2018 Boston Red Sox Thread

[Alsacs]

Drew Pomeranz translated into German is Clay Buchholz

 

[Alsacs]

Sox lose Pomerantz and Yanks lose Montgomery.

Seattle and Paxton look like they will be opponent for the 2nd place AL East team.

 

[Ryand877]

Sox lose Pomerantz and Yanks lose Montgomery.

Seattle and Paxton look like they will be opponent for the 2nd place AL East team.

Wish it wasn't a one game playoff for the wild card. The Yankees/Sox could win 100 games plus and then be eliminated in a one game wildcard playoff-I get the excitement, but after playing 162 games, just don't feel its right. To me, the wild card playoff is simply who has the best number one starting pitcher.

 

[donniesyracuse]

Wish it wasn't a one game playoff for the wild card. The Yankees/Sox could win 100 games plus and then be eliminated in a one game wildcard playoff-I get the excitement, but after playing 162 games, just don't feel its right. To me, the wild card playoff is simply who has the best number one starting pitcher.

There is huge motivation to win the division. Under the old system, the Sox and Yankees could relax at the end of the season because winning the division did not matter.

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

Sox lose Pomerantz and Yanks lose Montgomery.

Seattle and Paxton look like they will be opponent for the 2nd place AL East team.

The way Wright has pitched lately, I’d much rather have him or even Velazquez in the rotation. It’s refreshing to see how quickly Wright works, too.

 

[Alsacs]

Instead of a 1 game playoff.
I wish MLB would make the play-in game a best of 3.
Ideally you schedule a doubleheader on the first day and then if they spilt a winner take all game the next day.
1 game for a team that wins 95+ isn’t fair.
I get wanting to make divisions matter but the 1 game playoff sucks if you have a really good team.

 

[Ryand877]

Instead of a 1 game playoff.
I wish MLB would make the play-in game a best of 3.
Ideally you schedule a doubleheader on the first day and then if they spilt a winner take all game the next day.
1 game for a team that wins 95+ isn’t fair.
I get wanting to make divisions matter but the 1 game playoff sucks if you have a really good team.

My details may be off here, but I vaguely remember hearing on the radio that in (I think Korea) the lower wild card team has to win twice, the higher wild card team only has to win once to advance. Something along those lines.

 

[Alsacs]

My details may be off here, but I vaguely remember hearing on the radio that in (I think Korea) the lower wild card team has to win twice, the higher wild card team only has to win once to advance. Something along those lines.

That would work as well and is fair.

It punishes the first wild card for not winning the division but protects them. If you can’t win one of two you don’t get sympathy.

 

[KaiserUEO]

My details may be off here, but I vaguely remember hearing on the radio that in (I think Korea) the lower wild card team has to win twice, the higher wild card team only has to win once to advance. Something along those lines.

yeah, that's the Evan Roberts way.

no double header.

 

[bpo57]

Sox lose Pomerantz and Yanks lose Montgomery.

Seattle and Paxton look like they will be opponent for the 2nd place AL East team.

I don't see Seattle besting Houston. The Astros starting pitching is too good. Kudos to Seattle for playing well so far but when you have a staff like Houston's you can avoid bad losing streaks and that will eventually enable them to win the AL West.

 

[cuseinseattle]

I don't see Seattle besting Houston. The Astros starting pitching is too good. Kudos to Seattle for playing well so far but when you have a staff like Houston's you can avoid bad losing streaks and that will eventually enable them to win the AL West.

Houston would be the division winner and Seattle the wild card

 

[bpo57]

Houston would be the division winner and Seattle the wild card

You're right. My bad.

 

[KaiserUEO]

I know the Yankees have a ton of rain outs to make up, but are the redsux taking the month of August off???

They play every day...v last place teams too.

 

[Alsacs]

I know the Yankees have a ton of rain outs to make up, but are the redsux taking the month of August off???

They play every day...v last place teams too.

Yeah I know playing the Orioles, Tigers, Blue Jays, Mets in June is such a killer schedule.

The Yankees have been rained out s lot thankfully the Sox haven’t.

No Tanaka and Montgomery I wonder who the Yankees will steal this trade season. As if Sabathia gets injured and we know it’s coming Sonny Gray will be your 2nd starter.

 

[cuseinseattle]

It's 5 games not 20 that is the difference. I think it work against NY because they will have double headers and probably split some of them.

 

[Ryand877]

No Tanaka and Montgomery I wonder who the Yankees will steal this trade season. As if Sabathia gets injured and we know it’s coming Sonny Gray will be your 2nd starter.

Please stop having AL pitchers hit and run bases!

 

[KaiserUEO]

Yeah I know playing the Orioles, Tigers, Blue Jays, Mets in June is such a killer schedule.

The Yankees have been rained out s lot thankfully the Sox haven’t.

No Tanaka and Montgomery I wonder who the Yankees will steal this trade season. As if Sabathia gets injured and we know it’s coming Sonny Gray will be your 2nd starter.

Sonny, who is our War Time Captain, has been #2 since he’s been throwing to Romine.

And Romine, has been better than Sanchez.

Go figure...

 

[bpo57]

Taking Buck Showalter out to the woodshed will never get old.

 

[bpo57]

The much maligned David Price has been on a decent roll lately. Sox have won his last seven starts and his ERA is < 2.70 during this stretch.

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

 

[cuseattle]

Love a good pitchers duel.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Sale day! Gave him some actual run support today.

And now we are back in a tie with the Yanks. Not a bad little weekend.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Can we play the Angels every other series or so?

JD and Mookie for co-MVP.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I have both Devers and Andujar on my fantasy team. I'd rather not have to start either this weekend.

 

[bpo57]

The Sox own Sonny Gray. But the Yanks own David Price so they got their shot at taking the rubber match tomorrow night.