9/14 New York Mess

[Kimmi]

it amazes me how people only see offense in baseball. i blame girls and their love of the long ball......

 

Ha.

[Kimmi]

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

3. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

4. J.D. Martinez ® DH

5. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

6. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

7. Ian Kinsler ® 2B

8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

9. Blake Swihart (S) C

[Kimmi]

Also, there's this:

 

Jen McCaffrey

‏Verified account @jcmccaffrey

4m4 minutes ago

 

Red Sox announce RHP Hector Velazquez will not start tonight’s game against the Mets due to illness. RHP William Cuevas will start in his place.

[Thunder]

This season, we've made a habit out of beating the s*** out of New York. No different this weekend, even though we get deGrom and Syndergaard. Win. Dance. Repeat. x5

[Thunder]

Can the Catcher be replaced by the DH and the pitcher hit???

 

Lol. If only...

[Station 13]

Also, there's this:

 

Jen McCaffrey

‏Verified account @jcmccaffrey

4m4 minutes ago

 

Red Sox announce RHP Hector Velazquez will not start tonight’s game against the Mets due to illness. RHP William Cuevas will start in his place.

 

Are we in a 6 man rotation now?

[FredLynn]

Cuevas is getting way too much of the plate

[d-money]

s***** start to this game.

[d-money]

What happened with wright? Why can’t they throw him?

[Station 13]

What happened with wright? Why can’t they throw him?

 

He's your set up guy now.

[d-money]

Are we in a 6 man rotation now?

 

 

I am hoping sale goes deep on Sunday if’s healthy. I just want him to get a decent workload before the playoffs. I don’t want him rusty.

[FredLynn]

I am hoping sale goes deep on Sunday if’s healthy. I just want him to get a decent workload before the playoffs. I don’t want him rusty.

 

He is going to be limited to three innings.

[illinoisredsox]

He is going to be limited to three innings.

 

As he should be; at this point, it's almost like he's back in spring training.

[Station 13]

Not bad by Cuevas.

[FredLynn]

As he should be; at this point, it's almost like he's back in spring training.

 

He is going to have a tough time working his way up to 100+ pitches during the regular season. I think he might have two more starts after Sunday. No argument about limiting him at this point, but it might impact his ability to make a lot of pitches in the playoffs.

[Station 13]

This offense has sucks for weeks now.

[illinoisredsox]

He is going to have a tough time working his way up to 100+ pitches during the regular season. I think he might have two more starts after Sunday. No argument about limiting him at this point, but it might impact his ability to make a lot of pitches in the playoffs.

 

I'm guessing they would go to 4-5 innings the next start and then 5-6 the one after that. Then maybe a short tune-up session in the last series (which all the starters may get).

[a700hitter]

I personally don't give a s*** about Leon's hitting as long as he is optimizing what the guy on the mound is doing. We have hitting out the wazoo, but our pitching is sometimes suspect. Leon's defensive catching stats are way better than Vazquez's or Swihart's, and they don't include how the pitchers have more confidence in him.

 

I'm not rooting against Vazquez or Swihart because we all know Leon can't catch every game. When either is catching, I not only root for him but comment when he does something well--including the odd hit now and then. About which, this: when either Vazquez or Swihart gets his OPS above .800, I'll be ready to say it's time to go with a catcher who can hit.

Moreland has been hitting around .180 since the ASB. The catcher is a black hole, Bradley is a .230 hitter, and Beni has 2 HRs since the ASB and OPSing .728. That's 2 slumpers, 1 below average hitter and 1 black hole. The offense has been very spotty lately with lots of soft spots.

[d-money]

This offense has sucks for weeks now.

 

They have sucked to start games. That’s a concern heading into October.

[d-money]

He is going to have a tough time working his way up to 100+ pitches during the regular season. I think he might have two more starts after Sunday. No argument about limiting him at this point, but it might impact his ability to make a lot of pitches in the playoffs.

 

If he gets lit up in the playoffs i am gonna blame Cora. You need to give him some workload.

[d-money]

Scott needs to keep this game close. I wanna clinch this division ASAP.

[d-money]

That’s pathetic by Scott. Pathetic pitch.

[Station 13]

God, I LOATHE lefty relievers.

[FredLynn]

Scott needs to keep this game close. I wanna clinch this division ASAP.

 

So much for that. This was apparently a throwaway game. Look at the guys they trotted out there to start the game. Meanwhile the Yankees are up 5-0.

[redsoxrules]

My god. Dfa this guy already. He stinks

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Look at the BP; look at the holes in the line-up and one wonders how 101 wins came to be. Simple answer: large number of s***** teams in the league. Sadly, none of those s***** teams will be in the playoffs.

[FredLynn]

This is about as bad as the Sox have started a game for a long long time.

[bmattioli]

I hate these games they are content to lose from the start..

[d-money]

Look at the BP; look at the holes in the line-up and one wonders how 101 wins came to be. Simple answer: large number of s***** teams in the league. Sadly, none of those s***** teams will be in the playoffs.

 

 

If this team flames out i am blaming Cora. Don’t like the way he’s handling sale. They’re pampering him a little too much.

[FredLynn]

I guess this is all because Swihart can't call a good game.