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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The worst part of the concept of Wild Card teams has alway been that interleague play imbalances schedules. The M's having to play the NL West is not the same as playing the NL East. You can say it all evens out eventually, but inequities shouldn't exist when it comes to qualifying for the postseason and having a shot at a World Series title. I remember back when the Yankees and Red Sox were often the top teams fighting for the AL East -- with the runner-up vying for a WC -- how unfair it was (compared to clubs in the Central and West) that they had to play the NL East, which was the best division in the other league at the time.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is a must-win and the next three O's are batting .190, .193, and .224. I'm not worried about having Nate available for a few frames Sunday if needed. But Cora may be...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nate escaped! Third time through the order. Now we just bring in Nelson, Honeycutt and Eckersly... and it's over. I mean: Nelson, Mike Stanton and Rivera. Or...
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Someone will hit one stitch of the ball, it will roll into no man's land, and it won't be a Red Sox batter. It's 1-0, but when the O's take a 2-1 lead it will feel like 20 to 1. When it gets to 3-1, it will feel like 3,000 to 1.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    O's say they can beat the Sox fielding just a pitcher, catcher, first baseman and third baseman.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But that ball in play still moved the runner up a base, unlike a K. A DP can even score a runner; no RBI, but the run ain't scoring on a strikeout (unless Sanchez or Vazquez let the ball bounce to the backstop).
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm stepping up here to support my teammates (Sox pitchers take note, when a fielder commits an E): on talksox, every season is post season.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    As much as a GM who is either clutch or chokes when it comes to making trades, signing free agents or drafting Rule V guys... (see ts-ref's "late-winter and close dollars" category).
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Over the decades I've become convinced that professional athletes, especially in such a specialized sport like hardball, rarely forget how to hit a fastball, catch a pop-up or throw a strike. It's almost always some physical malfunction (often translated as age) altering performance. ps. a lot of injuries are undisclosed to the public, mainly to keep info from opponents
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, but winning a WC game in Yankee Stadium -- even if the Rays then won the ALDS in a sweep -- would make the season, and give the offseason momentum until Spring Training 2022...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ellis Burks is a good guy on the telecasts, but so far offers little fresh insight. I don't know why NESN doesn't try Bill Lee... with Eck... nevermind, yes I do: too happy. I think the last time they gave him the mic was during an old-timer's game a few years ago -- face flush, pupils dilated, laughing through half his (loud) words.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The only part I disagree with is that if a bullpen is toast from overuse -- that results in actual sore elbows, rotator cuffs or pectorals (who here really knows what ails Barnes) -- then bad recent effects are not random. In baseball lore, a good performance from a starting pitcher can be a famous or infamous momentum shifter, partially from preventing tired relievers from returning to the mound. At least that's my best hope for winning this series, via efforts from Eovaldi and Pivetta..
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... yup, time to "find the fence" -- the fundamental taught to pre-teen players on perimeter balls in the air: sprint to the fence, brace with bare hand, look up to find the ball, then push off or push up accordingly.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If this wasn't evident over the weekend, consider that the two relievers used by last-place Baltimore were way better than the Red Sox' relievers last night. And not just inducing swings and misses or weak contact, but with their mixed speeds and command of the strike zone.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was thinking the same thing, especially if they're not a Wild Card team. Because no matter how delightfully surprising this club has been -- or maybe because of how encouraging the first half was -- a collapse that keeps Boston out of the postseason will be disappointing. Optimists can point to last year and even last winter's predictions, but we all know how this feels inside right now. And yet, will any of the following outcomes be acceptable to owners that want to win: not making the Wild Card, getting blown out in a WC game at Yankee Stadium, winning the WC game but getting swept in the ALDS, winning the pennant but losing the World Series, etc.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's no reason the Red Sox can't win the next two vs. the O's. Unless, that is, batters keep bouncing the first pitch to the third baseman. One runner on base per game won't do it.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That would be ideal for the Yanks but the team with the best head-to-head gets to decide whether it wants to be C...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Have you seen how effective Red Sox relievers are trying to pitch two days in a row? (Have you seen them try to pitch one day in a row?) Sorry to answer your question with more questions, so: any C team would most likely get to face a foe's #2 starter instead of #1, and also bat against a bullpen possibly spent from and almost definitely used in high leverage the day before.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think the team with the best head-to-head gets first pick to decide if it's A, B or C. Obviously, everyone would want to be C and hope A vs. B is a back-and-forth nailbiter that uses up entire pitching staffs. It would be cool, though, to see the Red Sox forced to play three consecutive playoff games (including the actual WC) vs. multiple foes and qualify for the ALDS. Could this board survive; on second thought, the board will still be here afterwards, but may need to recruit new members to replace those who can no longer type due to strokes.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Watch out the Sox don't let him back in their perpetually swinging bullpen door... Can Andriese qualify for a Red Sox postseason roster spot -- since, unlike Iglesias, Matt was in the Boston organization this year prior to Sept. 1?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I watched a little of the Nationals game last night. Josiah Gray beaned Brendan Rodgers in the first inning. Rodgers, who dropped and was immediately taken out of the game, homered off Gray just last week. Maybe it was just a coincidence... anyway, the Red Sox will probably face Gray this weekend in Washington.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rafie is a rarity with the bat and at 24 too young to give up on because of hot corner issues; Miggy Cabrera was once a third baseman. X is someone who loves Boston and hopefully doesn't sour on the franchise. Pedro was right when he said fans have been seeing Hall of Fame production out of this duo the past three years. Some fans may perceive Mookie as greedy for wanting a contract at the top of his market, but it's hard to argue his overall value as an all-around player. I've never been a fan who feared how much a superstar's contract will "limit" his club's chances to field a contender. If big market teams can't afford great players, then who can? An owner that wants to win needs to hire a front office that can make it happen.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sorry if I confused anyone with my inflection of typed black words on a white screen. Hopefully these points will be clear: I am against spending big money on established relievers, who in my opinion are the most unpredictable players of all big league positions; I admire the way the Rays have emphasized the constant pursuit of young pitching depth; someday I'll even approve of the Angels selecting pitchers in the first 13 rounds of the 2021 Draft. Like most fans, I'm really looking forward to our CBO investing some big market budget on good starting pitching. However, I am not in favor of trading star homegrown fan favorites about to enter their primes. I still hate that Bloom traded Mookie, but understand he had no choice. I'd like to see Boston keep Bogaerts as a lifetime Red Sox, unless he insists on being a shortstop for his entire career. And I certainly hope Bloom will extend and build around Devers, because even though he swings at everything, few batters in the majors or team history have ever been able to do so much damage to so many pitches all over and near the strike zone.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'll always be grateful he hung around long enough for Slappy's interference, Bellhorn's homer to left, and the Houston fan who closed Mookie's glove that was about to catch Altuve's flyball. That strike call two feet outside on Kike was a doozy, but if the Yankees actually do something this year, their cocky fans will always know -- like the rest of the world -- that one September Sunday night in Boston, Aaron Judge actually struck out...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    WHA-??? Why else did all of us sign up for this board? Did anyone really think their skills as a keyboard GM would get them hired by an actual MLB franchise? Oh, wait... that's actually how Chaim Bloom got a job...
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