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Might as well pass out 10 of them. That was a total team effort.

Oh nice it feels like you are quoting me because I have been very fond of saying "It takes a team" in the last few weeks , usually at the top of the winners thread when I beat everyone else to it .

Ok cool I thought you were just talking about guys who would ve started today. I really can't think of one guy who hasn't had some nice contributuions in a lot of games. When you add them all up its a lot. Mercedes was huge for a while, Hamilton had a nice little run for some games and always contributes defensively and on the bases when he gets on. Vaughn kills LHP and while he'll never be an above average fielder , he's steady. Lamb has hit some HR's got some walks. Goodwin comes up gets 5 RBI in his 1st game, adds some speed and can play all OF positions well enough. Leury does Leury things , Speed and defense inf. and OF and good enough hitting. Engel finally back robs a HR and hits 3 HR's in a short time. Mendick has a big dick and big balls. Grinder extraordinaire . Sorry if I have left anyone out . Edit: OK I forgot Collins and he's the backup catcher and Giolito and Rodon both like throwing to him. He's probably the 2nd most polarizing guy on the team behind Madrigal because his pitch calling and framing get scrutinized to death by those who don't like him . If its good enough for Gio and Rodon he's good enough for me. Always nice to have a guy who can hit RHP with power on the bench.

Just follow my lead Jack. Read all my posts very carefully. You will find me right just about all the time.

He wouldn't have started today against a LHP but you never know with Larussa .Maybe he puts Hamilton in CF and Goodwin in RF. But I'll sure take the major contributions we got from Collins, Goodwin and Lamb against the lefty Yarborough.

4 if you count Moncada and Madrigal. 5 when you would normally expect Engel against a LHP.

Oh so nice of you to back me up when I had 2 other posters telling me 100. Thank you . I said 75-80 maxed out this year barring injury if you count the playoffs. Any idea on Rodon ? He's pitched 42 combined inning in the last 2 years and already at 67 now. I've been saying he really needs get some skipped starts and 5 inning outings to slow him down. I can't really see him going too much beyond 125 this year so I'd hate to lose him for the playoffs.

Fugly.

Pinch run for Vaughn ! Please now that he's on 3rd !

Fucking umpire. Vaughn did everything right that AB except for the last swing and who could blame him for that ?

Danny Big Dick !

Imagine how bad it would suck in the ALCS . We'd be on 50 pages by now.

I don't know fathom . I don't pay enough attention or the camera isn't always on the pitcher to see if Marshall was shaking him off. I did just see Marshall shake him off twice against Zunino to open the 9th.

As I have said all along.

This was where you miss Kopech and Engel as a late inning replacement in LF.

Not reallyhe's one of the guys pitching well but I don't think he's gone 3 innings much . Need a guy who can soak up 3/4 innings at a time.

Anything we get from Fry is gravy. I'm talking about another RH late relief guy and a long guy. It wouldn't be terrible to get some depth and have Foster and Heuer in the minors as decent depth.

Don't think so . He'll do his usual thing late inning relief and spot starter but need a long guy for games we are way ahead or way behind and soak up innings to rest starters and BP guys like Kopech and Crochet.

I've been saying 2 . One late inning guy and 1 long guy.

Freakin' Heuer misses his spot twice and it results in 2 hits and 2 runs. Both hits Collins set up outside and both times the pitch went inside.

Nice to see you today !

That was one sweet inning !

Sox still in good shape this game once Yarborogh is out of the game. Chances are the lefties in out lineup will come in more handy against a probable RHP from the Rays BP.

True , he's much maligned for his baseball IQ, but speed kills on the bases just like his fast dash to home with a huge secondary jump on the ball that got away from the catcher and instant decision to go in the 1st game against the Rays.

woot . Zack 2 for 2 against the lefty 2 more runs !