3/31 Boston Bunny Hops at Mauling Mariners

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Here's my data on T. Story.

Hits well in thin air. Plays a very good SS and 2B.

[Jasonbay44]

Whitlock has been pretty nasty, but 60 pitches through 3 isn’t ideal

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Is Masa a masochist? He seems to like being tied up at HP. Edited March 31, 2024 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Again, we have Ty and Tyler at 1st base.

[Jasonbay44]

Abreu has been absolutely brutal so far

[Jasonbay44]

Valdez!!!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Viva Valdez!

[mvp 78]

Valdezx3

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Again, we have Ty and Tyler at 1st base.

 

Tyler goes to the runner. Sorry about that.

[mvp 78]

Too bad Valdez can’t play LF.

[vegasbob]

That was a pro swing by Valdez, huge 2 out HR. Long way to go but again the table is set for a win, now pick it up.

[Jasonbay44]

That’s what Whitlock needed. A shutdown quick inning

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Low pitch inning for Whit. Just what the doctor ordered.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

A seeing eye base hit.

[Jasonbay44]

Whitlock looking good. He could maybe go another inning

[Maxbialystock]

1. L Duran CF

2. L Devers 3B

3. R Story SS

4. L Casas 1B

5. L Yoshida DH

6. R O'Neill LF

7. L Abreu RF

8. L E Valdez 2B

9. L McGuire C

 

It's just like Cora to bench one of our hottest hitter. I guess the 23 year old is in need of a "scheduled day off." We only have 3 batters over a .641 OPS, and Rafaela and Wong are two of them- both are on the bench, tonight.

 

Plus, Duran in CF hurts the D.

 

 

Some truly excellent insights into how truly stupid Cora is. It's just a doggone shame the Sox have scored 4 runs with the worst lineup imaginable.

[Maxbialystock]

Kind of odd. Hes been swinging the bat well

 

I can understand getting Wong a day off as catchers need it more, but Rafaela? Not making much sense.

 

Another Cora critic bites the dust.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Whitlock looking good. He could maybe go another inning

 

 

So far the SOX starters have pitched 22 innings and only given up 5 runs.

[Maxbialystock]

Loading up the lefties vs. Miller, who throws 98 top of the zone. He used his fastball 66% of his time in the majors in '23 for a 27% K rate.

 

The only righties in the lineup are Story and O'Neill, with career K rates of 28.1% and 29.9%.

 

Got'em right where we want'em.

 

I believe you're being sarcastic, but in any case the lineup today--as horrible as it is and as ignorant as our manager is--seems to be working.

[Maxbialystock]

Plus, it hurts our D (Duran in CF,) and gives the ice-cold Abreu more playing time.

 

Heck, I'm surprised the Sox are even playing the game with a lineup this bad. Time to dump that idiot Cora.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That was put on a tee.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Swinging bunts aren't that easy to do.

[vegasbob]

Abreu does get a hit , much to his credit, but he hit it too hard so Yoshi couldn't try to score from 2B. Wilyer just can't get it right.

 

Just trying to bait Max

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran is damn exciting when he's on the bases.

[vegasbob]

Duran is damn exciting when he's on the bases.

 

Which is when, so I don't miss it ?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Abreu does get a hit , much to his credit, but he hit it too hard so Yoshi couldn't try to score from 2B. Wilyer just can't get it right.

 

Just trying to bait Max

 

I credit Abreu for getting a hit, but that particular pitch should have had the ball screaming on a 420 foot drive.

Edited March 31, 2024 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Which is when, so I don't miss it ?

 

 

Predictions aren't my thing. I flunked out of Predictions 101 at a 2 year college. Actually, I predicted I would flunk out.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Another excellent job by a SOX starter today. Maybe Bailey is a magician.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

I believe you're being sarcastic, but in any case the lineup today--as horrible as it is and as ignorant as our manager is--seems to be working.

 

1. I wasn't being sarcastic because through the first inning today -- when Miller Ked the side -- the Red Sox were statistically off to the worst start at striking out in history. Their own announcers announced it. But since then, thanks to Whitlock and now Weissert, the Mariners are now worse.

 

2. I assume you are being sarcastic about Cora, a guy I have always defended on this forum -- especially when it comes to being scapegoated for the most overrated "scandal" in pro baseball... while all the actual ballplayers who got hits that year got zero penalties.

[Jasonbay44]

Another Cora critic bites the dust.

 

How? Abreu has done nothing productive over Rafaela. But sure, keep sucking him off