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  1. vegasbob
    Gives up an HR to a .167 hitter. This guy has a loser mentality
  2. vegasbob
    Nice start Erod, your walk comes home and you give up nothing but EBH's.
  3. vegasbob
    Many like to crap all over Nunez and he deserves some of it, but I never have thought Xander Bogaerts was any kind of elite SS either. That was a pitiful AB. At least Nunez is playing daily when he was signed on as a utility player.
  4. vegasbob
    Nice graphic on Pearce by NESN. Lifetime 83 HR's but only 28 rbi's. Must have missed stepping on the plate a lot.
  5. vegasbob
    C.B. Bucknor at third base umpire? Does he rotate to home or second-then first , so we don't have to see him miscall pitches behind the plate/
  6. vegasbob
    The umpires do not run much, mostly stand in place watching the game until something catches them by surprise and they wake up with no worries because replay will get it right.
  7. vegasbob
    I would think it is almost assured that even if Pedey does not play again this year or the knee inflames on another restart that he will be at 2019 ST in Ft. Myers and give it a try. The guy will not just walkaway from the opportunity or the money to be commercial about it. If he could play 110-120 games with some effectiveness, he will be out there trying to do so.
  8. vegasbob
    What is it if you split a 3 game series, lol ?
  9. vegasbob
    I have a completely unfounded hypothesis that some pitchers lack a lot of self confidence and easily talk themselves out of their potential abilities. They are also sometimes not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Recent examples , IMO, are Clay Buchholz and Daniel Bard. Joe Kelly's "streakiness" (not inconsistency) is beginning to look similar. Joe may be the JBJr of the BP. I rewatched his inning from last night again. He had 0-2 counts on Trout and Upton, only to walk MT and give up a hit to Upton. He was ahead of Pujols 0-1 before his hit scored trout. Simmons hit a bullet that Betts intercepted, and Beni made a leaping catch to stop the next shot. Finally Joe git a routine fly ball. OK, so two games in a row of true slop and never a domiant pitch after getting a strike or two up. Indicates no fine command of his fastball or slider. Just a bad 2 nights or a guy who cannot bring a tough mindset to the park each day ?
  10. vegasbob
    Here are the possibilities: Sox go 0-3, 2 behind NY Sox go 1-2, Dead tie for AL East, NY with 4 more games yet to play , probably worth 1 to 1 1/2 game gain. Sox go 2-1, NY would be 2 up , Yankee's 4 games to play can only tie at best Sox sweep'em at 3-0. NY 4 back and the 4 games don't close the gap. Note---there is no way for the Sox to be 3 up after Sunday. Conclusion, a sweep is the most effective way of flushing the Yankees into the Bronx sewer system. It would be epic.
  11. vegasbob
    Nor Kelly, so Hembree and Barnes are your studs with neither Johnson nor Velazquez available for long relief after 5 inning E-rod gives you his best shot. But at the end of the season a win vs the Angels counts exactly as much as a win vs. the NYY crowd. Just not as enjoyable emotionally.
  12. vegasbob
    Could not agree more. Oh , and Joe Kelly keeps auditioning for the role as the next ass clown in the bullpen. If you are Cora , how much confidence can Joe bring after those 2 Angel appearances ? Beni totally saved his butt on the play in LF.
  13. vegasbob
    Let's see Jackie hold .200 for a week before voting him an All-Star. I hope does go on his streak and if he will go with pitches to left field he may well have it figured out. But only if he could bunt too
  14. vegasbob
    Angels self destruct yearly with pitching staff DL's. They seriously need a whole different strength, conditioning and flexibility coach. BoSox need to continue crushing them like a used soda can to teach them the error of their ways.
