8/20 SOX @ O's 4:05PM ET

[Old Red]

On day one he had two experienced closers in Barnes and Robles. He also had a dire need for Whitlock and Houck to pitch more than 1 inning every so often as is the norm for closers. When they pitched, they helped minimize the other teams' scoring.

 

Try this on for size. In the games in which Whitlock pitched this year, the Sox are 14-6. In the games in which Houck has pitched, the Sox are 20-11.

 

Get back to me when you can explain that success rate on how Cora used them.

 

You have given the same speel 125 times already, and that doesn’t change the fact that the Red Sox started out 10-19, and the backend of the BP was a reason why. Barnes was left off a postseason roster he was so good, and counting on him, and Robles to anchor the backend of the BP was not sound judgement. Experienced doesn’t mean being good, and those two are examples of that being the case.

Edited August 20, 2022 by Old Red

[moonslav59]

Credit where credit's due: Kudos to Bloom for acquiring Wacha; he's been excellent.

 

...and Schreiber, Refsnyder, Strahm and to some extent Hill, Pham, McGuire (for Diekman) and carry-overs Pivetta, Whitlock and Kike.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Can't have a SOX game w/o slop included.

[Old Red]

...and Schreiber, Refsnyder, Strahm and to some extent Hill, Pham, McGuire (for Diekman) and carry-overs Pivetta, Whitlock and Kike.

 

Nobody ever said Bloom hasn’t made good acquisitions,so I think listing them all is for your benefit, but results in the standings is what most want to see.

[vegasbob]

Two on, no outs, 2 strikes, show me something Schreiber

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I wonder if Cora has ever heard of 'defensive replacement?'

[Old Red]

Can't have a SOX game w/o slop included.

 

That’s being consistent good, or bad.

[redsoxrules]

Poor attempt to block that ffs

[vegasbob]

Huge 2 out pitching scenario here. Nice f'ing work JS and KP

 

There is no one on base, so the worst that can happen is a solo, there's that

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Wacha deserves the win, but as Bill Munny stated in UNFORGIVEN "deserves got nothing to do with it."

[moonslav59]

Not getting a good feeling about the ending to this game.

 

Get some runs, PLEASE!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Not getting a good feeling about the ending to this game.

 

 

Get some runs, PLEASE!

 

They couldn't get many against a guy with a 6.19ERA, so you may be just whistling in the wind.

[Old Red]

One thing about it is that Whitlock is well rested.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

One thing about it is that Whitlock is well rested.

 

Only time I've ever posted "thank you, Yankems."

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Only time I've ever posted "thank you, Yankems."

 

Come to think of it, I may have thanked the Yankems after the 2004 ALCS.

Edited August 20, 2022 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[redsoxrules]

Duran needs to do that more ofteb

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That's much better than a 350 foot can of corn.

[vegasbob]

A smart and well done bunt by Duran. Now he must steal 2nd.

 

Or old style H & R

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran needs to do that more ofteb

 

A definite yup!

[Old Red]

Small ball. Love it, love it! Especially when you can’t play much big ball.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Arroyo wants to play everyday. He's earned it.

[vegasbob]

Amazing how sometimes, it actually looks like a smart baseball team

[vegasbob]

Arroyo wants to play everyday. He's earned it.

 

Got to rest, SS. Can't play every day in the Park that Ripken built

[redsoxrules]

That hurts. Needed another run to score there

[vegasbob]

Speaking of rest, Bogey's bat looks like it weighs about 46 oz. at this point.

[vegasbob]

3 up/3 down and the season will continue. Nominal gain in overall terms but better than a loss that would have ended any dreaming.

[redsoxrules]

Verdugo was jogging for that like wtf

[vegasbob]

Verdugo was jogging for that like wtf

 

It sort of hit at the base of the wall and did not rebound hard. It did look a little odd, but I didn't put that one on Dugo

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

A very needed win.

[redsoxrules]

It sort of hit at the base of the wall and did not rebound hard. It did look a little odd, but I didn't put that one on Dugo

 

He was jogging for that ball as soon it was hit. No effort whatsoever. If he was playing hard that was a double