7/14 Toronto vs Boston

[DontCallMeUncleRico]

What a weak lineup!

 

RED SOX (66-30)

 

Mookie Betts RF

Brock Holt, 2B

J.D. Martinez, LF

Xander Bogaerts, SS

Jackie Bradley Jr., CF

Eduardo Nunez, DH

Blake Swihart, 1B

Sandy Leon, C

Tzu-Wei Lin, 3B

 

 

Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP (11-3, 3.62 ERA)

[TedWilliams101]

So with Benintendi out on Bereavement leave and Devers on the DL, Pearce leg is really that sore that he can't play today? And where the hell is Moreland? Worst lineup all year.

[Station 13]

LOL Nunez DH. WHAT

[Jasonbay44]

JBJ batting 5th?? What in the hell

[Jasonbay44]

Holy s*** Justin Smoak is slow

[Emp9]

Eck said “thank god he can’t run”. lol

[OH FOY]

E-Rod has electric stuff, if he could just be more efficient. Just 1st Pitch strikes would help.

[Station 13]

Betts can't be stop. Too bad Holt is succumbing to his too much games start swoon.

[TedWilliams101]

JBJ batting 5th?? What in the hell

 

When JBJ is batting 5th, you know it's going to be a struggle to plate runs... I hope Cora isn't satisfied just throwing away these last couple games before the AS break...

[DontCallMeUncleRico]

JBJ batting 5th?? What in the hell

 

I feel bad for the fans that only get to go to one game a year and this is the game they have tickets for. Yikes!

[Jasonbay44]

I think he's out. Grichuk's foot left the bag in the air, and Holt never removed the tag.

[OH FOY]

Funny Angels Drafted Grichuk before Trout, in the same Draft.

[OH FOY]

15 Pitches, that's what I would like almost every inning. Reversal of call helped.

[OH FOY]

See how line up produces after X-Man.

[jung]

Leave to OB to defend the shift and these creepy calls around 2nd base...and I do mean creepy. Go get em' eck

[a700hitter]

We should be bashing this bum, but we have our minor league bottom of the order playing today.

[a700hitter]

Leave to OB to defend the shift and these creepy calls around 2nd base...and I do mean creepy. Go get em' eck

Could they just discuss the game?

[jung]

Could they just discuss the game?

 

At least they aren't discussing the weather on Cap Cod...another NESN feature.

[OH FOY]

Took the meatball, and had to swing at Pitchers Pitch. Come on Blake.

[jung]

The thing you can't prove in replay and you certainly can't prove it to me is did Holt simply hook the runners ankle and just push a bit with the glove. How is that an out. In fact its not an out if the fielder does that. To what extent can replay pick that up? I would say in many cases and in particular that one NOT AT ALL!

[d-money]

The offense has gone missing.

[OH FOY]

7 pitch inning by E-Rod, liking that.

[TedWilliams101]

The offense has gone missing.

 

They aren't missing, half the offense just has the day off ...

[a700hitter]

7 pitch inning by E-Rod, liking that.

That is so rare, especially for him.

[OH FOY]

That wasn't smart by Lin, with JD up next.

[a700hitter]

I think he's out. Grichuk's foot left the bag in the air, and Holt never removed the tag.

Another example of why JD doesn't hurt you out there.

 

I guess that Cora has no plans to use Nunez in the OF.

[Jasonbay44]

What are you doing there Lin? That isn't even aggressiveness, that was just dumb.

[jung]

Well I think Lin was stuck. There was a man on 1st right. So if the ball drops where is Mookie supposed to go with Holt running to 1st.

[DontCallMeUncleRico]

Wasted opportunity. That Jays pitcher has our number.

[a700hitter]

I am not a fan of putting Holt between Betts and JD. I don't believe in "lengthening" the batting order by sticking an inferior hitter in the middle of the good hitters. It has to hurt run production.