9/5/23 Red Sox continue with Rays in Tropicana , 6:40 EDT

[moonslav59]

If your gripe is that they didn’t score, the acceptable argument upon being proven wrong is not “but they do isn’t score well enough.”

 

I mean, you’re trying to argue that the offense and not the defense was the problem in a game that went to extra innings after Wilyer Abreu fell down losing a potential inning-ending routine fly ball in the dome roof that went for a run scoring triple and was part of a 3 run inning…

 

That's right. It was Abreu not Duvall in CF. My bad.

 

If they call that an error, like they should, all 3 runs were unearned.

 

Later, Jacques hits 2 batters with the bases loaded, which adds 2 runs scored to Crawford, and the excuse he lists first is "Crawford sucked."

 

Okay, he let up the homer before out #4 in the inning. He did not pitch well, but losing is a team event, and defense is part of the team

 

[Maxbialystock]

BINGO, and someone pointed that out, at the time. We did not need him, that game.

 

Another ding on Cora.

 

Meh. Jansen also pitched Monday and was terrific.

[Bellhorn04]

Meh. Jansen also pitched Monday and was terrific.

 

It is nonetheless worth asking why he was pitching with a 7-1 lead Sunday. I figure the other high-leverage guys must all have been ruled out to avoid overuse.

[notin]

Meh. Jansen also pitched Monday and was terrific.

 

I questioned using a Jansen in the 7-3 game. I suppose he really did need the work

[moonslav59]

It is nonetheless worth asking why he was pitching with a 7-1 lead Sunday. I figure the other high-leverage guys must all have been ruled out to avoid overuse.

 

I realize Cora needs to weigh how important it is to get Jansen some work and if eventually it would get to be so long he might be ineffective in his next game vs maybe needing him 2 games in a row in the following two games.

 

It's not an easy choice, but it's certainly okay to discuss its merits.

 

I never said it was a horrible or even a bad mistake. I just mentioned it, because it may have (see emphasis on "may") been a factor in why he pitched poorly, last night.

 

I'm still a huge Cora fan and rarely question in game decisions. I'm not sure he made a mistake on this one.