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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe they should just stop calling it a blown save, and in the 9th call it what it really is: blown game. What really blows is that we all know if the Red don't walk it off in the bottom, the White ghost will score for sure in the 10th.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Story now has more Ks than Jackie Bradley Jr. and Verdugo combined.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Your parenthesis reminds of the mercurial lot of relievers. At least Kelly could throw 100 mph, which can overcome a lot of missed spots in the zone.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And I remember hoping that winter when they let Kimbrel and Kelly go that Sale would be converted into a closer. With his durability issues -- breaking down at the end of seasons -- he seemed an ideal candidate to become a one-inning, go-all-out guy rather than a starter always laboring through five. Of course, sitting for three hours during a game, then getting loose while trying to contain the late-inning adrenaline rush is not for everyone. Especially -- those with a constant eye on salaries will tell us -- for someone making so much money. Not that nailing down wins matters that much...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    When Robert hit the HR, the Apple announcer yelled, "And the White Sox break it open!" It was 3 to nothing in the 3rd. And she was right. The way the Red Sox are hitting this year, three-zip feels like 30-0.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What has always bothered me as a fan or as a player is the obvious variable when taking out a starter who is "on" that night, especially with a relatively low pitch count: there is no guarantee the reliever will also be good... or the next reliever... or the next reliever... And don't blame Cora for maxing out Sale in 2017 -- except maybe in the playoffs, when Cora's Astros crushed Sale.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not the relievers' fault they inherited that stat. Whoops, they just allowed it to score.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Sox are protecting their assets, keeping old pitchers from breaking down before they can flip them for prospects this summer.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... except they can't blow a save if the offense doesn't score a single run in support.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This makes sense, because Jackie can play next to Franchy and make all the plays he misses, plus cover all the other ground up to the Monster.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not allowed to sit in the conference room when the front office plans ahead, but somehow I doubt Cora is the mastermind of limiting Whitlock's starts, and methodically "stretching him out" so that by next year the Sox could have an ace who can go six, even seven innings. Managers don't plan for the next season, not when this one could be their last.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's BS, he's only dealing the cards Bloom dealt him... or didn't, as in not acquiring a closer. Here are Cora's direct quotes about it from last night -- and look, you don't even have to read between the lines: "we would love somebody to step up and be consistent to throw strikes, go through three batters and turn the page. That’d be great so we could actually set up the sixth, the seventh, the eighth." The only Cora didn't say is what is obvious: the front office chose to enter the season with an incomplete roster.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    WTL (Whit the Lock).
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox celebrated the reset, and Bloom has consistently said he's into farming. But no one in the org has ever publicly stated "the plan was to replace Beni with Renfroe..." They don't even play the same position. If it was all part of some master outfield plan, maybe Kike was signed to replace Beni, and Renfroe to replace JBJ. But that was never stated, either.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree a hundred percent, and felt this way ever since it was mentioned as the reason for the trade. It never made sense for the amount the Big Market Sox saved, and I never believed the popular narrative here that it was because Renfroe was on their radar. Bloom was already letting Bradley walk, and needed outfielders, period. Remember, Kike's main position, according to Cora, was second base.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Merloni said last night that Cano would be a Red Sox within the week. Lou didn't sound like he approved, only that he knew...
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think the relevant baseball question for the Red Sox team is what compelled the first-place Yankees to make their entire roster eligible to play the Blue Jays in Toronto?
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If he goes lamp, he won't be rigid enough to hold a torch.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloser by committee. Now that is a total team effort. How imperfectly human of them. This pen is mightier than the sword that Cora falls on whenever he looks out there.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Yankees are the greatest team in the history of this year.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Centerfield, when they trade Kike in about a month. His mentor will be Jackie Bradley, who the Sox will convince to tutor Duran, in exchange for waiting an entire season to acquire a big league right-handed hitting outfielder.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Every season is long, but this one feels just wrong. If you're really sincere about competing for titles, do you try to improve your chances by putting Franchy Cordero at first base and signing castoff Jailyn Davis? And forget about hoping for Sale and Paxton to return and be saviors; there's no way any smart organization will push to rush injured guys back if the team is only battling for fourth place. The Red Sox may soon have no choice but to clean house... because as much as the impending free agents may want to make salary drives, it's hard not to go through the motions on an also-ran. But watch how rejuvenated a few will get after being traded to a contender for a stretch drive.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Lots of guys had bad 2022 Aprils offensively. My point was that Story also looks uncomfortable in his first month as a second baseman. If the team had a winning record, his swings and misses, and double clutches, would certainly be less noticeable. But I'm more confident that he'll get used to the position -- if that's really where the Sox signed him to play -- than that Bradley or Dalbec will hit hot streaks or Barnes will pitch lights-out under pressure or Vazquez will remember how many outs there are while running the bases.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Obviously, when a team's in the cellar, a lot of weaknesses are magnified. But I can't remember the last time a Gold Glove quality shortstop and elite athlete looked so awkward in a transition to play second base. Admittedly, I wasn't paying close attention to the reviews of Semien and Baez when they each shifted to second last year. But they both seemed to thrive there... at least the moves didn't affect their offense.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's definitely part of the problem, as is the non-existent offense. It's May, so it's no longer early. A good line in today's Globe said the Sox went into the season with a roster that looked about 85% complete... and still waiting. Obviously, it's not how much is being spent, but on what it's being spent on.
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