Red Sox and other Major League Baseball

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

The Red Sox are now oh-so-close to setting their tee times for October.

They are now at least 7 games behind the other wild card contenders, who don't seem to be losing many games lately.

They would have to win at least 30 of their last 42 games to even possibly get in.

Chances...slim and none...and with apologies to Slim....I think he's left the building.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

RS win 2 out of 3 in Cleveland...is that the start of the big push for a wild card?

Not really imo...Cleveland isn't as good as their record...they went 20-3 against the woeful Tigers and Royals to get back in the mix....

Even the Yankees aren't 40 games over .500 good.....15 of those came against the AAA Orioles.

Their schedule is about to get way harder and a lot of those games will be on the road.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Judge is terrible.

Totally lost. While his teammates are hitting HR's he's whiffing at a Stanton-like rate.

His slugging percentage might be the lowest of any of the regulars.

He needs to either sit, or Boone needs to drop him in the order to like 6th or 7th.

Hell, right now they could bring up Frazier, attitude and all, and it would be a major improvement.

Yes, his defense is still great, but right now he's an automatic out batting 2nd....the last month he's hitting about .150

If I were the Yankees I wouldn't rush to pay him 30+ million a year....they have enough of those with Stanton's contract.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

rambone 78 wrote: ↑4 years ago Judge is terrible.

Totally lost. While his teammates are hitting HR's he's whiffing at a Stanton-like rate.

His slugging percentage might be the lowest of any of the regulars.

He needs to either sit, or Boone needs to drop him in the order to like 6th or 7th.

Hell, right now they could bring up Frazier, attitude and all, and it would be a major improvement.

Yes, his defense is still great, but right now he's an automatic out batting 2nd....the last month he's hitting about .150

If I were the Yankees I wouldn't rush to pay him 30+ million a year....they have enough of those with Stanton's contract.

Yep...Yankees suck...er, ne'er mind...

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

Sale to the IL....what a season...

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Sale now out for the season.
What a season

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

80 years old

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ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

ramster wrote: ↑4 years ago Red Sox have outscored Yankees 38-13 in the 3 games

Devers another strong game. He is 8-15 in the 3 games with the Yankees.
Devers is now:
- 2nd in Batting Average and closing the gap to 1st
- 1st in Hits
- 2nd in Runs Batted In
- 2nd in Runs Scored
- 3rd in Doubles

And he did not make the AL All Star Team - not even as a Sub

Devers could conceivably win the MVP and not have been an All Star. Has that ever happened in the history of Baseball?

Devers went 3-5 last night raising his average to .331, continues to close in on the #1 spot
Devers now leads the American League in 3 Categories:
- RBIs
- Hits
- Doubles

22 years old

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

So...do these players weekend unis conjure up memories for anyone else of Spy vs. Spy?

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Those uniforms were awful...I like the nicknames, but the colors were putrid.

And as for the Red Sox....they might catch the Rays, but not going to catch either the Indians or A's.

The A's might do some damage in the playoffs if they get by their likely opponent the Indians in the wild card game.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Sox win. A’s lose, Rays lose their 4th straight.

Sox have doubled their chances for a playoff bid to 8%.
Still a long way to go but Boston has now won only 4 fewer games that the Rays and the A’s.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Devers and Bogey what years they are having

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

reef wrote: ↑4 years ago Devers and Bogey what years they are having

They certainly are. And Devers did not even make the All Star Team as a sub - a disgrace.

Martinez also a very good year hitting .314 and his 32nd HR last night

Eduardo Rodriguez got his 16th win last night against only 5 losses. We would be in far worse shape without his stellar year. Hope he wins 20

Vasquez solid year for a catcher hitting .283 with 19 HRs

Workman with his 9th save last night striking out the side and lowering his ERA to 1.98

Holt a very good year above expectations. Why Cora does not play him more is a mystery. Hitting .320 with many clutch hits.

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 4 years ago

ramster wrote: ↑4 years ago
reef wrote: ↑4 years ago Devers and Bogey what years they are having
They certainly are. And Devers did not even make the All Star Team as a sub - a disgrace.

Martinez also a very good year hitting .314 and his 32nd HR last night

Eduardo Rodriguez got his 16th win last night against only 5 losses. We would be in far worse shape without his stellar year. Hope he wins 20

Vasquez solid year for a catcher hitting .283 with 19 HRs

Workman with his 9th save last night striking out the side and lowering his ERA to 1.98

Holt a very good year above expectations. Why Cora does not play him more is a mystery. Hitting .320 with many clutch hits.

Can be challenging these days to find production at the plate from a catcher. Solid year indeed for Vasquez

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

After the next 7 games, 3 against the Twins and 4 against the Yankees, we'll know if the Red Sox are still alive for a wild card.

With 25 games remaining, they have to win close to 20 of them to have a chance.

I think they fall a couple of games short, best case scenario. The teams ahead of them just won't lose enough imo.

Think the Yankees wish they had gotten Mike Minor from the Rangers? Best WAR in the majors.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Going to be real tough on the Sox as they need 2 of 3 teams to falter ahead of them

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Rodriguez with another win to go to 17-6. Hope he can get to 20.

Nice projo article

https://www.providencejournal.com/sport ... ed-sox-ace

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Dombrowski fired

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Good riddance hopefully we can get someone in here who can construct a bullpen

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

sox...mailing it in.... yuck

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Cora should be gone too. Can’t stand listening to him in post game interview whether it’s a win or a loss. Team has not improved. Handful of players with solid years but not near enough for playoff spot. Rodriguez great year pitching. Bogarts, Ddvers, Martinez, Holt very good, Betts too. Vasquez good at catching and hitting.
I’d move our Cora and his whole staff - especially pitching coach.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

The Red Sox have quit.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

I doubt the Sox will fire Cora.....if they flop next year then yes.

