Red Sox/MLB 2022 REGULAR SEASON - 151-11 still possible
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22Brad Park
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Sports shows here in Canada showing Vladdy complaining about that called strike .That pitch was right across the tummy line.Where the hell do they want the strike zone at these days cause it was always knees to arm pits when we played as youths
Pretty awesome win. Nice to see Story with a big hit and Wong having himself a night- catching a gem and driving in the winning run. Great stuff
Top half of the bullpen looks pretty damn good
Top half of the bullpen looks pretty damn good
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Definitely need to add an impact arm in the pen but pitching as a whole has been pretty damn impressive so far
I’d love someone like Bednar
JRull86
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They need another bullpen arm, an impact bat in RF, and hope Sale and Paxton can give them something once they return, and they'll actually be in pretty good shape.
JBJ has been better already this year than all of last so RF might not be a huge need if he can hit league average and give them great defense
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The big question is what is the pitching staff going to look like *if* Sale and Paxton come back, are efficient starters, and everyone stays healthy.
I may be overthinking things and getting too abstract, but I'm not thrilled about using 42-year old Rich Hill as a reliever, he can stay as the 5th starter/opener. He's 42, he needs to be warmed up properly on a regular schedule, not told to be on call to get up and start throwing in the 4th inning.
Houck's been a very good starter this year, but he's really well postured to go into the pen as a right handed Andrew Miller type to give you 3 innings in high leverage middle-innings, I'd have no hesitation making that move.
Wacha has outpitched Pivetta so far, and Pivetta actually was lights out from the pen in October because he's got a plus curve and can crank a good fastball when he knows he's working 1 or 2 innings max rather than having to conserve energy for a 5-inning start. The big question is whether the organization's goals are for him to continue to develop as a starter and whether he would accept what looks like a demotion by going to the pen. The Red Sox definitely have more invested in Pivetta and Houck as long term pieces than they do in Wacha.
It's probably all moot, since the chances of all of these pitchers staying healthy is unlikely, plus with the schedule being compressed thanks to the lockout, there will probably be stretches where we need to roll a 6-man rotation at the least.
I may be overthinking things and getting too abstract, but I'm not thrilled about using 42-year old Rich Hill as a reliever, he can stay as the 5th starter/opener. He's 42, he needs to be warmed up properly on a regular schedule, not told to be on call to get up and start throwing in the 4th inning.
Houck's been a very good starter this year, but he's really well postured to go into the pen as a right handed Andrew Miller type to give you 3 innings in high leverage middle-innings, I'd have no hesitation making that move.
Wacha has outpitched Pivetta so far, and Pivetta actually was lights out from the pen in October because he's got a plus curve and can crank a good fastball when he knows he's working 1 or 2 innings max rather than having to conserve energy for a 5-inning start. The big question is whether the organization's goals are for him to continue to develop as a starter and whether he would accept what looks like a demotion by going to the pen. The Red Sox definitely have more invested in Pivetta and Houck as long term pieces than they do in Wacha.
It's probably all moot, since the chances of all of these pitchers staying healthy is unlikely, plus with the schedule being compressed thanks to the lockout, there will probably be stretches where we need to roll a 6-man rotation at the least.
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Dennis Bonvie
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Winning run scores thanks to 2 base error.
That said, runner on 2nd no one out and two terrible hitters coming up. But they do the job like professional players from the past. Bradley moves the runner over by pulling the ball (just enough) on the ground to get Dalbeck to third. Wong gets the ball into the air to score the run.
As Eck would say, "its's a beautiful thing"
22Brad Park
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McDonough is doing a good job emceeing the Remy night, but it feels strange that it isn’t Don Orsillo.
I know he’s busy with the Padres gig.
I know he’s busy with the Padres gig.
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smithformeragent
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Just missing Hazel Mae who is doing the Jay's pregame, Jamie Erdahl, and Don Orsillo, just in general.
Love seeing everyone together.
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smithformeragent
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Yup! I didn't realize at first.
As a woman, I loved hearing these ladies on the sideline. It was a dream of mine. I'm only 32, but they were heroes of mine.
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Pivetta's a mess right now
Like I said earlier, if worse comes to worse, I think Pivetta has a high floor of being a good reliever like Joe Kelly - he's got the curve, if he puts another mile or two onto the fastball when he only has to worry about throwing one inning a night instead of 5-6, he'll have a good career. But his ceiling is a regular starter so they need to give him the chance to at least put it together in that realm.
Like I said earlier, if worse comes to worse, I think Pivetta has a high floor of being a good reliever like Joe Kelly - he's got the curve, if he puts another mile or two onto the fastball when he only has to worry about throwing one inning a night instead of 5-6, he'll have a good career. But his ceiling is a regular starter so they need to give him the chance to at least put it together in that realm.
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