5/12 vs Seattle

[jung]

Instead of all this pink, why don't the players just wear a MOTHER patch on their sleeve. Make it look like a tattoo.

 

They have most definitely overdone it this year. Does not bode for the Player's Uni weekend whenever we are subjected to that bit of barf up, hurl nonsense for this year.

[d-money]

Let’s tack a couple of more runs!

[jung]

What the f*** is wrong with this Seattle ball club. I expected their pitching to not hold up. Unrealistic to think the King's best years were still ahead of him for one thing and the rest of them are nothing to write home about. Pen is a joke. But geez its like they just do not care to field the baseball at all.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I wonder if Vogelbach lives in a van down by the river? Edited May 12, 2019 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Seattle's D isn't bad, it's pathetic. Their pitcher should sue for lack of support.

[jung]

I am not even going to try to make believe I was prescient on that. These guys are terrible....My High School Manager would be pulling guys off the field left and right at this point and asking if any other students brought a glove to school.

[Jasonbay44]

This is one of the worst fielding teams I’ve ever seen. Jesus is Seattle bad

[Jasonbay44]

I feel bad for Gonzales. Dude hasn’t even been that bad. He’s made one real mistake to jd and has allowed 4 runs off bad defense

[d-money]

I feel bad for Gonzales. Dude hasn’t even been that bad. He’s made one real mistake to jd and has allowed 4 runs off bad defense

 

He’s a decent pitcher but as long as we win lol.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Meantime, Seattle's starter has over 60 pitches in 2 innings.

[Jasonbay44]

Shed Long is a great name

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Shed Long is a great name

 

True, but Detroit's Buck Farmer is hard to beat as a name.

[d-money]

Velazquez has to throw strikes!!!! You’re up 4-1.

[TylerD]

What the f*** is wrong with this Seattle ball club. I expected their pitching to not hold up. Unrealistic to think the King's best years were still ahead of him for one thing and the rest of them are nothing to write home about. Pen is a joke. But geez its like they just do not care to field the baseball at all.

They play over their head all the time. They did this last year and then came back down to earth. In my opinion they just aren’t that good. They have folded like a cheap board. But I’m ok with it.

[jung]

We might tend to think fielding does not matter especially in the era of the rocket ship baseball. If anybody has THAT thought again, I will simply point to the Pacific Northwest. It is actually not hard to be this bad in the field.

[Station 13]

True, but Buck Farmer is hard to beat as a name.

 

Josh Smoker is even better.

 

But Brooks Pounder is the GOAT.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

We might tend to think fielding does not matter especially in the era of the rocket ship baseball. If anybody has THAT thought again, I will simply point to the Pacific Northwest. It is actually not hard to be this bad in the field.

 

Speaking of the Pacific Northwest, Seattle's defense is definitely 'grungy.'

[OH FOY]

This shows me a lot, that they play Devers against a Lefty. He can hit Lefties, he did in the Minors.

[Station 13]

wow this pitcher is nearly at 80 pitches in 2+ LOL

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX baserunners should run on all pop flies.

[jung]

Ah..ha.ha.ha...Ah...Ah....Ah...ha...ha...ha

 

Remdog has it right. All it takes to be this bad in the field is lack of focus, concentration and effort. Good fielders are made, not born. Good hitters are born. Don't care how much "talent" you have....if you don't work at fielding you will suck balls to perpetuity.

[d-money]

To get these innings from Velazquez is a plus.

[Jasonbay44]

Pearce looks really really bad

[d-money]

Hopefully we can hold this lead. Make the game official here. Big inning!!!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

At this point I believe Pearce would be more help to the SOX as a member of the ground crew.

[d-money]

Well this game got interesting all of a sudden. Velazquez needs to get out of this.

[d-money]

Just throw strikes dude.

[oldtimer]

Just throw strikes dude.

 

They only expect 5 from him.

[d-money]

After this inning we can relax and let the bats go to work knowing the game is already official.

[d-money]

They only expect 5 from him.

 

He has done a good job. I thought for sure he would implode but very good by him.