June 6, Sox at Cleveland

[Maxbialystock]

Paxton is throwing mostly in the middle of the zone and mostly fastballs. Not good.

[Maxbialystock]

How in the Wide Wide World of Sports did the Sox win 8 straight games?

 

SplendidSplinter was hot.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Casas does draw a lot of walks. He is in the top 10 in the league. I wish he were in the top 10 in Average, homers or RBI's.

 

I'm pretty sure he leads all 6'4" 252 lbs players in walks.

[Tedballgame]

I had checked out (online) some housing and apartment options there.... looked pretty cool place to be and easy to get to the ball park.

 

Very easy to get to and from the ballpark in St. Louis. Usually takes in 15 minutes after a game to drive the 10 miles to my son's apartment west of the downtown.

[Maxbialystock]

Nice play by Duran. I think he was in a little, and then got a good jump and then turned on the afterburners.

[wyo-sox]

Very easy to get to and from the ballpark in St. Louis. Usually takes in 15 minutes after a game to drive the 10 miles to my son's apartment west of the downtown.

 

ST. Louis certainly had cheaper rent than many cities.

[wyo-sox]

I'm pretty sure he leads all 6'4" 252 lbs players in walks.

 

Ha! Good post.

[Maxbialystock]

Paxton was just lucky in the 2d inning.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SplendidSplinter was hot.

 

I was the 1970's Angie Dickinson in starting game threads.

[jad]

I was the 1970's Angie Dickinson in starting game threads.

 

Stop living in the past. Sox need you NOW!

[wyo-sox]

Man- I'm too negative.... I guess we are only down by 2... which with a poor start from the bump is ... ok- ish. Let's find some hits!

[Maxbialystock]

Sox have 2 hits, both by Yoshida, who appears to know something about hitting.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Stop living in the past. Sox need you NOW!

 

Damn, I loved Angie.

If she had said to me "I'll marry you if you'd stop being a Red Sox fan," I'd have responded with "Red Sox who?"

[jad]

Damn, I loved Angie.

If she had said to me "I'll marry you if you'd stop being a Red Sox fan," I'd have responded with "Red Sox who?"

 

My favorite was when she takes her belt off in Point Blank. (Pretty sure I saw that in a drive-in.)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

My favorite was when she takes her belt off in Point Blank. (Pretty sure I saw that in a drive-in.)

 

She was in a movie with William Shatner in the mid 70's called BIG BAD MAMA and left nothing to the imagination.

But I first fell in love(lust) with her when she was Police Woman. Liked those handcuffs.

Edited June 7, 2023 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[wyo-sox]

Hopefully another commentator will brag about how Casas.. "really understands the strike zone."

[wyo-sox]

The whole lineup is starting to feel like they are putting up the white flag on the season. Not fun at-bats to watch.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Hopefully another commentator will brag about how Casas.. "really understands the strike zone."

 

Well, if he doesn't make it as a player, he could apply to be a chUMPIRE.

Edited June 7, 2023 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[wyo-sox]

Is this rotation as bad as it seems?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The really big problem with the SOX is they're in the wrong division to be playing .500 baseball.

[guinness22]

2023 Red Sox, where lead off doubles go to die. That said, Bieber is tough.

[wyo-sox]

The really big problem with the SOX is they're in the wrong division to be playing .500 baseball.

 

100%. AL East is particularly tough- and with this new schedule nobody gets to beat up on anyone as much so it is a much tighter race from top to bottom.

[jad]

2023 Red Sox, where lead off doubles go to die. That said, Bieber is tough.

 

He doesn't seem EVER to throw a strike, or ever have to.

[wyo-sox]

Duran needs to be moved up in the lineup.

[Maxbialystock]

91 mph fastball in the geometric center of the strike zone and Dugo grounds out in his third time facing Bieber. With Duran on 2d base of course.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Not that easy to continue to hit the ball right at the infielders and outfielders. The SOX have made it into an art form.

[guinness22]

He doesn't seem EVER to throw a strike, or ever have to.

 

Ya agree. If it touches the zone at all it’s paint.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

100%. AL East is particularly tough- and with this new schedule nobody gets to beat up on anyone as much so it is a much tighter race from top to bottom.

 

Only playing 13 against Tampa is less embarrassing than playing 19.

[Maxbialystock]

Duran needs to be moved up in the lineup.

 

Not sure that would help much. Nobody's hitting.

[wyo-sox]

Only playing 13 against Tampa is less embarrassing than playing 19.

 

Ha- certainly can't argue with that- but lots of teams have been embarrassed by TB this year. Quite a run they are on.