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QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 13, 2015 -> 03:41 PM) that mean, assuming i am right, the sox are going to make sure his pitches are perfected. not a trail by fire good. Nobody really gives a s*** about the super 2, including me and almost certainly the Sox. The extra year of guaranteed control however is huge. Rodon is going to be up in a few weeks, almost guaranteed, if he keeps pitching the way he is and Noesi and Danks keep getting shelled.

Good job nice to see Beckham hit that HR anything he gives the Sox is a bonus and Robin seems pretty damn intent on getting him 10 PA a week. 2-4 actually feels OK. Certainly not a good start, but after 0-4 it could have been a disaster. Avi's bat looks nice and he's doing it his way -- lots of top hand and BABIP. Eventually you'd love to see more power but for now I'll keep taking singles and doubles. His speed certainly plays more on the bases than in the field.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 12, 2015 -> 12:23 AM) Wish DeAza would have come out of the gate like this LAST year...sigh. Enigmatic. classic change of scenery guy imo.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 05:41 PM) The shadows help pitchers with a good breaking ball like him. Do they help find the strike zone? We should try it out with our other relievers

Soto looks like he could be a nice scrap heap find. Need the guys at the top of the order to get their head out of their asses though. Eaton and Melky have been horse s***.

Thank god they pulled this one out. Now, with Sale going, there's a solid chance it's simply a poor 2-4 start instead of a complete disaster.

haha it worked. Robin is a genius.

uh, swing the god damn bat bro.

wait why the f*** isn't Soto batting?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 03:52 PM) And then they signed a bunch of RH guys for their bench who can play multiple positions who are the perfect guys to use as platoon partners with him. No kidding. It's almost like the manager isn't following the clear plan.

Other than Jose, Conor might be the best pure hitter on this club. Just don't play him against LHP and he might OPS 830.

f***ing ump was ready to call him out too bad he was safe either way. good saved a replay delay.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 03:48 PM) Avi got a great pitch to hit And hammered it right at someone.

is there any wonder why offense is down when the strike zone is so damn big? Goodness.

Laroche is being completely exposed against LHP early. Be nice if Robin used the pieces he has.

let's scratch a run across and close this SOB out. Decent start by Shark got BABIP'ed (and Sox defensed) some but fought threw it.

man our staff has LABORED so far this year. Goodness just one nice quick 12 pitch inning from a starter please.

f*** this team right now man.

clown shoes!

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 01:31 PM) Robin must really trust our offense with putting the infield in how dumb is pulling the infield in in the 2nd inning...pretty f***ing dumb imo.

Avi...lol. He wouldn't have gotten there with a perfect route but hah.

good stuff from Jeff. Refreshing.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 03:30 AM) Our franchise is a joke, let's face it. I've watched some A's games already and I don't give a f*** what the metrics say ... Semien passes the eye test big time. He's a good player. Damn. Well the metrics love Semien so....f***

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 11:07 PM) Rumor has it Hahn is a fan of Guillen but Ozzie has burned so many bridges. Maybe a decade from now the smoke will go away. if ozzie could use a sabermetric lineup I'd hire him back. the other stuff is nothing when the club is winning. that said, no more bs like Omar Vizquel etc.

This is puzzling: Gordon Beckham PA 9. Emilio: 1 The fuq man.