Game Thread - 08/23 Sox at Oreo Cookies

[TylerD]

Godley today

[TylerD]

Up early. As usual 1-0

[TylerD]

I just went number 2

 

I see I didn’t miss much.

[mvp 78]

Pillah was a great pickup.

[mvp 78]

Has there been any Godley grunt talk yet?

[mvp 78]

Godley used to be a high k guy, now he struggles to put people away. What gives?

[TylerD]

Godley used to be a high k guy, now he struggles to put people away. What gives?

 

Wondering that too. Man oh man he looks terrible. Just can’t find the strike zone at all. 26 pitches and counting.

[mvp 78]

His cutter and curve used to be decent. Now he just gets fouled off over and over.

[mvp 78]

His velo is the same. Maybe location and movement have changed?

[TylerD]

His velo is the same. Maybe location and movement have changed?

 

That’s what it seems to be. I think O Brien said, his location is just way off this year. Velocity is still there, but his command just seems completely off.

[mvp 78]

I hate how NESN talks about stats.

 

“Kevin Pillar’s best season was 2019.”

 

According to fWAR, it was his worst full season. It wasn’t even a top 2 oWAR season.

[mvp 78]

There are peanut shells all over my living room right now and Mrs MVP is not happy. I thought salted peanuts (Marlins) would be fun and relaxing for the kids. My daughter went in on them hampster style. Clearly I’m going to clean up.

[mvp 78]

That’s the worst pitch I’ve seen this year.

[mvp 78]

Brian Johnson was worse than this?

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

What the--

 

Ron.... Godley was spinning a shutout.

 

[mvp 78]

Springs is not even a AAAA guy.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Springs is not even a AAAA guy.

 

Orioles are just lucky our pitchers either throw one behind their backs or right down the middle.

[TylerD]

Orioles are just lucky our pitchers either throw one behind their backs or right down the middle.

 

Lol!!!

[mvp 78]

Nunez pissed that a dingus like Springs got him out.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Lol!!!

 

Seriously, some of the Orioles' improvement has to be a commitment to playing all types of baseball. Sure, like the Red Sox, they can still swing and miss from the ass (and smash bats in half)... but two days in a row they bunted for hits in key rallies; is that even allowed in Boston?

[mvp 78]

Never enough Jim Rice.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Oriole reliever no-hitting Dead Sox. Bloom should trade for him now to show the bullpen how to throw atom balls.

[Sox75]

LOL ;0 Remy

[Sox75]

HEADS UP by Pillar

[Sox75]

WTF are they sending him?

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Say it Jerry: if lazy JD had taken second on the Pillar steal, it'd be a tie game.

[Sox75]

Pillar stole 3rd on his own.

JD was right not to go to 2nd on that.

We just saw why. He is VERY SLOW.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Pillar stole 3rd on his own.

JD was right not to go to 2nd on that.

We just saw why. He is VERY SLOW.

 

I disagree. The throw to third to try to nail the stealer concedes second to the trailing runner. It's a lot better shot than trotting home on a grounder to second.

[Sox75]

WHAT A THROW!

Well played!

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

WHAT A THROW!

Well played!

 

Pillar: hitting, running, throwing, catching... fetching... a Top 1,000 prospect?