7/11 Texas Rangers at Fenway

[mvp 78]

I would be very much OK with getting him out of the game an out ago and save some bullets for October....

he better be done now.

[mvp 78]

Sale is the closest thing we have to the feeling of Pedro taking the mound in the early 2000’s....

 

Hell yeah.

 

Pedro just brought a different energy to the city on gameday. You could feel it in the air.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I think Sale should pitch right-handed in the ASG.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Sale's the guy who should be getting the one million per start.

[a700hitter]

Hell yeah.

 

Pedro just brought a different energy to the city on gameday. You could feel it in the air.

El Tiante too.

[mvp 78]

I got a real complaint.

 

Why is our bat boy so f***ing fat?

[mvp 78]

Sale's the guy who should be getting the one million per start.

 

He will be.

[jung]

One thing you can say for nunny is that there is no quit in the guy. But the way he moved after that ball at 3rd was telling. He can move on the base paths once he gets going. But the stop and go, the quick acceleration required to play infield...just isn't there and may never be there again. Might not be there for Pedey when he comes back either.

[mvp 78]

Nuney never had good range at 3rd. Slow first step. He’s fast, but not quick.

[jung]

Nuney never had good range at 3rd. Slow first step. He’s fast, but not quick.

 

Yea but he's dead slow now. He would never have been an infielder at that pace. They would have turned him into some sort of OFer or a 1st baseman. So however slow he was, it wasn't this slow.

 

On reflection, that play he made at 2nd the other night were he just stood there and let the ball play him, I suspect is because he simply does not have the ability, the physical dexterity to move to the baseball at this point with that knee. Who knows if he will ever have it again.

Edited July 12, 2018 by jung

[mvp 78]

Agreed. Needs to be a corner OF.

[Slasher9]

I got a real complaint.

 

Why is our bat boy so f***ing fat?

 

The real question should be why is our batboy 36 years old?.?

[jung]

The real question should be why is our batboy 36 years old?.?

 

Hey don't knock it...its a steady gig.

[Slasher9]

That’s 2 plays today from MM that should be made by an “average “ first baseman. I never ever got or saw the hype over his defense. I swear Hanley was better.....

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Following Sale as a reliever would be like following Hendrix at a rock concert.

[vegasbob]

With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy, if you can't enjoy this current streak and the excellent play of this team virtually all season, if you can't enjoy rooting for the #1 winning team in baseball on its way to 106+- wins, then you just may be a Red Sox fan.

[mvp 78]

The real question should be why is our batboy 36 years old?.?

 

Dusty Baker Jr

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy, if you can't enjoy this current streak and the excellent play of this team virtually all season, if you can't enjoy rooting for the #1 winning team in baseball on its way to 106+- wins, then you just may be a Red Sox fan.

 

My favorite by him is "you know you're a redneck when you go to a family reunion to pick up a date."

[d-money]

Come on now. Don’t get lazy. Gonna f*** up the shutout!

[d-money]

Damn hembree

[mvp 78]

You know you’re a Red Sox fan if you have a strong opinion about Jose Iglesias.

[mvp 78]

Eck really jinxed Hembree here.

[d-money]

Are you f***ing kidding me? f*** you hembree!

[jung]

Ah yes Eck...next we get to play the Toronto Invalids. I have never seen such a group of broken down derelicts on one team. Tulo and Donaldson hardly ever play. Morales is an old broken down train wreck. They have Martin playing all over the place because he can at least get out to the field without limping out there and they can't even name any starter for any game with us! All the broken down wrecks still playing are part of the problem with the current MLB.

[Slasher9]

Who the f*** was that Frank guy they had in the booth a few innings ago??

Why the f*** does NESN feel the need to have these idiots in the booth for an inning??

[d-money]

Need to get this out. You can do it.

[vegasbob]

One thing you can say for nunny is that there is no quit in the guy. But the way he moved after that ball at 3rd was telling. He can move on the base paths once he gets going. But the stop and go, the quick acceleration required to play infield...just isn't there and may never be there again. Might not be there for Pedey when he comes back either.

 

It is telling that Nunez is playing on a bad knee, which does affect strength, gait, push off power, back alignment, etc. He's still hitting in the .250's , which even Ted Williams did in his next to last year . This guy was signed as autility player to hold the fort until Pedey returned which isn't likely to occur. Can't explain why he has played way more than Holt but I expect that to balance out post A-S game. Everyone certainly entitled to their opinion but I'm ok with Nunez, as long as Cora rests him like some of the others.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

You know you're a SOX fan when you complain because you don't have an all-star at every position.

[Tedballgame]

Kimbrel may be needed in the 8th if this guy gets on.

[Slasher9]

HH should have been yanked from this game after the odor hit.