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Post by Kimmi on Jul 12, 2021 7:32:15 GMT -5
I'd like to see a little more from Bloom. His pickups have been outstanding. But Theo's strength was always the draft and acquiring draft picks. We do not yet know enough about Bloom's drafts. And, at some point, Bloom will have to choose whom we want to extend. That's usually fraught with danger. It's been too short a time period to really assess Bloom, but I was a fan from the moment he was hired, based on his time with Tampa Bay and based on his overall philosophy. He is the anti-Dombrowski. I really like what I've seen so far, and not just because the Sox are in 1st place.
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Post by Kimmi on Jul 12, 2021 7:39:56 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe 6m #RedSox lurch into the break losing 4 of 5 against the Angels and Phillies. Starting Thursday: 18 games in 18 days vs. the Yankees (8), Jays (7) and Rays (3) with 10 of them on the road. Not thrilled about losing 4 out of the last 5, but those types of things are going to happen. The key is not to let the lows get too low. The Sox have done an outstanding job of that so far this season.
Over our last 10 games, we've gone 5-5. At the same time, the Rays have gone 6-4, the Yankees 5-5, and the Jays 4-6.
Looking forward to those matchups against the AL East coming out of the break.
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Post by Kimmi on Jul 12, 2021 7:44:04 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox Notebook: Offense leaves ten runners on base, Christian Arroyo’s impact, patience key for pitching staffUpdated Jul 11, 2021; Posted Jul 11, 2021 Red Sox Boston Red Sox's Christian Arroyo is thrown out of a baseball game for arguing with the umpire after being called out on strikes during the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, June 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)AP By Gage Nutter | gnutter@masslive.com The Boston Red Sox left 10 runners on base Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies and lost 5-4. We outhit the Phillies 11-6. It's that 'clusterluck' thing I was talking about a couple of days ago. I always say that having a lot of LOBs is a good sign, not a bad one.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 12, 2021 13:37:41 GMT -5
Not watching the derby or the All Star Game but for those who are:
Ohtani vs Scherzer 730pm @ Coors Field
AL
1. Shohei Ohtani (L) DH 2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B 3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS 4. Aaron Judge (R) RF 5. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 6. Marcus Semien (R) 2B 7. Salvador Perez (R) C 8. Teoscar Hernandez (R) LF 9. Cedric Mullins (L) CF
NL
1. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) SS 2. Max Muncy (L) DH 3. Nolan Arenado (R) 3B 4. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B 5. Nick Castellanos (R) RF 6. Jesse Winker (L) LF 7. J.T. Realmuto (R) C 8. Bryan Reynolds (S) CF 9. Adam Frazier (L) 2B
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Post by Kimmi on Jul 13, 2021 7:14:27 GMT -5
Not watching the derby or the All Star Game but for those who are:
Ohtani vs Scherzer 730pm @ Coors Field I watched part of the HR Derby. I'll watch the ASG just because it's baseball.
I typically watch the celebrity softball game too but had to pass on it this year.
I do have to give a shoutout to Ohtani, not just for being such a great baseball player and athlete, but also for being a great ambassador for the game of baseball.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 14, 2021 2:54:01 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 4h 25 pitches for Barnes. Not ideal but a scoreless inning.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 14, 2021 2:57:24 GMT -5
Barnes, Bogaerts lead Sox quintet at ASG 1:40 AM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
With five All-Stars in tow, perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that the Red Sox had their fingerprints all over Tuesday night’s 5-2 victory for the American League in the Midsummer Classic.
Most dramatically, Matt Barnes got himself into a big jam only to work out of it with an assist from Angels left fielder Jared Walsh.
In the bottom of the eighth, Barnes loaded the bases with two outs and made the situation even tougher when he went to 3-0 on Kris Bryant, who was the potential go-ahead run.
But Bryant hacked away on 3-0 and hit a laser to left that looked like it was going to be trouble.
Walsh swooped in and made a sweet sliding catch to stymie the threat by the National League.
“It was crazy,” Barnes said. “The fans really showed up here. It was incredible. This is a fun place to play. Colorado, it’s a beautiful ballpark with great fans. Obviously, two really good teams going after it in a pretty competitive game. It was a great experience, it really was.”
It was quite an eventful All-Star debut for Barnes.
The same could be said for Rafael Devers, who got the first hit for the AL, a double that hit the ground just over the head of first baseman Freddie Freeman and rolled down the line in right. That two-bagger against Corbin Burnes helped set up the first run for the AL.
Devers demonstrated his joy for the game by embracing and laughing with Padres superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. as he pulled into second.
