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  1. vegasbob
    Anyone think the Sox should claim Brent Honeywell from LAD ( DFA'ed) and drop One of our guys, including and up to Luis Garcia ?
  2. vegasbob
    Gasper hits .400 at Worcester, too bad this game is in Baltimore
  3. vegasbob
    You could squeeze out O'Neill and we'll survive ok. He's gone in 42 days anyway
  4. vegasbob
    Bailey F'ing Horn fixes that 2-0 score.
  5. vegasbob
    Oh and Rafaela's arm (accuracy, not power) at SS is very suspect. As Moon says , Cedanne should not even be at that position.
  6. vegasbob
    I know many here think very highly of Cedanne Rafaela , and he has huge talents and potential to become a very good player. He is also contract controlled for multiple years , through 2031 plus an option year. He is, however, the worst chaser of bad pitches I have seen, but not in a good way like Devers and Vlad Guerrero, Sr were. Maybe he will become that but until he can improve his pitch selection , he'll be more potential than serious production. He is also a rookie who can play two key positions , so there is that.
  7. vegasbob
    Yeah, but you googled all games. In selective ones, they never score in first inning
  8. vegasbob
    First with Never
  9. vegasbob
    It is amazing that a guy like Povich with a 1.56 WHIP and a 5.71 ERA can have shut this hitting team down so far ( through 4) . Any team playing the Sox should just run any LH'ers from their system out to the mound, so they can gain confidence If Casas' long fly to right had been about 3' longer and higher, it would have changed the game a lot. Bello dealing pretty well.
  10. vegasbob
    Looks like the reintroduction of the fastball at 95++ may give Bello a further boost when combined with his changeup at mid-low 80's.
  11. vegasbob
    When will this thread morph into a "Fire Breslow" theme ? We can say that we don't know JH's actual limitations on Breslow's ability to compete for top talent, but if we look at Dithering Bloom's 3+ years and Craig's first season, it appears evident the rules are no big contracts for pitchers, fans love offense anyway. Hope we all love 12-10 games because the Sox will be on both sides of many.
  12. vegasbob
    Consider the premise of Bailey's appproach---If you don't have a live fastball, then don't throw it. Go with breaking stuff to avoid getting pounded on your FB. When the arm tires, the snap off spin slows down and you see MLB hitters teeing off on your breaking stuff and the FB was never good enough anyway. Combine that with not having a reliable out pitch ( splitter, sinker, screwball ) and you have a lot of 2 out rallies , and 2 strike HR's.
  13. vegasbob
    Regarding Luis Garcia, just look at the circus tent he came out of in Anaheim to question Breslow's and his team of analyzers ability to judge a pitcher . Never take an Angel. Criswell may have been feeling the effects of the Covid, but Cora hung him out to dry , mainly due to no other options available. Maybe the starting pitchers need to do their side sessions on the actual mound for an inning or so.
  14. vegasbob
    Which team should be more worried about their pitching---Orioles or Red Sox ? Only the one looking seriously at the playoffs.
  15. vegasbob
    I might have missed this strategy but why is Gasper on the bench as a 3rd catcher , in lieu of keeping Dom Smith up for a few days , if only to PH or late relief ?
  16. vegasbob
    Hyde finally wises up and brings in a LH reliever.
  17. vegasbob
    I'll give Criswell a half-pass because he may be weakened by the Covid illness, BUT he becomes one more of the too many Sox pitchers who cannot close the door with 2 outs, 2 strikes on many hitters because they lack a definitive out pitch
  18. vegasbob
    Can't get too excited about Yoshida's bomb because who the heck will get the next 18 outs ? Almost impossible.
  19. vegasbob
    That was a poor effort to stop that pitch. If Conor was in the NFL, he would get cut because he can't block.
  20. vegasbob
    Rational opinion. What exactly has Story done in the minimal games he did play over the past 2 seasons ?
  21. vegasbob
    i think you are truly correct here. It will take Casas some time ( week/month ?) to catch back up to MLB pitching , and he does not get to hit vs the Sox pen. Maybe Breslow could have sent Sogard, Gonzalez, etc. down for a week or two and keep Smith handy . Casas did have plenty of time in WooSox land. Odd that a foul ball hurt him. Hopefully not a 3 run jack
  22. vegasbob
    And the wait to see if he has recovered and can hit a ton has started. Wither Dom Smith ?
  23. vegasbob
    Allowed the most HRs of any team since A-S break, about 58 or so. Tired arms throwing meatballs
  24. vegasbob
    It's interesting to note that Bailey Horn's entire MLB career has been exclusively with the Red Sox. Brez should give him a chance to see more of the league, maybe even the NL.
  25. vegasbob
    Back to where he was in April/May when the shoulder was really hurting
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