6/20 @ Twins

[FredLynn]

Its time to embarrass the kid to get his attention. Cora needs to discipline him right now, in the middle of the game.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

You let the ball play you Rafi. He does that a good deal going left. He is just so young and raw and unschooled.

 

Except for the young part, that sounds like me.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Send Devers down right now. I would remove him from the game in the middle of the inning.

 

I think Billy Martin was the last manager to do that.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Thank goodness the Twins' manager took Larry Gibson out of there.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I call foul. No fair bringing in a left-hander.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Dammit; why wasn't Nunez playing tonight?

[oldtimer]

Wow I can be pretty critical. But even I am stunned at this offense tonight against this pitcher.

 

Maybe the Twins has a plan against our hitters. They have been pathetic for a couple of days now.

[illinoisredsox]

They’ve even managed to kill O’Brien’s normal enthusiasm.

[illinoisredsox]

Dammit; why wasn't Nunez playing tonight?

 

Well played.

[jung]

I call foul. No fair bringing in a left-hander.

 

That is just unfair. They should play the rest of the game under protest.

[illinoisredsox]

Maybe the Twins has a plan against our hitters. They have been pathetic for a couple of days now.

 

I might agree with that if the Sox hadn’t left a small brigade on base the past 2 nights. Putting guys on base constantly can’t have been part of the plan.

[oldtimer]

Its time to embarrass the kid to get his attention. Cora needs to discipline him right now, in the middle of the game.

 

He leads all infielders with 15 errors. Several have 10 though, like Lindor. On the other hand Shaw has 6 as does the Moose.

[oldtimer]

I might agree with that if the Sox hadn’t left a small brigade on base the past 2 nights. Putting guys on base constantly can’t have been part of the plan.

 

Any other explanation?

[jung]

So unless this particular LH pitcher can't handle a sit, I would bring him out to start this next inning. Vaz isn't going to do anything tonight and JBJ is not likely to even see the ball. Thats two outs into Mookie when they can bring in the RH pitcher.

[d-money]

This team has been stuck on 3 hits. Thus far a pathetic series against a team under 500. A sweep coming?

[jung]

The way the ball comes out of Reed's hand, JBJ might actually have a chance here.

[jung]

My God I could have hit that...batting LHed even and I wasn't a switch hitter.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This would be a good night to have Lenny Clarke in the booth.

[illinoisredsox]

Any other explanation?

 

Like I said last night, they have the look of a very tired team. 10 games in 11 days crossing 5 time zones and very little time in any one of them. And since they are carrying 13 pitchers, they have only 3 guys they can swap in and out to give someone a break. Swihart, whichever of Nunez and Holt isn’t playing and whichever of Vazquez and Leon isn’t in the game.

 

They need to get back to their own beds. A couple of rainouts wouldn’t hurt either.

[illinoisredsox]

Man you can hear the resignation in O’Bs voice. Remy’s not saying anything.

[jung]

Still think Mookie is just timing. He is getting it back.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The good news is that's it's highly unlikely the SOX will be playing the Twins in the playoffs. Whew!

[illinoisredsox]

The way the ball comes out of Reed's hand, JBJ might actually have a chance here.

 

That fly ball was actually one of the Red Sox better contact tonight.

[jung]

Miserable Yanks have come back to tie the M's and the Astros have tied up there game. The Astros will likely win theirs. Once they smell the finish line they are tough to beat.

[d-money]

And the Yankees came back against the mariners. Nice.

[SoxHop]

Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[d-money]

Like I said last night, they have the look of a very tired team. 10 games in 11 days crossing 5 time zones and very little time in any one of them. And since they are carrying 13 pitchers, they have only 3 guys they can swap in and out to give someone a break. Swihart, whichever of Nunez and Holt isn’t playing and whichever of Vazquez and Leon isn’t in the game.

 

They need to get back to their own beds. A couple of rainouts wouldn’t hurt either.

 

 

I am not buying that. This lineup’s just not getting it done. They had Monday off.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The Yankems own the Twins. The SOX own the NL. Maybe playing the Nats will get this team going.

[jung]

Come on Sox. Running out of outs here.

[fxkatt]

Stanton his a two out, 0-2 pitch in the 9th for a walk off home run.