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Good thing JBJr is in for his defense.
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Devers (and many others) look overmatched today. Sale counts on getting no support , so no news to him. O'Brien calls Flowers HR only Sales's 3rd HR given up at Fenway. Well Dave, it i still May so plenty of chances for more. At some point the Sox may need to get Devers some help in terms of a 30-45 days at Pawtucket working on basics of hitting and fielding. Looks like a sophomore slump which I think Bogaerts had a couple years ago too.
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No Betts, No JDM, Sale unfocused giving up a 3 run bomb in the second are not the ingredients for a sweep. One guy in the lineup hitting ZERO and 2 guys below .200. The only thing getting swept will be the concourses after this game
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Note that this was the first game the Red Sox counted more than 6 runs in about a month, except for the one 10 run beatdown of the Yankees
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I trust we had to use HR Kimbrel because Carson Smith was unavailable. The HR's are a bit of a concern as he has been letting opponents launch. Joe Kelly may have found a groove if he can replicate 10 pitches for 3 outs, avoiding the 2 out walk. Benentendi denied a shot at the cycle since Kimbrel didn't blow the save. Very selfish, Craig. Nice welcome back to Pedey from the Fenway faithful. Steven Wright working his way into the mix. Pomeranz is a mystery but I'm getting visions of Clay Buchholz and Daniel Bard issues. Keep winning 2 of 3 every series and the standings will take care of themselves.
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Pedroia continues his Oh for the season streak. How long can we carry this guy ? (not serious) The Sox just got a lot better with yesterday's moves. More Moreland at first, give Devers a chance to find himself again rotating Nunez/Holt and him at 3rd base, That's a better defensive infield for sure.
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Nice try Drew. Your participation trophy will be forwarded to your new address, probably the DL. Velasquez will be in to mop up and should become the new 5th starter taking Pomeranz's place. I know he sucked early last year and got hot with the weather but how much patience can they have with the assortment of junk he throws ?
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Amazing things happen when your sub .200 hitters can contribute. Bradley's triple last night, and Swihart/Vazquez singles with MoB and 2 outs. Moving Hanley opened things up.
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duh !!
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Pomeranz is totally unlikeable. Black clouds hang around this guy. Usually with two outs and two strikes on a hitter
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You must be the DA to not recognize obtuse humor, JO.
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Pedey obviously not much of a hitter. Must be in for defensive purposes. Why does Pomeranz look like he just sucked a lemon and slumps his way off the field. This guy has head issues. Sean Newcomb looks like a young Jon Lester, but he must go down today.
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Aside from just tonight's gaffe at 1st base , Devers has the athleticism of a sea lion on the beach. His lack of baseball instinct and discipline is probably typical for a 21 year old. Although he can slash it around, maybe another few months in Pawtucket could help get him focused. Lots of raw talent, not much experience and it shows at this level..
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Nothing like Devers and Benentendi's strike zones to help Teheran. Somewhat of a team wide slump moving in. Pedroia will need to jump start them but that may be asking too much while he gets up to game speed. Team looks unfocused the last night and today. Lots of games with no breaks in the schedule
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Maybe time to focus on Ed Rodriguez throwing strikes and getting out of the first 6 innings untouched. Not asking much.
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Looks like an Army march now, R/L/R/L/R/L , but as usual Vazquez and Bradley are out of step.
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Somewhere Ben Cherington tosses in his sleep thinking of what might have been, if the Sox had kept Theo or better yet let Larry Lucchino back under the tent for personnel decisions. There was no need for Dombrowski to cover up the ambush, except to have cover vs the MLBPA. Now Cora will have his flexibility. Maybe wake up some other guys named Bradley.
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Interesting to see the budget discussion and various possible moves to resign a couple of guys. Meanwhile the Sox will now be paying Hanley $15MM+- ; Panda $18MM+-; and Rusney Castillo $9MM+- to not play at Fenway. Those 3 non-players cost more than a couple teams overall budget , Derek Jeter. And glove throwing Carson Smith took himself out as a useless POS. It's been said more than a few times that DD and the Sox really need to win it all this year before the young core of this team moves on to "greener" arbitration and FA fields. Cora will be around for awhile so he may get to see the next generation of can't misses. Glad Pedroia is back and he needs to get it going quickly.
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Looking to see Cora's comments on that move.
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5/24 Red Sox at Rays
vegasbob replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
This bunch today are about as flat as you can imagine. No life at all. Like they know this is a loss and time to go home , Chico. That 2 out 3 run single by Ramos where Nunez couldn't field the throw-in was the killer. next guy pops out on the first pitch. Porcello uses 75 pitches through 3 innings, nice effort, Rick. -
5/24 Red Sox at Rays
vegasbob replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
How can Porcello have no clue as tot he plates location, makes a poor toss to Leon (who still should have had it), JDM reminds me of Yogi Berra in LF. Hanley looks sharp again, Nunez needs his caddy pedroia to take over. Sox hit bullets right at Rays fielders. Porcello needs a head exam. Down 5-0 after over 60 pitches in 2 innings. -
And just now once again to make room for Hector V, the undefeated team leader.
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This one is tough because a relative few times at bat by Hanley could change games when he is hitting. I would rather Mitch Moreland getting AB's vs RH'ers and Hanley vs LH'ers . JBjr has a big hole to climb out of even with a few hits this week. Encouraging but not a full trend yet. Based on PA's to date Hanley is very likely to vest, but not necessarily take the option if he (wrongly ) thinks the FA market will reward him with a 3 year deal somewhere. I do think that if the Sox try to artificially limit his PA's the rest of the players would see that happening and not be pleased. If he needs a rest, give it to him. That's legit as it was with JBJr last week.
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Red Sox cannot keep this team together for very long. Maybe 1 more year. They need to win it all in 2018 or the budget cuts will be coming. Still eating the Panda's awful contract and Castillo's no show performance.
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The reality is that Hanley is in a slump and sucks. He needs a few days off. The option is almost earned at this point. Cora should have sat him a few games ago and let Mitch Moreland eat at the adults table. Hanley has all the ability and strength in the world but has never become a dominant player
