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Other Discussions => Other / General Sports => Red Sox / MLB => Topic started by: SparzWizard on April 12, 2018, 11:09:04 PM
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What a wild start to the season!
Especially to see the old Red Sox-Yankees rivalry being renewed after last night's game. Joe Kelly and Tyler Austin be brawling and earning themselves several game suspensions. Now this is a rivalry to enjoy!
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Love it!
Baseball is better when these teams hate eachother. Stanton, Judge, Sanchez, Tanaka, Severino, Chapman vs. Price, Sale, Betts, Martinez, Kimbrel
Big names, great teams, a ton of hatred and NY vs Boston. Terrific for baseball. This lack of teeth in this rivalry has hurt the game.
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What a wild start to the season!
Especially to see the old Red Sox-Yankees rivalry being renewed after last night's game. Joe Kelly and Tyler Austin be brawling and earning themselves several game suspensions. Now this is a rivalry to enjoy!
Great to get the series win!
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Sox are looking like the best team in baseball right now. Bats are exploding. Starting pitching has been excellent. Starting to get really excited about the possibilities of this year.
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Sox are looking like the best team in baseball right now. Bats are exploding. Starting pitching has been excellent. Starting to get really excited about the possibilities of this year.
It's been a fantastic start to the season, and it seems the offense is clicking as much as the starting pitching. They're rolling right now.
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Sox are looking like the best team in baseball right now. Bats are exploding. Starting pitching has been excellent. Starting to get really excited about the possibilities of this year.
It's been a fantastic start to the season, and it seems the offense is clicking as much as the starting pitching. They're rolling right now.
Too early to say that they're peaking too early?
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Sox are looking like the best team in baseball right now. Bats are exploding. Starting pitching has been excellent. Starting to get really excited about the possibilities of this year.
It's been a fantastic start to the season, and it seems the offense is clicking as much as the starting pitching. They're rolling right now.
Too early to say that they're peaking too early?
Well, the early bird does get the worm, so is it ever too early? ;D
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The Red Sox are scary good this year. I could see 105-110 wins this year.
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Best start ever
If the Redsox could trade Pedroia they should
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Best start ever
If the Redsox could trade Pedroia they should
My heart doesn't want to see him traded—he's a great teammate, works really hard, and has contributed a lot over the years.
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Best start ever
If the Redsox could trade Pedroia they should
I actually can't wait to get Pedroia back. He's an elite 2nd baseman defensively and is probably still a better hitter than Nunez. Besides, he has more value to this team than he does around the league. Baseball trades are very different than other sports trades. The Sox just won't get much back for him. Better to keep him.
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Incredible start this year, crossing my fingers the starting pitching holds up. A bit worried about peaking this early, we've had historic meltdowns in years past.
Glad to see that it seem like Price (though I hope he's not injured, haven't checked last few days) and Porcello are pitching well. Rodriguez has some good stuff, but needs to be more consistent. And I like Velazquez. We'll see also when Pomeranz gets back.
In all, I'm just glad that our bats have woken up lately. It's been a cool early season so far.
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Starting pitching already stellar, about to get Pomerantz back.
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The start they have had this year defies logic. It takes me way back to a certain year in the 70's that I will not mention due to childhood trauma from the collapse they did after having a huge lead in the division. I think we might have found a coach that will help us win a few more Series in the coming years. He could be a unicorn- time will tell.
What is not to love about our pitching and hitting as well. We appear to be stacked so far.
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Random baseball thought of the day: not sure which name worse for a pitcher, Homer Bailey or Walker Buehler...
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The start they have had this year defies logic. It takes me way back to a certain year in the 70's that I will not mention due to childhood trauma from the collapse they did after having a huge lead in the division. I think we might have found a coach that will help us win a few more Series in the coming years. He could be a unicorn- time will tell.
What is not to love about our pitching and hitting as well. We appear to be stacked so far.
Not too much to love this past week ...
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WHOA! Red Sox DFA'd Hanley. Going to miss him honestly.
Ballsy business move by Dombrowski. I'll be upset though if even after that, they trade away Swihart (who I guess they elected to keep). Meanwhile, Pedey's back! Huge defensive improvement at 2B and hopefully hits well too.
