5/08 White Sox @ Red Sox 11:35AM ET

[Old Red]

Shitey job, but someone has to do it.

 

Keuchel(1-3) vs Wacha(3-0)

 

Hopefully the SOX can get 9 shutout innings from Wacha.

 

Kike

Story

Devers

Bogey

JD

VAZ

Dugo

Dalbec

Arroyo

 

There are 6 players in this lineup today who don’t deserve to be starting.

[Jasonbay44]

Getting a good nod going is definitely worth considering on Red Sox game day. Only problem is that there is like 140 more of them left this year. That could be an issue.

Watching the Red Sox this year is going to cost a lot of money for alcohol and a lot of struggles with rehab.

[moonslav59]

There are 6 players in this lineup today who don’t deserve to be starting.

 

Name them and who should be starting, instead.

[moonslav59]

Nice throw by Arroyo!

 

Reminded me of the Damon throw that Manny cut off about 30-40 feet away.

[Old Red]

Name them and who should be starting, instead.

 

I don’t have to name them, because everyone knows the 3 who should be starting. The point being that there is no one on the currant roster to take their place of the other 6.

[jung]

To answer my own question I do enjoy watching JBJ play in the field. However I suspect these line drives he has been hitting right at players are JBJ's hot streak for the year.

[notin]

Coming up:6-4-3

[notin]

Yeah!! RBI groundout!!

[notin]

Stupid play by Garcia. Good for Vazquez for taking advantage

[d-money]

Can this team actually finish last in the division? Lol. Seriously 😒

[notin]

That 2 run outburst in the sixth inning snapped a string of 42 consecutive innings in which the Sox failed to score multiple runs…

[notin]

Can this team actually finish last in the division? Lol. Seriously

 

With this offense, absolutely…

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Story you whiffer TAKE A STRIKE!!!!!... leadoff man, one-run game, new pitcher, with big actual hitters behind you...

[vegasbob]

With this offense, absolutely…

 

Sox are closing in shortly on 20% of the season being in the books. The starting pitchers have been good lately but the reality is that the rotation is still a mess with now Wacha, Paxton and Sale totally unpredictable. The BP needs little rationalization. It is not good , and predictable roles not yet defined.

The hitting is weak ( no power), and untimely, a deadly combination. Lowest walks in MLB ? Highest swing rate? Totally undisciplined. Story will have to hide in a dark place to survive Boston's fans.

 

So yes , they could completely blow 2022 and end up losing Eovaldi, Vazquez, Bogaerts , Kike, and JDM . Maaybe that is Dr. Bloom's cure. We just didn't know we were sick until Game 5ALCS in 2022

[Old Red]

Story you whiffer TAKE A STRIKE!!!!!... leadoff man, one-run game, new pitcher, with big actual hitters behind you...

 

Does anyone think Story Land will open up at all this year? I’m beginning to wonder.

[vegasbob]

There are 3 possible outcomes, lose by 1 , once again, tie and go to Manfred Man in the tenth, or pull it out their assess with 2 runs---pretty low odds

[vegasbob]

Does anyone think Story Land will open up at all this year? I’m beginning to wonder.

 

No Trevor is toast mentally at this point.

[jung]

Win it here Sox. Lets not do extras

[vegasbob]

Vaz showed his skill level. He had one job, move Franchy to 3rd. Pops out to 2nd. Truly wonder what some of these guys are thinking or NOT

[jacksonianmarch]

Vaz with the worst AB of all time

[vegasbob]

Dugo actually sucks in new ways daily too

[jacksonianmarch]

Alex had to get a hit. Tougher AB. Vaz had to bunt.

[jung]

Well historically JBJ has been able to surprise us unexpectedly. Good time for it here.

[jacksonianmarch]

I’d take the matchup vs JBJ personally

[jung]

I’d take the matchup vs JBJ personally

 

No question, when JBJ has performed in those spots you wonder if he swung with his eyes closed.

[jacksonianmarch]

Embarrassing game by the Sox. Verdugo letting that 3rd run in by not being ready to throw to home. Vaz not moving the runner. Lead off double in the 9th, can’t move him around. Just awful

[harmony]

It could be worse.

 

Another team with heightened expectations has lost 10 of its last 11 games.

[a700hitter]

A pathetic home stand this far. This is spiraling quickly into a situation where we will not see meaningful games after June.

[notin]

Well historically JBJ has been able to surprise us unexpectedly. Good time for it here.

 

JBJ is also on a very short list of Sox players actually hitting.

 

WTF Cora?

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

When an offense is going this badly this long, it is on the coaching staff to coach. Mix in a take sign for overanxious hitters. Even take a strike; guys aren't exactly raking on pitches even down the middle lately. If you can't wait for your pitch to move a runner, freaking square around. Christian...

 

Are they really going to let Story check-swing his way out of his slump?

 

How can a guy punch his way out of a paper bag when he's busy hyperventilating into it?