Last year he looked like a genius...this year he's a bum.

The problem is, with Dombrowski it was win now....now that he's gone I would guess they will try and revert to more of what the Yanks are doing...build quality depth thru the farm system.

Of course, the RS farm system is pretty bare right now. All the home grown stars are on the big club.

Good luck trying to keep them all.....going to have to commit a huge amount of money for a few players, leaving scraps for the rest.

I mean, the Sox will remain a good team for years to come....but will they be WS good again?

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

I think Cox should be gone. Much of the blame has to be on him. He’s full of Coach speak. Always defending his players.
New head guy should come in and clean house. Probably won’t though and they will keep Cora.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Pitching staff was the primary reason for failure.

Bullpen needs weren't addressed. Workman was excellent, but the others were inconsistent.

Price and Sale are injury prone and that's not likely to change. Porcello is up and down...this year down.

Rodriguez was really the only starter that was consistently good.

Their lineup is the best in baseball one thru five. After that, not so good. Again, depth was/is a problem.

Most of the RS best hitters were for the most part injury free this season. Imagine where they would be if they had HALF of the Yankees' injuries?

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

Awesome...

The Boston Red Sox are on track to pay a $13.05 million luxury tax for a season in which they are likely to miss the playoffs.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/276 ... 3m-red-sox

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

Am I the only one that felt kinda sorry for the Brewers when I heard the words "Drew Pomeranz warming in the bullpen" ?

I thought the Brewers were good? If you're good...you can't be pitching him tonite? Can you?

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Amazingly Drew did his job

Crazy win by the Nats though

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

They should have left Pomeranz in to pitch the 8th having pitched two strong 6th and 7th shutout innings. Hader just couldn’t close it out in the 8th giving up 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th and that was it.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Are we keeping Moookiee or is he gone ???

Unread post by **SGreenwell** » 4 years ago

reef wrote: ↑4 years ago Are we keeping Moookiee or is he gone ???

I think they try to keep Mookie at all costs - they can probably jettison some other contracts, and not re-sign some other FAs, if they're as hellbent at getting under the luxury tax threshold as they claim.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Whatever they do, it looks like if they try and keep Betts, they will skimp on their depth to pay him, and the result won't be pretty in any event.

The Sox have backed themselves into a corner, and imo they will end up 2nd or 3rd fiddle to the Yanks and Rays for a few years to come.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

Hearing it may be impossible to keep Betts. JD doesn't seem to think they can... and a radio announcer the other day had a good one... Chris Sale should wear a jersey that says "Not Mookie Betts" all year because he's why they won't be able to sign him.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Hopefully if we do trade for him we get a middle of the lineup hitter a middle rotational starter and 2 top 100 prospects???

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

reef wrote: ↑4 years ago Hopefully if we do trade for him we get a middle of the lineup hitter a middle rotational starter and 2 top 100 prospects???

Now that there is some wishful thinkin'! Perhaps throw in a closer, too?

UCH21377 · Unread post by **UCH21377** » 4 years ago

Whoever gets him would have to sign him or it’s a one year rental. Sox are not in a good bargaining position

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

UCH21377 wrote: ↑4 years ago Whoever gets him would have to sign him or it’s a one year rental. Sox are not in a good bargaining position

Not for him... will still take my chances they'll be competitive next year.

But for now, "All aboard the Rays Train!"

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Yankee fans should hope for the Rays to beat the Astros.

Still would be a tough series, but the Yanks would win it.

Have to say though, with Tampa getting Glasnow and Snell back, their starters are as good as anyones, if not better.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

According to this site, the Rays had a $68M payroll last year (last in the league) and decided that the thing to do for this year, was to scale it back by $5M...

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Well they aren't over yet, but maybe MLB should have just skipped the ALDS and gone right to the Houston/Yankees ALCS.

Fucking Verlander's going to own the Yankees again...the guy is unhittable right now...the Rays couldn't hit his curveball with 3 bats.

And Cole is every bit as good. The Yanks need to sign him.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Yanks are looking like world beaters right now

Them and Houston will be a war

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

Rays NOT going down without a fight.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Right we have 3 series that are going to a deciding game

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

The Rays have been a great story, but I will be very surprised if they win game 5.

Houston just does not lose at home in the playoffs, and Cole has been a beast.

Now as for the Dodgers, they aren't nearly as clutch, and it would be no surprise to me if they are eliminated.

Figure the Yanks-Astros winner to win it all, no matter who they face in the WS.

If the Rays somehow win Thursday, then sorry Sox fans, the Yankees will raise their 28th WS banner.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

Words can't begin to express how awesome it would be to see the Rays drop the yankmes....

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

I think Cole will be dominant and the Astros will win a fairly low scoring game

Then unfortunately I think the Yanks win in 6 games

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Dodgers choke again. Nats bullpen saves the day. Joe Kelly, who came from the Red Sox, blows it.

That's baseball. You just never know.

Now the MLB TV ratings people better hope the Yankees make the WS....lol

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Dave Roberts job safe after that meltdown ???

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Horrible job by Roberts, who otherwise has been a good manager there.

Between the Braves and Dodgers, when's the last time they actually won something?

Now tonight, everybody thinks the Astros will win, but who knows?

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

Go Rays!

Dave Roberts...forever a hero out this way....but in LALA land...maybe not so much?