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WHOA! Red Sox DFA'd Hanley. Going to miss him honestly.
Ballsy business move by Dombrowski. I'll be upset though if even after that, they trade away Swihart (who I guess they elected to keep). Meanwhile, Pedey's back! Huge defensive improvement at 2B and hopefully hits well too.
Yeah, that was one heck of a corresponding move. I guess that $22 million vesting option did come back to bite them after all.
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
TP for being one of the few people who didn't comment "why the hell are you a Brewer fan" when I've discussed baseball.
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
TP for being one of the few people who didn't comment "why the hell are you a Brewer fan" when I've discussed baseball.
LOL actually I'm friends with a few Brewers fans myself who go to the same University as me. Anyways, now that you mention it (lol), are you a Brewers fan because you have ties there (like being from there or having family there) or you just chose that team to root for at an early age? Just curious ;)
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
TP for being one of the few people who didn't comment "why the hell are you a Brewer fan" when I've discussed baseball.
Miller Park is pretty awesome. Went up there a couple of years ago for a game. Roof was open too. Love the tailgating aspect of it (growing up going to Fenway where its non-existent). Nothing much better than enjoying a Cheddarwurst, a beer, and some pre-game cornhole in the parking lot.
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
TP for being one of the few people who didn't comment "why the hell are you a Brewer fan" when I've discussed baseball.
LOL actually I'm friends with a few Brewers fans myself who go to the same University as me. Anyways, now that you mention it (lol), are you a Brewers fan because you have ties there (like being from there or having family there) or you just chose that team to root for at an early age? Just curious ;)
i was just starting to take in interest in baseball as a young kid and had been a fan of Hank Aaron as I was learning about the game. The first year he played for the Brewers was the year I learned enough about the game to become a team fan -- so the Brewers it was.
have no ties to the area but did drive up there in the mid-90's from a conference I was at in Chicago to get pictures of the old stadium. Parked on the side of a highway and took pictures standing on the retaining wall. Loved it. The cop in the patrol car that stopped didn't like it so much. ;)
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
TP for being one of the few people who didn't comment "why the hell are you a Brewer fan" when I've discussed baseball.
LOL actually I'm friends with a few Brewers fans myself who go to the same University as me. Anyways, now that you mention it (lol), are you a Brewers fan because you have ties there (like being from there or having family there) or you just chose that team to root for at an early age? Just curious ;)
i was just starting to take in interest in baseball as a young kid and had been a fan of Hank Aaron as I was learning about the game. The first year he played for the Brewers was the year I learned enough about the game to become a team fan -- so the Brewers it was.
have no ties to the area but did drive up there in the mid-90's from a conference I was at in Chicago to get pictures of the old stadium. Parked on the side of a highway and took pictures standing on the retaining wall. Loved it. The cop in the patrol car that stopped didn't like it so much. ;)
LOL nice! ;D
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
TP for being one of the few people who didn't comment "why the hell are you a Brewer fan" when I've discussed baseball.
Miller Park is pretty awesome. Went up there a couple of years ago for a game. Roof was open too. Love the tailgating aspect of it (growing up going to Fenway where its non-existent). Nothing much better than enjoying a Cheddarwurst, a beer, and some pre-game cornhole in the parking lot.
This is just begging for an explanation because where I'm from that's a recipe for an indecent exposure arrest at a minimum :o
used to be a diehard baseball fan before they cancelled the world series in 94. haven't been to a game since. One day I'll have to get out there for a game - something on my bucket list. probably one of the few people who have going to Milwaukee as a bucket list item
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
TP for being one of the few people who didn't comment "why the hell are you a Brewer fan" when I've discussed baseball.
Miller Park is pretty awesome. Went up there a couple of years ago for a game. Roof was open too. Love the tailgating aspect of it (growing up going to Fenway where its non-existent). Nothing much better than enjoying a Cheddarwurst, a beer, and some pre-game cornhole in the parking lot.
