3/28 vs Mariner's - Opening Day

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5TH consecutive opening day HR. A record.

 

Also, Tyler is an excellent defensive outfielder. One of those no big deal offseason pickups that may become a big deal.

Edited March 29, 2024 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I believe Martin finished last season with a 250 ERA+. That's pretty damn good.

[Jasonbay44]

Chris Martin is very good

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Martin gave up a double. Damn, he is human.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Chris Martin is very good

 

 

Big thank you to the Dodgers. Why they let him go is a big mystery.

[vegasbob]

So does Cora go to Kenley for the last 3 outs ? I think Kenley is on the career downslope and while mostly effective, not dominant.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

So does Cora go to Kenley for the last 3 outs ? I think Kenley is on the career downslope and while mostly effective, not dominant.

 

Kenley will close.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

With Duran's speed one would hope he did a lot of bunt practice during the off season.

[Jasonbay44]

Story looks safe. Great hustle

[vegasbob]

Is it LOBster season already, Tristan ?

[wyo-sox]

Man- fun game so far. Let's close this out!!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Story looks safe. Great hustle

 

With Rafaela, Duran, and Story, the SOX have 3 speedsters in the line-up.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

With Rafaela, Duran, and Story, the SOX have 3 speedsters in the line-up.

 

Don't believe the SOX had this much speed ever.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Whoopie! Tied for 1st. Very nice win.

[vegasbob]

We aren't quite there yet (It's still early). But, staying within the goal lines. 12 outs to a great night .

 

Well if they follow my goals this will be a great season. They pretty much hit them all with only minor slips ( Joely Rodriguez)

[Jasonbay44]

With Rafaela, Duran, and Story, the SOX have 3 speedsters in the line-up.

 

O’Neil has a lot of speed as well

[vegasbob]

Remember, if you do not win the first one, you cannot win them all. So I'm saying there is a chance at 162-0.

[wyo-sox]

Good night all

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Well if they follow my goals this will be a great season. They pretty much hit them all with only minor slips ( Joely Rodriguez)

 

Vegas, you should list goals for every game.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

O’Neil has a lot of speed as well

 

And the SOX have the fastest running catcher, also.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Remember, if you do not win the first one, you cannot win them all. So I'm saying there is a chance at 162-0.

 

Being more realistic, the SOX are only 99 wins away from 100. I mean that is more realistic than 162-0.

[Maxbialystock]

Nice win. I did watch parts and especially Jansen closing.

[Deja Doh]

Let's keep winning. And yeah, Duran should have stole home in the 9th instead of dancing in front of Casas.

[moonslav59]

Fun game to watch.

 

Power

Speed

Some good D

Pitching when we needed it most

 

Nice start to '24.

[Thunder]

Nice to see a great performance on Opening Day for the first time in ages. I’ve been quite sick with Covid this week so it was quite nice to wake up to that this morning!

 

So happy baseball is back. Great to be back with all of you as well

[mvp 78]

Observations:

 

Sox were very aggressive on the basepaths which is what this type of team needs.

 

Bello was ok, but a more patient team would have had more runners on.

 

Joely may pitch himself out of a job early.

[Duran Is The Man]

Observations:

 

Sox were very aggressive on the basepaths which is what this type of team needs.

 

Bello was ok, but a more patient team would have had more runners on.

 

Joely may pitch himself out of a job early.

 

speaking of Joely... the man on base, left by Campbell goes in the books as an earned run against him (Campbell). i've always thought this was ********. he didn't allow the man to score, Joely did. IMHO, scoring on the men LOB should be credited as a half of an earned run with half going to the pitcher who allowed the baserunner and half going to the pitcher that allowed him to score. IOW, Campbell gets .5 ER for that inning and Joely gets 1.5. i know this is pretty minor stuff but Joely gave up the meatball, not Campbell.

[mvp 78]

speaking of Joely... the man on base, left by Campbell goes in the books as an earned run against him (Campbell). i've always thought this was ********. he didn't allow the man to score, Joely did. IMHO, scoring on the men LOB should be credited as a half of an earned run with half going to the pitcher who allowed the baserunner and half going to the pitcher that allowed him to score. IOW, Campbell gets .5 ER for that inning and Joely gets 1.5. i know this is pretty minor stuff but Joely gave up the meatball, not Campbell.

 

It's part of the reason that ERA isn't a great indicator of how a pitcher performs.

[Bellhorn04]

From Gabrielle Starr:

 

Alex Cora got a loud chuckle when he explained why it's Tyler O'Neill over Wilyer Abreu in RF tonight:

 

“I got a five-game losing streak on Opening Day, and he has a four-game home-run streak (on Opening Days) so, analytics.”

[Bellhorn04]

In one of my favorite statistical anomalies, Chris Martin has a -0.06 FIP. Edited March 29, 2024 by Bellhorn04