5/07 SOX @ Phillies 1:35PM ET

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Bleier found Schwarb's 1 square inch hot spot.

[d-money]

Hopefully they can scratch back here but this offense has been stifled.

[Nick]

Nice move by Cora.

[Maxbialystock]

Houck couldn’t be trusted to go another batter.

 

Houck was as good as I've seen him this season. I would have left him in even though Schwarber got that clean single last time up.

 

Bleier showed me nothing. In fact, my guess is that the only good thing he has is throwing lefty vs. lefty hitters.

[Jasonbay44]

Yoshida is on fire right now

[Maxbialystock]

Why wasn't that a GIDP?

[Old Red]

Houck was as good as I've seen him this season. I would have left him in even though Schwarber got that clean single last time up.

 

Bleier showed me nothing. In fact, my guess is that the only good thing he has is throwing lefty vs. lefty hitters.

 

3rd time through the order everyone knows Houck sucks. That was the right move. Houck had trouble with that part of the batting order the 2nd time through.

[Oscars]

Bleier now has a ERA of 6 .

The Sox could do with some help from the left side.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Bleier now has a ERA of 6 .

The Sox could do with some help from the left side.

 

They won't find it at the pitcher barren farm.

[d-money]

Looks that winning streak is in danger.

[Jasonbay44]

Oh great, Brasier is in!!!!

[vegasbob]

Cora concedes, the streak is over. The janitor Brasier comes in to sweep up the elephant poop

[Nick]

IB man tagged first base.

 

At which point runner can go to either first or second. 1B was unoccupied.

 

This never happens because the runner usually takes off. Yoshida thought the ball was going to be caught.

 

That"s why he went back.

[illinoisredsox]

Why wasn't that a GIDP?

 

Phillie 1st sacker tagged first base first, then Yoshida, removing the force. Easy DP if he does it the other way around.

[moonslav59]

3rd time through the order everyone knows Houck sucks. That was the right move. Houck had trouble with that part of the batting order the 2nd time through.

 

Right move: taking Houck out.

 

Wrong move: brining in Bleier or Brasier.

 

That being said, if Bloom found someone to replace those two, this may not happen.

[mvp 78]

Ort is back, Crawford hit IL last night

 

Yo-yo squad!

[moonslav59]

Cora concedes, the streak is over. The janitor Brasier comes in to sweep up the elephant poop

 

I love when someone says this kind of thing.

[mvp 78]

Actually I Stand corrected. I didn’t realize they sent him back down for Littell

 

Ah, ok. Thought there was an even newer update.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just heard that Vida Blue died earlier today. Damn good pitcher.

[mvp 78]

Right move: taking Houck out.

 

Wrong move: brining in Bleier or Brasier.

 

That being said, if Bloom found someone to replace those two, this may not happen.

 

Bleier pitching himself towards a DFA.

[Maxbialystock]

3rd time through the order everyone knows Houck sucks. That was the right move. Houck had trouble with that part of the batting order the 2nd time through.

 

Reminds of that LA Dodgers manager--I think this is right--in the playoffs who said he was going to pull his starter no matter what after 6 innings. The starter pitched great, but got pulled, and the other team blasted the bullpen to win.

 

I get the stats, the third time through the order, etc. It's become holy writ these days.

 

Unfortunately, I also looked at the freaking box score for this freaking game.

 

Against the top of the Phillies order, third time through, no good, worthless, can't get anyone out third time through Houck K'd Trea Turner, gave up a single to Bryce Harper, and got Castellanos to ground out.

 

That's when Schwarber came to bat and Houck got pulled.

 

Cora brought in a reliever, who to me looked awful, and the reliever got killed.

 

So, yes, I stand by my assertion that Cora made a bad move. And I like Cora a lot.

[mvp 78]

Just heard that Vida Blue died earlier today. Damn good pitcher.

 

Beastly curve.

[notin]

Bleier now has a ERA of 6 .

The Sox could do with some help from the left side.

 

Bernardino has been pretty good. And Joely Rodriguez comes back soon.

 

Bleier for Barnes looks like we dealt right-handed poop for left-handed poop…

[Jasonbay44]

Just heard that Vida Blue died earlier today. Damn good pitcher.

 

I was way too young to have seen him play but literally last night me and my friends were talking about him because he’s always nasty in MLB the show. Sad to hear

[Nick]

75 pitches....Cora thought Kluber was pitching.

 

Nice job over managing.

 

Cora previously sent Houck back out AFTER he gave up 6 runs.

[Jasonbay44]

Bleier pitching himself towards a DFA.

 

He’ll probably somehow get the he hook before Brasier, which is crazy

 

Not that I want either on the team….

[d-money]

Can this team string some hits? 3 runs is not alot.

[notin]

Reminds of that LA Dodgers manager--I think this is right--in the playoffs who said he was going to pull his starter no matter what after 6 innings. The starter pitched great, but got pulled, and the other team blasted the bullpen to win.

 

I get the stats, the third time through the order, etc. It's become holy writ these days.

 

Unfortunately, I also looked at the freaking box score for this freaking game.

 

Against the top of the Phillies order, third time through, no good, worthless, can't get anyone out third time through Houck K'd Trea Turner, gave up a single to Bryce Harper, and got Castellanos to ground out.

 

That's when Schwarber came to bat and Houck got pulled.

 

Also, let's try this one on for size. Cora brought in a reliever, and the got killed.

 

So, yes, I stand by my assertion that Cora made a bad move. And I like Cora a lot.

 

Tampa manager. The Dodgers were the team that blasted the bullpen.

 

That was in 2020 and the pitcher was Blake Snell. I believe he was going to pull him after two times through the lineup, so 6 IP was a maximum (and hopefully an unlikely one)…

[Jasonbay44]

This umpire is horrible

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Did Kruk get beaned a lot as a player? He shows many signs of brain damage.