BRDSR
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The Benetti thread got me thinking about my home run call...you know, if I was a baseball announcer. Around age 15 it became clear that announcing baseball was the closest I could ever hope to get to professional baseball. That hasn't panned out yet, but hey, you never know.
Anyway, I've known for about two decades what my home run call would be if I could ever get into the booth. Simple, straightforward, tasteful, and easily repeatable:
"Ladies and gentlemen, that ball is deep. and. GONE!"
If you ever hear it, I've either made it or somebody's ripped me off. What's your home run call?
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Honestly, I don't see the harm in trading for Q. It won't cost much/anything in prospect capital, I don't think. Q, Kopech, and ReyLo can tag team as makes sense every 5th game, keeping Kopech's innings down.
If that's the big move this trade deadline...okay, I guess. The Sox are not in a position to make big splashes right now. For the most part, they need to win with what they have this year and hope that the window doesn't close in 2023/24, because if they start trading prospect capital, 2025-2027 is going to be very painful on the heals of a 2016-2019 rebuild that didn't yield any meaningful results.
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10 minutes ago, ptatc said:
I disagree about the MO of the FO. They showed they would DFA a player if needed in Keuchal.
The more pressing is who would trade for a catcher with a bad knee and spine?
This (sort of). The Sox have three catchers, all of whom at least a few teams would see as an upgrade to their current catcher's room (football term, but feel it applies here).
Grandal probably isn't realistically tradeable given his salary and recent injury history. And I'm not saying the return on Zavala or McGuire would be anything especially impressive, but if the Sox DFA one of them and just watch one leave for no return, they've made a very avoidable mistake.
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4 minutes ago, reiks12 said:
Gausman is going to strike out 20 today
Cease on pace to strike out 27 batters through the first 5 batters.
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2 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said:
How long does cueto even need? Get him up here.
Negative six years, bringing him back to the beginning of the 2016 season.
Kidding, sort of...I don't hate the signing based on what was available by the time the signing was made.
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I'm going to try to inject a little optimism into this thread, not so much because I feel it, just as an exercise:
1) Assuming we keep Kimbrel, and assuming he improves over his Aug/Sep performance last year, the Sox have hands down the best bullpen in the AL. Depending on the bullpen they're facing, they should have 8-9 innings to score runs whereas the opposition will really struggle to score in close games after the 5th or 6th. That's a big advantage.
2) Andrew Vaughn's ceiling at the plate is higher than any other RF option available, and he showed last year that he's at least minimally competent in the field. Leury is obviously nothing spectacular, but he's proven that he can consistently contribute within the relatively narrow confines of his game. It is conceivable that, if done right, that platoon will offer nearly or more than the production of any other solution in RF.
3) No MLB team has an above average starter at all 8 positions...our 2B situation proves the rule.
4) The 4/5 spots (currently Kopech and Keuchel) in the starting rotation are question marks at best, but it's still a top 10 rotation. Sportsnaut has them at #3!
There, try that on for size, see how it fits. Maybe you'll find it's more comfortable than rampant negativity. I know I feel better.
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Anyone know when spring training tickets are set to go on sale? I’m trying to coordinate my whole extended family going to the 19 March game, but doesn’t look like tickets are on sale yet.
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32 minutes ago, almagest said:
That's why I said, "assuming he is healthy"
Even with this past year’s relative success, why would you bet on him pitching over 170 innings absent ridiculously favorable odds? Last year only Giolito pitched 170 innings. Obviously none in 2020. In 2019, three Sox pitchers went 170 innings, but two were named Noca and Lopez.
In 2020, 34 pitchers (both leagues) pitched more than 170 innings. It’s just not common anymore, and Rodon is certainly not uncommon in this particular regard.
I like the story and hope he’s back, but don’t overpay for, hopefully, 125 innings.
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1 minute ago, BigHurt3515 said:
Can't have a 1-2-3 inning to save our lives.
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Hard to see a path to victory from here. Hope I’m wrong.
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Nice play. 4-inning game. Get the momentum back.
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1 minute ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said:
Red Sox have tied it up in Washington. Our bonus baseball tomorrow may be taken away from us.
The Red Sox fandom here in DC is strong. That 2-run double was LOUD.
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Not watching. What’s Leury been doing that has everyone bent out of shape?
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Leaving for the Nats/Red Sox game in about 30 minutes and will be cheering on the Nats!
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1 minute ago, MiddleCoastBias said:
Lineup out and Abreu is pretty much the only regular not playing. Giving Vaughn the start at 1B.
Pretty much a playoff lineup beside that. Stay hot, ride the heater into Houston!
Interesting...not at all obvious to me why he would be the only one out.
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Yankees down big in the 6th, Jays up by 3 in the first.
I happen to be going to Little League Day, Nats vs. Red Sox tomorrow. On top of quality time with my son, starting to look like it could be a very significant game!
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29 minutes ago, KrankinSox said:
Astros win the West, which locks in a Sox-Astros ALDS matchup.
Sox will be on the road in games 1 and 2 unless the Sox can sweep Detroit and the A's sweep the Astros.
Yup…assuming every game were a 50/50, that’s a 1.56% chance of getting the 2 seed. Seems unlikely.
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I only watched the condensed game, but he looked filthy from what I saw. Seems like he’s okay. Fingers crossed.
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1 hour ago, Dick Allen said:
I am sure if they had been trying to trade him some team would have taken him off their hands long before they got Kimbrel. That is just BS. I don’t know what it says about Crochet because apparently the Cubs had their choice between the 2 and took Madrigal.
Paying Hernandez 10 times more than him for not a better performance, seems a pretty poor plan.
You can’t seem to separate Madrigal the player vs. Madrigal the #4 overall pick ahead of Kelenic, and it makes you write things that make no sense.
Madrigal can’t seem to separate himself from the IL for more than 40 games at a time.
He’s going to have a decent career if he can stay healthy, but that’s a big if and he’d still be only a middle third tier type of second baseman. What he brings to the table can be found in quite a few other players.
I’m not even sold on the trade…I just don’t think Madrigal is nearly the cost that others seem to.
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Six should be in it often, but of course not always. Like how certain teams often play on Thanksgiving, t no always.
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Gotta compare it to regular season games.
not sure MB’s perfect game will ever be topped for me, but I’d put TA7’s walk off lat night ahead of the no-hitters of my lifetime.
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20 minutes ago, BamaDoc said:
Not being a jerk but could you identify some of these upgrades?
I don’t know if I’m being a jerk or not, but the suggestion that Leury wouldn’t be on a tanking team’s roster is absurd. The argument about how many games per week he should be starting on the Sox is certainly a valid one. An argument that he shouldn’t be on a bad MLB roster is terribly misguided.
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in 2024 Season in Review
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If this team loses many games where they give up one run or score six runs, they're going to lose 120. Because they're not going to win many games where they give up four or score four.