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  1. vegasbob
    You knew the Porcello was coming. A FB/slider pitcher relying on changeups . Is this Leon's calling or Sale's slop ?
  2. vegasbob
    Ahh, the LOB and 0 for RISP line is forming to your right. Mookie did get some bad calls but then chased without actually swinging. 2 for last 21 w/RISP.
  3. vegasbob
    The Sox have some wicked popper-uppers
  4. vegasbob
    Nunez is incredible , wish we had more of his family
  5. vegasbob
    You were saying....
  6. vegasbob
    Sogard making me think of Gardner Now he'll be trying to take second base
  7. vegasbob
    Brock, have to be swinging it with 2 strikes and men on.
  8. vegasbob
    Interested to see if the Betts-Beni-Bogaerts-JDM quartet has a response to level up this game
  9. vegasbob
    2 walks, 2strike 2out hit, but finally ends it with OB's dream , a K
  10. vegasbob
    The only thrower worse than Beni is Sale tonight.
  11. vegasbob
    There's a Porcello coming , watch out.
  12. vegasbob
    I think he'll be safe because not conclusive
  13. vegasbob
    11 pitch single by Sogard. That's why he's hitting over .300.
  14. vegasbob
    You have to think that Beni & the Betts can only improve from here. Disappointing to see Vazquez sliding back towards Leon country. Chavis is still learning to find his zone and pitch type then drive it. Put the ball in play, son, and wonderful things may happen.
  15. vegasbob
    Notin, agree with you on this one. The mystery is more why there are no big time OF prospects at the AAA level . On one hand the Betts/Bradley/Benintendi emergences over the last 4 years have blocked any need for organizational growth here but that doesn't stop talented young players from advancing themselves , right up to the point where DD would be inclined to trade them .
  16. vegasbob
    I think the thing bothering some observers are the pitches that JDM chases recently. He used to be very disciplined. If anything back pain or limitations would tend to discourage swinging the bat in favor of letting more pitches go by. The other mystery is that you can clearly see the "book" of a low away slider/curve is out on the street with respect to getting JD out, chasing. He should know that coming up and recognize the pitch a bit earlier . He needs to force the pitcher to go to his FB with a 2-0 or 3-1 count. He may have physical issues, but he is also having some mental lapses as well.
  17. vegasbob
    This should not even be a contest. Devers brings more to the party right now than Beni.
  18. vegasbob
    Benintendi's name should certainly come up in discussions for obvious reasons : low age, club control , cost. Questions I have is whether Beni has a lot of true upside as a LH hitting , power OF'er in Fenway. Has he tried to contour his hitting approach to the Wall due to the deep RF dimensions, at the expense of his natural abilities? Can he be a .290/.850 hitter with 20-25 HR's/80-90 rbi hitter for the next 5 years or is he a .275 and lower BA, .775 OPS defensive guy with a short arm ? Would I trade him for a #3/#4 veteran starter just to get through 2019 and into the WC play-in? Probably not, and I am not Andrew's biggest fan.
  19. vegasbob
    Picture the difference if the FO drafted and developed one future starter every 2 years. 40% of the rotation would be under a $1MM per year and under team control for a good while. See : Rays, Tampa Bay (and possible Montreal Ex-Rays)
  20. vegasbob
    Betts, Benintendi and JDM one cause of the lack of early scoring in support of our starters. Maybe it's just an impression but we don't tend to jump the opposing pitcher early on.
  21. vegasbob
    Pretty much agree with you guys. I doubt too many have a real appreciation for the number of moving parts and personalities involved in making short term decisions directly affecting the outcome in a W or L, day after day for about 9 months a year.
  22. vegasbob
    I will make one comment using the Velazquez 9th inning from Tuesday night's epic 17 innings. Several have complimented Hector for his 4 innings of effective work after the Kepler leadoff HR. Hector's one and ONLY job was to get 3 outs before the Twins scored. No matter what happened afterwards, he failed and it eventually resulted in long drawn out loss, achieving nothing but adding more innings to the rest of the Pen, and putting himself back on the IL . A moral victory ? Try getting to the playoffs on moral victories. There will be more blown saves, and L's from the BP over the course of the season. That's baseball. But it is not necessarily a noteworthy achievement.
  23. vegasbob
    A meaningful stat since it is the only one that has a determination on post season play. It may indirectly say something else about starters vs. Relievers : Starters lose when they surrender more runs than the offense generates , and the offense never recovers the deficit . Relievers win when they are pitching during a game where the starter goes less than 5, or a tie game is salvaged for a win, or when the offense overcomes a deficit left by the starter ( or prior reliever). If I knew nothing (often the case) other than the W-L record, I would be somewhat suspect of the offenses ability to score before the 5th inning, and that the offense can usually score on the opponents bullpen. Finally, once the Sox are ahead, the pen "wins" game at a .678 clip. Sound familiar ? .678 x 162=110 wins, shades of 2018's win total. Not truly relevant but interesting coincidence.
  24. vegasbob
    12 pitches for a 3 out effort by Walden.
  25. vegasbob
    Chase Field is a nice park. Watched Colten Brewer blow a save back in April while there as the opening 11 game road trip ended.
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