July 19: Red Sox (Pivetta) @ Blue Jays (Stripling)

[Maxbialystock]

I like Duran coming off 2nd slot, even leading off. He has the tools to hit there.

 

I was being ridiculously facetious. Cora, seeing the team slumping at the plate, decided to change the lineup a whole bunch.

 

Batting Duran 2d vs. a righty starter was genius, but so were all the other changes. Only Hernandez and Plawecki hit where they normally would.

[TylerD]

We are a good team. Just need to start playing like it.

 

That’s right. We just have ugly stretches but when the offense gets going it’s scary.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Vlad got impaled on that one.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Jays' announcers really depressed about how that inning ended. Seriously, you guys who get most of these games on NESN are very fortunate.

[Maxbialystock]

We are a good team. Just need to start playing like it.

 

Agree, but with the caveat that this team ain't this good if Cora is not managing.

[jung]

Anybody know how many games Springer has been back. He appears completely out of it:

- throws a lollypop to the cutoff man on the Hernandez double

- the drive to the power alley by JD appeared to fall at the base of the wall...another embarrassment in the OF

- then he swings at the 0-0 pitch late almost as an afterthought. At the point he swung he would have done as well to keep the bat on his shoulder. There was zero chance he was going to hit that

- then promptly grounds into an inning ending DP

[Maxbialystock]

Jays' announcers really depressed about how that inning ended. Seriously, you guys who get most of these games on NESN are very fortunate.

 

They have good reason to be depressed--beyond what's happening tonight. Two straight seasons, no home games. That's gotta be tough all around.

[iortiz]

Carita!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

DEVERS DEliVERS! He is one strong hombre.

[jad]

DFA Devers!

[iortiz]

I was being ridiculously facetious. Cora, seeing the team slumping at the plate, decided to change the lineup a whole bunch.

 

Batting Duran 2d vs. a righty starter was genius, but so were all the other changes. Only Hernandez and Plawecki hit where they normally would.

 

Yeah Cora needed to shake things up a bit.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

They have good reason to be depressed--beyond what's happening tonight. Two straight seasons, no home games. That's gotta be tough all around.

 

I heard they begin their games in Toronto on July 31st.

[iortiz]

Toronto has a stacked lineup but their pitching in both departments, rotation and BP, is a major concern.

[Maxbialystock]

OK, I like Cora, obviously, but I honestly don't think moving Devers from 5th to 4th in the order fixed his swing. Either he and the hitting coach did it, or the Jays want to keep the Rays in 2d place (or worse) and sent a short message to the Sox players asking which pitches they prefer be thrown to them.

 

Pivetta came out of the 1st looking pretty good.

[Maxbialystock]

I heard they begin their games in Toronto on July 31st.

 

Same here.

[iortiz]

11-0 lol

 

It's getting ugly!

[Bellhorn04]

Go Orioles.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Looks like the SOX 1st base problem is solved. Btw, if you're a pitcher with the last name KAY, you're almost obligated to throw a lot of strikeouts.

[Bellhorn04]

11-0 lol

 

It's getting ugly!

 

We needed a laugher.

[Maxbialystock]

Toronto has a stacked lineup but their pitching in both departments, rotation and BP, is a major concern.

 

Perhaps, but their team ERA is lower than the Sox, 4.01 vs. 4.10.

[oldtimer]

Perhaps, but their team ERA is lower than the Sox, 4.01 vs. 4.10.

 

Not after tonight

[iortiz]

OK, I like Cora, obviously, but I honestly don't think moving Devers from 5th to 4th in the order fixed his swing. Either he and the hitting coach did it, or the Jays want to keep the Rays in 2d place (or worse) and sent a short message to the Sox players asking which pitches they prefer be thrown to them.

 

Pivetta came out of the 1st looking pretty good.

 

My everyday Red Sox lup would be

 

Verdugo

Xander

Devers

JD

Duran

Arroyo

Kike

Renfroe

Vazquez

[jad]

Perhaps, but their team ERA is lower than the Sox, 4.01 vs. 4.10.

 

Maybe not after tonight!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

My everyday Red Sox lup would be

 

Verdugo

Xander

Devers

JD

Duran

Arroyo

Kike

Renfroe

Vazquez

 

That's a nice line-up. About a month ago or so, Cora wanted Dugo to lead-off, but Dugo made it clear he wouldn't feel comfortable leading off. I doubt his feelings would have mattered if Billy Martin or Dick Williams was managing, but this is obviously a different era of baseball.

[iortiz]

That's a nice line-up. About a month ago or so, Cora wanted Dugo to lead-off, but Dugo made it clear he wouldn't feel comfortable leading off. I doubt his opinion would have mattered if Billy Martin or Dick Williams was managing, but this is obviously a different era of baseball.

 

Didn't know Alex didn't want to leadoff. He would be natural there.

[iortiz]

We needed a laugher.

 

Yeah last weekend was frustrating.

 

Hopefully this is the beginning of a new winning streak.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if this was a ping pong game, the SOX would already be declared the winner.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

11-0 lol

 

It's getting ugly!

 

Only if the SOX were the team with 0. This is actually quite beautiful.

[iortiz]

Perhaps, but their team ERA is lower than the Sox, 4.01 vs. 4.10.

 

well, as a staff, BOS has the 5th best WAR in baseball, and TOR the 24th.

 

That metric is really impressive for this staff.

[jad]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if this was a ping pong game, the SOX would already be declared the winner.

 

Squash.