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Contreras may be an asset on this team. Nice play to get the DP and help Bennett reach the 5th inning
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Big HR by Duran. Way to go and grab lead
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Bennett looks better throwing hard strikes, not so many change ups But challenged to close the inning out. Sox specialize in 2 out innings
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Bennett starts nibbling and not following through issuing 2 walks with 2 outs FAFO with Altuve and you might pay or not Bennett will have trouble going more than 4 innings given his pitch count
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Watching the opening road trip i commented that the players did not look ready for the season The WBC participants should have been ready for real competition The 6 game opening trip was extended ST and the guys wanted to get home. Crochet allegedly said he was saving himself in ST and consequently was not built up to be a power pitcher in April. Cora had enough of Breslow's dictating lineups and who played. He backed his coaches because , frankly, AC had nothing to lose financially . He is a known Coach's manager. Why would AC want to put in an entyire season of misery like us fans will now do. Enjoy PR , Alex. But you should have had them ready, that was your failure.
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They ( FO) are concerned Masa will get injured and hurt his trade value in July.
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So the incredibly deep starting rotation of March 27 now comes down to a rookie starter going against one of the very few MLB teams with a marginally worse record than the Sox. #1 and #2 on the IL before end of April, Crawford may be chronic . Bello is a bellboy , mental midget. Looking at the Red Sox hitting stats for OBP and OPS , you could say that only Contreras and Abreu are contributing as expected. Duran and Anthony are wandering in the desert . Durbin contributes almost nothing . Cedanne Rafaela is doing better than you might have expected. Trevor @ SS, well, that's another Story with a bad ending.
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With virtually 20% of the season ( 31 games) played and most regular position players above or very near 100 PA's you can draw a few conclusions . They simply were not ready for the season, they got Cora et alia fired and the clubhouse is likely a quiet place . Tracy inherits a dead dog and is supposed to make it stand up and bark. This has become really bad
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Good News ! Crochet only needs a 15 day rest not a shoulder reconstruction. The positives regarding this group are amazing . Hard to see the opportunity to turn this "lost" season around in any meaningful way
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Bello starting followed by Weissert is a recipe for disaster and sure enough they played it out perfectly. Extremely tired of Bello and now his Bozo hairstyling. What was he shaking his head at when Tracy came to get him out ? Maybe his entire lack of focus and ability. Bell-boy is really a problem head case .
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An outstanding win vs a really good picture who unraveled a bit . Take that one and if possible, grab the next for a series win.
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Of course the dynamic duo at SS-2B DO turn a DP showing they are capable of learning from their errors. An error a game pace so far.? Don't even want to look it up
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The defense behind the pitching remains a PoS. That botch by Story-Mayer was the worst effort at a DP I have seen in about 2 decades
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2 more K's in 2nd but mighty Mayer stroked a groundball out to shortstop, so there is that.
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Sox bottom of first was enlightening. Misery was shared by Anthony, Duran and Contreras, all of whom K'ed . Watching Misiorowski pitch FB strikes reminds me we have nothing quite like that level of hitting ability. The over 12 K's looks like a good bet now
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Can't possibly lose today, Crochet is on the mound for the Sox. It will be interesting to see how many Sox can catch up to Misery's FB
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A 21 year old DH, who can't play the field ? Yoshida, but younger . Very hard to accept that Roman Anthony cannot be trained to throw a ball from LF in Fenway . There are high school kids doing it well.
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The throw from Anthony from that short distance should have been a line drive, airmailed to the plate, just like the hit to him. Watching the play multiple times I say Anthony had the ball before the runner actually touched 3rd and he did not expect the guy to be running . He jerked the throw because he allowed himself to get caught between a full throw and who should he throw to. Doesn't really matter
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I also doubt Cora will get fired or his sub coaches, or Breslow either, but I will say this is the kind of play that does get people fired.
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I still wonder seriously about the prep in ST, whether the WBC had a real effect. If anything it should have sharpened some guys up. For those who think ST is a non-indicator , I will say i called it. The team looked weak and did not play well in the last 10 games prior to season starting, now poorly playing in about 80% of the first 10 games that count, and will still count in September.
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Agreed that Roman may have been looking for a non existent cutoff man and jerked his throw while Story who should have been the cutoff wandered over towards 3B and the generally clueless Durbin. A thoroughly botched play and execution by all.
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Contreras gets a 2 out HR which looks good as a stat but does nothing to contribute to winning a game. Not his fault. The 2 run butchery , after 2 outs, by a combo of Whitlock and Anthony sealed the deal.
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Nobody stepping up with a key play in the field to rob a hit, no XBH with 2 or 3 on , and no BP guy shutting it down when the win is possible. No starter truly dominating after Crochet's Game#1
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I know some here have all the stats that show Whitlock to be a superior pitcher. Here's reality. He uses way too many pitches to get 3 outs. 37 the other night before taking 3 games off to help with the baby and 27 tonight while surrendering the lead runs ( only 12 strikes) . He does not have command of an OUT pitch to finish these key innings. He may be OK as a middle reliever but i don't see him as very effective this year. Another bullpen loss brewing
