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I have Xfinity and can watch MLBN or any other channel I get on the Xfinity stream app.

I think the plan is to have Tepera-Bummer-Kimbrel-Hendriks be the 6th-7th-8th-9th inning guys. Tepera and Bummer could be swapped given whether more lefties are expected to bat in the 6th or 7th. I don't see Kopech in Game 1 or 2 unless the starter gets in trouble before the 6th or if one of the back end bullpen guys gets in trouble.

Boston and St. Louis. Just have a feeling that Wainright will be unhittable and Cole will not.

About 5 years ago, my parents finally joined the 21st century and switched from Xfinity to streaming. Then about 2 years ago, Xfinity came out with their own streaming option, and my parents switched back mainly because my Dad likes WGN and the Weather Channel and those seem to be uncommon on other streaming packages for some reason. So we have MLBN. They also ran a special where if you get internet/TV/mobile package there's a discount.

From umpire scorecards: G1 HP Adam Hamari had two Sox games this year, home win 13-3 over MIN and 4-3 home win over BOS. Both games were rated as being called slightly in favor of the Sox G2 HP Chris Conroy had three Sox games this year, home win 11-0 over DET, home loss 9-3 to LAA and an 11-0 win at DET. All three games were rated as being slightly in favor of the team that won. G3 HP and Crew Chief Tom Hallion had two Sox games this year, 7-5 home win over SEA, 11-5 loss at DET. Both game were rated as being called slightly in favor of the opponent.

There is no free local TV for any of the Wild Card or Division Series games. If you don't currently have a cable/satellite/streaming subscription that includes MLBN or FS1, you can get a 7-day free trial from one of them that includes MLBN and then cancel on the 7th day. I've never had mlb.tv, but my guess is that no postseason games are available on it. If you get a free trial for a service like I just described, most of them have streaming options.

Yes, Friday's game is only on MLBN.

As bad as Eloy looks out there sometimes, speed is a component of being able to play outfield and Vaughn just can't cover ground. He's fine when something like this year happens and your 3 best OF all get injured, but he's never going to be a full time OF. Sheets is not redundant because there's really no other lefty power bat in the organization. There's nowhere in the near future that both Burger and Vaughn are in the lineup, so one of them can be traded.

We know, we're just not telling Houston yet.

If Cuba actually reformed things and became a democracy, would Havana be a good spot for an MLB franchise?

On June 16, the Sox and Giants shared MLB's best record at 43-25. The Sox finished 93-69 and the Giants finished 107-55.

It wouldn't change anything. Teams would just wait until everybody is able to make trades.

Kinda how they criminally overvalued Adam Eaton?

Yeah but how many people actually watch all four games? Have one AL and one NL game at 3:30 and one AL and one NL game at 6:30 and I bet you get more viewers than spreading them out over the entire day.

"We need two Yankees and two Dodgers we can rank ahead of the guy who clearly should be #1 on the list because our lips are stuck in the asses of Yankee and Dodger fans.."

This series will be won by the team with the manager who turned a blind eye to blatant steroid use while one of his players broke the single season home run record.

I think this is a smokescreen. I think they know that Giolito is better able to pitch twice in the series but just aren't announcing until they have to.

He should be able to, but whoever starts game 1 should be able to go 5 and make it unnecessary.

Rodon for 3 and Kopech for 3 is a good combo. Just need the other 3 starters to go long enough that you can hand it off to Tepera/Bummer/Kimbrel/Hendriks without needing Kopech in any of those games.

Just decide already. I'm supposed to go somewhere Thursday that won't get me home until about 3:00. If the game is going to be earlier, I have to change my plans by tomorrow.

Look upthread where I posted pitching stats from the last 30 days. Astros starters have pitched way more innings and their ERA has gone up while the Sox starters have pitched fewer innings and their ERA has gone down. I think the Astros starters are tiring.

Jason Benetti will be on the statcast broadcast of the AL WC game on ESPN2.

Last 30 days: Sox pitching - 3.43 ERA [0.30 below season ERA], 9.73 K/9, 3.13 K/BB, top 4 starters threw 76.2 innings Houston pitching - 4.02 ERA [0.26 above season ERA], 8.37 K/9, 2.16 K/BB, top 4 starters threw 106.0 innings Sox pitchers are more rested and have been pitching better

More info about the pitchers: 22 pitchers in MLB had a fWAR of 4.0 or higher this year. The Sox had FOUR of those pitchers. 23 pitchers in the AL had an ERA < 4.0 and IP > 130. The Sox had FOUR of those pitchers.

The guy who is about to be a free agent is saying that his arm is fine.