5/16 vs Houston

[jacksonianmarch]

Might be time to dfa Barnes

[Old Red]

Story Land opens up.

[BOSOX11]

Might be time to dfa Barnes

 

I agree. Time to say "bye-bye" and eat the remainder of his contract.

[Jasonbay44]

Fans chanting “re-sign Xander, don’t be Jewish” Jesus Christ lol

[iortiz]

So we won despite Barnes? Good!

 

DFA his ass already!

[Oscars]

Good pitching and good hitting in the same game against quality opposition !

Sounds like a winning formula ……

[jad]

Fans chanting “re-sign Xander, don’t be Jewish” Jesus Christ lol

 

Sports fans showing their class as usual. Glad I missed that.

[jad]

Would be a suspended game continued tomorrow afternoon tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 6th

 

Do you know the rule on that? The diff. between suspending a game and just calling it. Seems to me it's different from what it used to be.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Sports fans showing their class as usual. Glad I missed that.

 

It's only a small, loud, ignorant cell who can slam one ethnicity while rooting for an Aruban shortstop, Dominican third baseman and first baseman, Puerto Rican centerfielder and catcher, Mexican American leftfielder and African American rightfielder...

[Bellhorn04]

The offense, what there is, is still being carried by 3 guys, 2 who are likely gone by next year, and the other who may be gone the year after.

 

That has to be causing the front office a bit of anxiety...

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

The offense, what there is, is still being carried by 3 guys, 2 who are likely gone by next year, and the other who may be gone the year after.

 

That has to be causing the front office a bit of anxiety...

 

... but not as much as the anxiety of paying what it will take to keep the stars in Boston.

[Bellhorn04]

... but not as much as the anxiety of paying what it will take to keep the stars in Boston.

 

The box score is just glaring at them. 2-3-4 hitters all excellent numbers. And the rest absolutely suck.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

The box score is just glaring at them. 2-3-4 hitters all good numbers. The rest absolutely suck.

 

Story homered to tie the score. Kike doubled and scored the winning run. Two positive moments from two other guys just shows what the Sox have been missing for over a month; any contribution from other batters. It's good.

[Thunder]

What a game! Still glad I left when I did though. I was way more exhausted than I realized

[Bellhorn04]

Might be time to dfa Barnes

 

Barnes and Brasier on a two-man rocket to the sun.

[notin]

Barnes and Brasier on a two-man rocket to the sun.

 

I think too many people are volunteered for missions to the sun on this board.

 

A simple DFA is fine with me. Maybe Barnes can be moved in a bad contract swap for a 1b? I have no candidates in mind just yet.

 

(But Eric Hosmer and his complete outlier of a 175 OPS+ and his 3 years $39mill probably shouldn’t be one.)

[mvp 78]

With Barnes, I don't DFA him. I just put him in for mop up duty only going forward. Maybe he figures it out at some point. He had the stuff at some point. There's a chance he figures it out.

[Thunder]

Despite only getting to see 5.5 innings, it was really great to be back at Fenway for the first time since September. There have been numerous changes to the Gameday experience that are designed to appeal to my generation, so I warn any of you that might get to a game this year that you may not like what you see. Most of these changes involve the music that is played, so then again, you might not care. Gone is the pregame video showing images of Fenway throughout the years to the soundtrack of "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane, a video that never failed to make me cry, even after seeing it 5 times last summer. But they replaced it with an even better video, showing similar images and videos, but highlighting more recent Red Sox moments and younger fans enjoying the game just a little bit more, again a ploy to appeal to my generation. It still brought chills and a tear to my eye, though, as the song choice they now use is one of my top 5 or 10 favorite songs ever, "Castle On The Hill" by Ed Sheeran. Of course, the organ music is still there, but it is alternated now between tidbits of TikTok songs and other music that is currently popular. I really like the blending of traditional aspects with the embrace of the 2020s. There was a lesbian marriage proposal on the videoboard, the friendliest ushers I have ever seen, and a marked emphasis on peace and love. Lech Walesa threw out a first pitch after Steve Aoki's now infamous one. No matter how you slice it, I still feel like I'm 5 every time I walk up the tunnel to my seats and see the field for the first time.

[Maxbialystock]

Despite only getting to see 5.5 innings, it was really great to be back at Fenway for the first time since September. There have been numerous changes to the Gameday experience that are designed to appeal to my generation, so I warn any of you that might get to a game this year that you may not like what you see. Most of these changes involve the music that is played, so then again, you might not care. Gone is the pregame video showing images of Fenway throughout the years to the soundtrack of "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane, a video that never failed to make me cry, even after seeing it 5 times last summer. But they replaced it with an even better video, showing similar images and videos, but highlighting more recent Red Sox moments and younger fans enjoying the game just a little bit more, again a ploy to appeal to my generation. It still brought chills and a tear to my eye, though, as the song choice they now use is one of my top 5 or 10 favorite songs ever, "Castle On The Hill" by Ed Sheeran. Of course, the organ music is still there, but it is alternated now between tidbits of TikTok songs and other music that is currently popular. I really like the blending of traditional aspects with the embrace of the 2020s. There was a lesbian marriage proposal on the videoboard, the friendliest ushers I have ever seen, and a marked emphasis on peace and love. Lech Walesa threw out a first pitch after Steve Aoki's now infamous one. No matter how you slice it, I still feel like I'm 5 every time I walk up the tunnel to my seats and see the field for the first time.

 

Good thoughts, very well written.

 

Fenway Park is still the only MLB park which is a lead character in a successful movie--Fever Pitch. No other movie gives the actual ballpark--inside and outside--so much attention.

 

I thought this was a big win and the polar opposite of so many losses we have seen this season. I tuned out during the rain delay, but luckily came back and watched the 8th and top of the 9th on my cell phone. Astros look as good as ever--too bad about Odorrizi--but the Sox were better.

[moonslav59]

With Barnes, I don't DFA him. I just put him in for mop up duty only going forward. Maybe he figures it out at some point. He had the stuff at some point. There's a chance he figures it out.

 

Agreed. If we could fake an IL, that might be a good start, then some "rehab."

[notin]

With Barnes, I don't DFA him. I just put him in for mop up duty only going forward. Maybe he figures it out at some point. He had the stuff at some point. There's a chance he figures it out.

 

He needs to figure out how to get that 1.7mph back on his fastball…

[moonslav59]

He needs to figure out how to get that 1.7mph back on his fastball…

 

Or a higher spin rate.