June 15: BOS (ERod) @ HOU (Davidson)

[vegasbob]

Only thing tougher than pitching with 2 outs, is for that last guy to have 2 strikes on him.

[iortiz]

Geez Barnes is not making it easy lol

 

Cmon man!

[d-money]

Barnes has been very hittable lately.

[TylerD]

Ugh Barnes

 

Come on man. What a weird fluky hit

[TylerD]

Barnes has been very hittable lately.

 

Yup he has. A little scary

[d-money]

Tying run at the plate .Geez Barnes can you not make it interesting.

[vegasbob]

Piling up the pitches, watch out if he gets over 20

[moonslav59]

Props to a good plate ump, tonight.

[moonslav59]

Rays lose 3-0.

[d-money]

Thank you! The good guys win! Sawx win the game!!!!!!

[TylerD]

Whooop. Perfect night!!!!!!!!! See you tomorrow.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Because I don't believe any wins are ugly, I would go as far as describing this one as unattractive.

[iortiz]

We suffered more than we should. We need to stop making infantil errors.

 

Great win though.

[redsoxrules]

Barnes has been very hittable lately.

 

To be fair those 2 hits in the 9th were cheap hits. Weak contact

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX are 9-2 against the NL Least.

[illinoisredsox]

To be fair those 2 hits in the 9th were cheap hits. Weak contact

 

He doesn’t care. To him, 2 bunt hits is indicative of lousy pitching. JBJ pulling 3 balls back from over the fence is good pitching.

[moonslav59]

Barnes on the year:

 

108 PAs against

16 Hits, including that last chopper to 3B

7 BB

52 Ks out of 92 outs made!

[Oscars]

Verdugo certainly has some flair for the big moment

[a700hitter]

You need to convince the wife that those early bird specials will save you a bundle over the long term.

when you are old enough to be able to eat the early bird specials, there is no long term.

[moonslav59]

when you are old enough to be able to eat the early bird specials, there is no long term.

 

True, but many places have happy hour meal specials for non senior citizens, at least here in Texas, they do.

[d-money]

He doesn’t care. To him, 2 bunt hits is indicative of lousy pitching. JBJ pulling 3 balls back from over the fence is good pitching.

 

Lol yeah ok whateva you say boss.

[jung]

Bats, bats, bats....no bats no wins for the Sox. No 3 runs in the 8th tonight, no win tonight either.

 

Of course the Sox PR machine is lauding Nate's effort the other night completely forgetting that NOBODY for either team hit that night.

 

I would suggest this team has a serious pitching problem, one for which I don't think there is a 2021 solution on the horizon.

 

The error bug won't leave this team either.

[Oscars]

The Red Sox are last in MLB in errors/game in 2021 at 0.72 per game.

The Rays are the best at 0.38 /game.

[Thunder]

What's our road record now? Still one of the best in the league I'd imagine

[notin]

The Red Sox are last in MLB in errors/game in 2021 at 0.72 per game.

The Rays are the best at 0.38 /game.

 

As Notin has been saying, it’s the Sox defense more so than the pitching.

[moonslav59]

The Red Sox are last in MLB in errors/game in 2021 at 0.72 per game.

The Rays are the best at 0.38 /game.

 

That and think about all the non error reach on bases due to poor defense or lack of great defense we see from other teams more often.

[Bellhorn04]

Because I don't believe any wins are ugly, I would go as far as describing this one as unattractive.

 

A win cannot be totally unattractive. A pretty girl whose hair and clothes are a mess? You might cringe a little but you still want her?

[TylerD]

Verdugo certainly has some flair for the big moment

 

The man knows how to come up clutch. Devers did against the Jays too. These guys alone make us a dangerous contender, even if E Rod try’s to ruin it.

[mvp 78]

A win cannot be totally unattractive. A pretty girl whose hair and clothes are a mess? You might cringe a little but you still want her?

 

Is that like a pitcher with an ungodly ERA but a decent FIP or no?

 

Increased k rate, decreased bb rate, but a horrible BABIP?

[Bellhorn04]

Is that like a pitcher with an ungodly ERA but a decent FIP or no?

 

Increased k rate, decreased bb rate, but a horrible BABIP?

 

I'd say no, because this is all about end results.