4/13/23 Thursday the 13th- What Could Go Wrong vs Rays ?

[vegasbob]

Casas with a 14 pitch AB, resulting in a walk. Great discipline. On the other hand his timing on several pitches including a center cut FB was not great

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Great at-bat by Casas. Can the 4 fouls and you're out rule be far behind? Gotta keep these games around 2 hours for no apparent reason.

[Maxbialystock]

Nice at bat by Casas. 14 pitches and BB.

 

Now a stolen base by the speed merchant Turner--on what I think was a play called from the bench.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Red Sox really need to capitalize now on the bad break that beset an opponent (for once).

[Maxbialystock]

Great at-bat by Casas. Can the 4 fouls and you're out rule be far behind? Gotta keep these games around 2 hours for no apparent reason.

 

I do like the pitch clock, but I also like your point. Like you, I'm used to a different game rhythm. That said, I used to hate all the stalling by both pitchers and batters.

[Maxbialystock]

rbi by Kike!

[Maxbialystock]

I'm probably wrong, but it does seem to me as thought the Sox have had more lineouts in this series than the Rays have had.

[illinoisredsox]

I'm probably wrong, but it does seem to me as thought the Sox have had more lineouts in this series than the Rays have had.

 

When a team is on a streak, your bloops and liners drop and the other teams liners go right at someone.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I wonder if the NFL decides to reduce football games from 3 hrs to 2 hrs by making huddles an infraction?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The NHL could make their games around 2 hrs by going from two intermissions to one.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Great hustle there by Arroyo getting to 2nd.

[Maxbialystock]

Well look who hustled all the way to 2d base on a pop that should have been an out?

[vegasbob]

When a team is on a streak, your bloops and liners drop and the other teams liners go right at someone.

 

And when you are scuffling for a break , your bullet shots hit the pitcher and roll directly to 1st base bag

 

Followed by Turner's that DOES drop in on Lowe

[moonslav59]

And when you are scuffling for a break , your bullet shots hit the pitcher and roll directly to 1st base bag

 

Followed by Turner's that DOES drop in on Lowe

 

So true.

[moonslav59]

Did Kluber think he was facing Brandon Lowe, there? (Not Josh.)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Based on what one would expect from Kluber, he did OK today.

[vegasbob]

So Cora pulls Kluber just before he qualifies for the win . A player's manager, but the move better work , not for Corey's W-L record , but because his selected reliever must get the next guy out or it doesn't help.

[vegasbob]

Our range at 2B may be a little short of MLB minimums.

[moonslav59]

Kluber walks one guy, all day, and it's Josh Lowe. Of course, it bites us in the ass.

[moonslav59]

We should just IBB Brandon Lowe every AB, even if the bases are loaded.

[vegasbob]

2 f'ing ground balls and can't be lucky enough to be positioned to pick them up.

 

Always with 2 outs

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Ironic that the name of the GM of this SOX team is 'BLOOM.' A more appropriate name would be 'WITHER.'

[moonslav59]

We should just IBB Brandon Lowe every AB, even if the bases are loaded.

 

1.154 OPS vs the Sox, before today.

 

He's like .830 vs everyone else.

[vegasbob]

Then Margot screws them royally with a perfect bases loaded 2 out bunt

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Bleier Bleier, the mound's on fire.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

"Holy mackerel," says OB. Fish stink.

[vegasbob]

Pulling Kluber was understandable but Bleier has no luck at all after the 2 ground balls

[jad]

What a boring, crappy, bunch of losers Bloom has left us with.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Imagine a master modern manager like Cash batting his two best players 3-4 in the order.

[moonslav59]

Just like that: we turn what was looking pretty good into a cluster EFFFF!