8/4 vs Arizona

[Brock Holt]

Felix Doubront is to the Red Sox what French Montana is to the rap game.

[Palodios]

No disrespect to Salty, but I hope they get another catcher. *Looks at McCann* Would definitely like to see Uehara here again though.

 

Mccann would be nice, but paying that kind of money to a catcher usually ends with chronic leg injuries. He would make sense if they plan on avoiding a full-time first-basemen to give BM extra rest, and stick with Carp/Nava/Lavs/ Ross/McCann to rotate through 1B/LF/C.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Almost Ortiz

[italstallianion]

McCann aside, I wouldn't mind Salty back. He's been a warrior, I believe he's been a bit improved defensively, he's still young, and I feel like for a position dominated by right handers, you won't find many that can top his career .787 OPS against righties. I feel like it's a lot easier to find a platoon catcher that can hit LHP (Salty is a career .590 OPS vs. lefties) than it is to find a right handed catcher that's really good against righties.

 

(Obvious Mauer/McCann exceptions aside)

 

 

To this point, here are some of the catching free agents career OPS against lefties. (Remember Salty's is .590)

 

Brayan Pena .589

Humberto Quintero .626

Kurt Suzuki .639

AJ Pierzynski .674

Yorvit Torrealba .725

John Buck .728

Jesus Flores .730

Brian McCann .746

Ramon Hernandez .769

Dioner Navarro .781

Chris Snyder .790

Carlos Ruiz .804

Ronny Paulino .844

Kelly Shoppach .856

Geovany Soto .861

[jung]

Cody Ross has always hit FB's low and inside. There has been times when low and inside was his only hot zone. Low and outside curve balls from the other night are the outlier in his case.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Felix Doubront is to the Red Sox what French Montana is to the rap game.

 

95 percent of talksox probably won't get this haha.

 

Edit: You sir are badass. On talksox and getting double plays? I need to have a talk with Mr. Cherington.

[Jasonbay44]

95 percent of talksox probably won't get this haha.

 

Edit: You sir are badass. On talksox and getting double plays? I need to have a talk with Mr. Cherington.

 

I know who French Montana is but im not a big fan of him and I don't get the reference. Is this an insult or compliment? Lol

[jung]

Drew seems to like not have Iggy around

[Jasonbay44]

Good s*** Drew + Holt

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

I know who French Montana is but im not a big fan of him and I don't get the reference. Is this an insult or compliment? Lol

 

Considering Montana isn't even top 5 in rap today, it has to be an insult.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Ellsbury loves that first pitch, but he can't do anything with it.

[Station 13]

Let's gooffense.

[Station 13]

Wind is f***ing with the ball today.

[Jasonbay44]

Yeah that's what I originally thought too, but making fun of Doubront right now makes no sense. I don't get it

 

Good AB Jacoby.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Thank god that didn't hit McCarthy.

[jung]

Jeez that was a scary deal there. I don't even want to think what would happen to that guy if he got hit that hard with a baseball right in the head again.

[Station 13]

Hey Pedroia don't f***ing hit into a DP.

[Palodios]

Glad to see Mccarthy dodging that one. I really hope they give him the option of using a pitching helmet... if he got hit again, that could be dangerous.

[Palodios]

Mccarthy looks shaken, but is still pitching well enough.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Pedroia has gotten very pull happy since the ASB.

[SoxFanForsyth]

I would definitely start Victorino here. Stay out of the DP ball. Good offspeed pitch count.

[Jasonbay44]

Pedroia!

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Pedroia is a bad ass.

[mvp 78]

Bloop bloop!

[mvp 78]

Pedroia is a bad ass.

 

Except for last night.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Ortiz has like 20 different walk up songs haha

[mvp 78]

It's depressing how old Gibson is looking these days.

[SoxFanForsyth]

You know Napoli is going granny here. He's already K'd twice. He's either going to walk or go deep.

[Station 13]

Papi doesn't have protection behind him.

[jung]

Great AB Pedey.

 

I should have looked at the end of the top of the 5th but I think Felix has something like 60 pitches through five innings. That is insane for him considering where he was at the start of the season and most of his career. I have never seen Felix mix his pitches and hit his spots the way he has the last six weeks or so.