, scoring 14 runs in 16 games and driving in another 6. Not sure what more you would want your leadoff hitter to do.
  4. illinoisredsox
    So what would you have done differently bullpen wise? You don't use your top guys once you are 4 runs behind early. If you don't have a true long man i.e., a guy who can pitch 4-5 innings (and nobody does anymore), you use the back end and hope they come through. Last night they did. Also keep in mind Clay goes tonight. Even if he pitches well, he probably isn't going more than 6, so you'll need the front end of the pen to close it out.
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    You know the score, its Sofa Manager Logic 101. That's on the players. If they do their jobs, it's despite Farrell. If they fail to do so, it's because of him. That being said, the bullpen has been nothing short of spectacular Tuesday and last night. 13 innings, 2 runs, 1 earned.
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    So when the other manager makes a move and it doesn't work, Farrell is being schooled? And when Farrell makes a move and it doesn't work, he is still being schooled? How many times has Farrell seen his bull pen pitchers fall apart this year? Is it Farrell's fault or did the other team get lucky because the Red Sox players didn't do their job. I'll agree Farrell is no great tactician. He is an average manager, nothing more and nothing less. Like any manager, he makes some headscratching moves. We just notice his because we follow this team. Girardi f@#$ked up last night by taking Tanaka out of the game at 93 pitches and 7 innings. In the middle of a pennant race, you take out your best starter who has been dominant all night against the lower part of the batting order? Now that's a headscratching move. Earlier in the year, when he had Betances, Miller and Chapman it would be totally understandable. With only Betances, much less so.
  7. illinoisredsox
    Happy Birthday to me. Thank you Hanley. Great present.
  8. illinoisredsox
    Moncada has been buried deep. Hernandez running for Ortiz.
  9. illinoisredsox
    Definitely. Hill's only value is as a defensive replacement. He serves no other purpose at this point.
  10. illinoisredsox
    Hill hit for Bradley.
  11. illinoisredsox
    No. Only issue I had was he took 3 strikes. Got to swing there.
  12. illinoisredsox
    Having a righty hit Young works.
  13. illinoisredsox
    Young makes more sense, he's actually been playing.
  14. illinoisredsox
    Don't like this move with Hill
  15. illinoisredsox
    Bullpen has come up big both Tuesday and tonight. 13 innings 2 runs (and tonight's was unearned)
  16. illinoisredsox
    Well Kelly is going to put this game out of reach (as if he wasn't already with Betances pitching the 9th)
  17. illinoisredsox
    Unfortunately you are right but it could hardly be unexpected. No one could keep up the pace he had. But even when he was hitting well he struck out a lot.
  18. illinoisredsox
    WTF are you taking that for Leon?
  19. illinoisredsox
    Bogaerts getting out of whatever his funk is would go a long way to helping the cause. I'm not worried about Betts, his slump is a coupe weeks, that happens. Bogies has been going for 2+ months.
  20. illinoisredsox
    Let's also face it, they have seen some damn good pitching the past 2 nights. There have been very few pitches tha have been cookies. Location and change of speeds. 0 strike outs for Tanaka tonight.
  21. illinoisredsox
    Okay I'll ask you the same question. What would manager d-money have done to change things the last 2-3 nights?
  22. illinoisredsox
    Scott looking okay for a guy who hasn't thrown a meaningful pitch in 2 weeks.
  23. illinoisredsox
    So what would manager Station 13 have done to change things the last 2-3 games?
  24. illinoisredsox
    Somewhat understandable though, it was very similar to the grounder that got him hurt.
  25. illinoisredsox
    It was a pitch right down the middle;the kind of pitch he SHOULD be swinging at 2-0. And it should have scored a run had Benintendi moved up on Pedroia's grounder.
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