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Hall of Famers understand if Kimbrel or Hendriks pitch before the 8th inning their arms will fall off

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Bummer warming up when the Sox have the 2 best relievers in baseball rested in their pen

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Just now, fathom said:

He looks really bad of late.  Still wish they just let Bummer start the inning.

Hendriks and Kimbrel are only allowed to pitch in the 8th and 9th? If there's a guy on base bring in your best guys. They're all rested.

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Now all of a sudden the strike zone is shrinking

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Schwindel has 2 of the worst strikeouts I've ever seen lol. He can't pick up Lynn's pitches at all.

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Just now, HOFHurt35 said:

People here bitching about why let Lynn hit are the same people who b**** endlessly about the bullpen. 

Can't win. 

 

Waving the white flag on an inning when the bases are loaded and Lynn is at 87 pitches is a mistake. The entire bullpen is rested.

You absolutely can win if you manage the game logically.

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Just now, chw42 said:

What's the point of bullpen depth when you can't pinch hit for your starter 5 innings in?

Having a Hall of Fame manager is great

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Just now, fathom said:

yep, they have Kopech warming up also and a fresh bullpen

Good thing the Sox ride their starters every game with more resources devoted to their bullpen than any team in baseball

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Letting Lance bat here when he's likely only going to pitch 1 more inning anyway doesn't make a lot of sense.

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Just now, chw42 said:

Steve finally commenting about how Tim gets nothing but inside fastballs. 

I'm shocked when pitchers throw him anything that isn't a fastball in off the plate right now.

This has got to be the first time since he broke out where he's had 1 issue pitchers can attack like this.

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Seems like the Sox have been more aggressively positioning guys up the middle lately which is nice to see

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It's wild how effective throwing a fastball directly down the middle is for Lance vs pretty much any other pitcher in baseball

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That 2 seamer from Lance o my god

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Just now, fathom said:

I'm still waiting to hear about why Katz pulled Tepera last week

It didn't seem like anyone even asked about that in the post game Zoom which is bizarre

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Just now, Quin said:

I think we'd all rather he play at DH/1B, but him suddenly turning himself into a league average LF (per advanced metrics that I can find / understand) was a necessary evil that saved the season.

Given the construction of this roster, I'd much rather see Vaughn in the OF. He's a significantly more valuable player if he can handle LF/RF at passable effectiveness like we've seen so far.

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I'll never understand the people in favor of pitchers hitting

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1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said:

How is Seby ever going to get a hit if he's getting this garbage zone called on him lol

Now we're seeing why Hendriks had been afraid of throwing it in the zone to Seby The Hitter

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How is Seby ever going to get a hit if he's getting this garbage zone called on him lol

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Good luck trying to hit if every pitch within 5 inches of the corners is a strike

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Can't wait for an automated strike zone. What a joke

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That pitch wasn't even remotely close to being a strike

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TA looks so uncomfortable trying to hit anything on his hands

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This offense is so bleak right now

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Hopefully Lance is also getting pitches 3 inches off the outside corner then