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  1. vegasbob
    Why waste electrons on the obvious ?
  2. vegasbob
    A NY-Astros play in game would be a great help towards reaching the ALCS
  3. vegasbob
    Rafael Devers is in a funk and not making contact. He bailed out a trashy pitcher with the bases loaded. Should be a kangaroo court fine to not make contact with the bases loaded.
  4. vegasbob
    Just a guess, but with Monday being August 20th, I bet Erod gets 2 rehab starts in Pawtucket and magically appears ready to go on September 1st, where he could get 5 or 6 starts before the playoffs.
  5. vegasbob
    I'm sure there will be other situations (i.e. 2B) that will require a lot more thought by Dombrowski than having to move a great defender and streaky hitter like JBJr , especially if we go to the Series with Jackie contributing. I would think he's a keeper all the way to FA. The shuffle of the deck is way more likely to occur among the pitchers, both starting and relievers. DD has Holt, Nunez, Pearce, Swihart, Kinsler to figure out before he would look at JBJr. Plus Pedroia's ability to return or not will be a major Spring question.
  6. vegasbob
    Looking at this 141 page thread regarding trading JBJr, what if Dd had moved him way back when ? Probably would have been up to 282 pages by now. For the record, you will not see a waiver wire trade of JBJr this year .
  7. vegasbob
    Agreed that Devers should be playing since he's not derailing the pennant run . It would be more encouraging if the At Bats showed signs of pitch recognition and that he will not get strikes to hit until he learns some basic discipline. It won't happen this way but Cora should let him go a game or two and never take a swing just so he can see where the various pitches end up, and how to see the release and spin on the ball. Maybe standing in for some bullpen side sessions with the starting pitchers could achieve some progress on seeing the pitches. He still needs to catch up with the fastball as he did last year with Chapman. That's not the guy we are seeing now. The fielding will improve with reps , coaching and experience. It would be a shame if the Sox wasted this talent by having brought him up too quickly, saw some early success and then slumped into Middlebrooks land wrecking his confidence.
  8. vegasbob
    Although Porcello has the highest ERA among our regular starters, he is the only won with a reasonable chance of getting to 20 wins, which is more of a team success than the pitcher alone. That's why Chris Sale isn't about 16-2 already. Sale and Porcello (when he's on ) make for a good duo in a 5 game playoff series.
  9. vegasbob
    Like many here I have watched and followed this franchise from Yawkey to Henry, and it is the first time that I assume they will prevail no matter the score or situation. For the younger crowd, enjoy what you are seeing. It is rare and special. A real team that picks each other up, and damn the individual stats.
  10. vegasbob
    Did Devers just try another cricket hit ??
  11. vegasbob
    ******* catcher doesn't even try to catch the ball
  12. vegasbob
    Credit where due to Hembree for the hold. Good inning with some tough pitches. Cora can only use who he has and Hembree is getting paid to pitch like that. Just do it way more consistently Heath
  13. vegasbob
    Still going with Hembree ?
  14. vegasbob
    Ironic how the Yankee-Rays game has more interest going on than this pitching duel. Scoreboard watching already.
  15. vegasbob
    Walked the #8 .223 hitter and gives the HR to Romine batting 9th
  16. vegasbob
    Forget Beeks, he gave up 2 runs in the bottom 5th. Obviously a low talent, low energy type guy, lol
  17. vegasbob
    Devers misses middle FB's , but holds on for the BB.
  18. vegasbob
    What an awful deal that was. Thank you Dodgers. Carl did not do squat in LA either.
  19. vegasbob
    Hasn't developed much in a long time.
  20. vegasbob
    Beeks with 3 innings of no hit-no walk , K'ing 7 of 9. The comment about pitching for someone other than Boston or NY is mentally easier may well apply. Of course TB has exactly one hit off Happ in the 5th inning.
  21. vegasbob
    Can't have a slow game when both pitchers are efficient and only a few reach base. Prefer this one to stretch out starting in top 7
  22. vegasbob
    Moreland scorches it to the deepest part of the warning track
  23. vegasbob
    Beeks came in for the 2nd inning and did not give up the 1st inning run to NY. Now he's through the third and hasn't allowed a run nor hit.
  24. vegasbob
    Now can Rick settle down and refocus, or blow it up ??
  25. vegasbob
    As long as the big lead in the East lasts, I'm sure Cora will give Devers plenty of reps to find himself but he certainly needs to recognize pitches better. Try looking at a few without swinging until the pitcher comes to the strike zone. He's a virtual auto 0-2 coming up right now, without a pitch in the zone.
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