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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Come on, Randy. You're fast enough to keep running and not do a fancy slide.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Had some nice oatmeal stout lined up for Game 1, but had to go back to the pilsner tonight (pils is Czech for stomach soother).
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    As fans, we can all do our part: I'm not at a bar, so I can't pound a pitcher, but I'll definitely pound a few pints at home.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    At the end of July, when Dalbec looked overmatched in the bigs, most of us (and the media) thought Rizzo was a natural fit at first base, in the lineup and in the clubhouse. Nobody suggested Kyle Schwarber as an alternative, because he wasn't even a first baseman! Then Rizzo went to NY and immediately contributed, while Schwarber didn't play for two weeks after joining the Sox; when he finally did, it seemed awkward trying to find a place for him on the field. It still does -- after watching last night's E, and then hearing the cheers when he took a bow for making a routine play. But Schwarber not only outperformed Rizzo, he was the best impact bat that changed teams all season long. Marcus Semien was more productive, but he also played all 162 games. Schwarber had a higher OPS, which was also higher than any Red Sox hitter, before and after he came to Boston. At 28 years old, he's just entering his prime. Isn't that the kind of guy a big market club should invest in?
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If either team has a close lead mid-game tonight, I totally expect to see McClanahan or Houck enter to nail it down. This series is now the movie Heat, DeNiro vs. Pacino. Cora and Cash are in a staredown and they will not hesitate, not for a second, to bring the other down. Nobody will be a Showalter and even think about Wednesday.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's a good point by Max, especially since the Sox are beating the Rays at their own game. They sustained 100 wins this season relying on their bullpen.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hansel was physically ill last night; fans didn't know it at the time, but now we should all give him a break... unless he was sick all day, and then he should've told the coaches, rather than put a playoff game at risk. And just be glad, those of you who wanted Kimbrel back that Bloom stayed away. There's a guy that is still making Sox fans physically ill, but luckily they're White Sox fans.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... "they must have their annual 10-game road trip out West; that's when they always suck in August"
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I wonder if Cora even knew Robles was ill. A lot of these guys want to suck it up and be warriors, trying to contribute for teammates and future contracts; maybe Hansel didn't tell anyone how he felt until they found he was better hurling in the stall than on the mound (sorry). Big Papi needs to talk to Devers again before tonight and tell him to contain his swing at pitches in the zone. The Rays have absolutely no reason to ever throw him anything but high heat. Rafie looks like he's committing Harry Caray cranking his body around up there. Maybe Playoff Cora should flip Verdugo to the third spot behind Schwarber and Kike...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In a play at the plate vs. Toronto, Kiermaier slid home and found the data card that fell out of the catcher's pocket. Then he refused to give it back. Not sure if the card included a game plan on how to induce Rays' batters to bounce a double off the rightfielder's leg into the bullpen.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    When the ground-rule double was called, at first I actually felt sorry for the Rays because I didn't know the rule. Then I thought of all the dumb rules in Tampa's circus tent, the worst stadium in pro sports. Then my 10-year-old said, "That hit was by the guy who stole the Blue Jays' note card and wouldn't give it back -- Kevin Karma."
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Great pitch. And the Sox lead off the bottom of the inning with a batter hitting .800.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Thought you were joking -- which isn't a bad thing on a game thread, where sarcasm and snarks are just some ways posters get through high leverage stress...
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Can't put him away. Not a good sign when you have five pitches.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A .216 hitter is driving up his pitch count to make sure he won't go 5 innings.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Finally, Eovaldi issues his first walk and bounced pickoff throw in the postseason. Get those out of the way early, so the comebackers can go to work.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They still have to prove they can win an ALDS game in a ballpark that's not a circus tent.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    36 were in Little League and High School. He made his bones in chemistry class, dissecting frozen amphibians.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And the two best times to go fishing is when it's raining, and when it's not.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sox starting pitchers never have a good start in the ALDS this year, but Boston always comes back to win half the time. How's that for pessimism?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's like trying to rationalize with adults who actually choose to spend hours of their lives, every day and night, cheering and booing young men in colorful pajamas playing a kid's game for kajillion dollars.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rasmussen has owned the Sox this year. But he's another rookie pitching with playoff pressure, and this time in enemy territory. And just as I figured one of the Rays' rookie starters would falter in the first two games, it seems bound to happen again in one of the next two in Fenway... if Tampa starts Rasmussen and yet a fourth rook, Patino. But I'm realistic, and we shouldn't be surprised if maybe Whitlock has the jitters, too, in a tight spot. Chances are this series will come down to a Game Five... in a final showdown between the two best rookies: McClanahan and Houck.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    E-O, E-O, E-O... everything little he does is magic
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some deer aren't afraid to move, they're just stubborn... domesticated, even.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Rays constantly have good pitching prospects, but it's a myth they churn them out in some pitching machine warehouse that runs nonstop daily shifts. What Tampa does is stockpile young arms via trades, because budget restraints lead to annual deals of roster turnover. The Rays' business plan probably includes a giant board of minor league pitchers they target and monitor throughout each season, while considering trade partners each deadline. It very well could be similar to the boards teams refer to on draft day -- but with pitchers that got away, and still on their most-wanted list someday. Tampa did draft Shane McClanahan in 2018, five picks after the Red Sox took Triston Casas. But it should be noted that 11 other pitchers were picked before Shane went #31 (including another pitcher the Rays took #16 overall, who they swapped for Arozarena). And though McClanahan looks like a stud now, it shouldn't surprise if he's pitching for another club by the time Casas is starring in the big leagues.
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