9/18 O's @ SOX 1:10PM

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Z.Lowther 0-2 9.92ERA vs N.Pivetta 9-7 4.55ERA

 

Kike

Renfroe

Devers

Bogey

JD

Schwarber(LF)

Dalbec

VAZ

Iggy

 

Just keep winning and everything will be cool.

[TylerD]

Keep the winning going.

[vegasbob]

Just a quick observation, given that Iglesias has turned out to be a contributing player on both offense and defense BUT not be eligible for the post season was he released by the Angels early enough that Bloom could have picked him up timely? I think there was a few day lag between the release by LAA and the BoSox pickup, which I noted in a thread at that time.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Pivettaboutit! 2 pitches, 2 runs. That's economical.

[vegasbob]

Pivetta will turn this into a BP game early. The opposing pitcher may be worse but our guys may never get to the bottom of the first.

[vegasbob]

Who knows?

[Tedballgame]

Pivetta sucks from the opening pitch. Going to take 8 or 9 to win today.

[Tedballgame]

This guy has a 9.93 ERA. They better clobber him. Edited September 18, 2021 by Tedballgame

[Tedballgame]

Good start by Kike!

[Tedballgame]

Hit parade.

[Tedballgame]

What a terrible at bat by Kyle.

[Tedballgame]

This is a guy Bobby should hit.

[Tedballgame]

Yep.

[TylerD]

Bobby is red hot.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That hanging slider that JD hit a single on should have been over the green monster. Pretty sure the SOX aren't paying him 20 million to be a slap hitter.

[vegasbob]

Now that Pivetta should be warmed up and rescued by his hitters, maybe he can get a quick inning. Anything else should get him DFA'ed in mid-game

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Bobby Dee and the O's Mountcastle should have similar stats for the next few years.

[Tedballgame]

Lets get a real pitcher in there for Boston.

[iortiz]

So does Bobby have the 2nd best OPS in majors since the TDL? Didn’t know it, but what I do know is that he is a completely different hitter considering his approach and discipline at the plate. It looks like he just read a book on how to learn pitching recognition man. It’s really incredible and probably the most promising story moving forward for the Sox.

[Tedballgame]

Now that Pivetta should be warmed up and rescued by his hitters, maybe he can get a quick inning. Anything else should get him DFA'ed in mid-game

 

Not a quick inning with that monster bomb.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This ain't looking like a pitching duel. 1st team to 11 wins.

[illinoisredsox]

Just a quick observation, given that Iglesias has turned out to be a contributing player on both offense and defense BUT not be eligible for the post season was he released by the Angels early enough that Bloom could have picked him up timely? I think there was a few day lag between the release by LAA and the BoSox pickup, which I noted in a thread at that time.

 

He was released by the Angels on September 3rd, so no, there was nothing Bloom could have done.

[Tedballgame]

Vaz couldn't throw out a 90 year old lady.

[iortiz]

Pivetta doesn’t have it today. Bring somebody else already. You don’t need 7 runs here to figure out.

[Tedballgame]

This ain't looking like a pitching duel. 1st team to 11 wins.

 

Not going to be enough.

[vegasbob]

It may just be a bad day for Pivetta but the reality is, the game must be won , so a very short leash is needed. He has messed up as much as can be allowed today

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX should rescue Mullins from the O's. It's the humanitarian thing to do.

[iortiz]

Vaz couldn't throw out a 90 year old lady.

 

He is an automatic blank check to steal a base. He has a chicken wing arm.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Vaz couldn't throw out a 90 year old lady.

 

And Plawecki couldn't throw out the 90 year old lady's mother.

[illinoisredsox]

So does Bobby have the 2nd best OPS in majors since the TDL? Didn’t know it, but what I do know is that he is a completely different hitter considering his approach and discipline at the plate. It looks like he just read a book on how to learn pitching recognition man. It’s really incredible and probably the most promising story moving forward for the Sox.

 

It was just about 1 year after he was brought up that he started this hot streak. Could be that it just took him that long to figure it out. Not everyone gets it right away.