June 23, 2023 Sox & Sox in Chi Town

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Martin has been one of the best set-up guys in the AL. Pivetta will now be available for tomorrow night.

 

Correction: Martin is the best set-up guy in the AL. Again, thank you Dodgers for not re-signing him.

[Duran Is The Man]

Duvall looking like dog doo tonite. four whiffs.

[FredLynn]

15 Ks and counting tonight. That’s pathetic. You gotta make contact

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duvall looking like dog doo tonite. four whiffs.

 

He did come back earlier than expected. Maybe this is his twin brother.

[FredLynn]

16 Ks

[Duran Is The Man]

Not to be outdone, Wong gets his 4th K too.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SOX offense entered tonight having one of the fewest team strike out totals. This will not stand!

[Duran Is The Man]

He did come back earlier than expected. Maybe this is his twin brother.

 

might be. i'm sure Moon can tell us his numbers since he came back, but i bet they're not good.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Not to be outdone, Wong gets his 4th K too.

 

It's Golden Sombrero night. China working overtime to meet the demand.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

might be. i'm sure Moon can tell us his numbers since he came back, but i bet they're not good.

 

He does have one homer and that's about it.

[vegasbob]

This one will be a steal if Kenley closes it right now. 17K's ?? 1 big swing from Devers and a crazy walk-steal error-2 base hot run wins a game.

[vegasbob]

BTW, Elvis andrus does not appear to be the guy we should have chased as a temp hire SS

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice 'D' by Arroyo.

[Jasonbay44]

Solid win. Great inning by Jansen

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Fun fact:

 

Martin and Kenley=22 million.

Kluber and Kike=20 million.

 

Ya win some and ya lose some.

[Maxbialystock]

Great win and and fun game to watch.

[FredLynn]

16 Ks and they still won

[FredLynn]

Bello is turning into something special

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

16 Ks and they still won

 

16 K's made the White Sox defense look better.

[Maxbialystock]

Not to be outdone, Wong gets his 4th K too.

 

Hey, jerkball, and I do mean jerkball. Wong is catching his 6th straight game in six days.

[Duran Is The Man]

Solid win. Great inning by Jansen

 

and a very nice game by Bello.

[Duran Is The Man]

Hey, jerkball, and I do mean jerkball. Wong is catching his 6th straight game in six days.

 

kiss my f***ing ass.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

BTW, Elvis andrus does not appear to be the guy we should have chased as a temp hire SS

 

 

Don't be cruel.

[moonslav59]

16 Ks

 

17, right?

 

Outhit 8-4.

 

Outerred 2-1.

[moonslav59]

BTW, Elvis andrus does not appear to be the guy we should have chased as a temp hire SS

 

Why not?

 

Andrus

+10.4 UZR/150

.552 OPS

 

Red Sox SS

-3.7 UZR/150

.630 OPS

[Maxbialystock]

17, right?

 

Outhit 8-4.

 

Outerred 2-1.

 

Errors were 2 apiece. Nevertheless, our Sox defense was way better than Chicago's.

[moonslav59]

Errors were 2 apiece. Nevertheless, our Sox defense was way better than Chicago's.

 

Yes, I forgot our last one.

 

Interesting win.

 

Our 5, 6 and 7 hitters went 0-12 w 11 Ks!

 

Hamilton with a ket SB.

 

Devers with another big bomb.

 

The pitching has been buttah!

 

[Maxbialystock]

Yes, I noticed the other guys bringing back shades of JDM, and wondered how much tiredness was affecting Connor. Having said that, his chasing was particularly egregious and uncalled for. ( sarcasm)

 

One more time. Every time a Sox pitcher throws a pitch, the catcher throws the ball back--not as hard, but not a lob either. That's, say, 130-150 pitches per game, each requiring a throw back. Starters average maybe 100 pitches per game and therefore get 5 days rest (and sometimes 6) between starts. In addition, the catcher makes other throws in the game, usually a longer distance than pitching mound to home plate and usually with some zip on it. Plus the squatting behind the plate, chasing pop ups, going to bat, and even getting on base now and then.

 

I seriously doubt Wong's 4 K's last night were intentional. On the other hand, once the Sox grabbed that 3-1 lead on Devers's 2 run dinger in the 4th, it would almost have been sensible to do so.

 

So far this season (nearing the halfway point), Wong is among the top 3 defensive catchers in MLB with a DWAR of +1.3. He makes a big difference on the field whether or not he gets on base. This is especially true now that McGuire is on the IL and a rookie with zippo MLB experience is the backup.

 

If he starts tonight, it will be his 7th in 7 days although in one of those games he only caught the 6-10 innings when he came in for McGuire.

 

I doubt that any of us can remember the last time a Sox catcher caught 7 games in 7 days. But with Paxton on the mound Cora will be tempted. Tomorrow is TBD day in the Sox rotation and the perfect game for rookie Hamilton to start as catcher.

Edited June 24, 2023 by Maxbialystock

[notin]

15 Ks and counting tonight. That’s pathetic. You gotta make contact

 

Seriously?

 

You do realize they won that game?

[Maxbialystock]

Seriously?

 

You do realize they won that game?

 

A defensive triumph--despite two Sox errors and thanks to that 2 run dinger by Devers in the 4th. Giolito was really tough, especially with that slider, but he left one up in the zone and Devers nailed it. Bello was heroic. He did not have his best stuff, but he still went 6.2 while giving up just 1 run. And the Sox defense made a lot of good plays.