Friday Headlines: Alex Cora on pace for the greatest Red Sox manager ever
The boys talk ALCS between the Red Sox and Astros. How does this series compare to 2018. Patriots vs. Dallas. How do the Patriots pull off the upset? Some Bruins talk and our Simplest Mind of the week. Plus Marcus Smart makes the news.
Show Notes: 5 min Opening Takes
Bill
Ray
Rich
3 min Welcome
White Birch
Cold Open
Headlines
12 min Red Sox vs. Astros ALCS
- Astros 5 - 2 vs Red Sox 2021
Beat the sox by an average of 2 runs a game
Boston’s best starting pitcher against Houston this season was Nick Pivetta. Pivetta recorded nine strikeouts, while allowing three hits, and two earned runs in 6.0 IP. For Houston, Framber Valdez had the most success against the Red Sox in the season. In two outings against Boston, Valdez had a 2-0 record, 1.26 ERA, and 18 strikeouts in 14.1 IP.
Alex Cora announced Eovaldi game 1. Sale game 2. All starters available for 1st games out of the bullpen. Do you like this approach?
- Bill opening take - Alex Cora best Manager in Sox history?
Franconia still hold the title.
* These are 2 very different teams from the 2018 ALCS. Red Sox took 4 -1, winning the last 4 games.
* Red Sox with great OF defense in 2018 Betts, JBJ, Benintendi.
2021 Defense not nearly as good. Renfroe, Verdugo, Kike
* Is the Red Sox pitching better or worse?
- 2018/2021 Sale, Eovalid, Erod . Pivetta for Porcello. David Price in 2018
Bullpen: 2018 - Kimbrel, Hembree, Joe Kelly, Braiser& Starters,
2021 - Whitlock, Houck, Brasier, Robles, Ottavino, Josh Taylor, Starters
Line up?
- 2018 2021
Sandy leon Vazquez
Moreland/ Pearce Schwarber/ Dalbec
Nunez/ Kinsler Arroyo
Bogaerts Bogaerts
Benitendi Verdugo
JBJ KIke
Mookie Renfroe
JD JD
Introducing 2021 Astros
Starters
Zach Grienkie
Lance McCullers
Framber Valdez
Luis Garcia
Bullpen
Ryan Pressley
I dont know anyone else - This is the weakest part of the team
Line up
C Martin Maldinado
1B Yuli Gurriel
2B Jose Altuve
3B Alex Bregman
SS Carlos Correa
LF Michael Brantley
CF Jake Myers/ Chas McCormick
RF Kyle Tucker
DH Yordna Alvarez
Cheating
White Sox lobbed a some piss poor shots about cheating in ALDS
Alexz Cora implications
WIll we / Should we be shitting on Astros for Trash can gate?
Expectations?
6 or 7 game series. Slug fest. Momentum and line up Sox only shot.
Dodgers force a game 5
Braves advance
- Congrats Bill
12 min Patriots vs. Cowboys
- A win for Pats could be a spring board. How do they do it?
Starts with Defense. Cowboys 1st in first quarter scoring. Pats ranked 26th.
- Patriots defense
5th in yards
5th completion %
5th in TD
6th in INT
8th in sacks
- Cowboys offense
2nd yards per game 439
11th passing yards per game 266
2nd rushing yards per game 172
2nd pts per game 34
Game Should be slowed down with Zeke running all over Patriots.
- Should come down to Patriots being able to win a close game in the Mid 20's. Like ever other game. Can they?
Cowboys defense is bottom of the league in yards allowed. Middle of the pack in pts allowed
* Mike McCarthy factor. - Has Dak superceded the stupidity of McCarthy or can we hope for a fuck up?
- Is Belichick and staff still an advantage?
Predictions
3 min Bruins
- Roster set.
Studnicka sent to AHL for development as future top 6 center. Agree?
- Kulman over Wags. speed.
- Lazar on IR
* Still no decision on Goalie opener - By Merit it should be Swayman.
2 min Celtics have Covid again
Jaylen Brown and Horford get covid. Pre Season luckily. They can't let this be a thing again
5 min Simplest mind of the week - Kyrie wont retire as a voice for the voiceless
- No one wants your voice. - His "stance" like everything else he says is just bullshit.
Not anti Vax, but wont get vax because as voice of voiceless for people losing their job not getting the vax. The definition of fucktard
IG - 20 minutes on literally saying nothing. I do what's best for me. Respect me and my decisions because I can do whatever I want that is right for me and what I stand for. Never talks about what he stands for. Talks purely in generalities and circles. not about the money but a voice for the voiceless who are in danger of losing money that they need. He's a disillusioned, disconnected, you tube educated, fucking moron. And it's sad because his little moron fans follow him and what he says. He is a child and I hate this little boy. Stop giving him a platform to speak. Jet Fuel can't melt steal!!!!!
- Pretty sure he deleted is IG after this
- Comments are good Kyrie hate therapy