07/29 Red Sox vs. Fake Sox

[Youk Of The Nation]

I know this might be a controversial opinion, but the Red Sox are not very good this season.

[Douglas616]

I'm not sure why I subject myself to watching what is called "Red Sox baseball" this year.

[waltr]

I am totally at a loss for words. I've seen some bad Red Sox teams in my lifetime, bit I am absolutely speechless, good, bad, or indifferent on this collection. They make the BAD NEWS BEARS look like champions

[Northern Star]

So is this still inexplicable, or do most of these new acquisitions in fact suck ass?

[Northern Star]

I'd love for someone to say "Porcello isn't finishing his pitches" because I'd say the hitters are finishing them for him.

[Elktonnick]

I am totally at a loss for words. I've seen some bad Red Sox teams in my lifetime, bit I am absolutely speechless, good, bad, or indifferent on this collection. They make the BAD NEWS BEARS look like champions

 

I can't recall a starter as consistently awful as Porcello

[Northern Star]

Get Dombrowski on the phone. We'll take Price, but you've got to take Porcello back.

[Northern Star]

I can't recall a starter as consistently awful as Porcello

 

I can, but not on the Sox.

[Northern Star]

Nothing like getting to the game, paying top dollar for a ticket, getting settled in your seat and the game's over and you're taken out of it in the first couple of innings.

[Elktonnick]

I can, but not on the Sox.

 

I vaguely recall a starter named Jerry Stephanson who pitched back in the early sixties. He was pretty bad. But I didn't see him as often as I've seen Porcello. Kelly at least has a fastball and could be an effective short reliever. I just haven't seen any upside to Porcello

[Jasonbay44]

f*** this dumb ass f***ing third base coach. He is a f***ing retard. Are you f***ing kidding me?

[Spudboy]

There is another reason a 300 pound player should not be on this team. I decent athlete scores on that play.

 

Pitiful.

[Jasonbay44]

There is another reason a 300 pound player should not be on this team. I decent athlete scores on that play.

 

Pitiful.

There is no reason to send him there. There is nobody out and you are down 6-0. That is on the coach, not Pablo, who had a great AB to get on.

[Northern Star]

I vaguely recall a starter named Jerry Stephanson who pitched back in the early sixties. He was pretty bad. But I didn't see him as often as I've seen Porcello. Kelly at least has a fastball and could be an effective short reliever. I just haven't seen any upside to Porcello

 

There was a Pirates starter named Jimmy Anderson who had nothing on the gun and seemed to get lit up like a Christmas tree every start.

[Spudboy]

f*** this dumb ass f***ing third base coach. He is a f***ing retard. Are you f***ing kidding me?

 

Fatboy approached 3rd with enough time to score.

 

He just can not run as fast as expected. Not his fault though!!!!!

 

He will rebound next year.

[Spudboy]

There is no reason to send him there. There is nobody out and you are down 6-0. That is on the coach, not Pablo, who had a great AB to get on.

 

As an example, Napoli probably would have beat that throw.

 

The Sox need to score runs. He just is not good enough.

[Jasonbay44]

Fatboy approached 3rd with enough time to score.

 

He just can not run as fast as expected. Not his fault though!!!!!

 

He will rebound next year.

Ortiz and Hannigan wouldn't have scored there either..I don't like Sandoval a lot either and yeah he's fat but it's the 3rd base coaches job to know his players speed. Why would you send him there down 6 with no one out? This is a weekly thing that a guy gets thrown out at home with no one or one out.

[Northern Star]

There is another reason a 300 pound player should not be on this team. I decent athlete scores on that play.

 

Pitiful.

 

I want a stat on how many runs players like Papi and Hanigan and Panda cost us on the bases, verses what they make up with their bat.

[Elktonnick]

There was a Pirates starter named Jimmy Anderson who had nothing on the gun and seemed to get lit up like a Christmas tree every start.

 

I don't remember him but I was referring to Sox pitchers.

[Northern Star]

There is no reason to send him there. There is nobody out and you are down 6-0. That is on the coach, not Pablo, who had a great AB to get on.

 

Dumber than a box of rocks, but Farrell condones and encourages it.

[Jasonbay44]

It seemed like Daniel Cabrera for the Orioles was pretty consistently s***** every time I watched him play. I don't think he had a year with an era under 5 and somehow lasted quite a few seasons

[Spudboy]

Ortiz and Hannigan wouldn't have scored there either..I don't like Sandoval a lot either and yeah he's fat but it's the 3rd base coaches job to know his players speed. Why would you send him there down 6 with no one out? This is a weekly thing that a guy gets thrown out at home with no one or one out.

 

Very true.

 

However the ball was underneath the padding of the right field fence when Fatboy approached 3rd.

 

He had plenty of time, as the 3rd base coach saw it.

 

Fatboy was gassed. That does not happen to a player of his height if he weighs 40-60 pounds less.

 

Right or wrong call, a player should have scored on that play.

[Jasonbay44]

Dumber than a box of rocks, but Farrell condones and encourages it.

 

Yup, and I don't mean to blame Butterfield for every dumb base running mistake. He is an absolutely awful 3B coach and has been for a few seasons. But Hanley and a few other guys have made quite a few bad base running plays on their own without help from the 3b coach. It's been a group effort of retardation on the base paths.

Edited July 30, 2015 by Jasonbay44

[Spudboy]

Yup, and I don't mean to blame Butterfield for every dumb base running state. He is an absolutely awful 3B coach and has been for a few seasons. But Hanley and a few other guys have made quite a few bad base running plays on their own without help from the 3b coach. It's been a group effort of retardation on the base paths.

 

Sox base running this season has been pretty bad. Mookie has been fun to watch but even he has had a few brain farts.

 

 

Nice stroke by Nap.

[RedSoxNC84]

Great job Napoli, only 5 more to go.

[Northern Star]

Very true.

 

However the ball was underneath the padding of the right field fence when Fatboy approached 3rd.

 

He had plenty of time, as the 3rd base coach saw it.

 

Fatboy was gassed. That does not happen to a player of his height if he weighs 40-60 pounds less.

 

Right or wrong call, a player should have scored on that play.

 

Probably shouldn't have had that third cake before the game.

[Jasonbay44]

Very true.

 

However the ball was underneath the padding of the right field fence when Fatboy approached 3rd.

 

He had plenty of time, as the 3rd base coach saw it.

 

Fatboy was gassed. That does not happen to a player of his height if he weighs 40-60 pounds less.

 

Right or wrong call, a player should have scored on that play.

I agree with that he should have scored, but it's not a secret that Pablo is slow as s*** and isn't known for his base running. I just can't think of any reason why you would send him there, especially in that situation.

[SoxHop]

This team is unbelievable...

[Jasonbay44]

While we're on the topic of Pablo being fat - the Sox gave him free reign to be a fat f***. When he was with the Giants I remember reading he had to maintain a certain weight and take part in a certain training program, it was included in his contract, and when the Giants tried re-signing him, they wouldn't do it without that in the contract again. The Sox didn't bother including anything like that in the deal and as soon as spring training hit he already looked like he added a few pounds..

 

I found one article partially talking about this

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/pablo-sandoval-says-weight-regimen-contributed-to-him-leaving-giants-181734301.html

[cp176]

I agree with that he should have scored, but it's not a secret that Pablo is slow as s*** and isn't known for his base running. I just can't think of any reason why you would send him there, especially in that situation.

 

Since they suck and aren't going anywhere anytime soon, maybe he was actually trying to send him a message that fitness still counts in some sports.