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    Something's not Wright

    There wasn't a Wright thread on the first page and the second page is too far, so I started a new one. iayork wrote about the knuckleballer's struggles, pointing out a key difference in his signature pitch from last season.
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    David Ortiz's Number Retirement

    bradcote wrote our third and final SoSH Red Sox ticket contest submission. He shared with us his idea why the Red Sox chose to retire Ortiz's #34 so early compared to other retirements of Red Sox greats.
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    A Love Letter to the 1967 Red Sox

    ToeKneeArmAss submitted an article for the SoSH Red Sox ticket giveaway that goes to his love for the team we all (most?) love.
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    Revisiting the AL 2016 AL MVP Race

    Jessica Brand (@Delonte James Jr.) is the first up in the SoSH Win Sox Tickets contest. Her piece looks at Betts/Trout argument using Statcast-based statistics, specifically batted ball data.
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    The Craig Kimbrel Thread

    I searched for a thread on the Red Sox closer but didn't see a recent one so I'll kick this one off with an article from iayork about his prospects for the 2017 season by looking back at his historical pitch usage and locations. iayork also wrote about his repertoire last week.
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    The History of Red Sox Opening Day

    Cuz wrote a four-piece article about Red Sox Opening Day at the .com, looking all the way back to the franchise's first season.
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    What Should We Expect from Reliever Joe Kelly?

    iayork wrote an article today about Joe Kelly and his transition to the bullpen. Joe Kelly the starter wasn't all that great, but Joe Kelly the reliever has the potential to be something special. The velocity and movement that he gets on his pitches is superb. Now, he won't pitch to a 1.02...
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    Robbie Ross Jr: Boston's Thor

    Robbie Ross ended up being an important part of Boston's bullpen down the stretch last season, with Farrell relying on him more heavily in the second half than the first. With the Thornburg boo boo and possibly needing to ease Kelly into his new role, it will be interesting to see how the Sox...
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    Celebrating Manny Being Manny

    While it's unclear whether we should be excited about Sam Travis launching moonshots, one thing we can always be excited about is Manny being Manny. Our favorite right-handed slugger is going to be launching home runs in Japan this year and in honor of the two-time World Series champ, Dave...
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    Carter Capps is a big fat cheater who cheats

    Justin Gorman wrote his second article on Carter Capps and his hopping delivery for the .com, this time with evidence provided by his new team, the San Diego Padres.
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    Don't Call it a Comeback

    Dave McCullough wrote about Bard's comeback for the .com this morning
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    Just How Bad Was the Rusney Deal?

    Worst. Ever. According to Dave McCullough, who makes the argument this morning at the .com:
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    Examining Last Year's Strike Zone

    iayork dove into individual umpire's strike zones from last season and put together an article highlighting some interesting observations. There's also this list, which features over 100 umpires and how their strike zones have compared to the average zone from year to year.
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    Most Improved Pitches in MLB

    iayork looked at the pitches that showed the most (and least) improvement in 2016 today at the .com. Some Red Sox made the lists including the Cy Young winner.
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    Should Dombrowski Consider EE?

    Snod considered the Sox options when it came to Edwin Encarnacion at the .com this morning now that Boston is clearly in GFIN mode.
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    Introducing Tyler Thornburg

    iayork wrote an article today about Tyler Thornburg, the pitches he throws, and his tendencies at the .com
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    Breaking Down Chris Sale's Stuff

    iayork wrote a piece today for the .com about Boston's newest ace and his pitches.
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    Tracking Catcher Framing

    iayork wrote about the Sox catchers today at the .com He also wrote an article about all of MLB's catchers last week And released his own rankings for 2016 and 2015.
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    The .com Previews the World Series

    I wrote up a short preview for the World Series with some storylines to follow and iayork is previewing writing up each of the starting pitchers, as well as the two lefty relief aces. Preview Corey Kluber Jon Lester Andrew Miller Aroldis Chapman