4/16 vs Rays

[Spudboy]

Compare him to Damon, Ells and Crisp first.

 

Not getting the job done is not getting the job done. Premier talent at that position would have made that play and with his athleticism I expect Benni to do so soon.

 

No need to dissect it all with multiple comparisons. He just needs work and experience.

[TedWilliams101]

Pom Pom sucks. What a waste of a top pitching prospect.

[NativeBostonian]

Tied ball game!

[TedWilliams101]

Panda Express!!

[bosoxmal]

Did I miss something? I don't care what the "sample" is, when your 1nd string catcher goes 7 fo 10, someone has bot to start paying attention. The numbers are kooky, but what matters the most is that he looks like a very confident hitter who is hitting strikes and letting ball go by. I expect chanhes will be made pretty soon.

 

Or, didn't anyone notice?

[Maxbialystock]

I was too kind toward Pomeranz. I did predict he wouldn't get to the 6th innings, but that was easy. What I couldn't see was two dingers to put the Rays up 5-4 after the Sox tied it.

 

I'm not so sure any more that he's a wuss. He did throw his glove in the dugout again after giving up the dinger and the single in the 5th. He's just lousy. His previous start was lucky.

 

This gets the Sox down to just one reliable starter. Even our Cy Young winner can't be counted on, not when he gave up 4 dingers and 8 runs in 4.1 innings, and Wright was worse. And ERod is still the same 'ol ERod.

[Northern Star]

Pom Pom sucks. What a waste of a top pitching prospect.

 

This. Really stupid trade.

[jad]

Professional athletes, of course, aren't wusses (unless you compare them to truly bad ass tough guys like us). As for the word "bum"-- I like it! So old-school. I can't believe anyone younger than me ever uses that word (for ref., I started watching the RS in the bad old days of Ted, Jackie Jensen, and Pearsall).

[mvp 78]

God Bless America is dumb.

[mvp 78]

Swinging bunts are great.

[Northern Star]

runs plz

[Northern Star]

I hate games like this when they only get 4 runs on 13 hits.

[mvp 78]

Mitch Moreland was a terrible signing! Overpaid!

[Jasonbay44]

f***, Hanley is hurt.

[mvp 78]

Barnes is a bum tho. Real talk.

[mvp 78]

CV is pretty ok.

[Jasonbay44]

MVP race between Leon/Moreland/Vazquez is gonna be crazy.

[BOSOX11]

I hope this is a one-two-three 9th. Easter supper is being served early and I'm hungry as hell.

[BOSOX11]

Gotta go. Ham is getting cold...what's left of it.

[mvp 78]

Kimbrel never makes it easy!!!! Waaaaaah!!!!

[Maxbialystock]

Great game even though Pomeranz still sucks with an ERA of 5.23. But the hitter hit and brought in 7 runs, and the bullpen was great again. They went 4.2 innings giving up nothing, whereas Pomeranz went 4.1 giving up 5.

 

Maybe we need to recalibrate how we rate a start. Maybe from now on for the Sox a "quality start" is "gets thru 5 innings without giving up 8 or more runs." That way we can now say POmeranz came oh so close--he was just 2 little outs from another quality start today.

[mvp 78]

Sox win. Whiners whine.

[d-money]

Good win but the pitching has to get better. I feel it's underperforming.

[NativeBostonian]

Great game even though Pomeranz still sucks with an ERA of 5.23. But the hitter hit and brought in 7 runs, and the bullpen was great again. They went 4.2 innings giving up nothing, whereas Pomeranz went 4.1 giving up 5.

 

Maybe we need to recalibrate how we rate a start. Maybe from now on for the Sox a "quality start" is "gets thru 5 innings without giving up 8 or more runs." That way we can now say POmeranz came oh so close--he was just 2 little outs from another quality start today.

 

Once Price is back, Pomeranz is either going to be the 5th starter or in the bullpen. So, the way I see it is he did what a 5th needs to do. He kept them in the game.

[d-money]

Once Price is back, Pomeranz is either going to be the 5th starter or in the bullpen. So, the way I see it is he did what a 5th needs to do. He kept them in the game.

 

You wanna keep wright in the rotation? He has a big start tomorrow!

[NativeBostonian]

You wanna keep wright in the rotation? He has a big start tomorrow!

It's between him and Pomeranz. Whatever one shows some signs of being decent will get that spot is the way I see it.

Edited April 16, 2017 by NativeBostonian

[Spudboy]

Pullpen really sucked today again, eh guys?

 

Last week I complained about Kimbrel. Today I saw what I was led to believe is THE Kimbrel.

 

I hope he does that far more often.

[TylerD]

One more with Tampa and then we play the struggling Jays. I like the way this next week is shaping up!

[Kimmi]

Bennintendi needs more experience in the outfield.

 

He looked bad on that ball near the wall in the 1st.

 

Bradley would have had that one.

 

Alas, he is a young rookie.

 

My sentiments exactly. He turned an out into a 2 run triple. Had he caught the ball, Pom could have gotten out of the inning unscathed.

 

Not knocking the guy, just agreeing with your observation.

[Kimmi]

I was too kind toward Pomeranz. I did predict he wouldn't get to the 6th innings, but that was easy. What I couldn't see was two dingers to put the Rays up 5-4 after the Sox tied it.

 

I'm not so sure any more that he's a wuss. He did throw his glove in the dugout again after giving up the dinger and the single in the 5th. He's just lousy. His previous start was lucky.

 

This gets the Sox down to just one reliable starter. Even our Cy Young winner can't be counted on, not when he gave up 4 dingers and 8 runs in 4.1 innings, and Wright was worse. And ERod is still the same 'ol ERod.

 

It's early. We are not at the cliff yet.

 

The Sox will be fine.