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  1. vegasbob
    Crochet spinning up a 2 hit shutout through 6 but with some base traffic. He is earning his pay today. Somebody in the lineup needs to launch one to help him.
  2. vegasbob
    Welcome to the infield Mr. Durbin, oooops. Failing to support Crochet's shutout with a bat or glove gets you a stare.
  3. vegasbob
    Nobody hitting at the right time. Story should not be a #2 hitter as was said here.
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    R. Anthony is a pure hitter.
  5. vegasbob
    Interesting first inning of the season for the Red Sox: 2 hits, a walk, a Stolen base and no one advanced beyond 2B . Key guy in li9neup DPs 2nd inning , looking strong until Rafaela swings at pitches out of zone then DPs with 2 on. At least we turned the lineup over.
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    The answer is 91
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    Yankees already lead MLB and more importantly the AL East . They pounded Devers' Giants and have not allowed a run so far this year. Sox need to get out of the gate hitting to keep pace, but only a 1/2 game down .
  8. vegasbob
    Feeling much better now that the Stranger says he feels great. And I thought I had uncovered a bad contract before the guy even pitches once when it counts. Sorry for the doubt, Ranger, my eyes deceive me.
  9. vegasbob
    Only posting here because some may not know, and it doesn't fit another active Forum. The ABS strike zone is subject to the any part of the ball nicking home plate surface place elevated to the individual batter's biometrics. So in its simplest form, Home plate is theoretically 22.8" wide, assuming a 2.9" diameter standard baseball. I think this is a good innovation because it potentially takes the hack umpires (Bucknor ) out of determining the outcome of a game. Players ( Batter, catcher, pitcher) will need to be judicious in using it because 2 mistaken challenges ends the option to challenge further.
  10. vegasbob
    86-90, depends a lot on Crochet going the full season, and Bello continuing to mature as a pitcher. Suarez will be the disappointment we need to kick Bres's ass.
  11. vegasbob
    Nice warm up for Ranger "Stranger" Suarez . He looked weak today and looked weak in the WBC for some foreign country.. Glad we have depth because that is more than Ranger has right now.
  12. vegasbob
    One of the more enlightened commentaries to be found on TalkSox
  13. vegasbob
    The Beatles are missing 2 of their starters .
  14. vegasbob
    Spring training, with the WBC insert seems unproductive but it is not as irrelevant as some would like to think. I agree, let the games begin and the stats be counted. Didn't some half baked coach say, you play like you practice. The hitting weakness in the last 3 games overshadows Crochet's awful game today . Garrett will only pitch every 5 days and the guys will need to hit on the other 4 as well. The Sox road game starts the last few seasons are not welcome as they keep the players away from "home" for another week. Good Luck, Sox. You need about 90 wins to stay relevant. Go get 4 on the road.
  15. vegasbob
    In almost all respects the WBC has given some encouragement that the Red Sox p are fully ready for the season. To me, one of the most encouraging is Whitlock. If the team has an 8th inning lead, i hope Garrett is out there slinging.
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    Regrettably, i saw Ranger Suarez in his 3rd inning vs the Japanese team and he looked awful. He had no command, and surrendered a double and 3 run HR , could not locate his change pitch. Hopefully just a poor outing since he was pitching for Venezuela, but he looked like a pitcher with a broken arm on his throwing side. Not encouraging.
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    If only Campbell delivered as much benefit to the win total, which is still the only stat that really counts, as his contract does to the AAV in 2028, he would be my hero.
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    Connor Wong continues to create doubt about being able to be carried as the backup catcher to Narvaez. His inability to hit anything is getting serious. (.087/.247) for ST is not going to cut it. KCampbell on the other hand continues to make the decision to send him to Woo predictable Trevor Story looking like he is more than ready for a good year.
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    And if the Red Sox won last year's WS, we would be calling them 5 time Champions of the 21st century Deal with reality. KC';s extension was unnecessary and a real mistake. He is either physically incapable or maybe it's mental. In either case he is seriously rich and does not have to produce.
  20. vegasbob
    With the benefit of hindsight and letting some time pass, it should be apparent that Chaim Bloom was not ready to be a MLB CBO. Maybe he is now, over in St. Louis. I think he was given orders from ownership to break the mold, reorient towards building the minor system and choke off the spending. Not sure how a neophyte could have done a lot else. The relevant question now is whether Craig Breslow is the right guy to have a long run of competitive teams. The Devers situation had many fathers , including Raffy, and at the time showed the immaturity or communication inability of a Yale STEM grad dealing with a spoiled Dominican of lesser education.
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    Masa's fate will only be determined at mid season when the pill of his contract will be more easily swallowed. Yoshida will either come into some role (DH or bench PH) as a result of another player's injury, lack of performance or illegal betting scandal . Yoshi will then either perform well and create some value or will fail , or even get injured arm pumping to 1st base on a DP rollover and eliminate himself. He will not be carried into the 2027 non-season regardless of his contract. I hope he gets some AB's and hits well in early 2026 increasing the Sox output and options for this pleasant man.
  22. vegasbob
    That brilliant video of the pig getting fed made me realize that Wong has apparently lost any mojo he might have recovered this offseason and will not be around for long. K. Campbell will be around for awhile longer but not at Fenway, more assuredly Worcester. A few line drives, so far ?? He has a long way to go but can always tell his grandkids one day that he started the 2025 season for the Red Sox , not so much after. If the WBC is the true "WORLD" championship series then what is the set of games played in October/November among a very limited group of American and one Canadian team ? Definitely not the World Series.
  23. vegasbob
    Nice show of power today including Duran's 2 HRs and Max Ferguson's grannie to seal it. Mixed reviews on pitching but outscoring the oppo leads to wins in any case.
  24. vegasbob
    Would their initials be Anthony, Rafaela, and Abreu ? But as Moon notes, it's insignificant at this point in time, and likely really is .
  25. vegasbob
    Even Mickey ( Mantle) Gasper had a hit and walk. More significantly , only 1 K all day ( A. Castro). Also significant , only 1 HR in an 18 run game against collegians
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