6/25 vs Yankees (Pedroia's Retirement Party)

[mvp 78]

Perez vs German

 

It's only fitting that Pedroia's #1 fan gets to make today's game thread.

[TylerD]

Perez vs German

 

It's only fitting that Pedroia's #1 fan gets to make today's game thread.

 

I’ll be rocking his shirt tonight!!!! Last night left a sour taste in my mouth. Let’s get a win tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Perez vs German

 

It's only fitting that Pedroia's #1 fan gets to make today's game thread.

 

 

I'd love to see the SOX put #15 on the facade sooner rather than later. For years I've questioned why #24 wasn't retired. Doesn't make any sense. The criteria at one point was that the player had to have been inducted into the HOF and finished his career in Boston. Obviously, that's no longer valid.

 

Pedey was one of the best who ever wore a SOX uniform and no one played the game harder or better.

[mvp 78]

I'd love to see the SOX put #15 on the facade sooner rather than later. For years I've questioned why #24 wasn't retired. Doesn't make any sense. The criteria at one point was that the player had to have been inducted into the HOF and finished his career in Boston. Obviously, that's no longer valid.

 

Pedey was one of the best who ever wore a SOX uniform and no one played the game harder or better.

 

And for 24, you have Manny AND Dewey.

[mvp 78]

@steve_hewitt

For those going to tonight’s Red Sox-Yankees game at Fenway, the pregame ceremony honoring Dustin Pedroia is planned to start at 6:30.

 

I'm guessing all of us MLB.tv friends will need to find another way to watch this.

[mvp 78]

@alexspeier

Cora on Pedroia: ‘He’s in my Hall of Fame, not only as a player but as a person.’

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nola of the Phillies has just struck out the 1st 9 Mets' batters. He broke the Phillies' record of 7 and is one strike out away from tying Seaver's major league record of 10.

[Bellhorn04]

Nola of the Phillies has just struck out the 1st 9 Mets' batters. He broke the Phillies' record of 7 and is one strike out away from tying Seaver's major league record of 10.

 

He did it.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

He did it.

 

Yup. And Alonzo ended it on a great piece of hitting on a low outside 2 strike pitch.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nola had no idea he had just tied a 51 year old record. deGrom(big surprise) had struck out 9 in a row earlier this season. Edited June 25, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nola has 11 K's in 4 innings. Unfortunately, this is one of those crap 7 innings games, so his chance of reaching 20 are slim. Edited June 25, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nola has also had 2 hits, including a run producing double. Phils lead 1-0 in the middle of the 5th. Edited June 25, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[jung]

He did it.

 

Perhaps MLB hitters should stop swinging to hit everything to the moon if they don't want to K so often. It ain't that the pitching is so great. Don't want to K so often? TAKE BETTER SWINGS and BE MORE SELECTIVE! Most especially, take better swings.

[TylerD]

Pizza, whiskey and Sox/Yankees. Doesn’t get any better than that.

[jung]

IMO Rafi takes the best swings of the Sox hitters as an example. They are vicious hard swings but they are level swings and that is what makes him such a dangerous and effective hitter. All of these upper cut HR swings are simply making it easier for pitchers to K hitters. They also make it impossible for. hitters to reach high heat even if its a strike at the letters.

 

Rafi is vulnerable to high heat but he simply swings at too many pitches above the letters. Once he learns the David Ortiz rule of LH hitting, he will likely be even more of a monster than he is today.

[jung]

Pizza, whiskey and Sox/Yankees. Doesn’t get any better than that.

 

A man after my own heart and with my own preferences, er weaknesses, er preferences.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Arroyo placed on 10 day IL. Arroyo is one of those fragile players that when he slides into a base, you hold your breath hoping he's not injured. Edited June 25, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

MC will be batting lead-off. And Marwin will be batting 9th. DalbeK will be on the bench.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

What do I find similar about Voit, Gardner, and Stanton?

Answer: They all have a face I'd like to punch until my arm falls off.

[mvp 78]

I feel personally attacked for not being able to see the pregame ceremony.

[mvp 78]

What do I find similar about Voit, Gardner, and Stanton?

Answer: They all have a face I'd like to punch until my arm falls off.

 

ARod

Pettitte

O’Neill

Giambi

[vegasbob]

Feels like one of those games the Sox really need to win to wash off the stench of last night's giveaway. Restart the dominance of the Yankees and bury them.

[vegasbob]

For that to happen Perez needs to get out of innings 1 & 2 unscored on, while the Sox get 3.

[d-money]

Need to bounce back after that series against the rays. Gotta do it.

[jung]

I feel personally attacked for not being able to see the pregame ceremony.

 

Dustin to early induction to Red Sox Hall of Fame....WELL DESERVED IMO

[mvp 78]

Can Ellsbury still go?!?!?!?

[vegasbob]

Backing up Chavis and Gonzales at #1 and #9 is a rare stroke of thinking by Cora . Could be a rally killer in front of the 3 or 4 guys who can actually hit. If Michael and Marwin go 0-10 with 5 K's tonight, somebody has to answer for Fredo

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

ARod

Pettitte

O’Neill

Giambi

 

I was referring to current Yankems, but I agree with your choices.

[TylerD]

They gave Pedroia a ride haha!!

[jung]

Backing up Chavis and Gonzales at #1 and #9 is a rare stroke of thinking by Cora . Could be a rally killer in front of the 3 or 4 guys who can actually hit. If Michael and Marwin go 0-10 with 5 K's tonight, somebody has to answer for Fredo

 

2B DJ LeMahieu R

CF Aaron Judge R

C Gary Sanchez R

DH G. Stanton R

1B Luke Voit R

SS G. Torres R

3B Gio Urshela R

LF M. Andujar R

RF C. Frazier R

 

 

 

1B M. Chavis R

LF Alex Verdugo L

DH J. Martinez R

SS X. Bogaerts R

3B R. Devers L

RF H. Renfroe R

CF E. Hernandez R

C C. Vazquez R

2B M. Gonzalez S

 

I no longer have any idea what Cora is thinking at leadoff