5/20 Orioles at Fenway

[Bellhorn04]

ERod vs. Hess

 

Let's win 75% of the games in this series please.

[jung]

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

3. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

4. J.D. Martinez ® DH

5. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

6. Eduardo Nunez ® 2B

7. Brock Holt (L) SS

8. Christian Vazquez ® C

9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

[oldtimer]

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

3. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

4. J.D. Martinez ® DH

5. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

6. Eduardo Nunez ® 2B

7. Brock Holt (L) SS

8. Christian Vazquez ® C

9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

 

Continues the idea of giving plyers a day of rest here and there. Glad for Hanley getting one but we will miss Bogaerts. JBJ continues to be used so that is a bit of a question mark. We have 6 sollid hitters and perhaps Holt can hold his own. Go get them.

[Maxbialystock]

JBJ getting this third straight start in a bold attempt to restart his engine or whatever metaphor one prefers for his hitting.

 

In his most recent 9 starts he has 2 hits and 16 K's. In his last 2, 4 K's and 0 hits. All four of those K's were against middling fastballs, most of which were down the middle. At the same time his defense has made not a scintilla of difference in game outcomes.

 

I cannot emphasize too strongly that, despite my complaints about JBJ, I fully endorse whatever decision Cora makes about him. In 2014 and 2015 JBJ went thru a similar spate of utterly abysmal hitting, then suddenly, August 2015, started to hit with a vengeance. Plus in 2018 they are paying him $6M whether he hits or doesn't.

[Maxbialystock]

Continues the idea of giving plyers a day of rest here and there. Glad for Hanley getting one but we will miss Bogaerts. JBJ continues to be used so that is a bit of a question mark. We have 6 sollid hitters and perhaps Holt can hold his own. Go get them.

 

Mostly agree, but don't see 6 solid bats in there--and I certainly hope I'm wrong. I will say that, considering just May, Nunez is about on par with Hanley. Holt's good hitting, however, was in April, not May. So the bottom four hitters in this lineup have a collective May OPS closer to .500 than .600 and a far cry from the top five hitters.

[SoxHop]

Racks of ribs are going on the grill shortly after start time. Should be done around the end of the 9th to celebrate the win. Swapping out apricot preserves in the baste mix for candied jalapeno or what they call "Cowboy Candy" down here.

 

Sox win. JBJ finds his mojo.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

With E-rod starting, fortunately I have pain pills left over from POM's start.

[Maxbialystock]

New homeplate umpire who just took a 3d strike away from ERod. But Machado flied out anyway.

[Maxbialystock]

With E-rod starting, fortunately I have pain pills left over from POM's start.

 

ERod actually has a decent repertoire, which Pom absolutely does not have. ERod just needs to hit his spots and not make bad pitches when hitters are looking for them.

[OH FOY]

When E-Rod is on he's dominant, problem with him is start to start inconsistent. He needs to string 5 good games in a row. He was doing this end of last year.

[Maxbialystock]

Awfully easy 1st for Hess. That's OK, though. When he has to face Holt, Vazquez, and JBJ--one after another--he will rue the day he every tried to pitch at Fenway.

[Maxbialystock]

That's what I meant about mistakes--back to back fastballs right down the middle by Erod.

[SoxHop]

Give me a 10 pitch inning E-Rod

[OH FOY]

Nibbling too.

[SoxHop]

Can you get under 40 pitches in 2 innings chump wagon?

[jung]

You are right. King Nibble strikes again.

[jung]

That was a nice cutter to finish him though

[SoxHop]

Big big smiley face!!!!!!

[Jasonbay44]

JD Martinez has been decent

[SoxHop]

Bam...... Thank you

[jung]

JD has got such a Yankee Stadium RH hitter swing. They are going to hate seeing that guy come into MF Yankee Stadium.

[Spudboy]

Racks of ribs are going on the grill shortly after start time. Should be done around the end of the 9th to celebrate the win. Swapping out apricot preserves in the baste mix for candied jalapeno or what they call "Cowboy Candy" down here.

 

Sox win. JBJ finds his mojo.

 

That sounds so good my tongue is getting hard.

[jung]

I am not sure Hess has much of a way to get to LH hitters. JBJ might actually be able to hit this guy.

[StephenCurry30]

vaztard and jbj coming up. I'm hard

[Maxbialystock]

Beautiful sand wedge by Holt--safely on a very small green.

[jung]

I will take it with our guys up. But this is another blind ump

[Spudboy]

vaztard and jbj coming up. I'm hard

 

With those two due up I probably can't get it up without a crane.

[StephenCurry30]

vaztard sucks. time for jbj to officially kill the rally

[SoxHop]

Come on JBJ...

[StephenCurry30]

jbj swings thru another fastball