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Do I think hitters facing major league pitching can aim at a player and hit it there? Not really and I'd welcome how the distraction may hurt them.

So...that's what Ricky was doing though... You are open to the possibility of a pitching meltdown but in that case sox are supposed to try and overcome that with 8 (7 if you don't count EE) bats, and basically giving away an out with Dyson.

I'm on team SoxBlanco. I would have agreed with Dyson in left, but when I realized at the time Eloy was first up I understood the rational. Especially since Adam was in Right. While what happened was a possibility since Eloy sucks in left, another was a walk and a home run and your defense didn't help you at all. Then you still have one of your best hitters in the lineup.

Rosenthal: https://theathletic.com/2067811/2020/09/15/rosenthal-assessing-mvp-races-padres-surprise-weapon-mookie-at-second-more-notes/ I actually think that after modernizing quite a bit, this may be the year that MVP voters go to more traditional stats which may lean in sox favor. Rendon and Trout have been sensational...but it really does leave a certain taste in your mouth to celebrate such a crap team. If TA can finish with batting title and keep up his power numbers, I actually think it's his. Which ... is the most incredible thing. Absolutely incredible.

Because they haven’t made the playoffs in 12 years?

Colome was huge with his 4-out save.

That's going balls out?

Don't forget Mike Shirley took over his role for this draft. 2017 is mostly unfortunate just due to missing out on a tremendous top 10 that falls off a cliff when the sox pick. Aside from maybe Evan White, there isn't much to be excited about the rest of the first round. But the three picks ahead of the sox were Addell, Hiura and Haseley. Haseley isn't amazing or anything, but 3 mlb producing players just ahead of them, and basically meh the next 20 picks if I'm being generous. Pretty crappy pool of talent that year.

I still think people are overreacting about Eloy being out there in the ninth, and that RR actually had a good game feel for the bullpen which was more important ?‍♂️

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Love this team. Love this board cause I know in ten years I’ll make a reference to Adam Engels fake bunt single in a regular season game and everyone here will know what I’m talking about. Lets take this damn division

Holy hell what a game

Alex Friggen COLOME was HuGe

Ugh these are good pitches he’s fouling off. Come on Alex got em

A wall

Let’s go. Come on Alex. One more

So...Jake cave terrifies me

The people that said dyson should have been in left turn out to be right lol

Wellp

2. Down!

Exactly

That was a pitch right there

1 down!!

Uh we are due for a no drama inning right?!

Are you serious