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Post by Machski on Jul 9, 2024 9:11:34 GMT -5
More impressive may have been Crawford going 7 scoreless innings in just 68 pitches. I see Sox made one minor leaguer trade today/yesterday. Really JH, that's all you going to allow Breslow to do for this team?? Time to step it up!! We'll be at tonight's game, Bello again for us.
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Post by ZenMaster on Jul 9, 2024 18:14:39 GMT -5
More impressive may have been Crawford going 7 scoreless innings in just 68 pitches. I see Sox made one minor leaguer trade today/yesterday. Really JH, that's all you going to allow Breslow to do for this team?? Time to step it up!! We'll be at tonight's game, Bello again for us. Agree on Crawford. Still 3 weeks to go before the deadline, plenty of time to see what Breslow will be allowed to do. Enjoy the game! #gosox
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Post by Machski on Jul 10, 2024 9:06:42 GMT -5
More impressive may have been Crawford going 7 scoreless innings in just 68 pitches. I see Sox made one minor leaguer trade today/yesterday. Really JH, that's all you going to allow Breslow to do for this team?? Time to step it up!! We'll be at tonight's game, Bello again for us. Agree on Crawford. Still 3 weeks to go before the deadline, plenty of time to see what Breslow will be allowed to do. Enjoy the game! #gosox Sox definitely came out swinging last night, a fun, long first 2 innings. Thought Bello would settle in staked to a 9 run lead. He did in the 3rd, but the 4th and 5th he allowed some traffic (got out of it unscathed likey cause it was the A's) then got soft and paid for it in the sixth. Nice win scoring 12, but except for Kelly's 8th, felt a lot closer than even the final due to the amount of traffic sox pitching allowed on the bases. Had it been closer, no way Wingenter would have pitched in the 9th so I dont really count that 3 run HR. But it did make Jansen get up in the pen and start loosening before Wingenter got out of it.
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Post by ZenMaster on Jul 10, 2024 13:44:42 GMT -5
It was a little messy for Bello but he did have a notable outing just the same.
According to MLB.com, Bello became the first Red Sox pitcher since at least 1969 to rack up nine strikeouts in 3.0 innings, as well as the first ever to record 11 Ks in 4.0 innings. Bello also tied the expansion era MLB record by getting each of his first 10 outs via strikeouts.
So at least you got to see a W and a little history being made.
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Post by patroller on Jul 10, 2024 16:28:39 GMT -5
That was pretty good... Let's see if he can keep it up.
I was there 4/29/86 when a 23yo Roger Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners. Now that was impressive !
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Post by Machski on Jul 11, 2024 6:40:04 GMT -5
Well, another shaky pitching performance run wise and no offensive help leads to dropping a game to the lowly A's. Sure, Pivetta struck out 8 in a row too, but should be obvious that is due to the team they are facing now. The fact is Bello and Pivetta were not very sharp. Nick paid the price as O couldn't save him. Both would have been hit even harder I think against a quality club. Hopefully Hiuck gives a .much better performance and gets us to a series win. Dropping a series to the A's would not help convince ownership to invest in the club.
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Post by MonkeyBrook on Jul 11, 2024 9:43:59 GMT -5
Mach, do you seriously expect the Sox to win every single game? I think they have been playing incredibly for the talent they have... you should be beyond thrilled to see this team where they are. Whether they have the horses to continue playing at this level is the biggest ?
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Post by ZenMaster on Jul 11, 2024 11:04:32 GMT -5
Mach, do you seriously expect the Sox to win every single game? I think they have been playing incredibly for the talent they have... you should be beyond thrilled to see this team where they are. Whether they have the horses to continue playing at this level is the biggest ? Wow, MB and I are on the same page!! Time to buy a lottery ticket. 🤣 I hope they improve the team before the deadline, but I don’t expect them to go all in and trade away the farm, at least I hope they don’t. I won’t even be disappointed if they only make a couple of minor moves. They have a great core of young players on the big league club and Portland has a several players that could be a big part of the Red Sox future. It’s not like they are only a player or two away from being a WS contender. In a few years, it should be a different story.
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Post by MonkeyBrook on Jul 11, 2024 12:12:49 GMT -5
ha ha, so true. As much as it surprised me how well they are playing, no one would be surprise if they lost 10 in a row. It happens, Yanks were 50-22 at one point. Long season. Battle of attrition.