This is just begging for an explanation because where I'm from that's a recipe for an indecent exposure arrest at a minimum :o
used to be a diehard baseball fan before they cancelled the world series in 94. haven't been to a game since. One day I'll have to get out there for a game - something on my bucket list. probably one of the few people who have going to Milwaukee as a bucket list item
Sorry, "Bags" as its called in some parts of the country. Cornhole = Bags.
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
TP for being one of the few people who didn't comment "why the hell are you a Brewer fan" when I've discussed baseball.
Miller Park is pretty awesome. Went up there a couple of years ago for a game. Roof was open too. Love the tailgating aspect of it (growing up going to Fenway where its non-existent). Nothing much better than enjoying a Cheddarwurst, a beer, and some pre-game cornhole in the parking lot.
This is just begging for an explanation because where I'm from that's a recipe for an indecent exposure arrest at a minimum :o
used to be a diehard baseball fan before they cancelled the world series in 94. haven't been to a game since. One day I'll have to get out there for a game - something on my bucket list. probably one of the few people who have going to Milwaukee as a bucket list item
Sorry, "Bags" as its called in some parts of the country. Cornhole = Bags.
I feel like an idiot -- no idea what 'bags' is either.
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
TP for being one of the few people who didn't comment "why the hell are you a Brewer fan" when I've discussed baseball.
Miller Park is pretty awesome. Went up there a couple of years ago for a game. Roof was open too. Love the tailgating aspect of it (growing up going to Fenway where its non-existent). Nothing much better than enjoying a Cheddarwurst, a beer, and some pre-game cornhole in the parking lot.
This is just begging for an explanation because where I'm from that's a recipe for an indecent exposure arrest at a minimum :o
used to be a diehard baseball fan before they cancelled the world series in 94. haven't been to a game since. One day I'll have to get out there for a game - something on my bucket list. probably one of the few people who have going to Milwaukee as a bucket list item
Sorry, "Bags" as its called in some parts of the country. Cornhole = Bags.
I feel like an idiot -- no idea what 'bags' is either.
Here you go. You see it a ton at tailgates & breweries with patios.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornhole
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
The Brewers look really good this year. I think they are a playoff contender. The NL overall is very intriguing this year. Not like the AL where there's 3 contenders (NYY, HOU, BOS), 2 dark-horse contenders that *could* have a chance (SEA, LAA), but then the bottom three in the AL East and AL West aren't great, and the AL Central as a whole is extremely mediocre.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
They were in a bit of funk for a few weeks, playing "only" .500 ball, but they've taken flight again, and they look really good. For the last week or so Bradley, Nunez, and Leon have been hitting too, which makes their offense virtually unstoppable.
JD has indeed been the perfect addition to this team, just what they needed, and Betts has been awesome!
Yep, and the bullpen has been exceptional lately too! Kelly and Barnes have really stepped up since mid-April and Thornburg could come back sometime in June (and hopefully a rental reliever via trade sometime in July to bolster the pen even more).
TP for being one of the few people who didn't comment "why the hell are you a Brewer fan" when I've discussed baseball.
Miller Park is pretty awesome. Went up there a couple of years ago for a game. Roof was open too. Love the tailgating aspect of it (growing up going to Fenway where its non-existent). Nothing much better than enjoying a Cheddarwurst, a beer, and some pre-game cornhole in the parking lot.
This is just begging for an explanation because where I'm from that's a recipe for an indecent exposure arrest at a minimum :o
used to be a diehard baseball fan before they cancelled the world series in 94. haven't been to a game since. One day I'll have to get out there for a game - something on my bucket list. probably one of the few people who have going to Milwaukee as a bucket list item
Sorry, "Bags" as its called in some parts of the country. Cornhole = Bags.
I feel like an idiot -- no idea what 'bags' is either.
Here you go. You see it a ton at tailgates & breweries with patios.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornhole
thanks! I was familiar with that game but thought you were talking about something edible. think I saw the reference to cheddarwurst and beer and got stuck with a one track mind
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Craig Kimbrel with a nasty save. Puts two on with tough walks. Then strikeout, rude DP.
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Lots of rumors circulating on Twitter about Hanley news about to come out...
