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it is nice seeing TA and Yoan steal.

87 mph, absolutely nothing offspeed, yikes.

sigh, a good LF makes that play.

what an absolute AWFUL FRAME THAT BLEW THE CALL. don't even f***ing blame the ump there wtf is narvaez doing stabbing at it like that.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 10:26 PM) Here's the thing so many neglected to realize this offseason...they have no desire to compete this year. Don't blame them, but way too many fans were fooled. yea I realize it now, f***.

olson basically has the engel swing except he's a power hitter...that's really the only guys it works for in MLB imo. if you're going to use that complicated of a load you better f***ing hit the ball far when you hit it.

This team f***ing sucks right now.

really feels like the sox are tanking again this year at this point with migo, engel and some of the pen choices early.

Nice play by Moncada from a position on the diamond he's probably not very used to fielding the ball at.

great advice from stone there "you can't give up two and three run homers".

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 10:18 PM) What about since game 1? according to the Oakland crew last night I believe it was 3-67 entering last night, was there a hit with RISP after I turned it off last night in the 7th? I believe it was 3-71 when I left.

CAN ANYBODY ON THIS f***ING TEAM HIT A ROLLING BREAKING BALL 3-2????????????????????????????????????????

He has no clue where the ball is going. Don't help him out.

So uh what's that now 3-70 with RISP? Tiring.

Collins is going to fall well out of the top 10 by midseason at this rate.

Basabe wants some of that Robert hype.

QUOTE (KnightsOnMintSt @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 07:19 PM) Blake Rutherford with a double in the 1st inning. Now batting .353 on the season. the average is nice but is this "untapped power" ever going to show up?

so how bad is the sewage going to be in the visitor's clubhouse tonight? with 65k expected this is gonna be a s*** show. literally.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 06:56 PM) You are unbelievable. not a statnik but has no problem removing the three homeruns on opening day because it doesn't fit his "eye test". unbelievable is right.

I'm getting really excited about all these outfield prospects. Basabe starting the year off on a tear after a solid spring is excellent news.

how cathartic would a 12-3 win be? Quite.

collar bones heal pretty fast but at best he's back on the field in early July.

so uh, where we at here? can you launch a splash page for Soxtalk.com with a link to the new software for testing and leave this DB up for now?

QUOTE (Tony @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 01:15 PM) Saw this on Twitter today. But, we shouldn't use stats in this thread and instead blame the manager for batting him in a place in the order that has no barring on performance. Carry on. Not sure how much it matters as he's beating the ball right into the ground. He's 58% of his batted balls are grounders. That is not going to work. Also hasn't taken a single walk all year. That is also not going to work. He's a 270/320/420 hitter that lucked into a great year. Is what it is. I just hope his value doesn't completely crater before they can deal him at the deadline for a B- level prospect, maybe a toolsy IF type.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 02:27 PM) I couldn’t disagree more. Yoan has a the hard part down: he understands the strike zone. Many prospects, and many current Sox players, for that matter, do not understand the strike zone/see pitches nearly as well. Secondly, when he does make contact, he’s crushing balls. Clearly he has some swing and miss to his game, and that is always going to be the case. However, I think the funk he’s in is just one where he’s trying to stay true to his approach a bit too much, in the face of the League making adjustments to that approach. He’s getting behind in the count far too often, because he has a tendency to look at the first pitch. From there, he just struggles because he’s so often 0-2, 1-2. I think yesterday’s first PA was perfect. He needs to be ready to jump on that first pitch if its grooved right in the zone until the League stops doing that. Just that adjustment alone I think would have major positive consequences. For sure. I think the leadoff spot has put some added pressure on him to see pitches as well. But, if that's his long term spot in the order than it's better to get these teething issues out of the way ASAP. one thing so far is that for the most part, he has not taken his problems at the plate into the field. He's made some really nice plays and has limited his boneheaded mistakes.