7/24 Jays @ SOX 1:35PM ET

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Who would you bet on?

 

And like your tired Henny Youngman posts are quality....

 

Looks like I hit a sore spot. Don't you have a bridge underpass to haunt?

[FredLynn]

Gonna be in the cellar by the end of the day hopefully. I don’t get why the fans show up.

[illinoisredsox]

Congrats, you have successfully f***ed this game and series sweep into Toronto's hand. Bello may not deserve all this

 

He didn’t. 3 weak hits (once again one due to a shift that seldom seems to work), gets squeezed on a couple close pitches resulting in walks. Get any pitcher up over 25 pitches in an inning and he’s going to have trouble.

 

First pitch to Duran is called a strike on a pitch Bello never got.

[Maxbialystock]

Gonna be in the cellar by the end of the day hopefully. I don’t get why the fans show up.

 

Historically, a bad season like this one doesn't affect attendance until the following season.

[illinoisredsox]

Oh good, Bogeys up with a man on 3rd. DP ball coming up.

[Maxbialystock]

There they go again. Fastest player on the team team, a real speed merchant, can't score from 2d base on a single. Opposing teams do that routinely.

 

Let me hasten to agree that was a hard shot right to the left fielder. On the other hand, the left fielder was playing shallow. I'm not sure Verdugo or Cordero does that.

[Maxbialystock]

Oh good, Bogeys up with a man on 3rd. DP ball coming up.

 

He got lucky--perfect GIDP ball except it was hit right in the hole.

[illinoisredsox]

Oh good, Bogeys up with a man on 3rd. DP ball coming up.

 

He tried, but couldn’t hit it hard enough.

[iortiz]

Gonna be in the cellar by the end of the day hopefully. I don’t get why the fans show up.

 

Pink hat fans who go to the game only to sing Sweet Caroline and God bless America, and get drunk.

[JDavis76]

Looks like I hit a sore spot. Don't you have a bridge underpass to haunt?

 

Nope, certainly not a sore spot.

 

And, of course, you ducked the question.

[JDavis76]

He didn’t. 3 weak hits (once again one due to a shift that seldom seems to work), gets squeezed on a couple close pitches resulting in walks. Get any pitcher up over 25 pitches in an inning and he’s going to have trouble.

 

First pitch to Duran is called a strike on a pitch Bello never got.

 

Yeah, the umps must be Canadian. SMH.........

[vegasbob]

He didn’t. 3 weak hits (once again one due to a shift that seldom seems to work), gets squeezed on a couple close pitches resulting in walks. Get any pitcher up over 25 pitches in an inning and he’s going to have trouble.

 

First pitch to Duran is called a strike on a pitch Bello never got.

 

Agreed. On Tapia's triple, the shift was still on with the bases refilled. The shift had nothing to do with the outcome of his sharply hit ball to RCfield, but you have to have great faith, almost religiously, the play the percentages loss after loss. But that's why the casinos win year after year, and they are glad that you win just enough to keep bringing back new money.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

One thing that has been noticeably missing this year in the SOX offense is wild pitches with a man on 3rd. The SOX had a lot of those last year and in 2018.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Pink hat fans who go to the game only to sing Sweet Caroline and God bless America, and get drunk.

 

And they love the color green.

[vegasbob]

It is honestly like watching the keystone Cops on defense

[Tedballgame]

Bello is cannon fodder. He totally sucks.

[iortiz]

LOL this is a bush team. Cora has to go.

[illinoisredsox]

Bello should ask to go back to AAA; he’ll get better defensive support.

[Northern Star]

Pink hat fans who go to the game only to sing Sweet Caroline and God bless America, and get drunk.

 

Which is worth the high ticket prices alone.

[Tedballgame]

Red Sox can't throw anybody out at second.

[iortiz]

It is honestly like watching the keystone Cops on defense

 

Wonder when and how they train.

[JDavis76]

Bello is cannon fodder. He totally sucks.

 

Him and seabiscuit are the foundation of the rotation of the future.

[iortiz]

Red Sox can't throw anybody out at second.

 

Literally.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The only thing the Jays haven't done so far in this series is hit the Pesky pole, but there's still a lot of time for that to happen.

[vegasbob]

One thing I notice about Xander is that he shows up every day and plays the game. I think his skills are on a long term downtrend and hope he gets paid bigtime by an unwary GM. But I give X big credit for playing hard despite the situation around him

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice D by Duran.

[vegasbob]

LOL this is a bush team. Cora has to go.

 

The main reason I don't think ( no preference either way) Cora will be dismissed now is that his contract expires this year. The team has the options, not Alex. I do not think you will see him back for 2023 barring some incredible turnaround

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

One thing I notice about Xander is that he shows up every day and plays the game. I think his skills are on a long term downtrend and hope he gets paid bigtime by an unwary GM. But I give X big credit for playing hard despite the situation around him

 

True, but it should be expected by players making 20mil/yr.

 

Thanks, Illinois.

Edited July 24, 2022 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[illinoisredsox]

The only thing the Jays haven't done so far in this series is hit the Pesky pole, but there's still a lot of time for that to happen.

 

They gave it a good try that last half inning; I was surprised it didn’t scrape the right side of it.

[vegasbob]

Nice D by Duran.

 

You can't spell Duran without the capital D , lol.