Zolak mumbled something on the radio yesterday but wouldn't go into details. I think there's some sort of a story related to weed (selling weed?) but I don't know how Hanley figures into it.
There was a caller on WEEI today morning that had a story about some state trooper pulling Hanley's car (apparently Hanley wasn't in it), but he got cut off before he can finish (seems talk radio isn't interested in folks making accusations on air... I guess it's a liability thing).
That's what I've heard so far...
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Rumor on 98.5 is that the car stop mentioned above led to an investigation into a fentanyl drug ring and Hanley's name has surfaced in regards to that. We will see but it has been 3-4 weeks since he was released and there has to be a reason absolutely no one is biting on signing him.
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Team says they were unaware of this case at the time of the release, and that Hanley was released for baseball reasons. Not that it matters one way or the other.
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Team says they were unaware of this case at the time of the release, and that Hanley was released for baseball reasons. Not that it matters one way or the other.
I believe the Sox knew nothing about an investigation, but don't believe they released Hanley for baseball reasons.He got released to prevent Hanley from having enough ABs and triggering a $22 million extension.
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As a displaced New England native Now living in New York, I love what the Sox are doing tonight
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It’s been a great week for the Red Sox. Love how they are playing right now.
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It’s been a great week for the Red Sox. Love how they are playing right now.
They're on pace for 111 wins right now which would be tied for the fourth most in MLB history.
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It’s been a great week for the Red Sox. Love how they are playing right now.
Crushing inferior teams. Gotta take care of business.
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It’s been a great week for the Red Sox. Love how they are playing right now.
Crushing inferior teams. Gotta take care of business.
Absolutely! And given they play nothing but crap teams for about the next 3-4 weeks, it would be nice to put some distance between the Yanks and them.
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It’s been a great week for the Red Sox. Love how they are playing right now.
Crushing inferior teams. Gotta take care of business.
Every team is inferior to the Red Sox at this point.
:)
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Red Sox are smokin’ right now. This team is great. Love what they are doing.
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Red Sox are smokin’ right now. This team is great. Love what they are doing.
And doing it despite the mounting injuries. Awesome!
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A nice opportunity for Price to nut up for the sweep
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A nice opportunity for Price to nut up for the sweep
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. There is still today's game to go.
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A nice opportunity for Price to nut up for the sweep
Crossing my fingers he suddenly has 1-day carpal tunnel due to playing video games.
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A nice opportunity for Price to nut up for the sweep
Crossing my fingers he suddenly has 1-day carpal tunnel due to playing video games.
why? you dont want him pitching tomorrow, is that what you are saying?
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A nice opportunity for Price to nut up for the sweep
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. There is still today's game to go.
lol
I am so screwed up with my schedule this week! I wasn't assuming anything, I just lost track of days!
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A nice opportunity for Price to nut up for the sweep
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. There is still today's game to go.
lol
I am so screwed up with my schedule this week! I wasn't assuming anything, I just lost track of days!
Been their done that, my friend!!!
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A nice opportunity for Price to nut up for the sweep
Crossing my fingers he suddenly has 1-day carpal tunnel due to playing video games.
why? you dont want him pitching tomorrow, is that what you are saying?
I also didn't get the take. I'm crossing my fingers that he pitches well.
I don't remember the last time that this Red Sox team had such a lead over the rest of the league. They're 7.5 games ahead of the Astros and 8.5 games ahead of the Yankees. If they maintain this pace for the last 50 games, they'll win 112 games.
I don't think the Red Sox will win 34/50 of their remaining games. But even if they win 30/50, that's 108 wins. If they play .500 for the rest of the way, they'll finish with 103 wins.
Barring a complete disaster, I think we can already state that the Red Sox regular season has been a success. They just need to stay the course and they will be sitting pretty heading into the playoffs.
Now let's root for David Price!
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A nice opportunity for Price to nut up for the sweep
Okay now you can post this
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A nice opportunity for Price to nut up for the sweep
Okay now you can post this
Just double checking
Tomorrow is Sunday right? ;)
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A nice opportunity for Price to nut up for the sweep
Crossing my fingers he suddenly has 1-day carpal tunnel due to playing video games.
why? you dont want him pitching tomorrow, is that what you are saying?
