4:24 VS M’s

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Today EO=BO.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

[quote=jung;

1380591]Our defense so far this year SUCKS BALLS

 

If our defense is sucking balls wouldn't that make our defense the Dyson of all defenses.

[d-money]

Lousy game thus far. I don’t think the Mariners are this good but we sure are making them look great.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

A starting pitcher who gives up 4 runs in the 1st 2 innings and then settles down while his team scores 7 runs. That's referred to as a Porcello start.

[moonslav59]

Verdugo is likely the best Ofer we have to put in CF. In fact I don't think there is any doubt about it.

 

I still think he belongs in Fenway's RF. On the road, maybe CF is best.

 

Kike has good defensive metrics in CF, but his sample size is scattered over many small stints.

 

Maybe this...

 

Fenway & parks with shorter LF's:

Cordero/Renfroe LF, Kike CF, Verdugo RF

 

Parks with shorter RF's:

Verdugo LF, Kike CF, Renfroe/Cordero RF

 

As long as Arroyo keeps hitting, 2B should be his FT position. That squeezes Kike to the OF, where we just happen to have two struggling, platoon-type players.

 

It's really this simple.

 

(Marwin can be worked into the equation easily enough, too.)

 

 

 

[jung]

Lousy game thus far. I don’t think the Mariners are this good but we sure are making them look great.

 

if this is going to be "our game" all year the bats are going to have to show up every contest.

[jung]

I still think he belongs in Fenway's RF. On the road, maybe CF is best.

 

Kike has good defensive metrics in CF, but his sample size is scattered over many small stints.

 

Maybe this...

 

Fenway & parks with shorter LF's:

Cordero/Renfroe LF, Kike CF, Verdugo RF

 

Parks with shorter RF's:

Verdugo LF, Kike CF, Renfroe/Cordero RF

 

As long as Arroyo keeps hitting, 2B should be his FT position. That squeezes Kike to the OF, where we just happen to have two struggling, platoon-type players.

 

It's really this simple.

 

(Marwin can be worked into the equation easily enough, too.)

 

 

 

 

I like our best Ofer in RF at home too. The RH pitcher going for us should have made that the more natural call as well...which in my case makes me worry even more that Cora felt compelled to put Verdugo in CF today.

 

When we had Betts it made sense to put JBJ in CF as he was a better CF than Mookie was. Betts was out of this world in Fenway RF.

Edited April 24, 2021 by jung

[moonslav59]

Our defense so far this year SUCKS BALLS

 

The first 3 games of 2021 exposed out horrific defense.

 

It hasn't miraculously improved since then. It will cost us more games to come.

[TylerD]

What happened??????? Come back to this crap.

[jung]

What happened??????? Come back to this crap.

 

You really don't want to know.

[moonslav59]

Eovaldi has shown great control, so far this year.

 

27 Ks

 

4 BBs

 

in 27.2 innings and counting.

 

It's the hits that are hurting him. (Only one of his 4 BBs scored.)

[moonslav59]

Time to bust out a crooked number!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This SOX line-up has 4 guys who can actually hit; Cannot afford to lose any one of them. Edited April 24, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[TylerD]

You really don't want to know.

 

Offense isn’t helping either.

[TylerD]

99 fastball. He has some heat

 

Not typical Nasty Nate today though. Throwing some wild pitches. His control looks off.

[TylerD]

This SOX line-up has 4 guys who can actually hit; Cannot afford to lose any one of them.

 

Yup!! We have managed two hits today. This offense is slowly starting to spiral down

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Tough bounce for X-man. Just not our day.

[TylerD]

Omg. Xander. When it’s bad it’s really bad.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Omg. Xander. When it’s bad it’s really bad.

 

You follow hockey, Tyler. What happened to X-man would be similar to a deflected shot in hockey.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It appears that Flexen is having one of his 'blind squirrel' days.

[jung]

Hey, we might still have JBJ at least at the plate. His name is Cordero. Lucky us! He looks so much like JBJ up there that it scares the s*** out of me.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

At this rate, as the season moves along, the BP is going to need duct tape to keep their arms from falling off.

[TylerD]

Going against our ace today

 

Say your prayers Seattle.

 

This aged like s***. Ugh.

[TylerD]

You follow hockey, Tyler. What happened to X-man would be similar to a deflected shot in hockey.

 

Ya I didn’t see that till the replay. You’re right. Just the luck we have today.

[jung]

At this rate, as the season moves along, the BP is going to need duct tape to keep their arms from falling off.

 

Hey what's wrong with 5 innings worked at a run an inning. I am sure they were not all earned but our starters seems to be trying to figure out if they want to go for a run per inning or a walk per inning. Must be quite a dilemma.

[jung]

This SOX line-up has 4 guys who can actually hit; Cannot afford to lose any one of them.

 

I can see the natives getting restless at 5-9 in the order.

[Swiharts Ghost]

Hey, we might still have JBJ at least at the plate. His name is Cordero. Lucky us! He looks so much like JBJ up there that it scares the s*** out of me.

 

Love the team chemistry Love how they act in adversity but some hard facts to face going forward are to me 1.we have terrible situation at catcher they both are crappy game callers

2.Bobby D and Frenchy look like AAAA ball players completely overmatched and hurting the team

3 I am getting the impression Matt B is disgusted by Cora’s overuse and overexposure .

4 .Evoldi has to be better than this regardless of the catching situation

5.Errors and mental lapses such as not taking an obvious ball 4 is an issue this needs to be addressed immediately...Moving ones feet behind the plate and at 1b SS 3b is a laziness issue .

6.Whats Sales status I’ve heard zip on our ace and without him Erod Evoldi and I’m hoping Houck promotion we are a 500 team .

7.where is Kiki impact ? I’m dissatisfied with him Frechy Bobby D the most .

8.Cora has been average at best

Edited April 24, 2021 by Swiharts Ghost

[harmony]

MLB front offices have so much more information than the casual fan. This publicly available 26-page scouting report on righthander Chris Flexen was a rarity last offseason:

 

https://benhowell71.com/chris-flexen/

[TylerD]

Bats are quiet today.

[moonslav59]

Throwing in the towel.

 

The Taylor towel.