May 22, 20232 yr Ramirez and Naylor are back in Cleveland's already very good line-up and those two guys kill Sox pitching. It will be tough to take that series in Cleveland. Also, Sox aren't at full strength yet.
May 22, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said: Exactly...and that would be among the worst possible scenarios. Plus more arrogance from Rick and company about how they "told all of us." It's really possible some team will win this division and make the playoffs WITH A LOSING REGULAR SEASON RECORD. It would be the butt of jokes for a very long time especially when said team got hammered in the playoffs. Honestly in that situation I would hope the Sox wouldn't "win" anything. That would be funny though. If Sox can somehow get to .500 I'd suspect Sox would win the division.
May 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, tray said: Ramirez and Naylor are back in Cleveland's already very good line-up and those two guys kill Sox pitching. It will be tough to take that series in Cleveland. Also, Sox aren't at full strength yet. Check again. They were a very potent offense last year because of hitting with RISP (especially at home) and having one of the best... certainly most aggressive teams in terms of base running. Then their speed/range/fielding and bullpen. Pretty much every single player other than Straw is worse than 2022. Naylor Gimenez Gonzalez and Rosario nothing like their 2022 versions. Kwan in worse too. Josh Bell hasn't given them the power bat they needed so desperately, and rookies like Arias Brennan Rocchio and Freemam simply aren't ready yet.
May 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, greg775 said: That would be funny though. If Sox can somehow get to .500 I'd suspect Sox would win the division. 2011 (83-79) Cards or whatever it was won the WS...at most they had 84-85 wins. Or 19-31 Nationals in more recent years. There was a Peavy-led Padres team that made it at barely over .500 as well.
May 22, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, tray said: Ramirez and Naylor are back in Cleveland's already very good line-up and those two guys kill Sox pitching. It will be tough to take that series in Cleveland. Also, Sox aren't at full strength yet. Cleve just got swept and they have three pitchers out. Future C Bo Naylor was up for the Sunday dh. Sox need to step up. Love to watch Ramirez.
May 22, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, caulfield12 said: 2011 (83-79) Cards or whatever it was won the WS...at most they had 84-85 wins. Or 19-31 Nationals in more recent years. There was a Peavy-led Padres team that made it at barely over .500 as well. 1973 Mets (but they had very good pitching)
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