6/5/22 bos @ oak

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Speaking of a 'no shite' statement, here's one of mine. Devers is the best 25 year old everyday player in MLB.

[vegasbob]

Gee whiz guys, this team is getting real close to a milestone. Coming back from a ridiculous start to this season. If we had a shutdown closer, all would be well. Just throwing some gas out there to see who's smoking

 

Ryan B. warming up, wants the role.

Edited June 5, 2022 by vegasbob

[moonslav59]

The Rays & Jays both lost. Angels lost, too.

[vegasbob]

So it appears the upcoming opponent , LAA, choked on the chicken yet again and lost their 11th in a row in the bottom 9th , giving up a 3 run HR. Their shutdown closer, Iglesias surrenders 1 on his own and sets up 2 on base for his reliever, Herget, who promptly gives up the 3 run HR , so the Angels fall 1 below .500. The Sox will pass the Angels in the WC standings if Brasier can get 2 more outs.

 

The Sox will then go to Anaheim to meet a badly discouraged team. Walk on eggshells lest they wake up the Angels

[d-money]

Can they finally get to 500? At least the sox are in contention for both wildcard spots. .

[d-money]

Yankees will likely run away with this division but let’s hope we can play them well when we meet them. Pick up some confidence against them.

[vegasbob]

Before the 9th, I was wondering if 20 pitches would be the over/under for Brasier , because after he loses his effectiveness fast. The next pitch is #20. Good luck, Ryan

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX sent Bra Man down to WOO. The WOO manager tells the SOX there's nothing better down here. SOX FO says ok, send him back here.

[vegasbob]

Ryan Brasier gets us to 27-27. Time of year to get rolling forward

[d-money]

Back to even 500 gentleman!!!!!! Let’s keep this rolling plz.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

.500. "To reach the impossible dream."

[vegasbob]

The SOX sent Bra Man down to WOO. The WOO manager tells the SOX there's nothing better down here. SOX FO says ok, send him back here.

 

Great summation !

[vegasbob]

.500. "To reach the impossible dream."

 

Should we be calling Cora "Sancho Panza" ?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The Rays & Jays both lost. Angels lost, too.

 

The Angels put all their eggs in one basket; a basket that's getting more fragile each year.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Should we be calling Cora "Sancho Panza" ?

 

Be careful of windmills; they can cause cancer.

[moonslav59]

The day we get to .500 we also lead the last WC slot!

 

+4.5 TOR

+4.0 TBR

- BOS

-0.5 LAA

-0.5 CLE

-1.0 CWS

-1.5 TEX

[Maxbialystock]

Terrific win!!! I saw very little because this game coincided with our youngest granddaughter's graduation from high school.

 

Another quality start, this time by the 5th man in the rotation, Hill. Plus some timely hitting. moonslav disagrees, but I think the rotation is way better than the bullpen. The top 5 (Wacha, Pivetta, Whitlock, Eovaldi, and Hill) have started 49 of 54 games and accumulated 253.1 innings, which is over half of the total innings (482.2) pitched to date. Indeed, they have averaged over 5 innings per start (divide 253.1 by 49) and their ERA's range from 4.04 (Hill) to 2.43 (Wacha).