August 18 Red Sox at Orioles

[moonslav59]

Edit: Ooops... August 19th!

 

Biggest series of the year, so far. Crawford vs Lyles.

 

Go Sox!

 

Win the first game!

[vegasbob]

If you do not fall behind at any point in the game, you usually win. Try it, Red Sox, you may like it.

 

With 43 to go and 31 of those vs the AL East, this starter series in Baltimore is truly critical. Have to be 2-1 or 3-0. Losing ground won't help the cause.

[Old Red]

Big shakeup in the batting order tonight. Dugy 2nd, Raffy 4th, and the Ref Man at DH.

[moonslav59]

1. Pham LF (Phamtastic!)

2. Dugo RF (I didn't know Cora had this type of move in him! LOL!)

3. Bogey SS (Time to start leading the team out of the cellar.)

4. Devers 3B (Can you get me to say, "Devers Forevers," tonight?)

5. Arroyo 2B (Cora going with the recency affect.)

6. Hosmer 1B (Cora going away from the recency affect.)

7. Refsnyder DH (So, they like Dugo's RF D better than Ref's, or are they "resting" Ref?)

8. McGuire C (No one's getting fat, cept Mama Cass.)

9. Kike CF (Let's see if he can re-create some of that late season thunder we saw in '21!)

[Oscars]

Prior to this season when Bogey came up with runners on I felt confident he would get it done.

Now when he comes up with RISP I have zero confidence he will get it done.

[Old Red]

Big two out hit by Kike.

[d-money]

Pathetic from Crawford. Yikes.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

What a difference having a DH makes.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

An old-fashioned pitching duel happening tonight.

[d-money]

Geez Crawford . 🤦*♂️

[d-money]

Crawford is fooling nobody tonight. Dog s*** start by him.

[redsoxrules]

Take him out of the game ffs. He clearly has nothing tonight

[jad]

Pham is not a good outfielder. But I guess his .240 average makes up for it.

[FredLynn]

Crawford is fooling nobody tonight. Dog s*** start by him.

 

Good

We need to finish in last place

Such an easy team to hate

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Crawford is fooling nobody tonight. Dog s*** start by him.

 

He fooled me. I've been praising how good he's been lately.

[Old Red]

Pham is not a good outfielder. But I guess his .240 average makes up for it.

 

The Sox needed a RF not a LF, and Pham’s glove is getting exposed out there.

[jad]

The Sox needed a RF not a LF, and Pham’s glove is getting exposed out there.

 

"Getting exposed" is probably not the right phrase to use in describing RS recent acquisitions.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

How long is Story going to 'milk' his injury?

[FredLynn]

How long is Story going to 'milk' his injury?

 

As long as possible-and can you blame him?

[Old Red]

How long is Story going to 'milk' his injury?

 

Just about all the injuries this year starting with Chris Frail has lasted lots longer then was first thought.

[Old Red]

"Getting exposed" is probably not the right phrase to use in describing RS recent acquisitions.

 

Great point!

[mvp 78]

Mazz is not pleasant to listen to.

[mvp 78]

Fits with the on field product.

[Old Red]

Mazz is not pleasant to listen to.

 

Are any of them? OB included?

[redsoxrules]

7 run rule must have been in effect tonight

[redsoxrules]

Does management not care if they win tonight? It sure seems that way. Ffs take him out of the f***ing game

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Obviously, we here were the only ones who noticed Kutter had nothing. Great managing again.

[Old Red]

The Sox have to scratch, and claw for all their runs, and the O’s just unload.

[Old Red]

Obviously, we here are the only ones who noticed Kutter had nothing. Great managing again.

 

Not a good managerial decision to leave the Kut Man out there.

[redsoxrules]

What a poorly managed game by Cora