August 20th vs. The New York Yankees

[StephenCurry30]

Mookie looks at a pitch down middle. Beni 1 pitch pop out. bad hitting. luckily hanley is coming up to pop out.

[a700hitter]

Kimbrel is back up.

[StephenCurry30]

why does kimbrel keep getting up and sitting down.

[OH FOY]

Hanley SUCKS!

[S5Dewey]

why does kimbrel keep getting up and sitting down.

 

Did you read what I posted about "the wooden stake through the heart"?

[Maxbialystock]

he made a hell of a play on Gardiner's grounder in the hole!

 

Not possible. We have been assured he is lousy defensively.

[Station 13]

What an epic fail of an inning.

[StephenCurry30]

but it just seems like a dumb thing to have your closer warm up, sit down, watch another guy warm up, then warm up again

[S5Dewey]

but it just seems like a dumb thing to have your closer warm up, sit down, watch another guy warm up, then warm up again

 

I agree. I think JF was anticipating the Sox scoring more runs that inning.

[Station 13]

but it just seems like a dumb thing to have your closer warm up, sit down, watch another guy warm up, then warm up again

 

it would have been very nice to blow it out so Kimbrel is fresh for the Guardians series

[Jasonbay44]

Not possible. We have been assured he is lousy defensively.

 

Nah your right. Brock Holt is an unbelievable defensive Wizard. He's a white Ozzie Smith. At the plate he's even better. I hope he plays every day.

[OH FOY]

I like this move. End it!

[d-money]

That inning was another example of lousy hitting!

[S5Dewey]

I like this move. End it!

 

Me too. When your foot is on the throat you step DOWN.

[NativeBostonian]

We’re stuck watching Hanley for two more years, right?

[Youk Of The Nation]

4 runs is enough for me to be comfortable with Abad. Would have really preferred to put him in and save Kimbrel for the Cleveland series. Oh well. Let's just hope Kimbrel throws less than 20.

[StephenCurry30]

Aaron Judge has been a really ticklish little s*** lately. I've been watching his manerisms and he's clearly tickleish. Are there any rules against tickling players? Why doesn't Leon bring a feather or something of that nature and rub Judge's arm pits while batting.

[BstHcpr]

This has been a long game.

[S5Dewey]

This has been a long game.

 

It has, but think how long it would have seemed if the Sox had been losing.

[Jasonbay44]

Another series win. f*** the Yankees

[Bellhorn04]

Great job winning 2 of 3 with the one loss on Sale's start!

[Youk Of The Nation]

Another series win. f*** the Yankees

 

Honest. Succinct. I like it.

[d-money]

Another series win over the stankees!! Lovely!

[Jasonbay44]

Aaron Judge has been a really ticklish little s*** lately. I've been watching his manerisms and he's clearly tickleish. Are there any rules against tickling players? Why doesn't Leon bring a feather or something of that nature and rub Judge's arm pits while batting.

 

lol what

[Bellhorn04]

Nice to see us rough up one of Cashman's genius acquisitions Tommy Kahnle in this series.

[S5Dewey]

Baseball is a funny game.

 

Yesterday we thought we had a lock on the game with Sale pitching. Today's game some felt was a toss-up (or worse) facing Sonny Gray.

 

It's a funny game.

[Northern Star]

Another series win. f*** the Yankees

 

One sentence too many.

[Maxbialystock]

Great win, guys. Partial credit to Youk of course. Porcello pitched great, as did the bullpen. 12 hits, 5 runs, and JBJ and Leon the hitting stars. All 5 rbi's by the 8th and 9th hitters, and all runs scored by 6th, 7th, and 8th hitters.

 

Devers moved up to 5th made sense to me, but maybe he likes it further down. Betts left 4 on, so did Beni, and Devers left 3.

 

Tough series in Cleveland starts tomorrow--4 games: Fister, Rodriguez, Pomeranz, and Sale.

 

We are just 2 1/2 up on them for 2d best record and, assuming they lose to Oakland, 5 behind Houston for the best record in the AL.

 

More than anything else, you have to like the way the Sox are playing right now. Guys griped about Holt CS in the 9th last night, but the fact is we were lucky to be in that game at all. Pitching is good if not great, and the hitting is coming around. Heck, I'm even crazy enough to say I like the baserunning as well.

Edited August 20, 2017 by Maxbialystock

[Bellhorn04]

Fantastic pitching today.

[Maxbialystock]

Baseball is a funny game.

 

Yesterday we thought we had a lock on the game with Sale pitching. Today's game some felt was a toss-up (or worse) facing Sonny Gray.

 

It's a funny game.

 

It surely is.