4/5 vs Rays: The Home Opener

[Jasonbay44]

Despite what happened to Smith, this one is not on the pitching staff.

 

Price, 14 IP over 2 games, 0 runs allowed, 1 run of support.

 

I literally said in my post the offense scored 0 runs. They sucked, so did Smith.

[Natick to NC]

Yeah we don't need to try Swihart here ....shiiiiit

[jung]

Christ the first base coach walking back to the dugout looks like he is on a death march and he only has what....30 feet to go?

[StephenCurry30]

the offense will pick up, its early, but the bullpen? it was a worry coming in, and they've sucked ass and done nothing to promote optimism.

[Natick to NC]

Sorry but why not get different bats in there ??? Cora is a zombie manager ....muuuuuuuust leave In Staaaaaaarter

[cp176]

Hey - Is that Alex over in the Jim Beam suite? New found respect for him if he is.

[illinoisredsox]

How is this guy not removed after that blast is beyond me

 

Cora may be playing a bit of the marathon here. Smith is a sinkerballer, he needs to get his arm a bit tired to enhance that sink. The only way to do that is to pitch.

 

Or maybe the Rays just have Smith's number. Every pitcher has a team he dominates and one he has a lot of trouble with. Tazawa in his best years in Boston was lights out against pretty much everyone except the Blue Jays (especially in Toronto).

[Natick to NC]

Just release Swihart ....this is a clown show .

[Maxbialystock]

Despite what happened to Smith, this one is not on the pitching staff.

 

Price, 14 IP over 2 games, 0 runs allowed, 1 run of support.

 

Absolutely true. Hard to blame the pitching staff--including the bullpen--when the hitting is this bad. Whoops, there goes two more rubber tree plants--JBJ and Vazquez just struck out to end the 8th.

 

I say again, this positively, absolutely is not on the pitching. it's on a bunch of candy asses who can't hit.

[StephenCurry30]

what different bats? leon? moreland? holt? swihart? it wont matter. the big guys need to hit, jd, beni, hanley, etc. only guy who hit ball hard today really was mookie.

[cp176]

Christ the first base coach walking back to the dugout looks like he is on a death march and he only has what....30 feet to go?

 

I would look the same way! lol

[StephenCurry30]

why is Velazquez in

[d-money]

Rays about to get a shutout.

[Maxbialystock]

Just release Swihart ....this is a clown show .

 

Release Swihart? He absolutely is not the problem.

[d-money]

Better bounce back. This rays team's not any good.

[Bellhorn04]

why is Velazquez in

 

With all the off days and Pomeranz due back he might not get another start.

[Natick to NC]

This team is better off without Carson Smith and Matt Barnes on it

[jung]

I totally agree that this is on the offense. This was a BULLPEN GAME for the Rays....My God!!!!

 

But my concern for Smith is that you just cannot grove a pitch so bad to a duffy that he takes you over the CF fence. I would not put him back into a game until he shows some signs of not being that wild in the strike zone with nothing pitches. If this were not the rays....there would be holes in the fences from 1 inning of Smith.

[Natick to NC]

Just looking for a tie at this point ....my God this is the Rays we are getting shut out by ....

[Jasonbay44]

Just release Swihart ....this is a clown show .

 

When on earth does releasing Swihart solve?

[Maxbialystock]

what different bats? leon? moreland? holt? swihart? it wont matter. the big guys need to hit, jd, beni, hanley, etc. only guy who hit ball hard today really was mookie.

 

Absolutely right. The hitters need to hit and clearly are not.

[cp176]

I maybe have missed a total of 10 to 20 pitches this year but if we don't come back now, I'm taking a break to watch and play some golf. It might be a sport that is boring to some but this offense has been putting me to sleep since the season started.

[Bellhorn04]

When on earth does releasing Swihart solve?

 

He's just expressing his frustration about Swihart not playing more.

[illinoisredsox]

Just looking for a tie at this point ....my God this is the Rays we are getting shut out by ....

 

As has been pointed out many times, the worst team in baseball is still going to win 54 games and the best team is going to lose 54; its what you do with the other 54 that determines the season.

 

This game also shows you that ANY pitcher pitching at the major league level can shut down another club; its how often they can do it that separates the good from the average from the poor.

[jung]

I think the issue is that we have not hit anybody in 7 games. This was a bullpen game for the Rays and we did not hit a single guy out of that corp either.

[illinoisredsox]

I maybe have missed a total of 10 to 20 pitches this year but if we don't come back now, I'm taking a break to watch and play some golf. It might be a sport that is boring to some but this offense has been putting me to sleep since the season started.

 

Well, since it's the ninth inning

[jung]

Atta' boy Hanley ...he is one of my 3 guys.

 

Earth to Binni.....this is no time to run into an out!!!!

[Jasonbay44]

Hanley! Lets win this JD!

[illinoisredsox]

I think the issue is that we have not hit anybody in 7 games. This was a bullpen game for the Rays and we did not hit a single guy out of that corp either.

 

I've been overseas for the first week, so I haven't had the "pleasure" of watching the futility like many of you.

[cp176]

Well, since it's the ninth inning

 

Man do I ever hope I get to say - just kidding I take it all back.