  15. vegasbob
    A starter may not appear to be the biggest need, and I agree would #3 on a list of 3, BUT Sale, Price and Porcello are a reasonably predictable trio. Eduardo Rodriguez is not as highly dependable and rarely goes deep in a game. Wright can be great or totally blow up . Pomeranz is a zero this year and not someone I would rely on in a playoff situation. There are still over 50% of the season left say 83 starts to fill. Sale has tended to burn out in Sept and will need to space a couple skips in his starts. Price may play to much Fortnite one week. Brian Johnson and Hector Velazquez do give spot start capabilities but not for the playoffs. I stick with the idea that a team doesn't get too many chances to go deep in the playoffs so load up this year when you know you will be a WC at the minimum. Budgets and luxury tax be damned. If the Yankees and Red Sox go down to the wire, Cora will be hard pressed to roll Sale out there as much as possible including the end of Sept to get 1st place. Don't over estimate the depth of veteran pitching needed to get past the ALDS. The same key guys have failed 2 years in a row.
  16. vegasbob
    Rich Hill dealing with lots of blister problems and DL time in LA. He's no game changer. Buchholz on the other hand is just unintelligent and unconfident in his own skin.
  17. vegasbob
    Angels in the midst of a 4-10 slide, and losing at KC today through 7, 1-0 Skaggs is worth missing in the Angels depleted rotation
  18. vegasbob
    You, sir are correct, as the Red Sox showed the Mariners yesterday when Mr. Sale finally got his shutout , and reasonable run support.
  19. vegasbob
    Looking ahead at the end of June-July-Aug 1 schedule, a total of 29 games interrupted by the A-S break, the Sox have only 9 of those games against teams playing over .500 right now ( Yankees, Nationals , Phillies) At 52-27 now, I would expect the Sox to be 70-38 minimum going into August 2. If they get on a roll it could be 74-34 an incredible 40 games over .500. in early August. The momentum (or lack of it) by late July will have bearing on DD's decisions to make moves. I still think he trust a play-in WC game to get this team over the top and a WS berth. A potential 100+ win team is rare enough, but I think he needs to go all out and win the season you are playing, not 2019, 2020 or 2021. Go for it with this team now. So that could mean anything from a veteran starting pitcher, LH reliever, or 2Bman. It will also lead to the resolution of the Swihart role on this team.
  20. vegasbob
    And losing again today to the Rays. Maybe need to send the Rays one of our relievers to help out.
  21. vegasbob
    I knew the palyers would be following this thread on their Ipads in the dugout, take great offense at the trashing I gave them and responded accordingly, mostly in the bottom half of the lineup, which is a good thing. Maybe Jackie is getting hot.
  22. vegasbob
    Another POS performance by the hitters in support of Sale. Cora may need to put Sale in the bullpen to avoid having shutouts thrown at him every 5 days. This team is not the powerhouse some people are writing about daily.
  23. vegasbob
    With Jeremy Lin back on the roster (goodbye Robby, thanks for the set up work), expect Nunez to get some time of his feet. Also expect Bogaerts to miss more than one game. Expect Pedey to miss most of 2018, he's obviously not keeping the inflammation out of his knee and that can usually be cured day to day with steroidal medicines. So Holt will remain in the lineup as a virtual regular for awhile. For those desiring a disposition of Swihart, I think you still have a month to wait. DD will not trash this possible throw-in asset by DFA'ing him until the trade deadline. Dave will try to get some notional value in a multi-player deal, focused on second base play. JBJr will be kept through the season , unless he is part of a bigger deal, not a one for one trade. I'd see him go next winter. Leon and Vazquez are your catchers , and that's how they roll.
  24. vegasbob
    Keep in mind as a fan, you can affect nothing of what is going on, so try to enjoy it for what it is. Look in your mail tomorrow and chances are you won't find a check from Fenway Park rewarding you for your highly concerned fandom or advice. Great win tonight and Yankee loss, should make all concerned feel really good.
  25. vegasbob
    And don't lose sight of that on a night the Sox went down 4-0 , then coughed it up to 10 after a partial comeback. One of the few times this team has rebounded to an early inning beatdown. Screw Matt LeBlanc and hit change of pace crap.
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