4/20 vs. ... um who knows? this afternoon at ... I forget when ...

[jad]

Happy 4/20 day.

 

Go Sox!

[Bellhorn04]

I'm going to need a lot of puffs to get through this season, that's for sure.

[Maxbialystock]

Happy 4/20 day.

 

Go Sox!

 

Nicely said, Jad.

[mvp 78]

I'm going to need a lot of puffs to get through this season, that's for sure.

 

Start early.

 

@itsbrianbarrett

Houck

 

1st time through the order

 

.174/.296/.217/.514

 

2nd time through the order

 

.318/.385/.500/.885

 

Huge gap!… not great if you are trying to make the case as a starter

[mvp 78]

And Happy Birthday to Fenway. May you be torn down and replaced sometime soon.

[Bellhorn04]

Start early.

 

@itsbrianbarrett

Houck

 

1st time through the order

 

.174/.296/.217/.514

 

2nd time through the order

 

.318/.385/.500/.885

 

Huge gap!… not great if you are trying to make the case as a starter

 

And even with that he has the highest bWAR of any of our starters.

[mvp 78]

And even with that he has the highest bWAR of any of our starters.

 

The pig with the nicest lipstick.

[mvp 78]

1. Verdugo RF

2. Devers 3B

3. Turner DH

4. Yoshida LF

5. K. Hernández 2B

6. Casas 1B

7. Wong C

8. Duran CF

9. Chang SS

 

Valdez has already been optioned back to WOO after going 2-4.

[Maxbialystock]

1. Verdugo RF

2. Devers 3B

3. Turner DH

4. Yoshida LF

5. K. Hernández 2B

6. Casas 1B

7. Wong C

8. Duran CF

9. Chang SS

 

Valdez has already been optioned back to WOO after going 2-4.

 

He fumbled and drew an error on an easy grounder. And he demanded a pop fly, waving everyone else off, and didn't even get a glove on it. He was not the problem last night, Kluber was. So letting him play to see how he handled himself at Fenway didn't cost anything.

[mvp 78]

He fumbled and drew an error on an easy grounder. And he demanded a pop fly, waving everyone else off, and didn't even get a glove on it. He was not the problem last night, Kluber was. So letting him play to see how he handled himself at Fenway didn't cost anything.

 

Valdez is a bad defender. I know someone on here stated that they saw him at SS for WOO and that he was good (didn't happen). I'm not sure he's a long term solution at any position.

[moonslav59]

Valdez is a bad defender. I know someone on here stated that they saw him at SS for WOO and that he was good (didn't happen). I'm not sure he's a long term solution at any position.

 

He probably won't hit well enough to be a FT DH, but as a platoon, he may stick around- somehow/somewhere.

[redsoxrules]

Yoshida since hitting his only HR of the year.

 

.97 BA/263OBP/129 SLG/392 OPS in 31 AB

[Maxbialystock]

1. Verdugo RF

2. Devers 3B

3. Turner DH

4. Yoshida LF

5. K. Hernández 2B

6. Casas 1B

7. Wong C

8. Duran CF

9. Chang SS

 

Valdez has already been optioned back to WOO after going 2-4.

 

Maeda, 0-2, ERA 4.09 is a righty, so 5 lefty bats.

 

Houck has started 3 games, all with Wong catching.

[mvp 78]

Yoshida since hitting his only HR of the year.

 

.97 BA

 

Wow!

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Valdez is a bad defender. I know someone on here stated that they saw him at SS for WOO and that he was good (didn't happen). I'm not sure he's a long term solution at any position.

 

I never said he was good. I said he looked like a professional second baseman, made the routine plays (from that position) and his arm turned two from the second base bag. I swear he took grounders at other spots around the infield, like other guys like Ryan Fernandez or Mookie Betts, but it may have been pregame.

 

Is it possible the guy was slightly nervous in the field in his major league debut in front of 30,000 fans, possibly the biggest crowd he's ever played for?

 

In Spring Training, a big league announcer -- not a poster -- said Valdez' swing was a carbon copy of Juan Soto's... a pitch or two before he hit a home run.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

A Red Sox starter with an actual 1-2-3 first inning!

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Please stay f***ing leadoff...

[Bellhorn04]

Wow!

 

Oh...97.

[iortiz]

Is it me or Houck looks like vintage Sale?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Even though no one is voting, my vote is to keep Duran in the everyday line-up. My reason: Why not. At least he brings something to the table, his speed.

[iortiz]

Even though no one is voting, my vote is to keep Duran in the everyday line-up. My reason: Why not. At least he brings something to the table, his speed.

 

It's early to judge but he is looking good thus far, not to mention, he is hustling every play.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

DEVERS DEliVERS!

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Is it me or Houck looks like vintage Sale?

 

I'm not sure if you're 6'7, 150, so I vote for Houck.

 

A thought: young stud cruising on a sunny day game, after a fading oldster couldn't hit his spots on a cold night. Wouldn't it be in the team's best interests if they flipflopped Kluber and Houck in the rotation, depending on the temps?

 

It would definitely help the old man, while Houck's stuff may be even more lethal to batters whose hands and bats would sting with bad night vibrations.

[mvp 78]

It's early to judge but he is looking good thus far, not to mention, he is hustling every play.

 

He's had a lot of growing pains. Hopefully he can stick around this time.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

A Masa Attack!

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Right now if you're a Twins fan, it must be hard to have faith in this Pagan.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

A little payback from last night.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran Duran. So good I said it twice.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran Duran. So good I said it twice.

 

It's obvious that Duran is 'hungry like the wolf' to stay on the team.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Duran Duran. So good I said it twice.

 

He's on the hunt, then after's Yu...