10/10 ALDS Game 3 vs Rays

[Maxbialystock]

GIDP on a play the Sox don't make. After 2 innings, Rasmussen 24 pitches and Eovaldi 39, but of course Nate is a lot stronger.

[illinoisredsox]

Even better. Eovaldi is sheer perfection today. Just a tiny glitch in the 1st.

 

JDM gets another hit! He needs to trip over 2d base about every 10 games next year.

 

Okay, 2 innings over. You may resume normal commentary (i.e. your normal stuff, both positive and negative).

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Did Plawecki stop for water on the way to first?

[Maxbialystock]

WEEI guys say this Eovaldi isn't last Tuesday's Eovaldi vs. the Yankees, but I think the Rays are just better hitters.

[d-money]

Very slow start right now.

[illinoisredsox]

Did Plawecki stop for water on the way to first?

 

Sort of lunged at the pitch which and except for a hobbled JD, by far the slowest guy on the team.

[Maxbialystock]

Did Plawecki stop for water on the way to first?

 

Nope. He tripped over homeplate and sprained his ankle. I'm surprised he's out there for the 3d inning.

[d-money]

I felt this team needed to come out with a Quico start.

[Maxbialystock]

Frightening error by Schwarber. Eovaldi does not need this.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

In a Three Stooges movie this is where Moe would slap Curly.

[a700hitter]

Schwarber looks like an amateur at 1B.

[illinoisredsox]

That was an amazing stat. Sox defensive efficiency on the season is 21 points worse than the next lowest team.

[redsoxrules]

Sox can't have both Swcharber and JD next year. The defense takes too much of a hit

[illinoisredsox]

Schwarber looks like an amateur at 1B.

 

For all intents and purposes, he is.

[d-money]

They’re making eovaldi work. I would be ecstatic if he can get 5 innings at best.

[illinoisredsox]

In a Three Stooges movie this is where Moe would slap Curly.

 

Nyuck nyuck nyuck

[d-money]

We need a lead!!!! Come on offense!!!!!!!

[Maxbialystock]

Sox can't have both Swcharber and JD next year. The defense takes too much of a hit

 

Really? Ask yourself this. Why, when the Sox played their last three games in a NL park, did Cora play Schwarber and JDM in all three games.

 

Schwarber also caught a bad pickoff throw by Eovaldi.

 

First base is one of those positions where hitting comes ahead of fielding.

 

And this. Let's replay this game right here and put the great Bobby Dalbec at 1b and assume he makes a good throw on that play. But also subtract Schwarber's dinger and make the score 2-0 Rays.

[Old Red]

Really? Ask yourself this. Why, when the Sox played their last three games in a NL park, did Cora play Schwarber and JDM in all three games.

 

Schwarber also caught a bad pickoff throw by Eovaldi.

 

First base is one of those positions where hitting comes ahead of fielding.

 

And this. Let's replay this game right here and put the great Bobby Dalbec at 1b and assume he makes a good throw on that play. But also subtract Schwarber's dinger and make the score 2-0 Rays.

 

Schwaber shouldn’t have been on the team in the 1st place if they would have signed Rizzo, which they should have since they needed a 1B at the time, and Schwaber was just after thought, and a hurt one at that who couldn’t play for two weeks.

[Maxbialystock]

Schwarber looks like an amateur at 1B.

 

Yeah. What a lunch bucket. Of course, we also need to ignore he is 2 for 2 and caught that bad pickoff throw by Eovaldi.

[a700hitter]

Schwarber is doing the job with the bat. The team is swinging the bat well thus far today.

[Maxbialystock]

Schwaber shouldn’t have been on the team in the 1st place if they would have signed Rizzo, which they should have since they needed a 1B at the time, and Schwaber was just after thought, and a hurt one at that who couldn’t play for two weeks.

 

The Yankees got Rizzo and have better pitching than the Sox. Guess which team won the Wild Card game?

[RedSoxNC84]

Jeez Kike is hot right now

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It's about time, Kike. Amazing performance!

[a700hitter]

Yeah. What a lunch bucket. Of course, we also need to ignore he is 2 for 2 and caught that bad pickoff throw by Eovaldi.

No, we don’t. Your post doesn’t make any sense.

[Sox75]

I'm really starting to like this TEAM.

[Jasonbay44]

I know people always debate if “clutch” is a real thing. Call it what you want, but certain guys seem to always come through in big games and big moments. Kike Hernandez and Kyle Schwarber are two guys who definitely do

[a700hitter]

Jeez Kike is hot right now

Scalding hot.

[YastrzemskI]

Let’s turn this into an epic inning!!!!

 

GO SoX!!!!!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I have no idea what the future holds for Schwarber, but it would be to his advantage to practice playing 1st base during the off season. If the SOX re-signed him with this in mind, I'd rather have Schwarber playing 1st than Bobby Dee.