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I am not forgetting it's easier now to steal bases. It's why I was looking for speedy players in the off season. I made a point of selecting players with speed, defense, power and LHH to take advantage of all the new rules. Also there are pick off attempts that can come from a catcher so even if a 1st baseman is playing in with the drawn in infield he can always back up and take a throw from the catcher. I agree he should have stolen 2nd . Grifol ran his guys a lot in ST and maybe even in the earlier part of the season and the Sox did very well. The Sox are still 2nd in baseball in SB success percentage at 90.5% You also said this "The Dodgers get this and lead the major with 143 stolen bases. Pedro obviously doesn't get this and we are 27th with 78." I ignored it the 1st time but those are not SB stats they are Walk stats (bases on balls). The actual league leader in SB is the Pirates with 42, a far cry from 143. The Sox are 16th with 19 . I think most of those came fairly early. Since the 10 game losing streak I think he's just been trying to save outs and not give them away . Also Anderson got injured and he was leading the team with 5. Robert only has 1 . Not making excuses for him. I love me some steals and hit and runs but we haven't been using those weapons very much lately mainly because of not wanting to run ourselves into DP's maybe. I think maybe a red light should've gone off in your head thinking the league leaders in team steals was 143 with only 30 games or so played so far or being 27th with 78 an average of more than 2 steals a game.

Despite Robert being able to walk to 2nd and that Billy would've come home on any tag attempt or throw through at 2nd base for the winning run, the only reason I can think of for not running Robert was that there was still only 1 out. I know him running and making it to 2nd would eliminate the GB DP .I don't know if the 1st baseman was holding him on or not but a pick off there would've been bad. Can't get picked off there under any circumstances or else you negate the chance for a SF or a make contact run. The infield would then play back instead of in with 2 outs. Robert not running also eliminates Hamilton getting picked off 3rd on a fake throw to 2nd base by the catcher and Billy perhaps straying too far off 3rd. I think a bench coach in that situation could only suggest Robert stealing 2nd but if Pedro was playing it ultra conservatively it wasn't a bonehead move. It was just very conservative and he counted on Haseley not hitting into a DP or hitting a long enough fly ball to get Hamilton home. Of course he also could've tried a suicide or safety squeeze there too. Lot's of ways to play that situation. No idea if Haseley is a competent bunter . Most players aren't asked to be particularly good at that skill anymore.

Dare to Dream ( of winning a series) . Baby steps.

Brooks Baldwin (LF ,SH, 22, 12th rd pick in 2022 draft) had a good day ,3 hits , HR, Double, 5 RBI, Stolen Base

Dash 15-5 record is very nice.

He'd have to get quite a few save opportunities and convert on most of them while the Sox play .500 or less ball for him to be traded. Seems doable. However I am not hoping for much from Hendriks except that he remain healthy for many many years.

I think you capitalized the wrong word. DOGGED would've been better since Hamilton made his 2023 Sox debut on Dog Day !

Is that a dog ? I could never tell (not that I ever looked til now). Kind of looks like a fox. Although a dog named Fox (rhymes with Sox and Nellie for nostalgia ) might be good. 10 Science-Based Benefits of Having a Dog akc.org https://www.akc.org › Expert Advice › Lifestyle Oct 20, 2020 1. Dogs make us feel less alone 2. Dogs are good for your heart 3. Dogs help you stop stressing out 4. Dogs help us cope with crisis 5. Dogs encourage you to move

In JR's mind they are only dumb because they ignore successful business models for making money ( JR's way) and spend money like crazy to win. Any time JR talks about winning being so important is all BS compared to the way other owners "put up" the cash to back up how important winning is. Message for JR: Put up or shut up.

Hmm 17-3 on Dog Days ? They might want to think about getting some kind of puppy as a mascot and keep it in the clubhouse during games. Dalmation ? (Sox colors ) Black Lab ? Mastiff ? They'd have to name it something cool. One things for sure, they would know the puppy's name before they know their coaches names.