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Post by ubv on Jul 12, 2024 10:56:45 GMT -5
That was pretty good... Let's see if he can keep it up. I was there 4/29/86 when a 23yo Roger Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners. Now that was impressive ! I was also there that night. Made the huge mistake of leaving the game in the seventh inning to go see the world's worst live band - Flock of Seagulls. Not my finest moment
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Post by ZenMaster on Jul 12, 2024 11:43:56 GMT -5
That was pretty good... Let's see if he can keep it up. I was there 4/29/86 when a 23yo Roger Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners. Now that was impressive ! I was also there that night. Made the huge mistake of leaving the game in the seventh inning to go see the world's worst live band - Flock of Seagulls.  Not my finest moment Fenway was almost empty that night so not very many people saw even the first few innings in person. Official attendance was 13,414.
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Post by wheelie on Jul 12, 2024 17:27:39 GMT -5
That was pretty good... Let's see if he can keep it up. I was there 4/29/86 when a 23yo Roger Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners. Now that was impressive ! I was also there that night. Made the huge mistake of leaving the game in the seventh inning to go see the world's worst live band - Flock of Seagulls.  Not my finest moment I saw Flock of Seagulls and the equally un-impressive The Fixx open for The Police in foxboro in ‘83.
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Post by Machski on Jul 14, 2024 5:28:57 GMT -5
Mach, do you seriously expect the Sox to win every single game? I think they have been playing incredibly for the talent they have... you should be beyond thrilled to see this team where they are. Whether they have the horses to continue playing at this level is the biggest ? No I don't, but at the same time they have been playing at a level I do expect strong games against dismal opponents. The A's fit that bill. They did win the series behind a solid Houck performance. Dropped game 1 to KC with Criswell starting after a quick switch Gallup vs a BP game, but won last night behind his second in a row super strong outing from Crawford. I agree with Zenny that while they are playing up several levels above what was expected, they are far from being a solid WS contender. Perhaps had they kept Sale they would be more in the Convo now. But Zenny, as we all know, prospects at the farm are just that until they prove themselves at the bigs. No guarantees they develop into keystones for WS runs.
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Post by MonkeyBrook on Jul 15, 2024 14:55:30 GMT -5
MB Mid-Year Report
Yankees: Pretty simple, they were 50-22 at one point not too long ago. They are 8-18 since and had lost 8 series in a row until this weekend when we took 2/3 in Baltimore. We end the first half 1.0 games back and 58 wins. As good as we played to start and as bad as we played into the break....all adds up to being 1.0 games back. Pro players, don't care about streaks. Yanks will take a few days off and come out swinging. This is a playoff team for sure, that can very easily move back into first place. Keys: Need to get Stanton back in the lineup ASAP (this losing streak started the day he got hurt) & we need to get the bullpen in order. If they make any moves, it will be for a reliever. I am OK w the first half, never thought we would play .700 ball all year, but did not expect to be the worst team in baseball over the past 25+ games....anything less than a WS this year and I am pissed off.
Sox: On the day the Yanks were 50-22, the Sox were 32-33. I sent Zenny a note that said: "below .500 team". I should not have done that. Since then, the Sox are 21-9 (Yanks 8-18). The Sox are only 4 back in the loss column. Beyond impressive for this team and their current talent. Sox are 4th in BA, 6th in runs, 8th in homers, and 5th in slugging. Other than Devers, there isnt really a brand name player on this team....yet. The entire team hits, top to bottom. Duran is a stud. And somehow the pitching staff is #5 in ERA..Bello has 10 wins with a 5.32 ERA (nice run support). Houk is. s tar in the making. Bullpen is supsect. Cora and his staff have done an amazing job with this team. They are young, they are fast....suck at D but their efforts is A+. I think they are good enough to hold on for a wildcard spot and make things interesting. If I were a Sox fan, I would be absolutely thrilled by this 1st half-performance. You can only hope for a similiar 2nd half.
I like it better when both teams are good, far more fun fucking w Wheeler, Zenny, Mach and others. Having the Sox in last 3/4 years isnt fun for baseball fan....I would love to see these two teams match up in the playoffs. OK< time for the HR derby....my $$ is on Gunnar.
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Post by Machski on Jul 16, 2024 17:08:58 GMT -5
Nice recap MB. I think as a Sox fan, more than just the start out of the break, I'm holding my breath to see if management will actually add anything meaningfull to the club. Given their charge the last month was a bit unexpected, I wonder how much farm capital they will be willing to move to add now. I'm thinking if they add now, they will only want to add for now and later, which trims the player pool they may be considering big time. Will be a fun run out of the gate.
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