4/22 The tales of a knuckleballer

[Kimmi]

What did I miss Kimmi?

 

Nothing. I just can't stand his micromanaging.

[Station 13]

This team has feeble hitters.

[Spudboy]

Nothing. I just can't stand his micromanaging.

 

If it irritated you it had to be something! But I get it. He is a puke.

 

They all can't be Tito!

[d-money]

Too early to panic but can we f***ing play better? The only good thing about this team so far has been watching sale pitch. They don't have 5 chris sales.

[Station 13]

I do like Xander leading off, what was Farrell thinking sticking him near the bottom of the order?

[moonslav59]

I'm only mildly concerned with Wright. Once it warms up, I think he'll be fine.

 

I can see how watching a knuckler get lit up sucks, but I hate watching any Sox pitcher getting lit up equally.

[moonslav59]

I do like Xander leading off, what was Farrell thinking sticking him near the bottom of the order?

 

1. Beni

2. Bogey

3. Betts

 

...should be the start of our line-up.

 

(This not the line-up I just came up with. It's what I have wanted all along, and to me, it looks so damn good!)

[moonslav59]

Too early to panic but can we f***ing play better? The only good thing about this team so far has been watching sale pitch. They don't have 5 chris sales.

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We have a $30M starter on the DL along with 3 other pitchers. We've had everyday players out sick and injured.

 

Yes, it's way too early to panic. We've yet to even see anything close to our full team on the field at the same time.

 

This will be a fun team to watch this year.

[TylerD]

This team has feeble hitters.

 

We s*** ourselves against good teams is what it boils down to...... If we lose tomorrow and then a series against the Yanks.... this team could be hurting.... Disappointing night

[TylerD]

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We have a $30M starter on the DL along with 3 other pitchers. We've had everyday players out sick and injured.

 

Yes, it's way too early to panic. We've yet to even see anything close to our full team on the field at the same time.

 

This will be a fun team to watch this year.

 

Agree with this on all accounts but I just hate seeing us cough up games like this from not being able to hit.... offensively we should be strong. I can't stand to see us lose these low scoring contests. These early games count down the road.

[Wade Boggs]

Wright is a serious concern.. You can blame the weather all you want, but he's looked awful in three of his 4 starts.

 

You're correct. I remember watching Tim Wakefield get batters out left/right in cold ,damp and all of the other elements.

[Wade Boggs]

This is on JF...he knew the conditions. Knuckleballer can't pitch in this type of weather. He needs to pitch in San Diego.

 

This is why the Price injury is big. Farrell has no choice. Unless it's Sale or maybe Porcello it doesn't matter, if the team's hits like this. The starting pitching and pen have been good. The bats have not. It's called life after PAPI!!

[cp176]

This is why the Price injury is big. Farrell has no choice. Unless it's Sale or maybe Porcello it doesn't matter, if the team's hits like this. The starting pitching and pen have been good. The bats have not. It's called life after PAPI!!

 

It is supposed to be about the pitching but if the pitching isn't there, i guess you have to hit a little. Maybe today. Also you now have a pitcher that can only be used on very specific weather related days? Calling ******** on that one.

[Spudboy]

Yup. This team has way too much talent not to win a lot of games.

 

I am not folding. There is no reason to panic.

[bosoxmal]

I haven't seen this many upper-cuts since Ali was going strong. Count the pop-ups. Even Mookie. (No David Ortiz around tostraighten them out.

[NativeBostonian]

1. Beni

2. Bogey

3. Betts

 

...should be the start of our line-up.

 

(This not the line-up I just came up with. It's what I have wanted all along, and to me, it looks so damn good!)

 

I don't like having two guys who can hit homeruns at the top of the order. Much rather have someone like JBJ and Pedroia there.

Edited April 23, 2017 by NativeBostonian

[Maxbialystock]

I don't like having two guys who can hit homeruns at the top of the order. Much rather have someone like JBJ there.

 

What home runs? We're dead last in MLB with 8, vs. 13 by the 29th team.

[a700hitter]

What home runs? We're dead last in MLB with 8, vs. 13 by the 29th team.

Will Big papi start taking some BP and stage a return at the ASB?

[NativeBostonian]

What home runs? We're dead last in MLB with 8, vs. 13 by the 29th team.

 

Stop basing things off a month of baseball. Betts had 31 home runs last year and 18 the year before that.

Edited April 23, 2017 by NativeBostonian

[Kimmi]

The offense has been frustrating to watch, but they will come around.

 

The only reason that we're 3 games back is because the Os and the Yanks are playing over their heads right now.

[Spudboy]

The offense has been frustrating to watch, but they will come around.

 

The only reason that we're 3 games back is because the Os and the Yanks are playing over their heads right now.

 

This season is so far from being over. They have played about 1/8 of their schedule.

 

The Sox have not been able to consistently field their best team. There is much to like about what we have seen from the pen and the offense is just way too talented to falter forever.

 

People get way too worked up over a mediocre start. Relax.

[Kimmi]

This season is so far from being over. They have played about 1/8 of their schedule.

 

The Sox have not been able to consistently field their best team. There is much to like about what we have seen from the pen and the offense is just way too talented to falter forever.

 

People get way too worked up over a mediocre start. Relax.

 

I completely agree.

 

Thank goodness we're not the Jays.

[Spudboy]

I completely agree.

 

Thank goodness we're not the Jays.

 

Lol. We as Sox fans have been so concerned about the loss of Ortiz's bat and how our offense would compensate for the loss of his production.

 

The Jays lost their Papi in EE and Joey Batts has not been himself since 2015.

 

Still, I see Toronto picking it up and playing much better ball. Much as I see the Sox being better that what we have seen so far.

[mvp 78]

Someone else make today's GT please! Starts at 1:30.