6/10 @ Mariners

[Maxbialystock]

Hill (4.40) vs Marco Gonzalez (3.59), both lefties, edge to Mariners. Mariners start seven righty bats in their lineup.

 

Sox lineup TBD--start time is 10:10.

 

One game at a time.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'm guessing the delay in presenting the SOX line-up is determining if Bogey is healthy enough to play.

Of course, it could be that Cora is still looking for someone to rest.

[harmony]

A series preview from a Seattle perspective:

 

https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2022/6/10/23162958/series-preview-seattle-mariners-vs-boston-red-sox-june-2022

[Maxbialystock]

Refsnyder RF

Devers 3B

Martinez DH

Bogey SS

Story 2B

Cordero LF

Vazquez C

Bradley CF

Dalbec 1B

 

I see 3 lefty bats and 6 righty, including Refsnyder.

[Tedballgame]

Whitlock to the DL. They are screwing him up trying to make him a starter.

[harmony]

Whitlock to the DL. They are screwing him up trying to make him a starter.

Dang. Garrett Whitlock was scheduled to start the Sunday game that I will attend with a friend who has Whitlock on his fantasy team.

 

My pedestrian fantasy team has the Seattle starter in all three weekend games against the Red Sox.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Getting the Seattle feed where the announcer informed me that Seattle will be playing the Boston Celtics. Can't wait to get back to NESN.

[illinoisredsox]

6 pitches in and these guys aren’t pounding this nobody. Offense sucks tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

JD's on a pace to drive in 65 runs this season.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Double double, toil and trouble.

[Tedballgame]

Big chance here with two outs.

[redsoxrules]

Ah that sucked

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'm pretty sure that missed opportunity will come back to haunt us.

[Maxbialystock]

Good at bats, but then Vazquez screwed the pooch with that K and the bases full. Gonzalez threw 44 pitches in the 1st.

[redsoxrules]

Hills curve so far is taking way too much of the plate

[Maxbialystock]

Hills curve so far is taking way too much of the plate

 

That doesn't bother me nearly as much as that he needed 22 pitches to get three batters out. I like pitching to contact as long as it isn't solid contact.

[harmony]

Good at bats, but then Vazquez screwed the pooch with that K and the bases full. Gonzalez threw 44 pitches in the 1st.

The last time a Seattle starter failed to go five innings was 17 games ago on May 21 when Chris Flexen left after four-plus innings at Fenway Park.

[redsoxrules]

Hill was so slow on that pickoff that the runner was over halfway to second. That should of been an out

[redsoxrules]

It had been a while since JD hit one out. Way overdue

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I guess JD was due.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Hill reminds me of Wakefield. They live or die on their one pitch.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Any chance the M's would trade France for Dalbec, Franchy, and Arroyo? Hey, M's, you'll be getting a Franchy for a France.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Last night the SOX had an excuse for not producing, Ohtani. No excuse tonight. The SOX offense of late bringing back bad memories of April.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Any chance the M's would trade France for Dalbec, Franchy, and Arroyo? Hey, M's, you'll be getting a Franchy for a France.

 

Selling points: Dalbec can throw the leather at 1st; Franchy, when he hits HR's, they go far, and Arroyo, well he has a nice beard.

If you agree to this trade in the next 48 hours, as a bonus the SOX will throw in ace reliever Bra Man.

Edited June 11, 2022 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[Maxbialystock]

It had been a while since JD hit one out. Way overdue

 

So true. What a shmuck he is with that rotten OPS of .974. We need your perspective to realize how truly bad these Sox players are. I mean, why even watch these stupid games when they can't meet your standards?

[Maxbialystock]

I am currently committing the cardinal sin of enjoying a highly competitive low-scoring game. Neither pitcher is dazzling, but both are keeping the score low. Best of all, Hill is outpitching Gonzalez.

 

I do apologize for not chastising every single Sox player for not meeting the very high standards we have on talksox.

[harmony]

Selling points: Dalbec can throw the leather at 1st; Franchy, when he hits HR's, they go far, and Arroyo, well he has a nice beard.

If you agree to this trade in the next 48 hours, as a bonus the SOX will throw in ace reliever Bra Man.

Since the start of the 2021 season Bobby Dalbec has a negative 8 Defensive Runs Saves in 1,314 innings at first base while Ty France ranks second among all first basemen with a positive 8 DRS in 1,404.2 innings at first base:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=1b&stats=fld&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2022&month=0&season1=2021&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2021-01-01&enddate=2022-12-31&sort=13,d

[redsoxrules]

So true. What a shmuck he is with that rotten OPS of .974. We need your perspective to realize how truly bad these Sox players are. I mean, why even watch these stupid games when they can't meet your standards?

 

I was making a comment that we was overdue for HR. When is the last time he hit one out? No where I said he was a schmuck or having a bad season. I am one of JDs biggest supporters on this board. You never heard the saying that someone is due for a HR? It doesn't mean it's a bad thing. Sheesh

[Maxbialystock]

I am currently committing the cardinal sin of enjoying a highly competitive low-scoring game. Neither pitcher is dazzling, but both are keeping the score low. Best of all, Hill is outpitching Gonzalez.

 

I do apologize for not chastising every single Sox player for not meeting the very high standards we have on talksox.

 

Wait. I would now like to severely chastise Devers for striking out in his 3d at bat vs. Gonzalez tonight. As I understand it, no pitcher can get hitters out the third time through the lineup, so obviously Devers is a putz and overpaid at $11M this year.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Looks like that day off did Devers a lot of good. I guess he was due for a little slump. I just hope it's little. Not Story like.