I also didn't get the take. I'm crossing my fingers that he pitches well.
I don't remember the last time that this Red Sox team had such a lead over the rest of the league. They're 7.5 games ahead of the Astros and 8.5 games ahead of the Yankees. If they maintain this pace for the last 50 games, they'll win 112 games.
I don't think the Red Sox will win 34/50 of their remaining games. But even if they win 30/50, that's 108 wins. If they play .500 for the rest of the way, they'll finish with 103 wins.
Barring a complete disaster, I think we can already state that the Red Sox regular season has been a success. They just need to stay the course and they will be sitting pretty heading into the playoffs.
Now let's root for David Price!
David Price always seems to get smoked by the Yankees, at least in recent memory. That was my point.
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Amazing 3 runs in 9th vs Chapman!! Extra innings we go- epic !!
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3 up 3 down go the Yankees! Lets do it in the 10th!!
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Sox win, Sox win in 10th!! Incredible sweep!!!
Alex got so quiet during that comeback- Perfect!!!
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Sox win, Sox win in 10th!! Incredible sweep!!!
Alex got so quiet during that comeback- Perfect!!!
Love this Red Sox team.
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Sox win, Sox win in 10th!! Incredible sweep!!!
Alex got so quiet during that comeback- Perfect!!!
Love this Red Sox team.
They seem to be winning a lot
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My phone screen is getting replaced at home and technician showed up wearing a Yankees hat! I did not say anything and am biting my tongue. I dont want him to destroy my phone!
They do seem to have a special something to them this year. Almost feels like 2013 but with better talent. Very humble players, and the coach has won me over so far.
Hoping the playoffs will follow the season results. It will tough as Houston and Yankees and Indians will be tough wins for sure. The only thing they need right now is a left handed reliever- that is a worry.
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Sox win, Sox win in 10th!! Incredible sweep!!!
Alex got so quiet during that comeback- Perfect!!!
Don’t start celebrating in August, plenty of time for Yankees to get healthy and the Astros are always lurking.
Despite their record, I really don’t think they are the best team in the AL. Everything is going right for them and they have mostly been beating up on the bad teams (Yanks have not been playing well recently).
Too many guys having career years to reasonably think it’s sustainable throughout the postseason, but we shall see.
Can’t JD opt-out after the season? I wonder if he’s going to want to renegotiate?
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Despite their record, I really don’t think they are the best team in the AL.
How would you define best team?
They've got the best record in MLB by 8 games over the second best team, the most runs scored in the majors, and the second fewest runs allowed. Their run differential is +69 on the Yankees.
I think they're unquestionably the best team in baseball. The best team doesn't always win, but the Sox are a great team.
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Despite their record, I really don’t think they are the best team in the AL.
How would you define best team?
They've got the best record in MLB by 8 games over the second best team, the most runs scored in the majors, and the second fewest runs allowed. Their run differential is +69 on the Yankees.
I think they're unquestionably the best team in baseball. The best team doesn't always win, but the Sox are a great team.
agreed. for the bulk of the season so far, the red sox are clearly the best team in baseball. i do remind myself that seattle won 116 games not too long ago, and were bumped out of the playoffs without winning the world series. it's good to keep that in mind.
but clearly by any reasonable measurement, especially w/l, no other teams come very close to the sox in terms of success. here is part of a well researched post in SoSH where they discussed this very point. The evidence is really compelling:
...the on-field performance by the players...