Did Tatis say something funny?
“He didn’t say anything; we were just laughing at that little roller I hit,” Devers said. “I was a little nervous. Thankfully, it was a hit even though it was a rollover. I was just going out there to be aggressive and not be afraid in that moment. Just wanted to make a good swing at anything that was coming my way.”
One of the best parts for Devers about his first All-Star experience is that he got to share it with Xander Bogaerts, his best friend on the Red Sox.
Bogaerts also made his presence felt with a single to left against Burnes in the third and an RBI single to right off of Taylor Rogers in the fifth.
It was Bogaerts' third trip to the All-Star Game, but there will likely be several more in his future.
“Hopefully, I can get a couple more, and then say I’m a veteran [of All-Star Games],” Bogaerts said.
In typical Bogaerts fashion, he spent the early part of the game trying to ease Devers' nerves.
“I told Devers that you only get one of these per year, so to just try to relax,” Bogaerts said. “It was fun seeing Devers get his first [hit]. I was so happy for him. He was a little nervous in the beginning, but he definitely settled down after that. Once we talked about that, I kind of settled down also and enjoyed it.”
The All-Star Game is becoming old hat for slugger J.D. Martinez, who made it for the fourth time -- three of them with Boston.
Martinez finished 0-for-2 with two strikeouts.
Rounding out the quintet for the Red Sox was another first-timer -- flame-throwing righty Nathan Eovaldi, who worked a scoreless fourth inning, allowing one hit and throwing just 10 pitches.
“I threw all five of my pitches. I went out there and attacked the zone, tried to get strike one and stay ahead in the count,” Eovaldi said. “There’s a lot on the line, yet there’s not a lot on the line. You want to get out there and compete against the best, and face the best hitters out there and the best lineup.”
For the Red Sox All-Stars, who have enjoyed being part of one of the most surprising teams in baseball this season, the past couple of days were a good chance to have fun.
“This is just a chance to have fun, especially with the guys you’re not teammates with,” Devers said. “Especially a guy like Nelson Cruz, who is a superstar and you don’t know how much longer he has in the game, but it’s really just an occasion to go there and have fun.”
Things will get heated again for the AL East-leading Red Sox on Thursday, when they open the second half with a four-game series at Yankee Stadium.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 14, 2021 3:23:08 GMT -5
Red Sox contingent in the middle of American League’s All-Star victory By Peter Abraham and Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated July 13, 2021, 11:32 p.m.
DENVER — It will be an All-Star Game remembered for Shohei Ohtani pitching a scoreless inning for the victory and getting two at-bats as the designated hitter.
That bit of history was wrapped up by the third inning. Then the Red Sox players went to work to help the American League defeat the National League, 5-2, on Tuesday night.
Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers contributed to a pair of runs scoring. Nate Eovaldi and Matt Barnes each pitched scoreless innings as the AL won the 91st Midsummer Classic. It was the AL’s eighth straight win.
Bogaerts was 2 for 3 with an RBI and Devers 1 for 2 with a double in his All-Star debut. J.D. Martinez was 0 for 2, striking out twice.
“It was good to help the team,” said Bogaerts, a three-time All-Star. “It was fun seeing Devers get his first one. I was so happy for him.
“He was a little nervous in the beginning, but he definitely settled down after that. So once we talked about that a little bit, I kind of settled down also and enjoyed it and put together some good swings.”
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Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. won the Ted Williams Award as MVP, belting a long homer and driving in two runs.
“You have to celebrate it now that we’re on the same team,” Devers said of Guerrero. “Like, if he hits it against my team during the regular season, I can’t celebrate it. But now you can have fun with it, and you can celebrate with him.”
Barnes pitched the eighth inning and allowed two weak hits before walking Washington’s Juan Soto with two outs to load the bases. Kris Bryant of the Cubs swung at a 3-and-0 pitch and lined out as left fielder Jared Walsh of the Angels made a sliding catch.
“I’m really glad it was zero. It got a little dicey there for a second,” Barnes said. “We had a lead, so I was trying to protect the lead, but I’m trying to take it all in and trying to have as much fun with the guys as possible. It was awesome.”
Barnes, also a first-time All-Star, threw 25 pitches. He said he would be available against the Yankees on Thursday.
“Yeah, we’ll be ready. It’s not the first time,” he said.
Prior to the game, baseball honored the memory of Hall-of-Famer Henry Aaron with a video of his career highlights.
Braves star Freddie Freeman and Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge escorted Aaron’s widow, Billye, to the plate where she was presented with a painting of her husband and a jersey signed by all of the All-Stars.
