9/8 Orioles at Fenway

[Maxbialystock]

Bradish vs Houck, both righties

 

Big edge to the Orioles, of course

 

Five lefty bats in the lineup

 

Verdugo RF

Devers 3B

Turner DH

Casas 1B

Duvall CF

Yoshida LF

Story SS

Valdez 2B

Wong C

[vegasbob]

Which Sox team shows up today, the hitters, Tanner, defense and/or the BP? Need 3 of the 4 to win

[vegasbob]

Houck works his way out of first with 2 on, but at this pace, he is another 5 inning max pitcher.

[vegasbob]

Duvall K'ing on a low away pitch that was never, ever even close to the strike zone. He and Story should be forced to watch their AB's over and over until they get as tired of it as some fans.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

With Duvall it's either the best of times or the worst of times, there's no in between.

[vegasbob]

Houck improves his pitch count to 43 for 3 innings, so he could get 5+. Also throwing a shutout for first 3, not the first time . He now will work on completing the 2nd time through the lineup.

[vegasbob]

Pitch count now OK to very good, but one pitch location, not so much.

[vegasbob]

Heart of the lineup Turner, Casas and Duvall are 5 for 5 K's. Then Duvall makes it an even 6 for 6. Edited September 9, 2023 by vegasbob

[vegasbob]

Story so far behind the FB, the umpire had already thrown out the next inning ball, and had a drink of Gatorade by the time Trevor fully rotated through the sir without nary a sound of wood vs hide being made

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

For those tired of weak grounders and lazy flyballs the SOX have added strikeouts recently to the offense for more variety.

[redsoxrules]

Defense playing hot potato

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Those who feel the SOX only need to pick up 2 starters this offseason may be too optimistic.

[Randy Red Sox]

Story so far behind the FB, the umpire had already thrown out the next inning ball, and had a drink of Gatorade by the time Trevor fully rotated through the sir without nary a sound of wood vs hide being made

 

4 more years of this clown

[moonslav59]

Those who feel the SOX only need to pick up 2 starters this offseason may be too optimistic.

 

If we added 2 solid and durable SP'ers, Bello could be the number 3, and we could afford to yank Houck after 4 or 4.1, every start.

 

Pivetta and Crawford can fight for the 5 slot, assuming Sale is on the IL, all year.

[Maxbialystock]

Houck simply blew up the third time through the Orioles order.

 

I doubt that happens the third time Bradish goes through the Sox order.

[Randy Red Sox]

Those who feel the SOX only need to pick up 2 starters this offseason may be too optimistic.

 

Unless you are prepared to empty your BP after 4-5 innings Houck is not a SP. the only hope I see for the Sox is to somehow get Yamamoto and if they do then get either Snell or Nola. Otherwise forget it and let Bloom keep drafting HS Ss’s

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 more years of this clown

 

I'm a firm believer that clowns should never get more than a 2 year contract, unless it's Emmett Kelly.

[Maxbialystock]

At least Jacques is consistent. Last time out, he HBP'd the first two batters he faced.

[Maxbialystock]

Unless you are prepared to empty your BP after 4-5 innings Houck is not a SP. the only hope I see for the Sox is to somehow get Yamamoto and if they do then get either Snell or Nola. Otherwise forget it and let Bloom keep drafting HS Ss’s

 

On this team with this rotation, Houck fits right in. They all have trouble going 6 innings and sometimes 5 or even 4 innings.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

At least Jacques is consistent. Last time out, he HBP'd the first two batters he faced.

 

I've always been suspicious of French relievers.

[notin]

At least Jacques is consistent. Last time out, he HBP'd the first two batters he faced.

 

Jacques new nickname is The Human White Flag…

[iortiz]

Houck is nothing but a reliever, if you want to believe another thing, fool yourself.

 

He could be an elite reliever though.

[Maxbialystock]

Game over. See ya.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Jacques new nickname is The Human White Flag…

 

 

A title once held by Ort.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

These chUMPS may miss a lot of balls and strikes, but they don't look like they miss much at the buffet line.

[vegasbob]

Devers K'ed with a RISP, but Turner brings Dugo in to take the RBI lead for this season. Devers is a drag on this team.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Turner just passed a bike with 2 flat tires for the team lead in RBI.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Devers K'ed with a RISP, but Turner brings Dugo in to take the RBI lead for this season. Devers is a drag on this team.

 

Maybe the FO should have given Turner the 11 year deal.

[vegasbob]

Even basic defensive plays are beyond Valdez's comprehension.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Even basic defensive plays are beyond Valdez's comprehension.

 

I've seen that play work for other teams. Just too difficult for this challenged team.