Hitting (MLB rank):
- 1st in runs scored (600; next best is NYY and Hou at 564)
- 1st in average (.269; next best is ChC at .267)
- 3rd in on-base (.336; 1st is ChC at .345)
- 1st in slugging (.457; next best is NYY at .454)
- 1st in OPS (.794; next best is NYY at .784)
- 1st in total bases (1802; next best is NYY at 1705)
- 5th in HR (151; 1st is NYY at 175)
- 2nd in OPS+ (110; 1st is Hou at 113)
Baserunning (MLB rank):
- 2nd in stolen bases (87; 1st is Mil at 88)
- t1st in SB% (82.86%; tied with LAA)
- 6th in bases taken (126; 1st is LAD at 140)
Fielding (MLB rank):
- 9th in defensive efficiency (.699; 1st is Oak at .710)
- 5th in fielding % (.987; 1st is Ari at .990)
- 3rd in total runs above average (+42; 1st is ChC at +49)
Pitching (MLB rank):
- 2nd in runs allowed per game (3.62; 1st is Hou at 3.23)
- 2nd in ERA (3.43; 1st is Hou at 3.03)
- 2nd in FIP (3.57; 1st is Hou at 3.16)
- t1st in ERA+ (129; tied with Hou)
- 3rd in WHIP (1.198; 1st is Hou at 1.071)
- 3rd in k/9 (9.6; 1st is Hou at 10.6)
- 4th in starters ERA (3.49; 1st is Hou at 3.02)
- 4th in starters WHIP (1.18; 1st is Hou at 1.09)
- 2nd in starters k/9 (9.59; 1st is Hou at 10.46)
- 5th in relievers ERA (3.33; 1st is Hou at 3.07)
- 5th in relievers WHIP (1.24; 1st is Hou at 1.04)
- 6th in relievers k/9 (9.60; 1st is NYY at 11.54)
- 4th in save % (76.60%; 1st is Oak at 78.57%)
So what we have here is:
- The very best offense in all of baseball, in almost every way imaginable.
- A top-level base running team.
- Excellent defensive team (not elite, but excellent).
- And elite overall pitching staff, balanced between top 5 starting staff and top 5 bullpen.
http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?threads/this-is-the-best-red-sox-team-ever.24451/page-3
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Sox win, Sox win in 10th!! Incredible sweep!!!
Alex got so quiet during that comeback- Perfect!!!
Don’t start celebrating in August, plenty of time for Yankees to get healthy and the Astros are always lurking.
Despite their record, I really don’t think they are the best team in the AL. Everything is going right for them and they have mostly been beating up on the bad teams (Yanks have not been playing well recently).
Too many guys having career years to reasonably think it’s sustainable throughout the postseason, but we shall see.
Can’t JD opt-out after the season? I wonder if he’s going to want to renegotiate?
The Red Sox have baseball's best record against teams above .500
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I heard this stat on the radio broadcast last night - which I added one more win to following the result:
The Sox are 25-1 in Sandy Leon's last 26 starts.
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
just bumping this to say I'm soooooo glad to eat crow on this as my Brewers finish the season with the best record in the National League, coming back to catch the Cubs on the last day and beat them in the playoff.
AWESOME. only the second division title since 1982.
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Sox win, Sox win in 10th!! Incredible sweep!!!
Alex got so quiet during that comeback- Perfect!!!
Don’t start celebrating in August, plenty of time for Yankees to get healthy and the Astros are always lurking.
Despite their record, I really don’t think they are the best team in the AL. Everything is going right for them and they have mostly been beating up on the bad teams (Yanks have not been playing well recently).
Too many guys having career years to reasonably think it’s sustainable throughout the postseason, but we shall see.
Can’t JD opt-out after the season? I wonder if he’s going to want to renegotiate?
The Red Sox have baseball's best record against teams above .500
Yeah, but they're winless against the Yankees if you throw out all the games that they won
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Thought of Sox vs Yanks gets me super excited and super nervous
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Thought of Sox vs Yanks gets me super excited and super nervous
And in a 5 game series for the first time
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Sox win, Sox win in 10th!! Incredible sweep!!!
Alex got so quiet during that comeback- Perfect!!!
Don’t start celebrating in August, plenty of time for Yankees to get healthy and the Astros are always lurking.
Despite their record, I really don’t think they are the best team in the AL. Everything is going right for them and they have mostly been beating up on the bad teams (Yanks have not been playing well recently).
Too many guys having career years to reasonably think it’s sustainable throughout the postseason, but we shall see.
Can’t JD opt-out after the season? I wonder if he’s going to want to renegotiate?
