7/05 vS The Tigers

[YastrzemskI]

Will the SOX tame the Tigers tonight?

Will the SOX pen have enough in their arsenal to chase those tigers away and make them roar some place else??

Will the SOX be responsible for turning these tigers into nothing but helpless itty bitty cubs??? Who do nothing but complain and go boo hoo???

 

The balls & strikes begin at 7:10 Atlantic/4:10 Pacific. Be there or be nowhere.

[jung]

Beni out of the lineup again. No shocker there.

 

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

3. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

4. J.D. Martinez ® LF

5. Christian Vazquez ® DH

6. Michael Chavis ® 1B

7. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

8. Eduardo Nunez ® 2B

9. Sandy Leon (S) C

 

 

1. Victor Reyes (S) CF

2. Nicholas Castellanos ® RF

3. Miguel Cabrera ® DH

4. Brandon Dixon ® 1B

5. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

6. Harold Castro (L) LF

7. Niko Goodrum (S) 2B

8. John Hicks ® C

9. Jordy Mercer ® SS

[TylerD]

I like winning games it’s fun. Let’s do it again sometime.

[TylerD]

Beni out of the lineup again. No shocker there.

 

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

3. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

4. J.D. Martinez ® LF

5. Christian Vazquez ® DH

6. Michael Chavis ® 1B

7. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

8. Eduardo Nunez ® 2B

9. Sandy Leon (S) C

 

 

1. Victor Reyes (S) CF

2. Nicholas Castellanos ® RF

3. Miguel Cabrera ® DH

4. Brandon Dixon ® 1B

5. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

6. Harold Castro (L) LF

7. Niko Goodrum (S) 2B

8. John Hicks ® C

9. Jordy Mercer ® SS

 

Beni is making me sad lately Hope that man comes out of his slump. It's been ugly.

[YastrzemskI]

Beni out of the lineup again. No shocker there.

 

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

3. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

4. J.D. Martinez ® LF

5. Christian Vazquez ® DH

6. Michael Chavis ® 1B

7. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

8. Eduardo Nunez ® 2B

9. Sandy Leon (S) C

 

 

1. Victor Reyes (S) CF

2. Nicholas Castellanos ® RF

3. Miguel Cabrera ® DH

4. Brandon Dixon ® 1B

5. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

6. Harold Castro (L) LF

7. Niko Goodrum (S) 2B

8. John Hicks ® C

9. Jordy Mercer ® SS

 

Cora was discussing Beni yesterday. He said that he has not been the same since spring training.

Something has been off with him all year.

[jung]

Cora was discussing Beni yesterday. He said that he has not been the same since spring training.

Something has been off with him all year.

 

What they are asking him to do is necessary and obvious. They want him to shorten his stride to begin with. But just looking at him struggling with that task in actual game competition is painful to watch. Yes that big stride of his is a killer....has to go. But watching him pick that front leg up and sort of put it down like its some broken appendage that he is dragging along behind him is just painful. The result for now is that he is just lost in the batter's box, a jumble of disconnected parts.

 

I am sure they have him in the cage which is the right place for him to be to work back. In truth, sending him down would not be a terrible idea. But that is not going to happen. Sox PR would have an aneurysm.

[Swiharts Ghost]

This team needs HRs if we can't pitch .

[moonslav59]

This team needs HRs if we can't pitch .

 

Why not address the fact that we need pitching, especially since we have a top 5 offense?

[notin]

Cora was discussing Beni yesterday. He said that he has not been the same since spring training.

Something has been off with him all year.

 

He’s been hitting better each month...

[YastrzemskI]

He’s been hitting better each month...

 

He has? Could have fooled me.

[Swiharts Ghost]

Why not address the fact that we need pitching, especially since we have a top 5 offense?

 

Moon I feel the same way but he's driving me absolutely nuts kicking the can .For what ? A better deal ? Yeah no we are desperate and will bend over and cough .

[Swiharts Ghost]

We need to sweep this team it's a must .

[TylerD]

Sweep for this team is a stretch but let’s hope.

[YastrzemskI]

We need to sweep this team it's a must .

 

I admire your enthusiasm.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Detroit the Tiger says: "We're grrrrrrrruesome."

[jung]

Carpenter...another outstanding example of what passes for MLB pitching these days.

[vegasbob]

Ryan Carpenter will last about 3 innings, throwing lots of pitches

[jung]

Let Mookie work his way back all the way in the count and throws him a lollypop.

[OH FOY]

First extra base hit from a lead-off batter in 1st inning this year, 88th game.

[jung]

Pitchers simply do not have the talent to drive Rafi back when he dives across the batter's box as he does. One of the better examples of crap MLB pitching.

[vegasbob]

First extra base hit from a lead-off batter in 1st inning this year, 88th game.

 

Cora says Benintendi has not been the same since ST. I hope for his sake he is not ill, but maybe the idea of being the leadoff hitter made him feel queasy .

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Getting the Detroit feed. I respect Kirk Gibson as a great athlete, but he should not be working in the announcing booth. It's like c'mon Kirk, what are you trying to say?

[d-money]

Another crappy team they should beat but might be difficult. Meanwhile the skanks are playing a team they own and the current leader in the first wildcard spot.

[vegasbob]

A shutout pitching effort by Erod will assure the win tonight. I do think the Sox need to sweep this series and go 5-1 prior to A-S game. Still 2.5 out of the second WC slot with a difficult upcoming schedule during post A-S July. 12 of 19 games vs Dodgers, Rays, Yankees.

[YastrzemskI]

Let's see what ERod will bring to the table tonight.

[OH FOY]

Looked like he's smiling, after he f***ed up.

[d-money]

Lovely start. A hit.

[d-money]

I can’t stand this guy.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Getting the Detroit feed. I respect Kirk Gibson as a great athlete, but he should not be working in the announcing booth. It's like c'mon Kirk, what are you trying to say?

 

Having ckecked Kirk on the internet I discovered he is fighting Parkinson's. I wish him the best and I should have known this before I ignorantly criticized his announcing.

[FredLynn]

Another example of lack of focus. ERod dogs it covering first base.