8/31 SOX @ Twins 7:40PM ET

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Pham

Dugo

Bogey

Devers

JD

Story

Kike

Dalbec

Plawecki

 

JD stays at DH, while SOX best hitter right now sits on bench. Oh, well.

 

Two things of interest here: 1)does Devers get out of his long slump? and 2) can Wacha get his 10th win?

Hoping both can happen.

 

Go SOX!

[vegasbob]

Pham

Dugo

Bogey

Devers

JD

Story

Kike

Dalbec

Plawecki

 

JD stays at DH, while SOX best hitter right now sits on bench. Oh, well.

 

Two things of interest here: 1)does Devers get out of his long slump? and 2) can Wacha get his 10th win?

Hoping both can happen.

 

Go SOX!

 

Why doesn't JDM need a day off? Why doesn't Arroyo play in lieu of Dalbec ? Why hasn't Plawecki been given thanks and a gold watch from the souvenir shop ?

 

All the best to Wacha going for double digit wins and getting his ERA below 2.50

[iortiz]

Again, Cora has to go. Unacceptable.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Why doesn't JDM need a day off? Why doesn't Arroyo play in lieu of Dalbec ? Why hasn't Plawecki been given thanks and a gold watch from the souvenir shop ?

 

All the best to Wacha going for double digit wins and getting his ERA below 2.50

 

At this point I believe Dalbec is a better option than JD.

Edited August 31, 2022 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

After having shamed JD, he'll probably hit a couple dingers tonight. Or not.

[moonslav59]

Why hasn't Plawecki been given thanks and a gold watch from the souvenir shop ?

 

All the best to Wacha going for double digit wins and getting his ERA below 2.50

 

I can see keeping Plawecki on the 26, soon to be 28, so he can mentor McGuire and maybe Wong in Sept, but he shouldn't play.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Getting the Twins' feed and found out that the Twins have won their series against all AL East teams except the Yankems where they are 1-2 with 4 games left to play.

[illinoisredsox]

Getting the Twins' feed and found out that the Twins have won their series against all AL East teams except the Yankems where they are 1-2 with 4 games left to play.

 

The last time the Twins won a season series against the Yanks, George W. Bush was in his first year as President (they also split a couple times in 2005 and 2006).

[FredLynn]

How long can the bums play without any brain dead baseball?

[FredLynn]

How long can the bums play without any brain dead baseball?

 

Four batters

Devers strikes out on a ball at eye level.

Didn’t take long.

[jad]

They need to get Devers right, or at least figure out what is wrong. If that means sitting him the rest of the season, then fine. No one that good should be having a month like this.

[jad]

Four batters

Devers strikes out on a ball at eye level.

Didn’t take long.

 

In all fairness, the first called strike was almost in the same location. He likely felt he had to hack at anything up.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The last time the Twins won a season series against the Yanks, George W. Bush was in his first year as President (they also split a couple times in 2005 and 2006).

 

Yup, the Yankems have owned the Twinkies for a very long time.

[Oscars]

JDM used to be an RBI machine, now it’s a forgone conclusion he won’t be productive with runners on base

[FredLynn]

In all fairness, the first called strike was almost in the same location. He likely felt he had to hack at anything up.

 

The ball he K’d on was eye level. He’s not going to hit that very often.

Mental mistake. No plate discipline.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Von Ryan's Express.

[FredLynn]

Story strikes out without even being thrown a strike.

These bums have given up.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

JDM used to be an RBI machine, now it’s a forgone conclusion he won’t be productive with runners on base

 

"Ban all machines."

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Von Ryan's Express.

 

Traded by Tampa for a 40-year-old DH... and yet, the Red Sox couldn't get anything for a 34-year-old DH (or wouldn't take just anything).

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just think of the reaction here if Cordero or Dalbec had pulled a Miranda Act.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Grand salami by Bogey. Equal to 4 Hans Solos.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Damn, I hope the Twins' manager doesn't take Ryan out.

[FredLynn]

Nice to see the bats comes alive but they would really be better off losing their remaining games at this point

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Of course, the .135 batter gets the 1st hit.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Raise the pitch count and then hit a 2 run dinger. That's a great at-bat.

[moonslav59]

Grand salami by Bogey. Equal to 4 Hans Solos.

 

Coming through when we need him the most!

 

[FredLynn]

Devers is overdue

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Now that was more like a typical SOX inning.

[FredLynn]

Sit Devers’ ass down for the rest of the year

[FredLynn]

Going to need more than five runs or we will lose