4/2 vs O’s

[d-money]

A lot of offense in this series and pretty much no pitching.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SOX still below their average runs per game so far this season.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If you hate pitching duels, ya gotta love this 3 game series.

[moonslav59]

Some encouraging pen numbers:

 

0.00 ERAs

3 IP Winckowski

3 IP Martin

2 IP Schreiber

1 IP Jansen

 

The last 3 are the big 3.

 

Houck may join this group, as might Crawford and/or Joely Rodriguez.

[moonslav59]

Duvall is scorching the ball, even with some of his outs!

[moonslav59]

Tiny sample sizes, but it's nice to see Yoshida reach the .400 OBP mark.

 

OPS as of right now:

1.957 "K-man" Duvall

1.455 "Utility" Kike

1.114 "Mookie's Shadow" Dugo

1.067 "Chubby" Devers

1.033 "Over-the-Hill" Turner

 

[iortiz]

Wonder whether Ort is capable to lock this down.

[moonslav59]

The O's are lined up for a snOrt.

[jacksonianmarch]

Ort's stuff is so good it makes you wonder if his RPM is down on his FB or if his issue is truly just location

[guinness22]

Bleier the only blemish out of the pen today. W for a SP. Good win. 2 outa 3, with the Pirates up next. Schedule makers did the Sox some favors to start the season. Gotta take advantage. See ya tomorrow folks.

[Larry Cook]

This series was not what I expected! I thought kluber and sale would have thrown decent games and houck would get killed. Instead it was houck who threw a good game while kluber and sale were terrible!

 

I thought yosi looked over matched in many of his at bats.

 

I think the opposing pitchers have learned to attack cassas and he gets overwhelmed at the plate.

 

Our pitchers and catchers are terrible at holding and catching base runners!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

No doubt in my mind that if the SOX can continue scoring 9 runs/game, they will be a factor in the PO's.

[Bellhorn04]

This series was not what I expected! I thought kluber and sale would have thrown decent games and houck would get killed. Instead it was houck who threw a good game while kluber and sale were terrible!

 

I thought yosi looked over matched in many of his at bats.

 

I think the opposing pitchers have learned to attack cassas and he gets overwhelmed at the plate.

 

Never know what to expect in this crazy game, Larry.

 

Yoshida has reached base 6 times in 15 PA's. Casas has reached 3 out of 9. Early days.

[Old Red]

Never know what to expect in this crazy game, Larry.

 

Yoshida has reached base 6 times in 15 PA's. Casas has reached 3 out of 9. Early days.

 

Ride the hot bats while you can, and we all know starting pitching is going to be the difference one way, or the other.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

 

I thought yosi looked over matched in many of his at bats.

 

I think the opposing pitchers have learned to attack cassas and he gets overwhelmed at the plate.

 

 

Yoshida and Casas like to work counts. They like to see what a pitcher's got, and always take the first pitch fastball down the middle.

 

Batters that do that drive me crazy, because the word gets around the league quickly and pitchers know they can always get ahead of them.

 

I used to yell from my living room at Boggs and Betts all the time for taking Strike One. And they laughed at me all the way to Cooperstown.

[moonslav59]

Yoshida and Casas like to work counts. They like to see what a pitcher's got, and always take the first pitch fastball down the middle.

 

Batters that do that drive me crazy, because the word gets around the league quickly and pitchers know they can always get ahead of them.

 

I used to yell from my living room at Boggs and Betts all the time for taking Strike One. And they laughed at me all the way to Cooperstown.

 

The vast majority of those type of hitters don't enter the Hall.

 

Mixing it up is a good thing for almost all hitters and pitchers.

[notin]

This series was not what I expected! I thought kluber and sale would have thrown decent games and houck would get killed. Instead it was houck who threw a good game while kluber and sale were terrible!

 

I thought yosi looked over matched in many of his at bats.

 

I think the opposing pitchers have learned to attack cassas and he gets overwhelmed at the plate.

 

Our pitchers and catchers are terrible at holding and catching base runners!

 

Casas is 1 for 6. Every hitter in MLB will have at least one 1 for 6 stretch.

 

None of the stolen base stuff is on the catchers…

[notin]

The vast majority of those type of hitters don't enter the Hall.

 

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Maybe not but the vast majority of hitters in the Hall are that type of hitter…

[mvp 78]

This series was not what I expected! I thought kluber and sale would have thrown decent games and houck would get killed. Instead it was houck who threw a good game while kluber and sale were terrible!

