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Whats thee last thing a pitcher should do coming in with a 5 run lead in the 6th? Issue a walk to the first batter he faces. Red Sox relief pitching 2020.
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Maybe D-Hern can start when he returns
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If Beni is to come out of this, he will need help. I don't see that is happening with daily play. If anything, this may permanently harm the kids confidence and value.
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Now 2 for 29 with 12 strikeouts. Not leadoff material.
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Little variation on an old joke. Roenicke comes in to manage the Sox and he finds 3 numbered envelopes in the desk left by Cora with instructions to open one in sequence any time he feels he is getting in trouble. After going 3 for 11 and in last place Roenicke is feeling the heat and decides to open the first envelope The message contained is Blame Your Predecessor. He thinks about it and blames Dombrowski for now leaving him with a competitive team and realizes that fans agree. Play goes on and the team is now 5 and 25 and the half season mark and fans aren't being kind. He doesn't know what to do so he opens the second envelope. The message in envelope 2 is Reorganize. So he brings up young players and changes the lineup and pitching. The team goes on a winning streak fed by the energy of the young players. Roemicke is elated. Play continues and the opponents figure out the young players and the Sox lose the last 10 in a row. Well, he opens the last envelope hoping for guidance on how to keep his job. The message contained is Make 3 Envelopes, Sucker.
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8/04 Sox at the Trop vs. the Rays
oldtimer replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Rays have good pitching and our offense relies on a few players. Same old same old. Beni's now 2 for 28 and counting, with 11 strikeouts. JBJ is starting to slump, Chavis's hitting hasn't improved. So what's new? -
I would guess that Bloom is a lot smarter than the guys who are calling him names.
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Can't imagine a buzzer in the plate umpires hand to indicate a strike would be any more distracting than a complaint by the batter when an incorrect call is made.
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Beni's had 10 strikeouts in 34 plate appearances. He has had 9 walks so continues to grind. It's disturbing his batted balls in play is only .143. i do think it is in his head and that he needs help to get out of this slump. Putting him into the lineup doesn't seem to be helping him. They play virtually every during this shortened season, so how does he get the work to find his way out?
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I wonder how eager any team will be to trade for players in this shortened season with the threat of cancellation still looming. I am for the Sox trading away players that won't help them in 2021 and 2022.
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I like to think of it as real umpires assisted by technology rather than the demeaning phrase of robo-umps. It would improve the game to know that balls and strikes would be called accurately. Too many times hitters believe they have to swing at pitches 2 inches off the plate because that is how the ump defines the zone for that game inly
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8/02 SOX @ Yankems
oldtimer replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Trades will be difficult this season. If any can be made, it should be those players who are unlikely to help us in 2021 and especially 2022 and are expensive to keep. Pitching needs to be revamped. Lets hope Bloom can make the kind of progress with our pitching that he made with the Rays. It may take a couple of years. Sale will be iffy when he gets back but I am hoping E-Rod can return to form. Real pitching prospects are hard to come by through the trade route so we need to look in the draft. i too am an advocate of bringing up any prospects who have a chance of making the team next year so they can be assessed. -
Barnes wasn't so hot either.
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Look, we have Marcus Wilson on the 30 man roster and we have Jarren Duran who we most likely will see next year. Those are the two i was speaking of. Benitenndi is in a severe slump and it's not as if he is making solid contact and is unlucky. He looks lost and is hurting the team in this abbreviated season. The Sox need him to correct his issues with the guidance of the hitting coaches and until he shows progress, how can you recommend he be on the starting lineup?
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I don't buy giving excuses to major league players who don't get it done. I don't blame Roenicke for players not doing their part. I do blame him when he makes bad decisions, but there are not enough incidences yet to form an opinion. The management probably will look for a replacement this off season. Oh, you can get rid of players who don't perform. Just have to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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Beni needs help as he is lost at the plate. For those who don't want to give up on him, what is their suggestion? Leave him in when he is having trouble making contact? Clearly he has ability but needs a way to straighten himself out without hurting the team. We have two outfield prospects that would probably do as well or better at the plate.
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Time to bring up our best prospects and let them sink or swim.
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I agree that the pitching is very weak and winning will be tough, but what about our vaunted offense? At least for now, only a few players look like ML hitters.
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He looks completely lost at the plate. Up in the 9th with runners on the corners he took a ball down the middle, a second call strike which was on the inside and finally struck out on a well located fastball. Is it time to bring up some youngsters?
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Roenicke was quoted today when he indicated Beni has a leg kick issue and that is throwing off his timing. He tends to be trying to catch up (speed up his bat) and so far that isn't working. The article indicates no one looks more lost at the plate on the Red Sox roster than Beni. Roenicke indicates that he plans to use Pillar against lefty pitching plus different pairings of the 3 lefty outfielders on the roster. Verdugo's success against lefties is a consideration. He implies that the choice will be based on who is hot and at this time Beni is not, with 2 hits in 21 ABs and one of those a bunt. Maybe it is like AAA, first you have to admit you have a problem before you can proceed to correct it.
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The Sox are facing one of the best starters in the majors. Don't expect much offense.
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The Sox are already headed for the cellar. Our better players will soon be disillusioned, if not already. Start planning for 2021 and beyond. This thread is supposed to depict a realistic view of 2020, even if the realism is tough to take. Some steps that should be taken: 1. Look to trade players who still have some value but are unlikely to fit our needs in 2021 and probably more importantly 2022. 2. Bring up our best prospects, give them big league experience while evaluating their ML potential' 3. Minor L pitching especially needs to be looked at. 4. Give Chavis and Beni enough PT to decide if they will fill a at least two roster spot in future years. If we want to build a champion, we need championship quality players 5. Evaluate Roenicke. He is in a tough spot, but is he the guy who can manage a future team to a championship. 6. Adjust our thinking as fans and realize we will need at least 2 years to build a really competitive team.
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7/28 vs NY Mets
oldtimer replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I thought David Peterson was on the list of the most impressive prospects in spring training for the Mets., A lefty with decent velocity and a sinking fastball. He was drafted #20 in the first round out of Oregon and has been in the minors since 2017. -
One pitcher will not be enough. Better to take the Dombrowski hangover this year and start building for 2021 and beyond. I'll judge Bloom by how he structures the team going forward and expect no miracles this year.
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How do 7 players and two staff test positive for COVID? These are young guys who have a responsibility to be careful but probably aren't. Is it the nature of guys this age to be careful? We are seeing the answer. The team management can do only so much to create a safe environment, after that it is on the players and it appears too many of them don't take this seriously and that could well end the season. I had hopes the 60 games would be played but the Marlins experience may lead to an early shutdown.