June 18: BOS (Pivetta) @ HOU (TBD)

[redsoxrules]

I seriously don't understand this. This team is coming off a day rest. Down 3-2 and you bring in andriese. Like wtf Cora. This was a very winnable game

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

They weren't up by 10 though

 

True. I believe it was only 7.

[TylerD]

5-2

 

This sucks

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5-2

 

This sucks

 

Not your fault, Tyler. This is on Cora.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

DEVERS DEliVERS! Pitcher didn't throw it low enough.

[moonslav59]

Wrong AB for that homer, but still a nice blast!

[moonslav59]

If ever Marwin could just ...

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Devers is the SOX version of Manny Sanguillen.

[moonslav59]

Damn.

 

Hit it hard.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If ever Marwin could just ...

 

pitch again.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

pitch again.

 

 

Seriously, I'd rather have him on the mound than Andriese.

[TylerD]

Not your fault, Tyler. This is on Cora.

 

Well down 2. We can still win……… maybe.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Well down 2. We can still win……… maybe.

 

Funny, you say 'maybe' and I almost always say 'so far.'

Oh, I often use the word 'hopefully' also.

[d-money]

Did Cora give up on this game? Geez throw strikes kid.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Another new rule to add purity to the game is that once a reliever is brought in he must face at least 3 batters.

[moonslav59]

Time for Christian to keep the lead off slot.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Another new rule to add purity to the game is that once a reliever is brought in he must face at least 3 batters.

 

I remember when the DH was implemented in the AL. Cries of they're taking the 'purity' out of the game. If they could have only seen what was the future for MLB.

Edited June 19, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[moonslav59]

Good to see Arroyo get tossed.

 

These umps suck!

[redsoxrules]

Thanks Cora for throwing in the towel and bringing Andriese to the game

[moonslav59]

That was a crappy loss- not that any aren't.

 

I pass the game thread mojo torch to another.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Good to see Arroyo get tossed.

 

These umps suck!

 

This chUMP like so many of his ilk does suck, but on that pitch to Arroyo I believe a robo ump would have called it a strike.

[d-money]

Come back tomorrow and win a damn ball game! Gotta beat these teams.

[moonslav59]

Thanks Cora for throwing in the towel and bringing Andriese to the game

 

If Andriese is not DFA'd after tonight, Bloom shares in the blame.

 

(That being said, I'm still very happy with the Bloom-Cora dynamic.)

[moonslav59]

This chUMP like so many of his ilk does suck, but on that pitch to Arroyo I believe a robo ump would have called it a strike.

 

The thing is, he had to swing (and foul off) several out-of-zone pitches for fear they'd be called strikes, earlier.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Most professions have the inevitable inept employee, who eventually gets fired. No non-political profession that I'm aware of has more inept employees than MLB umpires, and they are seldom if ever fired. It's truly a disgrace. Edited June 19, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It's kind of funny that MLB is implementing these new s*****(imho) rules to speed up the game, but then turns a blind eye to the weakest part of the game that really needs fixing, the umpiring. Edited June 19, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[moonslav59]

It's kind of funny that MLB is implementing these new s*****(imho) rules to speed up the game, but then turns a blind eye to the weakest part of the game that really needs fixing, the umpiring.

 

Humans make mistakes. Calling balls & strikes is not easy.

 

Robo umps are the only way to solve this problem, IMO.

[a700hitter]

And I am expecting that the pitcher inspections by the umpires will slow down the game even more. Are these going to be full pat downs with chemical swabs. Will they go to the mound with TSA employees?

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

So no Red Sox pitchers have ever thrown a curveball their entire lives without using stick-em? In our town, Little League bans curves for ages 10-12 (caution for young elbows), but in national All-Star competition this summer, curves are allowed. After one week of practice, a few kids are already spinning some down in the zone. None of them use Gorilla Glue.

[Thunder]

Apparently, Kansas City is where Boston sports teams go to shoot themselves in the foot, post-COVID