Well, they showed some fight.

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after those last 2 innings, I feel good about tomorrow. Sox will win

We didn't lie down and die like some other team in town

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Fuck. A dunning/BP game feels good tomorrow.

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couldn't resist could you. even when we want to like your team.

I hate swinging on the first pitch when a guy just walked someone in. Don't feel good about tomorrow at all. Hope Dunning can show something.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Do the A's go to Manea tomorrow?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

if they're stupid. wouldn't put it past Melvin.

The guy who threw his closer out there for 50 pitches today is dumb enough to do just that so yep.

Give us some of that shit from Valpo

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

That Samardzija trade sure looks great right now.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

There was also the terrible strike call on Grandal that should have made it 3-0 in the 3rd inning rally. He popped up the next pitch for the 2nd out.

C'mon Abreu!!! Swing at the first pitch???

Still like our chances tomorrow.

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CSFMB: Home of the small minded

Hendriks probably unavailable tomorrow after throwing 49 pitches.

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next up after him is a guy sporting a 5.60 ERA

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

doesn't matter. don't start a L vs the Wsox. Start Fiers if I were the A's. Manea will get bombed.

Edwin Encarnacion is spanish for Adam Dunn

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

can't someone find the biggest jar of painkillers for Eloy tomorrow

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Norcos are the best. Brett Favre swears by them

Expect a lot of runs from both teams tomorrow

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I don't understand swinging at the first pitch after a walk with the bases loaded. He hit it hard, but pretty big fuck up. Working the count isn't his forte though.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Keys to the game:

Keuchel sucked
Madrigal error
3rd inning goose egg in which I determined a terrible call on a 2-0 count to Grandal was the key
And of course, the rifle shot off Abreu's bat right at the 2nd basemen in the 9th.

that's the new MLB. been like that last few years. the traditional thinking of not swinging until the pitcher throws a strike after walking a guy after 4 straight balls is out the window.

I think Abreu determined, rightfully so, that it was going to be the best pitch he gets. I personally had no problem with him first pitch hunting. It left his bat 100MPH, I don't know what more you can ask.

When you're Abreu, you earn the right to swing at any pitch you think you can hit to drive in some runs

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

A fucking hit. On a day where you had one seeing eye single.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

So far I have flipped Tuesday and Wednesday. Hopefully my prediction for tomorrow comes true.

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They don't actually let Madrigal start tomorrow, do they?

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Yeah I’m not criticizing anything the guy does this year.

They fought back, they lost. Fuck it. Ignore it and go get it tomorrow

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I agree. Mediocre starter for the Sox, no closer for the A's. If we're hitting homeruns tomorrow, we should win.

Game 3, who the hell knows who's gonna win? Nobody.

I do agree with a lot of runs. Both teams will score at least 6. Hopefully we get 12 and that should do it.

I don't really disagree with any of this, but the turning point of the game was Madrigal error. Even if he is able to knock that ball down it results in one run. It's a play that should have been made, especially in the playoffs, and if Sox get out of that first inning scoreless then who knows how the rest of the game shakes out.

Aside from worthless EE in the lineup, I thought Ricky managed a pretty good game today all things considered. He loaded up with lefties as Bassitt was running on fumes, we still have Colome, Foster, and Bummer, among others, fresh in the bullpen tomorrow.

I think if the Sox can come out and kick the A's in the teeth early tomorrow they will coast to a victory.

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