The Red Sox have baseball's best record against teams above .500
Red Sox against the other 4 AL postseason teams: 18-21
Astros against the other 4 AL postseason teams: 22-18
Yankees against the other 4 AL postseason teams: 21-17
Athletics against the other 4 AL postseason teams: 18-19
Indians against the other 4 AL postseason teams: 11-16
Those are the records that matter, and only the Indians were worse against the elite.
Red Sox also found unusual success in day games (.756 winning percentage), of which they may not see any this postseason.
I’d say Astros are favored at the moment.
Yankees and Red Sox are an intriguing matchup, as many of their games were blowouts and few had both teams at full strength. Sox should beat Oakland if that’s who they get. Yanks and Sox in a five game series is still too strange of a concept.
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I think the league should seriously consider reseeding teams based on their record for the ALDS.
Not just this yr but you don't fight for the best record in the league only to find yourself in a situation where you meet possibly the next best team after you in just the divisional series.
Cleveland is in a pathetic division yet because they won the central division gets the third seed automatically.
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I think the league should seriously consider reseeding teams based on their record for the ALDS.
Not just this yr but you don't fight for the best record in the league only to find yourself in a situation where you meet possibly the next best team after you in just the divisional series.
Cleveland is in a pathetic division yet because they won the central division gets the third seed automatically.
not just the ALDS but NLDS as well.
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So its Sox versus Yankees. Should be fun. At least I can be comforted in the knowledge we will most likely only see Severino once during the series.
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I think the league should seriously consider reseeding teams based on their record for the ALDS.
Not just this yr but you don't fight for the best record in the league only to find yourself in a situation where you meet possibly the next best team after you in just the divisional series.
Cleveland is in a pathetic division yet because they won the central division gets the third seed automatically.
This was a weird year with the AL being so top-heavy. The A’s were eliminated before any NL series began, and they had a better record than all of them.
I liked the old rule of the best record and wild card not playing if from the same division. No reason they couldn’t have kept that with the wild card game.
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A win sure beats a loss, but that was exhausting!
I guess I should expect nothing less from Sox/Yankees playoffs games.
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Everybody seems hung up on Price and Porcello's propensity to choke, but IMO Kimbrel is a big time Dark Horse who should be getting more consideration.
I don't trust him AT ALL.
Dude has a squirrelly look about him. Too much fear in his eyes and in his body language in the big moments. Definitely not an intimidator.
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Everybody seems hung up on Price and Porcello's propensity to choke, but IMO Kimbrel is a big time Dark Horse who should be getting more consideration.
I don't trust him AT ALL.
Dude has a squirrelly look about him. Too much fear in his eyes and in his body language in the big moments. Definitely not an intimidator.
Hot take of the month: Alex Cora will have a short leash on Kimbrel being the closer in the playoffs.
I could see somebody else stepping up and taking away at least some saves.
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Everybody seems hung up on Price and Porcello's propensity to choke, but IMO Kimbrel is a big time Dark Horse who should be getting more consideration.
I don't trust him AT ALL.
Dude has a squirrelly look about him. Too much fear in his eyes and in his body language in the big moments. Definitely not an intimidator.
Kimbrel looked pretty intimidating to me when he struck out Stanton on 3 pitches and Stanton looked like he didn't know what hit him.
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Everybody seems hung up on Price and Porcello's propensity to choke, but IMO Kimbrel is a big time Dark Horse who should be getting more consideration.
I don't trust him AT ALL.
Dude has a squirrelly look about him. Too much fear in his eyes and in his body language in the big moments. Definitely not an intimidator.
Kimbrel looked pretty intimidating to me when he struck out Stanton on 3 pitches and Stanton looked like he didn't know what hit him.
Eh, I'm glad you have confidence in him. I do not. I hope I'm wrong
(http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/img/khal_wimpo/2018/06/13/squealer.gif)
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Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
just bumping this to say I'm soooooo glad to eat crow on this as my Brewers finish the season with the best record in the National League, coming back to catch the Cubs on the last day and beat them in the playoff.
AWESOME. only the second division title since 1982.
another bump -- stunned my Brewers not only advanced to the division finals with their smoke-and-mirrors roster but doing it in a sweep of Colorado. FREAKING AWESOME!!
figured I'd just use this thread as the general playoff thread instead of making a new thread.