Former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning threw out the first pitch, which bounced. Former Montreal Expos draft pick Tom Brady surely would have thrown a strike.
From there, the focus was Ohtani for three innings as MLB bent the rules to let the Japanese star show off the full range of his talent.
Ohtani grounded out to second leading off the game. He then took the mound in the bottom of the inning and retired the side in order on 14 pitches, one of them a 100.2-mile-per-hour fastball that Nolan Arenado fouled off.
Ohtani remained in the game and grounded out to first base in the third inning. Martinez replaced him as DH in the fifth inning.
Eovaldi pitched the fourth inning for the AL. He retired Arenado on a groundout. Freeman followed with a single, but Nick Castellanos of Cincinnati grounded into a double play started by Bogaerts.
“Definitely had my nerves,” said Eovaldi, a first-time All-Star.” I was waiting down there in the bullpen and once the start of the game hit, I had the butterflies.
“I knew ahead of time I was going to be coming in for the fourth inning. There’s definitely adrenaline going out there and competing. I was just trying to go out there and throw strikes.”
It was a 10-pitch inning for Eovaldi. Sox manager Alex Cora jokingly predicted last week that the righthander would hit 102 miles per hour on the radar gun. But Eovaldi settled for 98.8.
“You want to go out there and compete against the best,” he said. “I say that a lot. I want to go out there and compete against the best hitters out there and the best lineups and try to shut them down.”
The Red Sox contributed to the AL building a 4-0 lead by the fifth inning.
Facing Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes, Judge walked leading off the second inning. Devers bounced a double down the right field line, sending Judge to third. Marcus Semien followed with an RBI single.
“Thankfully, it was a hit even though it was a rollover. I was just going out there to be aggressive and not be afraid in that moment,” Devers said. “I was just trying to make a good swing at anything that was coming my way.
Guerrero hit a majestic 468-foot home run to left field off Burnes in the third inning.
In the fifth, Toronto’s Teoscar Hernández led off with a double against Miami’s Trevor Rogers. Baltimore’s Cedric Mullins reached on an error.
Martinez struck out, but Guerrero’s groundout scored Hernández. Bogaerts then grounded an opposite-field single into right to score Mullins.
Bogaerts might have gone 3 for 3 if not for conducting an interview during his first inning at-bat against Max Scherzer when he struck out.
“It was fun, something different but definitely the concentration level is a bit not where it’s supposed to be,” he said.
Philadelphia’s J.T. Realmuto homered off Detroit’s Gregory Soto in the fifth inning to get the NL on the scoreboard. The AL got that back when Tampa Bay’s Mike Zunino drove a Taijuan Walker pitch over the fence in right center.
“It’s special, but this place is really just to come have fun, especially with the guys that you’re not teammates with,” Devers said. “Like Nelson Cruz, who’s a superstar You don’t know how much longer he has in the game. It’s really just to come out here and have fun.”
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Post by Kimmi on Jul 14, 2021 8:02:16 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 4h 25 pitches for Barnes. Not ideal but a scoreless inning. I was thinking Cash should have pulled Barnes 2 batters earlier, before Barnes threw that many pitches. He was clearly struggling. Not that I was that concerned about the outcome of the inning or the game, but I didn't need to see Barnes work that hard in an ASG.
Barnes got out of the inning, but it wasn't without some good fortune and some good defense. There was a line drive hit right to the SS position, then there was a well hit ball to LF that Walsh made a great catch on.
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Post by Kimmi on Jul 14, 2021 8:11:29 GMT -5
Ready to get back to some regular baseball games.
I'm nervous about these series against the AL East coming out of the break.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 14, 2021 9:21:42 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 4h 25 pitches for Barnes. Not ideal but a scoreless inning. I was thinking Cash should have pulled Barnes 2 batters earlier, before Barnes threw that many pitches. He was clearly struggling. Not that I was that concerned about the outcome of the inning or the game, but I didn't need to see Barnes work that hard in an ASG.
Barnes got out of the inning, but it wasn't without some good fortune and some good defense. There was a line drive hit right to the SS position, then there was a well hit ball to LF that Walsh made a great catch on.
My buddy talked to me this morning and he is finished completely with the FOX network said they would not shut up, even talking to batters during their at bats.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 14, 2021 9:23:37 GMT -5
Ready to get back to some regular baseball games.
I'm nervous about these series against the AL East coming out of the break. No need to They are playing with house money the big over hyped World Series winner of the Spring are the ones who should be squirming. Some of those clowns will be playing for their jobs.
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