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  1. ashbury
    This would mean the message body should have been blank, so now I'm really confused.
  2. ashbury
    That's some real versatility!
  3. ashbury
    I am considering becoming a vegetarian, not because of some great love for animals, but because I hate vegetables.
  4. ashbury
    My wife phoned to say someone at work was looking to sell a couple of bleacher tickets at Fenway. So, mere hours later (well, 30 is "mere", no?), I was on the Worcester commuter train, getting off at Yawkey Station. Fun game versus the Marlins. Tied 1-1 for a long while, then the Sox starter Miley tired at around the 100-pitch mark and the score became 3-1 at the seventh inning stretch. But the home team came right back and loaded the bases against Cishek in relief of Haren, with a single, walk, and infield error, and (after LOOGY Dunn got what seemed a key strikeout) with two outs Xander Bogaerts fouled off several pitches from Carter "Not Matt" Capps before coming through with a single on a full count that cleared the bases for the 4-3 lead that turned out to be the final score. The eighth inning stretch (Sweet Caroline) is always fun, and with the Sox in the lead the mood was bubbly. Sandoval facing Haren: Kazoo, the Fenway fan: Mary and me:
  5. ashbury
    Not mentioned in this discussion is that for the past three seasons Achter has done well against right-handed batters but has done even better against lefties. I don't see a particular reason to call up a LOOGY like O'Rourke who is going to be limited to whatever lefties the opposing manager permits him to face, when someone with broader skills is equally available.
  6. ashbury
    Yes, this is why HR Derby contestants tell their hand-picked pitchers to lob it up there slowly, so they can get less distance on the ball.
  7. ashbury
    Why bring up a LOOGY when you have a righty in AAA who is doing well against RHB but even better against lefties? / spoiler: AJ Achter
  8. ashbury
    Well, it's too late in the evening for this transplated east-coaster. See you tomorrow.
  9. ashbury
    Even Nunez's helmet is faster than Sano. I agree about the risk of a lesser bat if it matters in the 11th. However pinch running for a rookie isn't quite the same as for an established slugger.
  10. ashbury
    Apparently Hunter felt likewise, and took steps to avert it.
  11. ashbury
    Tommy Hunter. Not closer Zach Britton. Standard 2015 strategy.
  12. ashbury
    Home game versus being on the road. You may disagree with the strategy. But it's not random. Let's see what Buck does in the bottom of the 9th, assuming Perk holds them.
  13. ashbury
    No, it doesn't. You stupid git. Score is 2-2, CBU. I blame (quickly checks the box score) Duensing, no wait, Fien.
  14. ashbury
    And not a lot of love on TD for him, either.
  15. ashbury
    No, it's not.
  16. ashbury
    Didn't we warn you, he was a bit conciliatory today?
  17. ashbury
    DON'T GIVE ME THAT, YOU SNOTTY-FACED HEAP OF ORIOLE DROPPINGS! SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU YANKEE! YOUR WHITE SOX LOVING TYPE MAKES ME PUKE! YOU VACUOUS TOFFEE-NOSED MALODOROUS PERVERT OF A ROYALS FAN!!! Oh! I'm sorry! This is the abuse thread.
  18. ashbury
    Oh well, his contract is guaranteed for only another 1.5 seasons.
  19. ashbury
    It's sort of interesting to have it go this way after our lengthy pre-game discussion of sacrifices.
  20. ashbury
    We told you once already, this is the Argument Thread.
  21. ashbury
    Sure, but that's such standard strategy it's hardly worth mentioning.
  22. ashbury
    Let's see: in a 2-2 split of the series, Twins starters went 26 innings and gave up 6 runs, Perkins pitched two innings and shut them out, and the rest of the bullpen went 7.1 innings and gave up 3. Prorated to 36 innings the non-Perkins bullpen was going at the rate of 15 runs. A league average pace would have been 17. Meanwhile in 4 games the Twins offense totaled 11 runs. A league average pace would have been, ummmm, 17. And some are going to assign blame for not sweeping to... the stiffs in the bullpen?
  23. ashbury
    But they're out of town checks, and people can't take a chance on... oh wait, it's a donation.
  24. ashbury
    Scott Atchison looks like... http://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/images-014/headshots/2/210156b0_mlbam.jpg oh good lord, he looks like too many guys to narrow it down to anyone in particular. I'll go with "the foreman at the Waste Management substation who gave me grief the other day when I wanted to drop off one too many bags of pine needles." Though he could also be "Henchman #3" in the closing credits of an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. / bb-ref.com shows he has earned $4.523M in his career, so maybe I should just call him "Sir".
  25. ashbury
    Put me down for Pelf in the bullpen. Two stinkers in his past four starts, offset by one really good game. He seems like the obvious candidate at the moment when ESan gets activated.
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