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Everybody seems hung up on Price and Porcello's propensity to choke, but IMO Kimbrel is a big time Dark Horse who should be getting more consideration.
I don't trust him AT ALL.
Dude has a squirrelly look about him. Too much fear in his eyes and in his body language in the big moments. Definitely not an intimidator.
Kimbrel looked pretty intimidating to me when he struck out Stanton on 3 pitches and Stanton looked like he didn't know what hit him.
Eh, I'm glad you have confidence in him. I do not. I hope I'm wrong
I'm with you. He's been scaring me most of the season, but it seems that most Sox fans (at least the ones on Over the Monster) think he's still the game's best, or close to it. Not sure it matters, though—some combo of the team's starters and relievers seems likely to lose this series for Boston. I'm for trading/dumping nearly the entire pitching staff this offseason.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
just bumping this to say I'm soooooo glad to eat crow on this as my Brewers finish the season with the best record in the National League, coming back to catch the Cubs on the last day and beat them in the playoff.
AWESOME. only the second division title since 1982.
another bump -- stunned my Brewers not only advanced to the division finals with their smoke-and-mirrors roster but doing it in a sweep of Colorado. FREAKING AWESOME!!
figured I'd just use this thread as the general playoff thread instead of making a new thread.
Congratulations to you and the Brew Crew. I'm glad to see them in the NLCS.
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Everybody seems hung up on Price and Porcello's propensity to choke, but IMO Kimbrel is a big time Dark Horse who should be getting more consideration.
I don't trust him AT ALL.
Dude has a squirrelly look about him. Too much fear in his eyes and in his body language in the big moments. Definitely not an intimidator.
Kimbrel looked pretty intimidating to me when he struck out Stanton on 3 pitches and Stanton looked like he didn't know what hit him.
Eh, I'm glad you have confidence in him. I do not. I hope I'm wrong
I'm with you. He's been scaring me most of the season, but it seems that most Sox fans (at least the ones on Over the Monster) think he's still the game's best, or close to it. Not sure it matters, though—some combo of the team's starters and relievers seems likely to lose this series for Boston. I'm for trading/dumping nearly the entire pitching staff this offseason.
Best record in the entire league as of May 31! (39-17) ;D
And boy JD Martinez has been a godsend. (.322 BA, 18 HR, 47 RBI). He's been the bat we sorely missed last season and for the last two postseasons IMHO.
As expected, it's a tight two-way race between the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East, but dang the remaining three teams are already 10 games back or more... And hell, Baltimore is like 21 games back and it's still May... :o
enjoy it while you can. god knows I'm enjoying the current success of my Brewers with the best record in the National League. I don't expect it to stay that way for long but early success is better than none.
just bumping this to say I'm soooooo glad to eat crow on this as my Brewers finish the season with the best record in the National League, coming back to catch the Cubs on the last day and beat them in the playoff.
AWESOME. only the second division title since 1982.
another bump -- stunned my Brewers not only advanced to the division finals with their smoke-and-mirrors roster but doing it in a sweep of Colorado. FREAKING AWESOME!!
figured I'd just use this thread as the general playoff thread instead of making a new thread.
Congratulations to you and the Brew Crew. I'm glad to see them in the NLCS.
thanks -- it's very lonely being a Brewer fan in New England. this is pretty much the only place I can celebrate.
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Good to see Bradley winning his first Gold Glove.
Betts and Kinsler also awarded one.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25180505/2018-gold-glove-winners
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Good to see Bradley winning his first Gold Glove.
Betts and Kinsler also awarded one.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25180505/2018-gold-glove-winners
For Kinsler's sake, thank god we took the series.
Would a been a pretty awkward time to win a defensive award after that catastrophic error in game 3. Good for him though, he is a pro despite his WS performance.
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Mookie is AL MVP. Well deserved!
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Mookie is AL MVP. Well deserved!
Indeed!
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Still can't believe Cora didn't get Manager of the Year. That's criminal.
Congrats to Mookie.