07/15/19 Blue Jays (Thornton) @ Red Sox (my man average dick Rick)

[S5Dewey]

It looks like we may need Moon's 12 runs after all.

[a700hitter]

Eovaldi should help the back end of the bullpen. When do they expect to activate him? And we still need another quality arm in the pen.

[Station 13]

He pitched well last night. Like a lot of these guys, he seems incapable of pitching back to back games.

 

I would not have taken Walden out; he’s capable of going and has gone more than 1 inning; I even thought he might have gone 3 and gotten a cheap save.

 

It's not tonight or anything. Every time Brasier pitches, the ball is spray all over the field. That long single is a HR in other parks. He already allowed many homeruns already. He needs to pitch better in non high leverage innings.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Btw, Weber is back, so let the grill jokes begin.

[S5Dewey]

OB & Jerry were just talking about the London trip, the number of runs scored and how well the ball carried. I'm still wondering if MLB sent a double-juiced ball to London to make the game "more attractive" to the Londoners.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

He pitched well last night. Like a lot of these guys, he seems incapable of pitching back to back games.

 

I would not have taken Walden out; he’s capable of going and has gone more than 1 inning; I even thought he might have gone 3 and gotten a cheap save.

 

Same with last night regarding Workman. Cora's keeping them rested for the PO's.

[S5Dewey]

Btw, Weber is back, so let the grill jokes begin.

 

Ok. Let's hope he's hot tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

OB & Jerry were just talking about the London trip, the number of runs scored and how well the ball carried. I'm still wondering if MLB sent a double-juiced ball to London to make the game "more attractive" to the Londoners.

 

Probably the same balls they use for HR derby.

[TylerD]

This is embarrassing

[Jasonbay44]

Jesus Christ

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

No lead is safe with this bunch of arsonists.

[YastrzemskI]

Ok. Let's hope he's hot tonight.

 

You mean Greg Maddux?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Ok. Let's hope he's hot tonight.

 

Good one. That why the SOX have to retire your number, Dewey.

[S5Dewey]

I think I said this in a prior game but last year I wasn't concerned if the Sox were behind early in the game because I knew that when we got to their bullpen we'd score more runs.

 

Now we have met the enemy and he is us.

[S5Dewey]

Good one. That why the SOX have to retire your number, Dewey.

 

So true. One can even make a case for that number to be in The Hall.

 

Nice response, too.

[illinoisredsox]

I can live with the type of hit Barnes gave up (medium speed grounder); there’s not much you can do about it. Brasier’s ropes are s different story.

[illinoisredsox]

So true. One can even make a case for that number to be in The Hall.

 

Nice response, too.

 

I can’t, and I loved Dewey when I was a kid. I have very high standards though; I’m not sure Rice should be in there.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It's like when Price starts for the SOX. The opposition is probably thinking OK, we're not going to get many runs off of him, but after the 5th inning, we should score plenty.

[d-money]

This BP is straight garbage. Don’t know how you can keep rolling with these guys.

[FredLynn]

Its pretty unbelievable how bad our pitching is....just horrible. No lead is safe.

[S5Dewey]

I can’t, and I loved Dewey when I was a kid. I have very high standards though; I’m not sure Rice should be in there.

 

You're probably right. I'm not the most unbiased person in the world on that topic. Some of my reason I'd consider him is because I give extra 'points' for what he went through with his family at that time and how it didn't affect his playing. Which admittedly isn't fair when considering someone for The Hall.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I can’t, and I loved Dewey when I was a kid. I have very high standards though; I’m not sure Rice should be in there.

 

I think Rice should be, but I don't believe Dewey should. But I definitely feel that the SOX should have retired Dewey's number years ago.

[S5Dewey]

I think Rice should be, but I don't believe Dewey should. But I definitely feel that the SOX should have retired Dewey's number years ago.

 

I know. I mean, Wade Boggs has had his retired and Dewey hasn't? And I don't mean that as a knock on Boggs.

[Jasonbay44]

Looks like Workman is getting 9th

[FredLynn]

As bad as our pitchers are we are actually right in the middle of the pack in ERA and OPSa. Seems that bad pitching is endemic.

[illinoisredsox]

Walden got the side in the 7th on 12 pitches. There was no reason to take him out, especially with the part of the line-up due up.

[Jasonbay44]

Speaking of retired numbers. I think we should retire Manny's.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Btw, the catch Dewey made on the fly ball hit by Joe Morgan in game 6 of the '75 WS still remains the greatest web gem I've ever seen.

[S5Dewey]

Brock Holt's ongoing overall contribution may make him the MVP on this team.

[S5Dewey]

Speaking of retired numbers. I think we should retire Manny's.

 

You can make an excellent case for that. IMO the thing that keeps it from happening is that Manny was Manny.