9/14 SOX @ Phillies 7:05 PM EST

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

E-rod 17-6 3.73ERA vs A. Nola 12-5 3.70ERA

 

 

Which SOX team shows up tonight?

[oldtimer]

E-rod 17-6 3.73ERA vs A. Nola 12-5 3.70ERA

 

 

Which SOX team shows up tonight?

 

Betts is out with a sore foot and he has been their best offensive player of late. Missing him will be a big penalty. Beni on the other hand has slumped badly during the last 15 days. I hope somebody is helping him through this bad time.

[Slasher9]

I think they have a safe space in the locker room for beni

[jung]

I think they have a safe space in the locker room for beni

 

Are you trying to horn in on my prick of the board award Slash?

[jung]

Alex Who and ex-player Tom Walker? Where does NESN get these guys? Where did they get this Alex guy?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Alex Who and ex-player Tom Walker? Where does NESN get these guys? Where did they get this Alex guy?

 

Tinder.

[jung]

Rafi has lately been willing to show pitchers he is willing to swing at that rising FB that he can't hit. Its not a big deal that Rafi can't hit it. Ortiz could not hit it either. He just does not want to keep swinging at it.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

At least we can accurately employ the word 'pitcher' in regards to the 2 guys on the mound tonight.

[jung]

At least we can accurately employ the word 'pitcher' in regards to the 2 guys on the mound tonight.

 

Refreshing...even the EEI guys have termed it "refreshing".

[Station 13]

Andrew Benintendi is absent again, he must be on the 12 steps program.

[jung]

Andrew Benintendi is absent again, he must be on the 12 steps program.

 

1. Marco Hernandez (L) 2B

2. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

3. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

4. J.D. Martinez ® RF

5. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

6. Christian Vazquez ® C

7. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

8. Gorkys Hernandez ® LF

9. Eduardo Rodriguez (L) P

 

 

1. Jean Segura ® SS

2. J.T. Realmuto ® C

3. Bryce Harper (L) RF

4. Rhys Hoskins ® 1B

5. Scott Kingery ® CF

6. Cesar Hernandez (S) 2B

7. Adam Haseley (L) LF

8. Maikel Franco ® 3B

9. Aaron Nola ® P

 

OMG....I did not check the lineups as I almost always do. Did not see Gorkys in there. That means we have another shot at an all Hernandez night if DHern gets in there.

[jung]

Heck of a play by Franco at 3rd.

[OH FOY]

E-Rod is ridiculous getting to 1st. Constantly too.

[Oscars]

EROD runs like a 3 legged dog!

[Slasher9]

Omg wtf erod.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Moreland's nice play at 1st ruined because E-rod still has no instinct to get to 1st.

[jung]

I agree with a poster that mentioned many games ago that ERod really does not move to 1st with any enthusiasm since the leg injury happened trying to make that play. I don't think we will ever see ERod show any enthusiasm to get over there again.

[TylerD]

I’m drinking Corona. Life is good.

[OH FOY]

Gorky really smoked that one.

[OH FOY]

I’m drinking Corona. Life is good.

 

HAHA, like it. Your the Colts Fan right?

[Slasher9]

Erod hits like he covers first base

[OH FOY]

Tell you though E-Rod really has matured. He keeps this up, Price is in trouble, for #2 Starter.

[Slasher9]

He can’t help but go to 3-2 tho...

[OH FOY]

Guerin Austin has really matured too.

[Slasher9]

I’m on the Phillies feed. Guerin is awesome

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

In regards to shortening the time length of baseball games, I present this for your consideration. Going to video to question a call takes a lot of time in many cases. My idea is that the umps have 1 minute to review a play. If after a minute they still haven't made a ruling, then whatever was called originally stands.

[jung]

Did not realize that the Phiilies have Nola going on 4 days rest for the remainder of the season.

 

The way ERod throws his Change it is just impossible to hit. Its not even something you can foul off.

 

Changes that bend back (opposite break of the slider) at least give the hitter an angle on the pitch. He won't likely hit it fair but he could foul it off. The Change that just dies all the way to the plate is flat impossible to see and if you can't see it you can't hit it. You could throw your body at that pitch trying to get a HBP AND MISS! That would be embarrassing wouldn't it. Could you just see the hitter looking up from the ground trying to explain that to the ump?

[Station 13]

JD lol

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Any time JD has to move laterally on a fly ball there's gonna be a problem. He's a terrible defensive outfielder. Thank you, Captain Obvious.

[jung]

Any time JD has to move laterally on a fly ball there's gonna be a problem. He's a terrible defensive outfielder. Thank you, Captain Obvious.

 

Worse, he will not call anybody off and goes after nothing aggressively. Just sort of lops around out there. So his mate or mates simply have no idea what JD is doing nor what they should do. Do I pull up? Do I keep going? Am I going to run into JD? IS JD going to run into me?

 

RIDICULOUS!!!