10/22 ALCS Game 6 @ Astros

[Tedballgame]

Devers needs to stay within himself here. A single is what’s needed. He doesn’t need to swing out if his shoes to hit a long ball.

 

That is exactly what he did.

[redsox87871]

If every Sox batter tonight had went up there without a bat, they would have had 4 or 5 walks.

 

I was thinking the same thing. We still have 9 outs to score if we can continue to hold them!

[a700hitter]

Devers needs to stay within himself here. A single is what’s needed. He doesn’t need to swing out if his shoes to hit a long ball.

or swing at the first pitch.

[vegasbob]

How about Rafael's new nickname become Pops tonight ? Another wasted triple. Schwarber's ball goes to die in a quirky corner, and kike just couldn't get it high enough or left enough to make it all new. Is this destiny talking ?

[Old Red]

Man I'm mind blown by how managers operate in the playoffs the last few years. Garcia was dominating and the first hit he gives up they pull him

 

Over managing, but that is how the game is played today.

[d-money]

This is just sad to watch. I just wanna throw up watching this game. A very winnable game but this team has run out of magic.

[d-money]

Sooner or later the stros will push this lead.

[illinoisredsox]

Ha! Devers is not going to change. He swings for the fences every AB and every swing

 

Since Big Papi talked him a few days ago, he’s cut out the huge over swing.

 

That was not a pitch to swing at on a 0-0 count.

[d-money]

Over managing, but that is how the game is played today.

 

Does it matter? This offense is not doing jack tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Smoltz and Buck; the most irritating duo since Milli Vanilli.

[d-money]

Better throw strikes!!

[illinoisredsox]

Sox are now 1-20 with RISP and 2 outs in the series. That’s really hard to do.

[d-money]

Throw strikes!!!

[Noles_1335]

Terrible job done by Cora again… Santana shouldn’t even be on this roster! And again, Devers being Devers and not being that team guy!

[d-money]

Sox are now 1-20 with RISP and 2 outs in the series. That’s really hard to do.

 

Choking on their own cereal. Some of it is pitching and some of it is the pressure.

[Tedballgame]

Just give that guy the MVP award right now.

[d-money]

This is about to be over. I would take Taylor out of the game now.

[illinoisredsox]

Should have drilled him.

 

It’s also late, and the Astros have killed this part of each game so far.

[vegasbob]

What planet was Renfroe playing RF on with a LH hitter up ? Oh , analytics predicted a hit the other way like last time.

 

Taylor displays a problem with multiple Sox relievers. Get 2 strikes and then throw 3 waste pitches so far out that no one (except Sox hitters) would chase. They never get fine enough to tease the K.

[d-money]

Get him out of the game!!!

[a700hitter]

Should have drilled him.

 

It’s also late, and the Astros have killed this part of each game so far.

They kill our bullpen full of pigs.

[illinoisredsox]

Better throw strikes!!

 

You don’t throw strikes to Alvarez right now. Balls 6 inches off the plate might be too close.

[d-money]

The sox needed to score runs. This is just baffling how small this offense has performed. You didn’t expect them to score a lot of runs but score some runs.

[Maxbialystock]

Pretty dumb. Renfroe badly malpositioned. But, more than that, a total failure by Cora, pitching coach, and Vazquez to give a hot bat his due. All Taylor needed to do was throw one of one more low and away sliders for ball four.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Oh well; in these PO's the SOX eliminated the team I hate the most; they eliminated a team from a state I dislike intensely. Asking them to eliminate another team from another state I dislike intensely was asking too much.

But, 2 out of three ain't bad.

Edited October 23, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[Old Red]

This is about to be over. I would take Taylor out of the game now.

 

So Houck is still on the team.

[d-money]

They kill our bullpen full of pigs.

 

The only pigs right now is this sox offense and how small they have performed.

[a700hitter]

The only pigs right now is this sox offense and how small they have performed.

Give the bullpen a chance.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Correa says, "This is my elbow."

[d-money]

Give the bullpen a chance.

 

How many innings now and have scored one lousy run? That’s putrid worse than the BP.