July 31, Sox @ the Rays

[Tedballgame]

That adds to the pitch count.

[Maxbialystock]

That grounder kind of played Arauz.

[Tedballgame]

That error is going to cost them.

[d-money]

Wasting a lot of pitches.

[d-money]

Just a matter of time before the rays take a lead. I think bloom took the sails out of the season at the trading deadline.

[Tedballgame]

Arauz is a clown. He is going to cost the Sox this game.

[vegasbob]

Devers a little better in position on that throw catches Lowe.

[Maxbialystock]

Arauz is killing Eovaldi and with him the Sox. This is a must win game.

[vegasbob]

Arauz is a clown. He is going to cost the Sox this game.

 

Yep

[d-money]

This is so aggravating to watch.

[Maxbialystock]

Against Choi Vazquez called for one splitter, which was fouled off. He called for two curveballs, both of which Choi nailed (one was foul).

 

Vazquez is not a smart catcher.

[vegasbob]

Jahmai bragging for Cora on Arauz. Screw him

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Don't blame the starter. Blame that idiot Vazquez who kept calling for the fastballs. Finally, after the first two hitters get a double and a dinger, he calls for the splitter. I have never liked Vazquez, but this year find him especially irritating because he does not catch pitchers very well--leads MLB in passed balls and gives up too many wild pitches--because he is constantly gambling on the basepaths and making outs at the wrong time, because he is getting fatter, and because he gets to share in the blame for the lousing pitching recently.

 

Back to those fastballs. Time and again this season we have seen Eovaldi's fastball--even when it comes in at 100 mph--get hammered, which is why he finally started mixing up his pitches, including adding that splitter which works great, and throwing fewer fastballs.

 

If you feel that strongly about the badness of VAZ, maybe you should blame Cora for using him in so many games. You do know that the manager makes out the line-up?

[Tedballgame]

Eovaldi had to throw about 20 extra pitches that inning because Aruaz couldn't field two balls that a high schooler could have.

[d-money]

Against Choi Vazquez called for one splitter, which was fouled off. He called for two curveballs, both of which Choi nailed (one was foul).

 

Vazquez is not a smart catcher.

 

The guy could be a weak link the way he calls games.

[vegasbob]

Against Choi Vazquez called for one splitter, which was fouled off. He called for two curveballs, both of which Choi nailed (one was foul).

 

Vazquez is not a smart catcher.

 

The spliter should have been the out pitch on the multiple 1-2 and 2-2's

[d-money]

A must win game and they have a clown playing second base.

 

Offense has to start doing something .

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just a matter of time before the rays take a lead. I think bloom took the sails out of the season at the trading deadline.

 

Red Sox sails in the sunset.

[Maxbialystock]

With Arauz at 2b and Vazquez behind the plate, Eovaldi will be lucky to go 5 innings and hold the Rays to their current 3 runs.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The guy could be a weak link the way he calls games.

 

The weak link is the starting staff. Don't blame the catcher for the feces on the mound.

[Maxbialystock]

If you feel that strongly about the badness of VAZ, maybe you should blame Cora for using him in so many games. You do know that the manager makes out the line-up?

 

I discussed that in an earlier post. There is absolutely no question that Cora likes Vazquez a lot. Last year and earlier this year, he liked his bat so much he played him at other positions. As far as I can tell, he is fine with all those passed balls, preventable wild pitches, stupid baserunning mistakes, weaker hitting (than last year and 2019), and how he calls pitches/games.

 

So, yes, I disagree with Cora on the topic of Vazquez.

[d-money]

Now they can’t hit.

[d-money]

Really need a shutout inning here.

[vegasbob]

Verdugo with another bouncer weakly to the right side. Pulling outside pitches over and over.

[Maxbialystock]

The weak link is the starting staff. Don't blame the catcher for the feces on the mound.

 

I have to assume you think Eovaldi is a rotten starter, and I disagree. As for the rest of the rotation, I agree they are all struggling, including Pivetta. And my fix would be to use Vazquez less. There is a fine art to calling for pitches that the pitcher can throw and which can get batters out, especially in games when pitchers don't have their best stuff or best command or both. Computer programs are pretty useless in those circumstances.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If one looks at the career stats of Richards, Perez, and Pinetta, I guarantee that VAZ wasn't their catcher for their whole time in MLB.

[d-money]

Right now you can see the writing on the wall with this team. Just not executing anymore.

[d-money]

Eovaldi has to give us something here.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I have to assume you think Eovaldi is a rotten starter, and I disagree. As for the rest of the rotation, I agree they are all struggling, including Pivetta. And my fix would be to use Vazquez less. There is a fine art to calling for pitches that the pitcher can throw and which can get batters out, especially in games when pitchers don't have their best stuff or best command or both. Computer programs are pretty useless in those circumstances.

 

 

My bad. I forgot my usual 'except EO.'

[d-money]

This team is seriously in the dumps right now. Can you say meltdown?