Who is to blame for the slow start?

[FredLynn]

I voted for too early you nitwits, but it's been the pitching staff as a whole, not just the starters. Koji blew a game, Kimbrell blew two saves (even though we still wound up winning one). Our defense is tops in the league and our offense is a little sputtery but still pretty good. Prices velocity drop is a tad concerning, good thing is he's an actual pitcher not just a hurler.

 

First in runs scored; second in fielding percentage (though thats not a great stat to rely on).......next to last in ERA in the AL. Its pretty obvious in which department we have not been doing the job.

[Emp9]

First in runs scored; second in fielding percentage (though thats not a great stat to rely on).......next to last in ERA in the AL. Its pretty obvious in which department we have not been doing the job.

 

Agreed. I heard last nights game that this is always Price's bad month and he thus always turns it on, Porcello looking great w/ Vaz catching, Wright has been a welcomed addition, and ERod coming back soon. That's 4 out of 6 positives and I'm giving Buch a little more time as well. I think he'll improve. Buch gave up that grand slam, but he usually gets out of those kinds of jams ... So I'm hopeful as of right now.

It hasn't been that much of a "slow start" as much as its been a mediocre start. Lot's of teams not playing up to expectations hovering around .500.

[SoxnCycles]

Fight the left handed demon inside you, cast it out. The Power of Christ compels you, The Power of Christ compels you.

 

You sound like my second grade teacher.

God, she was a mean one.

[User Name]

I'm fat and a lefty. Anyone wanna fight about it?

[SoxnCycles]

I'm fat and a lefty. Anyone wanna fight about it?

 

A winning combination as far as I'm concerned!

[Kimmi]

Some of my favorite people are lefties, including Lester, UN?, and Cycles.

 

That said, I have found that lefties, on the whole, are an odd group. LOL

[SoxnCycles]

Some of my favorite people are lefties, including Lester, UN?, and Cycles.

 

That said, I have found that lefties, on the whole, are an odd group. LOL

 

Can't argue with that...

[Emp9]

MLB- "BOSTON -- Through the first 20 games of the season, Red Sox pitchers got off to a record-setting start in terms of limiting contact.

 

According to Elias, the 210 strikeouts by Boston is the most of any pitching staff over the first 20 games of a season since 1900. The 2015 Guardians had the previous record with 198."

 

This is a good sign.

[mvp 78]

I'm fat and a lefty. Anyone wanna fight about it?

 

Sure. I'm 1,000 miles closer this week. Float over in your inner tube.

[User Name]

Not Sandoval enough to float anymore.

[Slasher9]

MLB- "BOSTON -- Through the first 20 games of the season, Red Sox pitchers got off to a record-setting start in terms of limiting contact.

 

According to Elias, the 210 strikeouts by Boston is the most of any pitching staff over the first 20 games of a season since 1900. The 2015 Guardians had the previous record with 198."

 

This is a good sign.

wow. that is a great STAT. thanks for sharing emp.

[Emp9]

Thanx Slash. So much can change from year to year... Like the relevancy or emphasis rather of our collective GB%.

[User Name]

Thanx Slash. So much can change from year to year... Like the relevancy or emphasis rather of our collective GB%.

 

A big part of the reason why the Red Sox haven't been very good at preventing runs so far (recent hot streak notwithstanding) is their inability to induce contact on the ground. They're 21st in GB% and 18th in HR/FB. That's a pretty bad combination.

[Dojji]

yeah but a lot of that boils down to some fluky starts from Price and Porcello. This is exactly the kind of stat that can be skewed radically by outliers and we have a couple pretty major outliers in the HR/FB stat in particular this April.

[User Name]

Indeed. I think all of them settlle down (K%, HR/FB and GB%) to something more along the lines of what you could expect from this pitching staff.

[sk7326]

A big part of the reason why the Red Sox haven't been very good at preventing runs so far (recent hot streak notwithstanding) is their inability to induce contact on the ground. They're 21st in GB% and 18th in HR/FB. That's a pretty bad combination.

 

2nd in strikeout percentage, but 20th worst in walk percentage. 10th in opposing batting average. Essentially, there hasn't been a lot of contact, but when there has been - it has been a big problem.

 

Basically we make our opponents into Mike Napolis

[Emp9]

Well, the high K% is nice too see especailly when one considers not having both ERod & Carson Smith pitch a single inning. I know some of us keep mentioning those two, but it's hard not when we all expected to have them. Just something to consider that's all.

[Emp9]

Essentially, there hasn't been a lot of contact, but when there has been - it has been a big problem.

 

 

You could say that again.

[khana]

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[Slasher9]

Basically we make our opponents into Mike Napolis

 

i love this line. if i could figure out how to put a signature in this would be mine today.

[User Name]

i love this line. if i could figure out how to put a signature in this would be mine today.

 

First off, hit "reply with quote" then copy the post as it appears. Afterwards, go to your control panel, and Edit Signature. Paste the post there, and voila!!