Good game to have scored 12 runs--10 of which were absolutely needed.
If Cora pulls Bello after 5 innings and 91 pitches--that's right, 91 freaking pitches--Bello has a pretty decent start with just 2 ER's plus 11 K's and 2 BB's in 5 innings.
Bello struggled in the 1st, but was pretty decent in innings 2 thru 5. But, because he went back out to pitch the 6th he is branded on talksox as worthless and a loser and anything else you guys can think of.
Shame on you.
On the pitching front, Bello was pretty good for his first 91 pitches and 5 innings.Originally Posted by SPLENDIDSPLINTER
Breslow got him a dandy in Wingenter. LOL.
Reading this thread with all the gloom and doom, one can almost believe the Sox lost--and to a AAA team too.
It's a SSS, but he may compete with Mr Anderson for the clean-up role.
MAX, not gloom and doom. Bello has an ERA of over 5. There's no polishing that.
Completely agree it's over 5 and not good, but what I wrote is absolutely true. If Cora pulls him after 5, he has had a good start with just 2 ER and 11 K's. Plus, in this day and age, starting a new inning after having thrown 91 pitches is unusual.
And why should I bother to defend Bello? Well, amazingly, because he's a Red Sox starter and this was almost his second straight good start at a time when there's a lot on the line and Bello has the potential to help this team.
Amazingly enough, we in fact got 4 shutout innings from Bello. But, because he was sent out to pitch the 6th with 91 pitches under his belt--and gave up 3 more runs--he gets clobbered by the talksox unfaithful.
He was fine, innings 2-5, after which he was sent back out to pitch the 6th having already thrown 91 pitches. Plus it was his 3d time through the A's order.
No question Bello's problem is command. But tonight those 11 K's remind us that, when he does have command, he can be effective with all four of his pitches: fastball, cutter, slider, and changeup.
The White Sox are much worse with a "winning" percentage of 28%--and they were good enough to split 4 games with the Red Sox.
So, if the A's @ .370 and Florida @ .356 are dog doo-doo, what are the White and Red Sox? Pond scum?
More bad news--now that we are finally recognizing how awful this Sox team really is despite being @ 50-40 and .551--
Everyone in the lineup got a hit. Of 13 hits, 4 were doubles, 1 triple (Rafaela), and 2 dingers (Abreu, Smith). 6/16 with RISP. Devers 3 rbi's and Abreu 4.
Yoshida was 2/3 and is now 15/44 in his last 12 games--including that completely insane, glorious 2 out, 2 strike dinger in the 9th to tie the Yankees in their ballpark.
Last edited by Maxbialystock; 07-09-2024 at 10:26 PM.
He has nine wins and he is still a relatively inexperienced pitcher. They have to give him time. He will have his bumps along the road.
Woke up to an impressive box score.
Are we all having fun, yet?
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
How many times have we told you. No fun
Brez is still evaluating.
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