8/30 @ Chicago White Sox

[Thunder]

RHP Rick Porcello (15-7) vs RHP Lucas Giolito (10-9, 5.85)

 

Between classes and the first UConn football game of the season (which I'll be on the sideline for), this will have to be made now. It's a very special day for me. Hopefully the Sox won't ruin it. Win. Dance. Repeat. x3

[OH FOY]

UCONN vs. UCF Good Luck. UCF is a real good football team. To be fair UCF and USF shouldn't be in this conference. Edited August 30, 2018 by OH FOY!

[Slasher9]

football doesnt start until after the last game of the World Series is played.

#baseball>>>>>>>football

 

hopefully we can make it out of Chicago alive.

WIN.

[OH FOY]

Glad were playing this series, WS playing better ball.

[jacksonianmarch]

Giolito with 3 straight quality starts and 4 out of 5. The kid has stuff for days but didn't harness it.

[oldtimer]

Giolito with 3 straight quality starts and 4 out of 5. The kid has stuff for days but didn't harness it.

 

To play 500 ball down the stretch, we had better win this upcoming series as we will be in deeper water later on. Lets hope Porcello will be on tonight and give us a 7 good innings.

[TylerD]

In Porcello I trust.

[mvp 78]

Thunder mojo in effect...

[Maxbialystock]

Betts RF

BEni LF

JDM DH

Bogie SS

Nunez 3B

Holt 1B

Kinsler 2B

Leon C

JBJ CF

 

No Moreland and no Pearce. Still a good lineup. Is this the first time the four best hitters have been the first four in the lineup?

[Kimmi]

football doesnt start until after the last game of the World Series is played.

#baseball>>>>>>>football

 

hopefully we can make it out of Chicago alive.

WIN.

 

100%

 

Keep the win streak going!

[vegasbob]

On a historical note, today marks Ted Williams, The Kid, 100th birthday. Ted can't be with us right now but the memories of the best hitter in Red Sox history, if not MLB , go on. If Ted had the seasons that he was forced to miss by service as a Marine pilot in WW2 and then again Korea during the prime of his career , his totals may well have been the best combination of batting stats in MLB history. Was very glad to have seen him live and hitting HR's. Edited August 30, 2018 by vegasbob

[Bellhorn04]

On a historical note, today marks Ted Williams, The Kid, 100th birthday. Ted can't be with us right now but the memories of the best hitter in Red Sox history, if not MLB , go on. If Ted had the seasons that he was forced to miss by service as a Marine pilot in WW2 and the again Korea during the prime of his career , his totals may well have been the best combination of batting stats in MLB history. Was very glad to have seen him live and hitting HR's.

 

That .482 OBP boggles the mind.

[moonslav59]

That .482 OBP boggles the mind.

 

To do that one season would be mind-boggling.

 

A career .482 OBP is beyong mind-boggling.

[vegasbob]

Many don't know that William's actually pitched in one game during his career. In 1940, he threw 2 innings, gave up 3 hits, a run , a single strikeout and issued an intentional walk. He also played RF in 169 games.

 

His OBP was so high because he had nearly as many walks 2243 , as base hits 2654. Almost half his hits (42%) were for extra bases including 71 triples. Only got HBP 39 times in 7,706 AB's. Had his highest HR total from a single pitcher with 8 off Bob Feller of the Guardians.

[Slasher9]

Is anyone getting weird audio from the nesn feed or is it just me?

[jung]

Is anyone getting weird audio from the nesn feed or is it just me?

 

Its always weird since Lyons has been in the booth. The guy just can't shut up for a second. Never heard an analyst trying to fill every single second of space between the play by play.

[Slasher9]

Agreed. And he was a f***ing idiot about that basepath call. Mookie didn’t jump 6 or 7 feet.

[jung]

Geez if Barrett calls the same zone for Porcello, Rick is not going to like that.

[Slasher9]

More dumb base running + beni lost at the plate. Sigh

[jung]

Oh my God...this game is going to take forever with Barrett behind the dish. Their guy may walk the batting order with Barrett.

[d-money]

Porcello needs a good start here.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

In Porcello I trust he will give up HR's.

[vegasbob]

In Porcello I trust.

 

Cannot imagine why . Rick Porcelain cannot cope with it when the HP umpire messes with his strike zone. He is about to blow up.

[iortiz]

Porcello needs a good start here.

 

Well, Porcello allowing a 2-R Porcello.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Oh, and as the case in most games, the HP umpire SUX!

[jung]

I don't see how this does not turn into a circus with Barrett squeezing both of them.

[a700hitter]

First inning Porcello.

[d-money]

Porcello has been awful lately. Geez

[iortiz]

Porcello has been awful lately. Geez

 

He’s a decent No. 4.

[illinoisredsox]

Per the strike zone on the White Sox broadcast, Garcia should have been called out on 3 pitches. Porcello is going to have a really tough time if he can’t get strikes in the bottom 3-4 inches of the strike zone.