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  1. illinoisredsox
    ESPN just showed a shot of the field; left looks like it has a couple of inches of water on it from the tarp to the wall and right looks like it may be headed in that direction.
  2. illinoisredsox
    ESPN said Buchholz was flying ahead to Detroit but his flight was cancelled so he's back at Camden Yards.
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    It wouldn't even involve dropping a player off the 40 man; right now there's only 39 names on it. My guess is you may see Moncada added on in a couple weeks; Portland's season ends around Labor Day so he'd only be missing 4-5 AA games at that point.
  4. illinoisredsox
    A "This Date in Red Sox History" thread could be interesting. So here goes: 112 years ago Jesse Tannehill pitched a no-hitter against the White Sox. Now tomorrow is a bad anniversary: 49 years ago Thursday, Tony C. was beaned.
  5. illinoisredsox
    Kimbrel has gotten the job done in save situations, he's 21 out of 23 chances (plus the "hold" he was given in the 4 walk game last week, he didn't blow the save but he did pitch his way out of it.) He also is unscored on in 33/40 appearances. When Kimbrel blows up, he blows up spectacularly, but his issues have generally come in tied games and games where the Sox are behind. Given his psyche, I don't see putting him in a set-up role as working very well. And I acknowledge he's had some high wire acts, but overall he's gotten the job done. Not to mention he's got close to 250 major league saves over the past 6-7 years. Even Mariano Rivera, the GOAT, would blow a few saves a year. Barnes has been spectacular at times and decidedly mediocre at others. Yeah, he's 1/1 in saves and has 10 holds, but he's been scored on in 15 out of 46 appearances and only lately has begun making regular appearances in the 8th inning. Now is not the time to experiment.
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    I was matching the language from a post, but in fairness, I should have put constant in quotation marks. That's what happens when one posts during a boring teleconference. As for the second part, I'd just as soon he go 9 and win 10-0 (much more fun, especiallly against Showalter). The O's have firepower though; Trumbo and Davis seem like they can break their bat and still hit it over the fence sometimes.
  7. illinoisredsox
    Well aware of that; he still has the wrong poster. /////////
  8. illinoisredsox
    Wrong newbie; the constant Price whiner is a different poster.
  9. illinoisredsox
    There are some who don't always seem to feel that way.
  10. illinoisredsox
    Bundy has been pitching really well since they put him into the rotation a month ago. Overall, in 6 starts, he's 4-2 with an ERA of 2.76 and a WHIP of 0.86 over 32 2/3 innings. In August, he's gone 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA and a WHIP of 0.64 in 18 2/3 innings. A couple weeks ago, he shutdown the Rangers on 1 hit over 7 innings, and we know how well they can hit. This does not figure to be an easy game for the Red Sox, which made last night's win really big.
  11. illinoisredsox
    Big win with Sox nemesis Tillman on the bump tomorrow for the O's
  12. illinoisredsox
    Need to pile it on with this pen.
  13. illinoisredsox
    Not sure I'd say that about Ziegler. Barnes was good, a walk and an infield hit in 2 1/3; ran out of gas at 35 pitches. Abad did the same amount of damage in 5 pitches.
  14. illinoisredsox
    I still say Showalter has a deal with the devil when it comes to facing the Sox. The O's seem to get every effing break there is when playing Boston.
  15. illinoisredsox
    It does help if you load the bases with less than 2 out, although in the Sox case that hasn't been the case lately.
  16. illinoisredsox
    The hell with the face; make that punch about 3 feet lower. Alas, he'd be hiding behind Davis or some other large body.
  17. illinoisredsox
    Maybe Leon was banged up a little and Farrell wanted him to have the whole day off before heading for Baltimore. Not hard to imagine a foul tip or something hitting a fleshy or not so fleshy part over the weekend. Not saying he was or wasn't, but it's one of the "inside" knowledge thing that managers know and we as fans are not privy to.
  18. illinoisredsox
    IMO, no, Pedroia is not a Hall of Famer. But then, I have very high standards in this regard and there are many players who are in who I don't think should be. Pedey is very good, but it's not the Hall of the Very Good.
  19. illinoisredsox
    Can't say Napoli didn't earn that one.
  20. illinoisredsox
    Time to get the pen up. Those types of ABs take a toll on any pitcher.
  21. illinoisredsox
    Don't know what he struck out on, but it seems lately when he gets 2 strikes, guys are pounding him down and away with breaking stuff and eventually he swings over it.
  22. illinoisredsox
    Well, he's 11-5 (and the Tribe is 15-6 in games he starts) so he obviously knows how to win and keep his team in games. He's been very bad his last 2 outings (14 ER in 8 2/3 innings) but before that he was pitching to a 3.43 ERA. I'd say he's better than your run of the mill bum.
  23. illinoisredsox
    Agree (not that I can see it). Sometimes I wonder if delays in NY are because a couple of replays come in at the same time. But this is the only game going, so that's not an excuse.
  24. illinoisredsox
    Nope. As a 5+ year vet, he can refuse the minor league assignment; the Sox would then either have the choice of keeping him on the 25 man roster or releasing him outright. If he's released, I'm pretty sure somebody else would take a shot with him for the major league minimum (~$500K) and the Red Sox would be on the hook for the difference in salary (which would count against the luxury tax cap). Castillo and Craig don't have 5 years of service, which is why that move works on them. I don't see anyway the Sox get out of this contract without swapping it for another bad one.
  25. illinoisredsox
    Roster moves: Outgoing - Wright to the DL, Elias optioned to Pawtucket, Hanley to the bereavement list. Incoming - Hembree recalled. Marco Hernandez and Deven Marerro called up as well.
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