Game Thread - 08/05 - Sox (Perez) at Rays (Yarbrough)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2nd good start in a row for Perez. He is definitely a pitcher and not a thrower. He spots his stuff very well and at different speeds. I'm impressed.

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Agreed, I think bruins will take care of them!!

 

That is unless God Price takes care of the penguins.....

 

Tampa is the team to beat. Of course, they were supposed to be the team to beat last season and that didn't turn out well for them.

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2nd good start in a row for Perez. He is definitely a pitcher and not a thrower. He spots his stuff very well and at different speeds. I'm impressed.

 

 

I apologize for my earlier negative post.

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VAZ piling up RBI.

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First deGrom and now Yarbrough. SOX seem to hit well against elite pitching. Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot of that around.

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MC Hammered that one.

[TylerD]

Tampa is the team to beat. Of course, they were supposed to be the team to beat last season and that didn't turn out well for them.

 

Agreed. Columbus was much better than people give them credit for though. I hope they beat the leafs lol

 

5-0 Sox!!

[Maxbialystock]

So far, nothing short of amazing!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Agreed. Columbus was much better than people give them credit for though. I hope they beat the leafs lol

 

5-0 Sox!!

 

Toronto will have home ice advantage throughout the Eastern playoffs.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

So far, nothing short of amazing!

 

 

Hopefully, when the SOX play the Nats, they'll get to face Scherzer.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

MC and Moreland platooning at 1st has been one of the few SOX strongpoints so far.

[mvp 78]

To make this pitching match-up much more fair, Yarbrough should pitch right-handed.

 

Maybe he would have pitched better?

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Maybe he would have pitched better?

 

Yeah, I apologized for that stupid post earlier. I won't be berating Perez again this season.

[mvp 78]

Yeah, I apologized for that stupid post earlier. I won't be berating Perez again this season.

 

It’s called a reverse lock. It worked out well.

[oldtimer]

Whats thee last thing a pitcher should do coming in with a 5 run lead in the 6th? Issue a walk to the first batter he faces. Red Sox relief pitching 2020.

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Rays have had lead-off batter on base 5 times in 6 innings. Pretty sure this wasn't part of the pre-game plan.

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It’s called a reverse lock. It worked out well.

 

 

Yup, like when I compared the SOX offense to a Charlie Chaplin movie, and Verdugo immediately hit a dinger.

[YastrzemskI]

The 'Perfection Line' has been perfectly awful so far.

 

The Bruins look like a shell of themselves after the long break. Missing Pasternak doesn’t help either.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'm gonna refrain from using 'reverse locks' too often during games. They shouldn't be abused.

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The Bruins look like a shell of themselves after the long break. Missing Pasternak doesn’t help either.

 

Pasternak missing? He's been on the ice these last two games, although like the other 2 guys on the 1st line, he does appear to be 'missing' at times.

[YastrzemskI]

Pasternak missing? He's been on the ice these last two games, although like the other 2 guys on the 1st line, he does appear to be 'missing' at times.

 

I meant that he was out a while which messed with the chemistry. They look disoriented and at times, disinterested. This whole year is just a crapshoot for sports.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I meant that he was out a while which messed with the chemistry. They look disoriented and at times, disinterested. This whole year is just a crapshoot for sports.

 

True, but at least the NHL is doing this planning of the season better than the MLB or the NBA. Not surprising though, because I've always felt that the NHL was the best organized of the four major team sports.

Edited August 6, 2020 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[TylerD]

Amazing what good pitching does.

[mvp 78]

Brewer looked good. Brice was slinging it.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Amazing what good pitching does.

 

Also good to see the SOX are the team with the 5 runs for a change.

[mvp 78]

Remy loving Days of Our Lives is the best.

[mvp 78]

Barnes throwing FBs?!?!?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SOX off tomorrow and then 3 against Toronto and then followed by 4 against Tampa. It appears I won't receive a televised game until the 14th when the SOX play the Yankems. MLB network may surprise me though like they did tonight, but I tend to doubt it.

Oh, well, not a big deal.

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Remy loving Days of Our Lives is the best.

 

I miss Remy. Always liked him.

[jad]

True, but at least the NHL is doing this planning of the season better than the MLB or the NBA. Not surprising though, because I've always felt that the NHL was the best organized of the four major team sports.

 

What's wrong with what the NBA has done? They've certainly handled this much better than MLB or (damn!) the NFL and NCAA. (Bettman is on a roll, I admit. Not only has he managed to salvage a season--at least, for now-- he also gets credit for the 3-man overtime, which I think ROCKS.)