7/24 @ the Mariners

[mvp 78]

.571 OPS. You have to be Ozzie Smith to be worth rostering hitting that badly.

 

Nah, Smith was a .666 OPS guy.

[Bellhorn04]

Absolutely nothing there offensively. Can't get back home fat enough after this series.

 

They're already psyched for the plane party.

[mvp 78]

My favorite thing to come out of yesterday is people (not on here) saying "Price is a nice guy. He's always posting pictures of his dog!"

[cp176]

My favorite thing to come out of yesterday is people (not on here) saying "Price is a nice guy. He's always posting pictures of his dog!"

 

animal lover=can't be all bad

[OH FOY]

Since All-Star game this team is hitting .210. Shut Out 9 times this season. Pitching is keeping us in this thing.

[cp176]

Since All-Star game this team is hitting .210. Shut Out 9 times this season. Pitching is keeping us in this thing.

 

Hey - you should know by now that batting average is a uselessly outdated statistic - lol

[OH FOY]

On Base % is .275 2nd worst in the Majors, since break.

[SoxnCycles]

On Base % is .275 2nd worst in the Majors, since break.

 

That is a telling stat.

 

Good luck to Devers, he's going to need it.

[Kimmi]

Mariners scored, so that's probably game

 

It is sad. I try to be optimistic, but I have found myself thinking the same way. As soon as we get down, even by one run, I'm thinking that the game is over.

 

I don't like thinking this way. My baseball spirit has been broken.

 

Somebody please snap me out of it!!!

[Kimmi]

Rodriguez has to pitch better than this.

 

Rodriguez was not the problem. He wasn't great, but he was decent enough that most offenses can make a game out of it.

[Kimmi]

Does this team lead the league in being shutout?

 

Yes, it does.

[Kimmi]

Devers for player-coach!

 

Post of the year!

[Kimmi]

That is a telling stat.

 

Good luck to Devers, he's going to need it.

 

Hopefully Devers will provide a spark to the team. Outside of that, he is not going to be able to 'save' this team. Everyone on the offense is underperforming right now except for Pedroia.

[Spudboy]

That is a telling stat.

 

Good luck to Devers, he's going to need it.

 

I guess Marrero isn't that bad after all.

[TylerD]

Rodriguez was not the problem. He wasn't great, but he was decent enough that most offenses can make a game out of it.

 

This.

 

E-Rod didn't have his best game but far from bad...... Literally 4 runs last night from Seattle...... If this offense had guts and would snap out of their funk we should be able to win games like this where our pitchers are having a slightly off night. Pitching is not the problem with this team and never has been..... It's the offense plain and simple. It takes our pitchers throwing a near perfect game like Price had 2 starts ago and Sale being perfect. If they don't have a near perfect game this team just can't win......

[mvp 78]

I guess Marrero isn't that bad after all.

 

He's a -0.1 WAR player. His bat is just embarassingly bad against RHP. He's decent against LHP (.949 OPS) and could be a fine platoon option.

[Spudboy]

Someone posted that the team OBP since the break is .275.

 

I was making a comment comparing this stat with Marrero's OBP.

 

My comment was sarcastic yet valid.

 

You are a bean counter. I am shocked that you did not catch this.

 

Shocked I tell you!

[Kimmi]

This.

 

E-Rod didn't have his best game but far from bad...... Literally 4 runs last night from Seattle...... If this offense had guts and would snap out of their funk we should be able to win games like this where our pitchers are having a slightly off night. Pitching is not the problem with this team and never has been..... It's the offense plain and simple. It takes our pitchers throwing a near perfect game like Price had 2 starts ago and Sale being perfect. If they don't have a near perfect game this team just can't win......

 

Agreed. It's sad when I feel like our team is out of the game when they get down by even one run. This is not good.

[mvp 78]

Someone posted that the team OBP since the break is .275.

 

I was making a comment comparing this stat with Marrero's OBP.

 

My comment was sarcastic yet valid.

 

You are a bean counter. I am shocked that you did not catch this.

 

Shocked I tell you!

 

Marrero's OBP is an even worse .253! .214 against RHP!

 

YUCK

[Spudboy]

marrero's obp is an even worse .253! .214 against rhp!

 

yuck

 

 

get the f*** out of here.

[Bellhorn04]

get the f*** out of here.

 

LOL you beat me to it.

[a700hitter]

get the f*** out of here.

lol!!!

[mvp 78]

@PeteAbe

 

Monday was the fourth time in team history the #RedSox had no runs, no walks and 12 or more strikeouts. Last happened in 2001.

[a700hitter]

@PeteAbe

 

Monday was the fourth time in team history the #RedSox had no runs, no walks and 12 or more strikeouts. Last happened in 2001.

Manny and Nomar were probably out with injuries.

[dannycater]

LMFAO at Manny/Nomar...so true...or don't forget the Jimy Williams "mandatory rests." Farrell and Tito did the same but problem was when Jimy did it it was usually when the Sox couldn't buy hits from anyone other than Manny/Nomar.

[mvp 78]

Manny and Nomar were probably out with injuries.

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200109020.shtml

 

This was a near perfect game for Mike Mussina. Carl Everett pinch hit and got the only hit with only 1 out to go.

 

 

Manny was the DH. Mike Lansing started at SS.

[mvp 78]

The starting lineup was a sight to be seen:

1 Trot Nixon CF

2 Mike Lansing SS

3 Israel Alcantara LF

4 Manny Ramirez DH

5 Dante Bichette RF

6 Brian Daubach 1B

7 Shea Hillenbrand 3B

8 Lou Merloni 2B

9 Joe Oliver C

David Cone P

[dannycater]

Nothing like Carl beating his chest like he reached a milestone on the hit off Moose. I have to admit that was fun to watch (saw it on TV live) considering it was ruining a Yankees' perfect game. Didn't need to see another Righetti no-no.

[mvp 78]

Izzy had 36 Hr's for the PawSox that year. AAAA HOF

[dannycater]

Izzy Alcantara had one of baseball's all-time meltdowns in the minors. I think he took his bat and started swinging it at the pitcher and all hell broke loose.