6/13 vs Philly

[Thunder]

RHP Ben Lively (1-1, 2.57) vs LHP David Price (1-1, 5.29)

 

Let's make it so that the next time we lose, I'm a high school graduate. That will take us to Saturday night.

[jacksonianmarch]

Lively is a good prospect. That being said, the rest of that Phillies team sucks infinite ass.

[mvp 78]

Phillies are loaded with young arms that aren't developing into front line starters. There's certainly potential, but the results aren't there yet.

[Maxbialystock]

Lively has given up 4 runs in 14 innings (just 2 starts) and could be force to be reckoned with. The Phillies, on the other hand, are 9-27 on the road.

[Bellhorn04]

As we saw last night, we can easily lose to Philly on any given night.

 

Hopefully Price produces a good game tonight.

[Thunder]

FWIW, this is Price's first start at Fenway this season. Win. Dance. Repeat. x2

[Slasher9]

wonder what questions the press will come up with for Price.....

next 2 nights Slasher at-game mojo in full effect at Citizens Bank park. Sale thursday night. #hype.

[illinoisredsox]

wonder what questions the press will come up with for Price.....

next 2 nights Slasher at-game mojo in full effect at Citizens Bank park. Sale thursday night. #hype.

 

Pete Abraham had a pretty decent take on the whole Price-media situation, basically saying both sides bear some culpability, but laying a lot of the blame on the media side and social media:

 

I can’t recall the year, but it was a hot day in St. Louis at old Busch Stadium and the Mets got beat. Al Leiter took the loss, and a perfunctory postgame interview ended up with us yelling at each other about something.

 

It was embarrassing, unprofessional, and I regretted it immediately. But Al was a smart-ass when he wanted to be, and I was, too. We glared at each other across the clubhouse the next day and then finally shook hands and decided that was enough.

 

I’ve since had a few run-ins with other players over the years because of something I wrote or said on television. It’s sort of inevitable and it’s usually pretty healthy because it clears the air and everybody moves on.

 

This happens across the game and has forever. What David Price did last week in New York, shouting at a reporter from Comcast, was a tea party compared with Jim Rice once tearing a shirt off the back of the Globe’s Steve Fainaru in the 1980s.

 

The problem now is Twitter and our obsession with our phones and social media.

 

It has become a professional responsibility for reporters to build a social media following, and one way to do that is by being snarky.

 

Players read the tweets instantly or are told about them by friends and family, and in time resentment builds.

 

John Farrell was right when he said Twitter is an unaccountable medium. I know I write dumb stuff on Twitter I wouldn’t think of writing for the Globe. That’s the case for many reporters, and we should be held accountable.

 

Price should have handled the situation better, and he certainly needs more help than he’s getting. There have been too many needless missteps.

 

But consider his side, too. The lefty has become an easy target for media members eager to curry favor with disaffected members of the fan base or raise their own profile.

 

Price cuts back on his media availability and it’s a story. With rare exceptions, Chris Sale also speaks to reporters only after he starts, and that’s considered fine. Why is that?

 

There was even faux outrage over the fact that Price cursed during the incident in New York. Oh heavens, a baseball player cursed in the clubhouse when he was upset. Hopefully everybody will have access to counseling and earmuffs.

 

Price is an adult and he can handle his business as he sees fit. But Farrell could build some goodwill in the clubhouse by being even more aggressive on Price’s behalf.

 

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/06/12/five-realistic-moves-red-sox-ought-make/zaZNMzEvhenG3NqYRB61lN/story.html

[Maxbialystock]

Pete Abraham had a pretty decent take on the whole Price-media situation, basically saying both sides bear some culpability, but laying a lot of the blame on the media side and social media:

 

I can’t recall the year, but it was a hot day in St. Louis at old Busch Stadium and the Mets got beat. Al Leiter took the loss, and a perfunctory postgame interview ended up with us yelling at each other about something.

 

It was embarrassing, unprofessional, and I regretted it immediately. But Al was a smart-ass when he wanted to be, and I was, too. We glared at each other across the clubhouse the next day and then finally shook hands and decided that was enough.

 

I’ve since had a few run-ins with other players over the years because of something I wrote or said on television. It’s sort of inevitable and it’s usually pretty healthy because it clears the air and everybody moves on.

 

This happens across the game and has forever. What David Price did last week in New York, shouting at a reporter from Comcast, was a tea party compared with Jim Rice once tearing a shirt off the back of the Globe’s Steve Fainaru in the 1980s.

 

The problem now is Twitter and our obsession with our phones and social media.