Easy there Tiger. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. 1 game at a time ! Although, the Sox could win the series AND have a 3 game winning streak with a win today and sweep a series for the 1st time and have a 4 game winning streak if they win the final game of the series on Thursday. Those things need to happen at some point this season. Might as well start off May on a high note. ?????

Get excited ?

And if you missed it, the last time the Sox had back to back walk off wins was May 1st and 2nd 2019.

Never a doubt

But but we have Billy back !

SOx got a walk off to break the 10 game losing streak. Now get a walk off to break the no back to back wins streak.

So Colas and Sosa sent down, Anderson. Colome, Alberto, Hamilton and Sammy Peralta added. Kelly after 1 or 2 appearances since he got off the IL now on paternity leave. Romy Gonzalez IL Diekman and Frank German DFAs

I don't know why this would shock anyone. They've been doing it for years. Hell it's what I did the last several off seasons. As Sox fans we always want to compete with the big boys and spend over $100M but that's like asking JR to cut off his right arm. But then JR hates paying for potential so what's that leave the Sox to do? You get veterans hoping for some good years and pay them midrange salaries. Lynn, Kimbrel,Keuchel, Benintendi, Pollock, LaRoche, Dunn, Kelly, Graveman, Samardzija, Shields ; the list is endless. But if as a fan on a message board you start suggesting undervalued players you get blasted for it, "He's not even rated, he's too old." If you post about it enough and post enough info on why you like certain players you still get blasted because even if you list 10 good reasons someone picks out the one that makes the least sense like a good but small sample size MLB stats. There is some reward doing that when you convince a few people that hey maybe that guy is worth a shot but the chances of you actually being right is small so the naysayers play the odds of " he is who he is to this point in his career." But as you now know this is exactly what the Rays do. Their mentality is this kid is more than he appears to be. He is under valued and they may get several guys like that for the guy they are trading so they have 2 times the chance for it to pan out There are people on this board who have been begging for the Sox to do it like the Rays for years . Hahn could've chose that direction for many years during the rebuild but they always wanted to supplement the core with vets which is the same way they became mediocre that led to the rebuild in the 1st place. You could get veterans but also since the Rays way is cheap Hahn could've made many smaller moves trading young veterans who may have maxed out. But better too soon than too late to maximize the potential return. He got Santos for McClure but that's a minor trade. Outside of trading Sale, Quintana and Eaton, Hahn has very little during his tenure of trading youngish vets with a few years left before free agency to replenish the farm. Even if you just trade 1 guy like that per year you're restocking the farm and bringing in young talent year after year. Then when that young talent gives you 2-4 decent years you trade them off too and keep the new fresh talent cycle going so there are always MLB players on the horizon. Of course that requires a lot of good eyes for talent and it's development and we have seen over the years that the Sox don't appear to be good at that either.

Nothing wrong with staying positive. Deep down we know the team's been on a downward trajectory for a while so we wouldn't be fooling ourselves. I like wins and I don't like losses. I can't change anything that's wrong and the rest of the people here have finally seen the light on the deep rooted problems with the franchise so let them spit into the win and state the obvious for me. I'll just shrug off the losses and be happy with the wins without the need to count the grains of sand. Seems like a pretty miserable way to spend time.

All hail @flavum !

Rock bottom yet ? Robert replaces Moncada as most despised/misunderstood/complacent ? 10 run inning after 6 no hit innings ? Don't know your coaches name ? Rock bottom knows no bounds. Tune in for more fun bad today !

He looked pretty damn good his 1st 10-12 starts last year. I don't know why everyone is so quick to write him off.

The title begs the question what exactly is ending tonight ? I can think of much better things to end concerning the Sox than the current losing streak.

LOL Eloy can't even get a hit on a pitch lobbed right down the middle.

Before that. Colome is waiting in the wings. He's next.