08/12 Tigers at Fenway to Face the Red Hots

[vegasbob]

Useless AB by Urias

[notin]

Our chances are Withering away

 

(rimshot)

[vegasbob]

Should he waste a good reliever here? The Sox have less punch than the headless Rock Em Sock Em Robot…

 

Truthfully no, because you can see the hitters are fully disengaged. If it was 1 or 2 runs down, try to hold the difference . Llovera got his out though

[vegasbob]

Refsnyder is 6 for 30 in last 15 games. When is the last time he PH'ed for Duran and got a hit off the LH'er? Been awhile, I surmise

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Should he waste a good reliever here? The Sox have less punch than the headless Rock Em Sock Em Robot…

 

But the blue one, to match the missing helmet -- City Disconnect

 

On second thought, keep yer head. With only two frames left, no need to stick our necks out to watch 89 more Sox' pop-ups...

[FredLynn]

Can’t be losing to bad teams like the Tigers

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Bad? Bear claw's pitch hit Carpenter's bat halfway down the handle, went straight up, and landed in some doofus' beer cup on the monster.

[vegasbob]

Reminiscent of the KC Royals 9-3 beatdown from mid week. So twice in a week , similar games with several oppo HR's

[notin]

Refsnyder is 6 for 30 in last 15 games. When is the last time he PH'ed for Duran and got a hit off the LH'er? Been awhile, I surmise

 

July 28th in SF…

[vegasbob]

July 28th in SF…

 

So pre-trade deadline . Long time ago.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Is it bad when your wild card-pretending pitching staff allows four Home Runs to Detroit -- the AL's second-worst HR hitting team (to Cleveland's Garter Belts)

[vegasbob]

So Yankees lose, BJ's lose but Boston finds it hard to get up for Tigers. Really hard to figure this team out. They cannot win them all , but they do not show any likelihood of a run like the Mariners are showing.

[vegasbob]

Turner solves the problem of not wanting to run hard on the heel. This guy is a stud

[Maxbialystock]

Duvall and Story, take note. Turner just did what you two do way too infrequently. He is more valuable to the Sox this season than the two of you combined.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Just In: Turned On One

[vegasbob]

Just In: Turned On One

 

In Casas you missed it, JT is the strength of this bunch

[redsoxrules]

That looked like a balk

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

In Casas you missed it, JT is the strength of this bunch

 

Tris' Speaker blew a fuse

[Maxbialystock]

Looks like Reyes has cooled off.

 

Completely agree with Duvall pinch-hitting for Refsnyder.

[vegasbob]

Tris' Speaker blew a fuse

 

Williams ate a Baby Ruth before giving a TED talk . Yaz snoozed while Papi Cruzed.

[vegasbob]

Since some pitcher has to go to get Whitlock back, you are probably viewing the last throws of Bearclaw's Red Sox career

[Maxbialystock]

Despite my wise-ass remarks, I'm watching this game intently and hoping the lineup will come thru.

[vegasbob]

I think they lost the feed on MLB.com. Nothing but a green screen

[redsoxrules]

I think they lost the feed on MLB.com. Nothing but a green screen

 

Yeah I got the same thing.

[FredLynn]

I think they lost the feed on MLB.com. Nothing but a green screen

 

I got that too. Mercifully.

Verdugo hits. GIDP to end the game. Just can’t afford to lose games to bad teams.

[moonslav59]

This was a very hurtful loss.

 

I'm also worried about Bello, He's carried us for so long, but had a .534 EAR/6.01 FIP in his 5 starts before today.

 

The bats have been slumped for way too long, as well.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I think they lost the feed on MLB.com. Nothing but a green screen

 

Yup. Same here. Like the last episode of The Sopranos, but with an even worse ending.

[Duran Is The Man]

I think the Sox don't know squat about teaching/coaching/improving pitching. That's why they have always relied heavily on acquiring pitchers developed by other teams. And let's not forget that this year Eovaldi, Wacha, and ERod are all pitching way better than they ever did for the Sox.

 

And now, because of the very recent example of how Kike suddenly began hitting again after going to the Dodgers, I'm beginning to think the Sox don't know much about hitting either. The greatest Sox hitter ever, Ted Williams, learned absolute zippo about hitting from the Sox coaches/managers.

 

i couldn't agree more.

[Duran Is The Man]

Should he waste a good reliever here? The Sox have less punch than the headless Rock Em Sock Em Robot…

 

nice.

[Duran Is The Man]

So Yankees lose, BJ's lose but Boston finds it hard to get up for Tigers. Really hard to figure this team out. They cannot win them all , but they do not show any likelihood of a run like the Mariners are showing.

 

yeah, whether they are good enough or not, they sure seem to be lacking drive and motivation.