 

It has become a professional responsibility for reporters to build a social media following, and one way to do that is by being snarky.

 

Players read the tweets instantly or are told about them by friends and family, and in time resentment builds.

 

John Farrell was right when he said Twitter is an unaccountable medium. I know I write dumb stuff on Twitter I wouldn’t think of writing for the Globe. That’s the case for many reporters, and we should be held accountable.

 

Price should have handled the situation better, and he certainly needs more help than he’s getting. There have been too many needless missteps.

 

But consider his side, too. The lefty has become an easy target for media members eager to curry favor with disaffected members of the fan base or raise their own profile.

 

Price cuts back on his media availability and it’s a story. With rare exceptions, Chris Sale also speaks to reporters only after he starts, and that’s considered fine. Why is that?

 

There was even faux outrage over the fact that Price cursed during the incident in New York. Oh heavens, a baseball player cursed in the clubhouse when he was upset. Hopefully everybody will have access to counseling and earmuffs.

 

Price is an adult and he can handle his business as he sees fit. But Farrell could build some goodwill in the clubhouse by being even more aggressive on Price’s behalf.

 

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/06/12/five-realistic-moves-red-sox-ought-make/zaZNMzEvhenG3NqYRB61lN/story.html

 

Good stuff, thanks. I always liked Pete Abraham. As for Price, my only--repeat only--heartburn with him is how he pitches. I don't care if talks all the time to reporters or never talks to them. I just wish he wouldn't thrown so darn many fastballs. He needs to mix it up.

[Maxbialystock]

RHP Ben Lively (1-1, 2.57) vs LHP David Price (1-1, 5.29)

 

Let's make it so that the next time we lose, I'm a high school graduate. That will take us to Saturday night.

 

Are you kidding me? You're in high school?

[Thunder]

Are you kidding me? You're in high school?

 

Only until Saturday

[Jasonbay44]

Only until Saturday

 

Are high school graduations normally this late? When I graduated a few years ago it was in Mid-May, and some of my friends more recently have graduated in early May.

[Kimmi]

Are high school graduations normally this late? When I graduated a few years ago it was in Mid-May, and some of my friends more recently have graduated in early May.

 

The schools in my area are having graduations this week.

[Kimmi]

Take down the hapless Phils, Part II.

 

Win!!!

[Jasonbay44]

The schools in my area are having graduations this week.

Hmm I don't know then, maybe Maryland is just weird. My friends sister literally had HS graduation almost a month ago now.

[Bellhorn04]

Hmm I don't know then, maybe Maryland is just weird. My friends sister literally had HS graduation almost a month ago now.

 

Now that's crazy early.

[d-money]

Need to sweep these bozos! I hope price doesn't stink it up

[Kimmi]

Hmm I don't know then, maybe Maryland is just weird. My friends sister literally had HS graduation almost a month ago now.

 

Don't they start back to school like the first week of August though?

[Jasonbay44]

Don't they start back to school like the first week of August though?

 

It's usually late August. I think schools got off more early than normal though due to no snow days or anything. Maryland received literally almost no snow this year. I had no delays or school closings all winter which is unheard of.

[Kimmi]

One pitch, one out. Nice.

[Kimmi]

It's usually late August. I think schools got off more early than normal though due to no snow days or anything. Maryland received literally almost no snow this year. I had no delays or school closings all winter which is unheard of.

 

That's interesting. It sounds like you start about a week, maybe 2 earlier than we do, but you get out a full month earlier than we do.

[Kimmi]

Nice start for Price. Let's keep it going!

 

6 pitches

[Thunder]

Are high school graduations normally this late? When I graduated a few years ago it was in Mid-May, and some of my friends more recently have graduated in early May.

 

We had about 6 snow days this year. Should've gotten out last Friday

[Jasonbay44]

That's interesting. It sounds like you start about a week, maybe 2 earlier than we do, but you get out a full month earlier than we do.

 

Well undergraduates got out two weeks ago, but the seniors finish school about a month before everyone else. My senior year of HS was a joke, I only had to show up twice a week and was done in early May, was fun.

[Jasonbay44]

I don't think I've ever seen both lead off batters make 1 pitch outs..

[Jasonbay44]

Hell of an AB by Moreland. 11 pitch AB and gets HBP.

[Jasonbay44]

Chance to blow this game open early. 1-0 already and bases loaded for Hanley

[Jasonbay44]

What a shock, Hanley hits into a double play..

[S5Dewey]

That's a major-league squander.

[d-money]

Can someone tell me what Ramirez's doing this year with risp? I am curious to know