7/09, Phils @ Sox

[jung]

Whats the matter with you guys. You left the game thread to ME!!!

 

Probably none of you want a Richards game.

[jung]

Bing....bang....bong...Phils 1, Sox 0

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Thanks for stepping up, Jung. You're gonna be Richards' good luck charm.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That was a good escape. I'm just guessing, but the SOX have to be near the top in giving up 1st inning runs.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Kike Henderson!

[jung]

Bing ....Bang....Bong....Its 1-1

[iortiz]

Kike goes yard… again!

[TylerD]

Two men on. Come on boys get some runs.

[Maxbialystock]

2-1 after 1. Hard to predict how these 2 starters will do even though Richards pitched very well after the 2 leadoff double (one of which Verdugo converted to a triple).

 

WEEI guys talked at length about Richards "reinventing" himself.

 

They also think Harper was a great addition to the Phillies regardless of salary and that DD is the perfect GM, one of the greats.

[TylerD]

Richards looks like s***.

[Maxbialystock]

Here we go again. Two straight hits, and a bobble by a Sox outfielder.

[iortiz]

I guess Richards sucks. Plain and simple.

[TylerD]

Does he plan on getting anyone out or….

[Maxbialystock]

WEEI guys said before the game that the Phillies hitters are hot, and they sure look that way.

 

Sox outfield keep bobbling the ball, giving up extra bases.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Does he plan on getting anyone out or….

 

SOX had a chance of blowing it open in the 1st, but they decided not to.

[Maxbialystock]

Phillies are getting 1 hit per out and 3 runs per 4 hits with no dingers.

[iortiz]

Richards is literally a blank check.

[TylerD]

40th pitch. Good god.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Personally, I don't think HP chUMPS get hit enough.

[TylerD]

Well we got out of it. Eventually lol

[oldtimer]

Kike goes yard… again!

 

He's become an ambush predator

[TylerD]

Neither pitcher looks good.

[TylerD]

Home run!!

[iortiz]

JD!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Jim Dandy!

[Maxbialystock]

Great 3 run dinger by JDM!

 

So now Richards had a 2 run lead, which he is likely to give up.

 

So the question is, how patient will Cora be?

[TylerD]

Hour in and not even done second inning lmao

[Oscars]

Velasquez had thrown 64 pitches to get through 2 innings!

[Maxbialystock]

On a previous game thread I commented that the Sox were less error prone recently.

 

Tonight is a regression to their norm. Richards and Hernandez each charged, but Verdugo had one that the scorers didn't call.

[Maxbialystock]

No one passed the word to Arroyo that tonight's the night to be sloppy in the field. Phillies also didn't get the word.