8/4 at Kansas City

[vegasbob]

Duran's noodle arm reminds me of the great Ellsbury.

[Old Red]

What happened to the good Pivetta? Whoever took him I wish they would bring him back.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

What happened to the good Pivetta? Whoever took him I wish they would bring him back.

 

Could be a tired arm. Could be he's back to being the pre-streak Pivetta.

[FredLynn]

What happened to the good Pivetta? Whoever took him I wish they would bring him back.

 

He was always a flash in the pan. He is a #4-5 pitcher at best.

Career 38-46 with an ERA over 5.

Edited August 5, 2022 by FredLynn

[vegasbob]

Plawecki couldn't just strike out , could he? His OPS will be under .500 after this game. In fact it is .499 now.

 

There are a number of guys now on the 26 man roster who will not be here next year, and any/all could be DFA's if their replacement from the minor league system were ready. 6 names for sure

Edited August 5, 2022 by vegasbob

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran's noodle arm reminds me of the great Ellsbury.

 

Plaw's noodle arm reminds me of, ah crap, I can't think of another noodle-armed catcher.

[vegasbob]

Plaw's noodle arm reminds me of, ah crap, I can't think of another noodle-armed catcher.

 

Did Swihart have an arm?? What about Montgomery, Sullivan, Lavarnway etc? I don't recall much of their defense.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice place by Hosmer.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Did Swihart have an arm?? What about Montgomery, Sullivan, Lavarnway etc? I don't recall much of their defense.

 

Neither do I, but it would be difficult to match Plaw's.

[vegasbob]

I can see infield defense is a little shaky tonight

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I can see infield defense is a little shaky tonight

 

 

Right out of the Bob Uecker play-by-play book. "Juuust a little outside."

Edited August 5, 2022 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[FredLynn]

I can see infield defense is a little shaky tonight

 

Just tonight?

It’s been months of brain dead baseball.

That’s on the manager

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I can see infield defense is a little shaky tonight

 

Hosmer being tested early.

[a700hitter]

Hosmer excels with the glove. Franchy would have batted that ball over the dugout into the stands.... but it would have been a very athletic move.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

As hard as Raffy swings I wonder if the baseball screams as it approaches Raffy's bat?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Rumor has it that the baseball would laugh as it approached JBJ's bat.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

And please don't feel sorry for JBJ. He'll be receiving 12 million dollars for doing nothing the remainder of this year and all of next year.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

And please don't feel sorry for JBJ. He'll be receiving 12 million dollars for doing nothing the remainder of this year and all of next year.

 

I've spent most of my life doing nothing, but not at that kind of money.

[iortiz]

And please don't feel sorry for JBJ. He'll be receiving 12 million dollars for doing nothing the remainder of this year and all of next year.

 

His life is already resolved, that's for sure.

[Old Red]

The Red Sox need JD, and Bogey to hit like they did early in the season if they are going to get out of last place. At the moment it doesn’t look like it.

[FredLynn]

The Red Sox need JD, and Bogey to hit like they did early in the season if they are going to get out of last place. At the moment it doesn’t look like it.

 

Why? They should remain in last place and lose every remaining game. It’s about getting better draft picks now. That’s all that left to play for and unfortunately that involves losing,

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The Red Sox need JD, and Bogey to hit like they did early in the season if they are going to get out of last place. At the moment it doesn’t look like it.

 

Based on the lack of interest for JD, most GM'S felt it doesn't look like it.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Great catch on a misread fly ball. Not sure a misread catch can qualify as a web gem.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran should save those bunts when the 2nd slowest player on the SOX isn't on 1st.

[a700hitter]

I didn’t realize that the Royals had Ty Cobb, Lou Brock and Rickey Henderson.

[FredLynn]

Dozier is about to put the game away

[Old Red]

I didn’t realize that the Royals had Ty Cobb, Lou Brock and Rickey Henderson.

 

Don’t forget Willie Wilson.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I didn’t realize that the Royals had Ty Cobb, Lou Brock and Rickey Henderson.

 

Except for Duran SOX runners make opposing teams' runners look faster than they actually are.

Edited August 5, 2022 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[Oscars]

Walking the lead off slap hitting 9th batter very rarely works out well.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

One habit the SOX have retained even with the new guys; score early and never score again.