Game Day Thread 07.11.21 - Phillies (Nola) @ Red Sox (Nasty Nate)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Praising a SOX starter early in a game will come back to haunt you.

[Swiharts Ghost]

You ever pitched when you have a s*** Defense ?

[Maxbialystock]

This game is over. The Sox ain't gonna hit the ball, and Pivetta stinks.

[Tedballgame]

What could Boston get for Verdugo in offseason ?

 

Thats a joke, right? He is a core player for the future. Under team control. You don't trade him.

[redsoxrules]

These close games that they lost on the west coast are hurting now

[Tedballgame]

This game is over. The Sox ain't gonna hit the ball, and Pivetta stinks.

 

9-7 Sox win.

[vegasbob]

Umpire doesn't need to check Pivetta for sticky stuff. He is not sticking around much longer today

[moonslav59]

Thats a joke, right? He is a core player for the future. Under team control. You don't trade him.

 

He wants everyone traded or cut, yet he swears he's a Sox fan.

 

I guess he loves the logo or the name, but he hates all Sox players, at some point.

[Maxbialystock]

Praising a SOX starter early in a game will come back to haunt you.

 

He was pitching well early on. But he also is something of a prima donna, especially when he reacts to that first Phillies hit as if he was being denied the no-hitter he deserves. The 3 run dinger this inning was all his doing, with a small assist from Vazquez who called for five straight fast balls.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Thats a joke, right? He is a core player for the future. Under team control. You don't trade him.

 

Swihart's Ghost is unfiltered. Similar to Tourette's Syndrome.

[d-money]

This team really is struggling just to get to the all star break. I think the stretch after the all star break will either make or break them.

[Maxbialystock]

He wants everyone traded or cut, yet he swears he's a Sox fan.

 

I guess he loves the logo or the name, but he hates all Sox players, at some point.

 

Swihart's Ghost is a moniker that speaks volumes--not a good fit for the Sox or Talksox.

[Maxbialystock]

This game is over. The Sox ain't gonna hit the ball, and Pivetta stinks.

 

Let's hope this shmuck is wrong.

[Swiharts Ghost]

Really need Bobby to turn his season around today

[Swiharts Ghost]

Now is Bobby time what does he do ?

[Swiharts Ghost]

He’s killing this team folks wake up

[Tedballgame]

Dalbec has a 2-0 count against a LHP and grounds weakly to SS. UGH!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Dalbec has a 2-0 count against a LHP and grounds weakly to SS. UGH!

 

He's been tutored by JD in the art of taking a deep breath.

[vegasbob]

This team really is struggling just to get to the all star break. I think the stretch after the all star break will either make or break them.

 

Think about it. The Sox have led the league with a rotation of EO, Erod, Pivetta , Perez and Richards. Position players like Gonzalez, Dalbec, Santana, Chavis . Virtually no back up catcher once Plawecki went down. Haven't been a big winner at Fenway.

The post ASG break could be anything , but not predictable. A complete fade or .500 level, or continue winning. Those AL East games will be the clue. Sale's pending return, even Brasier might help or make no difference. I think Bloom does have pressure to find at least one veteran bat to fill the OF/1B position.

[Swiharts Ghost]

At this point Bloom is on notice .Demote Booby and make a trade to upgrade immediately or he’s failed this team.

[Swiharts Ghost]

Kike is a stud

[moonslav59]

Yeah, lets move Kike to 1B so Duran's bat can replace Dalbec's.

[Tedballgame]

Great catch by Kike! He is every bit as good as JBJ!

[TylerD]

Why does it become so obvious some times that the pitcher just has no real ability to command the game

 

Pivetta is inconsistent. Can be so good and so damn bad.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That Harper is getting over 300 million is the true meaning of obscene.

[TylerD]

He’s killing this team folks wake up

 

Who ?

[vegasbob]

That Harper is getting over 300 million is the true meaning of obscene.

 

You are so correct. Harper jumped high school at 16 to play at Juco level in Las Vegas, then was drafted and adanced very quickly. He is a burn out at an age when normal players are just reaching their prime ( Bogaerts for ex.)

[vegasbob]

This is a key inning to pick up 2 or 3 runs. Somebody needs to step up, maybe Verdugo's turn

[moonslav59]

That Harper is getting over 300 million is the true meaning of obscene.

 

Well, Oprah makes more.

[Maxbialystock]

At this point Bloom is on notice .Demote Booby and make a trade to upgrade immediately or he’s failed this team.

 

At this moment you're the only one to be put on notice. Dalbec has been up (5th most rbi's on the team) and down (usually), but he is not why the Sox are losing today--Pivetta and the rest of the lineup are.

 

For big chunks of the season, the Sox have had no good leadoff hitter, but still won games. Richards and a couple others got hit hard by the Commish's dictum about doctoring up the ball, but the rotation overall has been decent if not great.

 

Fielding has been erratic, but sometimes it's been pretty decent. The outfield leads MLB in outfield assists. Devers has gotten pretty reliable at 3b. Vazquez and Wong are both good defensive catchers.