4/27 Rays at Fenway

[Jasonbay44]

Zunino is making some incredible stops. Alvarado has some crazy movement on these pitchers

[jacksonianmarch]

Alvarado cannot find the zone repeatedly. If I was Bradley and I knew I couldn't hit this guy, I would go into protect mode and try to walk

[vegasbob]

Swung at ball 4 for the 199th time.

[Jasonbay44]

Alvarado cannot find the zone repeatedly. If I was Bradley and I knew I couldn't hit this guy, I would go into protect mode and try to walk

If he just stood there with the bat on his shoulder, a run scores

[d-money]

This team cannot drive runs in this year when it matters in crucial spots.

[DontCallMeUncleRico]

If anybody can't see that Bradley's a 4th outfield then something is wrong with their baseball acumen.

[Oscars]

JBJ gets himself out swinging at a ball.

He is the complete opposite of clutch

[vegasbob]

Alvarado cannot find the zone repeatedly. If I was Bradley and I knew I couldn't hit this guy, I would go into protect mode and try to walk

 

But that would attribute some basic concept of hitting to Bradley which unfortunately would be a gross exaggeration

[oldtimer]

Alvarado cannot find the zone repeatedly. If I was Bradley and I knew I couldn't hit this guy, I would go into protect mode and try to walk

 

Jackie did what Jackie does. This guy is tough but it would have been a great chance for Jackie to contribute.

[DontCallMeUncleRico]

Swung at ball 4 for the 199th time.

 

Everybody and their mothers knows that is one of the holes in his swing except for Bradley.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Needed a wild pitch, passed ball or balk. The Rays' catcher put on a clinic.

[Station 13]

JBJ, f***ing worthless.

[Oscars]

JBJ has struck out 25 times in 75ABs including this game , for a putrid 33% strike out rate

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Wouldn't it make some sense to walk Pearce and get to JBJr

 

But then you put the go ahead run on 2nd. However, with JBJ batting next I tend to agree.

[Station 13]

JBJ should try to bunt. Difficult player to coach.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Needed a wild pitch, passed ball or balk. The Rays' catcher put on a clinic.

 

I forgot hit batsman.

[Jasonbay44]

JBJ should try to bunt. Difficult player to coach.

Why the hell would he bunt with bases loaded and 2 outs against a guy with crazy control issues?

[Station 13]

Why the hell would he bunt with bases loaded and 2 outs against a guy with crazy control issues?

 

I'm not talking about in that situation. It was after the Rays guy bunted that I think JBJ should add to his game. He might beat it out for hits, advance a runner over his whopping 30% strikeout outcome.

[d-money]

This team’s gonna need some fenway magic. Haven’t had much this season.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I forgot hit batsman.

 

Another one I didn't think of was catcher's interference. I would have included error, but the batter actually has to hit the ball for that to happen.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This team’s gonna need some fenway magic. Haven’t had much this season.

 

They may have used it all up last year.

[illinoisredsox]

Why the hell would he bunt with bases loaded and 2 outs against a guy with crazy control issues?

 

Especially when he’d have trouble bunting something I might throw up there, and the last pitch I threw was in Little League in 1971.

[vegasbob]

It would truly suck to lose this one 2-1, so let's just win it and move on

[Maxbialystock]

JBJ is just plain useless at the plate when he swings at 2 pitches out of the zone, either one of which would have given him a walk and brought the tying run home with 2 outs in the 8th.

 

I'm getting pretty sick and tired of his defenders assuring us that he was great back in 2016 and could be great again. He's 29 years old and refuses to learn how to swing a bat at this level--to say nothing of knowing the strike zone.

[DontCallMeUncleRico]

JBJ is just plain useless at the plate when he swings at 2 pitches out of the zone, either one of which would have given him a walk and brought the tying run home with 2 outs in the 8th.

 

I'm getting pretty sick and tired of his defenders assuring us that he was great back in 2016 and could be great again. He's 29 years old and refuses to learn how to swing a bat at this level--to say nothing of knowing the strike zone.

 

He's a 4th outfielder man. I agree with you. There's no defending this cat.

[vegasbob]

JBJ is just plain useless at the plate when he swings at 2 pitches out of the zone, either one of which would have given him a walk and brought the tying run home with 2 outs in the 8th.

 

I'm getting pretty sick and tired of his defenders assuring us that he was great back in 2016 and could be great again. He's 29 years old and refuses to learn how to swing a bat at this level--to say nothing of knowing the strike zone.

 

Thank you for acknowledging what some would see as extreme negativity. Can't wait for this not so young man to hit FA and see what his real value is.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Note to Cora: Except when Leon's catching, please bat JBJ 9th in the line-up. Btw, Cora, JBJ and Leon should never be in the same line-up. Here's an amazing stat; JBJ's OPS is lower than Ted Williams' BA in 1941.

[vegasbob]

Benintendi K'ing 3 times today. He's another that would rather umpire than be aggressive. That really sucked.

[vegasbob]

Note to Cora: Except when Leon's catching, please bat JBJ 9th in the line-up. Btw, Cora, JBJ and Leon should never be in the same line-up. Here's an amazing stat; JBJ's OPS is lower than Ted Williams' BA in 1941.

 

Pearce's BA + Leon's BA + Bradley's BA is .345 . enough said. Take their OPS's and shove them

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Strange the infield fly rule wasn't called.