August 20th vs. The New York Yankees

[Maxbialystock]

Stupid announcer is saying the throw to 1b was too high. It wasn't. It was to the left side of the bag, which made it hard for Moreland to make a quick tag.

[d-money]

Having a tough time puttint batters away now.

[Maxbialystock]

Mega mega dumb batting JBJ 9th and Holt 1st. Holt just hasn't been the same since his concussion, this makes zero sense. I hope it doesn't cost us.

 

Sure is. JBJ only got two rbi's off the triple. If he had batted lead off, he would have had none. But thanks for your insights.

[BstHcpr]

Stupid announcer is saying the throw to 1b was too high. It wasn't. It was to the left side of the bag, which made it hard for Moreland to make a quick tag.

 

Meh. He did say that he had to reach across his body.

[Maxbialystock]

Meh. Hindsight is 20/20.

 

What hindsight? I have no complaints about JBJ batting 9th these days. He does not flourish way up in the order. 6th or 7th might be best for him if he is back on a groove.

[Jasonbay44]

Who is in the booth?

[Maxbialystock]

Meh. He did say that he had to reach across his body.

 

You could be right. Only noticed on the closed captions and rarely check them.

[Maxbialystock]

Porcello does not have great stuff, but can be effective when he is hitting his spots and mixing his pitches. I think he is trying emulate Sale in pitching more quickly.

[d-money]

Porcello already at 54 pitches. Hope they can score more runs.

[Hugh2]

Sure is. JBJ only got two rbi's off the triple. If he had batted lead off, he would have had none. But thanks for your insights.

 

I apologize if I implied that JBJ and Holt should switch places in the lineup, I only meant that Holt shouldn't lead off and JBJ shouldn't bat 9th.

 

using a 1 at bat sample size is a poor anecdotal remedy to say otherwise.

[BstHcpr]

Who is in the booth?

 

Eck for TBS.

[OH FOY]

Salty called that right about Devers. Kids aren't suppose to be selective.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Devers being shown some respect. One of only two guys to homer in three straight games vs. the Yankees while 20 or younger. The other one was Babe Ruth. Pretty cool.

[OH FOY]

Wow! That was a Rookie mistake.

[Station 13]

Farrell team

[d-money]

This team makes a lot of f***ing blunders!

[d-money]

Come on porcello. Throw f***ing strikes!

[OH FOY]

He's putting himself in a bad way. One hit 3 Runs. Cant walk batters, they always kill you.

[d-money]

Throw strikes *******!!!

[d-money]

He's putting himself in a bad way. One hit 3 Runs. Cant walk batters, they always kill you.

 

Frustrating. Nothing worse than two walks in a row. Asking for trouble.

[d-money]

Would love to add a couple of more runs!!

[Maxbialystock]

Wow. Just like that the Sox are down 3-2 because of those two walks and that dinger to left, right, or center field. Or maybe not.

 

80 pitches in 4 innings is a lot, but I sure like the 0 runs. And the lead.

[OH FOY]

They love to take MEATBALLS!

[OH FOY]

Gray will have over 80 too, BP game coming.

[Maxbialystock]

All 2 and 4 seam fastballs to Bogaerts. 7 pitches to ground out. Gray now with 76 pitches in the 4th inning. Looks like a battle of the bullpens coming up.

[Maxbialystock]

Gray is definitely pitching to the corners and just missing. Not sure JBJ should have swung at that curve down low with a 2-0 count, but a small price to pay if he is back in a grooved.

[d-money]

All 2 and 4 seam fastballs to Bogaerts. 7 pitches to ground out. Gray now with 76 pitches in the 4th inning. Looks like a battle of the bullpens coming up.

 

That bullpen scares me.

[Maxbialystock]

That changeup was both up in the zone and almost straight--hardly broke down.

[d-money]

The rick porcello hr. Was waiting for that. This offense will have to come through for them.

[Maxbialystock]

Porcello is mixing his pitches well because of Leon or someone on the bench.