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Paul Swydan

6:10

Esp with Sale there.

Lunar verLander

6:10

If anything, Marwin Gonzalez may be the most (or one of the most) underrated players in MLB.

Paul Swydan

6:11

Yes, that is more of a thing, for sure.

Oddball Herrera

6:11

Hey, if you can't get your money's worth for Moncada in quality, go for volume

Paul Swydan

6:11

That cuts deep, Oddball.

Russell

6:12

Did you just in a roundabout way give Joe Kelly a compliment? You've changed Paul.

Paul Swydan

6:13

Kelly has been good as a reliever.

But you could have easily gone Sale for 5th-6th, then Smith-Reed-Kimbrel for 7-8-9.

Not sure why that wasn't the call.

It absolutely should have been.

Seth

6:13

$20 says Sale goes back out

Paul Swydan

6:14

I bet he does. Because NOW Farrell can say he was saving the bullpen for when he really needed them.

Major Minor

6:14

I just discovered the emojis feature in this live blog. I feel like I can finally express myself completely.

Paul Swydan

6:14

Now you're expressing in full capabilities.

Nick

6:15

They have a bunch of guys with 3ish ERA's 7-8ish k/9 and then Kimbrel. The Astros will have a field day if those guys are covering 8inn in 2 games. Also when was the last time Kimbrel pitched in the 8th?

Paul Swydan

6:15

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=rel&lg=all&qual=0...

Third-best FIP- as a unit this year.

6:16

4th-best xFIP-

5th best K%

6th best K%-BB%

this is a very good bullpen

Just because they're not household names or guys we fawn over doesn't mean they haven't been very good.

Emojis are new Heiroglyphics

6:16

Do you remember when we invented languages to get away from symbols to represent every unique concept?

Paul Swydan

6:17

.I don't, I wasn't alive back then.

Hannah Hochevar

6:17

Dustin Pedroia: moving like a tortoise, full of rigor mortis

Paul Swydan

6:17

Xander Bogaerts is prob the one who medidates like a Buddhist.

Seth

6:17

Good logic by Farrell, punting game 1 but saving the bullpen for the next game. Good thing the percentage to win the series does not change drastically when losing game 1!

Paul Swydan

6:17

Good thing!

Altuve's last HR

6:17

Apparently, that last HR was Altuve's hardest-hit ball all year.

Paul Swydan

6:17

I believe it.

Lunar verLander

6:17

Based on the comments in this thread, is the Red Sox bullpen underrated?

Paul Swydan

6:18

It must be.

Bob Loblaw

6:18

Pedroia is a shell of his former self. Are these just injuries building up or is he falling fast down the aging curve (I realize these two are not mutually exclusive)?

Paul Swydan

6:18

He's hurt right now.

His splits since he came off the DL are staggering.

I broke those down here - https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2017/10/03/who-should-be-...

Oddball Herrera

6:19

Phil Collins was popular back then I hear

Paul Swydan

6:19

Touche.

Mattingly's Sideburns

6:19

Chris Sale said he was going to pitch until his arm falls off. Farrell just making dreams reality.

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