June 1, Reds @ Boston

[jad]

What an entitled a-hole that fan is. That's Dugo's bat, not a party favor. (Like the kid whose a-hole parents wouldn't let him give ... was it Yoshida's first HR?)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

DEVERS DEliVERS!

[Old Red]

I could have, but I don't remember doing so. Maybe it was for an at bat.

 

Dumbest bat in MLB history you said. Kike is an idiot, which was against the Phillies.

[Tedballgame]

Big Balk

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

What an entitled a-hole that fan is. That's Dugo's bat, not a party favor. (Like the kid whose a-hole parents wouldn't let him give ... was it Yoshida's first HR?)

 

If it wasn't for A-holes, the population of this country would be cut in half.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Herget got gotten. Wong distance!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Big Balk

 

The Incredible Balk.

[notin]

So Chris Martin comes in, gives up a leadoff double to one of the worst hitters in MLB, uncorks a wild pitch, and blows the save. And now he’s in line for a win.

 

Yeah that’s a good stat…

[Maxbialystock]

3 hits (and 2 runs) in the first 7 innings. Then 5 hits and 6 runs in the 8th inning. This is what moonslav likes to remind us of.

 

Let's see how Jansen does with a 6 run lead in the 9th.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

At least the SOX will have some momentum when they face the best team in baseball tomorrow night.

[Maxbialystock]

So Chris Martin comes in, gives up a leadoff double to one of the worst hitters in MLB, uncorks a wild pitch, and blows the save. And now he’s in line for a win.

 

Yeah that’s a good stat…

 

And he actually does get official credit for both--blown save and the win.

[Duran Is The Man]

So Chris Martin comes in, gives up a leadoff double to one of the worst hitters in MLB, uncorks a wild pitch, and blows the save. And now he’s in line for a win.

 

Yeah that’s a good stat…

 

agreed. i remember, more than once, Barnes coming in top of the 9th, blowing the save, then getting the win after the Sox came back in the bottom of the 9th. dumb as hell how they award wins. and losses.

[Maxbialystock]

What an entitled a-hole that fan is. That's Dugo's bat, not a party favor. (Like the kid whose a-hole parents wouldn't let him give ... was it Yoshida's first HR?)

 

Agree completely.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Wins for a reliever are insignificant. There's his other stats that reflect more accurately how effective he has been.

Holds and saves would be two examples.

Edited June 2, 2023 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[Maxbialystock]

Terrific win with a slightly misleading score but this was a dogfight for 7 1/2 innings before the Sox exploded in the 8th.

 

A shout out to moonslav who insists late inning rallies are quite normal for the Sox. Coulda fooled me, but tonight he is right on.

 

Excellent use of the bullpen by Cora despite my griping about not leaving Pivetta in for the 8th.

 

Good defense.

 

Sure hope Sale is OK.

[Maxbialystock]

Devers drove in the go ahead (3-2 Sox) run off a changeup low in the zone which almost went into the stands at 420 feet.

[Maxbialystock]

Next up, the Rays: 4 games in 3 days (Fri, Sat x 2, Sun).

 

They're 6-4 in their last 10 and the Sox are 3-7. They're 14-12 on the road and the Sox are 16-13 at Fenway. Their run differential is +119 and ours is + 15.

 

Three of the Sox starters will be Whitlock tomorrow, Houck Saturday, and Bello Sunday. I think Pivetta could get the nod as the 2d starter on Saturday. He threw 54 pitches last Sunday, 13 last night, and 15 tonight.

 

Remember the Sox earlier playing 19 games in 19 days? Counting these four upcoming, the Rays will be playing 20 games in 19 days.

[moonslav59]

We gotta hope Sale is okay.

 

To me, our chances drop drastically, if he goes down for a long time.

 

Nice win. Good to see some of the guys who were supposed to carry the team do well.