 

I thought yosi looked over matched in many of his at bats.

 

I think the opposing pitchers have learned to attack cassas and he gets overwhelmed at the plate.

 

Our pitchers and catchers are terrible at holding and catching base runners!

 

Masa has a 308 average with a 400 OBP, 4 R, 3 RBI, 1 SB. I don't think he's been overwhelmed by anything at this point. 6.7% k rate seems good to me? That's actually a pretty solid series.

[Bellhorn04]

And Yoshida officially has a nickname: Mass Attacka

[moonslav59]

And Yoshida officially has a nickname: Mass Attacka

 

Or....

 

Masa Tacka!

[mvp 78]

And Yoshida officially has a nickname: Mass Attacka

 

Sitting with my 92 year old grandfather-in-law this weekend, I was very nervous about what he was going to say about Masa throughout the games. I think I did a good job of convincing him that Masa was good.

 

His two favorite players are Kiké and Verdugo. He wants Sale gone because he hasn't done anything in forever. He HATES Kelly, Ort, Brasier and Wong.

[moonslav59]

Sitting with my 92 year old grandfather-in-law this weekend, I was very nervous about what he was going to say about Masa throughout the games. I think I did a good job of convincing him that Masa was good.

 

His two favorite players are Kiké and Verdugo. He wants Sale gone because he hasn't done anything in forever. He HATES Kelly, Ort, Brasier and Wong.

 

Maybe Sale can work on getting back into his good graces. The others, I fear, are likely not capable of doing so.

[Larry M]

Test

[mvp 78]

Maybe Sale can work on getting back into his good graces. The others, I fear, are likely not capable of doing so.

 

He bitched about Big Papi being washed up for years, so maybe Sale can come around? It would take quite an effort though.

 

The best part of the series was explaining to him who all the new players were and where they came from (Kluber, Turner, Tapia, Duvall). He didn't remember Kluber because that's how long it's been since Kluber has been relevant as a player to normal fans.

[Bellhorn04]

He bitched about Big Papi being washed up for years, so maybe Sale can come around? It would take quite an effort though.

 

The best part of the series was explaining to him who all the new players were and where they came from (Kluber, Turner, Tapia, Duvall). He didn't remember Kluber because that's how long it's been since Kluber has been relevant as a player to normal fans.

 

He must not pay attention to our mortal enemies the Yankees and the Rays then.

[mvp 78]

He must not pay attention to our mortal enemies the Yankees and the Rays then.

 

Well, he is 92 and he's had a lot of stuff going on in his life since 2020. I'll leave it at that. He gets a pass from me. He'll watch all 161 Sox games available on MLV.tv or local cable this year.

[moonslav59]

Well, he is 92 and he's had a lot of stuff going on in his life since 2020. I'll leave it at that. He gets a pass from me. He'll watch all 161 Sox games available on MLV.tv or local cable this year.

 

I hope things go well for your Dad. Mine had a stroke while I was in Maine, last summer.

 

My Dad turns 96, this July and still lives at home with my Mom, who turns 86, this year. My Dad's mind is still as sharp as can be. I'm blessed, for sure.

 

He no longer cares much about sports, but he will watch some Sox games, when I'm home. He watches every ND football game.

 

He's a Celtics and Patriots fans, but I try not to hold that against him.

 

[jad]

Baseball involves two things that are increasingly difficult as you get older: names and narrative. My mother loved watching sports on tv, but couldn't listen on the radio. Baseball for her was like a series of disconnected snapshots, no sense of what inning it was, who was ahead etc And couldn't really come up with players' names except (this was 10-15 years ago), say, George Scott and Luis Tiant, maybe Ted Williams and Carleton Fisk on a good day.

[mvp 78]

I hope things go well for your Dad. Mine had a stroke while I was in Maine, last summer.

 

My Dad turns 96, this July and still lives at home with my Mom, who turns 86, this year. My Dad's mind is still as sharp as can be. I'm blessed, for sure.

 

He no longer cares much about sports, but he will watch some Sox games, when I'm home. He watches every ND football game.

 

He's a Celtics and Patriots fans, but I try not to hold that against him.

 

 

He's my grandfather in law (wife's grandfather). It's great that my kids actually get to be around him and have fond memories of their great grandfather. We just helped move him to an Assisted Living facility that is at the end of our neighborhood.

 

My dad is also a Red Sox fan and I can guarantee that he knew who Kluber, Turner and Duvall are. He's much more on the positive side of things than the grandfather in law.