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Ha, he bats left and throws right and I read it backwards.

Would be Vaughn vs McCullers.

Protection was better Sunday, though I don't know if that was due to better line play and playcalling, or just that Detroit's defense is that bad.

If the series doesn't go 5 games, it doesn't matter who starts game 1 and who starts game 2, but if the Sox lose Game 5 with Lynn starting I'm on record as thinking this is a bad decision.

Does not compute

There's other stuff going around besides COVID. My mom got a fever and felt awful for a couple days. Took two quick tests and a PCR test and all came back negative for COVID.

If his symptoms were even consistent with COVID, I doubt Hahn would have said what he said. I think it's something completely different.

I understand both of those things, but I don't think Rick Hahn is flat out lying to people about whether or not Abreu has COVID.

So if there's no Abreu and facing a lefty in game 1: Anderson 6 Robert 8 Grandal 2 Jimenez DH Moncada 5 Garcia 7 Vaughn 3 Engel 9 Hernandez 4

There's no lineup outside of the MLB All-star game where a guy with a .420 OBP should bat 7th.

Also why is Grandal 7?

Yankees season summarized in 20 seconds.

One thing I think just about everybody is overlooking when they use season numbers to compare the Sox and Astros: 24.4% of Sox season plate appearances were by guys who will not be on the playoff roster (assuming no Goodwin with that figure). I know every team has had injuries, but I'm betting that figure is much higher for the Sox than the other playoff teams. To be more specific: Robert, Jimenez and Engel all has ZERO plate appearances against Houston this year. Sheets only had 6. That's close to have the lineup that Houston has seen very little or none of this year.

I think Engel is the regular RF, and Vaughn rotates among RF/LF/1B/DH. Don't see the Sox being the highest bidder for Semien though.

To use a more local example. Indianapolis is part of the Chicago blackout area. You can't watch Sox games on mlb.tv because MLB wants you to watch on NBCSC. Nobody in Indy carries NBCSC. There just isn't the demand for it. Even if there were a demand for it, how much value does NBCSC getting their commercials for local businesses in Chicago seen by people in Indy? It's just stupid. I get blacking out Sox games on mlb.tv in the Chicago metro. Maybe even Rockford/Peoria/Champaign/South Bend. But no farther.

Is McEwing also the Yankees 3B coach?

He said homers by both Schwarber and Rizzo real popular in the Chicago market.

Jason got a little dig in.

Wrong thread.

I 100% think that's what happens.

Na na na na Hey hey hey Goodbye

That's why giving pitchers huge contracts is a terrible idea.

Love seeing someone the Yankees are paying that much money to giving it up.

I think this is the first time I've ever watched a Yankees-Red Sox game.

We need to know all the game thread starters' home/road and day/night splits to figure out who should start game 1.